Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-08-16

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Gotham Gossip.
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Lawyep's Experience aclM a Bou-
Hard Times IN Wall S1rect.-Retern
| Of Mr. Connery.
New York, August 18th, 1888.
The Sullivan-Slade sparring en-
counter last Monday night, was GER
tainly as brutal an exhibition as has
disgraced this city for long time
At the same time it was nothing but
hppodroming farce, for Slade was
by no means in training, and as for
Sullivan he was by no means in
condition, and had good man been
opposed to him all his brute strength
would not have compensated for his
want of condition. 1t is said that
the police obtained a fair share of the
profits by allowing the disgusting
operation to 90 on. 1t is certainly a
sad sign of the times when $4,000
was received at the door from per
sons who paid from one to two dol
lars for the pleasure of seeing two
human animals pummel each other
for eight and half minutes. The
bad effect upon the morality OF the
young can hardly be over estimated.
The hero worship with which these
modern gladiators are surrounded
dazzles their vanity, and the large
sums which they receive arouses their
cnpidity, while at the same time 1t
excites contempt for honest labor and
the monetary returns from 1t.
can cite case in point. Hap
pening to call on a leading lawyer a
few days ago, he said that he could
not momcntarily leave his office as
he had just discharged his Office boy
ut is pity about the fellow, said
he, "but the billiard and pool excite
ment broke him all up. lie saw
several of the pool tournaments and
conceived violent liking for the
game. lie began to play himself,
and became infatuated. When | sent
him anywhere he would spend hours
and hours away, and as | found out
afterwards his time was wasted at
the pool table, BE is boy Of but
sixteen, yet in short time he became
such an adept that if he burst the
balls we'll, he could pocket every one
that he needed to make game. People
in billiard rooms noticed his skill
and made little matches for him, and
he won most of them. Fortunately
however he did not begin drinking.
A couple of weeks ago, late at night
he stumbled into low place where
there was a pool table. lie began to
play against a man who afterwards
turned out to be the crack player OF
the establishment and beat him. They
played until four clock in the morn
ing and the boy beat him right along,
He was made much of on the strength
of his proves, and then somebody
taught him poker. He had collected
bill of SOS for me that afternoon
and lost every cent Of it. About
nine o'clock he came to the office,
pale and haggard from the nights
excitement, and made clean breast
OF it. did not want to get him ar
rested, and took pity on him. So |
told him to let that be lesson to
him, but of course had to discharge
him, 1t is a pity about the lad, for
he is not bad at heart but the dazzle
and sham glory Of being an expert at
a foolish game has spoiled his career
in life.'
Times are hard in Wall Street, and
both operators and brokers are com.
planning of being cramped for funds.
"The fact is, said prominent Wall
Street man at the Windsor Hotel the
other evening, eff we do not get a
boom soon, there will be panic.
People are getting too hard hit all
the time