Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-10-26
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Note ofpreparaliOn-The approach
ing fall races over the Union Course on
Long Island have attracked to our city
great number of sporting gentlemen,
particularly Of that class properly de.
nominated, 'tlack legs" The street..
are thronged with them during the day,
and at night they retire to their internal
dens to prey upon the victims who are
decoyed into their tolls. The best dres-
sed and dashing men 10 be seen in the
city are gamblers. They take up their
abode at some of The most respectable
hotels, spend their money freely, and
impose themselves upon strangers for
real gentlemen. One of these black
legs, who has remained in New York
during part of last summer, and two or
three of those, recently boosted, that the
Faro Bank, in which he is concerned,
had won in short time $4,000, and
that he received for his share of the
sport $4,000. How many young men
wboentered upon life with fair prospects
Of becoming respectable and useful
fortune and reputation by the successful
operations OF this bank? The plan up
on which these gamblers proceed is, to
form, IN every city where they open q
bank, connection with some young
men of good families, who have an Elk
tensive acquaintance, who give dinners
and suppers, claret, champagne, and
MADEIRA, and who act as "aecoy dscks.n
Having piled their guests freely with
wine, until their senses are bewildered,
so that they cannot detect cheat. by
the turning of wrong card, anadjourn-
ment from the dinner or supper table to
faro bank follows, The entertainer
bets high, and encourages his guests,
who have no suspicion Of his connexion
with the banker to DO the same. At not
unfrequently happens, that one Of these
respectable young gentlemen, by boast
ing of bis skill and jud gment, andpro-
missing to break the bank, pursuades his
ursuspecting associates TO make np
purse, and permit him to bet for them.
In such a case be i. sure to lose the
money curses his i'll luck, and promises
to do better another time. What are
our police officers about, that these
dens are permitted to exist in the most
frequented parts of our city, and the
wolves who harbour in them are not
hunted out, and driven from civilized
society," Query. Should not these gam
blers, and their gsnteeI sccomplices be
indicted for conspiracy to 'defraud3
There can be no difficulty IN finding
them out.
A very voluminous and valuable work
has lately been published in Paris; be-
Ing general, physical, and civil His
tory of Europe, from the close of the
5th to the middle of the 18th century, in
IS volumes. The late Count de Lace
pede, peer Of France, was the writer;
and he is said to have been fully com
petent to this vast work, which occuri-
Ell him many years.
It is stated that some English CAPT
talsts are about to establish Bank at
Havana, with capital Of upwards Of
100000 dollars. They are authori-
zed to loan money at an interest ni ten
per cent--to change quarter per cent
on deposits, and te loan on pledges of
merchandise at an interest of one per
cent a month.
Letters from london, state that the
house of Samuel Williams and Co. has
made dividend of four shiitings on the
pound. L.
At the last term of the city Court, in
New Haven, was tried the case Of John
L. Shlvs. Hezekiah Huntingdon, Esq.
U. s. Attorney for the District Of Con-
nscticut. This was an action on the
case to recover damage Of the defend
ant, Tor malciously causing the plain
tiff to be imprisoned for the costs on
judgment against him, at the suit of the
United States, which costs, the plain
tiff claimed, had previously been paid to
the defendant, and a stipulation was
made by him, in behalf of the United
States, that the plaintiff should not be
imprisoned on said judgment.--After a
trial which lasted a day and half, the
jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff,
with 10 dollals damages, being the whole
amount demanded in the declaration.
At the last January term of the Su-
preme Court, the same plaintiff obtain
ed verdict against the same defendant,
in similar suit for another impriscn-