The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-10
I'HE DAILY DlSPAI .,,l[1:


Monday mernins, -
80 - . Fergcr's Hcusenc'a .coun,s
-. 81 work journals give glowing -
ING ~" -rsIeh recently took place OF sne Nsa
o. .ne 80. Of Chas. B. Huntington VIC 80
no'. and rentemanly rascal, "no.s r,.
....,ad such sensation Ia Ne" TN
,,,t Mace at the residences o. 'a'' -, I'd
-. ~ the upper ten, and embraced S"'e ,na
-. and e,assware, oru,ou CLOCKS, o'oN-
...,n.r,ed caudelabra and chandeiisrs'
.,.,,n,s and other attractive spPenoAs.
-. - an honest and virtuous NE I'M"
.s-.,..,. Gentleman had been pretty iss' 'nu,,'
e., .nd kept up more than one nns e''~o'A
w. Th.re was the principal house. whose iur
81. h.en ssld, and which was presideo
~. :. vfuI lady of the household, In gio
o'e, - r,.. I'd s.tius shat Solomon might have
Ia, sns horses and SNOWY equipages At
..r,n.nd and then there was another man
., ~. re,phborhood on,the Mahometan primer
',e -. a.,ect.bIe houris rewarded In this
p Az. .s,f.fenial and labors Of the brave and
faithful A.. al.
:, 4. ~ course natural and proper that the SAFE
~ ,hi. great and rood mans property should ~
,r.c, a vast crowd. The rush Of visitors commenc.
Al q. half past 10 A. n and did not disappear 'h
.f,.r dark. Il ia said that there has not been sucn
an attendance at q sale in New YORK since INC
vsndue of Senior Atocha. the Mexican d'piona"
on which occasion twenty-three thousand iA"'v.
passed in and out the premises during the sS'e' -
.nnears that number OF articles went TOT "oie
than the original cost. Most men set value '"'
above Its intrinsic worth any article once poe'
sessed by Washington, franklin, or any o'he'
great and yir,uous person, aud the ike eom"eu
dabIe taste and sympathy with goodness pronp'
cd the sristocracy of New York to compete ear
nestly for the effects of the excellent Huntington
Thus It Is stated by one Of the New York Journals
that manteI mirrors which cost about $780, were
sold for e27o; pier glasses, worth probably Sloo'
brought $50: q rosewood book case, worth SIoo
was bought for $500; two magnificent Dresoen
china vases, superby plated and gilt. were solo 'or
el30 EACH lace curtains and cornices went at Sl2o
per window; . quautitylof books, travels history,
novels, poems land standardiworks were taken oy
Mr.. Townsend, at their full value-l5o volumes,
from O. so to g. per volume; carpets, for which
nine shillings per yard would be considered . fair
price, brough. twelve shilings and sixpence; fur
niture dealer gave $500 for the piano. one OF Light
e. Newtons make; one etegere. solid rosewood,
brought $3.50, and another $780, 2l2 pieces of plain
china brought s4i; a.dinner set. of LA pieces
white and blue rim, brought s7o; china tea set,
of Al pieces, sold for So3 so; one rosewood, mar
bic top hall stand was sold for se5; one ormolu
clock. (cast iron probably commanded s67, which
was an extravagaut price; superb parlor sitter
made by Better of richly carved rosewood, oval
work, covered with blue and gold silk brocatelle,
viz: sofa, tste al ete, two arm land four parlor
chairs, was sold for $500; Herring safe, worth
probably $3.50, sold for Sl9O; a bronze chandelier
sold for SGT.
The silverware was estimated to be worth $4,000.
Besides these, and hundreds of other pieces of
rare asd elegant furniture, there were splendid
oil paintings, which went off at fabulous prices.
ken place at the other, or Mormon establishment
of Mr.. Huntington. Ills probable that the credi-
tors waiting till notice Of the day of sale can
arrive at the CAPT skpf Utah, and afford time fer
delegation of Norman elders to be in attendance,
the bidding between whom and the leading mem.
bars of the New York upper ten will no doubt be
spirited In the extreme.
This 10 unquessionably great world, and New
York q great city. 1t IL just ~ much as multi
tudes of laborious and honest men can accomplish,
to keep the wolf of starvation from their doors
Smart rascals, like Huntingdon, have = much
better chance Of ascurnulatiug pelt and command
ing the consideration of society," than the virluous
and upright. Huntington is only one Of large
class in New York, and other principal cities of
America, whose motto 10, Get money-honestly
ifyou can--at any rate, get money" Most of Thorn
manage to deceive, swindle and steal. without vic
latirg the letter of the law; but all are equally cor
rupt and unprinciped.