New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-12
COLLECTED IN HALF 4 CENTURY.

THE STRANGE AND INTERESTING OBJECTS IL
DOWNTOWN OFFICE.
There is a merchant down town " hose office,
within a stones throw OF the City Hail. Is filed with
many objects lie has been In business in the
same place for than half a century. and his col
lection has beer labor Of love- Among che more srik
ing things that the yisitorseye BIT OF towel
with dark spots OF dried blood it, 1t is framed in
gifted frame on which is written: This is part OF the
towel that was bound around the bead OF Abraham
Lincoln the night OF April H. 1865, when he shot In
Fords Theatre Washington" oil paintings of George
Washington and Lola MOnez Countess or Landsfed."
aud of John C. Keenan, the prize fighter, hGrg side By
sde on the wall Under the likeness Of Father Of his
Country are two hatchets with cherrywood handles
crossed and under the Countess portrait is written
This beautiful actress and danseuse will be rernem
bered by all OF citizens she appeared in this city
thirty years ago. An autograph letter or Washingtons
dated at Mount Vernon December 7. l773. and auto
graphs Of General Grant and Robert f. Lee are near to-
gether In scrlgsly hand on visiting card appears
the name OF Yours truly, j. ODOnovan Rosa" and
near IT, written I'm bold feminine hand, are the words,
Lucille Yseult Dudel the crank. who shot the other
crank Jerry O'Dl Mantle" slip of printed paper
reads: This was set up the composing stick used by
Benjamin Franklin at the OF twenty, which stick is
now In the possession OF Peter Grant. OF Astoria
Against the walls hang miscellaneous assortment Of
sword canes pistols, knives. Klr clubs and antique
firearms All with history of more or less Interest THIS
to seminole Chct tuu tlit cuJ
an early navigator OF the South seas. sdTVelod and
hackensd lemon Is seen that was presented 10 the pro-
pr.etor by q French soldier In 1e3s. In one corner
stands a tall old-fa-h0ned clock with X. whitney.
maker. Winchester, Va across the dial face. THIS
ancient timepccs stood IN the bed-chalnber OF
General Eauie Morgan In the NIginan town, ana licked
away the dying moments OF the hero OF the CoTpens ard
Saratoga IN cabinet filed with Colonial currency and
queer Spanish obtained from sailors years ago =
snufboS made from tho wood OF the seneca Che, the
first canal boat that went through the Erie Canal
rusty tin dish labelled" My Dads Dinner Pail" pre-
scented by Harrigan x Hart, swings from peg with
copy Of this song Of the two comedians pasted on IT,
Programmes OF theatres from the daya OF the OH
Chatham street Theatre down 10 the recent OF the
temples 81 Thespis pasted against the wall. The
urOyraiume OF Jenny Lnd's first concert In America
given at Castle Garden. In 1896. IL among them \
large photograph NJ the members of the Americas Clno
seated I'm front their hulldng at Greenwich, Conn.,
shows the Ourly figure Of Boss Tweed prominent In
the foreground mlnitur bale OF cotton picked from
the PLANTATION OF Jefferson Davis is slowed away In the
cabinet mentioned above alongside OF the handouts that
fetterei Albert Hicks. the pirate when he was hanged on
IiedlOw's Island nl SCI by captain isaiah Rynders
large photograph OF group OF naked Kafirs with as
ecas and hunting spears taken In south Africa Is con
sOlcUOus object in the multitude Of curious things