The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-11-17
AN EMiNEN "spOr;smuD" DEAD.
Ehc Great Gambling Eoasc Iu
W Washington--AS senator Breaking
the B3uk.

J fCCrTpspCIGsHret nt be Rps'uu Post.
WAsHINoToS, Oc.. 25-One of the most
celebrated end successful sportsnlen OF this or
any other country was buried in this city on
Sunday week The occasion 0 his d,ath az
o'dS me an opportunity giving your readers a
sketch of the man and u description Of his ga
ming house. LeIit serve as j warning, not as
an example. ...
lie had aeen residen, Of Washington some
fifteen or twenty years, during which period he
amassed great wealth by gambling; or, 20 use
the mild and honest language of the avenue, he
realized an ample fortune out OF the successful
operations of his house" His "houSe" being
the most elegant and his bank the most weigh
/ ty and substantial in the country, it has been
for years the fashionable and fascinating resort OF
wealthy planters, fast congressman aspiring
diplomas, and ambitious sportsmen from every
part of the world For many years past he
has lived in the most luXuiiant style, having
like q certain other rich man, 'becn clothed in
purple and fine linen and taring sumptuously
every day" In perscn he was above the me-
dium size fat and sleek, Of pleasing address,
and a generous disposition exhibiting in his
! general department to strangers the character
| isticS Of a well fed, good natured clergyman,
rather than those of hcartless, unrclcnting
gambler.
+ His reputation for generosity was widely es.
tablished! If college was TO he endowed, a
church built, or private charities to be dSpens,
ed, his was sure to be among the most muni-
ficcnt Of the donations. His wife, now a widow
was OF good parentage, a woman OF rare beauty
and accomplishments possessing social quail
ties, which, combined with the dazzling allure
ments of wealth, insure her troops o ofadmirers
and cOurtezans. Rolling along the avenue in
her magnigcent equpage, which far exceeds in
richueSn and style that of the President Of the
United States, or that of any other gentleman
! in Washington, she looked very quGcn-being
| quite undisturhed by any thought that her
presence sent dagger to scores ofhcarts, whose
patrimony, unlaW fully obtained, had cOntribu-
ted to her enjoyment, in the same proportion
that its loss had added to the woes and wretch
edness ofthe lehoder.
His establishment was upon Pennsylvania
avenue, between the National Hotel and the
Capitol. Let us approach and look at it. .
! You enter by a door of yariegatcd stained
glass, which, by gas light, reflects all tie col
ors Of the rainbow. Ascending flight ofstairs
yeu reach door, pull bell, and instantly a
small aperture opens, and yol are greeted with
a pair Of rcd eyes and double row ofiyory; set
in black, which noininally belong to Sambo, but
which, in fact, are the property Of the propric-
to-. glance suffices. You have filled sam
bo's eye and are deemed passable. The door is
at once opened and you are uShered into an an
te room--the vestibule fhell! This room is
not large, but elegantly appointed the chef at
| traction being the side board, which IS CT solid
marble and white as Dianas breast. Here are
arranged in long and gstening columns, decan-
ters of cut glass, sparkling like briiants filled
with the choicest nectar and, blushinG to the
very necks with the glowing vintage Of the OIL
den time. IT. you pass this rubicon without
tasting its sparkling but dangerous waters, it is
not from any dearth Of hospitality on the part
of Your persuasive host. The spacious "Spor-
ting hall'' is now visible The floor Is covered
with carpeting from the Orient, cfimmense cost
and marvellous beauty. The walls are adorned
with superb paintings oGthe cid master and the
new, while pendent from the windows hang
curtains o embroidered lace, covered with gol-
den tapestry Of Oriental magnifcence; with
mirrors ofmammoth size rcfecting your form
and features from score cleaning embraSur"s.
long the hall at convenient distances, are arian-
ged circular tables of polished rosewood, around
which are seated numbers Of thoughtful anxious,
dark visaged men, who heed you not-their eyes
having another and stronger attraction. One
would naturally suppose this to be a theater for
tests, drollery and song, or bachanaian revel
I ingS or pugillstic encounters. Far from it. On
The contraryall is hushed, silent and sephll
chral. +t" .""
I'No real voice or sound
Within those cheeEoss wall are found" r
You are oppressed with the fearful stiffness and
awful silence which prcvades the place. A
laugh Joke OF even a curse, would be sen.
nj 1nti, &c n
occasional long breath or hall subdued sigh is
all that tells the ear that those mad detotes
are possessed OF lungs and life. ~
An hou1's inspection satisfies your curiosity
and you are about taking your departure when
a soft hand taps you on the shoulder, and a low
voice: Please don't le We supper will be
redy in few ninutes." A precisely halfpast
ten o'clock the doors Of the dining hall are
thrown open and "suppers ready" proclaims
an immediate armistce between the combat.
ants and invites to more healthy and rational
duty. The long tables groan beneath their
burden Of gold and Silver plate, and the heaps OF
delicacies which surmoupt and ad0rn them
Here are venison from the brown forests Of NJ aino
turkeys from the broad savannah, Of the West
canvas backs from the placid Potomac, front
from Superior, and salmon from the st. Johns
together with fruits, flowers and wines for eve
ry taste and from every cline. rg. s.
The repast over, you are permitted, with a
patronizing invitation, to call again" to make
yolr retreat to the op,n air there to thank
heaven that you are not worshper within
this magnificent yet cheeIless abode.
One nights work, a few days previous TO the
close Of the last session, rnads sad haycc among
he Golfers Of this den. 1t is said that a dis
tingniShed senator won on that night one hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars, which broke
the bank and caused temporary Suspension
A new house, however, was soon purchased bF
him, and was magnifccntly decorated, when
the liking ofterrooS," the great unbca:en and
unchalenged, slept in and closed tho game Of
LIE forever. t.. FAUST,
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