The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-20
iAtH NJ LOlhllN.
Road Agents Again 90 Through the
United States Mail ON the Gaines.1 /
Vile aud Henrietta Stage.
The Board OF Regents for the Uni.
versity Called TO Meet No.
vember the 9Th.
Instead Of Building Waterworks Fort
Worth Decided to Depend Upon
Artesian Wells.
The International L. Great Northern
Graded to Within Four Niles
of Laredo.
$4,000 Damages Against the II. h L.
{. Ry at Sherman.-.Circus at
MineOla.
Other Interesting State News.
NIineola.

MtneOla.
Special TO the Herald.
MINEoLA, October l9,--The greatest and
most moral of all great moral shows made
its bow to the public this morning in the
usual street pageant, and then settled down
to business in regular performance. No
show on earth has earned the reputation of
absolute pre-eminence more honestly than
Barnum's circus. In the care Of the can
vas covered aggregation of wild beasts
equine displays, aorobatic performances
dime concerts, side shows and morality pre-
sided over by the veteran of bridgeport
there Is, as is always the case with the cir
Gus contest between the bill poster and
the show manager, and II Is perhaps the
only case known in which the bill poster il
vanquishcd. The encampment from the
outside looks like business. Every open and
available foot of ground on four
blocks is appropriated and oc-
cupied by the great show. There
are the two main payilions stretching
across the whole length Of two bocks-ac-
commodating the mcnagerie and supply
ing auditoum space. There are besides the
showman's dressing tents, sleeping tents,
dining halls, stables for the horses and
other stock, blacksmth's and carpenter
shops, and large side-slow canvass. II is
4 large village with great wings, that alight-
ed here on Tuesday night, and in day will
fly away as suddenly as il came. SO much
for outside appearances.
Within the scene at first is bewilderinE.
there is so much to doto,get around that one
is inclined to take BIRDS eye view for the
present, give it up and come again. But he
is caught by the tide that follows
| the crowd, and ends the visit satisfied he
has not had enough oft, and hungry fol
more, resolves to go again. The eye is first
caught, because they nre the biggest thing.
in creation, by twenty elephants, by III,
count--eleven full grown and nine younl
ones. They are nearly all performing Gle
plants, and after marvellous evolutions, al
the word command form two elephantin,
pyramids in two Of the circus rings.
A sea lion, hippopotamus, Oliver Cole!
dozen or more boa constructors and anacon
das, which the snake charmer tondles and
pets as If they were harmless as kittens; tho
always interesting and amusing monkeys
and the hundred and one other strange
specimen Of fanimal life, enough In number
and variety TO fit out three or louI
of the ordinary travelling me.
nageries, and still leave enough
behind to keep Barnums name at the head
of the list as the worlds greatest Snowman
Chang, the Chinese giant, who is by all
means the tallest man living, and the oriei
nal Tom Thumb and his tiny wife form
erly Miss Havinia Warren, are also to b,
seen chattine pleasantly with visitors ii
this tent EfN1 ri 80. -
The circus performance was first-class II
every respect, and contained many new and
startling features never before introduced
Each act was good, and each Individual
member who contributed TO this part of the
| entertainment is deserving of mention. bni
space fofbids this. Miss Maggie Glare, a
Detroit girl, in the 'hying rings, !" and Mis.
Louise B0shell, the Queen Of the Lofty
Wire" performed their dangerous feats
with grace and apparen. case; the canes.
trianism Of Adelaide Cordona was very fine,
the Lorellas are always good. Little Miss
Davene, only II years old, eriel eymnast.
smiled and tried TO look happy into
the thousands of faces about her; but hers
Is sad heart. Around the neck, over the
gilt and tinsei, was Worn piece of black
Grape, an emblem OF mourning for sister
who was recently killed by fall from a
trapese, Hawley and Buislay, surnamed
the "Flying,Men, performed the finest act
of the exhibition.
They gave the grandest street parade ever
seen in the state, and the town Is crowded
with thousands of people from all direc.
tions, The actual display consisted OF
gilded chariots, cages of rare and marni6.
cent specimens Of wild animals, dens of
lions, tigers, leopards, hyenas, all open and
their keepers sitting IN their midst,
Twenty elephants In line, and the celebra.
ted baby, the only baby elephant born in
captivity, attracted great deal of attcn.
ton. The animals are in frst-class order.
The usual number Of roughs generally
with circllses were noticeably absent,
and the performance surpassed The
expectation Of old circus gocrs.
In fact Banum is not ADVERTISING single
feature which be does not show. The man.
ayers of the different departments ofthi- col.
lossal enterprise are gentlemen and allow
none Of the obscenity and rowdyisnl so of.
ten seen and heard around circuses. moi A
single row or arrest occurred.
A perfect blockade OF freight receipts here
for want Of engines.
Read & Cos, store was robbed of about
ssoDat 1 o'clock to-day The clerks were
In front looking at the parade when the
thief entercl a back door and robbed ihe
safe. No clue to the robber
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Special to the Herald
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