The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-19

ADAM FoREPAUGH in the State with
1900 Lions, Tigers, Cougars, Leopards,
Panthers, Hyena, Bears, Wolves, Mon
KEYS, Kangaroog, &c, &C., together with
,lOOO Birds, 10000 curiosities, and Great
Circus, all under tiue Tents.
The mammoth establishment OF Adam
Forepsugh, consisting trO Musems, t'eo
MepaReries, Performing Animal Show,
Equestrian Aggregation, is TO exhibit
on Wheeling Island, Friday, May 3D.
Five tents are required 10 canopy the
MYRIAD attraction OF his famous show.
Two hundred and iitty.cight square Ieet
OF canvass, sufficient 70 make twenty
tents, such as travelling exhibitions gener.
ally use, are now required to cover Fore,
paughs grand museums, menageries, and
equestrian aggregation, 80 that We have
no hesitancy in pronouncinC 1t the largest
show, and the best ever presented TO the
public. -
It is a fact beyond cavil, that Fore
psugh's menageries are tho largest, rar-
est, and costliest collection 81 wild ami
mails and rare birds In America. One
hundred thousand dollars have been eX-
pended during the present season in add
ing 10 the hitherto huge collection Of ami
mails and birds; the cabia bara, hippopto'
anus, rhinoCeros, and many other rare
animals have been purchased during the
past year. There have also been added
more than one thousand different species
of birds. All the wild animals will be
fed in the presence OF the spectators at
the afternoon exhibition. And the mena.
geries and museums tents open one hour
before the circus commences, and remain
open all the time tho equestriRn.enterIain.
ment is progressing.
The fifth tent is devoted exclusively to
the great circus display. More than forty
actors and actresses appear in the depart
ment, besides two performing elephants,
four monkey equestlians, performing
unicorn, riding goat, a troupe OF cduCat.
ed dogs, and trained horses, ponies, mules
and other animals: Everybody-old and
young, grave and gay, can attend and
find something that will amuSe and in.
struct, and nothing that will offend:
The street display will be on G'scale
commensurate with the general magnin-
cence Of the exhibition, and fully in keep.
ing with tho spirit Of the times, aiming 10
appeal to the heart, delight the eye, and
crafty the mind. Twenty Arabian
horses will lead the column, drawing a
gorgeous chariot styled the Musical Car
Of the Muses." "The Goodies of Liber.
ty" personsted by beautiful maiden, will
be borne through the streets upon the
back Of o monster war elephant. A hall
of slatnary, representing the gods and
goddGsses Of Ancient Greece and Rome,
will 10 opened 10 public view. The pal
ace cage Of the performing unicorn, drawn
by eight Flemish horses will appear, and
ten cSmels, richly caparisoned, will draw
den containing eight living lions. A
drove oil Shetland ponies, just imported,
will be exquisitely decked and haTnessed
10 q beautiful bird bower. A mechanical
gymnasl, manufactured in France, by the
celebrated French meChaniciau, Houdin,
will perform series Of most extraordina.
~ gymnastic and acrobatic acts as the
procession moves. A full military band
will enliven the scene with popular music
One hundred and seventy.hve matched
horses, gaily plumed, drivers uniformed,
will draw the menagerie cages and NIL
scum wagons; the flags Of every State In
the Union will be carried in the process
sion, and upon tho cages and dens, which
are all painted blue and gold, there can
be seen 800 beautiful pictures, from de-
signs by the most celebrated artists, rep
resenting classical, religious and geologic
subjects.
Herr Darious, the lion tanner, who 80
recently narrowly escaped being devoured
by pair of tigers, will ride in an open
cage surrounded with his pets, consisting
of q couple OF Asiatic Lions, and q pair
OF monster Royal Bengal Tigers.