The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-07-16
A RUINED DUKE.
Sale ofthe Duke of Newcastle's 4 fleets
in Carlton House Terrace.

mGmcDtIS III DObQ 1IouSCo, ooiiIC iOohlliS
grave and sad others, whose air seemed to
saw II told you So" sporting men who
seemed exclusively bored at the whole pro-
ceedings, and fashionables of both sexes
whose great care was to edge away from the
brokers who tried to fasten ON them, were
welded to'therin strange medley in the din
ing-room of Is, Carlton House Terrace. yes
terday. The policemen who kept guard at
the foot of the great staircase and at the
entrances to cellars and rooms bad no sine-
cure, for the apNdcatlons to wander freely
through the mansion were 10th numerous
and persistent; the man who stood in the
hall with catalogues had disposed of his
stock al shilling each soon after p NJ,
and even such things as japanned water
cans, housemaids' boxes and baskets, hand
brooms and dust-pans, gave rise to amin
ated bidding. This increased when more
interesting articles came to be offered, and
between P. NJ. and 5 P. NJ, when hand
work and gilded chairs and tables were put
up what may be termed '.fancy prices
were obtained. fs
The house in which this scene is taking
place is one of the largest in Carlton House
Terrace, and stands at the Spring Gardens
end with offices which cross the road,
forming c,d de sac, and communicating
apparently with a house on the other side
The auctioneers bills tell their story Direct
ly the corner by the Duke of York's Column
| is passed, making the Dukes ruin manifest
on both sides of the road. The words
| .Heirloom-Cl umber' on a large case of
stuffed birds meet the visitors eye; directly
| he is in the hail. and they are req Gated
upon marble busts and other articles which
stand between him and the dining-room
| door Tho vact y,laca oeepnS tn ba n many
respects as it's unfortunate holders left it.
| The fine oil paintings are hanging in the
accustomed places, some with ''herrloom"
on the label attached, Others and those the
most numerous, numbered rs lots. The
| dining-table is just where it would be if q
party were to be given. 1t needs no great
stretch of fancy to people the noble room
with host, hostess, and guests, where Mr.
| Lumley now does the spiriting at the head
of the table, round which keen-faced men
are ticking off the prices in their catalog-
| ues. .-e
1t is seldom that anything so disastrous
as sale by auction takes place in Carlton
House Terrace, and the idlers assembled
there yesterday might be suspected ofderi-
wing a gloomy relish from the knowledge
of the fact. That duke should be soldup
| ..iust as you or me might be to-morrer,
my DEAR" was an unfailing source of trite
moralizing on the part of one stout lady,
who bought nothing but pressed much; and
that the sale was taking place within half a
dozen doors of the residence of the Prem
Ter of England, the Dukes fathers friend,
was given out quite frequently as an item
of news by an old gentleman who took pos
session of snug corner early in the day,
and never once looked at the auctioneer. =
Now and then anecdotes would fly round OF
real or imaginary accidents which had Ia
ken place. when it was thought the crash
could be STAYED off; and minute details of
personal history were freely given, just as
| if those inventing and retailing them had
/ had the duke in their possession like q tame
animal 1t is, of course, not to be expected
that sympathy for reverses, even when due
| to unavoidable misfortune, should be found
| imam auction-room; but its utter absence
was never more marked than yesterday
Had those present been stern Pharisees,
whose consciousness of virtue impelled
them to be hard on the weak and falling,
their tone could not have been more didac-
tically severe. However, every body pres
ent who touched on the subject at all seem
ed to consider themselves entitled to fling
at the absent prodigal; and men andwomen
who, if physiognomy is to be trusted, were
not exemplars of all the Christian virtues,
might be heard inveighing against the
shortcomings which had led to ruin with
bitterness which could hardly have been
caused by pecuniary loss. The sorrowful
| indignation of a silent and solitary old man
| in drab, who was said to have been a SER
want to the present Duchess since infancy,
eliminated when certain articles of furni-
| ture were offered up; but his panied look
| 4 a. CITE no ba ~
sneering, and for the next two days the
household gods of the Duke of Newcastle
will continue to be distributed to just such
a running fire of cynical criticism as 9en-
erous minds shrink from and loathe.
Sale of the LongwOrth Wine House.
From the Cincinnati Commercial, 9th.
Captain William p. Anderson made the
final sale of the famous Longworth wines,
few days ago, and thereby closed out the
entire business of the sale and manufac-
ture of American wines under that celebra-
ted name. This fact is significant to con-
sumers as well as dealers, especially as the
right to use the Longworth brand is re-
served by or rather dies with the interest
of the estate of the late Nicholas Long
worth in the stock of wines just sold ont
The sale has been going on for over a year
past, and during that time eighty-six thou
sand dollars were realized. John d. Park
purchased the lot, and the cellars In the
Longworth Wine-House, on East Sixth
street, are cleared of their vinous treasure
and offered for rent. .--
Since the death of Mr.. Longworth the
wines bearing his name lost PRESTIGE
Other winters came into the market, and
improving in some respects upon his
brands, claimed the attention Of the pub
lie, but his fame as wine grower is indel-
ible, because identical with the cultivation
of the Catawba, that excellent grape to
which he devoted his wealth and life to
develop and introduce. When Mr.. Long
worth succeeded in producing his famous
spaskling wine from the Catawba, o sense
of JOY ran through the whole wine-drink-
ing world of America. Foreign cham
pagnes received staggering blow, for
while consumers realized that for less
money they could indulge their taste, they
could also observe the healthful rule COM
mon in Europe, of drinking the wine of
the country they were in.
The celebrated brand known as the
Golden Wedding" realized a wonderful
popularity and sale. 1t originated with q
few of Mr.. Longfellow's winners, the fall
previous to the fftieth anniversary of his
wedding. by an agreement to make q
special sparkling Catawba for that occasion.
The choicest grapes only were picked, and
care was taken to exclude the stalks. The
clusters were SO nch that the wine press
was dispensed with; the generous Juice
ran INTO the vats spontaneously, by the
mere weight of the grapes themselves, and
the result was pure and delicious fluid
which the skillful manufacturer turned in
to the anniversary bridal libation fitly