Curious Election Bets

The loser in a Memphis bet is to stand on his head tive minutes, in a public square, with a Garneld banner suspended from hia feet. In Oswegro, N. Y., a groeeryman bet his store against u neigbuor's meat market that Hancock would be elected. He turnod over Ins wager like a man, but the butcher declincd to accept it. In ( K'len8burg, N. Y., William Alger bet his mustache against A. A. Babcock's whislters thut (jaifioki would not be elected. The otlier murninsf hu had his muatache cut oLf and sent to Mr. Jiabcock. (om-ge 1'. Knowls, of Bacine, Wis., wonfrom Edwin (Jhilds, of Dakota, one section of good farm huid, six hundred and forty aures. Tne bet was f3,000 against a cts-tain descrihod seition that New York State wouJd (rive Otafield froin 1,U to 5,000 Hepublican majority. A combination bet was made by ten Deinocrats and ten Hepublicans in Ilouston, Tex . The losers were to harness themsolves to a stage-coach and draw the winners through the principal Street. In both partios were somc of the foremost men of the city. A wheelbarrow bet in Baltiinore resulted in more of a show tlian waa expected. rJ'he loser was annoyed, while wheeliinr the winner over the stipulated routo, by the taunts of the latter, and followed up the payment of the wager by whipping him soundly. A Harristmrg man was eauffht by the tricky offer of a wager tnat one city ia the United States of over RÖ.OO0 inhalulants would not give 5)0 votes for Hancock. The stake was a suppor for the Ward Campaigü Club of the winner. The city named was Washington, where thore is no voting for President at ali. The viel im said nothing, except to name the time and the plaoe for tho supper. On tb'at occasion the vianda looked all right, and were ust such as the written tenns of the bet culled for; but they were louml to be seasoned with snuff and other uupalatable substances.