Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-17
LOCAL NEWS.

Il WAS April 18th, and q Ute soil we c the shleS'
And 1t might be inferred OF Lem Goings Ike
WISE ~,
But he went !or Jack healh III Way lheA'n
deSpised.
Washington city has loog been the place
where the Knights of the Table CT Green Cloih
have been wont to c,ngregate, and. 10 the mod
arn pIadiatoria fashion, fight the Tiger, either
c,nuu.ring OF being Conquered ana "nere
"hck" Heath, the klus vi Keno has, 10 the
l,., SIX mouths. rcapcd the suug little fortune
If about $50 600. When Congress adjourned
the protcclun which the portly forms or the
narion' representatives afforded the gamesterS
was wthdrawu, aud they then Tel! 40 easy prey
TO the police, who fcrcely broke up the SdfoHS'
and Jack" as he Is Familiarity kuown amongst
the sporting traterulty W Is Obliged TO old
lang farewell to the sctueS where, and the as
s.cia,ions among which, he had derived SO
mucb profit, aud Fishtown was selected as the
base of future operations, to which place ne
removed, together with bis keno boxes, tables,
&C., aud all the paraphranalla OF the various
gaines of chance Here for the past month he
has been driving thriving business. the
pru6ts of thousands OF piscatorlal captures, from
Sturgeon down to yellow perch, cats and muilets,
RAISING over the tables from the nervous nands
Of the betters into the Golfers OF the game.
FROM cally morn till dewy eve the deep, sonor-
Gus voice of the keeper OF the keno could be
heard as he announced the pools, and the al
mast iucessant rattle of the dice, at the tascl-
patiov German Hazard, betokened that there
vas no lack of eager chip holders UNI.
Thursday last everything Was "eutlreiy lovely,
and all went merry as marriage bell. Every
Sunday large crowds from Washington would
gend their way to the place to indulge their
predections for the Hazard, and money was
won and lost with almost the lightning haste.
Mr.. Lemuel GowiOgs, resident OF Cooney,
was one of those who had been attracted by
the euticements OF the place, and on several
previous occasions had left there the winner OF
sums so large that they warmed his heart 70
the cxteut Of standing treat all round. Va
Thursday last, once more he wended MS WY
down there, and again rlsked his pile upon
the casting of the die, but dame fortune, DcVcr
constant in her fuvors, abandoned him at a
critical moment, and would not be wooed to
smile upon his effJrts. Although he tried every
expedent to regain bis grip 1t was Useless
worse than folly. The tide of misfortune con-
,Ipued to roll on, and in short time Mr. Z.
found himself bankrupt, aud the gaming table
between himsef aud $50 Of his money, which
had been sacrificed to toe shrine OF his l|l-luck.
Mr. Gowiugs left the table changed man,
who now, for the first time, saw the majesty
of the law had been set at defiance, aud should
be indicated 80 without any demand tor
restitution of bis loses, or single word OF
warning. he forthwith repaired to the office OF
Mayor Kemper and swore out warrant tor
the arrest Of Mr. Heath, charging hun with
keeping aud exhibiting tables for gaming pur-
poses, and for the seizure Of the gaming prop
ery, which was immediately executed by Capt.
Webster aud officer Hepburn, OF the police,
who arrested Heath aud seized the property,
which, by law, is forfeited to the Common
wealth. Heath was brought before the Mayor
last Thursday aud was held to bail 10 the sun
Of 800, Charles Elliott becoming his security
for his appearance this morning at ~ CLOCK,
to which time the hearing was postponed, Mr..
George A. Mushback representing the deteD-
dant, and Mr.. johnson, the Commonwealth.
Before the case was called Gowings, who had
learned that Heath intended to turn the prose-
cutlon against him, became alarmed and i'm
portuued the Mayor to be permitted to with
draw the complaint, which his Honor sternly
refused to do. He then employed Mr.. Charles
+. Stuart as his attorney to have the prosecu-
ton withdrawn, and this morning all the par
Ties, with their attorneys, appeared before the
Nayor-Mr. Mushback defending Heath, MIR.
Stuart demanding, on behalf OF Gowlogs, to
Withdraw the prosecution, and Mr. johnson
representing the Commonwealth. After hear
lOs from the various attorneys, Mayor kemper
said that the case was one OF the most import
aot that had yet come before him as affecting
The public, aud as the statute conferred upon
him a discretion 10 the premises he considered
the matter TOO serious to the community TO al
low the regular course of the law to be Inter
Tered with by 2 compromise between the par
ties, aud would not allow Il he prosecution to be
vi hdrawn The defendant then waived an
examination, aud was held to bail 10 the SUN
Of 500, for his appearance at the next quar-
,eEly term of the Corporation Court, Mr. John
l. Hill becoming his surety.
|. D. 0. F.-The representatives from this
city in attendance at the meeting of the Grand
Lodge, which convened in Harrisonburg last
tuesday,, returned last night, aud report that
the reception and entertainment of the mem
bers by the brethren of Valley Lodge and the
cIiizcus generally were pre-emlnently Virgin
lao. The attendance was good aud the session
Very harmonious. The report of the Grand
Master was replete with valuable information,
aud gave entire satisfaction. The following
naued officers were elected for the ensuing
''"' a. W. StultuCy, Nio"o tA0S.Si, As'eu
nond W. j. Points. Deputy Grand Master
HHarr,sonburg; Charles z. Benson, Grand
Warden, Charlottesville; T. Wiley Davis,
u'aud Secretary, Richmond; }. w: Fergus
sou, Grand Treasurer, Richmond; Rev. u;
W. Dame, Grand Chaplain, Danvllle, aud
nn1Sh Latham, Grand Representative to the
uFand Lodge of the United States for two
Years. The following appointments were an
nOuuced by the Grand Master: John A. Eng
IWsh, Grand Marshal, Fredericksburg }. Z.
y vOSS, Graud Herald, Danville Courtney A.
NOES, Grand Conductor, Mt. Sidney, and +.
HH"d"u, Grand Guardian, Norfolk. Alexao-
u,.s has been designated as the place for the
o oeA meeting, in April, 1876. The Grand En-
OaIupmeu, assembled on Thursday uight and
s'"sed the next day. The Grand Patriarch .
, ,tp does DOT give very Aatterlug exhibit of
,b bs progress of that brauch of the order. still
~" "sFe 10 retrograde movsment. The follow.
.n uamed Patriarchs we're exalted to the re-
skcCtlyn chotre.