Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-26
The ODD whceibarrew Agony Varied
b. u iinnd.Organ Matinee.
New york HeraId.l

Mir. Dobson. in light wag0a the Sedg-
wick Post drum and fife corps. in fnil
uniform. and a man ia whe,lbarrow pro-
PEELED by another man made very atliae-
tive procession IN the Eighth Ward yester-
day afternoon.
The occasion OF all this was IN election
bet. Mr. Richard Nance l. member OF
tbe Warren Republican Association Of the
Eighth Ward. Il holds lis meetings at No.
23i spring street. Nj. Nance Is u strong
Blaine Man. and in the fullness Of his en-
thusiasm for his candidate he undertook
that il SIR. Cleveland carried this state he
would give wheelbarr0w-ridc 10 Mr.
Frank uirsh, who Is sexton Of the church
OF Il. AlphOnsus, in South fifth avenue,
on condition that ii Blaine was successful
Mr.. IiirSch was TO give him similar ride.
Yesterday the bet was paid.
Ire wbccbarrow in which Mr.. llirSh sal
wss Of the kind used by railroad lsborers.
IL WAS decorated with the American nag
on each side, and Mr.. Hlrsh at rs con-
foTtably and looking as much OF a monarch
Of an he surveyed rs il he had been sit
ting comfortably and officially IA his pc"
at church.
Alter selection OF walt music b. the
hand the procession started, vending It's
way along Macdougal street to Fourth,
nom there 10 Bank, and returned along
Hudson IN. spring street. quite crowd
OF amused pedestrians followed the pro-
cession.
when the l9ger.beer saloon was relehcd.
which formed the terminus ri the route.
both yctors and yanquished drank cach
others health aGd that OF the next Pre-i'
dent very heartily.
The electlon-bet mania took new phase
in the case OF MesSrs. II. HIM. Of No. 32
First avenue. and Frederick Klein, OF No.
/ 81 Spring street. Mr.. Him backed Cleye.
! land and NJ Klein Blaine. They agreed
/ that the loser should pcrambulaic the streets
i for day, PLAYING hand-Organ. accomp1'
/ MED by his little daughte-, who should col
/ lect pennies for charity in 4 tin pail.
! Mr.. Klein paid his bet yesterday. fully
/ five hundred people witnessed his start
/ from his store on Spring street. lie wore
. broldcoth Prince Albert coat and a
! glossy silk hat. His organ was sally deco
/ rated with ribbons. His cleyen.Year'oId
daughter. Katie. who did not seem TO enjoy
/ the affair particularly, accompanied him,
/ Mr.. Klein moved along spring street 70
broadway and along Broadway 10 Iiftl
avenue. lie divided his performance pretty
evenly between "swect NloleIs ana
yankee Doodle He prolonged his tom
/ 10 Fhiy.nmih street. exciting the wonder
! OF the crowds OF promenaders until tt'
shades OF evening fell.
4 crowd assembled about barrow con
, tanning s,ou, man. who was being
wheeled by tall. thin citizen through
; Cily-Han square, Brooklyn, yesterday NJ
ternoOn. m payment OF an election bet
7 Three drtmmcTs and u Etcr preceded tb
barrow. and BOYS shouted themselvc
hoar,c with delight. The occupant oi IN
barrow was Jacques Nickcls, 4 merchant
living at No. III Myrtle avenue. who be
with Thomas Farr. II No. l32 Myrtle ave
nue.. that Cleveland would be elected. L
was stipulated that the one who woI
should be- wheeled M the avenue to fuitoI
street. 10 Adams. and down 10 Myrtle ave
nue.. aud that there should be - many stop
RACES al saloons ~ the loser might de>ir"
There were but NO stops and one break
down. which occurred on Adam, street.