The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-29
Mem CAS- Usual,,

As various false statements have been set
adoat by interested parties respecting certain
bets made on the election by E. FL Sargent
with a certain gentleman of this city, it seems
but proper to give plain statement OF facts
respecting said Sargent's transactions with
other parties, as he would have his friends be-
lieYe, that the gentleman alluded to caused
withdrawal of the bets, and not himself; but,
when a man deliberately sets out to do mean
act, he is very apt to leave his tracks behind
IT seems that Sargent, who is one of the firm
of Sargent & Dennison, coal dealers, also made
a bet of five hundred dollars with Mr.. D. W.
Coolidge on the election Of Hayes and Wheel
er, and deposited the stakes With Mr.. Clark II,
Barker. The money put up by Sargent be-
longed to several gentlemen QUE of whom was
Dennison, his partner, whose share was one
hundred dollars. On the Saturday following
the election, Sargent, losing confidence in the
election of his candidates, went to the stake
holder and demanded his money, accompany
ing his demand with the threat that he should
hold him responsible for interest as long as he
retained the stakes after his demand OF course
Mr.. Barker could do no otherwise than yield to
Sargents demand-betting not being recogniz-
ed by law-and SO handed over the money to
him. There was however, one honest man in
Israel, namely, MIR. Dewey, who had coutrib-
uted to Sargent's fund the sum of fifty dollars.
Mr.. Dewey, not countenancing such doings,
went at once to Mr.. Coolidge and proposed
putting his fifty dollars back into Mr.. Barker's
hands to there await the final decision of the
electors. 1t is to be hoped that gentlemen of
betting proclivities will give Sargent wide
berth hereafter, for, as a somewhat famous
citizen of Portland once said, IN betting aCiM
him they aooud hare no more chance for a prize
than the holder of ticket in pin lottery acould
stand If the prizes had been gil Withdraaon.
A GREAT rush for the damaged cotton cloth
at the auction rooms of It. O. Bailey & Co.,
yesterday. About 5000 yards were sold at
prizes from Il cents to per yard. This morn
ing 5000 yards more will be sold.
HARTFORD & Dow sell 500 bbls of Baldwin
apples at auction to-day.
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