The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-05-12

3'Iue .tIlumpnal procession OF queens
menagerie land circus, which was, the
street sensation Of the hour yesterday,
was, attended with scene of thrilling
excitement, quite. surprising anything
depicted in the graphic bills posted BY
that illustrious Snowman The rear Of
the column was broughtup by one of the
special and most interesting features of
the public displaytT7Ta large, cage. occu-,
pied by an, enormous lion, his female
companion, an adult tiger and the coura-
geous gentleman who fulfills the role Of
Daniel, or, otherwise, the Indispensable
" lion-tamer" of the menagerie Aside
from the naturally antagonistic feelings
OF these leading representatives of the
feline race; Special cause Of dfscord
existed in the ill.sorted family, growing
out of q terrific fight between the lionandi
tiger some days ago, when they were first
confined In the same cage preparatory
to their summer engagement for the eX-
hibition of gentle docility and the moral
power of man over the most ferocious of
the brute creation.s0DV $40 bus ,shnud ~
The lion was irate over the result, of
that encounter, which was not. favorable
to his reputation as monarch Of the iun-
gle, and 'it'Was noticed along the Route
Of the procession that his disposition
had been soured. A passable degree of, I
harmony was maintained, however, until
the van had reached point on Mont
gonlery street, opposite Nevada Block.
The atmosphere of. the locality was
doubtless impregnated with some con.
tentious influence, engendered by long
continued taqrine and ursine strife, The,
'lionraised his voice for war in a defiant
roar, and Immediately pounced the
length of the cage.upon the tiger, which r
sagacious brute the while had preserved .,
an attitude of cautious defense. D., Fol. a. ,
few moments the spectacle presented in
side the cdge was one of the most ami
mated imaginable, enlivened by the roars
and howlings of the,infuriated beasts, -
while the position of the lion tanner,
was an unenyiable one.. Fa..t..t.
1.-The excitement of the vast crowd Of T.,
spectators On the street was intense, all"
expecting to witness the Immediate death
of the man by the horrible process Of
rending limb, from limb The Aeapic g
fellow, however, with the GOODNESS and
apparent confidence of one about to sep
arate a pair Of 'combative 'spaniels, ap-
preached the fer6cious brates and coni- z
menced whipping them sharply to inter- !,
rupt the contest. This interference, :.
shortly diverted the attention of the lion,
which turned upon its Keeper and seized
him by the leg. Every behblder Believed
then that the fate of thema was sealed -
but, without losing his sef,possessien in,
the least, ne commenced, pummeling the
Savage brute on the head with an iron
bar, until the lion was content to release
his hold: and stink sulleniy AWAY to his 4
allotted corner of the den. fl The keeper
was evidently severely injured by the
bite received from the lion, but the cir
'cumstauee did not affect his smiling &C.
acknowledgements of the loud. cheer which,
greeted u his = exhibition of heroism,
and he maintained his position stmon- b
arch of the den, enforcing, a crouching.
obedience, until the procession COM COM
pleted tsround. H1 -9ebph Dha ~}ia"H
,a Prof. John L, White, the tanner,
returned to his. hotel after THE. parade .
was concluded, and is nov confined to
his bed, where he will probably be com
PEELED to remain for SEVERAL DAYS! The
teeth of the lion penetrated othe fleshy
part of lhis leg above the knee, reaching
the bone, and hiso knee7eap was also
slightly deranged., The injury produced -,
severe swelling, but no serious .conse-
quences are anticipated, and the lion
tanner expects to resume his accustomed
position in the animal cage on the ooca-
sion of the next public paradeb4 White ,
has been connected with the menagerie
for several years as ain attendant Upon
the animals, but the present seasoniis the
first in which he has assumed, the dis
tinction and danger of a lion king, The
lion included in the happy family above
described is four years old, and q native
of this State, having been born and
reared at,Hayward. The.tiger is between.
four and FIVE years old, ,and formerly beo
longed to Forepaugh's famous collection
of animals in the East. He was pur-
chased in Philadelphia and shipped to
this coast about six weeks ago. Yesterti
day was the fourth time that the.two an
imals had been placed ina cage together
| and their acquaintance has not yet ripened
into the cordiality' of feeling calculated
to render the society of ProfUWhfte's
cage entirely tranquil apdwell ordered.
! --Sdn Francisco Chronicle. b.t,,,Ss .,.,a
-Se S-- o.
Somebody who saw Edward s. Stokes
tlately in theater writesas follows: ,' His
nearly five years of prison life have
seemingly told but very little upon him.
There is that same defiant expression
| which shot out, SO to speak, from his
features when he stobd in the crowded
courtroom. He looked around upon the
audience with cool unconcern, and
whenever he encountered eyes staring at
MN he returned the stare with good in
| terest." t'e.. 'i' N'h.#o i-- y.
4 "A TRAMP has confessed that begging is
profitable in New Haven, Conn. "Just
say that a Hartford man gave you a