Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-06
Sale Of UncBaimed Packages.
TAXING CHANCES IN THE ADAMS EXPRESS Ora


AT loX O'Clock this morning the sale of nm
Claimed packages which accumulated at the
Adams express office for q year preceding Au-
gust last, took place at Latimer & Cleary's auc-
large and mixed crowd in attendance. boot
blacks and newsboys elbowing contractors and
real estate dealers In true democratic style. The
contractors were probably attracted by three
square yards of wooden Pavement AMONG the
uncalied-for lots. Promptly at the appointed
hour the senior member of the auction firm, Mr.
Marcus B. atimer, mounted the stand, and
bundle OF what appeared to be newspapers was
put up and started at . cents, and sold for -.
wooden box brought e175, and was found to
contain lot of almanacs for 1871. mystic
rious looking bundle, found to contain cane
brought 80 cents. A half ream of printing pa
per, add; essed to q newspaper man, brought s.
a carpet bag, contents unknown, was knocked
Mr. Cooper purchased q sunshade for 81 Mr..
A. X Hilton got the wooden pavement for %
cents. dilapidated sole leather trunk was
the heads of the crowd. The, OPENING Of bor
containing old pictorial papers and q few pho
tographs OF beautiful ballet girls, for which
SI.oo was PAID, caused much amusement. A
keg OF what appeared to be yarnish brought
si-l2 A bundle of old boots netted SLIGO. A
bundle OF pamphlets brought 81. A framed
photograph OF an unknown but good looking
Indian vegetable pills brought 81. A good look
sng young man purchased q dress pattern for a
lady LOT 30 cents About One-quarter peck of
"A p
supposed to contain watch, was knocked dow q
10 Davis for S1.60, bat he kept his own counsel.
as wen as the contents A package of paper
DIRECTED TO J. X. sCRRATT
brought s1.7O. A secondhand cook stove sold
at 81 boz bought for 81 was found to CON
tam about quart Of small shells. Forty cents
was paid for box Of ancient oranges. -Four
handsomely framed railroad placards brought
500, bundle of books brought $50. Another
bundle OF pin almanacs brought dollar, and
AN EBONY DOLL BABY
brought half dollar A long box was the oh
Jeet OF spirited bidding, AMI was knocked down
at 800 The purchaser, eager to see his bar
sortment Of small dead Misunderstanding, oppos-
sums, &c. The next article, a box, was a
genuine prize to the purchaser-a ham and two
pieces OF salt pork. and all for 80 cents Two
base ball bats brought $3.50 A bandbos
brought 1.o5, and was found to contain an old
fashioned silk hat. $3.50 purchased box con-
tanning small specimens OF granite, marble and
sfownssone, worth not 3x cents A fine yalier
dress, suitable for the Inauguration ball found
a purchaser at 10 cents. weIl-knOwn old gen
lleman purchased a box Of bottled medicina,
After finding what lie hal bought. he Ihilo.
sophically remarked: -
HANDY To HAVE ABOUT THE HoUsE;''
may come in, you know. Notwithstanding
Individual after bidding 81 for a bsx had it
Knocked down to him. He opened it, and a his
eyes rested On small vial of suspicious-looking
nuid, he remarked: ''well. I'll be id; a bottle
OF medicine and no spoon; but it NAV come i'm
vet, as have chronic disease" An old gem
tleman Invested IS cents for a rather large
bundle, and finding pair OF nice spectacles
expressed his disappointment, but placing them
on his noe and finding that they suited his
eyes exactly, went of well pleased. The sale
was IN progress when our report closed A
party bid $3.50 on - : -
a BOX NAEKED &C. o. n. SlOe,,
and secured number of legal papers of no use
TO any one except the owner. IS was paid for
bundles OF political documents addressed to
simeon Cameron. One man bought a fine
silver mounted rifle for $4..5. large box
brought 81 80, and was found to contain a street
lamp for coal oil. A colored man was taken in
Tor Sl25 on box OF reed bird, VERY much de-
cayed.) but redeemed himself by purchasing
about $40 worth Of ball dTessa si.25. The sale
closed about 3X o'clock 800 =