The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-11

tho decline. rho outside price asked for Turkeys
Spring Chiokons, 100 euch Hons, 81 uaei, FioTor,
Curlow and Doves. 81 25al So per dozen Haroe,
600 each; Tame Rabbits, 81 5oa2 per pair.
An Evening with the JuggIcrs.
Tho New York ESening Post gives tho following
interesting account OF tho performance Of the Ja-
pancso Jugglers in that city:
Tho Japanese Jusglcrs arc wonderful. Tho I'M
n,onso audicnce which oyerilowod every corner OF
the Academy OF Music lust night, watched with i'll
tense interest, for two hours and i,aIf SUCCESS
sion OF acrobatic and gymnaatic feats, which decd
| catch his breath.
at tho rise OF the curtain, tho whole company
were presented. score OF mon, women aud
children, surrounded by curious pnraphernala,
simultaneously Knocked their forcheads against
tho loor OF tho stage, by way OF expressing their
abascmeat before tho throng OF American sovcr-
oiEnS. Thon camo a short Grafton, in soft and
lowing Japanese, delivered by tho earnest master
OF ccrenlonos-no doubt nastorly effort, but not
generally understood. 1t was intended to intro
uuco tho performances OF two "prodgies." These
little persons, endowed with tho namea Of ThoYo-
kichi nnd riomat2u, wore even moro oxtraurdina-
ry than tho excellent Mr.. Crummlcss Infant Phe-
nomenon.
Their posturng md grouping proved ono thing
eonciusivoly-thnt thoy hadnt q bone in their
bodies; at least no bone that WAS inconvonient to
| thon. They placed their feet OIL thor necks and
| walked about tho stage OH their hands; thoy bent
over backwards anu trottcd arouni with thoir
| heads between their ankles; thoy tied themselves
! together i'll tho most incomprehenslblc way, and
| rolcd like wheel with wonderful velocity; they
| did with tho hnnds what tho fegt should do aud
with tho foot wnat tho hands wero made for. In
Short these little Japs were tho funniest OF little
| chHps-with tho exception OF ono, still smaller,
/ who camo i'll Inter-
Next camo o series OF gymnastio oYolutons by
| tho chief OF tho company-Mr. Hamaiknri sada-
k!chi-and his son, queer little lad OF eight or
| nne yclrs, known ay .Hnlnaiknri Milsshi, other
wiso :'Al ltignt." Tho nickname is bestowed be-
cause this sprightly littlo creature has habit OF
shouting Out in his shl LII troblo Al right" WHOM
position and no got INTO bouttwenty SUCH places
before tho evening ondcd. Tho father, lying upon
cushioned table, with his head to the audience,
elevated hia feet and hiB son simultaneously, aud
after tossing the littlo fellow about in the most
reckless mnnner, proceeded to elevate him by slow
dsgress ny tho process OF putting one small tub
had bean piled up, with tho boy perched hko q
nunkoy upon the upporlnost. Then the pyramid
began to rcvolyo and the boy to cut capers. II
WIS an extraordinary feat OF balancing. The boy
shouted IAN right" and grinncd with delight at
his success i'll keeping his footing on precarlous
foundation. After whilo tho tubs wcro kicked
was deTtiy caught upon tic fathers upturncd feet
Top-splnning was the noyt thing in order.
| Every American boy who SAW the double perform
ances in this limo OF business will poster tho house.
hold till ho gcts on assortment OF tops and gUos
through sarics OF experiments for tho 'possibili-
ties Of tho art Of top-spinning novor 80 re-
yoaled to tho ga2o OF IN astonished public. TO
spin tops Is ordinarily an amusement for children;
but Alr. niatzui Kikooiru aud his sunhy-faced lit
i
high art. Tops THROWN into thu air with jork
come down upon tho point CT stick md spin
away; tops tFayol up m inclined piano, into o
iacqucrcd pagoia, SPIN around inside, como out
through an opposite door, etil spinning, aud run
| down auothrr incGno, splnning away, and kcop
on spinning tops put, on mans shoulder npii
nDout his back, around hia neck down his arms,
and still spin; tops thrown spinning up to tho
height Of twenty feet fil upon the sharp edgo Of
sword-blade, and spin back and forth upon that
slender BRIDGE with as little danger Of falling or
atopping ne the Mohummedan SAINT passing into
Paradise over n similar footway. Onco or twice
tho top failed to oboy tho hand OF tho inastor,
wheTeupon the latter abased himself before tho
people and roso from his knees to do stil moro
wonderful things. l4ni p
Tho "Buttorfiy. trick" was n pieco Of skillful
legerdonain, with touch Of poetry in it. A ma
glcian who answers to the cheerful name Of Zu-
mldangawa hlatzungoro, standing behind table,
performs this trick by cutting from paper tho
image OF butterfly, and causing IL to huttcr about
his head In tho breeze crested by fan. A bouquet
! OF flowers, held in ono of the performers hands,
attracts the butterfly; presently other butterflies
beautiful. s..s. Il m 'I'.'''7l n - :
Two women then appeared. Ono was o jugEIer !;
The other musician. The latter seated herself on
| tho door, with o Japanese guitnr-a queer instru-
ment, compounded Of o either and q banjo-and in
! wooden beetle and struck some clashing brass, and
another guitarist, who was very doleful, kept up
running accompaniment to the jlggle going on at
quantity Of ailk ribbon, which, when ignited, eI-
ploded like piece Of fireworks and changed into
Later in tho evening came throe Of tho most
surprising teats Of tho .programme-frst, eyolu-
tions on on uPright bamboo polo by AlI Right"
secondly, performances on Q suspended bamboo,
by Mntzungoro; thirdly, the "Enchanted Lad
The bamboo pole upon which the little Jap dis
played his powers was twenty foot long, and sup
ported only by the shoulder Of his father. THO
boy clamberod to the top Of the POLE seated him
foot eung BY hand tied himself iS INTO noss % G and and
came united instantly, cried his war,cry, and then
varied d it with BIT Of slang picked up in Cafor
below e%a % as they Gd s nal1a M as
through the oyoning, at criticnl moments in the
PLY; n.y. s,,.n !, ! !, !, -, 80. IL
performance which was excelled only by the ladder
laws, and II was &atehed with breathicss interest
The chief, lying upon his back, supported WITH his
feet hugo ladder, to whiohTa smaller ladder wss
attached h nsa rghsengld UR teso ladders sq5am
oid thS his e iSd to
ho stood erect and said "Ow!" and all the Japs bs.
low said "0wI", Coming down, tho lttlo follow
-then no travelled ciutiouaIy to tho tip, hung by
ono foot famed himsolf, and exclaimed ftAil
rightl' This seemed to be an impossible trick,
end Of the climbing and postnring, tho asio
omy, put q pulley. upon tight ropo which spanned
boxes with irnmonso velocity. He was caught .by
two mon, upon the shoulder Of one Of whom he
pershed and went out Of aight in blazo Of glorys
hAu risht-0wi" ~ p 1=ftHi !. p 4 a N. -
Tho perfect grace OF those performers is noto-
worthy, All they do 10 TO destroy our faith In the
| laws OF nature by the calm performance OF feats
apparently inlpossiblo. Tho performer who on
gages the attention Of tho spectator at the mo-
Inent is always grave except tho ireprossibo young
gentleman before noted, who cannot holp showing
that ho ih jolly. Tho remainder OF tho company
hrd rolief In tho ojacuntory SOW IA monosylla-
bic rofrain which tcsotnded through tho streets
around Tho Academy Inst night. ma tho laughing
audience dispersed, repeating Il In chorus. The
How they Manngc atailways in England,
In asking rooently, in his place In thohHouse Of
Commons, for q committed to Investigate tho
affairs OF the; London, Chatham and Dover Hails
road, for his connection with which he has beon
atrooiously abused by the tory journals In Eng