, 1862-09-16

Reso2red, That in the death Of our late brother,
Nlstam 4. G,oves, the Bar have to lament the
loss q Christian gentleman, valuable citizen,
ana ta@Ser o1 the inoEt rnimpeachab!e character
As*ci,td, That uhile ne feel the loss Of our
brother, as Of one with whom our professional re-
lallons have alSaJs been agreeable, we deeiro
hire to express cur appreciate n Of his nnlform
courtesy, and Of his possession Of all those other
qualities wEieh adorn the LAWYER and the gentle.
man.
Lesolrtd. That the chair appoint gentlemen to
Pre- semi thcfe geso}ut1uns to the various courts in
ursn their records.
Ett1rtd, That a copy Of these resolutions be
7. ts BY tue secretary to the widow aud fam-
) " tic deceased.
In secondiDg the adoption Of the resolutions,
Elliott Anthony, esq, said that the senti-
ments embodied In them we're fitting repre-
santation Of the man; they were deserved.
he Lad known 3Ir. Groves tor many years.
They had resided in the same neighbo1lood ut
the East, graduated at tie same college, md
Lad been intimate for long period. He telt
that lie could not say too much for the vir-
tues and the attainments of his friend. His
f testimony vas that the memory of William
A. Groves, in every case, was entitled to all
the respect which could be paid TO 1t, By his
associates who remain.
Mr. E. S. Williams could not but add one
LEST to the chaplet which affection was weay-
ing to the memory Of the departed. he al
luded to the disease Of which Mr. Groves
died, the mystery which surrounded II, aud
the uncertainty which was thereby engen-
dercd. He paid q high eulogy to the Christian
character Of tue deceased, and closed By an
appeal to those present TO hear the warnings
WHICH had been So often repeated.
After The adoption of the resolutions, the
clair appointed the following gentlemen to
p:cssnt 1he resolutions to the courts: United
States Court-W. II. Ktrg; Circuit Court Of
Cook County,. s. Williams; Superior
court-H. G. Miller; Recorders Court-E
An:hoDy; County Cout-Andrew Garrison.
The mecting then adjourned.
Great Haul Of Gamblers,
TiHc was when descent upon den
OF gamblers WIS q common incident In
local annals. In the Wentworth epoch when
the city treasury was enriched by the spoils
r1uckcd from g hells ~ Of this description and
houses OF prostitution, it vas an item hardly
worth recording, go tamililr had the public
mind grown with its repetition. Each morn-
iIg saw colorcd San1bo fresn from his penny
a11c, or the flashy gentry Of seals, diamond
piIE and large patterned waistcoats, in durance
and tuning ever their ill-gotten gazing from
the hank into the municipal exchequer. For
the past year or two, however, the gay gam
bcliess lave had it all their own way, aud faro
taDk and roulette, pigeon hole and poker,
have dourished, uurestrained by fear Of police
Interruption. Even in these latter days 0.
postage stamps, when silver and gold have
ht en- boarded up In bankers vaults and old
Indies stockings and tea-pote, the gamblers
have done good business in currency, and
done it openly, flattcring themselves that the
police authorities were winking at "the
tiger" and would not interfere with the play.
ful little gambols Of that animal
One Of the largest Of these Institutions was
located in the third story Of Walkers Block,
on Dearborn street, next to the Journal office
which has been in successful operation fol
tue past three years. The roows were Fitted
np In suIc style, elegantly equipped, furn.
| ithed with bar and Kitchen, and thing lefl
| out which should fascinate the grcenhorn and
| minister to the wants Of the professional
Choice liquors were dispensed from the bar,
and tile Kitchen provided the material for well
| srpointcd fcasts preparatory to the littl;
| game and the Introduction OF the tiger. Here
| The sristccratic faro was dealt. No smll
sants there; neither 1nuggins, gun-wad mol
| Ielry ante. The bank. RI we're men O
nNsns; men who staud upon the cerncr 0
| Dearborn and Randolph streets; who drive a
| slashi1g gait; weer dian. .ond fronts; smoot1
exterior and sleek in the face; look like well
to do me, chants just retired; very white out
sNe, hlatk rs the ace of spades inside. I,
TIN St roons the common man could not Gu
ter, which Was an excellent thing for th'
c,n mon 1nan. 1t WIS OILY the wealth,
| gree1'ho,n, men sticky with piles Of postag'
| s.a1Dps who could obtain the cntrSc. You hat
| to Iay premium for getting ruined there.
Or Saturday night last, between the hour
OF eleven and Twelve, guided by prcyiou
hno*l' dge and the light which dim'y shon,
through the heavy curtains, pose Of polio:
chosen for The occasion and headed By Capt
Nelson, silently asccn1ed the stairs aud ub
'upsly walked into The rooms where som'
twenty five persons, maiu'y professionally
the Topers had had poor luck Ia finding greer
lcrns Of the right stamp-wcrc engaged /,
bucling the tiger. There we1e two full sett
Of implements and two banks in operation
| Tie chips. deal boxes, cloths, cards, aM th
! PSF: p czrala in fact were Of the most app.oy
I'd style and Of course will be conf seated
Jufgipg from the pilcs Of grcenbacks an,
o'Etr colored backs the tiger had the best o
The huclers and the tiger YES ccnsc 1uentl
IN Ill humor at biting interf.red with
l: VAS CT no use resisting, however. The pa
lice swept the beard. Checks, currency, card
and all were swept into procniscuous heap
! and tied up in tie sweat cloth. The light
we're exiinA Auishcd, aud each Of the "gambc
litrs'' arm in arm with policeman, took u
The line Of uarch for the Armory, where the
spent as comfortable night As coald be cz
Iectcd in the narrow compass Of si1 By lou
ctn with sawdust for s pillow.
The names given By t .e parties upon thei
examination yesterday morning, were Gct
tious, and consequently useless for publics
.ion. The proprietor Of the palatial es:at
lishment, We are informed. was E. 4. jesse
Nh. Jessel vas held in $500, and the balaac
in the sums Of $500 each, for trial before th
Recorders Court under the State Law.
United States General Convention q
| EntyersaafEts.
This body will conyencat st. Pau1's Churct
WABASH avenue, corner Of Van Buren street
this morning Mt . O'Clock. Quite a uumbe
Of delegates arrived yesterday; but the q
tendance, especially from the East, does no
promise to be large, on account Of the CT
grossment Of the people in connection Wit
the war. The meeting will undoubtedly b
one of interest, and its proceedings will b
published in our columns. The session vi
continue three days. We copy the fol1ovin
appointments Of theQsst session from the of
cial notice:
Preaehfref Occasional sermon.-Rev " spau1
R19ei OF Mass. suostitwe-Rev. j. g. Adams,
/ STANDING coMN1TTEE.
gn he Sfo1 Of tie churcA-Revs John Boyde,
q & l., Z. Il. Leonard, Of Mass and z. 4 Ballo
On Edueation-Revs. A. 4. Miner, Of Mass.,
T. Lee. OF n. T.. and j. P. Weston Of III
q Sunday Seao9s-Rcys. E. Francis, Of Ct
&sfean, ksq, Of Mass, and j. Gushing, u
a. conJkaints and Appeals-Rcvs r. s,xye
D.p q \; C. Il. Fay Of B. l., and n. I
Trustees Of Publishing uoust-Rev. A. !
Miner Of Mass.- Non. Israel washburn, s..
Nc, aev. ". q. Ryder Ct Ill Rev. j. Boyden
z /, Hon g: T. MaeoL Of Penn y. s. Camp