The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-09-01
Batch of Election Bets.

Two members of the Manhattan Club, of
New York, have bet $4,000 each ON Han
cocks election They claim that they were
not influenced by partisan feeling in making
the bets
Mention already has been made of the
challenge made by ]. w. Goodman, of Pitts
burg. Mr.. Goodman now wishes il under
stood that his offer is open until the 25th
instant. His offers are as follows: 5000
that Garfield will carry Pennsylvania by
10000; 81, 600 that New York viii give Gar
field 5000, and $4,000 that Garfield will be
elected.
An item in the Paterson On. j. Guardian
reads: Here is a curious bet we heard made
Yesterday: A bet b $40 that he could name
fifteen States that would 90 to Garfield and
bet $50 that Garfield would carry majority
of the balance. 4 is sure of winning $40.
But il is one of the neatest little gambling
catches that we ever heard of. We leave il
10 the reader to figure il out, a sort of rid
die"
The Elmira IN " Gazette announces
that Democrat has deposited in its office
the sum of 81 600 TO be matched against a
like sum from the pockets of any Republi-
can who believes in Gartield's success the
bets to be distributed as follows: 800 that
Hancock carries Pennsylvania; 500 that
Hancock carries Connecticut; 500 that
Hancock carries New Jersey: 800 that Han
carries New York; 500 that he wins all the
above bets, and 81, 600 that Hancock will be
elected. All the offers 10 be accepted or
none
Judge Blydenburg, of New Haven, Conn.,,
recently drew up a curious paper for two
young men. Both the persons interested
have been identified with the Republican
party, but one is a convert 10 the Hancock
camp. During a dispute over the merits of
the candidates the Hancock man said that if
Garfield was elected he would agree to stand
on any corner in the business portion of the
city for two hours in the afternoon and on
any day that his opponent should designate,
and black the boots of all, both ladies and
gentlemen, who should present themselves
the proceeds OF his work TO 90 to the New
Haven Orphan Asylum. The young Re
publican was trife taken back by this
proposition, but finally agreed 10 accept the
challenge, and agreed TO perform the man.
ual labor designated above in case of Han
cocks election. They signed paper drawn
up in legal form.
Hiram Atkins, well-know Boston Demo-
crat, recently met Republican friend, Mr..
Manning. in the smoldng-car on MasSa-
chusetts Central train. Manning was ridi-
culing the general appearance of the average
Democrat. Halfway down the car was a
jolly son of the Emerald Isle, who INDUCED
i'm frequent rotations from long black bot
tie, and insisted in treating all those around
him. Look down there" said Manning,
there's a specimen of your Hancock party,
one of your genuine Democrats. Atkins
tried to dodge the point, but Manning was
persistent in holding up the drunken Irish
man as a negative argument to Democracy.
Finally Atkins offered TO bet s. that the
delirious man was not Democrat, if Man
ming would find out about it, The money
was put up in the hands of a bystander, and
the Republican approached the jolly Celt
somewhat as follows: well, my friend
how are you? You are good Democrat
know" "Begorra (hic( know
have all the (hic) symptoms of Democrat
(hicl but faith an have been (hic) a Re
publican ever since took out me papers !"
The shout which went up from every pas
senger in the car was something to be re-
membered