National Republican., 1873-09-27
sAwDrsT ann sPANGLIs.
Three Miles of Goidep, Emerald, and Rub,
Cages md Vans

Three Miles OF Golden, Emerald, and Ruby
| Cages md Vans.
The city Of washington Ia essentially the city
OF circuses. Flesh-coored tights, maroon velvet
vests, fringes Of gold, spangies Of silver, and an
arena OF sawdust, sets our people wild, and they
'ush In crowds to patronize all legitimate show
men. For days past the "dead wallsn OF the Civ
have been placardcd with the pictures Of The
men, horses, wild animals, and happy families
Of "P. T. Barnums great museum, menagerie,
hippodrome, and travelling worlds fair" and
yesterday morning It's grand procession through
the town made the pulse Of pleasant anticipation
beat at "fever heat"
| Probably quite four thousand people turne
out In the afternoon 10 witness the initial per-
aggregation each and every one constituted him
self or herself q committee TO spread tho fame OF
p. T. Barnums show far and wide. Tales Of Its
splendor and completeness were told with some
thing OF oriental effect at dinner tables, in
saloons, on the street corners, and everywhere
where listeners could be found. By dark the city
be seen winding their way 10 the sixth.street iot
BY eight O'Clock those who knew the seating
capacity OF the tent over the rings estimated the
aiiaens ons psed ~ s,tsnSsnce unnn ana
said, "We have never seen the like before.r The
scene recalled the stories OF the old Roman am
m pse anS 81 me AL
the vast numbers who witnessed the athletic aud
giadatorial contests which made Immortal the
arenic displays Of the seyen-nulcd city. some,
more thoughtful than Others, stopped to ask the
question, "who Ia this man, PIT .Barnumf What
ls the secret Of his tremendous success7r And
,his question lion was an answered IN THIS way Why.
nuence Is felt by every beast after his kind and
all the cAttie after their kind, and every creeping
fowl after % his Kind, and sy ali that singular race
Of humanity who live on horseback and by nying
through the air.
brought together into one great family giraffes,
those beautiful and wonderful animals, which are
| ever silent, even amid the greatest pleasure or
in the throes Of death itself; several specimens
On African and AsiAtlc elephants; herds Of mag
| nincent "iords OF the forest" among them the
black-maned and royal Babylonian lions black
| rninoceros, which required the combined efforts
/ OF whole army OF HottenooEs and Kanres to
capture; black aud brown And grizzly bears,
| sloth and cinnamon bears, and In . large cage,
nlled with tank OF Ice water, there Is fine
Just now as an inhabltAnt Of that
region where the daring Hall yielded up his
young life on the frozen altar Of science Bengal
tigers, with their beautifully spotted skins, and
! black tiger, whose eyes shine like locomotive
headlights; leopartis, jagusrs, guemas, zebrss,
Glands, yaks, ocelsts, wart hogs, nyl ghaus kan
garoos, tapirs, crocodiles, opossums, grave dig.
gers, elk, deer with their young kids, horned
horses, apes, monkeys and baboons by the nfties,
and sea lions eight feet long and weighing over
In the museum Of curIosIties is now the
original "What u ~" tive real Figi cannibals,
Hon. Charles d. Thripp, born without arms, Al.
! beauty and Nine. Goliath, Albinos, Aztecs, and
really q little something Of everything In the
wide, wide world" including Mr.. FabeI's talk.
. letter to Mr.. Barnuin, dated December 9, 1879:
"i have examined Prof.. Fabers speaking ma
| chine, and consider 1t the most successful at
| tempt ever made To initiate human speech. The
invention Is yet In It's infancy, and will doubtless
| be improved.
"Inits present condition II Is au admirable
example OF the result OF patient and intelligent
labor In overcoming difricnllies which would ap-
! pear insuperable. l cheerfuy commend Prof.
faber to the patronage OF the public"
A Items OF Information, 10 will be interesting
to Know something Of the personnel OF This
"trayeling worlds fair" On Mr.. Barnums pay.
roll there are In Washington this morning six
that there Il not a drunkard in the entire Iist.
They are all sober, hArd-working people, and In
this fact very much of the perfection, order and
aBaInums hotel" attached 10 the aggregation. N,
three hundred Of the employees are fed, and
upon the very best meats, vegetables, &c, the
market af0rds.
There are two hundred and eight young and
well conditioned horses In Barnum's stables, and
some forty splendid black and white oi.Gs use d
sevents.nVe groomsmen are are employ o. ed, and there
| are seyenty-nve railroad men employed In pack
ing and moving. Al the head Of each depart
charge NJ ~ u Conn H. grnsrS e m.nar.rs y,
Mr.. 5. II. Hurd, the treasurer; Mr.. Frank Whit
taker, equestrian director; and Mr.. ID. 3. Thomas,
press agent, are, In the best sense Of the words,
| gentlemanly aud efficient.
The grand oriental pageant, or the grand
| Pasha's review, with Its lords, ladies', pages,
| serfs, horses, camels, ponies, and elephants, IL
| truly enchanting, and Affords greatest satisfac-
| ton. Sebastian and his beautiful little son,
Louis, are matchless In their bareback act, Dave
i CASTILLO proves the Inheritance OF circus blood,
i pure and simple. Miss Lucille Watson and Miss
| Winnie Cook are very perfect and charming
| equestriennes and In the ring make lovely pic
| lures. Wilson and Lagee, with their "nyingr
and "Niagara" leaps, and the thrilling perform
ances OF Gregory and Mathews, with young
| Mathews on the high trapeze, make the stoutest
| hold their breath. The cannon act OF Mile An
gea Is q startling one. cit Is evidently her Jorte
| She would make an excellent harbor defence
Bushnell's impaiement feat Is q wonder. His
/ wife stands up against board and he throws
| dozens OF knives all round her. lie hates TO hit
| her, "because her bones dull his knives" but
this Is not half OF what the arena displays. The
veteran clown, Doc. Thayer, Is also In the ring.
All the acts are OF the most superb and elegant
| character.
The best time for ladies and children to see
Barnum's fair Is In the morning. The doors will
| be open to-day at 10 q. m, and y. IN, and
| three full performances will be given. The
| evening arenic performance will commence at s
precisely. Every one will avail themselves Of
the opportunity TO see the best show on the road.
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