The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-28
The Rival Rope. Watkers..Ex nj
Niagara.

There was increased excitement AZ the fails
yesterday. The rope-walking mania appeaIs
10 have broken out anew. The announcement
that there were to be two exhibitions a. oit-
ferent points on the river, drew large croWo
Fourteen carloads went from buHafo, ana
more than that number went IroIn liamlio ~, :,
To say nothing of great many VINO went up
the Central aud got TO the place by other
routes.
FarIni made his first essay ia public At the
Fails his rope-one thousand seven hundred
feel Iong-being drawn across the gorge half a
mile or 80 below the great cataract. This rope
is OF MANILA, TWO inches in diameter, weighs
four thousand i've hundred pounds, ana IS
sustained by one hundred and forty guys, IN
which fifty three Thousand feet Of rope IS used'
The deiexion of the rope is greai, nor less
than eighty feet; but owing 70 its great iens,u,
is gradual. Fafini marched down ioli 90
grove on the American side TO the tune "a
band OF music He carried n baiaheihs .poae
OF unusual length. which soon oecanne s GU
tangled IN the guys, and gave MIN Sie"' "e"'
OF trouble. ....s faar ,ha, ha
xr,nId NOT safely ompiish his feass. Many
urettle,es and openly declared that ne would
tall from the rope his cooihess Ies's , Con
aud performed various feats IN has progress,
saeh as standing upon his head, hanging by
ms hands by one arm at the elbow, &c. He
spent half an hour la crossing 10 Inc Cana
dian SIDE, where ne was received with cheers.
After spending little time At the Clifton
House, IN taking refreshments, Farini re-
turned 10 his rope and proceeded quickly to
The middle of IL river.
rha steamer Maid OF the Mist had been ly-
ing below tor some time, awaiting the coming
OF Farini. She steamed up to point night
under the Siglor, aud he dropped line on
board by which he drew up larger rope
TINS made fast 10 the main line, down he
went nearly IA hundred feet 10 the deck OF the
steamer, sliding by his hands, feet Foremost
Alter receiving the Congratulations OF the
large crowd GA the steamer, he slowly ascend
N. 10 a
descended. lie chm bed up slowly but without
difficulty and then went 10 The American
shore, dancing as he proceeded over the rope.
Although Farinl did not descend 10 the
steamer mead foremost, he did all else pro-
an sed, and the audience appeared 10 be as Wen
satisfied as though he nad broken his neck ioF
their amusement
Blnndia appeared at six o'clock upon his
rope below Suspension Bridge, and performed
many OF his most daring feats. lie was stim-
ulaLed 10 exertion by the presence OF ms H.
val who Lad just made such successful ex-
hIblGon UP Lhe RIVER. The paying audiences
were not very large, as many preferred 10 take
outside POSITIONS 10 paying Anything to the
perIormers.--Roeassisrl N. " datoa. Aug. 10
TIKI LONGEST TRAIN OF THE SEASON Ross
ms THE PLAISs.-The Kansas City (Mo)
Journal OF Commerce Of the 10th has the fol-
lowing:
Yesterday the largest train reached this city
y
during the present season. II Consisted OF
forty-six OF muse huge prairie schooners,
drawn by 100 head of cattle, and reached near
" one uflie III length. rWenty-three OF The
wagons aad teams belonged 10 Majors, aud
had taken Government supplies out 10 Fort
Union the other twenty three belonged 10
Bryant & Bernard, and had been TO Santa re
with merchandise. The whole forty-six
wagons came IN loaded with wool, bringing
in ali over 10. 0UU pounds. The wool WAS con-
signed 20 McCariy d Barley.
There Is not another city in the Union In
which can De witnessed such immense cara
vans of Internal commerce as the streets OF
Kansas CITY has presented during the whole
OF The present season. Not for one day alone
are these overland trains from the "great
plains 10 be seen vending their way 10 and
from our city, but we believe that not day
has passed tor The last three months but wit
messed the arrival or departure OF from five
10 twenty-five Of these huge overland vessels,
10 or from New Mexico, the mines or some OF
the Government outposts. This trade Will
continue for TWO months TO come.