The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-21

j The Auction Tor the Aid or the Yellow
Fever Sufferers.
1 SOME SPIRITED BIDDING AND A HANDSOME SUN
REALIZED.
. According TO previous announcement the
sale OF the voluntary contributions FOR the
7Erelief OF the yellow-feyer sufferers COM
menced yesterday at IL O'Clock M. In the
store adjoining that Of Polk Miller u Co..
and attracted q large concourse. The auc-
j tion opened with the sale OF one cord OF
pine wood Mt $5 !; then followed other arti-
cles at about their real value. The first
excitement occasioned was BY tue purchase
OF bouquet presented by Mrs. Morris, OF
Caroline, BY Mr.. Keeton, OF keeton d Early.
for 81. who gave it back, and 1t was pur-
chased by Captain A. G. Babcnck, VINO put
it up again to be sold. 1t was thenpurchased
in turn BY Messrs. Ross, Schultz, Dodson,
Bolton, Timberlake. Yancey. Christian, Dod-
son the second time, and several parties who
simply paid cash without giving names. The
total amount received for the bouquet was
$3.50. A note signed Charity brought 30
cents.
A chew of tobacco, contributed by one.
who had nothing else to give, WAS bought
by W. II. Beveridge for so cents, and redo
mated, and bought in turn three times by
Doctor Wormley for 81, and DR.. Withers
for 81. and finally knocked out to cash for
Is cents-total amount realized, 1915.
A gold-headed cane presented by Fl. 8.
Harper was bought by DR.. Charles H. Read
for s3. and who in turn gave it back, and
| then 1t was knocked out to DR.. Wormley
for the same price; subsequently DR..
! Wol1nley gave it back, and it was sold TO
r. W. Powers for S5. Amount realized,
S11.
An autograph letter OF General Lee to
General r. l.. Walker was Knocked out TO
cash for 81.
A work-box, presented by j. Henry Graf
ton, was first sold FOR 81, and then put up
by the purchaser; sold fnr 81, and redona-
ted: purchased by DR.. Wormley for 500,
and Knocked out to Lieutenant Thomas Ii.
Blankenship for SG-total amount realized,
SCI.
The most remarkable sale OF the morn
inc was the hair chain presented by pris-
oner in the penitentiary. II opened with
bid from Colonel Muniord Of 3. 1t was
presented by that gentleman for sale, and
bought and redonated in turn by the 1ol-
lowing gentlemen: Captain Babcock, =;
cash, 81; Captain ?. r. Yeatnan, 81; Or.
WormIey three times, 81; Dr.. Withers, 81
J. L. Schoolcraft three times at 81; Il. W.
Powers. 81; Alfred Moses, twice at 81 each
time; w. E. Cardoza for 81, and finally
knocked out TO J. j. Scott for Sl-totai
amount realized, s2O.50.
A lot OF Confederate bonds, notes, ana
stamps, presented by G. +. Johnston, were
bought by that gentleman for SLOT. re-
given, and knocked out at 81 to ". Ii.
Beveridge.
The Buffalo Lithia Water, presented by
Il. f. Goode. was purchased by r. W.
Powers for $40.
The fifty pounds of soda-crackers do
mated by Richard Adam were purchased
by I. D. Briggs for $3.50, and by him
given to the cause, and bought and re-
donated in tuIn by Colonel John Il. pur-
cell at $3.50, George S. Stokes 1T - 50,
J. L. Schoolcrait at $3.50. and knocked out
to J. W. Archer at the same price. Amount
realized, SIC.
Seven and onc-qllarter pounds OF smoking
tobacco, of, red through w. f. Morrison.
OF Petersburg, by little boy whose father
died last week of the yeIlow-fever in Mem
pbis. sold for $500. The tclcgraphlc dis
patch from Lhe same party brought soc.
An old book OF music from an cX-Con-
federate sold for 81. The pair OF pretty
little pigs from member OF the Ninth
Virginia cavalry sold for sc. The barrel
OF family -four presented by Simpson, Bass
& Co. only realized $3.50; purchased by j..
w. Archer. Only $3.50 was offered for an
elegant morocco trayelling-caSc presented
by james a. Grigg; it was withdrawn.
The beautiful steel-patc picture, 'Ihe
Burial Of Latanc," presented by Wood
house e. P;rham, sold for 81. ~ second
package OF Confederate money was bought
by j. S. Dodson ior 81. 4 chrome, "Ihe
Upper Rhine" presented by Jacob Bates,
W and
mated and sold for 1915.
or course where so many articles, large
and small, were offered and sold, it is l!r-
possibe to name each. The offerings
have all been publicly acknowledged, and
mention is simply made here OF remarkable
sales and OF articles which were redonated.
During the sale OF Mrs. Morris'S bouquet,
the chew OF tobacco, the hair chain, ana
NIr. CraIton's box, there was great cXcie-
ment, and each rcOfering was loudly
cheered; the prize bid OF the morning OF
fifty dollars on the latter article being re-
ceived with great enthusiast.
a bouquet, the intrinsic worth OF which
was ten times that Of Mrs. Moore's, real
lied only 81. The latter was intended Tor
4 sick lady-frield, but it was afterwards
determined TO divert it from It's original
use TO this noble charity, and with most cN-
celIent results.
Captain Cook, the auctioncer, kept the
crowd in q roar by his happy hits and apt
illusions, and always obtained as many bids
as possible.
At3 O'Clock 2. NJ, the crowd having be-
come somewhat tbinned, the bidding rather
slow. and there still remaining number OF
articles to be disposed OF, it was determined
to adjourn the sale until G o'clock.
The total amount realized from the rlorn-
ing sale was S4lT.55.
EVENING SALE.
Promptly at O'Clock P. NJ. Captain Cook
mounted the rostrunl, aud the sale COM
menced. The first articles offered were nan
dozen waternelons, contributed by de-
serving colored man. Five sold for % cents
each. The sixth was sold. donated, and re-
sold, and realized about S1.2O, being finally
knocked out 10 William Cans for 10
cents. Mr.. Cans had twice previously
purchased and donated it. The auction,
it is sad to be said, was rather Il
"Chcap John" affair. There was an alb
sence of bidders OF public spirit and
means, particularly the latter, which doubt
less accounts for this. The audience, al
though respectable in numbers and heartily
family compelled to be pecuniariy unap-
preeiatiye of its holy objects. This much
is said as Just palliation OF the low prices
received for many Of the articles sold. A
lady's satchel, generally Tetailed ut Sl2,
brought 1915; one dozen celebrated patent
medicine. retailed at 50 per dozen. was
knocked out for $3.50; q portable writing
case, valued at SIS, brought So; and many
| ofhnr ortic1ac apuaIIy- valuable S01d for