Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01
STUPENDOUS AMUSEMENT ENTER.
PRISE.
Fifteen Hundred Wild Animals, 10000
Curiosities, 1000 Men and Horsos, Ele-
giant Equestrian Display, Five Mammoth
Tents, and Two-Mile Street Parade.

On Wednesday Anpust I3, the village Of
Nhumee City will be visited by the greatest
show the world l,ns ever seen. On that dav.
the Great F"rcpauph Aggregation. as il is not
inartly called, will exhibit there fternocn and
evening. This establishment, now un ereat
campaign throughnut this State, is cteatipg a
hurrah nf enthusiasm never before witnessed
on any similar occasion. Last wear Forepaugl
made his last tour through Ohio, and all who
attended his exhibitions ut that time, considers
ed them the finest cN or seen. Since that date
the veteran manager has increased his estnb-
Iishmcut to such sn extent that il is ten times
larger, al this date, than it was in 1870. lie
uses FIVE VAST TENTS for his two great mennG-
cries, double circus, and great museum.
1000 M.S ASD HoRsEs.
800 animals and 10, 900 rare curiosiii&, and
a double circus troupe, are now presented to
the public by Mr.. Forepaugh. AluAiuS To his
exhibitions at Grand Rapids, Mich, tue Eagie
says:
I'VE consider Adam Furepaugha beneractor
to the human rAce-a man whn deals nut knowl-
edge with a lavish hand, for on yesterday lie
gave us better insight iuto Haturt. history
than We ever had before. 1t wonld be lulsnme
for us to praise Mr.. E"Trpau2h's show, but we
cannot refrain from saving that nothing Of the
kind which has ever preceded it in this city can
be even distautly compared Init. The appear
ance OF Fnrepangh's procession was the grand
event Oi the season. The street. were lined
with dense mass of PEOPLE who viewed the
magnificent spectacle NJ II ruled along in state
" beauty, and the decision was universal that
Grand Rapids had never WITNESSED such a beau
liful scene.
The Valley City Guards, in full uniform, led
the prucessnn aud cleared the way for the
chariot of the muses. which contained II most
excellent banda rarity with circus- -amd
who, in the evening, favored the large audience
wlln such delicate and beautiful music as Rns.
sini's Midnight Wanderers and Flotuw's Mar
| tha.' Next IN line came the elephants and the
splendidiv carved aud gildei car drawn by A
herd ol Arabian Cames covered with mantels
0l velvet, and with long. arched necks. which
parabnla, IN camel esth etics, was indeed the line
Of beauty.
Then came long line Of cages. whose sides
were II 'hly Illuminated with scenes from the
Scriptures, among which we noticed the 'Wo-
man Of Canaan 'Rebcccn at the Well the
'Gnnd samaritan the star in the East the
/ Finding Of Moses,' the 'DeslIucii.u uf Scmna-
charlb,' etc. Each cage was surm"unted by n
beautiful banner, spaHgled with silver. which
gistrned in tht sun with dnZLling beauty. The
splendid horses tao, won the admiration of all,
! anu lNc pInccSSluh was aDiAt over when a Sun-
: pressed muTmur IAN through the vast crowds
aud a hinge den, with open sides, came in view
disclosing Darius, the lion tanner, among his
| peis--royal Bengal tigers aud Abysslninn lions
| There he sat quite at ease, with only n small
whip In hand-a mild appearing man Of 80 20
surrounded bY the most frruciuus carnivcTnus
animals the world can produce, vet he moved
net muscle, aud sat ms serene as a king among
! faithful subisctS. Mr.. Darius 60 ahead en-
jny yourself with those ferce-lOuking bTuies
but for us--nO sir. Give MS quiet nook ia our
sanctum, where lions aud tigers never enter up
an four legs On the whole, the procession was
| truly scene uf WLiime b-duiy. and all who wit
messed It were delighted.
In the morning we visited the tents and found
every seat full and eveI ybndy delighted at the
splended scenes in that magic, to which bov-
hnnd's eyes turned with supreme rapture. M
vacant seat was left for us, and with few 9th
ers we wandered through the different manng-
erie and museum tents. Here, for the first time
we saw mighty brute of vast proportions, with
! eyes scarcely larger Than nickel, hide over an
! inch in thickness, whose weight reached nearly
| fom hoHsond pounds, and who was jocosely de.
scrbed bv one nj the lecturers n FORTH M0usand
doiiars porth Of black riinoccr0s Here tan, we
behcld the fiendish eyes of the horned horse, and
! IN an adjoining cage the meek aud innocent ga
zelle, The Gland and the hnrtobeest were there
| the polar hear aud kangaroo, and all the air
| was filled with the rich music of n thousand
beautiful plunged birds, Lions anl tigers
frowned on ms from all quarters and ferce-lo0k
| ing foreign brntes hurled Groan at MS as wt
passed them by in peaceful silence We lei
them in peace we thought many might have
been judicinusly loft in pieces land wenled our
way into the first museum tent, where we found
ourselves in maZenf giitering, spangled and
silken banners, and n vast number Of wonder
| ful curiosilies, which were far "toO numerous &c
mention"
Space prevents an enumeration ofall the won.
ders to be seen 10 the grand Museum. or any
description of the elegant Circus exhibition
Suffice il To say Mr.. F"repaugh has collected
/ this great aggregation Of wonders, and the peo,
pie are ever ready to appreciate what is good
and reward II by their patronage. which has al.
ways been liberal throngh' ut Michigan to the
shows uuder his management.
! IN ererg resgce Mr ForspoHgh has he faes
srbibition hat has risited Grand Rapids. Gsd
pe hdrIg Recommend il 10 all our neiJhbors as be-
/ ing peH r0rihy their patronage.