Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-09
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Some days before the election, when i
was generally conceded that the Stat
would go for Gorham,, but the city woult
give the Democratic ticketa small majori
.ty, Mr. Higgins, warm friend OF Mr.
GOrham, bartered Michael Hayes, an equal
ly warm friend Of Mr.. Haight, for bet il
any shape on the result. Hayes fought sbv
but finally said, ~ will bet you 500 tina
will proposea bet you will not accept
The bet was taken, and Hayes proposed t.
carry a hand-organ through Montgomery
street by daylight, playing before tht
banks and hotels, aud solicit contribution:
for the orphans, the proceeds to be equally
divided between the Protestant and Catho,
lie asylums, if Haight did carry the city BY
l5O0 majority, and ifhe did not carry it by
that number, Higgins was to do the same
thing. The bet was made, and Higgin,
lost. Now mark the result. Anywhere
outside of fCalifornia the terms of the wager
would have been: carried out, attracting 8
pig crowd and creating much talk for
few days, but there it would have
ended. Here, however, the peopls
took the joke to heart and called
on all the candidates, elected and defeated
to walk side by side in the procession, and
assist in the collection of the funds, and tc
their credit be it said, most of them--Gor.
ham did not come up to the mark, however
accepted the challenge and turned out
AT 10 A. M. yesterday, 1 rode through
Montgomery street, and found it packed
from end to end with men, women and
children, while every window was full and
every roof and balcony was black with
heads. At IL A. M. the cortega turned into
Montgomery street, and fifty policemen,
on horseback and on foot, commenced
struggling with the heaying mass of hui
manity to clear the way for the passage
southwards. First came full brass band
playing, "When Johnny Comes Marching
Home" "Battle Cry of Freedom, +" 'sMarch-
ing Through Georgia." etc. etc. Then two
collectors with huge buckskin bags to re-
ceive the silver and gold which was rained
down from roof, balcony and window in
showers as the procession advanced. Then
came Michael Hayes, the winner of the wa
ger, carrying large tin box, capable OF
holding thousands of dollars, which he ex-
pressed determination to fill before night.
Next followed William T.Higgins, who was
fianked on either.side by two friends, one
carrying monkey and the other q splen-
did floral ornament. Next appeared the
two Jreasurers for the occasion, Messrs.
Myles ID. Sweeney and J.B. Badger, seat
ed in a coach, from which each held sus-
pended canvass bag as large as flour
After them followed several of the elected
and defeated candidates, and a host of peo-
pie. The first halt was made as soon as the
organ grinder had crossed jackson street.
when the crowd were clamorous to Judge
of Higgins music-grinding power, and he
played, but amid the babel of shouts, hur-
rains and laughter, not note could be
heard twenty feet from him.
For three mortal hours the police strug-
Ql90 tO clear thp and xx,ith fb a
good-humored crowd for passage for the
procession. before it reached its destina-
tion, less than half mile from the starting
point. A thousand dollars were gathered
on the first block, and the start was hardly
made. A long row of teams to carry pro-
visions and clothing, anything for the BEN
eft of the orphans, followed the performers,
and no less than ten wagon loads, worth
some thousands of dollars, were gathered
in this manner. Flour. breads confection.
cry, clothing, fruit, even huge packages of
tobacco and boxes of cigars, intended to
be sold for the orphans beneft-were
tumbled into the wagons as they passed
along. The scene fairly beggared descrip-
tion. doubt if its equal could be found
anywhere out of California. 1t was per-
feet carnival of reckless, extravagant,
prodigal alms-giving. AS the procession
struggled along, carriages overturned, wo-
men upset, and men thrown down and
trampled on, but the utmost good will and
hilarity everywhere prevailed. The Altd
of this morning says:
"a halt was ordered at California street,
while the collectors visited the Board of
Brokers, the several banks and insurance
offices contiguous to the Merchants Ex-
change, the receptacles of fdonations receive
ing respectable additions at every place
visited. atf @f-sp -
"ResumiDg the march southwardly, halts
were made before the Odd Fellows Hall
and McCreary's buildings on Pine street,
and finally drew up in front of the Russ
House. On the opposite side of the street
is Platt's Hall, in which the Mercantile
Library is located. AS along the previous
part of the route, the windows and ball
comics here were occupied by spectators,
the majority being ladies'. AT this point
shower of small coin was thankfully gath
cred, while the contribution collected by
the lady boarders in the Russ was included
in one package, and must have amounted
to considerable sum.
''Slowly the cortege advanced to the Occi-
dental, where another purse was made up
by the fair Inhabitants, and coin fairly rain
ed upon the gatherers from outsiders. The
Lick House and the lady occupants of that
princely establishment, were not whit
behind their predecessors in testifying their
devotion to the cause of charity.
"At the Cosmopolitan Hotel, corner of
Bush and Sansome streets, a considerable
sum was rained down upon the heads of
the collectors, and handsome purse of
coin, contributed by the boarders, passed
into the general reservoir.
"By degrees the crowd drew nearer and
nearer to the point of termination, the COR
ner of Market street. where the final halt
was made, and Higgins occupation as or
was dusgespeit. The money
bags were here collected, and the boxes
in the carriage removed, and all
were deposited in the Hibernia Bank
No correct estimate of the amount of
money contributed can be formed, as sew
eral contributions from companies and in
dividuals were represented by checks on
banks or enclosed in purses and parcels.
the contents of which could not be counted
at the moment of reception, but enough is
known to insure that the sum will not fall
short of $1,000 tgold coin) and it may reach
$4,000"
Two hours after this procession had
passed walked through Montgomery
street and hardly heard the matter mem
toned. "Mien Gott, vot peoples p'
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