New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-23
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NEw.YoRK GAMNG-HousEs.-There are some
forty or fifty Gaming Houses Of all sorts, but only Ten
or twelve tina, may be considered geneeL These lat
ter are about equally dispersed through the fashonaoe
quarters of the City and each has its one two or three
hundred regular fequsnters-a fair representation o.!
whom congregate nightly and lose their FIVE ten twenty
or y dollars with what stomach they may This cais
of the requenters Of Gaming is composed pllh
cipay of Clerks small Merchants Mechanics and otoer
respectable classes of community realizing moderate or
small incomes and 10 whom every dollar thrown away
a, the pamingabe is monstrous crime against the'f
empoyers their creditors their wives and cnhoren.
How they contrive procure the money at al WHICH
thew lose az garning matter Of great surprise-anc II
Ia evident that it has all been dearly earned as the bills
are drawn forth slowly and painfully one after another,
AZ If the corner of each twisted around the very
heart.str pgs of its infatuated possessor
The Gaming Houses themselves are luxuriousiy ana
(some Of them) even gorgeousy furnished The hoors
are laid with the richest carpedDg and me walls are en-
AMAZED with magnificent mirrors and costly paintings,
disposed in truly artis;ical manner and producing
under the brilliant illumination of endless sashghts,
a fascinating, dazzling and bewidering enecf. linen
the front paror is always reserved for supper room
where choice and dainty entertainment consisting OIL
almost every accessible luxury and extravaganza OF the
night warmly supplied by attentive and weEored walt
e-s Win perform their functions in silence and seem to
understand the wishes and of guest by instinct
Wine and that of the very highest and rareSt QUALITIES
is of course TO be had for the askng-or almost for the
thinking Of and all for nothing only you VIII please
step up to the oe table and buy few dollars worth OF
round pieces of ivory, red. come white. but all
reekipc with the blood of slaughtered purses. The red
ones cost SIS piece, the white ones 81.
The game most usually played now In the fashionable
Gaming Houses is Faro Roulette has nearly gone out
offashon and Hazard entirely So Tie proprietorS OF
these establishments nearly all wealthy and some OF
them have accumulated immense sums Ihey are GER
ainly very gentemanly men and we were politely and
most ettentively waited upon through several OF these
establishments although it was well understood that our
visit was merely one Of curiosity and desire 10 inspect
.o,s,lv establishments about which much has been
said and SO little is actually known by the uniniiiated
The Dreseut is the heel of The gambling season which
reaches ,s highest activity during the Races Then every
one of these establishments is nightly crowded and i'm
rnenscy deep play is carried onihousands aud tens OF
thousands changing hands-banks being brokcn-sport
ing men bursted-fat pigeons plucked and greenhorns
cleaned out in an incredibly short space OF Tine Tie
season for country merchants buying goods is also very
favorable TO the Interests of these peculiar Institutions
and mary one who is unfortunate as to lose his
boo, or 10 be robbed. could his loss with
Considerable certainty though TO no purpose
MEETING FOR THE FOUNDING OF AN OBsERvA.
roaY-At meeting of the Alumni OF Columbia College,
held a. the College Chapel Of which public notice was
given Mr. William Belts having been called to the
Chair, and Samuel Ward appointed Secretary, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
heyeas Astronomical Observsores erected in very
many even of The secondary cities of Europe and in Cam
bridge near Boston. in Philadelphia and in Cincinnati
The United States whs SeT wealth. P95
resources has none but depends upon accident and
private observations 10 ascertain the time for her
Ind .rle-eas plan lately proposed by Professor
Hackey for establishing such an tbs city, or
its immediate vicinity 10 be connected with this College;
Ind uhereGs The Commercial portion OF our Metropolis
and Of our citizens have exhibited dispos
ton To aid in its erection and endowment
Ind .rhereus The Alumni Of Columbs College, as children
of this of earnin anxious TO cooperate
this admirable and useful undertaking.; therefore
Reolrea That Astronomical Observatory In this City
or s Immediate vicinity. is greatly needed for its practical
utility well for the purposes oil science, and ioaeeT
deia II oad cast reproncn upon The taste
the general OF the plum heretofore submitted BY Fro
fessor Hsckey That is due to lie character OF Gon
mediate establishment, ofsuch an Institution That super
yisory Committee of fifteen he appointed who shall be
co,bed with full power and authority take all
the may deem useful and expedenl in forwarding The IN
dertaking. :,
ponied TO communicate either directly or by correspond
ence with The classes OF the years preceding 1876 and
Committee consisting of two from The class OF that and each
Of The succeeding years communicate wihihe respective
classes and 10 obtain contributions OF them classes
which Committee shall report to 'he supervisory Com
That the Supervisory Committee have full power
ubConmitees and TO fill vacancies IN the several Class
Committees.
undertaking.
The Supervisory Committee having subsequently
,netto fll vacancies arising from absence from
the City and other causes the following the organza
ton of the Committee the gentleman appointed having