The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-12-06
THE MENgIEs LIBRARY

which was sold at auction, taking five
DAYS of last week was one of those
collections which give the ordinary
reader new ambitions in The world OF
books. To give some ordinarily APP
preciable idea of its value to begin
With, the library brought nearly ST5,-
900 at auction, not one fourth it's real
worth. Some black letter books
brought over q Thousand dollars
apiece, being a matter of 800 years
old, aud among the earliest specimens
OF printing in existence, but these
would not compare IN the sight OF
enthusiastic Americans with the orig
NAL manuscript order book of Valley
Forge, faded and the pages tender
with time aud baDdlI0g, but pre-
served in a case of heavy morocco.
There were many specimens of the
earliest printing in this country, but
Iu any eyes save those of o book col
Iector the prizes OF the library were
an Abbottsford edition of Waller
Scrtt, aud Que of RuSkiu's works With
proof engravings. Such luxury Of
" pc and d~elicacy OF illustration a.
cent the poor book lovers. who can
not afford editions at three and four
hundred dollars, away saddened but
glad to haze rejoieed their eyes with
SUCH elegant volumes.
Mr.. Menzies bad what had cost
him over 5000, 900 in his library,
aud in ordIuary Times it would have
realized twice that amount, for some
Of the books were the oniy ones ex-
tant, and were priceless. But books,
like real estate, have felt the effect Of
hard times, and so the whole lot sold
for what COLLECTORS gould cal! "a
song"
II - understood that the owner
was compelled Dy siEeSs Of sad inan-
eial weather IL part with a ~eoi,eG,ioa
that IL bad tskeGa lifetime to get
together.
The champion thief of the nine
teenth eeHtnFy, il once more in New
York, and in durabce yiie. He lang
ed last Thursday morning from the
United States steamer frsskiiD, and
Vas turGed over to Sheriff Conner,
from whose custody he escaped two
years ago. He got away in a yacht,
landed m Cuba, was protected by toe
Governor 6eaeraT Of ,hat island, at
a cost Of 5000, 900, aud when So close
ly pursued by the American officials
that hiding was impossible, he fled
20 spain ybere ne was apprehended
and returned. HiS bistoF. ie spgges-
live. A few years ago, be was worth
hIs stolen millions, he was surround
ed by PARISHES who Aattered him to
The top of bis bent. Fiidel was bis
obsequioas tool and partner. lie made
Governors, Legislatures; Senators
and Representatives, be disoasses
millions unqu, slioped, and bis ambi-
ZION went beyond bis State and he
ads ifbtHiuE iOf tue COutiOi VI tbt
country. |ow'he" j. . Poor, old,
broken-down man. Cons are tao
friends who shared his prosperity
gone il bis money, gone is his power,
The man whom bs bafrieud.d, and
sno shared IN bis plumber, as al thp
head Of his organization aud is trying
To steal the Presidency, and Of iha
tbroog of followers and ilalterers VINO
drank nis yios aud took his money,
three years ago, there - .ei PIE 50
poor ss 10 do bun reverence. II
doesn't pay 10 be 0 lbiei TIE old
man Is veil aware Of what Is before
nlll. There are indictments enough
on him to keep hip in The penitentiary
three times rs long as be is likely 10
i've, snd be will get the full benefit
OF them, for no one dare say ! word
Tor biai. Ii is curious how that party
gent. Fisk Was shot, Genet, S"eeny
aud Connolly. are s~kulking about Eu-
aud as q broken maD, Tweed
will die 10 the ~penitentiary, and Til
49,. -I L.