Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-04-25
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Gambling, G,rm5lsrs and Gambling Houses
Tia CeAtenRial-Re0iUal Of an old
Spiadle-Ms Currency Tie Boss"
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The Re0iral Of an old
Srindle-fhs Currency Tie Boss"
THE GAMBLERS
| Have had for a year past rather hard
time of it. The city officials got spasm
OF virtue, and where the officers on the
beat w,re not properly "seen," they were
liable to constant pulling" Pardon
the technicalities. But the gamblers
have at last silenced the guardians of the
law, and they are going on as usual. A
first class gambling house is curious
plase.
The establishment is known among
sports as Club House" Externally it
is a quiet, rather elegant house, that the
passrr-hy would suppose 10 be the dwell
ling of some reputable, well TO do citizen.
YOu ascend the flight OF slrps-lhe outer
hall door is open, and yOn ring. You no
Iice that in the inner hall l-dOor is a wick
| ct This wicket flies Op-n and gentlr
manly negro's face appears. Ii you are
known you are admitted without ceremO-
!
Entering the hall, you find at the end of
a reception room gorgeously furnished.
There is an elegant side-board on which,
stands bottles OF every possible variety nl
liquors which are free TO all visitors
Nay, more il you desire mixed drink
an obliging waiter stands ready to mix
them for you. You need have no hesila-
lion of partaking The more you drink
the better the prOprictors are pleased. In
what in any other house would be the
hack parlor The faro game commences al
about eight O'clock. The dealer is, as
rule, handsome man with a disslpated
air, but who has a face of marble. He ap~
pears 10 know nothing, see noting but the
cards whiclrhe deals and the chips ON the
hoard. H sits in an easy chair under
strong gas light, with shade over his
eyes, and shuffles deals, and gives the
winners chips and hauls in the chips Ol
the losers You will sre about the ia
bic merchants IN small way and mer
chants in large way, bank clerks, specu-
laiors, commercial and uncOmmrrciaI
travellers, railroad runners, slreet-car con
ductnrs, merchants, clerks and c0ntrac-
tors seated side by side eagerly watching
the turn of the cards. The proprietor Of
the house mixes with his guests in an
easy, pleasant way, congraiulaling the
winners of his money, and saying pleas
ant things to the losers the latter Ser
vice being the most hon0rUus.
AT md might pr, cisely the game closes
for supper. a magnificent supper room
is thrown open and everybody is invited
TO enter. And such a supper john
ChnmberlIn pays the head cook $4,000
per annum. and the servants are OF the
best possible class The table absolutely
groans under its load of delicacies Il
there is a fish that is particularly Tare-
worth say $3.50 per pound-ylu mny
be sure of seeing it ON the table. game al
no matter what it costs, dishes such as a
ROmOn emperor would have mOrigaged
province for, ar. as common as posi-
ble, and wines, bless me Dalmonico
never had such-lor the public at least
And all this absolutely free Many well
known gOnrmands who do not play.
frequent these houses, and risk $40 or $50
just for an excuse to Stay to supper
But as lavish as is this expenditure for
entertainment the business is wonderiul-
ly profitable The bank has about six
chances in nine OF winning so no matter
how the game runs, the end is inevIlall.
Play long enough and you brrak That
it is profitable is shown in the way the
proprietOrs live-cOstly diamonds flash
on their finger aud shirt fronts, they driv,
the best and fastest horses and in fact,
they enjoy, if it may be calle d enjoyment,
every sensual delight that the world af-
lords. But there comes an end Fast
living hurts the physical man the lrp-
quent excitement of the life tells upon
the mental man, and they Gie young. the
merest wrecks. The laws of nature are
memorable and infexible.
THE CENTENNIAL.
A committee of Philadelphians are in
the CRY now, endeavoring to gel up some
interest in the great exposition which is
to he held in Philadelphia in 1875, com
memOrating the Centennial Of American
Independence. New York has regarded
this great enterprise Gnfivorahly, prob
ably from the little Jealousy that always
exists between great cities that are So
near to each other Bat the crmmiite.
succeeded in removing the feeling, and
New York will join heartily with Pbila-
delphia in making the Centennial the
gr' atest and grandest occasion the world
eyer saw. The Exposition will open in
April and continue till October. Thr
buildings will be on scale of magnitude
never before attempted, and all the coun-
tries of the world are invited 10 show
therein their best work What an occa-
sion il will be The Nation will be an
hundred years old. The thirteen spars
ely settled colonies are now almost three
times that number. Ole hundred years
ago we had no manufactures now we
compete in the markets of the world with
the older peoples. In Philadelphia. wherr
American liberty drew its first breath,
th" people OF this country will meet, in
friendly rivalry, the world. England will
have on exhibition the results of her di-
versified industry France, Belgium, Ger
many. and the Oriental countries VIII all
PARTICIPATE The American who does no.
wish this great enterprise all success is
not worthy ofhis birthright.
The funds n9cess AIRY are being raised
partly hy the state OF Pennsylvania, part
ly by the city OF Philadelphia and its cit
zens, and by subscriptions to its capital |
stock. The shares have been put by Con- !
gress at $40, and are being rapidly taken.
rs they should be. Frederick Fraley, 9O4 |
Walnut st, Philadelphia, is the Treasurer. |
Spraking of The Exposition, the first sew.
ing machine ever made in this country is |
now believe, in Ohio. II is a cumbrous |
Cast and wrought iron and timber affair. |
nine feet long. Would it not b.. curl
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