The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-04-16

overwhelmiug. They make an ordinary head
dizzy. Mr.. Barnum has always boosted that
he gave his patrons double their moneys
worth, and his CLAWS are generally acknow'.
edged; but this time he secms 10 h-ve Tar
ouistripped himself. Last year he obtained
from the Connecticut Legislature a charter
for The r. 7. Barnum's Universal Exrost
ton Company" with q capital Of q million
Of dollars; Mr.. Barnum, who " President OF
the Company, and Mr.. Coup. his Manager,
have spent many punths IN Europe. perfect.
ing theft plane The object 81 this great
company, as they announce, Is 70 elevate
amusements, divest them OF all objecticna- /
BILE features, and thus render thern worthy |
the patronage Of the most moral and re. |
fined classes. They say that eventually |
they will have score or more Of exhibit |
tons (trateling and permanent In America !
and Europe, aud they intend that their |
chartered title shall be q guarantee Of the !
merits Of whatever they bring before the
public. The present season they have but
Two exhibitions. Que Is Mr.. Barnum's |
well-known Museum, Monagerie, Circus,
aud Travelling Worlds Fair" the other IL
simply called "The Great Roman H'ppo-
drome." Mr.. Barnum seems 10 have de-
voted years 10 perfecting this great enter.
prise, and nearly one year OF his personal
attention was paid 70 u In Europe. AZ an
I EXPENSE Of several hundred thousand dol
. u
In New York for nearly year. This ~.
position Company are engaged 70 shir the
entire Hippodrome 10 Europe nett autumn
meanwhile they have undertaken the din.
cult task Of Transporting 10 eutire 10 the
principal cities In America. Haper's 'e,iy
ssysi a.,
| resemble n fnotlug camp. There are 200
men, women, and children In Mr.. Bsrnum's
service, and the stock includes $50 horses
and ponies, besides elephants, camels, En-
| glish stag and stag hounds, trained ostrichss,
/ lions, bears, tigers, aud other animals. for
| the exhibition OF the mensgerie and the
various shows, displays, and performances
connected with the enterprises, two enor.
nous tents, each so feet In length and so
/ in width, have been provided, one OF which
will be kept in advance, in order that no
| time may be lost by delaying In making
ready. The question Of transportation by
| rail-a very serious oue-was solved by the
construction Of 100 cars, twice the usual
length, built expressly for this purpose.
| Among them are a number Of horse palace
/ cars, constructed with ccmmodisus stalls, in
which the horses can lie down and rest while
1 on the journey, and arrive at the place Of
exhibition quite fresh for the performance.
| Besides moving the tents, snimals, and all
! ether materials in these liippodrome cars,
! berths will he provided In those devoted 10
the persond 81 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 q large corps Of biscksniths and
carpenters aud builders. some II whom pre-
cede the show several days, 10 make ready
for the exhibition by preparing the ground,
erecting seats, etc. TIE dressing-room tents
alone cover more ground than an ordinar,
circus.
To 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 go up, the street pro
cession will move, the performance will
commence. When all is over, and the great
tent emptied, everything viii he packed up
by those detailed Tor the work, and the
caravan without the loss OF q minute, will
be on the move toward the next place OF
exhibition.
The programme Of performance will be
varied and attractive. Donaldson " Ill max ?
daily balloon ascensions with car large
enough to contain n company Of i've or sin
persons, at n cost Of about $500 n day for
this feature alone. Then there will be the
Roman races in chariots SrNen ~
Amaxons" the elderly races" In which
arena In exact imitation of the famous car
nival races OF Rome and Naples standing
races" in which the riders stand On bare
back horses hurdle races for ladies'; nat
races by English, French and American
jockeys; besides camel, elephant, and o.
trich and monkey races. Another feature
will be an exhibition OF Indian life ON the
plains, in which the actors will be scores Of
Indians with their squsws and papooses.
They will put up genuine Indian encamp-
ment, hunt real bufaloes, give war dances,
pony races, foot races against horses, exhib-
itions Of daring horsemanshIp, lasso. throw
ing. A band OF Mexican raiders, mounted
on famous mustangs, will make . pretended
attack on the Indian camp and give mimic
but faithful representation Of the Wild
scenes enacted on the Western frontier.
The English stag hunt will be an exact pic.
ture of the sport itself, with a company Of
$50 men aud women In full hunting cos
tune, and a large pack 81 English stag
hounds. There will also be many other inter
estiDg aud attractive features, the mere
mention Of which would make a small vol
ume.
Mr.. Barnum certainly deserves grca, credit
for an enterprise which is calculated TO al
ford vast amount Of innocent, popular
amusement; and although this gigantic
venture involves an enormous ouuy OF
money, IL will present too many attractions
not 10 be generally sustained"
Amazing as the exhibition seems from tss
description given by HarTer's, We can say
from sctual observation, that one feature l.
to be introduced into the travelling Roman
llippodrome more interesting and instruc
tive than any other. Il is the great proces
sion known as 1.-THE Congress OF Monarchs.
The Harpsr's omitted mentioning this, he
cause, probably, they supposed Mr.. Barnuu
would not dare incur the expense OF trans
porting such AN enormous affair through the
country. But he will do 80, and here Is a
brief description Of this dazzling and Devil
dering exhibition, us given by New York
OF all the gorgeous psgesnts the world
ever saw, the Congress Of Nations " is tbs
greatest, and how the surprising genius Of
even Barnum could produce IL is a wonder
The costumes are true TO life, and many oil
them are genuine, having been procured di
reetly from the nationaliiies which they rep
resent. The individuals employed 10 per
senate the historical characters have the
most faithful resemblance 10 the original
in face and physique. Each nation finds IL
special portraiture in some Kind Of tri
umphal ear, brilliantly bedecked with ap-
propriate flags, enblems, colors and intri-
cate devices, and all sorts Of characteristic
in the way Of peculiar uniforms, animals
sOldiery, attendan and music. Scores ol
I
with halo Of luster, as il were, and the
display of royal splendor is far more impos
ing and impressive than words can describe
thrilling the auditor with unspeakabt
amazement aud admiration.
As the name of the grand Congress implies
il is a stupendous gathering Of the Monarch
OF the universe, bringing in vivid view the
living Kings, Queens. Rulers and Potentates
! Of the past nine centuries eliminating la an
IA. Nl.aN
awaken the emotions OF a stole Her ma iesty
the Queen Of England, heads the gliiiering
column, surrounded by her royal court aud
followed by u long ancestral line, the nota.
bility and richly uniformed Z" life guards.
men" Then France, in the person OF Ma.
poleon the First aud his famous field mar.
shals; Ireland, Rome, Russia, Germany,
Italy, Turkey, India, japan, China, aud "a
on, until all the MOnarchs and Courts Of the
entire world pass in review, winding up like