The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-04

.rGrand last evening 10 witness the Z
,oul.selling on the coming elections.
FOOLS were sold first on the general re-
,ult, and afterwards on the various
states. For the benefit Of the curious
who were absent, "c append listot
all the pools sold. They were bought
by varous parties, and represent the
political horoscope that the various
belters have east for themselves. We
give first the pools on the general
result
First choice, 800, Democratici see
ond choice, $llO Republican.
First choice, so, Democratic; second
choice, $50, Republican.
First choice, so, Republican; second
choice, $50, Democratic.
First choice, $50, Republican, second
choice, S25, Democratic.
First choice, $2j, Democraticisecond
choice, $40, Republican.
First choice, S25 Democratic; second
choice, SIT, Republican,.
First choice, SO, Republican,; second
choice, $50, Democratic.
II viii be scen from the above that
Wldpn aud Hendricks sold first choice
four times to three for Hayes and
Wheeler, and further, that the pools
ON Tilden aggregate 1895 as against
S}06 for Hayes and Wheeler. This Is
u pretty good index Of the opinion Of
the crowd, for they had their money
up.
Indiana was next put under the
hammer and held on well;
First choice $40, Democratic; second
choice, 80, Republican.
First choice, $40, Democratic; second
choice, $40, Republican.
First choice, SO, DcmocrRtic second
choice, $3.50, Republican,
First choice, S. Democratic, second
choice, 3d. 50, Republican,
First choice, -, Democratic; seconr
choice, ", Republican.
First choice, $50, Republican; seconC
choice, so, Democratic.
Aggregate of pools: Tilden, $50
Hayes, $780,
New York then took the field, Az
! sold ~ follows In the pools
; First choice, $40, Democratic; secon,
choice, -, Republican,
Firat choice, So Democratic; accon,
choice, IS, Republican.
: Aggregate, Tllden $50; Hayes 50.
t 4 pool was then sold whether NeN
\ York would give PiIden twenty thou
| sand majority. The first choice wen
for so, that 1t would; against S6 tina
/ il would not.
ohio First choice, 500 Republican
second choice, $95 Democratic.
New Jersry-l'lrst choice, $50 Demo
cratic; seconC choice, - Republican,.
E California First choice, $50 R"put
licau; second choice, Sl2 Democratic
first choice, $40 Republican; secon
choice, 81 Democratic.
First choice, $50 Republican; secon
choice, $40 Democratic.
First choice, $40 Republican; sccOn
choice, s. Democratic.
Aggregate, Hayes $50; Filden, $50.
WiscOnsin-FirSt choice, SO Reput
lican; second choice, S. Democratic.
= Oregon First choice $40 Demo
cratic; second choice, S. Republican.
A pool was then made, whethe
Texas would or would not give tn
, largest Democratic majority Of an
State in the Union. The first choic
sold for SO, and the buyer chose thu
she would give the biggest majority
The other choice sold for 81. Anothe
pool on the same thing, with the sam
choice sold; first choice, (woulU $50
second choice, $40 (would notl, Tha
Texas would give, or would not Civ
/ seventy.ilve thousand majority. Sol
first choice, 50 would not secon
choice, 81 (would), The same poo
was made up with the majority redut
ed fifty thousand. First choice 81
: (wOuld); second choice, 81 would not
Kentucky, with $4,000 majority, wa
next put up the same way. 1t solc
first choice SEQ, and the buyer chos
that 1t would give that majority; Sc,
ond choice $40.
Missouri then went before the GROVE
first with 10000, 10000, $4,000, 50, OOC
and finally 10000 majority, before tn
; negative choice could be sold. At 40, 90
Democratic majority the first choic
sold for S., and the buyer chose that
would give that majority; secon
choice 81, that 1t would not.
The auction was then declared owe
till S p. m. tonight. We have no
given the pools in the order they wer
sold, but have systematized them
Every pool sold, however, is set dow
in the above.