Year: 1859

ANoIHER GRAND ACROBATIC TRIUMPH.
! DE LAVE AND BLoNDIN Observation-Disclosures IN
BLAzE-DEMoTTE WALKS THE ROPE IN A FIT op 1err
CAUSED BY A SLIGHT DUCKING!


yesterday was truly proud day for Rocbester's
little daughter Charlotte. She essaved to bring
out champion of the tight-rope and put herself o3
par with the city and ahead of Niagara Falls and
she succeeded,


Mons. Denote, gallant young sailor and cti
zen of Charlotte, had modestly announced his in
tentlon to walk over the harbor of the Genesee,
near its mouth, upon a small rope, under the aus
pices and patronage of his fellow townsmen A rome
was procured from the large Elevator of Mr.. Ran
kin and stretched across the harbor one end being
made last IN the upper story Of the River Saloon,
the other in the garret of the Greir warehouse
The rope was an inferior one in quality impaired
somewhat by use, and was only an inch and half
in diameter 1t was drawn as taut asit would bear
and impertectly supported by guys made fast in
part to the steamer Maple Leaf and the schooner
Tarry Not. The rope at no place was more than
nifty feet above the water, which is pretty broad
and deep at this place. The river from dock to
Gock Is two hundred and eighty-two feet wide, but
the rope extended some distance from the water on
in length.


At two o'clock ?. NJ, the multitude began to as
semble at the docks. The village or its embryo
city was decKed' in its best array Flags waved
from the masts of the shipping and the poles upon
the hotels. The Grecian beauties turned out large
ly to honor the occasion, and made fine display
OF dlmity, crinone and some muscle, the latter bv
provocation of the nor'west wind which blew off
the Lake pretty fresh. The Mayor of the CITY of
Charlotte-our old friend "David''-the Supervi-
sor OF Greece the Justices of the Peace, 0yerseer
OF the Poor the town Constables and CustOm-hOuse
officers all there clothed with the hadnes of
authority, and it is due to them to say that thew
omitted nothing essential to the comfort and safety
of the multitude. Capt. Scoied gave the decks of
the Maple Leaf to the ladies who desired a promi
nent point of observation, while the roofs of the
warehouses and hotels were generally occupied bv
the men and Juveniles.


puH uH,,ntpr Shorrc fra; Al,


few to swell the multitude, and would have taken
thousands had 1t been known that such an exbbi-
tion was to take place. Many who heard of it re-
garded it as hoax. Not so with us and we had
a reporter there who afirms that it was the best
tight-rope exhibition he has seen this year and he
has seen nearly all given in Western n ew York


AT half past three the signal for the appearance
of the intrepid Denote was given from the balcony
OF StutsOn's Hotel, where the Mayor let the corks
fly from basket of champagne, in which his guests
with the officers of the municipality drank to the
success of tight-rope exhibitions generally and to
those OF Charlotte particularly.


Denote appeared upon the balcony of the River
Saloon, and was greeted with cheers from the null
titude on both sides of the river. He modesty ac-
knowledged the compliment and appeared to be
somewhat abashed in coming before such an au-
dience. This young man is about twenty wears of
age, is of medium stature, has light complexion
and is what the ladies call good-lookin Our re-
porter heard some of the dear young creatures on
the Maple Leaf exclaim as he appeared "Oh, dear
isn't he pretty!' "What dear creature!' at
will be such pity if he fallsp'


Denote wore white knee-breeches and tight
stockings, blue plaid shirt, buckskin sandals tar
paun hat trimmed with pink ribbons, which fut-
tered in the breeze, and had a broad sash about
his body, with tassels at the right side. He came
forward, made his bow, took up his balancing pole
about twenty feet long, and commenced his march
over the hempen track with a cautious STEP before
the gaze of a breathless crowd. He had not pro-
ceeded far before became apparent that the rope
was imperfecty guyed, and fall seemed imminent.
At length the rope began to sway violently, and
the young hero vainly endeavored control it and
keep himself in an upright position. Finding his
efforts useless he threw his balancing pole into the
river on one side, and about the same instant he
found himself falling on the other. Down he went
head foremost. but with remarkable dexterity he
seized small guyrOpe in his fall and was but mar
TALLY immersed. Climbing the guy to the wharf
with the agility of cat he disappeared in the River
Saloon leaving his audience in roar of laughter
The shouts perfectly deafenng, and indicated
that the risibe qualities of the multitude were
shaken to the bottom. The ladies cut their aces
! and the gentlemen unbuttoned their vests to allow
more freedom to the muscles which were so sud
denly forced into play.


After a few minutes Denote appeared again with
his dress somewhat changed. and announced his
determination to make another attempt to walk
across the river. "Sink or swim, stand or fall sur
vive or perish" were words not spoken by the lips
of the gallant young man, but his counenance indi
Gated as much and more. The rope had been bet


ter stayed during the intermssion between his first
and second attempts. He walked on and crossed
the river in six minutes and half Jumping from
the rope at the east end upon the bOwsprit of the
Tarry Not and waving his tarpaulin as he was
cheered by the audience. In a few minutes he was
ready to return, and did so without difficulty his
successful trip over having given him full conf
dence. Taking all things into account this was a
great feat. 1t was triumph for Denote and for
Charlotte.


collection was then taken up among the spec
tators, who were all prepared to give something
to meet the expenses to which this amateur acrobat
had been subjected At the close of the exhibition


the dgnitares of Charlotte the members of the press
and distinguished strangers went up to Stutson's
took drink all around.


Itis understood that Denote contemplates giving
another performance at Charlotte when he will
attempt some feas altogether to professional
rope-walkers.