Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-30
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
PleasauIs' Bond-POker Playing In
the Capital-RepOrts from Virginia
The Senate's Water SuppIy-The
Same Old Story.

WASHINGTON. June 28.-A report from the
investigation as to why Peasants has rot been
able to file a bond is expected the latter part
| of this or the first part of next week IL it is
| found that Peasants is unable to make a good
bond, some one else will be nominated for the
place. The Treasury Department has given
him much more than the usual length Of time
| to prepare his bond. 1t is stated here that the
chief cause of Peasants troubles is Mr.. Wade,
to succeed whom he was nominated. 1t is said
that Mr.. Wade is doing all in his power to pre-
vent people going on the bond of Peasants.
POKER PLAYING
The big game of poker. involving over $780,
900. now in the courts in New York State, has
drawn good deal of attention to the game of
poker. Poker is our national game at cards
1t is played more in this city than anywhere
else in the country. During the winter there
are thousands of games going on nightly in
addition to playing in gambling houses and
poker rooms. Nearly everybody plays it. It is
really fashionable pastime. Young ladies and
gentlemen organize card parties for mutual
fun. and poker is the principal game played
1t is play ed in all circles of society. Congress
men all play-that is, nearly ALL In most
cases the stakes played for are small but in
many cases they are very large A noted
poker player tells me that bigger sums of
money change.hands now, as the result of the
game, than he has known for years The big
gest money won at single sitting this session
of Congress-. he says, was $4,000 This was
won in a room at Wizards Hotel the PLAYERS
being couple of army officers, a member of
Congress from New York and my informant.
The pot" which amounted to $4,000 was
won by the Congressman. In every hotel
there are three or four poker clubs as they
are called. The meetings are nightly, and
there are always plenty on hand to indulge in
the alluring sport. Some of the "lay outs' are
very costly. Tables constructed for poker
playing alone are often very handsome and
costly. The chips, too, are in many cases very
eaborately gotten up. The costly ones are Of
ivory. Aieck Shepherd who used to be a big
poker player, left when he went to Mexico a
present Of his set Of chips to friend. 1t is said
that he paid five hundred dollars for
the set. The regular gambling game~that is
where the stakes and not the amusement is the
object of play-is carried on in gambling
houses or over small cigar stores. The appa-
rent object of the latter place is to ssh cigars,
but there IL always a room overhead or at the
rear of the store, where playing goes on. The
players pay for the privilege of using the room.
Very often the keeper of the place j5ius in and
skins the crowd. He is what is called
poker sharp. The late President was very fond
of small game New Workers are the best
players p,,a yer here Western .I.s men do more
TO keep their end up pretty we'll
New EngIanders play the game cautiously and
to win. They are what are termed ''close"
players. Army and navy officers are the
longest sitters. They do not know when to
stop until the loss of all the funds on hand
compel them to quit. 1t is little warm now
for the game, but the lovers of it take great
deal of pleasure in talking about the big game
now in the courts.
THE FIGHT IN VIRGINIA
The reports which Virginia politicians bring
here from that State point very strongly to
the fair possibility of the State being redeemed
at the coming election. They say that Malone
ism is not near so strong now as it was
year ago. The Readjusters have taken to
fighting and scratching each other so savageIv
about the spoils that they are much weakened |
me democrats on tne other hand have given
over fighting each other almost entirely, and
are doing more work collectively than for the |
past three elections. Many Democrats who |
went over to Malone are coming back into |
camp. Some of the heretofore leadi lg Read |
justers are fighting Malone. One of the prin- |
cipal features of the work is the impressiug |
upon the minds of voters that the State |
wants no boss. The exposition of Malone as /
the only Southern boss is having good effect
IL the reports be half true, there is no doubt |
but that the Old Dominion will be redeemed.
A COOL DRINK.
The Senate does not drink common water /
apollinaris is their brand of water The cloak |
rooms have it iced, and all who enter can |
gent fund. During the cool weather six dozen |
bottles of this water served every purpose |
Now it takes eight dozen to quench the Sena-
torial thirst. The House has to content itself |
the reason so many members Of the House
visit the Senate chamber is to get drink of
their free apollinaris water. The House,
they say, Is sfraid that the newspapers would |
call it extravaganza IL its members were to
order apollinaris water at the public ex-
pense, Afraid to buy the luxury themselves,
the memters of the House go over and drink
the water paid for by the Senate.
THE SAME OLD STORY
Lieutenant Danenhower, of the lost Jean
nette, left the city this morning for Capon
Springs, in Virginia. He received letter yes.
.erday from Engineer Melville. who is hunting
Tor the rest Of the Jeannette's crew, which |
shows that money getting is as strong a pas
non among the natives OF Siberia as among the
natives of the United States.
Melville, who was then fitting out his search
party, says that the Russian traders charged
him immense sums of money for all supplies
The natives got the idea that he had untold
yealth to throw away. For everything they
lid for him, and for every little thing furnish
I'd, they sent in enormous bills. They have got
he idea that the whole Treasury OF the United
sta tes is to be emptied among them. Says
Melville: THE Russian traders have spoiled
he natives" PoToMAc