The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1868-11-14
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/ NICELY 21AyED.-As matter Of course everybody
,as ON tiptoe expectation. all over town. on Friday
nd saturday of last week. to learn something by Elk
ress or by mall by private messenger, of the
MT Of the election for President. 1t had been re-
orted that Hill Beachey had made arrangements to
ush on the news by pony express from the Railroad
Boise City, and it would be brought hither from
hat peint BIZ other stage men, Agreeably to this
or the news was expected by Friday evening, prob
y; but by Saturday, certainly. The town being all
,oe, the arrival of T. Holbrook about dsy-dawn on
Aturday morning, by horseback, caused many to
oniecture he had brought the news. Yet hedeclared
bat be came, not from Boise City, but from Granite
reok and that he had intelligence whatever of the
kccton. He soon retired to room in the hotel and
70 moro was seen of him for hours Notwithstand-
his protestations to the contrary ii was believed
st he had rode hard all the way direct from Boise
t and that he had brought news of the election to
britain parties for betting purposes. At all events,
is fact that during Saturday and before the Boise
ty stage arrived several gentlemen of the Radical
ersuasion offered bets with quite vim, which con-
rmed the suspicion that Holbrook had brought the
ews to them. Certainly no Democrats had received
! from him, nor from any other source. The stage
hme in--no news. neither by Express nor by mail.
hut we since ascertain that there was slip from the
ta..snaa Office, brought by the driver TO certain
kalical in town. Sunday came No news all that
3ay until just about halfhour before the stage
khish was la.e-arrived that evening Charley Bern
bel had rode down. met the stage at Cold Springs
anch got copy of the statesman Extra OF Saturday
.1,o lii,
a gave US the Extra the moment he dismounted
his horse here before it had been opened by any
and from it we issued the WORLD Extra in
minutes from the moment the copy was put
lr hands. That was the first and earliest news
Ved here. so far as the public knew. Since then
kBoc, from the owyhee and Boise City papers. that
news came quickly enough to have had ii here ON
nriay morning. by day dawn. and so We believe il
brought here at that time. From the Democrat
..ra We learn the news reached Boise City, by Hill
nchey's line At about II O'Clock on Friday evening
w, HOlbrook could easily have ridden froIn Boise
here between that hour and day dawn of Satur.
and We are informed By those who think il quite
ess to conceal the object of his trip any longer.
the did make the ride. to give certain persons the
Es. Buthow happened il that no word was sent by
press or by mail TO this city by stage which left
ase City ut o'clock Saturday morning? Il APP
rs, also. that the news which on Friday even
was not given to the Democrat It'll asr the stage
left on Saturday morning for Idaho City, for its
Extra was printed ut 10 O'Clock that morning. II
news was hurried through on private contract, to
given only to Radicals. In order that they might
pw how to bet. and win the money of Democrats
sure thing the pony express and Holbrook's ride
ness was very keenly played; but II the pony ex.
sswas run by the proprietor of the Railroad stage
for grandeur. ostensibly to give the public the
earliest returns, but actually to post only Radi-
or few sporting friends. we think the public
eEay, and Democrats particularly, win fail to dis
ef the uorthiness Of the enterprise As the thing
turned out, however, that report of California
ing given Grant 5000 majority has cost the "sure
ng betting men hereabout q few "scads, l." which
e gone into the pockets of good Democrats who
not get the points by means of that Tam o'Shan-
ride which We chronicle above, bat who boldly
ked their money on their faith in the Democracy
california Other victims, Of the pony express
Holbrook's ride private dispatched have lost
Y grand cash in their bets on other States about
ch the telegraph first Numbered by announcing
essiEe Radical majorities. and take II al around,
nicely played scheme has proved losing invest |
pc 10 those who were TO have been benefited by IT,
1oVEs, TNwARE, &c.-Look at the new advertise. |
' OF kennaly& McCauley, in this paper. They
the most complete and by far the best stock Of
KINDS OF stoves--cooking, parlor and box, of every
For TIN, brass, sheet iron and copper ware. ever
ught into this city. And miners are particularly