Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-07-28


From the Burlington CVt.) Free Press, July l6.
Wild Lion Loose in the Streets.
Two cages containing a pair Of Afri-
can lions, and four Pumas or American
| lions. the elephant "Hictoria," and two
camels, passed through here on the cars
Yesterday morning from New York, to
| ioin Yankee Robinson's circus at St.
Johns. The car doors were thrown open
to give air to the elephant and camels.
and quite a crowd gathered at the Cen
trail depot to have free look at the show.
The lions could also be seen through the
small CRATES of their cages, they being
on fiat car connected to the one occu-
pied by the elephant and camels. The
company was not destined to disperse,
however, without little excitement, as
the sequel proved. As the keeper of the
animals entered the cage of the four
American lions to clean out the cage, one
of the lions sprang past him and out at
the door, alighting on the ground in the
midst ofthe crowd. This visit was some
thing more than had been bargained for
and it is srecorded that the way boot heels
and coat tails disappeared around lum-
ber piles, &C., was not slow. The high
est lumber piles brought a premium, aud
the lion had things his own way for a
few minutes. The lion beat hasty re-
treat under the car and remained there
growing angrily yuntilcompelled to come
out by the keeper, who backed up his
persuasion with club. a rope with
moose had been prepared and so arrang-
ed that when he came from under the
car he had to pass through the moose,
wlIich was drawn up by parties on the
top of the car, and the animal secured
and put back into the the cage, having
injured no one while at liberty. These
lions belong to Miss Minnie Wells, and
it was by one of them that she was at
tackled and somewhat injured, while ex-
hibiting with them in New York City a
few days rince. 1t was fortunate that
the beast did net see fit to make an i'm
mediate attack on any of those standing
around the car, as he was an ugly look
ing customer, and might have done con-
siderable mischief in short space of
time. Miss Wells will exhibit the lions
in connection with Yankee Robinson's
circus this season.
The foolish practice of advertising
for correspondence in certain class
of papers has been illustrated by late
example in Salem. A Young man of
chad inserted such call, and was
soon favored with well written responses
by, as he supposed, young lady.
Letter followed letter and answer fol-
lowed answer until the indications
favored the belief that the young lady
was charmed-fascinated How
could such lovers stay apart? They
wouldn't and it was arranged that the
enamoreG youth should come to town.
Delighted with the prospect before him,
and assured that a conveyance would
await his arrival, and that a brother of
the lady would convey him to the su-
burbs where she resided, he made his
debut upon our streets, looked for the
promised vehicle,-sought for infor-
nation, was evidently sold-completely
enttapped. Who were the you ng men
who set the trap-who addressed femi-
nine letters to the inquiring youth-who
designed accompanying him in his
search for his victim, and had..a plan for
his entertainment when far enough
from town to be safe-Who were they,
and why did they not consumate their
practical joke? Will revelations be
vouch-safed.-[[S Salem Journal.