The New York herald., 1874-08-09

well dressed, but with none Of the assurance that
characterized them during the war. They gain
their living by precari0us means; live on the
ragged end OF anxiety and remorse. and day by
day their number lessons as they fall into the
grave, the victims Of consumption, OF violence or
or accident. Under them is still q lower stratum,
who figure daily In the police reports These re-
sort TO the classic purlieus OF Josephine street,
New Church street and several side streets IN the
ser the sns ns tae
SAM COLLYER
was the presiding genius OF the fancy OF Baltimore.
FOR nun 10 be q nabitual visitor TO the saloon was
to make the temporary fortune OF lis proprietor.
When he walked the streets he was pointed out as
afternoon to take mis- customary airing his pres
ence created q sensation on the road, and wner-
crowd OF followers and natterers all anxious to do
him honor and reverence. To have shaken Sam
Coliyer by the hand was at once passport to the
higher walks OF the fancy.
THE CHAMPION
Coliyer. was not an unprepossessing looking man.
He is about i've feet Ave inches high, OF compact
courteous in demeanor and aiiable in daily
to MIN. and he was noted for the fact that
ne ne would allow no one to be imposed upon
on his par Hs retained Se posen o
emperor Of the Baltimore fancy for several years.
until as one by one his followers lett him
told, ne, with that shrewd Scotch sense which
had never lett him, looked around for other fields
ing, but, though he proved q nrst class sculler,
there was not enough business In IL. He then
seected cloG dancing as MS p1rsut ana many viii
performances upon the stage OF the Holiday Street
Theatre. Since then he has travelled through the
land from theatre to theatre each season, making
an honorable living and conducting himself, as he
had always done here, with sobriety and discre-
walking 800 miles OF the way. How matters are
changed in Baltimore Is evidenced by the fact OF
the little interest manifested in the result OF his
COLLYER'S RESTAURANT.
A visit to Colyers old restaurant, on Favette
holiday Street Theatre, presents a striking con.
trast to what 1t did tue week previous to the first
war had been closed several years, still managed
70 hold their own At al hours OF che day and
night the barroom % was tnronged. and the crowd
stairs and out across the pavement into the street,
Desperate men were present from every section
ties OF wine, oaths, cheers and threats mingled iu
one chorus amid the teeming mass. Hundreds fol.
him for mis- courage even as his seconds threw up
tne sponge; They returned, but quickly disap.
slight one during the Mace-O' BALDWIN nzzle. 1t
was their last contest, and no sound shall wake
them to glory again.
THE REMNANTS.
Ihe saloon kept BY Coyer is now called the
In quiet and proper manner. The barrOom,
once flied with portraits OF noted pugllists, dumb.
bells and Indian clubs, as In the time OF COlyer,
Is now filed with chrOmos and paintings OF old
English scenes, denotlng more subdued taste, and
there has been an almost entire change In the
character OF its customers. Still there IL an oc-
casional reference to Its busy days, and men
gather IN the evening In an orderly manner and
discuss the the coming event. Edwards the favor.
lite In the betting, and some tribes have been
wagered on the result. The boys, however. ex.
press confidence in Colyer, and had they the
hard up, and they regret 1t now more than ever,
because they Will not be able to be present at the
coming mill.
Here occasionally faded sport enters and IN
qulres now ne can get to see the coming fight. He
ls but the ruins OF his former SELL His face is
coloress and his eyes dim; his hair Is thin and
sprlnkled with gray; MS voice struggles with diff
Guilty through his lank neck; his clothing, still
neat, hangs upon his shrunken limbs, and with
difficulty he bears himself erect he did In the
nush times OF the war; He gets the Information,
ana gays, "tmeS are not now as they used to be
on, for another war; !" and he walks out in deep
thought, speculatlng as TO how he will raise the
WIND for the contemplated trip westward. Ex-
cept with these occasional visitors attracted by
the traditions that hang around the walls OF the
Goodrich is unexcited and undisturbed by
the coming fight When Sam tosses his
hat into the twelve foot arena OF his greatness he
will miss the slogan OF his Baltimore friends.
but wrecks and ruins Of the hearts Of oak that
Sam knew when emperor OF the fancy OF Balti-
more.
HOW THE BALrlMoREANs WILL LEAVE.
Most OF the Baltimoreans who propose attending
the coming fight will go to Philadelphia and go
with the 'mOb' from that city. Others will leave
for Pittsburg on Saturday, the fight being fixed to
come or within 100 miles OF that city on the 11th
inst Several have already started In order to see
the prelimlnlrles About twenty IN all Will go
from this city, the most OF whom will leave on
Sunday night, that being the latest time In which
10 be able to make The trip with certainty.