St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-04
ATTRACTED A THRoNG.
The Scheig-Floyd Outfit Sold at
Auction.

Auction.
The sale of the ScheigF Floyd outfit at
auction took place yestel day in store
and 1t attracted an immense
crowd of people. many of whom
were present from mere curiosity.
The collection was a unique one, COM
priSing everything from the $4,000
library purchased by Scheig at the ex-
pense of the bank to the camping outfit
used on the celebrated trip of the reti-
nue. through the South. During the
sale the store was packed to sutfocatlon,
and the bidding was at all times quite
spirited. Lou and Frank Floyd were
present, and they were the objects of
no little curiosity. which they evidently
did not relish. The library comprised
magnificent collection of books. show
ing that Phil Scheig had exercised
judgment In its collection, as it con-
tanned many of the standard works in
both prose and poetry.
Five volumes of James Whitcomb
RIley'S works started at 10 cents per
volume, and were sold to Alfred Fills
bury at go cents each. ID. u. Merrill,
St. Paul book dealer, secured forty
volume Knights edition of Shakes
peare's works at S2.60 per volume. G.
Nj. Harrington took thirty-two volumes
of BulWer at S1.30 each: George E.
Hayes. twenty-nine volumes of the
American edition Appleton's Annual
Encyclopedia at 1925. A good buyer
was found in J. Robitchek, who conf
menced on ten volumes of Spotford's
choice literature at 50 per volume. c.
M. Harrington took the next lot, a mag
nificent set of Charles Dickens work,
consisting of sixty volumes, at $3.50
each. The work cost Scheig $500. and
is from the establishment of Chapman
u Hall, Of London. A fine seven-vol-
ume set of Whittier's poems, bound in
vellum, went to ID. d. Merrill at S4.25
volume. S. j. Mcknight took seven
| teen-volume work on the Earth and Its
Inhabitants" from the pen OF a famous
French scientist, at 1870 per volume.
One of the best lots knocked down fell
to Z. NJ. Harrington. 1t was 52-volume
Smith & Elder edition of Thackeray,
| and it sold today at $3.50 volume. Mr..
Harrington was congratulated after the
sale on this purchase.
Thirty-two volumes of COoper'S
novels at 81 each fell to q. w. Hall.
Justin Windsor's critical history of the
United States in sixteen volumes went
to r. NJ. Bennett, who was one of the
heaviest purchasers at the sale. This
work brou ght S4.3 per volume. Proba-
bly, the most expensive investments
made by the erring bank teller were
those in the realm of art and art illus
tratiOns. j. Robetshek took an eight
volume work on art and Letters"
which is said to have cost Scheig $50
per vulum eand which yesterday sold
at S7.75. The same gentleman paid $40
yesterday for volume containing the
famous pictures of the salon of 1891. G.
NJ. Harrington bought five volumes of
Goethe's works at 81 each, and Ii. w.
FOote bought mate set of volumes of
Schiller at $500 each. Paradise Lost"
and Dante's Inferno" with illustra-
tons by Dore. brought SO each. A four
volume set of illustrations Oh the sub
ject of Vanderbilt's New York resi-
dence went to r. f. Jones at $3.50.
Three volumes of Masterpieces by
Modern Painters" went to G. NJ. Har-
rington at $27 each. while portfolio of
color pieces and paintings fell to Alfred
Pillsbury for SIT. A. NJ. Smith took a
five-part work on the Army and Navy
of the United States" at $3.50.
The camping outfit comprised num-
Der of souvenirs that were eagerly
sought for, including revoIvers of di-
verse makes, jeweled daggers and hunt
ers' knives. beer stems and dog whips,
barOmeterS and can openers, fishing
tackle and boxing gloves, decoy ducks
and telescopes, brass spurs and poker
chips, banjoes and horse blankets, linen
towels and water filters, table covers
and silk underwear, life preservers and
cameras, fish nets and dog collars, cloth
ing, tables, ci garettes, smoking tobacco,
medicine chest, canvas canoe, tents,
knives, forks, spoons, false wigs, con-
dition powders, cartridge belts, match
boxes, and everything a man could
think of and several things he could
not.
Scheig's tooth brush fell to G., W.Bell,
| as did a jeweled dagger, which brought
81. A fine, satin-lined poker-chip case
went tor 50. A camera, costing S135,
brought S25. A suit of clothing belong
ing to Scheig sold for Sc. and the over
coat Lou Floyd wore back from New
| York sold for $3.50.
The total sale, it is estimated. footed
up between $500 and So, 900.