The New York herald., 1869-03-17
MLE OF AUTOGRAPHS.


The estimate OF public men, according TO the va
made known BY the sale resumed yesterday at
the rooms of Lcavtts, strebcigh 4 Co., in Clinton
Hall me sale opened with number OF letters
OF governors and United States Senators, including
De witt Clinton, d. & Dickinson, william Gw IN,
Preston King. OTIS Harrison, J. Kent Charles Lynch,
A. @. Curtin and J. X. Doolittle. The average sum
these realized 20 cents and Of them exceed
Cd 90 ocnts Autographs Of ministers to and from the
United states sold Ct the same figure, with the
exception of one from Sir John Temple, British
which brought 81 80. letter OF Captain James
Lawrence, United States Navy, sold for 81 Is, and
collection S S sS Of ne most sS s
sersrson s SON Davis sold for Il IA letter Of 4. II.
ton, dated Mount vernon, september n. liza, sold
for - yonn Adams signature -, and : docu.
men, ssnsa y Jefferson 81 letter om In
Prosdcns Monroe. washington, ls2s, sold for % Is,
and interesting and charactcristlc Of Andrew
dsscd xurorS july Ia M isat Vol 70 % pcosseer ordering
law books for which he oers top pay oncfourth cash
and the remainder In three equal annual paymentA
Of Franklin Pierce 70 cents; one Of Buchsnan with
card signed, 70 cents An oicia letter dated August
"a 1881 ssnsa AoraAsm lincoln rss,i,en g.
OF GRANT, sSermau, 1nomss and sheridan
sold for 81 A letter Of Aaron Burr and
Of Judge Van Nem, his second IN the duel with Ham,
iton. brougt Together 81 So and letters Of the fol-
lowing tho prices attsched:-J. O. Calhoun, with
portrait - 30; J. O. Breckenridge, with portrait
81 80; Hannibal HAmltn, 80 cents; Schuyler C0lfax,
S5 cenu. There were several letters from Cabinet
of1cers; among them was one Of Jefferson, which
sold for u IL; one Of Henry Clay, 90 rs and one Of
W. II. Seward, - very neat specimen, - washington,
1853, 80 cents. Tho foreign autographs presented
great variety, and realized low pricea A sig
nature Of Anns Of Austria 1oS5 - 20; one OF Mar.
ehal Turenne'A 81 and letter Of Count vergcnncs,
- 70. lot. which consisted Of signature of Ma
pcieon L. nae st'Rtss Of seven letters and notes and
: letter Of Bourienne sold FOR ~ Bernsdottes sg-
nature brought - - Talleyrandr a. and letter
Of Marshal Davoust ~ ~. There were letters from
various French authors, which did not rseiiSo more
than 81 70 cachs with the exception of Ia Harpo
~ =. Rousseau % 70, volney - rs and Voltaire
"a The attendance was small and did not incnde
representative of any Of the literary or historical
societes wn0 might nAvs secursd interesting docu-
meats - very low ngurs. p
4 MuRpx1 .ABour A YOUNG LApy.-A murder
was committed near xenia. ONO. on the 1ltn Inst.
George Miller, LIVING about four and 4 half miles
east OF that place, Was shot By Henry O. Edmond
son. Edmon0s0n borrowed loaded gun, discharged
the load and put In double charge, went V the
house OF Miller ana, calling him out, asked him 70
take hack what ne mad said IN regard 70 him. Miller
said ne never took back anything ne had suid,
wherrupon Edmondson ared, shooting him through
The head. lic died N lew hours Emondson mas
been arrested and ~ now m JAIL they were potn
waiting on The sanc lady,. t-l9tt tN q staNf