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Show iiiAtic a vi tuiiri. A Ilctii tor the lllaae.l I'rlselon. tr.l.d lue hy nmilaiii- Krw OiUkANii, Beft 0. The fight tonight in the 01) nl lo club aruua was a rontiat bttween llatk aud white. In which public betting was nunrly all ou the aide of the African. Thu light was for thu blhgtst money ever con-ttated con-ttated for hy bauuma Thu crowd gathered In the big am-phlthtatre am-phlthtatre with much lesa cruahlHg aud moiu decorum than It dl I last night, the wialber waa warm, but thu throng waa geol uatuied Ordl-uarlly Ordl-uarlly not a black face la to be eeen In thu side arena. There was a cloud of thim tonight In lha gallery. Ouoof the atara waa u black man and the club, acceding lo thu natural deelruof n part of the colored clement to witness wit-ness the engai,imeut set asldu a a aca for them tonight. rim two men renchol tho club building en hour leforo bcttllltlca were ready lo beglu. Dixon came first. Jack McAulltle, theheroof the last nlkbt'u battle, cha)ieioned the Hkelly 1 alt with lteynol la aud "JCId" 1 logon byhlisldu. llotli men were coufldenl aa they welted for the calls auramonlug thorn tolholaltle. ... A geueial alley waa held lu the centre ol tho ring, during which the retiree rave hla instructions to tbo flhteraandatconde The men crcrued to the centre of the ring, where a handshake hand-shake commenced the battle 1- irst reiind Cautious a airing and pretty spurting was Indulged In, when the Ilroi klyn boy I acted uwuy from n vicious lm leal, andlandul a heavy right bander on Ills opponent's nick and fillowed Hup closely, Dixon )ut hla hand on hie riponont's head. Dixon waa toned Into hla coruer, wluro he clinched lo avoid punishment. punish-ment. Feiood rcund Hkelly waa tho ag cr'iair. The colored toy Inudtd a tojJ left, I ut ri culvi d n stlugln right, A moment later DUon laudeil two heav) 1 iilta and hliorponeut delivered ahtavy pmioh on tho colored boy'a heart Dixon eppinieJ to get the bttttr of the exchange.. t Third Itound Bktlly was the aggressor ag-gressor Bad received a heavy lelt, which floored him. 1Mb men lanJed htavy ruiit. Dixon landed a heavy right on the Jaw. lloth men Isndel rights and the gong sounded. Dixon now appeared lo be a sure winner. Fourth Hound Hkelly got the worst uf a hot exchange, lhaugli ho delivered n good tight. I he battle now looked n hundred to one ahot fur Dixon, who went to his conn r strong and unhurt, though ha was breathing heavy from Ills work. 1'irth Itotind-Hkally skipped nimbly to the centre of the ring, wearing A smile of confidence and seemingly unhurt. un-hurt. IMxon received a heavy left on hla head and gave as good aa bo got. Dixon nearly knocked hla opponent down Willi a heavy right and In a hot exchange, out ol which Ukelly camo coveted with bloc ho seemed to be Icalnggrounl rapily, Hist Hi Hound Dixon landed a heavy left huud awing, though hu got a tor-title tor-title right outhe ear, and lu a fearful exchange of blowa Dixon landed two terrible unchesou Hkelly. T ho battle so far waa all one wa), Becoud louud The colored loy landel A heavy light and left, nnd would bavu knocked out hla man but for n clinch. Bkelly looked I enten, and was lunched to the floor twice. Ihe aoiiudofthu gong tarel) saved him, for he waa showing signs of the terrible terri-ble turilahment. Aa hu sat In hla corner he looked limp and liealen. Llghth round The men boxed carefully care-fully aud tamo to n clinch, from an attempt of Dixon to land on thu head. Dixon foictd hla man Into tbo corner, where ho delivered a heavy right and lelt hander at-d 11 waa astonishing bow Hkelly atood the (unlalinienl. He waa gout, however, and In a htavy tx-ihatigoha tx-ihatigoha was beaten to the ground with terrible tight and left huud. swings. The young llrooklyn amateur fought Akanio battle, ami that la all that hu tan te said to have done. He shon ed light while his strengtli was with him nnd only gaee up whin nature gavo nut. Hie lljiton bantam's gmeral-shlp gmeral-shlp waa much ndmlrel, mil hla strength and bitting at Mil) was con-sldtted con-sldtted something wnndeiful At the end of the I attle a challenge from Charti ) Mitchell to the winner of tho Millivnti Corbel! contest was riad an I hcattll) laughed at. Nearly everycthir rlghttr at tho tine side wanted tu light somebody, and Tollro Captain llanett ordered all challengers challeng-ers out. Mi. tills llunr.l a aelioultiuuse. llcxiUTlAI), l'a , Hept. 0 Deputy sheiltlson guurd at n aclioolhouae to reserve good order was uuu of the novel sights hole this morning. There Is strong opposition to Ihe Misses Hal. ley, leacnera lu thu Third ward t lalillo school, became their father leturue I to the mill and took up Ills work there as su(crlntenderit, and a b3)coll against the youug women was tuaugurated. Beveral scholars were absent this morning feeling quite bitter, .and ss Borne fear nn outbriak may occur.llinu or four de uty rherlUs w ero sent to tho school by the sheriff. An nt email Houoil ml. Vlr.ChNVl.1, Ind, Bet. 0 Itev. Baui Hmall, the well known temperance evangelist, haa Uen apeaklug In thla uolcJiUithootl forreverlda)a. He waa atllatleton last night. A crowd of rougha broke up tho meeting and when Bmall went to hie hotel some one fired a ahot through the wlndow,whlch atruek him In the thigh, Inflicting a t rloua wound. There la no clew to the miscreant. |