New-York tribune., 1868-11-10
SALE OF UNCLfTMED MERCH1NDISE.

Every six months there j. general clearing
,ut OF unclaimed merchandise which daily accumulates
H. the Public store Nos % aud 81 cedarst Why things
ae not claimed susualv mystery and at every auction
there IS always to and excited crowd OF
epeculators and not few spectators who only there
- crafty an nordnate curiosity The catalogue OF the
sae on Thursday contained 40 lots most of which
packages said TO contain every variety Of merchandise
from, pill boxes steam engine every one OF which was
marked with the appraised valuation Why the con-
had never turned up could not be explained They
might be dead they might never have been advised OF
tho consignment or they might be IN the same condition
tie hour appointed for the sale TO commence,
the auction-r0om was crowded with dealers
BIS ghbors face IL he suspected him OF being in the
fiIg," which means that he might DC sin" with some
ono connected with the customs who had already sound
ell the packages Puncually the auctOneer appeared,
and. mounting the platform, in iaeetous manner in.
swoeter than you expect After a few other happy
remarks he started of the rs which was ease
OF bottle, which bought by party OF the Of
Johnson which Of course raised laugh with all who had
seen the Lancashire Lass now being performed at Wal
lacks. package said 10 contain So plows was next
offered The auctlcneer was asked II they
a he knew M "Se@ no @Or ree oen IT to
the ia the moon but he had doubt but that
soGa 5e s APPLIED ,e The pl0T. valued med a. At e were
marked t2So, brought $500 Eighty onr casks, said TO
siderable composition The ancfCneer became delighted
aud exclaimed By goly nave fish this tine-one
offered faster than could repeat them was finally
knocked down to a person possessing very confident
for $50, who will undoubtedly lnd purchaser who
vii pay g. 900 for the bargain Tmid bidders hcreupOn
seuty nsnuated that the highest bidder had probably
Been inside those casks e. Barytes" Is used by unscr
nous reners in aduteratins Rranulated sugar Three
ackages said 20 contain aYChcle valued ut s0 brought
49, The auctioneef guessed II might be omnibus.
no encourage bidders, he used such expressions as
es. reckon imagine, calculate, suppose. suTmse,
S,ncv Bnt he Informed them very emphatic manner
tH.t he was not in any "Ting." Five packages
s.,d 10 contain @ still, which might be whIskysti
I,,onohf ss4 Three hundred and nineteen bundles
~ 6ar.steel valued at 5000, created stir
.,nong the iron men, and was Knocked down
g. n 200 whereupon there were many uDklnd
.-assions regarding the urcbaser-snch as " He has
ten there He knows what he Is buying he does"
m awccass OF the last sale drew out some more clever
aoressiops from the ancOneer, the concluding one
SfnS @Opep your mouth aud shut your eyes, and III
.Lss Won healthy wealthy and wise" Az which there
,sre number OF months opened but none seemed in
"a .o nlay tho blind man. box or decayed vege
fond no purchaser and several cases OF fsh only
tght 10 cents Among the other lots sold were mock
,eiry maccaron junk, rags shruppery deeayed huts
treseryss spoiled prunes. personal enects, ana chan
mes and other liquors. The public store where
Pasnoo goaSs were delivered looked gks the Old
CCn,,cs5,v ehop The purchasers stumbled over the
= sndts0,1 stsa1e. ana it was a. hard 10 IND what was
snted "A looking for o needle ia nay STACK
n 0s, was emptying case, containing naecaroni as
Dns sa az as eabin II turned out TO be In good con
ston but the majority OF The goods were rem 10 very
di.pfated state. Squads OF Leh "ede uss n, nop ai
I'D tLere-s0me tsstlDg scLe 'I'ex' anu ''A''s 'e'f