National Republican., 1873-05-02
THE CAPITOL PARK,


Room for tho New ImproVemeui-salc ef
Property In Square No. 0ss-old Isnd-
mark. to be ObIitcrated-Niark Latiuscr
In Ills Glory-IIlah Prices,
Messrs. tatimer 4 Cteary conducted yesterday
an auction sale OF more than ordinary attraction,
not only to our citizens but to all persons inter.
este,I In capltollne traditions ami tho ianimaras
Of washingtonS ollen time. Tue property re.
ferrcd to- which Is inclndci In the Capitol Eruuud
extension, is locatei In square No, sss, on New
Jersey avenue, First street and and streets
southeast, and includes the celebrated sander
son house, where 80 many Of our legislative
WORTHLESS were wont, IN ante Ailuni DAYS, TO con-
gregate and discuss at once uery potalons aud
Apart from Ia associations, however, there 10
nothing remarkable or attractive about this
building, which g half frame and halt brict, aud
only two stories In height Yet here u was that
more than one fortune was amasSej, and here
that much Of the Congressional work was put
through It's initiative stages.
Casparls made his money herr, and then took
wing, gold aud ALL for site further east. After-
waris Mr.. DE saul took hold Of II In 1901 liam
lin succeeded to the proprictorshlp, and re-
taned II until about nye years ago, when u
passed into the hands OF sanderson.
Marx Latimer nan the auctioneerng machine
| yesterday, and did ample justice to all good
PeStse he he toS snssdpss Ioo siS S1noroui @ not
/ TO be Just trine improbable, about the strategy
/ Of political maneuyerers who cuntrlyed TO turn
1 OF INNOflte pace OF feIftAn-
ment into means Of folllng their opponents de
signs. This sort Of talk kept up the spirits OF all
| concerned, so that bids followed one another
thick and fast and capital prices wers realized.
occasion was the Casparis house, formerly fire.
quented by members Of our distinguished men.
lhe names Of these visitors, u shaken up and
| tumbled out together, would show a strange
confusion Of the loyal and the disloyAl, the sue.
cessful and the ruined, the honored and the
.corned. Abraham Lincoln, jefferson Davis,
l AndV Inhnann ant
Burllngame--this Ia fragment Of the long and
incongruous list which might be made. It's his
tory Is not so long however, as mat Of the house
The buildings are to be pulled down and the
lumber removed in thirty days.
The following were the sales and purchasers
SandersOn house, on the corner OF New Jersey
avenue and south A street, to Mr.. sanderson, fot
tt0O; Nos. ITO and liz New Jersey avenue, to Mr..
James Frawley, for tltoi an old two-story frame
Hulse, for iSO. The adjoining property. belong.
Ing to the estate Of the late Martin King, was re-
serted BY the Government and not offered for
thereof brought so, and were bought BY Mr. .Cul.
llnane. Building No. %, on south y street, to
Mr. J. N. YORK, for tI9h. The steinle properly,
SoiO; No. "a, a two-st0ry and attic BRICK house,
TO II. NJ. CiouRh, for 900 No. 70, on
the same street, TO Y. Diets, for fTIb; No.
20 g On % .Tse ,aS 90 i s.r IN sds asy
corner OF FIRST and 4 streets, to NJ. Y, Maxwell,
,Gr po' lwSSss'G ftSs saGnIns; =
three-siory brick, 70 Wm. Hothweil, for $50
The adjoining brick house, erected BY the late
swiss Consul General hl,s, was reserved BY h'
formerly used as the consulate ONCE, wai
bought by Mr.. James Fawley for go. tn,
three-story brick house on A street, belonging
TO Robert Browns estate, brought $500, and wa
purchased by Mr.. n. II. Ryan. The old NcGregol
house adjoining, three stories and basement
was purchased by the same gentlemen for soio
The two-story building adjoining, occupied as
drug store, brought t+25, and was purchased
by Charles Y. Hulse. The old house located
hack from the street, owned by Ms. Costln, I
A small shanly adjoining brought SIS, and wa,
purchased by Mr.. Charles L. llulse. Tue Cas-
paris House was sold to n. q. Or'lwAy for u, $50
, The same gentleman bought the steps and irot
railngs In front Tor tJs5 and the balcony for SO
me two small bricks adjoining brought sisu
and were sold 70 Mr.. A. Campbell. The '4.
On 4 street, was sold to y. knoNltoh Tor ,lil.
NOTICES or NEW spvRRrIsanaNrs
Several hns residences for saie.
FirstclAaI suite OF rooms for rent
Throe communicating rooms for rcuL
Two nne lots on Thirteenth atrest for sale
A AnrstclA-s tWostory brick building for sale
". Dillingham; or II Lylos Co. have bYoOO briel
for sale.
Ths New York RspubIcan AUoci.uon will mo,
Saturday evening.
A cottage At the corner Of Tenth and utrrst
. ! northwest for sale.
Al, R,rssr 4 ChhNe removed their once Il
, 81 4 street northwest
. The Star OF the West Lodge. No. i,a. @. U. o. o
| o. r., will meet today.
One hundred shares OF the Washington NSfhe
, Company stock for sale.
Hssst% ss. his once to No
LAtimer Clcary will sell on saturday, May a 4
" O'Clock NJ, superior collection Of furniture.
ThY, Dewlips ynl sell on Thursday, May iS .
- O'Clock, valuable mill property In deonxetowr
D. c.
The oopartnerShip heretofore eristing betweei
John \. Hoover aud I. N. Jackson has been dii
solved
Jno. Alex lnder announces 10 the public that he
prerare1 70 exhibit the largest assortment u paper
han. inls In the city.
LAtlrneI h C'eary have postponed the sale Of yerJ
! valuable business property on Pennsylvania ave
nue., near hixth street west until Saturday, May
atb O'clock, y W,