The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-13
Selling Out a Circus.
Operations in IttIiS-tnIiod plnnkeys and
nIininiure Horses.


From the San Francisco Chronicle.
For week or two past display ad-
vortisements in the newspapers and
posters upon the dead-walls have fam.
ingly informed the public that at 10
O'Clock noon, on Monday, February Is,
tho animals and properties of Chiarini's 3
Royal italian Circus would be sold Mt
auction. The place selected was the
street in front of Wilson'S Palace Am
phitheater, corner of New Montgomery
and Missions streets. Accordingly n
great crowd gathered yesterday.
so numerous were the curious and
covetous, indeed, that the street was
quite impossible for fully half an hour
before the time for commencing the
sale. AS was to be expected, the as
semblage had very horsey cast. There
were great many gentlemen in sulkies
sporting diamond pins and purple
black tufts ut their chins. Raw, red
faces and variegated trowsers, belong
ing to gentlemen with hoarse voices,
were to be seen in profusion. But the
majority were mere
SLAVES OF CURIOSITY.
1t isn't every day that one gets n
chance to tee a circus sold at action.
BY IL o'clock the crowd hal grown so
nnmannReably large that John G. Bell,
the auctloneer, fatty refused to mount
the hogshead prepared for him. With
onearm 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 sec him hanged be-
fore he would bawl for aeveral hours to
such an nnrul y and probably hard-up
multitude. at this critical juncture
Il fha
offered the use OF his amphitheater.
In few moments that commodious
building was crammcd and the auction
cor upon table Mt the side of the ring
was niring his powerful voice on the
astonishing merits Of the Batavia pony,
"Eom Thumb" black littlo beast the
size OF stunted Newfoundland. In
tonoof almost fearful reproach. Mr.. Boil
Knocked him down to James Robinson,
tho circus rider, for 500. "Mapda-
rin,' Chinese piebald pony, next
rcampered out and kicked up the saw
dust mt II tremendous rate.
How much am I offered for this
charming little fellow2" cried Mr..
Bell.
Fifty dollars -
"Whatl You don't know much
about ponies, sir, Whoever YOU arc.
Why, look Mt i'm. He amt got spot
nor blemish, and. ON my word AZ Il gon-
tlemnn, is tho finest animal on four
feet upon tho GIobo to-day $75?
Thank you, sir. Come, raiso it, gen
tlcmen. Hos M gentle ia dog Cat
this moment tho Mandarin, imagining
TINT it was regular performance, laid
Gown and rolled over. A fine riding
ronT for children, gentlemen. $50?
fTIuy,1,s f,r cn,oI fo,.,,,, NJ.
MIR. cIiIARINI SHEDS TEARS.
: For heavon's snko, MIR. Badger,
where are you to-dayp Mr.. Totlow, in
Gods namo don't sit there and SEQ this
slaughter. I was offered s., 900 for this
beautiful animal mt private sale, gentle
men: Did you say IL hundred, Mr..
Robinson? Thank you. Mars and
q Lightning, this will never --1,U'. Why
zRy you don e rSSier ten cents on tho dollar,
gentlemen. Look nj him He's got q
breast like the side of n house, smooth
as smelt, and n coat like sptin." Man
seven other miniature horBcs went fol
smaller amounts. The horses, mum.
Der Of them really beautiful animals
'--oA.. inir prices. AbdeI-IKader, q
pure Arabian stallion, hardly needed
the eloquence of the auctioneer. and ms
the handsome fellow went wnltz;np.
pacing and trotting round the ring un.
der the erroneous impression that a
regular performance was in progress.
the house broke into hearty appianse
Look at him, gentlemen Mr..
Montgomery Queen, good morning. /
made you present of them two ponies
now help me out. Going at $50! Oh
heavens. gentlemen! Why look Mt the
tears streaming down the aged checks
OF MIR: Chiarini. Young, gentle. sound
and kind. His skin is worth $50. Col.
onel Thompson, can You stand this
MIR. Daniels Jack Wilson Amt Won
ashamed of yourselves to be sitting
there and seeing horse like this going
up 50 Mt lick. Mr.. Austin, Mr.. Don
ahue, don't sit there like dumb images. "
Abdel-Kader was bought by Mr.. Wilson
Tor $3.50, General Grant was knocked
down to Q. 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 pG3> >be pleased to learn that hide
Gus little monster named jimmie fetched
$3.50. Another dissipated looking
wretch of the same genus permitted
himself to be sacrificed mt $21 Gnana-
cos are costly beasts, too. Mr.. Robin
son paid $l10 for one, but then the
beast, which ls 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 ciro,,o