New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-05
WASHINGTON, December @, 1876

TheRtre-The Latest Treasury Rob- Il
bery-COnRress-COId Weather and sO-
ciety.
WASHINGTON, December %, 1876.
1t is alleged by those protesting to abso- |
lutte knowledge in the premises, that at no |
point in the United States is the disreputa- |
BILE business of gambling carried on with |
such invariable prefit to the "banker" and
ruin to the victim of these avaricions, birds
of prey, as here at the national apital;
and the air of cOntemptuous defiance with
which outraged laws aud those sworn to
their rigid and impartial execution are
regarded, has led to very prevelsnt belief
of collusion between the proprietors of the
scores of gambling hells" existing on every
hand throughout our city and its police
officials. 1t has been for years one of the
most constant scandals. So much 30 that
the public has ceased to wonder, and has
seemingly grown Indifferent or wholly spa-
thetic. The police, when reprOached for
neglect of duty, always met the accuser
with the stereotyped plea that on the few
indictments found against this class of
| transgreasOrs, it had always proved
| utterly impossible to obtain conviction
| and punishment in the district courts.
After its tilt with Fernando Wood, in
which that rampant retoImer was IN
| horsed and left on the field painfully
wounded, the National Republican, some
what elated over its victory, no doubt,
squared away and smote the trater-
nifty with some terrific blows, COM
| pletely doubling them up by the fereeness
of the onset, causing the temporary clio sing
| up of the dens' save to the regular habitues
| who could find the familiar way in, without
light, supposing that it was only another
of the paroxysmal attacks occasionally
made upon them for the sake Of the sensa-
tiOn, and like them would soon blow over.
But 80 faithfully have the fret advantages
been followed up, that the paper in ques-
tion had been reinforced by the church es
and the neral sentiment of thu com
munity, and a determined Effort is
being organized to drive the robbers out,
root and branch. The chief of police, feel
ing the distrust with which many of Wash
ington's best citizens regarded him and his
subordinates, called for an investigation,
and on the first day devoted to the exam
ination some of the best known of the fra
ternity were on the stand, in obedience to
subpenas, but unless some method is de-
vised to force them to answer categorically,
anything tisfactOry--certainly not in re-
moving the suspicious harbored against the
police department.
Our city was startled by a sensation on
the afternoon of the twenty-ffth instant,
furnished by the matinee performance of
the Two Orphans" at the National Thea
tire, the first time of it's reproduction 81 noe
the fatal night at the Brooklyn Theatre,
Katie CIaxton appearing here, as there, in
one of the principal characters. The CON
fusion attendant upon man-One of the
spectators in the gallsry-falling in fit,
gave rise to a cry of FIRE, whereupoR an
audience of l400 or 1900, as though mo we'd
by one common and mad impulse, made a
rush for the doors. OF course the weaker
went to the wall or uuderfoOt, and before the
few selfpossessed men in the surging crowd
could satisfy the frightened men and faint
ing women that it was a false alarm. A
number has been quite seriously hurt. No
deaths resulted, however; but the shock,
coming so quickly upon the horrible tragedy
at Brooklyn, has rendered theatre going
thoroughly unpopular with many nervous
people.
1t seems to be the general belief that the
latest treasury robbery of between $ll, ,000
and $4,000 was perpetrated within the
Treasury building by a clerk or other
employe, having pal outside'
The frequency of these occurrences
has brought about a new system, which
would seem to guarantee the protection Of
the government in the future. As an ad,
ditiOnal security, public sentiment will de.
mand that all such depredators be pun
ished to the full extent of the law when de
tected in similar enterprises hereafter.
Although q pretense of work is in
dulged in by the members of Con
t gress who remain over during the hOl
, iday recess, it is very evident that thei
hearts are iu nothing else but the determin
alton of President Grant's successor. Bl
there has been quiet acceptance Ct the
: situation with the hope that the reports O.
the committees in the South, when made
D will furnish all necessary data to the abl
men of the joint committee appointed unde
MoCrary's resolution, to enable then
a to effect an equitable adjustment of tn
y whole matter. Even the Democratic bullie
) who were talking so loudly Of "war" fey
J weeks since on the street and in the bal
rooms, as they Te.eohOed the insinustion
of their leaders on the floor Of the House
have been frightened OF Awed into silenC
e in the presence of a resolute majority {
ss all the people of the country, determine
E. that the legally eAeSsed President shall
g. peaoeably in&Ugurated, and that the ma
or men who preach and teach that GOvernC
Hayes election is q sufficient prstext IL
another attempt on the life of the gOverl
meat will not be- held guiltless if di
s turbauee should occur.
r flection has taken the place OF unnece
M cary excitement. Every intelligment ms
ht has come more and more under the eonvi
3, ton that the cause of the legally eleett
IN President is his cause, aud that he is read
To pledge his all in favor of stable 60
ernment. And the assembling of d
hosts of Democracy on the eighth of Jan
IA | ary at the capitals of the several States
n advised, it is reported, by Tilden, may
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