The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05
Selling Out a Circus.
Operations in Ring-taHed Monkeys and
Miniature Horses.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
For a week or two past display ad-
vertisements in the newspapers and
posters upon the dead-walls have fam
ingly informed the public that at II
o'clock noon, on Monday, February Is,
the animals and properties of Chiarini's
Royal Italian Circus would be sod at
auction. The place selected was the
street in front of Wilson's Palace Am
phitheater, corner of New Montgomery
and Missions streets. Accordingly a
great crowd gathered yesterday.
80 numerous we've the curious and
coyetous, indeed, that the street was
quite impossible for fully half an 10 III
before the time for commencing the
sale: As was to be expected, the as
semblage had very horsey cast. There
we're great many gentlemen in sulkies
sporting diamond pins and purple
black tufts at their chins. Raw, red
faces and variegated trowgers. belong
ing to gentlemen with hoarse voices.
were to be sc en- in profusion. But the
majority were mere
SLAVES OF CURIOSITY,
1t isn't every day that one gets a
chance to see a circus sold at action.
BY IL O'Clock the crowd had grown SO
dnmanageably large that John @. Bell,
the auctloneer, fatty refused to mount
the hogshead prepared for him. With
one arm around the neck of the guanaco,
and monkey sitting on the other, Mr..
Bell said that with all due respect for
| Mr.. Chiarini he'd see him hanged be-
fore he would bawI for several hours to
such an unruly and probably hard-up
multitude. At this critical juncture
John Wilson mounted the breach and
| offered the use OF his amphitheater.
In few moments that commOdious
building was crammed and the auction
eer upon table at the side of the ring
was airing his powerful voice on the
astonishing merits of the Batavia pony,
| $ Tom Thumb, black little beast the
size of a stunted Newfoundland. In a
tOneof almost tearfal reproach, Mr.. Bell
knocked him down to James Robinson,
the circus rider, for $780, "Manda-
rln, a Chinese piebaId pony, next
scampered out and kicked up the saw
dust at tremendous rate.
" How much am 1 offered for this
charming little fellowP" cried Mr..
g Fifty dollars -
Whats You don't know much
about ponies, sir, whoever you are.
Why, look at i'm. He amt got spot
nor blemish, and, on my word as a gen
tlemaD, is the finest animal on four
feet upon the globe to-day S75 ?
Thank you, sir. Come, raise it, gen
tlemen. He's as gentle as a dog Cat
this moment the Mandarin, imagining
that 1t was regular performance, laid
| down and rolled over. A fine riding
pony for children, gentlemen. $50?
Thanks for small favOrs. No wonder
MR.. CHIARINI SHEDS TEARS.
For heavens sake, Mr.. Badger.
where are you to-day? Mr.. Tetlow, in
Gods name don't sit there and see this
slaughter. I was offered 81, 900 for this
beautiful animal at private sale, gentle
men: Did you say a hundred, Mr.
Robinson? Thank you. Mars and
lightning, this will never do Why
you don't offer ten cents on the dollar,
gentlemen. Look at him He's got a
breast like the side of a house, smooth
as smelt, and coat like satin" Man
DARN was finally sold for $40, and
seven other miniature horses went for
smaller amounts. The horses, a num-
Der of them really beautiful animals,
brought fair prices. Abdel-Kader, a
pure Arabian stallion, hardly needed
the eloquence of the auctioneer, and as
the handsome fellow went waltzing,
pacing and trotting round the ring un-
der the erroneous impression that a
regular performance was in progress,
the house broke into hearty applause
"LoOk at him, gentlemen Mr..
Montgomery Queen, good morning. I
made you a present of them two ponies,
now help me oUt. Going at $50! Oh,
heavens, gentlemen Why look at the
tears streaming down the aged cheeks
of Mr.. Chiarini. Young, gentle, sound
and kind. His skin is worth $50. Col
OneI Thompson, can you stand this ?
Mr.. Daniels Jack Wilson Amt you
ashamed of yourselves to be sitting
there and seeing horse like this going
| up S. at lick. Mr.. Austin, Mr. Don
ahue, don't sit there like dumb images. -
Abdel-Kader was bought by Mr.. Wilson
for 1886, General Grant was knocked
down to o. A. Hickox for $500, the
highest price paid for any of the nine
teen horses sold.
THE MARKET PRICE OF MONKEYS.
People in want of trained monkeys
will not be pleased to learn that hide
Gus little monster named jimmie fetched
S130. Another dissipated looking
wretch of the same genus permitted
| himself to be sacrificed at S21. Guiana
cos are costly beasts, too. Mr.. Robin
son paid S1IO for one, but then the
beast, which Is a compound of camel
and deer, can Jump ten feet high, and
has large, tender black eyes.
A great quantity of harness, saddles,
etc, was sold at rather poor prices for
such gorgeous trumpery. The bidders
for this SORT of property were all circus
or stable men. John Wilson and Mont
! gOmery Queen bought vast quantities
of crimson leather, yellow silk, snap
ping whips, etc. It was nearly o'clock
when what was left of the auctioneer
was lifted from the table. Although
! Chiarini took in between $50, 900 and
! $50, 900 he did not seem happy, and it
was rather pitifIl to see the saddened
king of the arena retiring into the stalls
ami giving his pets a farewell pat or
| two.
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