New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-27
EOPE WALKING.

RIVER, IN the costume Of l. betian slave. Kocb.
e-ter iournsl Gays:
His shscke- were not more burden.one than some
We have seen upon free white women AZ (sa;op.b a
party. TAey consisted Of TN collar tn ,ristlets s.d
ohktts, We sUppCsa call them all connected
~ Tin chains, frrnoaoie N appearance than n
reality. HE saaCk!es may have weighed . pound or
tao; but they were aFpcprste n his ch srsrter He
appeared az "Libclisn slave There are n, slaves
III Liberia. Had ne On es q south Carolina MO
ger, nc would nave been in DUTY bound TO appear u
solid and weighty shacLlss, like Lorgie.ow CLAP:
"casined % he mark, pi,o7 ne s:ood,
Thu eccpu,r5d, the ,lorsleur vent out aeaia up,n
The rope, and IL ne Of LIS asceusion a. they
call II 81 TIE Fels, s;ooi upon his head suspended
himself beneath tie cable hanging by one arm, one
was very comfortable 20 look uDon.
Having crossed 70 tbe Csasdlsn eide, lie returned 10
b. grand conc character OF the " smart man who
knows how 10 keep lOtel." IIis stove was O good
haf long, ard weighed vita all tie traps some IS
pouuds. 4 good load 70 carry. Midway the rope rs
attached the stove to the cable Climbed over il started
ils hre, mixed iis oneette, cooked Il s6Cnde7p 1yf
and then lowered away 20 the people the Maid of
the Mlsi who -craIhb ed and tough. fragments of il
az good Catholic 1oulc fer piece OF the True Cross
ms performance over, he packed up his Kit, shou'
ceied with good deal Of difficulty, sud returned TO
the American soe, having occupied - minutes in the
passage To stay three-quoTters Of an hour on that
dizzy rope is IN Itself marvellous fest.
NeAt " eubtSIhy, a. CLOCK III The evening, BOn.
ON H the rope surrounded by Bengal lights, in
blaze Of glory. The grounds 10 be Illuminated
by locomotive lamps, furnished by the Central and
Great Nestern Railroad Companies, which are prac-
tically partners with BlOnoin in bis exhibitions.
Last evening at the Buffalo Theater, an entert ain
ment to have Ital place for the benefit Of st
PEERS French Catholic Church, the chief attraction
beng tght-rope performance by Mr.. Blondin.
TIE Rochester Union and hdocrtiser of Aug. %,
says that rope walking 3 ali tie rage Just now and
every boy able 10 stand upon his legs is trying his
skili with view Of ultimately eclpsng Bloniin or
DE Lave.
We are informed that sailor at Charlotte is
making arrangements 70 astoneh the denizens of that
quiet borough, and such citizens fit 90 down
by exploits upon the tight rope next Saturday after
noon at 3 O'ctck. The rope is TO be stretched
across the river from the roof Of the elevator the
west side to that Of the warehouse the east. The
arrangements have not been perfected but as coon az
everything Is decided upon, we presume due notice
will be given.
There exhibition upon De Lsve's rope on
Monday night last about II O'clock which cid not sp.
pear in the bils. One Of the press boys employed
this Office james Buckley, aged sixteen years, pro-
ceeced quietly with g companion at the hour men,
toned TO the west end Of the rope, at the saw-mi
ana boldly started for Falls Field without balancing
pole or any other accompaniment. lie was about hat
al hour in making the perilous journey, which, may
well be imagined, was accomplished with no little d
ticulty and danger lie was sometime astfide Of the
rope, then beneath it, travelling with his hands an
feet and ia crossing the suye was Obliged to hang by
his hands alone. When the sIze Of the rope, which he
unable TO span with his hands, is taken into con-
sideraCn, the extreme peril be encountered becomes
apparent His palms blis'erel and caloused and
il is hardly probable that he will enter upon such
q foolish undertaking again.
As we sad before rope walking IL the mania of the
hour. In almost every house-yaTd youngsters are 10
be seen trying their skill; end passing through Ex-
change place on Tuesday. observed that some Of
them " Gle turning their "talent' to some account
be tip Post blicp and Front street
tie south side, sat ragged urchin on three legged
STOOL playing the part OF do0r-tender, under paper
sign which aAnouIced
Rope wskug-Admission Six CertI"
De Lave is to perform again next Wednesday and
on that occasion it is advertised that he will proceed
TO the center of the rope and there balance himself
in chair and lunch; after which he will tie his
balancing pole to the rope, and descend TO the bed Of
the river, where he will take glass of water and
climbing again to the rope, will proceed across.
The bill of fare for the New London Co. Conn.
Fair in September is not to be poilt by NJ. Bondns
refusal to be on hand and walk rope across the
Thames. There is another rOpewaker, greater
and more patriotic than Blondip, who offers to per-
form the feat for the triiipg consideration of 81 ooO
IT is " Professor Sweet of Phenix, X. i, and he
writes to the Committee, making the following
erticing propositions:
10 the committee thet VIII 40 the ies loI
q co snd 10 give satisfaction and will do all the iess
A. The middle Of the rope, following: stand my Head
Hang BY my feet, by leg, lay down urn through my Hsnd'
&C. whoever the committee is, would like to have an
answer s soon Possible Direct 20 Prof Sweet Phenik, X l.
am an Am, Ns;i'e Of Rhode Island Bnt this will
show that Americans Bold aud as smart as frenchnaa
ON b. Have the business about years, and have
usually been Performing onA ssk wire so small that 1t Is
scarcely Percepe But could walk on the cage OF razor
The programme of the exh bition which froi
Sweet offers the people of Phenix is as follows;
Tur GREAT TIGHr ROPE CAENvAL IN PHENA-A TRl
rNpHANT PRoCLAMATIoN SUSPENDED! ferrhr ascension
cross the Pawtux-t River in PheuN X on sht rope
masna distance OF three hundred feet on Saturday Aug -
I859 o'clock D. This Truly wonderful pageant VIII Dc
performed by the great American phenomenon fr.
viii wsk acrcss and backward aud when al 1'''
OF sixty feet; will perform variety Of palpian leafs ui,s9
caros pancrsca attitudes &C. The cable VIII be tche0
across the Suspension Bridge and those wishing 10 oot"
GOD ,itw and Syod crowds wond now 90 wen 70 80 % uc
H. here the ssctusoi viii start. BY so doiu they "" nave
s opportunity witnessing splendid slack wire performance
on wire 80 small thst L is scsTcciy peroeptible. ,
Mrsic hv full m,lay band Admiration 20 the iot Only yen
cots Which is 70 be contributed toward deFays tue enormous
a general invitation is extended all around -
10 ,Ae nrople of the Union. in every State ana lowe
r. a., M ana witness this grts. and oarrg ies,i
waking the mammoth rop" oN me sie7l i''''