The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-08-21
THE KING OF SHOWS.

| The Great New York and New Or.
leans Geological and Equestrian EX.
| position.
As will be seen by an Advertisement in
our columns to-day, this immense institu-
| ton exhibits in our city Saturday August
| ~, 1874. 1t comes most favorably noticed by
the press in other cities. By a review OF
| the advertisements we perceive it comes
| by Rail, using go freight cars to transport it
| from point to point. Has an innumerable
number OF cages, dens, wagons, etc., to con-
tain It's animals, curiOsitieS luggage, etc.
1t requires and uses ''city of tents" $50 to
express it, for exhibition purposes, which
at night are so brilliantly fit up with gas
that everything is as discernible as in day.
Among the animals enumerated are, "mon-
Ster living Alaska sea lions, the largest ever
captured, exhibited in a mammoth tank,
holding 40 barrels of sea water" This will
be truly novel sight, as they are the only
ones now alive outside of the Pacific ocean.
We notice the announcement of the "blaze
box, the African hartebest, the gnu or wild
horned horse, the wapiti, the giant ostrich,
all OF which are very rare and interesting
animals. Also lions, tigers, Elephants,
camels, hyenas, kangaroOS, crocodiles, sa-
cred cattle, gorillas, manatees, first ever
vlacked varkes, baboons," in fact O world
of animals, birds, reptiles, etc.
Its circus bids fair to out-rival any eS-
adjustment we have ever had, both in point
of numbers and scale of merit.
Many English artists, who have an excel
lent European reputation, and who make
their first appearance in America:
Mile Elise Reyes, the greatest female
Fl0ef Inc world has ever produced; Mile
RoSina Cooke, with her stud of Menage, and
dancing horse; Mile Adelaide Rosiland, the
beautiful character equeStrienne; Mr.. Harry
Welby Cooke, England's champion horse
man, who appears for the first time in this
country in his extraordinary and original
act, entitled the English Jockeys Pas
times the greatest achievement in horse
manship the world has ever known: ID. A.
Seal, the great London court jester, the
most versatile ring humorist living; George
Adams, the Pantom1mic wonder and king
InGS6 are among the English i'm
poTtationS for 1874.
There are the native American artists, the
most known of whom are Mile Jessie, slack
wire equilibruste; young Leon, the great
bareback equestrian; VIM. Batcheller,
champion leaper of the world; the Van
Iandt brothers, the Benseley brothers, the
Austin brothers, Holland, Murray, McIn-
tyre, Long, Davis, Hart, and Rice, the ex-
traordinary gymnasts. Many other cele-
briteS are mentioned that we have not
space to designate here.
Henry Cooks great English troupe of
performing dogs and monkeys will make
their first appearance in this country.
From indication, the parade will eclipse
anything and everything ever attempted. in
that line in America up to the present
time.
Fourteen Dromedaries truly novel
team) Will draw music car at the head.
Then appears the ladies and gents, on
priceless steeds. Next the open lion den,
their tanner seated among them, all of
whom are exposed to view. Then the 40
dens of living animals, the largest Zoolog-
tcal collection in this country. Then Tin
gra and his plate-glass den of serpents, the
reptiles seen coiling around and about him,
and obey every word of command. Termi-
mating with the Partisan steam caliope,
mon-musical instrument played by steam,
drawn by 10 powerful horses. At tent, an
other gratuitous display is offered daily, at
p. M. a lady ascends single wire 200 feet
in mid-air from the ground to the top of
the Pavilion.
Two exhibitions are given daily, at and
P. NJ.
Parties living on the line of the L. N. &
q. S. Railroad, have the benefits of reduced
fare on that day. All in all very pleasure
bic and memorable occasion Will be the i
exhibition day, Saturday August 20, 1874.