The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-08-05
NEW YORK.

NEW YoVK, August 1.-THE Cham
bers-SiddC fight was carried out
so quietly that the police were COM
p,etely beat in their attempts 10 dis
cover them The fight took place on
Long Island between Grovesend and
Utrecht. The line was formed in n
clumD Of trees, the rope bein" run
arop I'd them instead of stakes. here
" little formalty in the prelmina-
l. :. The men walked into Che fipg in
pain clothes, Chambers was in splen-
did &C ldi,ion while Siddons showed
SiA rs OF overwhelming, Fo, ty-sevcn
rom Is were fought. Chambers drew
first blood. The men came to time
promptly until after the fortieth round
when Siddons showed the effects of tae
heavy punishment. At The end of ,he
rty-GeVenth round Siddohs face was
Iummeled 20 Il jelly and failing o come
to time his seconds thew up the
sponge. Chambers was not much
injured, while Siddo,s was ba civ able
to stand up, and had to be carried to
h carriage. Chambers Immediately
let for Newark.
The prizc-tight between S;ddons and
Chambers came offtbis morning at the
Prospect y, rk Fai" Grounds, BROOKLYN,
and resulted in Siddon's ueicat after
fourteen rounds, occupying nearly an
hour. 1t is said Siddons was not in
good fighting condition. He was prll
ished severely by Chambers, who dis
played much the most skill through
out the fight. Finally Siddons was
knocked out Of time, and his seconds
threw up the sponge The affair was
kept very quiet, and was only wit
messed by few New York and ProoI-
Ign sports.
The police Were deceived by n rumor
that the men were to meet mt Coney
Island.
The customhousc officers seized
large quantity of liquors yesterday,
struggled from Havana on the steamer
Wilmington.
Arrived-City of Paris and Baltic,
from Liverpool; Ocean Queen, from
Aspinwall; City of Mexico, from Ha-
Vana.
Charles Stcinborn, bartender in a
saloon on West Hous on street, was
struck in the arm by 4 beer glass
thrown by Charles Dunn. The main
arr Try was severed, which will proba-
bly, result in oath. Dunn cs ped.
The custom officials seized from the
Bremen steamers quantity of Hanover
hair, appraised mt $4,000, and two bags
ofrare laces,
Two cases of cholera ut Union Hill. |
During the excursion of The He'vetia |
to College Point, yesterday, the rain |
: D"m drove the oXclrsionists on board |
the boat. Sy'he pickpockets epdenvored |
TO get on )ard, and, failing in the cf- |
fort, they attacked the eXculsionists
with bricks aud. stones. Two gentle
IN N .lad leir skulls frac. ufc1 and sew
eral ladies' were seriously Injured. A |
reporter was knocked down by Il stone.
Several inferred parties were carried to
Bellevue Hosli al.
A Times letttrreports precedente
rains along the coast of Pennsylvania, |
destroying many roofs and undermin-
irg several houses.
A pitcher. thrown by one Brooklyn |
rough at another, killed u child in n
cradle.
Timothy Donovan kicked his wife
ftally.
New York, August 5.--Much cX-
element prevails among yacht men in
this city to-day caused hya'cport circu-
lated to the effect that u yacht was run
down on the sound by Il Newport
steamer last night week and sunk with |
all ON board. The yacht was struck
amidships, sinking her almost ins ant
ly. The $ amer hove to and remain
ed for an hour, but was unable to de-
tect any sight of the vessel or crew.
The name of the yacht is Unknown.
A detective and the Deputy Surveyor
of the port yes elday, met the steamer
City of Mexico, and arrested Antonio
Tucry Alvez, clerk of the Commercial
b nix of Havana, who robbed that in
solution OF bills of exchange to the
amount Of 1000, and 100000 in gold.
Nearly all the money was found, Hefad
n fmale with him, who took the mac
ter very easily. Two others, En- Rique
CORES and Maria Y. Luc, concerned in
the robbery, Were lso arrested.