CIRCUSES.

Circus Openings.BarLum's Greatest Show, in New York

City, A aril 7,two weeks; Philadelphia, Pa.,April 'Jl, two weeks. Washington, D. C.,May 5, 6; Baltimore, Md., 7, 8, 9,10.

Cole's- Circus, in St. Louis, Mo., 14: To-peka, Han., 29.

Dr. Vhayer's New York* and Trans-Con-tinental-Shows, Lafayette, Ind., May 1.

Dork' Circus, in Belleville, 111.E. H Babbitt's Royal Hippodrome, at

Freepo^'t, Pa.Fore^augh's Circus, Philadelphia, Pa.,

April 1 i; ten days.Hunt Ing and Washburn's Circus, in

Greensburg, Pa.Howe Pullman & Co.'s United Stn,tes

Girens, Arkansas City, 17.Hillii rd and Maine's Circus, in Chico-

pee,Ka isas.Join VBrien's Circus and Menagerie,

at Franiford, Pa.King, Burke & Co., Falmouth, Ky.,

Cynthia la, 13; Sterling, 15.Old Jv hn Robinson's Circus, Cincin-

nati, 0. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18; Richmond,Ind., 22; Xenia, 0., 23; Hillsboro, 24.

Robbing (Burr) Circus, in Janesville,Wis.

jbii s (F. A.), in Newport, N. Y.rrett's Circus, Williamstown, Ky.,

April 7; xeorgetown, 8; Nicholasville, 9;Harrodsl urg, 10; Danville, 11; Somerset,12; Rod wood, Tenn., 14; Chattanooga,15; Kno: dlle, 16.

Sells Brothers, in Columbus, 0., April16,17; Cincinnati, 20, 21, 22. 8

Circus Notes.D*||, Watt, treasurer of Four Paws ?

Sho^p"paused1 through Chicago to join J

theni at 1 liiladelphia, opening April 14,Wm. Mv Jintyre, of Mclrityre and M

rell, is at ds home in Wisconsin, skThe team were to join Forepaugh's Show.Max Millt • will take hiM place.

ProtAli, the shadowgraphist, after ahighly su< eessful season at all the prom-inent Eat ern vaudeville houses, joins

Forei iu«h Snow . in Philadelphiar>re8er week. The orofessor ITOAH in

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Circuit Mote*.D. W. Watt, treasurer of Four Paws

Slow, passed through Chicag* to join3m at Philadelphia, opening April 14.Wm. Mcintyre, of Mclntyre and Mur-

re 1, is at ills home in Wisconsin, sick.Tte team were to join Forepaugh's Show.Mi x Miller will take his place.

Prof. Abt, the shadowgraphist, after ahi; hly successful season at all the prom-imnt Eastern vaudeville houses, joinsthi Forepautfh Show in Philadelphiathe present week. The professor goes injuhance to advertise the concern.

JPr Barn am Brief*.Boo. Sun, comic juggling.Lollie Brown, a manage act.ft attie Jackson, a manage act.V'.ola Rivers enters five grays.Hi Riualdo, sinuos contortion.There are just 147 performers.Meinhard and Bliss, a coinic act.Frank Morgan does a five-horse act.Mnud Oswald, * loose flying ring act.Tfce Schrode children, acrobatic work.Debar Brothers, contortion exercises.Lyach and Latta, zouave musk^ f drill.Fr d Runnells, Rudolph, Mette, Ad-

mirt Dot, James Murray, the Lorellas,

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D. Victor Laselle, a lofty chair pyramidact.

Annie Carroll, a principal equstrianDLjg Orrin Hollis, principal bareback rid-nd

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Mollie Brown, a principal equestrianturn.

Willie Tournour, mid-air balancingfea.s.

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.Claries Bliss and William Conrad act asciowns.

Wm. Button, a bare-back summersaultact

in,;.The obstacle race costs the institution

$200.The Mette Brothers, feats of gymna-m.

Moulton and Rice make a great bartean.

1 obert Gilfort, light and heary jug-gling.

E. W. Fryer, acts as judge of the hippo-drome.

Moulton and Rice, a double horizontalbar act.

Tue Caron Brothers, comic gymnasticfeat ores.

Mms. Torretti, high tight-wire ex-celltviue.

W Ji. Conrad introduces a monkey on apig'i back.

Ju in Caicedo works on a slack wirethis week.

H< IT Nyegard, a manage and doubletandem act. ^

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Tl j Caron Brothers do a remarkablebrotl er act.

Colyl and Dorr, a hoop-perch turn anda brc ,,her act.

Th Elliott family, their bicycle andunicycle act.

.Eii, elbrecht and Staples do some mas-terly fencing.

Crc isley and Elder appear in Cale-donia i sports.

Doi Juan Caicedo appears in a tightcable wire act.

"Heppy Jack" is the leading cow-boyinlncUan fight.

Wm. Newman introduces a herd of ^young elephants.

Ml Minnetta, Iron-jaw feats od aslide t / her teeth.

Geo £e Arstingstall introduces a dozentrain t i elephants.

The Three Lorellas, grotesque dancingand hi jh kicking.

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cellevius.Wm. Conrad introduces a monkey on a

pig's back.Juan Caicedo works on a slack wire

this week.Herr Nyegard, a manage and double +

tandem act.The Caron Brothers do a remarkable

brother act.Colyl and Dorr, a hoop-perch turn and

a brother act.The Elliott family, their bicycle and

unicycle act.Engelbrecht and Staples do some mas-

terly fencing.Crossley and Elder appear in Cale-

donian sports.Don Juan Caicedo appears in a tight

cable wire act."Happy Jack" is the leading cow-boy

in Indian fight.Wm. Newman introduces a herd of

young elephants.M'lle Minnetta, iron-jaw feats and a

slide by her teeth.George Arstingstall introduces a dozen

trained elephants.The Three Lorellas, grotesque dancing

and high kicking.Crpssley and Elder do their single lap

run in good time.Prof. D. L. Dowd exhibits feats of mus-

cular development.Harry Thomas runs against the horse

in the hippodrome.Ashley and Hess, a comic skating turn

in character make-up.Lilly, Chas. and Wm. Fletcher, humor-

ous and fancy skating.The Davenport Brothers, three rounds

of boxing, and a brother act.Lowande, Mette, Belmont and Rice

perform on Egyptian ladders.Madam Watson and Walter Reese are

in the four-horse chariot race.The hippodrome races are as exciting

as any could be on the race track.Barnum's Circus takes in enough sil-

ver daily to pay all running expenses.Edward Rice, formerly of the Rice

Brothers, is a very clever general athlete.The white elephant's departments are

superior to the proprietors' headquarters.The lady jockeys are Miss Steward,

Sawyer, Stickney, Price and MattieJackson. ,,triThe Gilbert Brothers, gladiatorial con-tests, statuary work, juggling and featsof strength.

The hippodrome races at Barnum'sclosely resemble those that took placeduring Caesar's time.

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Wm. Newman introduces a herd ofyoung elephants.

M'lle Minnetta, iron-jaw feats and a gslide by her teeth.

George Arstingstall introduces a dozentrained elephants.

The Thre« Lorellas, grotesque dancingand high kicking.

Crpssley and Elder do their single laprun in good time.

Prof. D. L. Dowd exhibits feats of mus-cular development.

Harry Thomas runs against the horsein the hippodrome.

Ashley and Hess, a comic skating turnin character make-up.

Lilly, Chas. and Wm. Fletcher, humor-ous and fancy skating.

The Davenport Brothers, three roundsof boxing, and a brother act.

Lowande, Mette, Belmont and Riceperform on Egyptian ladders. a

Madam Watson and Walter Reese arein the four-horse chariot race.

The hippodrome races are as excitingas any could be on the race track.

Barnum's Circus takes in enough sil-ver daily to pay all running expenses.

Edward Rice, formerly of the RiceBrothers, is a very clever general athlete.

The white elephant's departments aresuperior to the proprietors' headquarters.

The lady jockeys are Miss Steward,Sawyer, Stickney, Price and MattieJackson. ,,

The Gilbert Brothers, gladiatorial con-tests, statuary work, juggling and featsof strength.

The hippodrome races at Barnum'sclosely resemble those that took placeduring Caesar's time.

Major Atom and Admiral Dot havepurchased a $12,500 residence on Thirty-first street, New York.

Eddie Snow, John Hunterson andFrank Morgan are in the double teamRoman standing race.

Treasurer Young, of the greatest showon earth, has ordered 1,QOO10-gallon kegsfor bullion shipments.

The Barnum hippodrome is the finestever built. The number of accidents sofar is the 4east on record. vc

Lilly Fletcher, of the Fletcher skatorialtrio, is one of the most graceful, talentedand handsome of lady performers.

Prof. Dowd is the best muscled man in aAmerica, and has^a record of making thebiggest dead lift that ever took place.

Barnum's skaters, the Fletchers, Lilly, grCharles and William, are the very finest anin their line. A first-class combination yohas an opportunity of securing them th

after the close of the circus. They haverecently closed a seven months' engage-ment with Evans, Bryant and Hoey'sMeteors Company.

The big policeman, when on skates,looks as big as the white elephant; butwhen dressed for a promenade on theave., weighs 125.

Two of the Barnum jockeys fell lastweek. One, a colored gentleman,wrenched his knee, while the other hurthimself in the groins.

Tommy Miaco, the manager, clownand athlete, dates back to the time thatDan Rice brought water for the circusmen to wash up with.

Admiral Dot, the dude clown, is quite-a feature with the Barnum show. Hisoriginality as a jester amuses theassemblage -very much.

Girado Leon, and his performingdonkeys, continue to win the hearts ofthe little ones among the Barnumaudiences. Leon is one of the brightestof clowns.

J. Nelson, C. Ross, P. Sullivan, J. Ross(colored), B. Heffner, W. Hill and JRL"Hicks and Miss May Stewart, Jennie Saw-yer, Rosaline Stickney, Sallie Price andMattie Jackson act as jockeys.

Mr. W. Harvey, the attendant for theElliott Children, now connected with theBarnum Circus, left'Saturday last on thesteamship Arizona for his native country—England. Mr. Harvey has been con-fined to his room some six weeks, duringwhich time Prof. Elliott, the father ofthe children, paid him his salary; alsohis doctor's bill and a first-class passagehome. Luckily Mr. Harvey fell in suchkind hands as Mr. Elliott, as in mostcases the hospital would have found him,with Potter's Field to follow.