Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-25

the appointment of a receiver. The liabilities
are SUE and the assets are nominally the
same amount, hut VIII probably not realize ~
cents on the dollar.
Norrissey.
SOME OF HIS EARLY ACHIRyENENrs IN TIM
MANLY ART.
Senator John MorTiSSey'S illness has directed
attention 10 his early career, aud the NeN
York S'or gives some "reminiscences of his
pIowtsS In the roped arena. OF his contest
With Yankee sullivan it says: The stake was
Si.O0 side. They met October l. lSSl nj
Boston Corners, on the boundary line netween
New York and Massachusetts. sullivan WAS
then iS years old. and Was three inches ShnuIer
aud some twenty pounds lighter than his
youthful antagonist. IS a boxer ne was vastly
The superior oi the youngStcr. MprriSSey'S
lace lh lev roundSwaS pounded into The hue
and appearance Of raw heCfSieak. BY an
prtcedentS OF human endurance he was
whipped M len rounds nj least a dozen
'lacclS lcll uurrlUrnPd 10 his share lie be-
came 80 weak that he could hardly stand
He could not raise his hands high enough 10
make an ehlcieul guard, Vet in the thirty
seventh round his second wind came to his
aid and he began the most damaging rally
that he made during the fight Rushing Suf
llNan Ia the ropes, he administered q terrible
pounding which the Latter could not avoid by
his faNorite IIlSe of dropping When the
round ended, the seconds and umpireS began
a wrangle, which ended i'm free fight Sui
lINan was still fresh enough To take a hand in
and became 80 Closely engaged that he did not
hear The referee call Zine Not only the
usual grace of eight seconds, but I'VE minutes
elapsed, and Sullivan had not toed the scratch.
The referee gave the fight and The stakes To
MorriSSey, although he was ungueStiOnably
the worst punished man.
The long talkCd-of fight between MorriSSey
and UPenan was arranged for October %
1885,, for g. 5O0 side aud the champioHsbip
The mlll was fought on Long Point island. I'm
Canada. MoTriSSey was i'm perfect condition.
MslSndinG ,"n6dd His iI$ pogndSf Heenan; who over
weighed l1 pounds, and was not well trained.
In the first round Heenan began operations
with four SledGe hammer blows on Morris
Ney lace. 1orclng the latter 10 ropes. Morris
Sey scarcely returned 4 blow, but Hepnan ar-
cldentally struck a stake and broke two of his
'khuckleS. lie. however finished The round
by throwing Murri>Sey heavily and falling ON
him. In the second round Heenan re,
peated his hits AT MorTi>SeyS face
and got several body blows i'm return
and again closed The round by throw:
ing Morr!Ssey, showing himself the bet
ter man both in hitting and wrestling
MorrISSeN oN-iike patience helped him
through. and in the third round he had some
advantage both i'm the fighting and i'm the fan
Heenan had his face marked for the first time
IN the fight during the fourth rsund, and he
also had the worst of !! in the close. I'm the
chancery. hut the latter broke away before
much damage was done him. He was so daZed
that in his retreat Heenan got an opening al
Morri>SeN : jaw. and the champion was clean
Knocked down and almost out of time. Nor
IlSScN Was too weak to raise his hands when
he i0ed the scratch for the sixth round. But
Hcenan was also weakening rapidly, while
the iomcr was improving every second. He
continued 10 improve To- the close of the fight
IN The eleventh round. when Hernan'S second
threw up the sponge. The fight lasted u miu-
uteS. M"rIINSeH at once retired peremptOriIy
iIom the ring.
\ Fatal. PRACTICAL JoKE.-A telegram 10
the ri. Louis G1DJ" DoHOCr"t from Springfield
Mo. January l9 says: The mail carrier whose
sudden inSanity was announced from this
place lew days since. now lies in a critical
condition at his home in Dadeville. His friends
report ms case a> hopeless. and that he can
not live much longer. He WAS driven crazy
10y few unthOughtful persons who were con
tnually frightening him about a package of
mail matter said 10 have been stolen while i'm
his care. II has since been shown that the
package WdN never mOleSted, hut this news
Tails TO restore the Young mans mind.
GEN. Jos. T.. JOHNSTON is spoken of rs a
probable candidate for the House ol Repre-
>entativeS from the Richmond Na.) district,
as il is said that eX-GoY. Walker. the present
member, will decline reelection.
A GAMBLING DISPUTE SETTLED - Louis
Hall. a noted gambler, shot and killed Dave
Han. cousin, on Beaver creek, i'm Floyd
county ny, last Monday. They had been
drinking and gambling ali day. and Louis had
lost AL his ready cash, and While lac had gone
home tur more. Dave pretended To get 80
drunk he couldn't play. Louis thinking this
rather unfair. drew his pistol and shot Dave
dead, and then coolly turned him over, closed
his eyes. and struck for the state line. SeVe-
raj citizens started i'm pursuit, and. finding il
impossible la arrest the fugitive. shot him
dead L0"t>rd'c Commercial.
Mr.. AND MRS. LoRn's WHERE ARorTs.-
There iS NO room for doubt that Mr. Thomas
Lord. ST.. and his bride are at the residence of
tie latter. No. 10 west 18th street. Articles of
luxury. such as servants would not need. are
carried into the house every day. The motive
for concealment il a fear on the part of Mr..
Lord that II he should appear in public the
counsel for his SONS, by some sharp hi. of legal
practice, would have him arrested and mme-
diately consigned TO an asylum for the in
>ane.-lN. \. Times HeStcrdGg.
A NEwRURG CORRESPONDENT writes OF
Mrs. Lord Hicks: when she was young. she
was the prettieSt girl i'm this part Of the cOun-
Try. and lived Oyerat FiShkill, at the corners,
somewhere. i think. L knew her well and
have escorted her home from singing school
iOtSo1 Times. This remark was made today
by an old Ncwburger. and the "prprtiest girl -
alluded TO Is no less person than Mrs. Hicks
LORD, whose marriage to the rich OctOgena-
ran OF New York has created such q stir
there. leS, he continued, Il was well
acquainted with her when she was about
twenty years of age. Al that age she came
over To NewbuTg To attend singing school
The teacher of the school was Pliny Jewell
now one OF the Jewell Brothers, the great belt
manufacturers of Connecticut. and brother
OF Marshal Jewell, Postmaster General under
Grant, For a time il was an enigma TO the
young fellows why she called herself Miss
Nllken. while her mother went by another
name but she explained il bv telling that her
mother had married the second time Miss
Nllken was undoubtedly the handSomeSt girl
hereabOUtS, and her beauty attracted the al
tentlon of all the young fellows of the then
village of NeNburg. many of whom became
infatuated and nearly went crazy over her
Besides having beautiful face She had A
splendid figure and Il clear melodiOuS voice
There was great rivalry among the Young
men al Mr.. Jewels singing school 10 see who
should escort her home"
REPAIRING THE CANAL.-The work of re
palIIng the damage by the food OF last No
Nember t0 The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is
going briSEly forward. The worst break
that just east Of the railroad bridge at Har
per'S Ferry-iS being repaired i'm a substantial
manner, and the banks VIII doubtless resist
the action of floods for some time 10 come
lCub6effdfld NetrN. JdIl sS
A SOCIETY has been started in Toronto Can =
ada, yclept the AntiTreatng society The
fundamental article of the constitution and
bylaws of this order is that every man must
pay Tor his own groceries. In other words no
member of the ancient and honorable order of
A. j. ;. is allowed to invite another member
or any person OF the general public 10 aSSuage
the pangS OF thirst al his expense.
CURIOUS WILL CoNTEST-A case which
promises 10 deyelOpe some novel and extra
ordinary 1acts came before Judge J. r. Daly
yesterday in the court of common pleas
special term. Ii seems that the Late George