The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-01-12

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. !, 1877.
During the Congressional hiatus oc-
;asioned by the Intervention of the
holiday season, we are reduced to local
'ensations wherewith to. satiate the al
most universal craving for something
startling. In its absence life becomes
iull, prosy and quite intolerabIe.
For years there has existed a convic
ion in this community that our police
authorities were unduly lenient in their
treatment of the gambling fraternity,
whose members overrun this city dur
ng the Congressional season plying
heir Infamous trade almost without
let or hindrence. The unwary wert
ieeced without mercy and without re
iress. ihe gambling places were as
'asy OF access as the hundreds of grog
,eries OF high and low degree, which
ntest our city, many of them employ
ng stool pigeons" who canvassed the
'treets for new victims. Abrut two
weeks ago the National Republican.
liter worrying Fernando Wood into a
sold persplration, dropped him and
delivered a broadside into the '.gam-
bling bells that has just fairly opened
Tor the season, Its effect was almost
marvellous. In less than tweuty-four
iours every known resort had closed
ip, the proprietors and all others in
crested, waiting for the storm to blow
'ver, meanwhile, doing little bust.
iess in out of the way places, where
hey were not liable to interruption.
The Republican continued its expos
lres, and they were of snch positive
lnd pointed character as to secure the
'ympathy and active co-or Grafton OF
large majority of our citizens, aud to
move Mavor Richards to ask an inves-
igstion whish was accorded to him at
'nce. 1t has gone far enough to dem
'nstrate the humiliating fact that there
las been an open, habitual disregard
IF the law for years, which the police
authorities have either winked at or
yiewed with entire Indifference, appar-
ntly. But the matter has become so
,otorious and the determination of
'ur citizens so pronounced in favor of
irving these harpies from our terrific
y that they can only remain at a
greater risk than they are likely to be
willing to incur. Major Richards. III =
less he can show that his hands are
clean, is in imminent peril of losing his
popularity.
The old year was watched" ont by
large congregations at many of our
churches, aud the new one was prayed
over and greeted with sacred songs.
1876 had a quiet death at last, and
trs youthful successor a tempestuous
birth, coming in on the wings of Bit
Eerly cold North Easter" accompa
Iied with snow which promises to lay
foot in depth by tomorrow morning.
The Intelligence from South Carolina
to the effect that the Congressional
Committee sent there to investigate the
late election, had agreed unanimously
in favor of a report giving the State to
Hayes, was an exceedingly bitter pill
TO many OF the Tilden adherents here,
who have made themselves conspicu-
Gus by their howls about Republican
frauds and corruption in that State.
Their last hope now appears to center
on Louisiana. Its the general feeling
here that the solution of the Presiden
rial problem will depend largely on the
report OF those committees which are |
still in the South, unravellng the tan
Sled political skeins in that section.
Very many of the members of both
Houses have been absent during the
holidays, no quorum being present at
the meeting of either, during the past
week. Tomorrow they re-assemble for
the serious business of the session, and
rom present indications the hot spurs
# the House majority are much less
nelligerent than they were two weeks
lgo. i6oslez
The war feeling has almost entirely
-ubsid; d and there will soon be appar
.nt an earnest effort to harmonic all
he conflicting vie IS relative 70 Gen
,ral Grants SUCCESSOR. MAXWELL.