Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-29

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ALEYA. GAZETTE 1 VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
(FoR THE COUNTRY
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Close Of German Gambling Houses.
Baden Baden November 81 Correspondence
of the London Times
The 3lst of October is here the close of the
season proper, which this year is remarkable
for being also the end Of the public tables for
the games of Trente ct Quarante and Roulette.
This is the first place in Germany, under the
operation Of the law, that is now definitely
closed. The other two great establishments,
Wiesbaden and Homburg, remain open until
the last day Of the year. and the smaller one at
Nauheim until the endof November A variety
of absurd canaras were rife some days previ.
,ously, one of which will surprise no one more,
perhaps, than the members Of the club who
two days. This was the English Jockey Club,
aud this canard had an additional pair of
wings given it by the alleged receipt OF tele-
gram at the Hotel de Hollande 10 engage two
hundred beds for the members-not an easy
task, as the hotel has but one hundred and
fifty rooms. The general expectation was that
immense crowds would tcome TO see the last of
the public play. 10 the afternoon, about three
o'clock, there seemed to be no probability Of
such being the case. | walked through the
three rooms that now remained open, with
two Roulette tables and one Trente ct Quar-
ante, and there seemed to be hardly the
accustomed number Of punters; possibly, in
all, less than q couple OF hundred persons IN
all the salon. There was no evidence of any
thing unusual. People lost their rouleaux
of gold and thousand francs bank notes
9ith the accustomed apparent Indifference.
But for the last two or three weeks there has
been much less than the former high play, and
the lumber OF aristocratic and wealthy visitors
has very sensibly diminished, though many
we're resolved to stay and be in at the death. |
astonished modest Manchester man by inform
ing him, by way OF comfort for losing his money,
that he was in good company, as, IN point OF
fact both his immediate neighbors were
Princes, one well known Russian, and the
other formerly a sovereign German potentate.
AT eight o clock, when the usual concert, Of
more than average excellence, by the admirable
orchestra under the direction Of the able direc-
tor, Herr k9anemann, was given IN the great
room adjoining the play rooms, the audience
was very large. In the play rooms another phase
of things was seen. A lady, who amuses her
self every evening In playing one louis on the
twelve numbers 10 which falls the number she
receives in check card for her mantle and be-
longings, and who, by q caprice of fortune, has,
with one days exception, won regularly tor
three weeks, told me in despair that there was
near enough to place her stake, and watch it
and see that it was not appropriated unfairly,
for these little mistakes have been vastly more
frequent than usual in these latter days. This
was the most provoking as the actual number
she had-23-came up during her efforts to ar
rive. Each coming train brought large quota
of visitors. From Franktor- on-the Main, from
Mannheim, Carlsruhe and Rastadt on one side.
and from Freiburg, Strasburg, Bischweller,,
and Mulhouse on the other large streams OF
visitors came pouring 10. Heidelberg furnished
contingent Of Students and Rastadt Of officers
in civil costume mostly, as in uniform 1t Is
IiceDce is taken. However,. the greater part
were destined neither TO win Dor to lose, as
by ten o clock there was regular jam, and ap
proach to the tables was only obtained Dy
yery patient few. Extraordinary precautions
had been taken by the officials in case OF any
disord,r r. heard several expressions Of hope
that there would be q row or q light, which
unamiabe desires seemed destined TO- end 10
utter disappointment. The crowd wasdecIde. .
ly a very mixed one there were butchers
bakers, grooms, peasants (male ana 'ema'ej'
and evidently some cooks.
The grooms of the chambers were as usual
in attendance in full evening costume
They seemed struck with horror at the un-
wonted yulgor mob, and if am not mis-
taken I saw something like tear stand 10
the eve of one as he remarked 1t was melan-
.choly to see such people in the Baden
saloons, where the aristocracy were formerly
to be met. Nevertheless, the. crowd was, IT
not yery quiet we'll behaved, aud the ex-
nectations of those who looked for any dis
.turbance appeared likely to be doomed TO
disappointment, when just at ftteen minutes TO
twelye-mdnight was the hour when the pos
session Of the establishment passed from the
family of Benazet aud Dupressior- the
inevitable cur at the Derby, q vulgar, dirty ht-
tie fellow, who had been drinking too freely;
having lost stake of Fifty forms on red, selzed
his stake again, refused to give It up, ao9
showed fight. The greatest confusion ensued
IN the Trepte ct Quarante room where 1t CO.
cnrred, and it was not without some trouble ne
was marched off by the police Inc rooms
we're Immediately closed as the clock struck
twelve, and public play came to an ena 10 oa-
den Baden forever. eoa &c
R,den. Baden time will show. On one nanu lt
;s maintained that Baden's prosperity, 80 Iar
from being diminished, will increase, and the
character of the place become much more aris-
,,ocratio and infinitely more select. But, as
races are to be held twice q year instead OF
once as now, and with high, prizes to tempt
.suner;or horses to be entered, the belongings
of racing and racer would hardly seem to Justify
the latter anticipation. ;; ;, oot
On the other side, it is said that the greahs a:sh
stream of visitors will enormously an diminish sr
and necessarily, the large sums OF money sa, ea
pended by them will fall OFT Inc arIe. isat tHue two
paid for the privilege has Issn sSonl ,S1 $50 Soc oo
years 600, 900 aorins annually lauvus ~s w;tb ths
Gut this insignificant 10 S9ppaebt to Baden
money that was lndlfeet!y or4agms a,nrs M to the
and snd of October, is between 5000 and 5aooo;
This includes only those who spent at least one one
,n;yhtin the town, aud takes no account Oh an Inc
'llsn. - mhn come for the day, as many