The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-01

THE SALE or UNCLAIMED PAoKAGBs.-In CON
sequence of the advertisement that has APP
peared in the papers for some days past In
accordance with the law made and provided in
sucn cases, large assemblage of individuals OF
a speculative turn of mind gathered at the auc-
ton Store, No. 2O2 Market street, TO witness the
sale of parcels that have accumulated at the
Adams Express Companys Office whose right
ful owners could not be found.
There were those persons present who go in
on ground floors (when they can, but falling
that, take the next storyG those who make
STRENUOUS efforts to have opera houses OF their
own; those who buy envelopes, big with pro-
mise and sealing wax, for twenty-five cents; all
OF those, probably, who are in the habit Of buy
ing their pigs in a poke, which latter
remark we hardly understand ourselves,
though we can conceive very clearly how,
before you get 1t home, and here were gathered
those disposed TO be funny, not intent on pur:
chase; and close beside was Israel Isaacs and
Isaac Jacob and their friends, who only mani
tested an interest of two per cent. month in
every object around them; here were women
bidders and men bidders; and indeed, could the
internal mind be known, their varieties
could not be excelled by the ingredients of the
were there, and reporters too, to witness the
great sell" All gathered like eagles around
the carcass, which was wrapped up in the fol-
lowing Words
B5- ADAMS EXPRESS CoMPANY,s AUCTION
tioneer, No 2O2 Market street, Philadelphia
Previous to putting in some of his knocks,
the auctioneer spoiled little Of the game by
first knocking the expectations of fdlers, by the
must be left on the shelves till tomorrow. and
little deposit left with the clerk to-day. 1t was
raining quite hard out of doors at that time,
ceeded the heaviest wet; but as it was impos-
sible for those well ged in to retire. they
had TO keep their feelings of disgust likewise
"wedged," and to complete their ignominious
defeat the auctioneer went on to say that those
who could not leave the articles must not open
them in the store! This was too much. A cry
of fire in the street might have started some
out, but such shot as this, fired over the empty
heads and pockets of so many, brought q COM
plete surrender of all their days hopes. With
these conditions of sale the auction began.
Punctually TO the hour the auctioneer raised
himself and hammer on the rostrum, to knock
down more hopes for less money than is gene
rally done at one time, even in this day OF oil
strikes and late froSts.
The first article brought under the hammer
figuratively speaking, for the article itself was
more than Philip, the colored porter, could
move, was advertised as "Bx, Avery w. c.,
HollidaysbuTg."
"Gentlemen, what have bid for this box?
shall / say fifty ydollars-forty-thirty-m a
bid, gentlemen-ten dollars have bid. Philip,
what do you think the box contains?" II
don't know, sir; It's heavy and pretty much
bruised" "a barouche! Gentlemen, Philip
says probably a barouche, what's bid? have I
one dollar, only one dollar? thank you, sir,
dollar for box probably containinga a barouche,
and who knows but pair of fhorses-"quarterv'
thank you, sir, one and a quarter-quarter-
quarter, once, twice, gone!
NOW, gentlemen, No. A., 600 g CHAIRS, G. II.
What have bid for two chairs? One for the
lawyer and the other for his client, The high
backed one for the lawyer, no doubt, as he was
probably weak in that region, in some points
anyhow. Daughter) WHAT'S bid? Five dol
ars-fcur-three-two! Two dollars. two dolls,
two dolls. two dolls"-and, the usual tongue
gymnastics gone through, the chairs were
Knocked down, while the buyer had to come
down for fear he might "go back" on the chairs
Now No. 6,l60, "Pcl. Lands s. NJ. DR..
Here's parcel little rubbed, what's bid for
thiS?" A vo1ce-"WhaCS in it?" I'm no
psychologist or phrenologist." Another voice
Feel its bumpsp' (Laughterl "No doubt
there's money in it-.what's bid?" A voice
which the Church split? 1Great laughter) Gen
tlemen, what have bid for iR A female voice,
"Ten cents" Very well, ten cents, cents. cents;
fair and original bidder, whose name was
already on the books with an advance paid up
and this parcel was charged against 1t and laid
on the shelf.
The auctioneer now had got into strata OF
parcels of an Insignificant size, and notwith-
standing his flashes of wit, and his many new
always coming In small packages, it was evil
dent that this crowd was after bulk, not quality
and he was TOO glad, as were the agents of the
around, to take TO some of the weightieI
matters of the law, and barrels seemed
to be especial favorites, perhaps many thought
they contained Thanksgiving dinners that had
started for the Boys" in camp, and were
switched Off here, or they might contain dishes
valuables put up in this rough manner pur.
posey to deceive as to their true contents; how
ever that may be, the rougher the box or bar.
rel, more lively was the bidding.
The sale concluded, no doubt, to the satisfac'
ton of the company and the auctioneer. The
bidders did not know whether they were the
pleasing uncertainty marked itself plainly OF
their faces in about eight minutes after theiI
fist deposit; and they ale still waiting fol
their doom at the opening OF the seals to-