The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-24
FINALE or A NEW YORK POLITICIAN.
A North River Palace Under tho Hammer
Sale or Judge Forsyth's Pictures, Plate,
Horses, Winos, Furnltarc, Sc, sc.

N0Ith River Palace Under tho Hammer
Sale or Judge Forsyth's Pictures, Plate,
Horses, Winos, Furnltarc, Sc, sc.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE HERALD.
kISGsros, U1TER COUNTY, Dec. g. 1858.
The following intsrsatlng announcement has been
printed In tho newspapers all stAts during the
last three weeks Il refers 70 the estate Of Judge c.
Forsyth, who kft this country for Europe six
months since ard has lately bern in Paris lie viii
bs remembered prominent member Of the whg party
and years their candidate for the ocs Of
ssc-stsry Of State
WEDNESDAY AND TysspAY Doc: als. and ga:
Az ocieckeach day. at the residence Of Judge Forsyth
of Kingston. Ulster county.
By 81 Soa G h Ss suS % g ~ tho
Of New York. at the sa Of the Bank Of tho Gem non
Magnificent sale of costly furniture valuable oil paint
ss ana Ss . sss i.vsE sss
Of slssansy scsns % sSSss vince sss sss soAns
carriages OF various hints made order, Sreat
ssn siss Gi aTSs & e ds
and other styles covered heavy rOh s oooas, Of va
rope marble vases rich carved rosssqsG hall eI.
tables stands serving shair 2s very eo,tly oil pains.
them are The RED Riding
The Fishing Party Market soons and Other well known or
Dining costly mahes.ny extension table, roy.
and valuable oil sss sapse
=. sss cut ga @ pise, e yssy costly
bodess suIssns oSp pohsr
sas lhstsle ss.s:s lined win gold aSss s,sStsHsnt
oyster silver pitches napsn rnss punch
Plates wine SS car on
s ns ws Es' n d s siS
chirs fancy do Also rsrlor Adjonins south
asr ssrs
rich nk and lace curtains elegant 0anngs sSEs and
of tho dsawins room paintings to- similar TO other pnrios
s
'ans cost so 9afh 90 thu obes de,crc
ton 1s.s%ssa sss. Ssss.saa., s1sifs
s snd oSH P ssd s sad ss
wsrdro, bureaus cottage suits Brussels carpets shay
kinds Of furniture in the ohs extensive
LbrayAbout 700 volua1es of bound books being The
tire aw ss S % as sas asSVs Of GS souS
most valuable Illustrated and other books.
sss best choice old sssrry Msdslra
marreschno and other high cost wines
or this announcement set all tbs people Of the
river counties in fearful ssts Of excitement The gos
sips had nearly finished off the Judgs-thsy had told
over and over again how popular he wss psrsonayhcw
he spent somebody eses money Ike waterhow no gave
great dinners-how Thurlox Weed admired him-how all
the sewardtes pstted him-how he gave rich gifts to
churches, and paid for them-how somebody from
Kingston faw him in London, and how the Judge ran
mentally his account-how his house filed with
riches like unto the robbers In the Arabian Nights
and what handsome yourg man he v@, an what gool
speeches he Dsjo and what nice family he "a, and
that they could not what made him do many
wicked things. But the old fame brigh lened up
again Here was new theme Tor convsrsaticn Hero
all the household gods OF tho departed politi-
clan held up, tcseted, and oatsogusd, to publ, view.
The ladies' eyes sparkled they resd the sherfs
enumerstioI tho gentlemen decey butoned up their
trowters pockets, and changed tho subject" Every
body about Kingston resolved to go to the auction At
any rate nothing Of the kind hsd taken place in
that Vicinity, and perhaps before in tho Unied
States. number Of persors also from New YORK
city, including several furniture dealers, who expected
to get bargains jockeys who that the uegs
good horse out OF threeand picture dealers, VIII,
"Mnrillo' on the oata,ogue, and thought that
might possibly be an old copy, which cmebody roall
buy an original
Kingston is about eighty miles from New York city on
the west bank Of the HudEoD and esvatsd abont atty
feet above the level of the river thai in tho
the location Ia delightful oae In the winter 1t is not
quite 30 pleasant. We went to Rhinsbeck via Hudson
River Railroad and then crofsed the river to RJndout
The trivial circumsance that tbs ice was In places
an inch thick rather nterfsred with passsgs-ths
ferry beat stack betseen two cakes Of icsthe
scraamedthe engineer Bwore--&na the captain, with
great presence of mind, coeced the fares But after
more pers than envirored Perry at Loo Chos, the
ri btnc philosopher at the Ne got and
omnibuEed TO Kngstor. ths roads fine, (plank and
Judge must have had jolly good drives them
The Judges houso is pleasantly situated having
broken srdi cape view all sidesaEd Beautiful land
scape 1t Ia. The house IT. elf is buil of brisk, With
wooden buttresse porticos &c the mixed Italian and
Tudor style Of avct itscture The Judge had plenty
room, and he sPrs.d" himself and his mansion at the
time On the lower floor he had spacious draw Ing
parlor library, dinirg room dressing loom, bed
rooms Sc. Toe interior of he house is of polished oss,
the halls all wide and the broad oaeen staircase hada
baronial air about it.
The house seems to have boen constructed without
painful to see the 'nugs paros" drumming on his
pianos lingering his ntiy bound London books,
or feeling Of the paintings to ascertain there
could be about little canvas and coor to make man
pay much money for It, Taen large numb OF tobacco
chewcrs invaded be premises They sat the tables and
elected the products of their sva glands upon the ch
anxiousy in 1t the Of such
locked they bought nothing, and talked ncessantly
Great was the admiration excited by the glib young
from New YORK. and the ylls auctioneer 'ao wed
that his sar eclipsed The auctoneer toc all his
old jokes and hae somebody 10 laugh as them. His art
criticisms received orthodox, and he cousi
dsred as cycoreic in Information pertaining to furniture
and plate.
The ladies' were on hand in full force, as they always
auctions and the articles sold brought nssry
much they were WORTH though probably not SO much
~ they COST as stated that the furniture dealers
always oysrcharged the Judge because no would not buy
any thing uess great price WAS set upon It. The draw
iugroom furniture was rosewood covered With crimson
velvet and brought nearly It's value rosewood piano
st sls5.
pictures we'll elected, though not hung with much
taste. T. Peales itt- Red Riding Hood, (snd cap
ital picture s full OF life and sprit) sold for $685.
very much to the astonishmeLt of practical gentleman
who announced candidly, that all the fools MT
dead yet" He was correct though no did not know It,
Two pictures by Culverhoute brought 500 each They
the best havs from this artist Two Swiss
apes, rather dull and slsss went for 500 cash
all they worth.
AMr Morley, Of New York. dealer, believe, bought
great deal Of the furniture and most Of the glassware
plate The glass OF the best quality, and went
rather cheap. liquor stand was sold at Sl1; punch
bo vi 1t S2 then there /" no end Of hook sherry,
char psgne other wine sassestoo many, We should
suppose, for private residsncs.
The stock of wines not over laYgs-1f1 bottles
sherry 48 old port 4S madeira, two or three baskets Of
champagne and couple dozen Of hock These we're sold
at good prices.
The paror farpture reslly magnificent. The Amin
ster carpet sad to have cost was sold $500 set
wood furniture, covered Ia brocAte (cost 935)
sold for $780, curtains 1t $50 and the
cornces S25 EACH The remainder Of the furniture In
this room brought about $780, 1t Vss extravagan and
10, ah furnish this In this manner, there
too much in 1t for its szc. The plate poren Of It,