Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-17
The Banquet, incident sc. sc.

The "event" of yesterday, If not Of the year,
and even the age was the arrival aud reception of
Maj. Ben Perley Poore, in the fulfment of his all
ready famous wager The city has witnessed no
sensation like il for years-a sensation at once Pc
culiar, novel and interesting. Thousands of peo,
pie we're in broad grin from ear to ear, and the
streets through which the procession passed were
densely packed.
THE CONDITION OF THE WAGER.
Il is proper in giving account Of the event to
state the conditions of the wager, which are briefly
these: Maj Poore in free aud easy manner and
IN general company, wagere1 barrel Of apples,
that Fillmore would carry the State of hassachu-
sets at the recent election. Col. Burbank in an
informal and jocoselike manner took it up. The
apples we're TO be wheeled to the door of the win.
ner from the residence of the loser. The State
went for Fremont, and Of course Maj. Poore was
the loser L, therefore, became incumbent on him
to perform his Obligation, which he proceeded to DO
on learning the result Of the election.
| TBE MAJOR STARTS ON his WINDING WAY.
On Wednesday morning last at O'Clock, Major
Poore, having appareled himself in pair OF over
ais, green baize jacket and California hat start
| ed on his journey with a stout heart and deter
mined will-with the full purpose Of accomplishing
| bis obligations, or, TO use his own words, "de IN
the attempt" With ordinary sized wheel bar
row, a barrel Of apples in it, and an overcoat at
tached, he left his farm on Indian Hill, West New
bury, 80 miles from Boston.
The first day he accomplished fifteen miles; the
second the same; and the third, yesterday the re-
mainder. Thursday night he reached Maiden, six
miles from the city, not little weared and worn
for he had indeed passed over 'hard road to tra'
| vel, /" probably such as Jordan never boosted.
THE MAJOR is RECEIVED AT CHARLEsTowS.
| The Major started from Maiden yesterday morn
ing about o'clock, amid the presence of hundreds
If not thousands of spectators, for bis 'wheebsr.
row feat, had now become the great topic of con.
versation in town and out He met at Nader
| bridge BY about one hundred of the citizens o
! Charlestown. From the bridge be was escorted e
the Fillmore headquarters on Main street. On hi
route he was repea tedly cheered, and 50 great wa
the number Of eager lookers"on in the street tina
| he was frequently obliged to halt and make few
| impromptu remarks Iunumerabe incidents of
most laughable nature often took place, but which
| we have not room to record.
At the above head quarters the Major was invit
ed to partake of hasty collation., which was follow
ed by informal speeches from various gentlemen
| The whole thing was foil OF fun and enjoyment.
IL CHARLEsTowN SQUARE.
The Majors apples and Wheelbarraw, were mex
escorted TO ChaTlestOwn square, where, according
! TO arrangement he to be met and taken to Bos
ton. While in the square; thousands besieged tn,
man and team, in order to exchange a peasan
word or get a passing sight. More curiosity W,
never witnessed.-The number of Jokes, good anC
bad, that were perpetrated, would stsgger the NUM-
erals to figure forth.
Gov. Gardner DR., Bell, of Sumerville, Cate can
didate of the Fillmore Wings for Governor) ant
other personages to note, visited the square, DR.
/ Bell took up the barrow and wheeled it short dis
! lance bat the Major requested him to "wheel i
back"-being determined to wheel it every step t
tie limits of Boston. The crowd Gnaly became 81
dense that ropes were spread to defend the Majo
| from the pressure.
! TIE ESCORT TO BOSTON.
The escort from Boston, with James E. Farwel
as Chief Marqhall, assisted by William W. Nichols
and J. w. Appleton Aids, reached the Square
shortly before . O'Clock. After few ceremonies
the column was set in motion in the following or
der
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