The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-10-18

How Isarnuzn Sold Bennett.
from tba New York World.
II seems that besides the ohanse to have
been nccasioned by the refusal OF The re
nowneh fa lady to pay her dayoirs AT the
Imperial Palace on Washington Heights.
other trouble was not Long since hrewsd he
tween MIR. Rarnnm and Mr.. Bennett. The
facts ia relation to this newly brui,el mat.
Ter. may be briefly told Mr. Bennett hal
some time back cast AN eye the Affidavit
does not get forth which of them--upuh he
piece Of ground upon which the old Muse
um stood, Iiagonaiy opposite the Asnr
House. At the time Of the fire, Mr.. Bar
nun held a lease OF his property Tor Twelve
years, which he, during he week after the
ntagration offered Tor sale through the
agency Of Homer Morgan Esq. for the round
sum Of s.X5. t,0J two hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars. Meeting Mr. Ben
nett one day. the fact that the property Was
in he market was preached. Mr.. Bennett
nsked the terms, and Mr.. Earnnm stat ed the
price named above subsequently Mr..
/ Eennett sent his broker to Mr.. Rarnnm with
Instructions to close a bargain If possible.
on the beat terms he cou!d get. Meantime
MIR. Bennett took care 10 secure a contracl
oWuar, Mr. Sargent, residing At Fishkill On
: HUDSON, for the sum tot al vi 9lSu,UUOj fur
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. MIR
! the matter with Barn um, after beating him
| down good sized peg, by psrchasing the
privilege Of the lease tor twelve years for
Two hundred thousand S2OO. ZOO dollars
cash for which amount check wa. duly
rendered and accepted. AMI the usual nc
! knOwledgmanfs made A written agree-
ment was given hy Mr.. BarnnIu. en'aling
\ lie purchaser Of the lease TO the debris on
the premises, with the exception Of certain
iren pipe, boiler. n hundred tons OF coal,
and ZONE other items that were considered
4 Is contents Of the Mnsenn. and not rs part
and parcel Of The premises. In the course
Of n few days, il appears that the editor Of
/ the Hcrcid grew sick of his bargain, or what
il more probable, thought hy feigning dir
inclination 10 conclude The purchase Of the
tee, for which lie held the refusal for u sta
te,. period, that Mr.. Sargent might lei j, go
~ n more moderate figure. In this calcula-
ton, Mr.. Eenneil fAthd himself mistaken.
fai oh sending word 10 Mr. Sargent that
he had concluded moi 10 purchase that
accommodating gentleman said Very
Well. Mr. Bennett Is at liberty 10 do as he
likes )" and with that sailed iar Europe
without lea ting hia address. or Offering to
abat- one joi Or TITLE from III. large price
j named. This unexpected issue lr!i The ns-
tnic journalist in a position somewhat like
that oil The unlucAy gentleman who wan the
elephant in lsl,ery he had paid two hun
bred thousand dollars for an unavailable
privilege. The situation vexpd him. So 10
pick quarrel, the brilliant eiitsr lost no
time il interfering with the renewal Of his
nil nei ghb4's hundred tons OF s0al, which
hall fortunately escaped being prema.nsely
consumed in The general burning. Further
than this, he threatened Ia sue Phineas tpr
the old boiler already lns mp from the ruins
aud carried ott. Mr. i:arnnu,. we believe. to
save dispute lowed his aid friend, James
Gordon 10 seize the coal Intended to enhance
The comforts d his giants. happy family
Albinoes AMI intelligent seal. during the
long winir! months, bnt when it came 10 be
ing snad ior pockeinX his OWE boiler. his
indignaion got the better nf his heAignily.
rhineas called On James lawyer. AMI soon
discovered that The way To appease the
wrath Of The iliuslrioas type wielder. was 10
refund The lno hundred thousand dolLsrs.
and iske back the lease. This the henryo-
. lent Phinaas would most unQpesfi onally
+ "t.'N '"he pH 'h'S opo's t''s IVA AAC 49, 'Aai
he had spent the money. Really. he had
the SAM about him" He was not pse-
pared 10 reconsii der the bargain. pa ,ticn,Ariy
as on the whole he seemed to be very well
pleased with it. Next day the HrrS.d ap
pearet without the Museum Advertisements
Then Esrnnm. rs proprietor Ut the tirea
Broadway show, sought personal sxaMi
nation rs II why these things were thus. Il
vas not accorded to him
The public knows where the rest Of ihs
laugh came in
The prospect is that the lessee of the eli
gihle real estate ~ the carner al Broadway
AMI Ann street. will permit The grass 10
grow thereon until the expiration Of the
twelve years, when he viii he al liberty 10
realize what he can upon his extensive crop
of hay. Meantime. he might permit our
1 public spirited citizens to erect statue Of
the tuude Duke Of Argyle" IN his fiae site
luai T. keep the town in mind Of how Bar
nun sold Bennett. and furnish an easy
laugh when all ese fails