The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-30
Osoniz"-Jay Cookies Goods under
The Hammer.
from the Philadelphia Times of tuesday,

From the Philadelphia Times Of Tuesday,
The sound Of the auctioncer's BANNER
rang through the wide balls and long CORR.
doris of Jaw Cookies magnificent residence.
..Oyou'z." yesterday. BY order OF the truS-
tee. NJ. Thomas & Sons began at II O'Clock
Yesterday morning to sell the furniture and
tiyings. works of art, pl,nts, and the entire
movable property connected with this fine
country-sest. A rush Of visitors. both buy
ers and sight-seers, was expected, and extra
trains were run to ard from the York road
station, and great six horse coaches were in
waiting ut the dero. TO carry the
throng to the sale. The spectators were
not disappointed. The II o'clock train from
The city was alnoststrpped of its passengers
when the old York road was reached, and
each succeeding train did its share toward
swelling the numbers. The sale was late.
as sales always are. and the curious whlled
away the time before the auctioUeer'S glib
tongue began 10 rattle in walking about the
extensive grounds and in inspecting the in.
terror of the vast building; and it is we'll
worth inspecting. Built of a light gray
stone. it rises, in the central part, 10
height of three stories, and IS sup
ported by three wings of two high
stories each, the space between the north and
south wings being covered with roof OF
glass, forming a conservatory, in which are
blooming the choicest flowers. There is
pleasing rregularity about the whole place,
which is Increased when the visitor tinds that
the main tower, the central front OF the
building. though apparently three stories
high without, measures five full stories
within, with high, oruamented ceilings, and
an iron or stone yeranda to almost every win.
si1a tho 3nnr and pSpryflInp
shows Enthusiastically the presence Of fat
purse aud the disposition to draw on it
freely. The main ball. which is entered
through the wide, hervy. clrvei front door.
is almost, as one of the visitors remarked
Yesterday, "wide enough 10 turn coach
and six ip." As you step over the sill you
sink inches deep, seemingly. into the bril-.
liant carpet that covers the flor. You cam
not hear anybody step, and the further IN
YOU 60 the deeper you seem to sink.
| On both sides Of you, quite through to the
other end Of the house, are rows and tiers OF
exquisite oi.paintings hiding the walls: and
almost, some of them, STOPPING down to
speak to you. Une of the most lifc-like OF
these Is full size portrait of President Grant.
| Another represents fire on the prairie, o
| great sheet Of fame, with beautiful edglng
| Of black smoke. % the left is handsome
hat.rack in the form Of a steers head, carved
in walnut, with two genuine horns. just
over your head as you enter the front door is
carved black walnut platform, with an eX.
| pensive railing, and this is the landing that
you first reach when you 60 up the wide main
stairway. But you don't reach the landing
till you have passed on the way up real
bronze deer's head, bronze urn, two wal.
nut pedestals, and one of Rogers groups Of
statuary. The second story, like all Of the
stories above it, is one of the best places In
the world TO get lost in. 1t is full of long
entries. and winding stairs, and unexpected
corners; and when you once turn one OF
these corners look to the fates and good
guide to get buck again. One ofthe side.rooms
10 this story was Mr.. Cookies private office.
1t was handsomely fitted With leather.coyer-
ed furniture, chairs, tables, and desks. On
an open desk, yesterday, lay an excellent
ambroty pc OF Dr.. Kane, the Arctic explorer.
immediately above this office in the next
story is the billiard room, where still stands
fine table supplied with roundest OF balls
and gilded cues to play them With. The fur
nishing OF the second and OF every suose'
ouent story is fully on a par with that Of the
great entrance.ha'l. Paintings are every.
where. and statues and mirrors. The cata.
Iogued list of single chambers contents is
a sample of the whole: "Suit OF cuved
walnut cham Der furniture, silk terry walnut
couch, four walnut chairs, walnut rocker,
| two walnut reception.chairs, walnut oval
| centre-table with Italian marble.top, walnut
towel-rsek. decorated china toilet. ware,
composition group, 'Joe's FAREWELL two
| decorated French china mantel-vases, French
piate ,uantel.mirror in q wBlGut ana gil'
! frnme 63 By Sc inches, suit lace window
curtain, with guilt eornices, two suits blue
silk terry wipdow.curtaiDs with SIX cord
,assel>, and cornices." That's all. Oa the
outside everything is 90 the same scale;
"r,y-stop. palace Ior the horses, long
stretches of b0L-hous $. stone balconies.
stone walks. and loug shaded lanes under
toe oyerhansiGg 1rfe'. Doe OF the longesI.
and shades, and prrttlest OF these leads
down il gentle siuj1r. oye' a rustic stone
bridge. pas, Shaded i'ond. and efd' if trout
Of magnificent white marble mausoltHm,
almost hidden Lcneath ti.e weeping WILLOWS
aud towering theGsnnt trfe., IL !. waite
g,n rrir r. al upIir-- fn,IrdgtliT WiltS.. AMI