The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-28
CITx INTELLIGENCE.
THE END OF THE TALE.

This morning the residence Oh the late Demo,
cratic Association of Pennsylvania, AT Nlntn ana
Arch streets. was the scene of most heart-rendng
proceedings, the occasion being notnlng less
thap a public sale of all its effects and personal
property consequent upon the obsequies OF that
organization. A-o
For some time past the individual above
named has been In delicate health, belng Vtoa
como by superhuman exertions IN LII sn he |
political campaign. During tne ohost and
somewhat unexpectedly gave up 'uN e
was uneeremoniously buried. -. tor,ner
harpy friends and Others gatnereo IN s1S ' -
dence to see what eould be made out oil tne SaAe /
Of his nropertv At 10 O'CLOCK the last dneral
knell Of the whole concern W as rung bv a curly
haired darkey the fr',nt payesnent, after
which the sale oc cegsT gs1e "A large 5Sree OF Foxs
serve order-so many, in fact, that the greatest
care had to be obserV ed for the preservation of
ones pocket-book.
Living around che readng-room we noticed
the choice, men' 'al food of the members of the
association. B rick Pomeroy's red-hot Democrat
was there, OF course, its well-wom pages being
the best Evidence of its appreciation. The
World, Charleston Courier, Richmond Enquirer,
and other loyal papers were to be found Inc
pictures of Lee whipping Grant stonewall Jack
son diving Hooker across the Rappahannock, and
other choice historical engravings were not TO be
found upon the walls. Colonel Randall, 1t is
said, ordered them to be removed when he was
appointed secretary of the club.
On the left of the hall were the apartments
reserved exclusively for the sweet-scented and
kid-gioved exponents of Democracy, the men
who held the money-bags. No unterrihed denizen
of the Fourth ward ever put his shoeless feet on
these Brussels carpets. 1t was amusing to see
the crowd of the unwashed as they gazed upon
the furniture of these apartments, to them SO
grand and magnificent.
The third story of the building was appro-
priated to the use of the Democratic City Exc
cutive Committee. Here were the seats once
occupied by Sam Randall, Leech, Ward, Sulli-
van, Fox Hemphi Fry, McDevitt, and McMul-
lin divigiOna
election officers brought with Asas money by
these gentlemen no one will ever know, but we
do know that they will never again occupy these
chairs.
snoning down stairs and into the yard, the
ashes of recent fire could be plainly seen, no
doubt whole piles of double-bottomed ballot
boxes and blank naturalization papers were
destroyed.
AS the hour of ten grew near the crowd COM
menced to collect. But few members of the as
sociation could be seen.
Mr. Davis the auctioneer after announcing
the terms of the sale to be ''cash," commenced
with the catalogue. tete-a-tete in the front
parior was first put up. Five dollars was the
highest bid offered, when . member standing
by remarked that Asa Packer sat on that sofa
last September when he counted out his seventy
one thousand dollars to Charley Carrigan and
Mueller. Ten, fifteen, twenty-five, and forty
dollars were then bid in rapid succession. The
last sum bought it. The happy purchaser no
doubt expects to find some of Asa's lost notes
behind the seat. No such libel will obtain our
credence. If any money slipped through
Charley Carrigan's fingers then he wasn't there.
Among the articles sold was old coffee-pot,
the vertable pot that sent Woodward to Con-
gress from the Luzerne county district. few
old grounds were still sticking to its musty bot
tom, useless now, bleached almost white, used
up completely. How many bogus papers THIS pot
had given look of antiquity to will never be
known.
The articles sold for most ridicuously low
prices considering their value. photograph
of Governor Hoffman was sold for five cents.
This is said to have been bought by an agent of
the Academy of Fine Arts to fill up their walls
in case they decide upon spring exhibition.
Two photographs of Seymour and Blair in ele-
giant walnut frames brought ten cents each.
Two of Washington and jackson, unframed,
were held somewhat higher. lthograph OF
James Buchanan was offered at one cent, but
found no bidder. Chairs and tables brought the
highest prices, but there were but few of the for
mer 10 good condition, they having been much
used in various free fights. The coat-of-arms
of Pennsylvania which surmounted the front
door went for q song the buyer stating that he
intended to use the two horses thereof for
hobbies for his children. The golden spread
eagle in the centre of the roof goes to a news
paper Office in this city. The hag-pole and
liberty cap will henceforth grace drinking
saloon in the neighborhood of the County
Prison.
The sale was most interesting in the large
meeting-room in the second story. This room
was handsomely decorated with flags in homer
of the occasion. A large sign over one end
announced that This room is open to the
public, which fact, however, appeared to be
taken Tor granted by those present. But no
attention was paid to the statement following it,
namely, that Smoking and loud talking is posi-
lively prohibited"
In this room the elegant velvet presidents
chair, on which never yet common man sat, was
purchased by the proprietor of free-and-easy
for his chairman. He said, on taking possession
of it, that he would let it down easy from its
high estate-he will get Mayor Fox to occupy it
at the next free-and-easy. The fdsces or bound
bundles of rods with an axe in the centre, which
stood on either side of the desk, were sold to a
new Odd-Fellows' Lodge now forming. lot
of spittoons some three hundred in all, go to
the Newsboys' and Bootblacks' Home. The
window shades, on which the full name of the
association is painted in large letters, were
bought by man who intends to start another
organization of the same sort and name as q
money-making operation.
AS this is the first occasion on which an out
slider could obtain admittance to the nnermost
recesses of the building, it was taken advantage
OF by several who were interested. The private
rooms in the vicinity of the garret and loft were
the most sought after by such. In the closet of
one of these, marked private was found an
immense stock of bottles, marked "Old Rye. >
The windows of this room face the street, and
these bottles we're probably kept, after being
emptied, to throw at Republican professions.
In the loft itself, which was approached by
dark private entrance, was small room on the
door OF which written sign was pasted. 1t was
much obliterated but after careful study the
IolloWlng was made out, which was probably
the ful original sign-
Tx and BIT B-x Room"
what this may stand for no one can tell with
certainty put the room was minutely examined
by our reporter by the aid of light from series
OF matches, The examination showed the room
10 De mach stained with printers ink aud a