The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-05-19

drome moro interesting and instructive than
any other. 1t is the great procession known a.
"The Congress Of Monarchs." The Hayper's
omitted mentioning this, because, probably,
they supposed Mr.. Barnum would not dare TO
incur the expense of transporting such an
enormous affair through the country. But he
will do 30, and here Is a-brisf description Of
this dazzling and bewildering exhibition, as
given by New York ootemporary:
"Of all the gorgeous pageants the world
ever saw the Congress Of Nations is the
greatest, and how the surpassing genius Of
ever Barnum could produce il is q wonder.
The occtumes are true to life, and many of
them are genuine, having been procured direct
from the -nationalities which they represent.
The individuals employed to personate the
semblance to the originals in face and physioue.
Each nation finds its special portraiture i'm
some kind OF triumphal car, brilliantly bedecked
with appropriate flags, emblems, colors and in
IN the way Of peculiar uniforms, animals.
soldiery, attendants and music. Scores Of
glistening gilded chariots nlumine the arena with
halo Of luster, rs it were, and the display of
royal splendor ls far more imposing and i'm
proesiye than words can describe, thrilling the
auditor with unspeakable amazement and ad-
miration.
GAS the name Of the grand Congress- inn
plies, it is a stupendous gathering Of the
view the living Kings, Queens, Rulers, and
Potentates Of the past nine centuries, culrnina-
ting in On affecting Jfaale so touching that It
must awaken the emotions of q stole Her
majesty, the Queen Of England, heads the gilt
tering column. surrounded by her royal court
and followed by long ancestral line. the
notability and richly uniformed 'life guards
men,! Then Franco i'll the person Of Napoleon
the First and his famous field marshals Ire
land, Rome, Russia, Germany Italy, Turkey
india, dapal, China, aud 30 OH, until all the
Monarchs and Courts OF the entire world pass
in review, winding up like jewel besprinkled
coil around the continuous circle. TO look
upon this beautiful historical procession in all
it's erandnees and greatness Is equivalent 20
sitting in full view OF the courts of all the
earth, 30 truthfully realistic are the bewilder-
ing pictures revealed in rapid succession. Such
dazzling half milo of solid gold, jewels, silver.
precious stones and tinsel could only be pro,
duced after years Of preparation and the az
penditure Of half a dozen competencies. Any
attempt at imitation on the part of ambitious
viii result III the most ipglorious failure. None
other than the prince Of Showmen himself
would undertake it. and none other than the
great and irrepressble Bainum could achieve
30 signal triumph"
The entire exhibition is advertised tn exb;b;t
in New England In May, New York, etc. in
June Chicago early in July, Ohio, Illinois and
Michigan in July and August.
1t is due to our readers that we inform them
that MIR. Barnum announces that certain i'm
posters in Cincinnati have copied his bills. poe
teri, cuts and advertisements and with a few
broken down circus horses and wagons win
precede his exhibition in the West, and by an
nounSlng st tne Great roman Hippodrome will
unrivaled establislpent. He cautions the
public against being thus deceived, and reminds
them that It. sTould be impossible with sny
amount OF money saYrganize and equip even q
semblance Of his establishment without a pre-
paration Of several years. The Cincinnati
Daily Enquirer Of February 27th, 1875. sayr
that this pretended "Hippodroms" is Amniy
the wreck Of that stupendous fraud known as
and Menagerie combination, which exploded At
Selma, Ala, the 18th Of last November, num-
Der Of horses having to he sold to paw the ex-
penses Of shipping the show to this city where
the proprietors left number of their em-
ployees unpaid and penniless and van,oeed.
Who the real proprietors of the business were
still remains . matter Of considerable mysterv
but it Is generally believed that Andy Haieht'
one Gibbons and George webber and others
were large stockholders. The defrauded ciroms
men and others connected with the concern
| finally obtained the aid Of the law to comneI a
settlement Of their just claims, and the whole
matter ended In the show being attached st
Hamilton, and in e;i auction sale of the oir,cus
property at Lebanon yesterday afternoon.
The best OF the joke Is that DeHayen.
Webber, Gibbons and others are about to re-
organize Hippodrome out Of the "wreckn TO
staTt out with next summer on another tour.
Tn-
only few lions being in good condition, and
able animals.
Our readers only have to use ordinary caution
to discover which Is the real and which Ia the
bogus concern, though we see that Mr. Barnum
complains that some shows obtain an EMPLOYEES
named Barnum, and then advertise I" Bar1nm's
latest enterprise" and resort to other devices
wherein they use the name of "Barnum to
deceive the public. He says that alf exhibitions
with which he Is connected will give his initials
"P. T., and also publish his portrait by way of
Identification. To be forewarned is to Be fore
armed. "a word to the wise Is sufficient"
AS Mr. Barnum's great Hppodrome travels
under an expense Of nearly ten thousand dol.
lars each day 1t cso exhibit only In largo cities
These can be reached by cheap eIcursion
trains. MIR. Barnum says he can easily lose
half million OF dollars by this summers az
pertinent, and that in any event he shall NOT
Dr1ng back his Hippodrome from Europe. Jt
is Patronized and approved by the CLERGY and
religious classes, as well rs by school teachers
and all heads Of refined families who desire
their children to improve their minds under
this great system of object teaching. Beyond
all question this is - most extensive and az
traordinary exhibition Ol. he face Of the earth
and probably this generation will "neyer see
its like again" :. wv
No PRIsoN.-In the principality of
Lichtenstein there is no. prison, but they
condemned o man to imprisonment for a
year. They kept him in the royal palace,
and he liked it 80 we'll that when they
offered to release him If he would quit
the country he declined. They finally
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