The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-08-13

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8 brick. Pope Plus * reigas "a
silence and darkness far up among u,
ra6ca, upon his exalted scat, and 10.
a moment / stood trans6xod before Del.
iaialliblo SELF lat Soon the spell wa'
broken as tie smooth words rolled from
bis sacred mouth, Jim throw as up d
chow Of Tobacco. This cussed crown
IS $50 heavy / cant come down there. 81
/ I vanished The choice aud selection
81 persons 10 represent different dlgni
tarIrs long gene into Oblivion, cs
peciaiIy those Of France, England and
our own country, deserves particular
attention and reflect great credit upon
the management. also the clock-work
regularity with which the procession
moves and retircs About 500 horses
are used aud are almost without cxcep.
usu Of the finest stock as their speed
indicates. / then visited the meuagerie.
Chief among the attractions were the
rhInoceros which is the largest Of his
species cyc Gagged, weighing over 5000
pounds and cost about Sl2, 600, also the
giraflcs four in number, which cost
$4,000 each, aud numerous rare and
costly animals making in all "a rather
expensive outlay. A feature was IN
troduced which / DO not especially
recommend to nervous people, that is
to follow the blacks example, in seek
ing a resting placo-it was an unfortu-
nate negro which playfully lounged
upon eighteen a%nacondas and boa con-
strictors. think a picket fence highly
preferable. After having seen all that
consistently could be seen, | retired to
the grand ring and being conducted TO
an excellent seat by the gentlemanly
Mr., Cotton l calmly seated myself to
await the coming performance. The
building is fitted with an idea of com
fort and is the largest and best ventilat-
ed place OF amusement in the United
States. n perfect glare of gass jets
enables one to read a newspaper with
great ease in any place inside the en-.
tire structure, which is a decided i'm.
]ptoyement. 1t will seat about 10000
people. The performance began with
an elegant parade by the band and
drum corps, the bend being one of the
best in the city, followed by the grand
Congress Of Nations" which settled
my doubts as to my being awake while
upon our trip below. As each nation
is represented it requires a large num-
Der Of people-over five hundred
while an additional squad of about two
hundred is also employed, giving one
some idea Of its %immcnsity. The rae
ing is an important and gratifying fea-
tuse, some of the best riders in the
country, male and female, participate
in them. MADAME Pompadours Car
rage in Central Park" represented by
four monkeys in fantastic rig drawn by
two small ponies, cxcites considerable
merriment. Mile. Victoria, Queen Of the
lofty wire, shortly aiterward performed
the perilous feat of riding a velocipede
across a common tight rope at an ele-
walton Of about forty feet. She is of
herself a performance worthy of an
endless shower of compliments and is
appreciated, as the audience showed
by continuous applause. After wit
Messing the remainder Of the pro-
grammc, which was equally good, /
spent a few moments in cleaning these
few items. The entire paraphernalia
and fall appointments Of the Hippo
dromc is to be exhibited in Boston one
week from Monday and will continue
till the 22nd inst, while the Hippo.
dromo proper is undergoing repairs
for wintcr-putting in heaters and an
iron roof, after which the programme
promises to be even more attractive
MIR. Washington II. Donaldson. the
greatest living a@eronaut. ascends from
the ippodrome each and every Tues
day and Friday ia the new balloon
"Barnum, capacity 8 O,000 feet Of gas
and carrying 1850 pounds Five per
enjoyed a trip one week ago last
Friday A lady accompanied Mr..
Donaldson on Tuesday. Enjoyable.
are reported in each instance. lie
accompanies the show on their Boston
trip and will make his lsccnsions as
heretofore. Believing me the earnest
aud sincere friend Of the JouRsALI an
Hippodromieally yours,
kUHArIsT.