Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-03
EVENING STAR.
D Q V BILE SHEET.


What The ToVH5 BrdreJ tsot by Hsddiing ,gifh he
tdtAsT Of he AHinIs-Rs Ssr,eps Agay ~
Ihd.Gn I1tage-SqHGscs, CAsidreH and HsrriOrs
sent Flying.
The Kansas City Bulletin has a long &C ,ount
OF stirring adventure at PotIawAiomi- on
ne Seosho Iiver, In the state o. Ktnsas. &"
Milch ue Onst clTcrs elephant ID d
tmp.loT ard IIibe Of Indians were tho
lrbcipal actors 1ne circus had been ax-
.D'InS ~ the town snd had bssn ia zen
Tor b eth TO the river, close to the Ia
dian village. The Indians greatly admired The
Proportions AID docility OF the elephant. Ia At
llaht s9me OF the braves, stole the ami nal
and led IL to their village for a show OF taeir
own "A teTrihic noise awOke the circus people.
Upon emerging from the house it wa at first
II was nearly - light day, caused by the v asst
number OF tOTchss Viii h were blazing through
he enea mPIlsnt. The noise and din seeming
o grew louder each instant, and being In N !,
InCiaH portion OF the town, they hurTiefiIy IN IA
their way thitber, and upon suddenly turnin1
= ecrner they b-heid sight they will neyer
frrget IN the foreground vas.
TIE HUGS FORM oP OLD RNPsRnR.
uHon h'-e back was peTched half a dozen war
I.oTS, sho1Gng and gesticulsting wildly to tleir
h-etbren below, While At intervals OF Ialf A mn
L a hoTTld yell would ring out upon the Dight
ar, followed by huge columns of smoke and
d'st, and then could he heard the Shrill tim m
, ing OF the elcY INT as uttered when ezra red
o &c peaceful homes OF the Indians AZ The
sAOH men Wete preparing TO rescue Emperor
cirsh went ms huge trunk, and an entire VIA
IN was seen flying through the air. Will,
li"In The clouds OF dust and heaps OF rubbish
G Id be seen Tie naked forms OF some half
&c zen squaHs and caIldTou Tegsining conscious
q - 81 d1ltiIg aSay through the woods vita
fTgetful yells CT terror.
THE sCEss WAS AWFUL;
IRE CerDoniac yels OF the savagcs, the infuriated
III mps ting OF the elephant were euOugh to
srlke terror snd dismay 10 the stoutest hsart
Zoe company, headed By Mr. Robinson rushed
OF immediately, scattered the Italians from OFF
thf' elephants back and led him awsv IA
d" nife~ted his delight at finding himself ooca
me re among his friends, by rope atedly csressing
his keepsr with hts trunk. His body was found
to e covered with wounds, from which the
b.COd was flowing in streams
CVEE ONE HUNDRED ARROWS
were found sick ng IN his body; the first pro-
cet dirG was 10 extract the arrows leach one a.
las teIg drawn from his fesh, caused him %
uteI piieons means OF pain,) and then stsunch
% t1e 10" OF blood, which being done, he was en-
ahi' with great difficulty to walk back 70 the
CAMP Amid tho confusion il was impossible IN
a. eIis,n no" be became loosened from mis-
fi-ceOi connnement, but upon examining the
G. IN II was found 10 be regularly unlocked
81 NiDE that it was thrOug Oh the agency OF soma
=. h'eVously inclined person; ana upon a very
- .et iaG airy being made, il was ascertained
q u party 81 Young braves, noticing how We nv
=, HIIe ana harmless the elephant was, con-
-ie Q 70 hare grand mensgerie DrOeession of
= VI cWn; and while some we're unlocking his
G ANS I've or six leaped upon his back aud two
Il ore walked on each side and steered him
s9hg, and thus the grand cavalcade started for
y Indian quarter Of the town, intending, no
C. ubt, ~ create
A RIG SENSATION
long their brethren. which they certainly did
though with @ resu.s FAR di ferent from VIII
y anticipated, fCf anon reaching the irst OF
ODg row OF wigEAIDs, he discovered the top OF
(which had been covered the day before Mi
L long. sweet grass OF the prairie, thrust o at
J .s trunk tOr a mcGtifl1, when the whole top
e-v way, and ont burst the frightened inmates
thteTEifed screams, also soaring the eIep hant
- the same time. The Indians bsc0Ining
armed for the safety OF the rest of the wig
vans, commenced grading him with spears
aid knives; while at the same time a hundrsd
" -ches were flashed upon the scene, producing
very object they were endea voring to pre-
mt, -Or IL not only confused but blinded the
phant, while The pain and torture OF the
lie and arrow wounds rendered him al most
f. utiC with rage and terror, to such a degree
Il q be rushed madiy forward, dealing destruc-
g. all sides; ami IL would be dim cult TO tell
w ich party expressed the most satisfaction 10
p rting from each others society, Indians or
eli Dhant.