The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-09-15

oIpEa OF IKE PRECISION.
Grand Marshal AMI Five Assistants
n,IhIrT- Band.
SIX Spruce ,avarymeH on Horseback.
F.ty Prdest;iti>-on the Sidewalk.
CAGE Of Trtiil=i Aurul,--#u Wheels,
Two Lions aEi q HyrnL.
Three Ladies' in RI, White anil B9,, with Escort.
six Farmers Teams. with Pas -ugerS.
Splendid A 9a I Ga 9;t TT,q @5 conveying
BtuEer-.AuIy Il Co
John R1hitsp-'- Mr., Hurdle Rider.
Four Bu-.ias ant Two Lumber Wagons.
Ct=e uf Tr..H-l Animals,
On luk eys E'l'an=, (
Committee Of R-,-pt in II ausy Coach.
.-.. Foay Lumber Wagons.
C,-. IT Trained Aui.n.'s.
lfl-iey l. az Panther E.-)
Two Cir-Is Clowns III c..falS.
Two Nlrsllal~-pn IG5rs. AK.
President Of the Day ami Reception Orlr-in carriage.
Commissariat-Twp Boz Prtlinz Apples.
Cage o.: Trained Anifulis.
Three BU--i", AMI Two Lumber Wagons.
Fourteen P-la-fril!i>-ou the nave,
Btnn-r-~TrdJlrs stiiI Live :"
IIsayy ou LuamD
Two I.lm'er WAGONS
CAGE OF Trained Animals.
Tom RTrsiy's Omnibus.
Express Wagon.
Two Bu-aics ali Lumber Wagon.
SiuGry Pcsic-tTiaUs.
CAGE Of Trained Animals.
Fifty Boys-vory eP;lI.sj ,-fir.
TIE ELEPIIANT-,n foot
In this order the magnificent procession
slowly AID naiesticallv moved towards the
depot, observing the most rigid order, except
that the Elephant, who brought up the rear,
becoming probably somewhat clated in view
of his conspicuous position in the grand pa
geant, made slight flank movement to the
right, and knocked d57ya an awning in from;
of John Hoban's grocery tore, threatening
to bring the root down on the heads Of the
crowd Of spectators on the sidewalk
1t soon became obvious, however. that to
allow the whole Of this enormous procession
to proceed to the depot would uncom fJrtablv
crowd matters in that narrow quarter. So,
before reaching the canal bridge. the circus
band and vehicles conveying trained animals
fled of to the right, taking route not laid
down in the programme, aud heading back
towards down town. The movement may
| not have been understood, bot it had the
unfortunate effect of taking nearly everybody
with it, so that when tie head of the process
sion reached the de-or, the body and tail
were mile away, moving in an opposite
direction. and the crowd to receive the great
Logan. one of the prominent skowmen 9th,
day, had dwindl-d away to an Insignificant
little squad.
The train soon arrived, and the Joyful an>
nOuncement was made that Logan had come
The reception ceremonies were brief. and
surrounded by the committee, he was soon
usheTed into carriage. and rapidly driven
to the residence of q promnen. citizen,
yyI TOD A.
cussiOn OF which the committee, or portion
Of it, decorocsiy posted themselves on a
neighboring corner and waited outside.
As early as one O'Clock symptoms were
manifest that the show was about 20 begin.
An orator mounted the fence near Hoppers
palace, rCrth of the Court House, and cons
meuced stirring Grafton on the virtues Of
"Hamlin's Wizard OIL! Then a melodious
hand organ struck up near the east end of
Fox River Bridge, and another orator dla;ed
voluminously and eloqueEtly on the won
derful Curiosite8' concealed in the tent at
the door of "hich lie stood, and to which ali
could have access on paying the trifling sum
of ''ten cents" Then band struck up in
Washington Square, and the announcement
was made that another orator-no less than
the great LOgan--was about to harraugue
the multitude on the nature of some diaboi-
cal serpents he called traitors and "copper"
! heads hut as he had none to exhibit but a
small portion Of the crowd nloved in rhat dl
Tectlor. 1t was Eot unit. the big band in the
golden goose carriage, inside of John Rob-
| inson's mammoth savilion struck up that
1t became apparent which way the hearts
and feet of the great mass were tending
The rush for tickets was actually frightfal
and by three O'Clock four>iiiths of all tina,
moving mass that had filed tie streets was
safely covered by John Robinson's big cano,
py. OF course, we cannot be expected il
our limited space to describe all the wonder,
. full curio5itles, teats and utterances that had
, thus been prepared, regardless q expense
tor the amusement of the people, I.'t-a.
soon evident, however, that the show insid,
the big pavilion eelipsed all others. TIL,
men with the wonderful curiosities dried M
, before three O'Clock. The "Wizard OH ma,
1 was left alone in his glory even earlier. TIL,
l HiPpopotanus Hog ceased to as,ouish will
MS learning. Ths den of trained rattle