The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-12
THE BIG SHOW.
The Great New York and New Orleans Zoolog
ieal and Equestrian Exposition.

As will be seen by an advertisement in
our columns to-day, this immense institu-
ton exhibits in Rock Island, Saturday,
May %. 1t comes most favorably noticed
by the press in other cities. By review
OF the advertisements, we perceive it comes
by rail, using 60 freight cars to transport
it from point to point has an innumera-
BILE number of cages, dens, wagons, etc., to
contain its animals, curiosities, luggage, etc.
1t requires and uses city of tents ESQ
to express it, for exhibition purposes,
which at night are SO brilliantly lit up
with gas that everything is as discernible
as in day. Among the animals enumerated
are the monster living Alaska sea lion,
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 an
nouncement of the blaze box, the African
hartebest, the gnu or wild horned horse,
the waplti, the giant ostrich, all OF which
are very rare and interesting animals.
Its circus bids fair to outrival any estab-
lishment we have ever had, both in point
of numbers and scale of merit.
| Many English artists, who have an ex-
cellent European reputation, and who
make their first appearance in America.
Mile Elsie Keys, the greatest female
rider the world has ever produced Mile
Roslna Cooke, with her stud of Menage
and dancing horse; Mile Adelaide Rose
land, the beautiful character equestrienne;
Mr.. Harry Welby Cooke, England's cham
pion horseman, who appears for the first
and original act, entitled the English
Jockey Pastimes, the greatest achieve
ment in horsemanshlp the world has ever
known; d. A. Seal, the great London
court Jester, the most versatile ring humor.
list living; George Adams, the Pantomim-
ic wonder and king of the stills. These
are among the English importations OF
1874.
There are the native American artists
the most known of whom are NJ lie Jessie,
slack wire equilibruste young Leon. the
great bareback equestrian; VIM Batchel
Ter, champion leaper of the world the
VanZandt brothers, Holland hurry, Nc.
Intire, Long, Davis, Hart, and Rice, the
extraordinary gymnasts Many other ce.
lebrities are mentioned that we have not
space, to designate here
Henry Cookies great English troupe Of
performing dogs and monkeys will make
their first appearance in this country.
From indications the parade will eclipse
anything and everything ever attempted
in that line in America up to the present
time.
Fourteen dromedaries truly move
? team will draw music car at the head
Then appears the ladies and gents, OF
priceless steeds. Next the open lion den
their tanner seated among them, all O
whom are exposed to view. Then the Il
dens of Lying animals, the largest Zoolog
zeal collection in this country. Then Tin
gra and his glass plated den of serpents
the reptiles seen coiling around and abou
him, and obeying every word of command
Terminating with the Persian steam cal
iope, monster musical instrument, played
r by steam, and drawn by ten powerful
horses, AT the tent, another gratuitou:
display is offered daily at P. NJ, lad,
ascends a single wire 200 feet in mid al
from the ground to the top of the pavil
lion.
Two exhibitions are given daily, lat l ant
JPN
) All in all, "a very pleasurable and memora
BILE occasion will be the exhibition day, Sat
urday, May 23d, 1874