The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-01-19
wAsHINeroN, d. c., Jan. S, 1877.


peared. breathing destruction. to Mr.
Murtagh, proprietor of the RepuHican
who is credited with the paternity of The
movement which in less than three
weeks, has almost hermetricaliy close,
up every gambling den in this District
and which if properly directed and sup
ported, bids fair TO permanently rid our
city of this class of sp myers. The Pres
identIs peremptory demand for the res
ignation Of the Police Commissioners
has been complied with. but Mr.. Mur
tagh was retained. The new sppoin.ees
are all gentlemen of established reputa
ton, including among the number, Hon
Fred Douglass. The character of the
new Board is everywhere accepted as
proving that no step backward will be
taken in the fight against the leeches
who are everywhere attended by the
curses Of ruined men and the execration
of thousands of women who are compell-
ed to witness with breaking heartsthe de
struction ofhusbands brothers and sons
who are unable to resist the infatuation
for gambling, the indulgence in which
has been made so easy in our city by the
Incidence, inefhciency or continuance of
our officials The counter movement of
he opposition, as foreshadowed by the
Herald, is to be inaugurated by men,
Ter of Congress. when an attempt will be
made TO show that Mr. Mur,agh Last win
ter solicited the aid of Chief Richards
and several detectives, with a view to en-
ticing Mr. Whiithorn, Chairman of the
committee that last winter investigated
Secretary Robson, into gambling
house or other place ofevilreport arres
and make him notorious BY trial be
fore the police court of this district All
his for the alleged purpose ofdestroying
his (Whitthnrns) credibility and thus
break the force of an anticipated unfa
yorable report. Murtagh has invited
The illwill of any unscrupulous and a re-
lentleSs enemy. He will be pursued
with purpose as deadly as that which is
estimated cardinal virtue among Molly
Maguires. No stone will be left unturn
ed that can contribute to the success Of
hose who have vowed his destruction.
He meets the charge with an absolute
denial and deies his enemies to do their
worst. The warfare upon the gamblers
is fast assuming national importance and
wha'ever this result may be upon indi
vidual participants, the fraternity of
thieves and robbers are likely to be
ground TO powder between the upper
and neither milestone of public opinion
The sleighing which Will render tine
first week of the year of grace 1877
memorable for many years, both because
ofits exceptional occurrence and because
he entire community, almost, abandons
itself to the rare enjoyment of sleighrid
ing and coasting, was irreparably dam
aged by the heavy rain of SATURDAY. and
the succeeding night; and 'wha, of is
spared. is rapidly disappearing under the
influence of the mild weather now pre-
tVailing. No more animated a scenes, j
vrrily believe could have been Witnessed
in any part Of the world, than those Of
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of las
week, on Pennsylvania Avenue. Every
sleigh from the surrounding country. a.
vel as many from Baltimore, appeared
to be in. town. Large numbers Of late
importations from Northern cities arriv
ed in season to participate, and tina
supurb streets, ten rods wide, straight as
an arrow, from the foot Of Capitol Hill
to the Treasury, was filled and crowded
with every imaginable form of vehicle OF
runners, with their freight of jewellers
1t was sight the ike Of which was never
before seen here, and not oftencer,ainiy
elsewhere Hundreds of the occupan
we're in masquerade costume-hntas:ic
historical, political and religious events
we're all represented. Even the horses
seemed to feel the contagion of fun and
frohc everywhere prevailed. banishine
for the time the bitterness Of politicai
differences, and making the carnival one
Of unrestricted good fellowship Even .
conner was effected in the hand sled
market by the indulgent parents of the
juveniles One consequence of The heaS,
snow, saturated by the rain on the near
ly fine tin roofs Of a majority Of the
buildings in the district, was not 30 pleas
ant / venture to say that half the
buildings of the city were found to be in
leaky condition on Saturday afternoon
or during the night, and almost ever,
housetop was decorated with shovel
ist" on Sunday morning clearing the
roofs of its burden of snow Much dam
age in some instances resulted; and here
after the roof will be as promptly attend
ed to as the pavement.
Of course the fashionable swells, snobs.
and Miss McFlimzies of society" were
all profoundly moved over the bennett
May affair. 1t is regarded az delightful
ly romantic-eyen lovely" believe The
verdict of intelligent people, generally
is to the effect that Bennett deserved all
he got and a good deal more; that hr
seems TO have imbibed with other
things, the error that the possession OF
money ought to bring with it fulllibert,
to outrage the feelings and sensibili,ies
ofothers, with absolute exemption from
punishment But how much has Mr.
May improved the humiliafing position
in which his sister was placed by Ben
n tits ignoble conrse?
We have had our fill Of those two typ
ical Democrats of the Pacifc coast
Grover and Cronin- The name of the
latter appears destined to be handed
down to remotest generations on occount
of his nose Growers efforts 70 explain
away the fraud he attempted to perpe-
Itrate at the expense Of the people of
1 Oregon, wa a most ignonimous failure
The few who charitable acquitted him
of wrong motive before he made his