Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-17
Vtc:ss:tudes of Circus Life.

Vtc:ss:tudes of Circus Life.
Cooper & Bgicy's circus aId meoagerle,
which arrived from Bue1os AyreH on board the
Tycho Btahe on Wednesday evening. lett yes
tarday for poilsdeptis. Ths troupe left Cali
foroia CO tic City CT Sydney, Ootooer S. 1876
Sirce that tine they have visited hundreds OF
cities and towns where tho circus ring was a
thing unkeowu. Ga December 8, the ship
arrived at Honolulu, where it stopped for a
day. King kalakaua aud the royal suite went
o. aboard aud witnessed performance. lie
seemed highly pleased end made several pres
ents to ths peIfJrmers. The next place visited
| YVES tho Eij! Islands, and tho company then
| started for Australia, aod after very rough
voyage reached Sydney u tho latter part of
| December. ln tie sp7ing they sailed to New
Zealand. As this vas the first meragerls ever
seen in'thc south seas Whole TRIBES OF tho'War
| like natives hockad from tic rorth TO see them.
The sheRneu hsd q great deal to contend with.
as oa several OCCASIONS tic natives refused to
leave tbs tent wneu the performance was ended
aud repelied them gnen !ocs was restored t0.
Fever aso broke uu5 al. u number ot the al
tschls aud performers Wero prostra!ed, among
beG, the u!nb!e Japanese tc:obzf. Little All
Right" who died after fcw days linass.
DuIog the return voyage 10 Australia
| nuuher - yauatle a0mals died; among them
ite pertyl ming alc?hsas Babe, Bengal tiger.
| Two !i?nR, boa cjcSrrlct0r, sul LTo valuable
! durango ou:angs, which hed been purchased at
| Java. Tho irvunc st:erwerd went to Pe!u,
:. here the Tyo:o Rrahc Was there engaged for
the returu to ihe Ualted States. Durlcg The
terrific s:crm which prevs!;cd 90 Monday last
and while ihc ship was liyiGg 10 make port,
sudden lu!c:i lre7 3 trslasd peEtrrmIng dog
a.aust tre cage OF .igEeSss. The latter Dy
quick movement 0t her paw succeeded 10 ci1oh
lbg he uuiDrtuaate terller, WGOsayeips slarGeu
the other animals AL! began 10 Shrek. roar
and below aid IL an lastsnt the crew and cao.
in passeugef5 were reused from tncir sleep ana
rushed to he deck 10 terrlr, u3dcr The lmpre5'
sion that the whole mrnsgt1io had broken
loose. After couple Of hours, however, The
beasts were 1uieted. A pumSer ct the pcrior'
ne:s have leIL the show and remained Ia Tho
South and GU Cf $50 who went away oUy 5O
returned.
GENERALLY speaking, tie men who ought to
commit suicide never 90, and could not be per-
susded Into such al act Of benevoence. But
oncs in while e man performs what he must
feel Ii 1t the nterest sad happiness of his near
est kindred demand. Giovsnni Mirasole. late
an Italian rosideLt Of San Francisco was sucn
person. He was sdsncng master, and once
taught dancing in Post street, n connection WIN
! his wife, sn industrious and estmao!e woman.
and was we'll patronized by some of the best
| families in the city. Prosperity did not agree
| with him. He grew disslpated and llcenhou',
| breaking up his school and acting badly thst
his Wla IVES obliged, after repeated enorts 10 ro
+ form him, to procure divorce. Following the
| separation, ne annoyed her great deal. anu re-
| Gently went TO thu Palace Hotel and led riot
GUS life One night he sent 3 note to the news
paper Offices, saying that itthey would go TO the
| house they would find corpse ana aa lem,
| They went of course, but discovered Mirasole
| drinking furous'y and making 9. great noISo
with some boon companions. He afterwards
! tried toilduce the coroner to give hlm certh'
| este that he had held an inquett on his BODY,
which was Cf course, denied, The Italian Wish.
| ed 10 convey the certificate to his ex-wl:e but
seeing that he must actually die IN ORDER TO re-
! caive the coroler's Ctli ;lsl attention ne sWol
! lowed morphine, and so wrote inls 10 nl' olS
graceful history. He left 8 nots 10 his vile that
she had requested hol - taxa poison, ana ths.
| he had dOac co. Cbedislt fellow, ho p:o7el
| himself consitersts husband at last
DipIruERIA AND OLD HoUsEs.-Wlth
characteristic saeacity the New York Herald IS
abe to ezo!aia that tic Princess OF Hesse'
| D ,,mstaat srd hcl chid fell victims to dlph'
theris because they wcro compelled to live IN
40 ola, badly ventilated paIace. II is possibly
true that tic auciclt dou;ciics Of royalty 10
the Old World are but little better than fever
traps They are all badly constructed aru the
ccsspools aot uasewercG sp0s about thea e1
| hale the foul edsscs generated by c,nlurles OF
bsbi,a,ioo. They are not by any means health
fol but, az matter Ct taot, diphtherla ls
tisgase which insadcs ell sorts OF places. lho
Loytls Of the pccr aud the homes ot mooern
wealth arc visited alike. though Vluated aif
aGd .he c0niit!on3 which Deget typhus arc
likely 10 prove active agents IN ltS propagatioV'
1t exists 10 an epideDlcsoFE 10 several places
ia tnls couutry at pceseDt and scleuce seems 10
| be 90 better prepared to cope With tho disease
now thau it was fifteen years ago. Ihe pecu
liar feature Of the rDalady aud enc which seems
10 bg more n ,tked e late is the blood poison
Yy which takes place aod which carres o1 the
rai,ent viii greet sudlcnuess, even alter
cn.e has cstensbly been Effected. The baote'
ria is similar 20 that which maaltcSts lIs'lt 10
: yellow fever -.BG7tnlo1c Gazette
TIC romance which hung around the story
i Of Max.uiIiau and Uarlotta is sought to be
dispellsd by "Ua Es;a d Empire au Mezlqu:,
bv N. Masserss, former editor cf the Counl:r
, des Etsts Unla, Woo says nc Is acGualotou Win
sll the fac ircln sc.ual Observation He states
that Msxmisn was p!tltIiy weak and lrl7'
oIous mau that he Vas given up 10 the coD'
= siderstioo oil petty'details Of etiquette aud iV.
cries that he hated the affairs OF state aud had
2 horror Of work; that h. draok TO excess, and
vas yasoa:icg and csp.icious. Carotts, D, ne
!, says, bad lost her Bind before her husband d
tcanb!c began.
Mrs, Charles Jouts has arrived in Omaha
sftsr n:arIy years captivity among the Iank'
p ton Iudisrs. Sic aud her bog, OF 10 are r. DC c,
" .ved to bs tic sole survivors ct party OF Il
Il emjsrau,s who IF: Iowa last February Inc
y nartv WAS captured pcar Fort kear3ey, ana al