Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-21
Colonial Relics.

| Rivcrsdalc, on the line Of tic Baltimore and
Ohio railroad six miles from Washington, Is
principally noted as being the home OF Che Cal
vert family, the direct descendants oil Lord B4l.
timorc The home is a (iue old maosion.in which
three generations of the family have been born
It's several owners were men of culture and re
| Gnement and being possessed of fair share Of
| wealth, were able to crafty their tastes Tor the
beautiful 10 art, and to surround themselves with
| the Injuries Of life. The death OF Mrs. Char
lotte a. Calvert, relic Of the late Charles Is.
Calvert, ncccsstated division of the estate TOR
| the heirs, of whom there arc quite Il pumbcr,
and yesterday Nlessrs. O. A. kirkland IL Co.,
| auctioneers, sold under the hammer, by order
! of Thalcs \. Linthcum, administrator, the an
tque household furniture, old choa and silver
library and paintings which had been collected
ct Intervals since old colonial times by four gen
erations Of Lord Baltimorc's descendants The
morniog train from this city carried out tG RlV
crsdale about one hundred ladies aud goDtIe
men, who were met by about three hundred
| more from W Washington. among whom were
Gen. w. II. Sherman, u. s. A COL Audcn
ricd, u. g. a; Hon. Darvrvft Davis, General
Bea, u. S. A.; Mr.. and Mrs. llcrvy Willard,
Mrs. Chief Justice Waite, Mrs WalIach, Mrs.
| DR.. J. M. McCalIar, Mrs. Brown, Dr. j. Ro=s,
Mrs. Judge Broadhcad, Mrs. Justice Loliog,
Mr.. Fred. Mcclure, Nlr. Fryer. the collector ct
antique articles, Of Philadelphia Mr.. 1. u;
Reed of Virginia; Gen. Carroll aud family, OF
Maryland; II. Cromwell, ST., Gen II. Barlow,
timorp. and many others. During the after
noon Mrs. r.. b. Hays drove out from Wash,
ipetou and was 40 interested spectator of the
scene. a printed catalogue was circulated,
containing all the articles to be sold, and locat,
ing them 10 the Several rooms. An Eoglsh
upright clock dating back to the sixteenh cen
tury brought SO A0 ]inglish lowered china
dinner set Of Que hundred aud forty pieces,
every piece with different flower, sold for $97.
A French diuocr, tea aud dessert Set, ''salnon
and gold" two hundred and thirty.Sx pieces,
brought $50. Tie chairs aud STOOL used by
George Washington as camp bed sold Tor $50,
aud the chair aud desk combined, upon which
Henry Clay wrote the Missouri Compromise
bill, went for $40. An easy chair 10 crimson
rep used by Henry Clay during his LAST iilncss
was bought by Mr.. S. &. Williamson for SIG.
An oil painting on glass of George Washington,
for which he himself sat, brought s25, and an
oil painting of Romulus and Remui ny pupil
for Sll0 A COPY of Shakespeare, with glass
ariaI notes and cngravinga, that cost $50 went
for SIG. Steel engraViugs, water colors aud
mahogany furniture brought racu!ous!y low
prices. A pair Of shoes that had been worn b7
George Washington sold for 81, and an equally
good pair that were once the property OF Henry
Clay sold for twice that SUM. The entire sale
realized about S., 900, -Bah. Am.
TIE PARIS EXPOSITION BILI.-Thc Paris
Exposition bill that passed the House Of Rep
resentatives, yesterday, and that now will 60 to
the Senate, accepts the Invitation OF France to
take part in the Exhibition, and requests the
Governors Of the States and Territories to in.
vitc the people to assist in proper representa-
ton Of the productions and industry and natural
resources of the couotry, authorizes the Prcsi-
| dent to appoint Commissioner General to rep
| resent the United States and twenty additional
| commissioners. 90 two to be appointed from
the same State, Of which three shall be practi-
cal artisan experts three skilled representatives,
of commerce and manufactures, four practical
asricuurists, nine scieUtiGc experts and oIe to
report on the exhibition at large. The Com
| missioner General is to receive five thousand
| dollars for salary and personal expenses ard
one thousand each for salary and personal e1-
| peusas of the additional commissioners. The
Governors of the States ard Territories may
nominate two honorary commissioners from
| each and the President may appoint twenty.
| four honorary commissioners, among whom
| tbcro shall be at least one resident of each OF
the territories. The honorary commissioners
are to serve without pay for salary or expenses.
| Tho President is authorized to furnish one or
more public vessels for the TRANSFORMATION of
articles intended for exhibition 10 and from
France, and the several departments of the
Government that contributed to the Centennial
Exhibition may place, under charge Of the
Commissioner General. such articles as may
be deemed desirable to exhibit. The bill ap.
propriates $l5O,OO0 and author zes the Score.
tary of State to prepare regulations and control
the expenditure of money.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cook. widow of j. l.. Cook,
who was associated with Mr.. Richie IN the
proprictorship of the Richmond Eoquirer, died
yesterday in the ninetieth year OF her age. She
retained her faculties until short time before
her death.
Jacob L. Meyers prominent merchant OF
Portsmouth, has been arrested for fraudulent
bankruptcy.