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Show AS E1EPHA.V r MAKES H1.HSELF ISEFl'L. About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the steamer Potomac, with John Robinson's Rob-inson's circus and menagerie on board, arrived here from New Orleans. The process of disembarkation of the nu-uieious nu-uieious cages containing the animals connected with the show was quite an interesting sight, and was rendered doubly so by the assistance rendered the deck hands by au elephant belonging belong-ing to Mr. Kobinson. His elephant-ship elephant-ship felt in good humor, aud taking ad' vantage of this, the employes of the concern placed him in the rear of the wagons, as they were disembarked, with his head lowered and brought in contact con-tact with the vehicles. The men then seized hold of the wagon toneues and steered them through the labyrinth of freight (which lay piled around ) aud up the steep bank, while the propelling propel-ling power was furnished by the colossus colos-sus of the forest. Some of the wagons had teams of horses attached to them, and one of these tenuis bccuujc baiky during the operation of placing them on level terra firm?, curvetted around and finally began backing. The elephant stood their "fooling" very quietly for some time, but when they commenced this maneuver be lost his temper. Backing down the bank himself for a few steps he lumbered forward, and striking the wagon with great force nearly tumbled it over, while the horses received considerable con-siderable of a jar and a great fright. His determination to force things was thus made so manifest that his conductors con-ductors became alarmed for fear of the consequences and called him off. A large crowd collected and enjoyed the fun hugely. Cincinnati Gazette. |