, 1879-05-04

AS -----'s we1l-kuown circus was per
I forming at Abilene, kan.; yesterday, shockin
| accident occurred. The brass band always play
its spirlt-srs;ng selection upon the stand erccte
for that purpose on the roof OF the lions dcn II
which are five ferocious Nunsdian lions, who's
roars Gun be heard with the naked distance o.
! many blocks, and whose appetite for raw beef
! llvcf and lion-Itngs must be seen 10 BE- appro
! ciated. The audience was one of the largest eye
collected in Abilene, and the brass band had jus
/ played tho beautiful overture TO 4'zampa" e
] fiat, op. e9, Moze) when sickeping crash wa,
| heard, and the roof OF the lions den eaye way
aud the twenty seven musicians were prccipitated
into the midst Of the raging beasts. 1 scene oI
| horror ensned. Strong men sworo in terror. and
women with piercing shrieks, .implored those
around them to get off their dresses aud sit down
In 'front.' Three OF the ferocious beasts were killed
on the spot. The Dutch trombone p1ager who ia
q bigger man than, old Senator Davis, fcll on one
and crushed him into d ready made lion skin
door-mat. A fourth was SO surprised and
panic-strickcn at the accident that his
manc turned gray, and he made desperate
efforts to escape through knot hole. :ti1i pea.
nut and lemonade boy huulcd him out Dy the tuil
and tied him to the centre pole Of side show WITH
pieces OF string. The fifth and most terrible of all
the infurated beasts bounded with milk -curdlinp
roar) out OF the ruins Of the cage apsune with \
Ao@Aoo AoH'} AlcAAt E4AEEA I'LL 1lSfQnf
around and then leapcd with gigantic bounis> out
through the front entrance, not waiting for tile
idle fotlnality OF return check. Thu terrible
animal was promptly pursued. Ragiug from lis
long fast, 1t made d fierce attempt K, snutch Il
dead mules hind-lcg from yellow do5. that yas
gnawing it 'contentedly in the shade o; u ILL.,
wagon, but, being defeated in nine rounds and s;x
teen n1uatcs, it left the shin bone OF victory IN
the dog and continued its career OF dcyastarion
through the country. till short sighted and deaf
old maid into whose front yard it had straycd and
whose coyeinlhias and radishes it was tearing un
In the fury of its rage, attacked it with club ami
crying, ''Shoo, there, hossy; shoe, there.
drove 1t M tree, where it remained till the circps
men came up. The sad event itas cast Il gloom
over the community, but the world renowned
CIRCUS .roupe Of will 90 ou giving two r.er.
fornances day at the uHna rates Of admission
reserved seats Is cents extra,
"Good evening"" said the Advance Aren't
cordially to the City Editor; times are pretty dull
in tho newspaper profession, and good news il
scarce: I.know how it ID myself, aud Eve brought
you couple of items blnt the great star actress
Mil. stearin, lie Paratin, whose SUCCESS in tragedy
IS RGmftt .--" ~'tShe Ia inst about to BEGIN her
Western cngagemeptss' said the editor, sardoncal-
~. ':Yes; She opens--" III thought as much:
procccd." ':Well. she has black Arabian pony i
that she is very fond or. und-this IL exclusive.
mind, And tile other night, AZ sue was caressiuy
the animal q HASH ~: ',ly frien4."' saiu the
city editor, ''wc do not have lightning here 50
early in the seas'n, and the intelligence OF our
readers wonld revolt ut such story "But IT'S
going to appear in Lie New York '.Oii, they
have Jersey lightniu. there all the ycar round and
know nothing OF t1ncs aGd Seasons. but here that
Won't 60 down." ''Well,' I'll tell you u little |
lncclote about Mile. Stearine and her Spisz dog