The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-27
GAMBLING IN THE ARMY.
How Erring Brother Key Corrected Some
Erroneous Impressions Of the Presi-
dent and Cabinet.
New York Tinnna

mere ~ general impression nj Washing
Ton that the soldiers IN nur frontier forts
spend their spare tinl" in gnmblinv Natlm-
ally. tho congressional MUD 1s filled with
horror MT the Thought thslt ejufIl parna1,.
shonld 20 playeh by m.n in tlla SCI vice of tho
United States, and hills have b,eri ii,tI4uillr.qi
by vlrtuous lcgstators ~ put Stop to tho
practice. The Pri4idrut Is understood to
nave been greatly pained on learning that thu
Officers and men If the Ft,ueral army arr ad
diCted 70 gambling, and The oth.r day. just
before the appointment Of y new Secretary Of
war, n" called tue"tinE III th" Cabinet to
discuss the propri"ty of requesting Mr.. Nc
Grafys successor 10 issue an ottrr prohibit
ing gambling under heavy penalties.
MI. Hayes opened tho proceedings with n
brief speech. III which. after u passing allu
sion TO tho crops 81 The paat season, he said
that be learned that gambling pr, vailed 10 q
very great extent among the troops on tho
frontier This gambling, the President said
was carried on not only IN the usual way. by
pitching penbira ana playing mnrh II II, Keep
but by a game N cards calied If ho l,,,noin-
nered rightly. "sledgn- hammer" or "t"nga"
with this game hr wa glad 10 fny Tint hn
was totally nnacauainten. bnt hr Toured that
there was no doubt that II was wiokcd game
and one which waR fascinating thnt the
soldiers would frequently s.i their bibles
ana hymn books IN order to fHiet money vii II
which to play. He wished 10 hear tho vinwa
OF tho Cabinet oil this +hjurt and IN, il eI,iti-
Ion as to the exredieucy ~ m order nom tho
department fo'hidding all games NJ ehAuce
49, 10y h'kAfii go tiil'Gi lIA resilient. |
The games to which he had referred were |
doubtless "old slcdge' and "poller." Tho for.
mef, ne was Tree fo say, was Rame IN
worthy OF otllcerB auh gentlemen, and, as to
posef, ne must confess That y wia rntnona
both 10 the body ard The pocket ho airnuld |
Ivy, soui; , ttm"h''"f, pul h"d VII, k"y. |
.nat WnlIe ! was ~ "fflhg Confederate sol
nleI w us'a1 80 Ply i"'hei 'Vtry pay DAY |
wnce q, ."..u ~ S's"'H' u. s"f''leih'H cur
fcncy " was worth nEon $500 TN n single |
night. just did hod ia" mott afitir"d hauds. |
.h med' Tas L"lo1 "''" "" 'ni"" ktlRe ana
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p ".y ps pohel viii wi'H ~ we army;
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GOWN on inc table ana cover ~ WIN thlr
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