Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-05
The Great New York and New Orleans
Geological aud EquestriHn Exposi.
ton.

The Great New York and New Orleans
Geological aud EquestrtRn Exposi.
tion.
As will be seen by an advertisement
in our columns to-day, this immense
institution exhibits in Knoxville on
Wednesday, August 18th, 1874. 1t
comes most favorably noticed by the
press in other cities. BY a review Of
the advertisements, we perceive IL
comes by rail- using go freight ears to
transport 10 from point TO point. Has
an innumerable number OF cages, dens
wagons, etc, to contain its animals,
curiosities, luggage, etc. IL requires
and Uses "city of tentsn $50 to ex-
press it) for exhibition purposes, which
at night are 30 brilliantly lit up with
gas that everything is as observable as
in day. Among the animals enumer-
ated are the monster living Alaska
sea Hon, the largest ever captured, ex-
hihited in 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 harte.
best, the gnu or wild horned horse the
U Wullltt Nllt HidllI bSllliilt uil VI " hlCll
are very rare and interesting animals.
Its circus bids fair to outrival any es-
! tablishment We have ever had, both in
| point of numbers and scale of merit.
Many English artists, who have an
excellent European reputation, and
who make their first appearance in
America.
Mile Elise Keys, the greatest female
rider the world has ever produced
! Mile Adelaide RoselanG the beauti-
fui character equestrienne Mr.. Harry
Welby Cooke, England's champion
horseman, who appears for the first
time in this country in this extraordi-
nary and original act, entitled the
" English Jockeys Pastimes," the
greatest achievement in horsemanship
the world has ever known ID. a. Seal,
the great London court jester, the
most vesatile ring humorlst living;
George Adams, the PantOmimic won-
der and king of the stills. These are
among the English impOrtations for
1874.
There are the native American ar
lists, the most known of whom are
Mile Jessie, slack wire equilibruste (;
young Leon, the great bareback eques-
triaE VIM. Batcheller, champion of
the world the Van Zandt brothers,
Holland Murray, McIntire, Long, Da-
Wis, and Rice, the extraordinary GYM
nasts. Many other celebrities 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 i'm America up
i to the present time.
Fourteen dromedaries truly novel
, team will draw a music car al the
: head. Then appears the ladies' and
gents, on priceless steeds. Next the
open lion den, their tanner seated
q among them, all of whom are exposed
, to view. Then the 40 dens of living
animals, the largest geological coll
lection in this country. Then Hingra
, and his plate glass den of serpents,
the reptiles seen coiling around and
I about him, and obeying every word OF
q command. Terminating with the
. Partisan steam calliOpe, a monster mu-
steal instrument played by steam, and
q drawn by ten powerful horses. AT
q the tent, another gratuitous display is
offered daily, at p. m, lady ascends
/ a single wire 200 feet in mid air from
: the ground to the top of the pavilion.
, exhibitions are given daily, at lC
q. m, and at | and p. m.
Parties living on the line of all the
q railroads leading into the ci.;, have
q the benefits of half fare on that day
, All in all, a very pleasurable and mem
orable occasions will be the exhibition
/ day.