The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-02
LIVE STOCK.
A Public Sale of Fine Imported Cattle and
BlOOded StOCk-The Prices.

A Public Sale of Fine Imported Cattle and
BlOOded StOck-The Prices.
This morning, at 10 o'clock, at Herkness'
Bazaar, Ninth and SAMSON Streets a large sale
was held of imported Jersey and Guernsey COWS
and heifers, ponies, pigs, and dogs, in variety
and excellence exceeding anything which has
been offered in that line in our city for some
time. The entire selection was imported ex-
pressly for the sale from Europe, and were
selected by Ed Philip Parsons Fowler, of Jer-
sey, England. The stock was shipped on the
Tonawanda for Philadelphia from Liverpool,
from which port the vessel sailed March 9, 1871.
The animals were among the finest of their
kind in the world and they were sold without
reserve. Some were from the Prince Consort
farm, Sussex, England.
The COWS and heifers were the first offered for
sale. No. l, fawn grey heifer with black
points, was sold for $425 to j. Lewis Krozer, of
Chester. No. 2, a solid dun grey heifer, was
sold for 1886 to John Welsh, of Chestnut Hill.
The calf of No. l, born since the catalogue
was printed aud only about a week old, was
sold for $50 to Barton Hill, of Philadelphia.
No. g. solid bronZe-colored heifer, brought
$3.50, and was taken by George M. Heiman, of
Lancaster. No. 4, a squirrel grey heifer, was
bought by William Golden, of Harrisburg, for
$3.50. No. 5, a silver fawn-colored heifer,
brought $50, and was purchased by Coleman's
heirs, who also took great number of those ex-
posed for sale.
No. 5, a two-year old heifer, brought 1910;
No. Z, also iwo-year old, brought $440. Several
other heifers of rare kind brought respectively
$780, 1926, $275, 1899, and $3.50. No. IL,
three-year old COW, sold for $780, and No. Ii,
three year old heifer, sold for 300. No. 16,
white aud yellow heifer calf, dropped at sea on
beard the TOnawanda, brought $50.
No. II was another two year old heifer OF
silver fawn gray color with a little white, and
sold for $500. No. Is, a solid tongue black heller
calf brought s175 No. 10, two year tolh,
brought $255.
The above were all Jersey cattle. The Guern-
seys were sold next, of which there were four
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$500, and $3.50, and were brought by Coleman's
heirs. The remaining one sold for 1910 TO
Winsor, of Connecticut. On the last two the
bidding was very spirited.
The Digs and boars from the Prince Consort
Shaw farm, Windsor, England, were sold next.
There were six specimens, and they sold at
prices ranging from $50 to $50. Other pigs and
boars were disposed of at good prices, to the
number of ten or more. Several fine ponies
were then sold, the bidding being spirited, and
| at a late hour the sale was concluded with the
disposal of ten fancy dogs of the Clumbsr, skye,
| Blue Skye, and fawn terrier breeds. The stten-
dance at the sale was very large throughout
RooF OF A CoUETING-HoUsE DAMAGED
The roof of the three-story brick counting
| house of Messrs. Bruner & Davis, lumber mer-
| chants, on Delaware avenue, above Poplar street,
| took fire to-day at a quarter before IL o'clock
from the flames of chimney connected with
the bodybuilding establishments of Charles Wood.
adjoining to the last A fraction of the roof was
| only destroyed, but the household effects of Mr.,
| Lyons, the teamster, who occupies the third
story of the counting-house, were considerably
damaged by water. The loss in all will MOI
| exceed s1GO
SUDDEN DEATH AND ALLEGED VIOLENCE -
| This morning at eight o'clock Edward Kelly
| living at No. 627 Hubbell street died suddenly il
| Dougherty's tavern, at the corner of SpatforC
and Bainbridge streets. 1t is alleged that the
deceased was struck in the face with a club by
man named McNichOl, during a fight on the 22t
| ult1mO In the tavern of the latter at PasEVuQl
road and Fitzwater street The assailant Is no
yet in custody.
INSULTING LADIEs.-Charles Peakes, for ia