The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-01
MAYOR BARNUM'S AUCTION.
mn NyfTIN0 orr or THE MIRO
TRUNE COLLECTION.
s,,cot,. Ave Thousand Dollars for the baby
Uiprops;nnns -Betscy. $1,000 the Gi-
r,Gs. $1,000 Zach. s1,25O Tor the Knu,
and enl, st5V for the Happy Family.

,I,uropo;nnns -Betscy. $1,000 the al
s,es. 600 Zach. sI,25O Tor the Knu,
.nd enh st5V for the Happy Family.
Tho bif.ug frorts of yesterday morning
,,tt..tw nlm Of Ice across the PequonnOck
,l,er 4: Bri gcport had lttlo effect upon the
.i1 ,boy,nen that have been doing most Of tho
hu.iuc. a. no uctlon sale OF the Brnum UNI
,sr.al Rttosllon Company's effects. The ahi-
mai, f.r sale were kept In a large building In
s,,. Btdgerort, formerly used by Hall Brothers
trAcnttl.ec manufactory, and to Keep out tie
crowd ~ idle eight seekers, tickets had been
,lyer to hu,er. and nifty cents admission was
cbasgsd to outsiders.
Nav. gsntltmrn." said Mavor Darnum, who
Ialleuof o talkatlvo auctoncor was forced to
do mosi Of the taxing himself, NOW we VIII
commence with the wagons on page OF the
csttogue Wen just step out and begin the
sale" Two or iLtce gentlemen followed the
Mayor and tho auc ioncer out TO the wagons
and returned quicker than thcy went out, un-
sbie 20 endurc tho cutting cold. ITS no use,
Coup" said HE Honor: I've must try aud
desor 30 each wagon an 4 ec thom In hero" The
nrst was large pole wagon, aud was bought by
ha.hans for sie9 another large wagon was sold
10 him tor tlt5 two Sirlnccr wagons for SEQ
and a wagon for carrying canvas for tho horse
tents. SIS. Then Mr.. A. u. Nash, grandson of
tho celebrated Dr. Nash, paid sj) for the
blrouche Ia which Mr. Nixon used to make bis
trumpa / entries into the ri ~. The same gen
teman paid $55 for good buggy. Then two
auarter-pole wagons and two canvas wagons
wee s,ld for less than 800 each, and after that
tsero were 40 b'ds for wagons.
rug sur or the cUApHurgDs.
Tho nrat We offer" sald Mr. ID Dirnum. " arc
abstw, rlrare-. Onei Is here. and one In Cen
tfa Park; they're worth 5000" Somebody
bii $50 aud the bills crept up to ~ oOD Tor each
a. witch pncc d" Mr. Davis" bought them.
'"who'- Daylsf" asked the men Of each other.
kObo0y knew. Next followed the den Of per-
foruiug animals. including the Non aud lion
ese, d Br zniAn tiger, and leopard. These were
the animals with which Charley white, the lion
Gausr. Use TO perform in the Iippodrome rno.
Starting II tlVo. the buds ran 70 600, and
AYR. Davis" bought them. DAVIS Is all
right" said tho auctioneer. when asked WHO
aps huior was. Two ostriehcs were next
offered. Ons was stretching hts long
NECK 10 Look over the bars OF his pom. and
tho other was IN Central Park. Mr.. Nathans
fot tee same price. Now the Polar be ars viii
.be sold" sd "P. r." as his nelguDors call him.
These animals were taking solic comfort Ia tao
lbnV yard, with the wind whistling through
their cares, when the party went 20 see them:
Sd Gsy dS s NsS'n:
~As The tesdy answer. Nathans rctaliated oy
,Orinr scsj for the larger one, and the smaller
weut " Nr. DAVIS for s5s5.
nErsEY
-Ne'il pnt mp the ee hants now. II some
bOdy vii XII that nor, III be pie tsed,' shouted
ertion. The ssed Betsey. whose nest recen,
exploit was hes attack upon iocomotiye. was
3sJO some years s.o. said Mr.. Nathans. MIR.
Stewart tOught her for st,iSl. stewart repre-
sent John Robinson Of Cincinnati" said Mr..
Bstoum. Albert, male elephant, whose big
trick + standing on his head was sold TO Ma
Who al o boushl. GyDsey, the beat eriormlng
,,,s9sans n 10 sss uni'sd s,stss: f&t t3lS;
she's good one" Prnce and Queen, smaller
slc ,haDis, went 10 Mr. stewart for t9Uoo each.
sod 80 Mf. Bsrnnm Tor ssoO eacn. Stewart
bought one for $50, aud Natbans rcbought tae
S|%S5t s, 'S by 6sS. @ for $500. rhs Eosis1 stsa
thsi uSed g. amole aruu nd che Hippodiome ring
under the impulse OF the huntsmsn's whip was
pui up. Ten dollars wss oid. :, Sea side Park viii
give Sll," sad he MAYOR, md Sea Side Park got
:socne IN Indian Lie" Brought as and s2i
how,s Cushing took one. and Sea side Path
bsSso, W. srih gf al least To- ss5 was bought by Ten
ner, = t1e Cincinnati Biological Society. Tor sVl
;Pd p;l. pSld $50 for tns YAK 9s E.,, Two 9eaI p
al lust summer, together WIN the white buck
brought $50 each. hon and a lioness, ratne
SvOr spec mems, were
KNOCKED DOWN TO DAVIS
fm:lOr. Nobody knew who u JAWS was. Avcrl
tmth was rure he represented somebody IL
Ciuduna,i. Another SAID II Was tue " DSTuuu
crowd" MAYOR Barnum, wnen asked, pointed
10 Mr. Wiihan hillor, tue harness maker al Ok
brnaowdy, who had bought so largely unde
several LctidOus names, add said. "TLere's
DaN,." some tncredulous ones even then
dldat seem 10 believe his Honor. and som'
went SO fI as u say that uotn Stewart anC
Davis" meant the Universal Exposition Com
pany.
Nj ienner Of Cin-nr au psId sis5 for a nnt
South American puma. Two bengal tigers
nse and fen le. were lid In by Mr. DAVIS fo
$1,000 each " hey cost me about $500 whei
ihoy HeTe young" said Reiche, the importer
and there are not a liner pair in tue country :
VI The tnO une l-y whitt-inuzzed sun belr5
Fatha raid t7j for one, and the otuer went I'
ktewar. Tor tho same price. The Latter gentle
pan si-o tougut the three hyo ma, for $40 each
. With Mr n thans's show At S5S, the other 70 ib'
PhlIueiphia Gardens for SO. raro anima
yn toe tnu, and he brought rare price, -2p
irom s,eWart. II he goes TO Cincinnati. sAi'
\ Aver smith, Cincinnati has got STUCK TO
A oace.' Tenner paid $40 for the tapf, tllO eacl
{cr tWO Ia mas, and $40 each for two more
. FAtn .us took tie nlth for $50. One OF the sc
4ons w Central Park was bought by NaihsLs III
. 3U0, Aaf hl. worth, and Stewart took the oi h q
tSo' "uich were In Brdgep RI, Zoe Stu and tj'b
THE "HAPPY FAMILY"
nreen IN nlcys, an anteater, and a terrier
nr gW go an Nathan GOT the thirteen per
Iotm'hg monkey, the delight OF hitle Hippo
u,lme Vsi,oit a, they rode and raced, for 81
nirt ci cap said an animal man" Billy tn
rdi z c at went to Nsthans for $50, and III
Ioui-buintd performing goat, Alexis, for whicl
tOto Ca. Ming, who also paid 80 for the rtdin
odie dog. iruner bought tbs thTee-rus
eooNs oos for sls, and A. n. Plumb paid SIC
l9t tue piH o white peacocks.
'ttle Ntie tl.ut fox no Inds on the list, bu
On M.hu i,ht tine Mayor presented three L
Ven ~ tcf. Toe otbcr hve went to ID. fitzpat
HoS. hs~ Yorker fo SIS.
vi ne paOY hppopot NUS, the only one In N
Outed otsieA, Was bid III by BaInum for ts1UO
fHE P0ST-OFIICE TELEORAPU.
iva MILES Of Electric wires and Right MiIo