Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-12
PAYING UP.
LudicrOus Incidents of the Late EIee
ton.

AuuicrOus Incidents of the Late EIee-
! ton.
The MaseQtins (Iowa) Courier Gays:
" The cIoWniug act of infamy on the part
OF the Radicals here, at the election on
last Tuesday, was the bringing of John
Phillips out Of Jail to the polls to vote
their ticket, and after ne had deposited
their vote for the party Of great moral
ideas taking him back and depositing him
in the prison again!D
The NeU York Sun says: Among the
ludicrous bets which always turn up after
an election, the following has come to light:
A couple Of South street merchants bet on
Hoffman carrying this Stale by 5000 mai
ority, the conditions Of the wager being
that the loser shall roll in wheelbarrow
black diamond of the femme gender, and
OF not more than $50 pounds weight, from
the corner Of South and Roosevelt streets
to Wallstreet, or, in lieulthereof, to furnish
the winner with a basket of choice wine
and SI0O.
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph says: eve
saw colored man Yesterday at the Court
house, who followed his employer, and
together they voted the Democratic ticket.
Ga his way to the ballot-box, after they had
entered the yard, the colored voter was re-
peatedly offered the Radical ticket, but re-
fused It, saying he did not intend to vote
that way. On returning from the polls, be
wan Immediately get upon by gang o
negroes, who commenced Kissing and
deriding him, and, following him out of
the yard and up the street, they began to
roughly knock his hat of, kick him, and
tried TO tear his clothes of, and, but for the
prompt interference Of several citizens and
few policemen, be would have been
mobbed and murdered"
The New Orleans Pieayla1s says "The
venerable Jacob Barker, now verging on
his ninetieth year, was present as early as
half-past six yesterday morning at the poll
corner OF Prytania and Jackson streets,
and was the first one that voted there. He
voted for Seymour and Blair, it being, if
We mistake not, the fifteenth ballot for
Presidential candidates which be has de-
posted during his long and varied life
time"
The New Orleans Times "The young
man, Clarileo Sanchez, who was shot while
crossing the Claiborne street bridge, was
on Monday operated upon by DR.. Candle
vile. Although the whole side of the
wounded man was cut open and he was not
at the time under the influence of chloro-
| form, he did not vince and stood the ope-
ration like a martyr. He was brought to
Twenty-one's house with his physician and
voted the Democratic ticket.
A ludicrous incident is reported to
have occurred at the polls in Quincy,
| Mass. The Hon. Charles Francis Adams
! deposited written ballot A few minutes
| afterward he returned and stated that by
a mistake he had put a receipted bill in the
| box. An examination proved the cor
/ reciness of the statement. 1t is reported
that he voted the republican electoral and
| democratic state tickets.
The Peoria OILY Democrat tells the fol-
lowing: "a well dressed young man met an
| innocent individual on the corner Of Main
and Adams streets, and offered wager of
| S25 that DIR. Wilson would be beaten 200
in the county. OF course the innocent,
who was slightly inebria.ed, readily ac-
cepted the bat. As il happened, Just in
the nick Of time, another, an entire strsn-
| ger, bat honest in every respect, came up.
He was at once recommended By the sport
ing man as the proper person with whom
| 10 trust the wagered money. The stakes
were accordingly put up, and the iutoxi-
Gated person went home to bed, fully s4tis-
fed in his own mind that he would be S25
/ richer on the morrow. lie came down in
the morning to fad that Wilson was not
| beaten by 200, and to claim he $50, but
| up 10 last evening was not able 10 ind the
honest uan with whom he had intrusted
S25. The probabilities are that he will
nos find him until the official returns are
received"
One Of the mos: noticeable features OF
the election night At New York was the
ingenious manner in which two Of the
newspapers aud a Brooklyn paper dis
played the returns Calcium lights were
placed opposite the buildings, their rays
! falling on the large bulletins constantly
issued. They could easily be read at a
good distance, and the space in front of the
buildings was filled by a masl of up-turned
faces, forming an animated and interesting
| scene.
The Psoyidencs (R. Press says: " The
! unlucky Democrat who staked his pluck,
legs aud endurance on the election, went TO
his task this morning with will, and at
| precisely 10 o'clock, with WheelbarrOw and
apples, took up his line Of march for Boston.
! A large crowd was in attendance, and had
right iOVial time over the affair, and the
election generally. The gentleman made
no unusual preparations, being habited in
bis usual costume. There was a plscsrd
on the barrow, For Boston, and also on
the barrel, Truth Crushed to Earth, etc.
| According to the terms Of the bet, lie was
| preceded by a man and brother bearing
| the stars aud stripes. There was no slipu-
ls,ion az 10 time, and the gentleman will
take bis task leisurely, intending to reach
Boston sometime Saturday. Soon AFTER his
arrival his apples will be disposed Of al
auction, at the fremont House. Will our
| friends Of the Post have their eight ROSTERS
in trim 10 do escort duty, and see that they
| give lusly crow when the task shall he
compleied?
Last Tuesday evening a loud and per
sistent knoC king at the door of a room 10
which the inspectors Of u ward in Albany
we're engaged in clnvassing, was at last
/ answered. la passed the head of citizen
with the remark ."Mr. Inspectors, when
you come to EIy vote leave il out. have
my Teasons. Will you p
| The crowd in front of the Cinci nnsti
| Gazette (RadiclD Office felt 80 beatifc on
election night that it sung the Doxology
with power and efect," says the Gasstte,
(which 60 words can describe"
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