New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-16
GAMBLING IN WASHING TON.
THE AUCTION AT PENDLETON.
,ue.pondenee Of the Philadelphia North American


WasHISGroS, Nov. ~, 1858.
The auction at the weliknown gambling house oi
Fendleion, lately deceased, attracted large crowd
yesterday, among which was liberal proportion oi
crii olire.
The house itself stands conspicuously on Penn
sylvania avenue within two squares of the Capitol,
and on the requeuted SIDE o the street. Ii Is rs Well
known to citizens and strangers as the hite House,
AT yet has Eystcr!ousy eScaped the optics OK the
police for years. The furniture, appointments and
tone Of the whole place without the least ep-
prouch to refinement, and not the hrst symptom
Of luxurious living was visible anywhere. II
the owner, without any subiuing tlnts OF bet
ter breeding or even ordinary good taste. 10 Is
impossible that this resort, seen, could have pre-
scented any temptation bat for those swayed b. the
passion Of gambling or that other, and, if possible,
worse class, who willing 10 be the pimps and de-
pendents of there hells. The notoricty which the
house acquired rejected entirely by the charaotr
Of its visitors too many of whom were in public lie,
and from the bold which the proprietor necessarily
obtained upon his victims through the indulgence oi
this vice. The published accounts concerning tie
success Of the chief character IN this Pandemc1un,
like the descriI ton OF the concern itself were eSags.-
rated in every respect. lie il sad to have iet l.av-
ing $5cC0v of other peoples money as the bulk Of ms
fortune. AS artificial display was pesIly rs much
part If the game cards, his winnings were appro-
priated mainly that object and hence be Haunted
rav enuipage on the avenue which exceled all rivalry
ill., decoration and may be said to have dened compe
tition Those who claim 10 be wel'iniorned say ina,
that ether :" establishments carried ou the prohts
while he srutted along with little else than pre.ep
siOns, assumed from q name which belongs To some
Of the bst blood in Virginia, but with winch he hni
10 Connection whatever. These gambling resorts have
Increased fearfuly at Washington within the last tea
yesrs and il i notorious that they have done more "
aemoraize legislation than all the other deeaHrg ana
corruu.inr influences which have been brought 70 ooar
| rnnn veuk yeual needy members OF Congress- wa
deHy by the silent but eiouent VI
t;s fact, when the drawers of Peujetons desk were
, onereo yosterday, and numerous plils felacGS -,
| sciemes before Coneress were exposed % public
| yjcw The ,gisefy and wretchedness, and degTada.
ton inflicted upCs men and far.ies ~ tLeso nes are
, appalling, anu evea sha imperfect disclosures which
have reached me accidentally exhibit state OF nor
exposed. SoIsc oi these gamblers, aud others whs
are concerned IA capitalists with ;hem, arc openly
employed as lobby agents, from their supposed ability
t. control votes through obligations incurred by mem
ber-; AID the is OF common town talk tina,
their tables the daily resort OK large class OF such
voters, in preference 10 the hotels
Strange rs it may seem, the Influence has SO rani.ed
that WAS feared 1t time IN the early stages oi
the Kansas struggle last session, when the Honse was
nearly equally ded hat the scale would be turned
by t1rn of the screw upon particular members, Wo
were known 10 he in the power OF the gamblers IL
may well be askc where are We drifting, when such
things be, an go uprebuked
Among tle curious Developments OF Tue sioppase
Of banking house here, recently, l. the fact tha,
Brigham Young comes ont minus some $1,000 ha,-
inc coriding deposi.or 70 thai extent, through
the agency of the Territorial Dog gate WHO transaced
his financial matters in this quarter. Il seems, with
all Brgham's devotion 10 MorDOnisn, he thought It
es well 10 provide for wet day else where, and hence
has been enulaing the example ot other rulers,
who made investments al distance from tie scene OF
threatened impending revolution. In tlis instance,
however fate ruled adversely 10 The sensual specnla.
tor, and he has 10 the loss OF both principal
nd intrr.st