, 1876-02-25
THE YEARLY LOTTERY.

Tho sale OF unclaimed Packages Of tho Amer
lean Express Company took place yesterday at the
auction room Of G. P. Goro i Co. Al IL usual on
such occAaions, many amuAlng scaues occurred
The goods put up at the annual saloa consist
OF boxes Of every alzo and abhpe, yalaos, car
pet-bngB, and trunks, tie contents OF which are
not revealed, tho purchasers going II blind"
and varying their bids according to the external
appearance Of tho package. In this case, as In
nearly everything elae, Appearances are apt to
be deceptive, and the buyer rho gets . trunk in
the hope Of finding II full of clothing aud yal-
uablos Ia often chsgrined by discovering on
opening it that tho contcnla are mere wnds Of
brown pApor That III where Tho fun comes in
to the bystauders.
The nale yesterday began 1t o'clock in the
morning. aud continual without insosnisalon
until in tho afternoon, the last OF tho 5000
packagoa having been dlsposed Of. Tho sstcud-
b'ddlug naYe1 Jagged from the start. 1t WAS
MISCELLANEOUS CROWD
as snas WIS grouped around the huctlop-stand.
1nets wefo numerous "ole clio mon, with i
Pteaohlnance OF Hebrew traits In their features
| aad aetlonh. It wa4 comical to geo how eagerly
| tnoy craped forward to eye the different boxes
that wete, offered for sais, aa II their
gszo ,o "naa st p nenssrate tho thick covering and
constant strife hetweou coyetouyuess Anil fa,r
III their expression, aud II tho lids happened 10
mount ~ high ~ couple OF dollars ttie|r looks
hssrAyed IN extraordinary contest OF base emo,
ttonB Noxt to them In number weIe lie pawn
brokers. Theso vera Of tho smaller fry. mt
your follows who sport elegant pstures az dlas
mouds and chased gold watches Ia their w,nlows
but that poorer class Whoso shopa arc SITUATED
In Cheyenne, and IN the lower endA Of IlaiateIi
Bkteet And Blue Island avenue. They wars nJn,
children Of larAol. Dcnides these, there were
many delegates from tbs country toNnB, stasil
clothing dealors aud specuators, ali in.ont
upon v @ making she,r fortunes .la.a oqt Of tho
might also ho seen sevolhl women,
Whose idean OF economy were 60 mixed As to In
tauce them to iareat largely Ia tho lottery,-for
such It WAS. though differing from othera Ia
that there "eFe no bug prizes.
The aa1a wAH conducted principally by 1lr,
Goro, sn elnP!oys Of tho E1pIess Company being
present g ,a taks cs!s Of The E9odss snd ksen
much variation 10 tha amount OF
Tl!H AlUY,
generally beginning 1t 70 cents, and closing any,
~hero from 90 centx 10 = dollar. Occasionally \
Eood-lookinB trunk would bring from IL to 81.
Nut such cascs wero rare. II WAs Z prudent
~ cheaP!y ~ posslble. Tho &uctiouee1 found
ample room for the sxetoise OF those humorous
talonts Which are inboFn In mon Of h.s cal!luK
Hhon BOZ MAJ put up he indulged In jooQss
remarks like the following.
Aetes = utce largo case, gentlemen. Boo
no" strongly 1t IL nailed together. LIS heavy,
too,-muat have cou.a from Tho Black UilIa'
What do bear for It ~
Nor 'AH he ut all dispiriteJ whsu somo oue
bid 2a ceuts. but went on calling tor other bids,
AL tho t!me e4paklAt;nR upon tho possible
traAsuFNa Concealed In the wooden cssa-xnd
knocked II on ~ 3 Ahillings With Tie utmost
aoaohasaoss. Bua4 packages were frequently