The Portland daily press., 1866-08-25

Randall, Weed G Raymond is the name O
new auction firm which has its heoa.--ar
tiers at Washington but does hr less all ovel
the country. Each of sae gentlemen who
comnose the firms well known TO the com
munitvmr. Randall formerly resided in
Wisconsin, where he studied the art of wire
pulling with great success. He attained such
skill in his art that he took hold of the straps
of his boots and pulled himself into the chair
of the Governor of Wisconsin The people oil
that State having no further use for him, he
pulled himself to Rome as American Minister.
He afterwards pulled himself into the cabinet
OF President johnson, where he now is. 1t is
said that his straps are wearing out, and as he
carelessly forgot to conceal the secret of his
invention, it has been pirated by others to
such an extent that it is almost useless.
Mr.. Weed commenced life as printers devil,
and subsequently went into the jobbing bust
ness. His operations were very extensive
He bought out the N. Y. Central Railroad,
sold the Metropolitan railway of New York
city to the tune of 100000, claims to have
invented John c. Fremont carried on the
State of New York for some years, construct
ed the Republican party and sold it badly
but sold himself a great deal worse, under
took to carry Horace Greeley and W. 81. Sew
ard at one and the same time on his back, but
the former was so fidgety that he fell off. took
considerable stock in Abraham Lincoln, but
sold out at loss and finally bought an inter-
est in the New York Times and undertook to
run the copperhead machine. His place of
business has been until recently in the back
room of small pothouse in Albany, at the
sign of"The Great Diplomatist."
Mr.. Raymond he's been occupied all his life
as political thimbIe-rgger His motto is
"Now you see it and now you don't" His
sobriquet is "The Little Villain" villain being
the French for joker. He is the origin of that
absurd question of Richard I'LL: care there
two Raymonds in the field" which has so
much puzzled commentators. The explana-
ton is very simple Mr.. Raymond has the
peculiar faculty of taking double shapes at
the same time. He can ride two horses at
once without falling to the ground, and if
there is any danger of one horse getting balky,
he turns brilliant somersault, and another
animal, which has been kept in leading strings.
comes in from behind and supplies the place
OF the unmanageable steed. He performed |
while in Congress, the unparalleled feat of |
pairing off with himself and of voting YES and |
no on the same question. In one of his own
hastic performances he once came in contact
WIN tough knot of an old oak tree called |
o'e'ehs' and was considerably damaged by
'ne o'ow' Which is said by those who were
present 10 nave given out a heavy sound SINH
lar 10 the 'thud" often spoken of in connec-
ton with prize fights. He took tho life If
Abraham Lincoln before Booth assassinoted
him, and is now engaged on new ver.;o,, 80
the charming story printed in the AtIo....
Monthly, and entitled "My Double and bon,
he undid me-" 1t will be published con,em.
poraneously with the next election for men,
bers of Congress in New York city.
These gentlemen, Randall, Raymond and
weed, have formed copartnership, as we
nave before said, in che auction business
AneT peculiar talents harmonic very well,
anu wnen we reflect on the large business
sach member OF the firm has done nm his own
'''oun-' we heed not be surprised that their
combined energies should monouolize the
'rade in their line. After some nronoro.;o,
n the way of advertising and arranoinc and
their old business conneo.;oas
they held their first trade sale at Pbil.do,