The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1875-10-15

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chamber furniture, silk terry walnut couch,
| four walnut chairs, walnut rocker, two wal
| nut reception chairs, walnut oval center ta-
BILE with italian marble top, walnut towel
rack, decorated china toilet-ware, compost
ton group, 'Joe's Farewell two decorated
French china mantel vases, French plate
mantel mirror in a walnut and gilt frame,
63 by SO inches, suit lace window curtains
| with gilt cornices, two suits blue silk terry
window curtains, with silk cords, tassels
and cornices." That's all. On the outside
everything is on the same scale; a gray
stone palace for the horses, long stretches
of hothouses, stone balconies, stone walks,
and long shaded lanes under che overhang-
ing trees. One of the longest, and shadiest
and prettiest of these leads down gentle
slope, over rustic stone bridge, past q
shaded pond, and ends in front of mag
nifcent white marble mausoleum, almost
hidden beneath the weeping willows and
towering chestnut trees. 1t is white mar
BILE all over, foundation, walls and roof,
and through the latticed iron door the visi-
tor may see that in six of the twenty spaces
are buried the father, the wife and several
of the children of the cverthrown banker.
This is the saddest sight of all the sad
scenes that must ensue when a home is
broken up and strange hands are laid upon
everything, and the visitor turns away feel
ng that
''The paths of glory lead bu to the grave
And not always to nearly so comfortable
grave, either. Sitting in the conservatory,
and looking due east up long gravel walk,
bordered by flower-beds shaped like stars,
and ovals, and crosses, relieved here and
there by a rustic fountain and snowy
swan, is an imitation of rum. The
builders art has been called on to initiate
an old stone building rapidly falling to
pieces, and he has succeeded well. Within
ITS UNCOVERED walls is reservoir from
which the house was supplied with water.
1t wat nearly 10 o'clock when the auc-
tioneer's voice called everybody to the din
ing-room, and when the catalogues were
opened, all was ready. At the head of the
list were "15 cut glass champagnes, "a
French-glass champagnes, tall; Al French
glass wines; cut-gass decanters, large; 2
cut-glass dccanters, SMALL" and then, a lit
tie further on, "ebony and buhl inlaid IL
quor case, with decanters and "a Wines"
The list was gone slowly through compris-
ing, principally, decorated Nankin china
fruit and after-dinner service, IS pieces;
decorated Sevres china after-dinner cups
and saucers, "a pieces; until the grand
finale was reached, in decorated French
china dinner tea and dessert service, 425
pieces, which sold for $105. Nearly half
of the furniture was sold yesterday. To-
day the remainder will be disposed of, and
on Wednesday the plants and flowers will
be put under the hammer.
The sale at Ogontz was continued yester-
day, and, as usual, attracted a very large
though the visitors were not
as a general rule buyers, but mere curiosity
seekers who had come to see the wreck of
ancient grandeur. The female Marius, in
pin-back and Leghorn hat, sat upon the
ruins Of Jay Cookies Carthage and won
aered why she was not able to as effectually
ruin man as stocks and bonds, rashly in
vested in, were. 1t was pitiablc to witness
the vandalism, the Goth-like rudeness of
the buyers of the gaudy hangings, the rich
tapestry, the furniture inlaid with buhl,
ormolu, ivory and gold. A long-nosed
50 dealer" wonld paw over choice mosaic
Or finger with indelicate hands dainty
satin coverlet with all the zeal of Lom-
bard street pawn broker, while the frowsy
dame of some shoddy millionaire would
elevate her gold-rimmed glasses and criti-
else painting with her mouth full of pea
nuts, the shells of which she scattered ON
the beautiful Brussels carpets, the smooth
walnut stairways and boudoir floors. The
echo of the insane merriment of crew of |
hoydenish girls fell upon the ear of the art
connoisseur like mans laughter heard |
in hell" as he strolled through galleries
whose walls were adorned with paintings
that betokened the taste and refinement of
the collector. Here was to be found a
grand seascape by De Haas, full of crimson
and gold, the lurid tints of the setting sun;
there one of Craig's quiet little rustic wa
Ter colors, that drew the mind of the diet
.a7ste back to the hooks and corners of the
mother country. In the main entrance
hall, upon Scotch granite pedestal, was a
bronze figure of Landseer's dying stag.
Upon one of his horns was a lady's white
kid glove, torn and discolored, a sad relic
Of the prosperity of the old-time proprie-
tor of the magnificent mansion. In the
hot-houses garrulous auctioneer was rap
idly disposing of lemon, orange and other
trees, orchids, cacti and cryptogramic
plants. The few flowers in bloom seemed
TO perceptibly wilt whenever the hammer
fell, and they were sold for price that was
derlsive by reason of it's pitiableness.
Down an avenue bordered on either side by
turf-encircled beds, where cissus flashed IN
the sunlight, and verbena, heliotrope,
geraniums and other fragrant flowers made
odorous the air, the Times reporter pro-
ceeded until he came to the bath-house,
which is fashioned very much after the
style of those which excavations lead 10 the
belief were popular in PempeIi. Chamber
ing up most peculiarly constructed ladder
In the interior of this edifice he reached
sort of loft through the embrasures Of
which twined belladonna and Virginia
creepers, while at his feet was large
square tank, once bath, now containing
only few gallons of stagnant water. The
whole place was a modern ruin. Passing
back into the gorgeous palace, and ascend
ing the massive black walnut staircase to
the uttermost turret, landscape was re-
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