The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-23
T.. T. Uarpum's Latest Wonders-A
Colossal Exhibition.

Havpel's Weekly devotes nearly two col.
umns 10 explaining and extolir the great
\ enterprises with which Il. L. Barnum Is max.
4 ing historical his forty years career as the
most liberal and daring Snowman In the
world. The statistics which Harper Brothers
/ give US from authentic sources are nearly
overwhelming. They make an ordinary head
/ dizzy. Mr. Barnum has always boosted that
he gave his patrons double their moneys
worth, and his claims are generally acknowl.
edged, but this time he seems TO have far out
stripped himself Last year he obtained from
I the Connecticut Legislature a charter for
The 4. I. Barnums Universal Exposition
Company" with capital OF million OF dol.
lars; Mr. Barnum, who Is President Of the
I company, and Mr.. Coup, his Manager, have
spent many months in Europe perfecting their
/ plans. The object Of this great company, as
they announce, is 10 elevate amusements, di.
vest them OF ali Objectionable features, and
thus render them worthy the patronage OF
the most moral and refined classes. They say
that eventually they will have score or more
Of exhibitions (trayeling and permanently
in America and Europe, and they intend that
their chartered title shan be a guarantee OF
the merits OF whatever they bring before the
public. The present season they have but
Two exhibitions. One is Mr. Barnum's we'll
known Museum, Menagerie, Circus and
Travelling Worlds Fair" the other is simply
called The Great Roman Hippodrome." Sir.
Barnum seems 10 have devoted years 10 per.
fecting this great enterprise, and nearly one
year OF his personal attention was paid To Il
in Europe. AT an expense OF several hun.
dred thousand dollars he erected great hip
podrome building in the heart OF New Yor
city, ana under an outlay Of over IS, 900 each
day he has run his establishment IN New
York Tor nearly year. This Exposition
Company are engaged 10 ship the entire Hip
pOdrome TO Europe next autumn; mean.
while they have undertaken the difficult task
Of transporting il entire 10 the principal cities
in America. Hapers Heet.y says;
"The Great Roman Hippodrome win re-
senbe moving camp. There are / 200 men,
-omen and children In Mr.. Barnum's service,
and the stock includes $50 horses and ponies,
besides elephants, camels, English stag and
stag hounds, trained ostrichcs lions, bears
tigers and other animals. For the exhibition
oi the mcnagerie and the various shows, dis
plays and performances connected with the
enterprises, two enormous tents. each 500
feet in length and 800 ia width, have been
provided, one OF which will be kept in
advance in order that no time NAV bo lost
by delaying in making ready. The question
Oi transportation by rail--a very serious one
was solved by the construction of $50 cars
twice the usual length, built expressly for
his purpose. Among them are a number Of
horse palace cars. constructed with com.
nodious stalls, in which the horses can lie
at the place ofexhbition quite fresh for the per.
torrance. Besides moving the tents, animals
and all other material in these Hippodrome
cars, berths will be provided in those devoted
10 the perSonne! Of the company for nearly all
the employees. Besides the great exhibition
tents, and stable tents for the horses and
other animals. There Is also attached 10 the
company large corps Of blacksmiths and
carpenters and builders, some of whom pre-
cede the show several days. TO make ready for
The exhibition by preparing the ground, erect.
ing seats, etc. The dressing room tents alone
viii cover more ground tLsn an ordinary
circus.
ITO move such an enormous establishment
without hitch or delay requires the employ
ment OF clear-headed, practical men at the
head OF each department. Everything Is SO
arranged as to move with the smoOthness and
precision OF clock-work. AT the appointed
hour the canvas will 20 up, the street process
sion will move, the performance will com
mence. When all is over and the great tent
cmptied, everything will be packed up by those
detailed for the work, and The caravan, with
out the loss Of a minute, will be on the move
toward the next place Of exhibition.
THE programme 81 performance will be
varied and attractive. Donaldson will make
Tally balloon ascens ons with car large
enough 10 contain a company OF I've or six
persons, at a cost Of about $500 day for this
feature alone. Then there will be the Ro-
man races In chariots driven by Amazons;'
the liberty races in which forty wild horses
are turned loose in the arena, in exact imita-
ton Of the famous carnival races Of Rome
and Naples; standing races IN which the
riders stand on bare back horses; hurdle races
for ladies; dat races by EDgiish, French and
American jockeys; besides camel, elephant
and ostrich and monkey races. Another
feature will be the exhibition OF Indian life
on the plains, In which the actors viii be
scores VI Indians with their squaws and pap
pooses. They will put up genuine Indian
enc Ampment, hunt real bufialors, give war
dances, pony races, foot races against horses,
exhibitions Of daring craftsmanship, 'asso-
throwing. A band OF Mexican riders, mount
ed on famous mustangs, will make pretend
ed attack on the Indian camp aud give
mimic but faithful representation Of the
wild scenes enacted on the Western frontier.
The English stag hunt will be an exact pict-
ure Of the sport Itself, with company OF lJO
men and women in full hunting costume, aud
a large pack Of English stag hounds. There
will also be many other interesting and at
tractive features, the mere mention OF which
would make a small volume.
MIR. barnum certainly deserves great credit
for an enterprise which Is calculated To afford
a vast amount Of innocent, popular amuse-
mcnt; and although this gigantic venture
involves an enormous outlay OF money 1t will
present too many attractions not to be gen.
orally sustained"
Amazing as this exhibition seems from the
description given by Ha,per's, we can say,
from actual observation, that one feature is
10 be introduced into the travelling Roman
Hippcdrone more interesting aud instructive
than any other. II is the great procession
known as " The Congress OF Slonarchs." The
HasT,r's omitted mentioning this because.
probably, they supposed Mr.. Barnum wouh
not dare incur the expense OF transporting
such an enormous affair through the coun-
try. But he will do 90, and here Is a brief de-
scription OF this dazzling aud bcwilderng
exhibition, rs given by a New York contem-
porary:
ever saw the Congress Of Nations Is the
greatest and how the surprising genius Of