The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-04-22

present too many attractions not to be gen
/ orally sustained"
| Amazing as this exhibition seems from the
| description given by H1per'S, we can say,
| from actual observation, that one feature is
| to be introduced into the travelling Roman
| Hippodrome more interesting and instructive
| than any other. 1t is the great procession
| known as THE Congress of Monarchs." The
| Hdrper's omitted mentioning this because,
| probably, they supposed MIR. Barnum would
| not dare incur the expense of transporting
| such an enormous affair through the coun-
| try But he will do so, and here is brief de-
scrption of this dazzling and bewildering
exhibition, as given by New York contem-
porary:
"Of all the gorgeous pageants the world
ever saw the Congress of Nations is the
greatest, and how the surprising genius Of
even Barnum could produce it is wonder.
The costumes are true to life, and many of
them are genuine, having been procured d.
rect from the natonalities which they repre-
sent. The individuals employed to persOnate
| the historical characters have the most faith
full resemblance to the originals in face and
physique. Each nation finds its special pOr
! iraiture in some kind Of triumphal car, brill
iantly bedecked with appropriate flags, en-
! blems, colors and intricate devices, and all
sorts of characteristics in the way OF pecul-
lar uniforms, animals, soldiery, attendants
and music. Scores of glistening gilded chari-
| OTIS illumine the arena with u halo OF ulster,
as it were, and the display of royal splendOr
Is far more imposing and impressive than
words can describe, thrilling the auditor with
unspeakable amazement and admiration.
"As the name of the grand Congress implies,
| it is a stupendous gathering OF the Monarchs
of the universe, bringing in vivid view the
living Kings, Queens. Rulers and Potentates
of tie past nine centuries, eliminating in an
affecting finale so touching that it must
| awaken the emotions OF stole. Her Majesty,
| the Queen of England, heads the glittering
column, surrounded by her royal court and
followed by long ancestral line, the notabil-
! ity and Northumberland "life guardsmen."
| Then France, in the person of Napoleon the
| First and his famous Field Marshals; Ireland,
Rome, Russia, Germany, Italy, Turkey, India,
| Japan, China, and SO on, until all the Mon
archs 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 its grandness and greatness is equivalent
to sitting in full view of the courts of all the
earth, so truthfully realistic are the bewilder-
ing pictures revealed in rapid succession.
Such a dazzling half mile of solid gold,
| Jewels, silver, precious stones and tin
sci could only be produced after years Of
preparation and the expenditure Of half
| dozen completeness. Any attempt at imita-
| ton on the part of ambitious and unscrupu-
lous showmen for years to come will result
in the most inglorious failure. None other
than the Prince of Showmen' himself
would undertake it, and none other than the
great and irrepressible Barnum could achieve
SO signal triumph"
This entire exhibition is advertised to ex-
hibit 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 Mr.. Barnum announces that certain i'm
posters in Cincinnati have copied his bills,
posters, cuts and advertisements, and with a
few broken-down circus horses and wagons
will precede his exhibition in the West, and
by announcing the Great Roman Hippodrome
will attempt to make the public believe
that it is his unrivaled establishment.
He cautions the public against being
| thus deceived, and reminds them that
il would be impossible with any amount
of money to organize and equip even SEM
blance Of his establishment without prepa-
ration of several years. The Cincinnati Daily
ENQUIRER of Feb 81, 1875, says that this pre-
tended "Hippodromen is simply the "wreck
of that stupendous fraud known as the Great
Eastern and Great Southern Circus and Me-
nayerie combination, which exploded at Sell
ma. Ala, the 10th Of last November, num-
her of horses having to be sold 10 pay the
expenses of shipping the show to this city,
where the proprietOrs left number OF their
employees unpaid and penniless, and vsmOsed.
Who the real proprietors Of the business