The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-09-18

the mammoth, seven tented, Great East
crn Circus and Menagerie. We say
scores weus for that purpose, and We
wen! too, but not to
SEE TIE CIKcUs:
|, was too big a thing on paper: the
show bills were too highly painted, the
programmes offered too much, and the
price too cheap Tor such wonderful dis
play. We did no: 90 to sec it. Had no idea
Of it. Some who dill Offered Gr!icita.
tions because we did not. The great
Photographer, DIX, everybody knows
who is meant, sail ,he Great Eastern
was tho biggey. hurnbuG Of the age
true there were twenty-five cages, but
they were no, full. The harGes! hearted
man, woman CT child might we'll bc
moved 70 tears 20 sec now lonesome some
of the poor brules looked all alone in
their soltariness. Herr Lcneel was along
i: is said he is ubiquitous, for he is
with all the shows. The herd Of buffa-
loes Numbered one; the elephants were
very few, the camels must have been
left somewhere to grass, the seven sepa-
rate tents at one price of admission, WAS
the biggest--ever told, the chief clown
failed to impress cur informant, while
with the exception OF one, the riders and
vaultrrs were only mediocre, and the ten
lady performers, advertised to appear 10
5ewilderiug beauty and daring feats,
failed to appear at all. And this was hot
all OF the Great Eastern, but we promised
to be brief, and our desire is only to
show how people will be humbusged.
II is pity too for Columbia, as the citi.
gems had saved several hundred dollars
for other and better purposes, and 10 it
is all gone like fash.
Going down there was party of Ab.
bevillians on board, and but for their
EXTRAORDINARY EEATs
in the collation. line, We might not have
noticed them. There were about ten,
and each man must have been sent off
by two or three lady friends, Judging by
the liberal supply Of cold provisions in
their possession. Never did men cat so
much and so long beforc-there were
baskets enough to supply dozen fami-
lies, with these they stopped the passage,
and with the contents they tried in vain
to stop the entrances and approaches to
their stomachs-for one solid hour did
they eat Of chicken, ham, bread, pics,
cake, and when they reached cake they
would Immediately get back on chicken.
Some moved off for brief intervals, to
rest and look after several little black
bottles of dropsica! appearance, but soon
would resume operations at the baskets.
| We have seen men eat under various
circumstances before, bat the performan-
ces cf these gentlemen were marvellous
! " ahead o; all previous exhibitions. Did
they survive it? Would like 10 learn.
| Did not see the great eastern, as sta
ted, nor many CT the business men Of
the city, for the large majority Of them
were North, nor did We see the color OF
any body's money-that seemed gone
too. There never was less come.at-able
ca. n Columbia, to our recollection-the
show bagged what the thieves left. We
did see, however, the
MAGNlFlcEST ART HALL OF MESS. wEARN
4; HIy.
This building is not quite finished yet,
but shows what it is going to be,-not
only an ornament TO the city, but one Of
the best arranged Photographic houses
in the South. 1t is three stories high,
the first floor of which is being fitted up
for Mr.. Isaac Sulzbacher, jewelcr, and is
12O feet deep, by 26 wide, and well light
cd and ventilated. The windows are so
lid plates Of glass, 9 # 9 in. BY E, and
the whole outside decorations, from base
TO cap, most ornate and striking. The
second and third floors will be used by
Messrs. W, & H., the front-uppev and
lower show rooms, and these are to be
finished in the most elegant style. In
the middle and rear are the operating
and stock rooms, and all of which so ad-
mirably arranged in all their appointings
as to make this the best art house in the
country. One of the upper rooms, has
been fitted up expressly for Mr.. Hix,
who is, par excellence, portrait painter
of acknowledged merit, and it is there
where he designs to paint to the life, all
who favor him with a sitting. We are
pleased 70 know that he is now engaged
on the portraits of several Of our citizens.
The whole design, outside and in, Of
this building, so impcrfectly described,
was the work Of Mr.. Richard Wcarn.-
Take them altogether, these gentlemen
are at the top in their beautiful profession,
and they produce such charming and
faithful pictures as have gained fer them
an envable reputation, North as we'll
as South. They vii! be in their new
hall this week.
Wa saw other things reader, the new