Washington telegraph., 1855-04-18
The Brothers.


of the chance kind, in San Francisco, we're
the bella Union ''Veran dab, milne de
Oro," ''El Dorado and Parker House."
all situated about the Plaza, and each en-
ploved band of music to lessen the tedious
hours of that rainy winter, and to drown
the noise Of ingling gold and silver, and
the cursing CALCULATIONS Of the gamesters
Many sad scene has taken place within
saloons, that chilled the blood of the behold
ers. and is remembered with horror was
once carelessly sauntering through one of
these places My attention was attracted
towards person who had large piles of
gold before him the starting eyeballs, the
swollen veins upon his forehead. the cold
sweat upon his face and clenched hands,
told of heavy losses mingled exclamations
of horror and contempt would escape him,
and he seemed unconscious of all else going
on around him his gaze bent upon the
cards as if life's blood was the stake at IS
sue; and in this case his last dollar was put
within the dealers bank, when, with the
frenzy of maniac. he drew a long dirk
knife and plunged it up to the hit into bis
Own body and sank corpse upon the table.
4 few rude ieers followed the act; the
bOdy was removed. and the game went on
as though nothing had happened-as though
another victim had not been added to the
page of the gamblers dsmning record or
another soul had not gone to its final ac-
count
learned this much of bis history He
started with large stock Of goods. given
him by his father, to sell on commission,
and the fathers fortune depended upon a
sure return of the money so invested but
az usual with young men, he indulged in
the full liberty Of unbridled license, and
while the ship stopped at one of the South
American ports lie eDgendered the first
seeds of play :" but for while after his
arrival the excitement Of trade and the en-
ergy necessary to accomplish successful is
sue, kept his mind busy One day. by ap-
p0intment, he was TO meet mercantile friend
at this house, and, while waiting for his
friend, he staked a few dollars upon the
turning cards. when the latent disease sprang
into life. and it carried him headlong over
the precipice, and ended in the tragic man
ner related
The Mine de Orc was a gambling sa-
loon, situated on Washington street, and op-
posite the ''El Dorado and in 40 it was
the principal resort of the disbanded soldiers
who had been engaged in tie war with
Mexico Behind one of the largest monte
banks in the room sat man who had gained
for himself honorable mention, and an officers
commission was given him for bis bravery
at the stOrming Of Monterey but prefer
ring the climate of California and It's golden
prospects TO a more northern home, he en-
barked for that country at the close Of the
war with Mexico, and upon bis arrival he
opened bank for gambling. The emf
grants came in by thousands, and few
nights after his arrival, young man enter
ed this saloon and seated himself at the
bank. and staked various sums upon the
cards until he had lost nearly all the money
ne possessed Excited with the play and
maddened by his losses, he accused the deal
er OF cheating; the dealer replied sharply
to the accusatlon-the lie passed, when the
young man struck the dealer a severe blow
upon his face: as quick as thought the
sharp report of pistol followed, and the
gamblers clothing was covered with the
young mans blood-he had shot him thro'
the right breast. The room was soon clear
ed OF the spectators present, the doors clos
ed, and medical attendance called in aid of
the wounded man. The gambler sat mood
lily over his bank, running the small monte
cards through his fingers, and perhaps think
ing OF the deed just perpetrated. when the
wounded MAJ gave moan of agony as the
Doctors probe reached the bottom of his
wound The doctor inquired what State
ne was from. and the wounded man replied:
From Vermont
The gambler raised his head, for it had
oeen long time since he had seen person
from the home of his childhood, and Yer
mont being his native State, the mere men,