Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-12-24
ored. With the exception Of one or two
in New York, there Is hhs gamblcr, either

at tne poiitlcal OT CotLuAeICi"i S"P'.e'i
possessed of any amount Of wealth. The
odds at faro in fay or of the tank, as cal
cuIated by the k, . rest players at Baden,
is here IS there, 9 "a per cent; and
their advantages lies, far more than on
this per centage. in that feature in plat--
ers' natures, which, in their fosihs tatk
forces them. in the hope Of regaihing; to
lose more and more, until they reach a
heavy loss, whereas they se1dtn IN hatS
the daring to take full advantage Of
favoring fortune. Be this as it may
gamblers as class are unqucsticnably
poor. Whenever they make a haul at
the table. they spend it in the satsis
pursuit. Their habits, too, are e4trata-
CANT in the extreme, e,and not only do they
indulge in extravaganza themselves, but
either from kinlliness of feeling, or as
O me compensation for the isolation 10
which the disrepute which attaches to
theft calling dooms them, they invariably
surround their wives and family with
every luxury and indulgence. Psndle-
ton himself, though for the last two years,
as he neared the verge of the grave, he
tried to grasp everything on the margin,
died worth only sss,ooo. OF this sum
he bequeatked three fourths to his wife !,
and the other to his mother for her lift;
with remainder to some rektives..
His wife, the DAUGHTER of Mr.. Mills.
the builder Of the Capital, with whom
Pendleton ran away early in his career,
and who naturally shared to some de-
gree the notoriety Of her husband, is
woman of much personal and mental
charm, and has always been treated here
with as much attention as possible con
sidering the circumstances of her posi-
ton. She is said to have carried on a
considerable correspondence with Mr..
Buchanan. and since her husbands death
the President is known to have paid her
visit Of coincidence. and expressed his
regret that he was not aware Of the day
fixed for her husbands fuGeral, or he
should have attended as mark of his
respect.
At the same time have little doubt
that tie intimacy reputed to subsist be-
tween the President and Pendlcton, and
Of which the latter made such vaunt, was
in a large measure baseless, and the con.
versation, he detailed as passing between
them, were as imaginary as those of
Savage Landor, with the ancient Greeks,
and born in his own brain. Latterly,he
brought himself to believe that no policy
of moment was determined on with out
Jenny" as he with irreverent playful:
ness styled the President, consulting
him, and no later than last summer, as
Mr.. Buchanan passed en- route to Bedford
through Cape May, where Pendleton
usually passed the summer, surrounded
with great pomp and circumstance, | 9
rushed up to large group with the e1.'
clamation, "a pretty thing this is-what
am to do Jenny wants me to &c
with him to Bedford"
This affected familiarity with men in
high place, the unfailins accompaniment
Of coarse natures, deferred r.any brilliant
customers from the gates of the WASH
ington Shades. Among gamblers, the
recognition by day of those who visit
their houses at night, is considered mou-
cie goat. Bu. it +7as impossible either
to partake ofPcndls toms hospitality, or
put yourself under the smallest obliga-
ton at play, without being assailcd next
day often in inconvinent positions, with
"Bill, my boy how a:e your" That
Pendleton had much influence in politi-
cal matters, or ventured to exercise any.
| do not believe. He probably attain
ed his highest ambition in this direction
when dispatched as delegate from the
capital to the Cincinnati c, nvention.-
But in the lobby he was power, and
welded more influence than any single
individual, even ThurIow Weed, could
command. He held large number of
Congressman, and those of the loosest
and most unprincipled class and e4cH
stray Senator or so, in the iron wrench
OF pccunlary obligation, and when fat
contract had to be carried, or foul job
lobbyed through, no huntsman evet
brought his pack up to their work with
scyeter leash. His influence may be
judged from the fact that when, soma
time incc.the keen ard crafty proprietor
of perhaps the largest commercial steam
fleet in the world, and one not in the
habit Of taking false measure of men,
had occasion for a visit to Washington,
his first move was to make rendletoh,
present of pair of carriage horses, and
he fed at his table every day.
A curious story of wife finding her
husband, after search of twenty years,
is told by the Ottawa III Free Tradrr.