Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-09
THE CIRCUS SOLD.
The Citizens Engaged in Bidding on
Lions Z sphauts and spotted Horses.

The Citizens Engaged IN Bidding on
Lions. Z sphauts and spotted Horses.
H5nrgs Gt C5r. -Iansa C1easeis.saoa'-
TIE show IL over. the animals are al
sold and goue, and now the small boys
and darkeys nave returned 20 their normal
habits and condition. Ever since Dec l.
the day thar Giles circus was attached
Monroe has been in a state q excitement.
The stream OF visitors from the co4n Fry,
coming 20 sea the free snow, would have
done crgdi- 60 a wCrhg fair. The circus
started from ChetOpa- Kan IN April,
morrgaZad FOR some 5000. Instead
IF making money % pay these
mortgages, IL fell behind each week ana
more u0rtEaSes were given. The labor
lag men were not paid their wages, and
began 70 complain and threaten 20 AZ
taca. Waen they reached here GheY
could 70 AZ further. The mortgages y ere
t9rec Icsed. Tne lGb0rers levied .aDorers'
lIeus. ant VINO viii Zet the money-tne
mortgages 0r the lAbOrers y the question
W1lcu WI. puzzle me brains OF the tTeor-
gia judges ia 5oEh tne superior ard IL
prame courts. Tie sLLlY-dYe horses and
mules were sold by 5ns sheriff 4ll0
brought 50 each up0u an average. TIE
menazerle was sold before one Of the
hanging days not excepted All Iae
leading circus men 81 the 9 1fted states
were acre. Adam F0repauEn- Lon sells
W w, Cole and jack Roo Bsou were
among the 1lmber The amount 0fmcney
Represented ran up into lle millions. but
BY some unexplained reason tue bidding
was n05ag all lively. The eiepa ant wbicn
cost 100. only brought $3.50. and Wa4
ooug15 by i. e. Campbell, II Chlcag0, Que
p
5le handsome Calr Of Lols Tor $3.50, and
Mr. Campbell bought 5na caueis for S325.
Tie smaller animals Went for almost
nothing. and we're ala bought n by che
mortgages.
Only one amusing incident occurred
during the day. Tue elephant was IN rne
Stable OF ". Z. Carter around w1ic1
was a lot OF about lAL Al acre. zur-
rounded by a good piack fence. ] as1 As
the lCr was packed t1lL d men NJ. Garter
came running out d Ene stable and cried
ous. Look oul- the elephant = loose you
lad better geg away from mere" oac1 a
stampede was rarely ever seen. and " leu
&c vas al over not panel % the fence
vas LEFT Standing. Ia sOme places even
the posts we're knocked down. several
men were run over and bruised. ou1 no
one was seriously hurt. The elephant
and cauels letG this morning 5y 5le dirt
road IN charge OF their keepers, and vii
reach Atlanta Friday evening. Ihey VIII
De shipped from Atlanta I'd e. Louis. The
ions were taken from their r0G cages
and p2t IN sCrOng wooden boxes and
.0cksd Up IN a box car on y ednescay
evening. Thursday morning, when the
keeper peeped lnL0 the 3OI car, there sat
sac large Hon, read Go jump cur at the
door. he had brosel cut Of the box and
1ulV for the box car would be free.
heu it was ulised around that tAe
hon was H1ossa. tae people ran wild.
Mothers sent 20 town L. leir husbands,
called IN all their children, l-aeEad the
Egors ard waited anxlOusly 20 hear WAoo
would be the Grst man killed. The negro
keeper, armed with long sharp. iron rod.
opened the car door and went IN. He
looked the monster sqaareIY II the eyes
and threatened to strike him. wnen he
quietly walked back into the box and was
nailed up. EFeFy1od breathed easier.
Most 81 the February term of our court
viii De spent IL trying the cases growing
out Of this laLure.
ANOTHER CIRCUS SALE.
Georgia IS getting prolific N circus
saIes. Ort0n's circus viii be sold out.
lock, stock and barrel, at Dalton. on J al.
Is. The property 20 be sold consists 0f
about forty horses. a donkey, said 60 have
9eeC eGucALed IL a E1flaGet Ola UniVer-
si1Y. and capable OF doing anything from
mixing q gin ~ 60 delivering a campaign
speech. three tents, one Of which Noah
used il watch I'd collect his menagsrie
E1fte be was building ais ark. and ABOUT
twenty-five wagons Of al kinds, incl1d-
ii a band Wagon. Col. Tom Jones. Of
Dalton. w10 viii manage the sale. being
the attorney OF a large number Of TIE
cred ters, says that there is ne menagerie
wjrn the circus. not even q bet monkey.
Thursday Col. Jones was in Atlanta and
procured an order from Judge Marshall
J. IArka authorizing the sale. Sheriff :.
8. PCarcl, OF W lIrnel1 county. WHO has
1een appointed the receiver, VIII act as
AucCIcaeer. The claims 20 satisfy WI en-
-le property VIII Or sold are principally
10 favor OF the employees Of the snow. to-
Zether win a lgm Der Of bills t1rnewspa-
per advertising and a few hotel bills.