New York Clipper (Jan 1863)

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m : irtUi pUe-dtlTlns bothdoim in fe^f ^»'h»dod flshtlng to a doM, wd ',.,comM. fta-gflniinUterlng tholaft and right hMVilyon a. iwrd*"i,t to B^o.e. •when, after • etnigglo for tike &0, in jJIsluSfn Pttt on the JwrndsMp, the mm went to gr»B», Jem iwH?!; In delivering »g»in,benl nob forwerd, hi* en- Ew 4^Vm4» ftneleShander, itUg ehiftlng — _ _ Ions, ''•h««'Md'th8tT'in »u'p»rt«,"&6y gptweU within fi?^f^r'fBendoS■^«llT^ODght;ritll mfrTellont repld- rtft,"*, JSiosI to all PPrtB of the riiig. DlUpn do^ng eieonBon '•^iSS^Jud onthe^olt side of Beatdon's brain cumlflter,' •""iSir^lh both mawloys, was again and again aU over **'V'57;LJ{hoatloagth got down. . win 0 doal o^heavy pnnlEhlng hiltlDg, in favor "•^ tathte bout, whloh -ended in-Dlfion, when attho "^'ui own comor, being, in the .crou<«nntering, sent "gJjJI^IhwniothiDB lllioa knock down.- (Two^ honm and «"''!S'fl}J!lSiff''w48BUnnqpc8Uonably In favor of Boardon, "^.T-™ loSfototag that Soited the admiration of aU in the "*'iUnUtoD. W)und a?l«r round, kept coming from his comer. ""^iM on the adWco of hla soconds, followed hie man up 7h.OTnK)eo of forcing the flghlingand thtu, by carrying "fLTtadr and cot the loft'on the tront.ot the head. Beardon «1. lift on the Jaw, mouth, and note, and foUowei up iSu'S,. riJhL Ab Jem drew out, Beardon, «tm fighting with Mowed, when Jem, after ■ receiving a aevere shot on JJ^t cheek, Juit below the oye, went down in the centre of 'Zi'^iurdOD after Jonoponed the ball, followed his mannp k.?nnr ont. »n4 delivered a ilne right-handed ivoiytwlBter 'Mw and then oloaod, Dillon being nndir in the falL Vsiuion Jed, but was ueatlv etopped, and, after taktng i,'i\3t<dUon. Jem got home a little one with the left on Hie IS '^e combatants shifted in all parts of the ring, and after SSiarlDg, aud breaWng, and tdjing up fte^ ground, they got Stomther. Jom, left and right, fouAt at the body, Beardon, M,mti cffeot, on the head. Dillon down. PitsTiromipletered another of bis fine loft-handera on tho Jut which lemi the gallant Jem's bead bobblpg baok; .bat, on TTiultnt he steadioa himself, and at it thoy went in the most Mlea etrle. In a magnificent rally they fought with both to a close, the advantags in hitting \beuiff still all in knxa BetrdoD, sntll they closed, when in the fall, both .went hn at the ropes. M Dillon's loft peeper was now quite olosod.' Jem got to the main his own comer; Boardon followed, when, aitorPatay ^got home the left on the top part of the knowledge-box, MkD went dofm. . ITllie men, oflcr some elaboration of points, and getting aU mt'tlie ring, closed, and both in tarn tried to put on the arm- an but did sot eucceod efloctaoUy, when DUlon got ihim his BID (id got down in Bcardon'e comer. There were, in jaddl- aa to the atMve, nine more rounds fought in fkvor of Beardon, ittoogb in the SSth and 30th bouts, Dillon, to the surprise of oO, nn iSi men two aeveie fUU, and these revived tho hopes of his Ijadi considerably. On the termlnaUon of the 3Dth ronnd lidtn there wis on evident roluotonco to have the battle again nnnd, and they tried hard to prove it .was an improper pro- Mlog to allow tho battle to be resumed. When the eeoond itaMbeen formed, Reaxdon lost no time in stepping within At lopes, and, after some ^ht delay, he was met by his nn- (imled opponent. Jom, wUn he entered the ring, had bla Mpeejtr completely shut up, and was otherwise much pan- Uiei Beirdon^B eyes werei still good, bat about the left side. ba4 and listener, he showed tho punishment ho bad received biTeiyconaplouons manner. Having gone so minutely Into lie roudi fought in tho first ring, our readers will be able b bra a thoroughly correct Judgment of the merits of this tanlone paaaoge of arms, Iherefon we shall not attempt Mgoftiither Into details, I,et it bo sufSdent to state that in the ^taad ring there were seventeen more ronnoa fought on the me giUint and heroic principle, tn whloh the superiority attepart of Boardon booame more and more apparent; so that IneTident that, if the men were allowed to fight the'lMttle fdilroiton its merits, Dillon, despite all the berold efforts be TO miUng, was destined to bo defeated. Indeed, towards the dae, when tho conflislon occurred, it was apparent ho could not Bidilengeticontinue to face his man, for that groat physical jtnr iithad for a long time dlsphiyed was tost leaving lilm, and (tibnTS Jem wlis tmquesUonably giving way under the effeola 4IU> long and hard-fongbt contest. It woa apparent the result' itOe eontest vras only a qutatloa of time. At tho 59d roui^^ Onni much confusion, mingled with cries of "The police era eolDg," and during this slight aoene the ring was pulled up In Wi comer, and Dillon taken oat, oltbonah be waa on the in- ■tatieetored, and the referee orderedthebattletoprogress. In 4t following round Beardon delivered a slashing Jeft-uander on at muk, and Jem went down all Jn a heap. There was still much oohilon In Dillon's comer, and it was Spparent the seconds and Hmdiot Jem did not wish, if possible, to let their man again go kihe nratch. The bobbies were now (some balf'Jozen stroqg) (tnliifwllh oonslderalile hai)ie to the ring, so that in the last of fieie noide the men were remoVed by their seconds with all pos- ai«bute,Dlllon,soitisRUeged,bel9Bthelasttoqiiltthering,asd An In a ooatnnutlBtiutory mannor terminated this gallant and tari-foDght passage of arms. We have already stated that ieudoi, lib? maintained a decided advantage, must have been Aa victor In a few rounds more, had the battle been allowed to (NCMdIn the same quiet, muily, and ttSx manner it had dona dU Ibe last few rounds/ The backers of Beardon, notwitU. audlng the police put Inthair appearanco, claimed the battle <)tUn<rmui,as they allege the ring was pulled up in DillOP's ''Der, for no other purpose than of causing confusion, and ■^living time for the pollco, who thoy well knew were on tho no, to como up. The referee, who was much harassed by Mil Mriles, refused to nive any deolslou on the ground, nor M OIlTer attend on Wednesday, at the time appointed, at our cfice, tor the purpose of doing so. Not until Friday did we hear Iran him, and then he forwardod his decision to us, whloh was m be conld not do otherwise. than award the money to 'oidon, who, ho considered, had won before the pollco ODe gp, He, at first, wished to leave it to us to deoldo, •u In consequence of this, our office was inundated by ue triends' of both men, who compelled .us to listen to <flr>iinioosof the traniaoUoa, and wroould only get rid of Una by declining to give asiy opinion on either side. This ^'('oihiatlonweoommunloated toOUvor, and then at length {"•■Md his verdict—a verdict whloh, ho says, ho would •^feglTen on tho ground, had he not been so much "Jaoketed" tf UefH^dsof the men. He grounds his decision, we under. ™"i on tho fact that ho called on Dillon throo times, to come Jai renew the battle, long before the polioe reaohod the rinr "'f-tbat the seconds of DiUon refused to allow him—and that, <>>'Kt, be wag unnblo to do so, and it was then he allowed Bea^ <^ lobe taken away. Had ho held any other opinion, he main- ^e be ebonld have ordorod another meeting thesamo day, aa JWeWM BtlU plenty of light; but ho was aaUsflid Dillon had jwi, >n« thought every ono was of the same opinion. In his lot. ^JJiOa-forwehavo not ovennow seen bim—he intimates that never laalu take the uhthal^ful oflUce ef reforoe. From ■?«we have since been told, this deoialon is a Jnst one, and wo •" OoljaorrytbatOUvordidnot, at once, send it to ne, and so rI°?'&uoh iaoonvenlenoe, and other* much unnteosiary sni- 1^ Oliver, it seemsitold our reporter on the day, he thought «ai4oa wia enutlod to the money, though he did not give this « au dainlle deolsion,and we presume ho was in hopes be JJ^w nvtd the chanoe of offending either man by throwing v!i.i jy?.**'" course ho had no right to pursue, and one conld lead to nothing, as we had no power.whatever in the h^?''?^ "n thiamin are nnoailedfor; It t<klls its own tale. , manfully, and vrtthgood temper on both W, ">o ^oubt eaoh man tried his very boat, and, "<nr Dinds, there la no donbt that the batter man on tho dar liiti^U™'5?- Mother DUlon, . in bettor oondltion, c<inld •dr. verdlot, is a problem wo wiU not venture to tD^^" <^°'<> to 8lve eaoh man the higheat credit, and *ad»h?o "^Sfy lover of tho good old sport to come forward •«S4 mi! "« ^? '0 two of the bravest Mlows who over stritped, e(coa™^|^°^u>Uy to him who hah the mlatortnno to oomo oft I Uloawber, on the eipeotant, and get ootot ttby giving otu oon- iemporaiy'a remarks, advlainft oar readers to ponder and digest, and make np their own minds therelhim, as to the likdihqpd of Biittania taolng Colombia in the magic oirole ones again i— "Nothing Insh baatransplred in oonneotlon with the recent light for the lObampionahip-between Tom King and Jem HaoK The heroes of the late bombat are at present resting npon their ohn. Tom King, the OUamplon, was to take a benellt at Ur, ainnett's Olrous, Birmingham, on the 11th, and show the belt, then in his .possession. Ifaoo also was to tske his benefit on the lama eveninig, at the Botnndo, when all' the moBt .oelebr%tad metropolitanandprovinoial "pngs"woretaillastmtethe "n<rtile art," Some misappishouion seems to exist even now as to the terms upon which tne but is to be held. Eing has to return the belt to the stakeholder in a day or two, and should he then finally reslon all ohilm to the tltte* Uaoe becomes at onoe Ohampion of Bngiand. In answer to numerons oorrespondenia, we may state again that Uaoe win now have to defend \b» belt three years be- fore it becomes his property, but he will not be allowed to hold It in hia poaseasion nntll he has fought another winning battle for the trophy. Elan's retirement will leave Maoe withont anv bied.rivalin the field, hot there-are sundry rumors aa to fresh aspirants, and it is said that otu Us.ITat^rui'telerani Aoafm- por<al a young Amtrlcan, vho atetidi efed 91'ncVt, and uAo it teen a fitur ntHmtn of -(Ae wnui honu than tiit BtnieSa Bey. TKU rant u,« ii tau, a Mfp-buUder ty trade, and, aceording to tin preiio- kni rtpert, he mi vuuU^omt iff our Bniltilt teamd-rak 'pugt,' wKo luxit']nUmttuitU)i)efvrUhti{m,'uts<g1iU,' We shall make further Inqnlrles, and furnish more precise information In a future im- pression. Heenoh, it seems certain, has no lighting Intentions at present,'bnt those persons most intimate with Us poUoy in- alst that when tho clions staixlng oomeS to a finish he will again put up his bands in aotual fight, and there can be no doubt, win or lose, he would find plenty of funds." Great aniiely is evidently manifested in the above for Ameri- ca to show her band, la the person ef that young Achilles, or Heenan, er somsbody, and we are somewhat sorry tiiat as yet no poaitivo reply has been given In the affirmative. In its issue of three days later, we observe that King retires ftom the Oliam- Sionshlp, and that Maoe, somewhat .chagrined at his defeat, oubtlras, is after Heanan espeoially, or "any man in the world," aotwlthstanding he is on with Soas, whion should satisfy *"» for the time befiig. We again qnote:— - v ' "Up to tho prcBsnl time, ootbiug has been done In connection with a rresbUghtfOr theObBmplonshlp.and tho belt therefore remains BtrloUy In abeyance. TOq) King still bos the trophy hi his posses- sion, entrasled to bIm by the Blakeholder simply as a loan, which privilege will also be exlesded to Useefrom iloe to time, altbougb each man has been given to understand that he will not be permTl- te<l to hold the belt as Its acknowledged defender until vlotorlona In' a froah light, as matters stand at proaenl. < Jem Usee, as It will bo Ibu'nd below, Is.aoxloiis ta havo a r^esh strugglo with his late con- qneror, batElogbas virtually retired th)m competition. Mace Is doiermlned not to lot tbs gma grow under his feet, and hu at last got on a match with JooOoss, to light for £200 a-slde, at lOet 101b, and thoy meet en Wednesday evening, December 17, to draw np ar- ticles and lncna°e tbeamoustofmoneyalreadydown. This matoh hu nothing whatever to do with the Championship, Goss andhls rrlende wished tbe Cbamplon's belt to be InoludTcd, but the stako- bolder explained that a fight for tbe bolt mnqt be at ■* catch- weight," and that It would be uefalr to compel Uaco to eomo down to a eupniated scale. Although, tbereforo, the battle between tface and Gois will bo Irrespective of the'Champlonshlp, It will create qolte as faiaohlntoreat as an actaal contest for the belt Goss Is a "glattooj"andcan lake ohy amount of punishment,'added to wblob, bo has shown f ghtlsg qoalltles of a most uncommon order. Tho enroiintor la already looked forward to with vast curiosity; the ocws that Uace was matched wlih a man. of bis own weight, and so good a one as Goss, spread rapidly throDgb all poglllstlo eir- elea. Hr. W.F.-Windham, of Folbrigg Hall, has come forward as an rnlhuBlretlo patron of llace, and to express bis approval of Jem's gillauiry, hascoEcmlsslonodllr. Banes, of the Haymarket, to por- cbase a gold cup U> present to the Cbamplon, as a token of admira- tion of the poglllstlo skill exhibited by him- In bis fights, aod for-hls Btralgblforward and manly oondoot In private life. Tne cup Is to bo of tbe Intrinsic valae of £1(0. Jem Mace has written to U9 to slato that he hopes King will not make a'matob with any fiirolgger, but will gtvo bIm tbe Orst chance of retrlevlnghlslaurels, hUce Is snrprlsed-tbat a man of such Immeoie power and youth sboald so quietly resign the highest and most valnable trophy any pugilist can attain, namely—tbe Champion's bell,* If King doos not make a malch> then any man Ui the world who may fanoy him can be on for the belt of the Champion of Bngiand and any amount rWim £200 to £1,000 a-slde, Tbe aporilog friends of Uoce In Nor- wich end Norfolk are so satlsfled with bis conduct hi his late fight wltbEIog, that'they have resolved to show their respect to bIm by prcscnilog him with a monster sliver cup. The lists are open at all tho Norfolk and Norwich sportlDgbounen. aod although the alTdlr baaonlybecnBtartodawoek,aBgmor£60 has already been col- lectod.'' Tfcus sITalrs stand. . King west f^ght again. Heenan Is not In a borry, Bayers cannot, and now for that yonog American. Who Is ho, any way T . Ho has kept his own, counsel well, fbr wo know nought of ench a alarm oqr piiglllstlo Armament. In the varlonn ruuiors, etc., wo havo tbe text for a logg chapter on fight, bnt space compels us to ouilall, so wo remain « aj you wero." - ^ ■JEM MICE'S BENEFIT. . '. HQ OHALLSNOB—HATCHED WITH GOSS, ETC. Jom Uace's benefit dt tho Botanda onDeo. 11th, was a '<Borongei" it appear8,aDd all classes wdre well repreeentod, and we are In pos- session' of ''all tbe facts," but brevity Is tbe word. The profosaors or (bo BIng mustered In stroDg force, Ibr. ladependant or thoes who set-to, were Nat LangbamiBob Tnvers. Job Oobley, Jerry Noon, Jemmy Welah, Haokett.Flnlghty.Qoss, Booke,Madden,Harry Brnn- ton, Harry Broome, and many olbers; and although the boots did not bring out many of tho great guns, still, on the whole, the spar- ring was exopUent. Both Beardon ana Dillon wore preteot, and on being Introduced bjr Duncan, a load, rbigbg cheer greeted thefai- Billy Duncan, the U. 0., first hitrednced Dove and Napper, next WU- ley and Furze, and tbe Brothers Bawkes, all were loudly cheered, as moat of tho bouts wore of Ibe ''real box" description. Orowo and Barry Hawkcs next appeared, and a Bolontlfio dliplay ensued. At lis close, Uawkes caught his shoulder against a post, and somudi In- jured the arm as to raqnlre. medical attendance. Ur. Harry Uon- tague, who bad previously announced that Usee would not allow tbe annoying plan of tbe "cap" going rouad, at once came forward, and bis appeal on the hobalf of Hawkes was responded to In a most liberal iltanner, 'Brookos and MIokyQinnon next put on t)|0 mlt- lenSgthen Costelow and Young Bourkc, both pairs bemg applauded. JackHlcksoccaalonallystopnedstmo Of tbo capers orPlantageoet Greoo, bnt the set-to was much applauded. Tbe Brighton Doctor and llocco mado good spott. Young I^ai and Hartley, Nobby George euil Dovc,'Stobblng!) and LaoDardj bad their admirers. A very sol- ontlflo trial between Gollogher nod Young Brown was cboored, the laiier orldonlly being "no dunce," Harry Monlogub then InCradicod Jem Mace, and It was an exciting scene, as all, ftcm tho crowded pit and stsge to tbo very roof, greeted Usee with a burst of boarty ohoorlng. Ur. Montague, after ihimking tbe audience for thnlr attendance, slated that,'ln conae- quence of tho absaaco of Tom King, Mace wonld wind-np with Jack hmUb, .of Portsmouth. Jom Usee next addreagcd the audience, and his ;maglT,.earnest way,Boemod'to Impress All present more than ever In his favor. He nld bo wois sorry that King was not present, and, Although this was- not a Joint boocflt, he thought ho might havo conn. Ho would toll them tho reason why (boy iild not tnko a benefit togeth^: it was' that bo had det^tod Ring Bud King bad beaten him, at tho same timo slatbig It waa by an accident alone, and he wanted to havo another trial to st's who was really tbo Champion. Had be been beatsn on his merits, ho should not havo minded, and, however. humbled be might have been, bo should havo hoped to have tbo good opiglon of bis flrlends. Ho could not understand why Kbig would not face him sgsin—he a liuloman, on'.y Sft. Si^la., getting on for thirty-three yrars of age ; wbllo his lato opponent wns only twenty-five years, and Oft 2^10. high When he first received tne " bolt," he bad made up his mmd to keep It, and would hot leave a B|,one untnrnod In bis attempts still, Mnco next ealil that ho expected to havo tbe bolt again In a row days, and be was deiormlnod to dofend It against all oomers, was roady to figbt any Olio, and should like to meet Heenan eepsol- ally, or any other, at £200 np to £S00 a sldo. As' regards Gobs, Maco said ho ohallenged tbe world, and did not allude to him per- sonally ; however, he wss wllllag to figbt, £600 to £400, at lOsl lOlb, If Go38 was agreeable. .All be wanted was buBlncsa, and to show Ibe world that he would maflittia bis position as long as bs was able, ho was rsady to sign articles at onoe. Uaoe then, in moatreollngtermB,'roturnedblagrotefuI thanks, andhls homely but honest language sbowod l)ow deeply hOfolt tbe klndneis ho had met with, ' Another loud oheor again greetad him on hlsconoludlog, J6e Goss next came forward, and a loud shout greeted bIm.. .Be did net aspire to the OiatnplODBhlp, but' If Uaoe would come db'wn to lOst 81b, he would make a meitch for a Itvel £200, afid he (Goaa) bad never fought at mora than lOal Sib or lOat 6n>. - . Jem Uaoe was surprleed that Qossra young matt, shonld stand out for 21b; when ho, w old-'un of thlrty.tbree, did not oar« about 2Bt.' n>e lowtet he bad ever fought was lOatlOlb, and all would kn«w.tbat,as no got older, and the more he trahied/ho wguld get heavier. • ■'i ■ eomo other dlsouaslon took place, the result of Whloh Is that Jem to again matched. - ,^ . . . y ■ ji'Hai OHAfilPrONSHIPi .UAOJ! AiTD OOSS UATOnHD. BDMOB UAIOHXS ; A 'JOTOa AUEBIOAH, OTBEB'T^Ut BEEN^N, AQAwsr Taa - . BBITL8E OHAUPION,- '^^^e expected,, the late fight for tho OhsniplonBhlp of <poita in!'."'™^'>ed an luterosUng topic of conversation to tbe bSturi,. ™^nerlts and fiembrits.of tbe combatanU in the Ute Itoow/Klrff''*"''^ discussed, and "who's the doming man »" to 'Wolahn7STA?""'1''t to M»oe. sinoeKlngappoatsfchayoJud' •aadloti^y ™ ">^lt vexed qnesUon yettoTjo solved. Thou- «tacA iS?^"" wmor, has, as a matter *f oourto, been busy, and <bl«ai,X:,5?'''lelvcn out and so hastily publishod by unreU- I tine II I.tl>>t Heenan was to be the hero for a seoond il' «e lio!«M"rj''° Is*?)' AiBerii-!i?S*"f'.^*'«ofDeo, 10, talks about an imported Yonng Vaao iw^^'^eS toet 9 Inches-a finer apoolmen of the pcmu •l|hla .ir ?enlola Boy-making EnglCsh soeonLrates '■•aSf»'."'.?'"'"My. that we have abnost a mlnltolet iUmdVu '"P'ner IntenaUonal fight stand god-father to see our 001 fctblS'^'i,* "oy it'ls to,liiV1iow)"bnt oii Miafd fpr truth "■".sowemust e'en pat on • doubting fUe; remain, like THBATfilOAL BBOOBD. . ConUnsed from Page 803. ' seat. The.band, also, is np'stalrs, afid the andiance have i, full view of the proceedings ftoni every part of the building. -The taunted company engaged, inolades In the equestrian depart- ment, Unsra. Kinlisley (BUa Zoysra), DoUott,l5eUvant« Bioth, ery, jBarrlc^Burl, Penny,' and Urs. and Uias Nixon. W. 8. BUi^ey is the clown, and he bids USi to follow in the footalsps of the most illoatrions of his predsoessofs. We con fttUy recom- mend the Arena as one of tlie best ealabllshmsnia of the kind in the country. A notloe recently appeared in the OlHTzn touching tho mis- fortune of Geo. Woodruff, ana intimating that in the coBeotion made to defray the expenses of sending '(Woodruff from Ohtoago to Phihidslphia, the Uessrs. Uable, proprietors of the oiroos nc)W performing In Chicago, did pot take any interest. It gives us pleasure to be informed that snoh refleoUon upon thbse eentlemen was 'without foundation in troth. We have a letter efore o^ signed Geo, A Cole, treasurer of Mable's Olroni, in which it is stated that Uossrs. E., 7. and J. Mable gave Wood- mff fifty dollars, and atlokot to Phlladejphla. Mr. Cole also eiroolateda sabsoriptlon paper among the boys, wha,donatedt liberally, making altogether, a nice little snm .to Meor the sufferer on his way. The j!om given by the Uel|MF Uable speaks well for the liberality of those gontlemon, ' '.''■7' ' . Nixon's Cremome Circiis retamed to Washington ftom Alex- andria hut week, and opened ajt the ol^ atand on the aveane. By tho way, the Uayor of Washington has issaed a peremptory order to tho Chief of Police, directing that tho Cremome build- ing be immedlrtely removed.' This action baa been taken at the Instance of merchants doing boslness in the immediate vicinity. Where it hi prcposed'to next erect the canvass, we do not know. Nixon has dosed. An accident ocoorrsd at Hemmlnn & Gardner's Amphitheatre, Philadelphia, on Deo. 33d, by which the Wallace brothers were seriously Iqjfired. They were performing a trapeze oot, one bus- pehded by Us feet to the cross piece, while the other brother washeldoy the flrsL By some moans, the opper one lost bis hold of the beam with his feet, and both fell, and were Injured, one of them quite severely.. At last aoooonts they weas better. A oompUmentary benefit is to be given to Ur. Frank'WhUtaker, at the Amphitheatre, Philadelphia, .in a few days, J. Q. H. Shorey,BabSheppard, and Johnny Eelohaer will assist, together with Ml tbe clrons people. Jas. De Uott, eqaes&lan, has been added to the company per- forming at the Amphitheatre, Philadelphia. Henry Uagllton, who was so seriously injured In England some, time ago, while performing the flying trapeze, is now in Phila- delphia, where he resides. He Is quite Uvely, and appsrontly improving; but whether he will ever be able to perform agabi, is a question we cannot answer, bnt hope for the bast After. the feuful accident he met with, no one ever expected to see him alive; bnt by careful'nursing, and the assistance of the best medioal sUU, he was brought around again, and returned to his home in Phibdelphia. H1TBIO BAIiLS, / . In Washington, the "Waahington Varieties," late "Oiympio," Is receiving a large share of public patronage. "Adelptal,''wri- ting on Dec. M, says:—"This cosey little retreat is well man- agsd, and the company engaged embrace considerable talent, as attest the following well known names-A. U. Hernandez, T. H. Budworth, W. B. Badworth, Uois. A. Groaal, Hons. Bzollosy, 0. Lehman, Paul Berger, J. 'W. Landls, J. A. Oolman, Ulss Whelps ley, Uias Julia Lbhman, with the Uoreate Brothers, and a grand eorradetalU. Is't.any wonder the Yarieties prosper? 'The balfcl^ ontltled, "Pacha Abdel Kazafc,"hasbeen "on" every night tEls week, as also Budworth's adaptation of "Peter Piper Pepper Podge, and the pantomime of "Bobert Uacalre." The bills in- form us that "fireah novelties are in preparation".....'.The Canterbury is closed for one week, during whloh period it will be tborougbly renovated and remodeled. Some mnoh need- ed improvements will be made, among the nnmber, the raising of the parquet, and the insertion of four-private boxes. The company are holding forth this week at Odd Fellows' Hall, whore smoking and drinking are for .the time prohibited, and "ftont scats reserved for ladlas." The company engaged here la a talepted and very extensive one, and biz. la fUr with them. Sue Bliaw, who was inquired for recently. Is with a Wood Ula- strel party in Ohio. 2. letter will reach him at Columbns. . Way cat in Helona, Axkansas, Smith, Uurpby & Freeberthy- ser'a Concert Hall ia paying weB, and the performers tre receiv- ing big saJarles. The Sable Haiinonlsts are one of the featores of the show. The company performing at this hall ia composed of J. W. Smith, J. B. Uuj^by, U. Freeberthyser, E. D. Gooding, J. H. Stoat, John Freeberthyser, Henry Freeberthyser, J. Cole, Ohas. ^iford, O'l W. Northrop, La Belle Louise, danseose and voeaUst, and li'lls. Theodora, donssose. The llth Indiana Begi. ment lastationed at Helena; they number a good many lovers of sport, and as soldiers, are veterans in the service, aa the records of "Pea BIdge" and "Wilson's OtwV give evidence. The 0th Iowa and 34th Indiana were about constructing a large concert and lecture hall for thikSable Harmonists. It will be bnllt of logs, of sufficient capacity to accommodate UOO people. These regiments are located about three miles from tne town of He- lena. Tho rainy season had , set in, and professional ^orts for the time will be prindpallT conflaed to "keeping dry" and "gettingwe^V'beavy wet,'' we presume, tho.latterpropensl* ty being in the predominance. Navigation baaing dosed at Toledo, Ohio, and business, there- I Tiie Haidon Brothers oovttnu to do »splendid basin«ste South America, and w*; we m^ iitAtotSmtibiMmS. of those-ydtog dd'extaM^w portormM^^ ttfli* Bteamor, we bave a letty torn Mf. Staph, agent for thianlOT? who gives a slowing desorl^on. of the sncceaa of «hak>t^ Here la Ur, F.'s letter t . \l « »uo uoja, ' '.SanrtAOo, Omu; Hov. itiW imlw : FmssD Qmo—Ihavs Jnst half an hoot to writs tsi! the mall doses. Believing yon tabe interesladin 'An)(A<r«, I willingly devote &i«se jMor minutes to herald a aton of trlum'phs achieved by th(m nnporalleled ta the thaaMS history of this, or perhaps any other oountry. They cloud m! the 34th of October, at Valparaiso,' to a crowded houaeTem^ available part having iieen secored several iast before their flnd^ exhibition. At the conolosion of the evenfa'g's entartahuncniL the audience, with f ne voice, solldtM a oontlnnance oftbetoial' imitable performances for at least twd weeks. With this fiatfan. tag reqdest, however, they could q^ot oomply, as they were advi^ night was to havebaen'theli: laat,'but • card sl^ed by one Ihoo^ sand dtlzens appeared in-Tharsday's paper, asking as an espe. olal favor, six more representations, Tnls, to Ur, lorrence, tbs Empressario, was'quite cpporlone, as he was eonilned to his bed with a periodloal attack'Of rhetmiatiam, and their departure for Lima is now postponed till the 27Ui, On the txsoaatoa of ihdr benefit, many boxes were sold at a premlnm (there being seventy- five), some ,bringtag as high as $20: tho night's 'lece&ts bdnc ' $3,346. Tliey were also tbe rcdplents of honors never conferred upon any artists before ta this great aapiU. Atthe-oondusloii or thobr first act, they were harangued by the President, from oaa of the stage-boxes,, accompanying bis speech with fonr ele^K gold medals; bearing the motto and state arms of Chill, on tha '. reverse the tadivldual names of the brotliers, and by whom sad' > when presented. This flatteitag testimonial was -entirely ja»M,' peoted, as they had no intimatian of thehr tatentions. Oeoi»2Sv ) plied, however, ta a neat little impromptu speech, pecnliaruriSri, proprlate to the oceaaloa, delivered In Spanish, which waa Hp- ''■ oelved with tumultaoos approbation. They may wdl exclaii^ ''' ta the language of an obscure military tadlvldmil, "Yenl. Yldt ' Ticl,"for assuredly they have "bought golden opinions from S sorts of people." Uy time is up ; excuse haste, and believe m% ''■ yonroblfgeakndhpmbleservaiit, U, L, Fihok The Holman Family are still ta Pittsburgh, dotag middling. E. P, Weston announces a grand concert, to be given at ilM '' Academy, Fhiladdphia, on the Sth,byithe Orpheus UnsieolA^ sooiaUon, Early ^s week, I« Bae opens atOortathian Han, Bodiestsr, with Dufiocq's celebrated Tour of the Holy Land, a fine work at art, which will be on exhibition several days. The German Uannerohorgave'a promenade concert at Fdt> man's HsU, Boohester, on the. evenlnjs.of Christmas, which was largdypatronized by the Germans. CoL T. Allston Brown lost a brother by death, ta' one of tbo hospitals at Washtagton, on fhs 2<th December. He was a menk> ber of ode of the New York reglmenis. One eventag, while the Stereoptiooirwas betag exhibited la Uusio Hall, New Haveb, Conn., before oommencuig the eniai- tatameht the lectorer reqoeeted that the audience would not ap- plaud with tbtii feet, as the Jarrtag of four thousand feet might derange tbe d^cate maohineryof hia instrument When ths portrait of Qen. Burnside appeared, proper tribute was paid ta the hero of BoanokOt Newborn, and Fort Uacon, byai ' fore, stopped fl)r the preseqt, the T^dsdo O^ra House Is now abut up, its proprietors, Uessn. Blake '& Hays, with their com- pany, going to Detroit, Ufohlgan. tnien the river opens, lathe spring, bostaose will be reaumodft tho Toledo Opera JBooia. Uias Julia Uortlmer, havtag recovered ficem her recent ill- ness, is agata performtag with the Canterbury .company, in Washington, D. C. Ulss Agnes. Sntherland is also with this tronpe. At Parker's Varieties, Alexandria, Va., the following perform* ers were on the programme for last week:—Ulss .Fanny Forrest, U'lle, Frank La Foils, little Ella, Dick Parker, Frank Kems, Uons, Sol, Willie Fldd, Hony Fenton, John- Puircell, Prot Ed- monds, and Uons, Lemarauz. A very amustag Irish sketch has been runntag atLea'aUdo- deon, Baltimore* the past week, arranged by Ulss Eatbleen O'Nell, ta which UulUgan.'Eltly CNell, and the entire com- pany, keep the audience in a roar of laughter ftom beginning to end. ■ . ■ ' ■ Ur. Wol( late of the Continental, Philadelphia, bos been re- leosed^ibim his bonds, and o^iens with a company at Lancaster, Pa,, Deo. 20tfa. Billy Chambers,' Is his manager, and among the gopio are Bosa Vollandt, Fanny Gllmore, UeUnda Nafile, James ent, hiat Gbbler, W/Wambold, and Charley Parken Tho grand spectacular drama, "Zoranda,"hdd the boards at tbe Varieties, 8t Louis, until Wednesday night 24tli, and then ■The Yellow Dwarr'was brought out as the Ohristmaa. piece, "Zonnda" has drawn very weU, and deserves to, for^'U has been put on the stage ta' the very best manner, and tbe leAtag oboractexs have been very wdl represbitod, "The Yellow Dwarf;" betag well adapted- to the time, should draw crowded hooses doling the holidays, Ulss Kathleen O'Nsll, the Irish Nlghttagale, mskes her first appearance ta Washtagton, D.C, on Uonday, 39lh Dec., at tho Washington Varieties. She is to reo'slvs. a salary of (100 per week. Iftar ehe is throogh there, she goes to Pittsburgh. ' GdetU and Velarde, it is said, have cancdled thdr engagement >rtth Ur. Fox, and an inJunoUon was threatened. "Tor the pres- ent it is not likely that Oalettt,^ . dance ta any of themndo halls. Sheisn'owatthe HolUday, BdUmore. ' Ur, F. Aims is workiiig along fhmonsly with his Oontineiiial Uualo Hall, Philadelphia. For the holidays'he prodaced the pantomime of "Bsonl, or the Uagio Star," with n'ew scenery, properties, costume;, effects, etc, etc. -Ur. Alms has a large company under bis direction at present Ur. 0. W. Parke'r (not Hall) oontlnues to pack himself away in that very small bQx. within the boimds of the manager's i^utat As Bumdde fudfdi. away, UoCldlan appeared, oreutag a perfect sensation; fed cam* downwith^a force tliattaust have alarmed the managmrfor th» hafetyof bis instrnmenf 'The portrait of "Little Uao" created a fhrore ta an audience that spoke nnmlstakably the aitads of poople. Uason Jones lectures .ta Unslo BaU, New Haven, Conn., DMk '' 30th, on "TheEmopean Aspects of the American Bebenion," < Hood &Shddon, with their Juvenile exhibition, bad a Jam at ' tbe Academy of Undo, Phlladdphia, on Ohrtatmks, 'Wltli'a»:-' manysweets ta their charge, ta the persons of a hnndred Uttia" girls, we hope the onrrent-'Juns may conUnue imtll 'afler:.|Ii* holidays, ' . Pearson's Sstorio Uirror of the Wat opened fa Oonoart Halt Phlladdphia, Dec ' It will remata there four weeks. Balfted's Concert-Osmpany have been ont now neariy thna " weeks,' On the 32d and 35th they appeared ta Woroester, UksSv and ta Fitchbnrg on the 34th Dec; they also performed at tha ' latter place on the 3eth, for the benefit of the aoldlers. In tha tronpe are BaUced, the harpist; Uias Ada Uay, Urs. George IC ^on, Ur, AUred W. Blrt and Ur, 0. U, Charter. This week theywillbeta'Fdtonsvllle,UaiIboio, Concord, and work opto ' Bprtagfidd, and BratUeboro, Vermont There are no end of Faiis/Tablaaux, and Oencertabeing gtVHk ta Bt'Lonis, for the'benefit of the. poor, and ahio for wounded soldiers, aU of whloh are largdy attended ta spite of bardtlmaiB. HlssUatilda Phillip^ sister Of Adeldde PhilllH, mskes bar first appearance ta pa))Uo, at the Boston Undo Boll, on the Id of January, on the occadon of a concert to be given by little lb: ' reesa Oareno,' . . ; Uonogers and others who are on the ledk ootforabariton*' and buffo vocalist'wQl please glance at W. Tomlta's advsrilsit- ment ta tUs is8ue> by which it will be seen that his siiliainfldiila aregood.' , ' Jaa^E. Uurdooh was blUed for a readtag ta Washtagton; D. 01* ' on the 23d, ta l»hdt of the Pennsylvania BeUat AsaodaUoa, . "but for some reasons to the- subtoribw nakaown," it waa li^. deflnitdy postponed. Any MTtormer wtshlag to be fitted ont with oomplste sp tBs and'puapherilaba'fbr exUMUona-ofmaalcv or cr ANOTkER LBTTEIR FROM OI.D JOB ROWS. ' •^Csa OBaFxl," London, Tuesday Xventag,'Deo. 9. EnriOB OuvrxB—Dsaa Bn: I have Just' come home ftom one of the best fights I ever saw ta iay life, between Patsey Beardon and Jem Dillon, two ."Irish Cockneys," as we Britons cdl 'am. It took place at Bainham Ferry, and lasted two Hours snd thirty- nine minutes, when the police put liLthehr tigly mfigs, and we had to pat, too. Not wishtag to be bhsted by a few "bias bot- tles," we took to the boats; and went down tho river to Long Beach, whett, aftot fighttag .'sixteen rounds ta twenty mtailtes, the bobbies again showed their unwdoome "shtaers,'* and com' menctd palling up ibe stakes, A scene of great oonfDslon then oocutted, Beardon gotag to,the soralob, aqxlous to renew the fight out Dillon didn't come from bis octner. Beardon's party are tntag hard to claim the monoyi I don't know how it wUl be settled yet I tadose a report of the fight ftom one of our pa- pers. ' . . Yonrs truly, . Jos Bows. P. B. Ohariey Lyneh is at my boose while I write thlsj and sonde Us ktad regar ds. Wabis to nnx a Aaoa.—I have-a novloo that never'ran for any money, that I wlU nfateh to tun a mUe, for $100 a side, with any othe« novice that'boa not tun for money. Uon and mosey tobefonnd atnoiy 'hODaei the editor of the Ouptib tobestak^ holdet. WiJ.O'flBlOK, Ferty Hote^ fool of Vdat i3d airest msoBiiiiAirKOus. / •The Stat Vocalists," Brown li Co., collapsed ta HamUton, 0. W., and the people there Amia thdt loss. BnaseU's Panorama of >hs American War was at Port Hope last week. We hope it proved a safe port for.Bossell, Then is on exhlbiUon at Band's Hall, Troy, N. Y., Oonant'A Oo's Folemoramt of the Wat. It has been ta town aboot a week, and has bead vldted by a large number of poisons. Thepatat- tags are said to be elaborately done, and an who want to, see the wu and not fight can see it there. The life-size pictnre'of oar Oen. UcOlellan, on horseback, is greeted 'with neat entbosiasm, and only shows that though removed by poUtiolans, he wUI never die ta Ue hearts of opr "bold Bojer boyv' and tbe IcTdmliUohs, Theamosement-lovtag poople of Boohestet bare had a large amonhtof enjoyment dnrtag the put week.' Thciweekledoff with the feattvd of the Ladies' Hospital Aid Soole^, who occu- pied Corinthian Hall two days and evenlnm Tbe festival drew oot the aristocracy, and netted the handsome simi oin.OOO, ,.., I'sDr. G. Q, Colton next hod the HsU two evenings, with tbe "Laagbtag <ias" entertdnment On Ohristmts evening lie hod an aodlenSe of over 1,000 pedple^,. .Ontte aeUij George Fran- da Trata appeared open tiie rostmm at OortathlaaHall, and oot correspondent "Wilson," says he made the most miserable show of tho season. His talk was semi-seeeshta tone. About SOOpeople gathered to bear blm: and long bdore he dosed, be>' came tired of his sensdess pratlngs; and manifested their dis- gust by oonttaued hissing. He dosed as half'Ot blsandienoe were leavtag the Hall. Be annotmood himself aa a oandidato for tbe White Bouse, and aa a self-constituted'envoy to Jeff Dfvis to prooute a dishonorable paaee. Ttata evidently didn't take ta Boohester......Saturday eventag, 37th, Dr. Ooltoh aaatoexhib- ited the power of the Laoghtag Oas ta Corinthian HaU. i . Tbe Brothers El Udhabilt turned BtewWer Hall, Mew Hayoji donn.^to a "UysUo Temple of Kflohantment or Oaballetlo Boudoir 1" on Deo. 24th, 3llth (aftemoion tad bvenlng), 36th, and 21lh. The NewHavonentoenail toe'^tawoidB^oattopi^ gramme aa pleasanUy as tho guts bdatowodSo the laditt by Mad, Leonle XI jfSabwT "VduAle J*weliy," teal aUver plate, pre- sented by the Bhsh (shawl), of Petdai cetUfloatos ftom the "^^oV^'oVtoe HolyI*nd Is on exhibmon ai Corinthian •°^tolwta^55i?ntoe 2«lh Deo., aiOorinthiah HdI,B<jihastsr, 6nlS!ot-"«IBonndUie World," <Jo it, Qaorgemnols,while ' ArtS?i?'\^irflirturoainOhioago.m^^^ Deftr and att^rtld™ eof ttBlSS^tw^fe^j^jailll^^^ OhJatao STsisi dsvota a eoliitta aad a halt ttOtlM of tba u> toSr^ Aitynextprooeodsd'toladirta, ^, tlon," as it is called nowadays, wonld do wsu lo tesd id i tlsement ta this deportment offering fbr sole tha entire npan> tus and fixtures ased by Professor Heller, the msglnlari,' Evsiyw thiaglsofthebest'qnsllty, and win be sold a bargain. Allat.cf. some ef the artideslndaaed ta the lot is given ta the advertise lient Another ohance for secarlntBuohappaiatosandfixtaK* ^ m» not offer again. Tba Carter Zouave Troupe are represented as doing vert wdl out west nsnally doubUng the time for which they had beoi «b> . . I (aged. They WUl soon leave, we andentand, for Cuba, when liey.are to connect with "Carter's Ouribdty Show," which waa atUanzanilla at last accounts. The Zouave Sisters Rive a nsat little peri'ormance, and we are. gratified to, hear ot thair dqtng wdl.. ■' ' . RIDORO BoirTSIIKLBTr Somethtag now is always on the ptogtamme' of Uoiris BrsUi- ers. Pen b 'ftowbridge<s Uiostrds, Boston. Oile of their latest ., comieaUUes is Lon Uorria'song about thehewapners,' It Ia .. sdd to be very amusing,' The pantomime of the ■■Uagle Hbin^ , , is sHUon," Bocley's Ulnstrds conttane to do a good share of bndne« ia.' Brooklyn. Their holiday attraoUons are varied and noTsL . ,' Geo. Christy gave a few petfoxmancea ta Brooklyn last w«ek',< , and drew pretty good hooiieB. ' . .. ^ •. Comotoss & Dlxey's,UinBtrd)t'pantomime, btought otit if' their opera house ta 'Philadelphia, last week, worjted a little' aUIT taita'mechiinism, but exhibited a good ded'of fan andgsaniBa , humor ta the performances of the company. . ^' A party caUed "Wood's Uinsttds," of which Palmer tc Oo. • managifrs and proprietors,are nowexhiblttag taOblp. ,TI wetelast ta Colnmbus. In the troupe ate Prof. Bhtadtol Frank Berger, BlUi Sweatman,Gns Bhaw, mm Woijdrnff, a Uorgan, Frank Wilson, ^oses Bumney, and Uaster Wini*. FORBION DRAMATIO AMD BHO'W HISWI* Our foreign' items moat be-"banchod" this week, and < fore be cortalled of their usually fair proportions,,.., "Poepo* Day" supers, at thoAddphl, London, presratedlh», , Bup^maste;, on tSe7«h Dec, a highly lUomlnated testhnmg ;, on voUum, in gilt tnme, for the Jiumerous favors they had, - rocolvSlil his lands during the m5at ma'of "Peep o'lttay.*,,, .me lastweek of Sothem, at the Haymarket Londoi), wM ii'ouncod. Dundreary probably flniahod his long ran on ttji Md DceSnbor, with lOs. benefit Fdooaer's season at tta - I^cenmTOtodbaeDoAU IMP «: RffW WjKfed ItsMite tSonUUon....... "A Soulhemer Julk Arrived" to the title ot fi^ brought out at th. Otapiov • v>» ^""^^^^ Sp for a benefit at the Addphl,onthe ITtai Deo.. ....Boudcantt ™ tb open AsUey's on (iSstmas, with the "BeUefof Luetaow," ' — oalled <T«dy Bird, or, BadeqslB Lord'otmSeary,^' The followiiig perfonaer* are in the and Urs. Dion Boiaoault Ua^ Cd08te.-1U« JOBO Lodercq, Uiss Sara Stevens, IObb BdlUi Btojrt, BUaa ttavan; Ur, Ilyder, Ur, Bwtabouine, Mr. Leoson, Ut, 0, Vta- denhof/, Ur. Udlon, Ur, Edwta; Uessrs. Uontuno Bmytosw.^ Boltae, Sylvester, Dapre;Uisaos, Annie t'w'ff'e ?»ffSi ^tta com dt tail* "Bouoy" offers five BbUUngs oadi fottha SS^^w^ises, anda hdf airown each forJtoTJo best comm. drama, Thtoiiaaewdod8eforthe"senMttoner^....^ltajy- StrB«ranborough,»wifeofThe of «»\?'5»"'\2^«»& Lbndon, diodOTdJenly on the4th Doc, alBoohester.^g. JhK fore hM marriage to Ur. Bwanborongh, she was knoTO in^ TiMfMSon as Ulsa Kate KIrby. Th» tomalns of Bheridm CK<ISwted.ontho^thDM..bi jh^^^ ta the NecropoUs at Glasgow, for the time bology.^.Heit Formes to witTthe GennanOpera Company Ifr. 0. B. Adams, EngUsh tenor, t^sently^arrived from 8o^ ASetloaT had bMrteooived in the P'&*^PfL^i"2(„"'/JS5S NXerliids. with great enthuda»m......<»rtrty's MImWb (WUsom's>hadmot witb Bfsat success to Dublin.,,• bldFolks wetecon'oerUsW in the orovtaocs,,,,,,UtoB BWa Henderson, out Uttie AmMiean actress, was »t the Theato . Eofd?Lol(iater, and thoplpewmere speak very UgUyof^ She appeared aa Fanohon. ta the <Mdtot,,..yUesTOBW« and VHtus.were leoturtag ta ldcMter.,..,.W. Wntoj^ ^er of W. and O, Hnder, eauektrian proprletoB^^ B^dcrlaud, onthe4th De^. Wil"..^..'tW»woitt^dBagg a;? a short absonoe, had ro-appoared at 0»f»S,f SSSS' London.,.. - -Olmar, a daring gymnast>« oi«aUnga»aasaii-» al the. Athambta, London.' A oomplete, ta a neat oase/by maiJ,iBB*W » _ flDBsdMBBRi for »h91"* ijjfJC^^ I nfkotnied SteelGtittfo^the »e*Y«*«^jaSi; :yin U>.wanttag. that habas Stad 0^j££Sj.?S ws.^Applyio ; •. ,ig*iSS5* ot-aV,.''^ a tSmSmMi, New ^«db