New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-24
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Nyw ORLEANS, MONDAY, Feb. ., 100


..,,t Of the great sale OF the Retrieve Piints'
49,, sl,v,..n and will now give you further
s.r1isu,a,s Of the disposal OF Ar. Hiiis essa'e.
Il, M. %, a. put down in the catalogue, was
mob. &c years old, good field hand." have be-
L.. ,eferrea b him. lie Was SOLD, with bis wife,
n, HI.675. Az the two were removed from the
And Bob wished 10 bid goodbye to his mother,
Int VAS hurried ont of the room just as his old
.sth.r was being led up 10 the block. The snc-
foneer stated she was a good old woman ga rood
/" ,,stLeriu old nench-goOd and rery useful to take
.ssye ofchildren and milk cOws"-but the audience
-sre not disposed to bid. After while $3.50 was
~gsred. and the suctODeer's hammer sounded Der
1esth knell. as he repeated, for the last time, -
"sone and she ia yours, sir
tanc, a grand daughter of the astmcntioncd
,oman and her husband, Senty, were now ordered
Mn. and a splendid young couple they were. They
Irre OF course considered good property, and
aid f,r 81 600, The next was good plantation
carpepter rather advanced in age, but being
mechanic. he was "a desirable investment" His
wife and four little children were put on the stand
with him. and the bids were made IN RAPID sue
cession. until the party were knocked down at
$3.2OO An old couple were next sold, bringing
l7oO great price for old folks. Their daughter
and her infant-child were then put up, and sold for
Sg25. Old Phoebe, with her SOD, - years old,
we're the last of this family, and brought $40.
Old Tecumsa, and his wife Catey, were the
next old folks for the strong clutches OF Slavery;
and the few remaining days OF their lives were
valued at 500. Another old man sold for S6JO
Another glass OF brandy and water was now
taken by the auctOneer; and, as me, hoDle-
booking negro was handed up to hun, he re-
marked. Now, gentleinx buyers. now for re-
"yiyal: can zee you all on the anxious seat-n0w
"for the great prize. How much am bid for the
"boy Aberdeen; only % years OF age, gentlemen:
.buyers; a good pilot, gentemen-can piiot d
"steamboat for you; knows the coast perfectly;
will bring you in $50 month wages-h0W much
"for the boy 81, 600 offered! hat won't do
"Sir." "sI. O5O." "Thank you, Sir" 81, 100"
ISL 900 Yin three places )"SI $50: "SI 800;
"SI $50; ""Sl, 400 " (by two bidders.) !" 40
new offered Going, at 1925, do hear l"
"SI, $50" Il hear you, Sir-thank you;-Sl 40
"Once 450 twice, 1 ,45O three times 81 ,4oOthe
last time cali it-a-n-d, gone Sir. Helsyourprop
"erty, and the greatest bargain sold today" Old
Age is again represented Oh the stsge by Old An
drew, looking all of one hundred years, and nearly
blind. The catalogue, however, puts him down
at &C wears cattle and hog -minder." lie wants
his old wife to be sold with him; his request is
granted, and Peggy, 90 years old. gardener
"and poultry-ttender," is put up. Old Mol, 40
years old, a midwfe Abigail, an old blind woman
Of "a years. and Lucy O. years, branded as spper-
order to get bid for those representatives, OF
Old Time, Morris, a boy - years old, was pat
up with the lot; they brought 81 40.
Phillip, an old man of %, put down as boat
man, was called upon to make his appearance
The auctiOneer now remarked that " This Is not
"Pbillip of Macedonia" The negro replies NO.
"Sir and not Phillip bOatman; gentlemen
"don't know anything about boat; never sailed
"a boat; don't buy me; me,no boatmen; no; don't
"know nothing about boats; don't buy me, gentle,
'.men; me stock-driver.' The Old negro nsd
been drinking, and his speech was certainly very
amusing and was received with shouts OF laugh
ter. 1t was some time before quiet was restored,
and the old man was then knocked down al Szo'
The auctiOneer now announced that Know
Nothing NEGRO would be sold, including his wife
and two little children. They brought - 500.
The NEXT in order was Prince 81 Yeas, aad
HIS wife o. wears. Mr.. Beard made quick work
of tbem-S 600 the price. An old man, Cudjoe
bis wife. and little Polly, years. were then next
sold. bringing 81 ,525. Miller, and Mary his wife,
labeled as good field hands brought >, 400. The
auctoneer now called for Apollo. the sugar boiler
Phillis. his wife, and their two children Apollo
came forth leading his son Israel, years OF age,
and in the arms OF the father was bright
looking little boy, Frederick, years old. The
wife not being present the auc0neer stated that
on the passage from Texas, the woman had given
birth to fine boy, and he was happy 10 inform
gentlemen-buyors, that both mother AMI son
''were doing as well rs could be expected" lie
then announced that the boy had been named
Charles Morgan, in honor OF the owner OF the
steamship / hope Mr.. Morgan, who IL res
ident of New-York, will duly appreciate the
.orn,iment, The bidding this family was
very spirited. The bad liquors so freely dealt
ont at the bar had inspired the gentlemen
buyers with exalted IDEAS as to the value OF
property, and $1,000 was paid for the little
family. Patterson was now called upon. being
described as "crookcd legs, coarmaker.'
He brought $500. The old aucticneer then an
nounced that il was near dinner-time and, As the
gentlemen buyers, no doubt, wanted grace be-
'fore meat" they should have it, lie then called
up "Old Grace" and his wife Sukcy. and infart
children, aud sold them at $)25. Jack and his
wife Caty were put on the block, and bid OF At
$4,000. The competition now became very
great: many of the ecntlemen-buyers' had
taken "a glass too much, and the balance Of the
poor slaves brought great prices, az will be seen
by the following report
Morris, a boy 10 years old, $1,000; Felix, %
years old, ox.driver, Sl,350; Jonas, u years,
field hand, l,475; Cadjoe, n years Ola Sl,21o;
Frank, 10 years, 81 100; Adeline $500; Char
lotte, ("sews well ') 1925; Mary Jane c SSd
$1,000; William, a No. l held-hsnd, 81 800;
George, Il years old fcdhand, was Knocked
down at 81, lO0 but two gentlemen-buyers
claimed the bid The auctionecr stated to them,
if they wanted to settle the matter, he lad q
large ward, where they could fight il out; Il was,
however, agreed to put the boy up again; and no
brought 81 $50. The last slave sold was Robert,
81 years of age, at 81. 80. The suctioncer then
announced, that if the Lord was willing, there
would be another sale on next Monday.
As your readers may like TO know something Of
Mr. Hill the late owner Of these slaves, l will
state, for their information, that he Was, at the
time of his death, leading merchant in this city,