The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-08-05
The Great New York and New
Orleans Geological and Equ-
eStrian Exposition.

As will be seen by an advertise.
ment in our columns to day, this i'm
mense institution exhibits i'm our
city, Tuesday, August IS, 1874. 1t
comes most favorably noticed by the
press in other cities. BY q 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 its animals, curiosities, luggage,
etc. 1t requires and uses q "city
of tents $50 to express it) for ex-
hibition purposes, which at night are
so brilliantly lit up with gas that
everything is as discernable as in
day. Among the animals enumer-
ated are monster living Alaska sea
lion, the largest ever captured, ex-
hihited in q mammoth tank, holding
40 barrels Of sea water" This will
he truly a 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
honcd horse, the wapiti, the gian
ostrich, all of which are very rare
and interesting animals. Also lions,
tlgeas, elephants, camels. hyenas,
kangaroos. crocl1odiles, sacred cat
tie, gorillas, manatees, (irst ever
oxhibited.) koodOos, condors, vul-
lures, vlacke varkes, baboons," in
fact a world of animals, birds, rep
tiles, etc.
It's circus bids fair to out-rival any
establishment we have ever had,
both in point of numbers and scale
of merit.
Many English artists, who have
an excellent European reputation,
and who makes their first appearance
in America.
Mile Elise Keyes. the greatest
female rider the world produced
Mile Rosina Cooke, with her stud
of Menage aed dancing horse Mile
Adelaide Rosiland, the beautiful
character equestrienne Mr.. Harry
Welby Cooke, England's champion
horseman, who appears for the first
time in this country in his extraor-
dinary and original act, entitled the
81 English Jockeys Pastimes," the
greatest achievement in horseman-
ship the world has ever known; ID.
A. Seal, the great London court
jester, the most versatile ring bu.
morist living; George Addams, the
Pantomimic wonder and king Of the
stills. These are among the Eng
lish importations for 1874.
79 There are the native American
artists, the most known Of whom
are Mile Jessie, slack wire equili-
burste; young Leon. the great bare
back equestrian; VIM. Batcheller,
champion leeper of the world the
VanZandt brothers. the Benseley
brothers, the Austin brothers, Hol-
land. MurraG, Mcintyre. Long, Da-
Wis, Hart. and Rice, the extraordi-
nary gymnats. Many other cele-
brities are mentioned that we have
not space to designate here.
Henry Cookies great English
troupe of performing dogs and
IuOnhGyS Will AHdhS blCLA nLS5 mp
pearance in this country.
Fourteen Dromedaries truly a
novel team will draw a music car
at the head, Then appears the la
dies and gents, on priceless steeds
Next the open lion den, their tanner
seated among them, all of whom are
exposed tn view. Then the 40 dens
of liveng animals, the largest Zoo
logical collection in this country.
Shen Zingra 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 cali
ope a monster musical instrument,
played by steam, drawn by ten
powerful horses. At the tent, an
other gratuitous display is offered
daily, at l p. IN. lady ascends o
single wire 200 feet in mid-air from
the ground to the top of the pavill-
ion. Two exhibitions are given
daily, at 1 and z p. m.
Parties living on the line Of the
various Railroads have the benefits
of reduced fare on that day. All in
all a very pleasurable and meTora-
BILE occasion viii be the exhibition
day, Tuesday IS, 1874.