Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
sial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

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| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
RIcHNoSD. Va, January %. 1892.
State Senator Geo. A. Mushback of Alexan-
dria is confident that his bill, senate bill No.
| 17G. against gambling will pass. This bill ID
| provoked by the depraved and excessive gam
bling at Jackson City at the Virginia end Of the
Long bridge, about five miles from the city
| Of Alexandria.
Jackson City was laid out with great cere-
| mony in Andrew Jackson's day and was dedi.
| Gated by that famous democrat while he was
| President Of the United States. But for years
| Jackson City had only one house. a sort OF
| wagoners' tavern. But when gamblers were
| driven from Washington they came over to
| Virginia. and in night as it were Jackson City
sprung up to be quite town.
Senator Mushback says that the sports and
thugs OF the national capital infess the place
| and any day in the year long line OF car
riages may be seen in front Of the gambling
| houses there. This place is popularity known
as Monte Carlo. All sorts OF sports are in
| dulged in at this Monte Carlo-cards, craps,
| Gutteuburg racee, &c. Negroes as we'll as
| are annoyed on tho trains, ladies' are insulted
and the scandal has got to be intolerable.
| Senator Mushbach introduced this bill in re-
spouse to the action of the supervisors of Alex
! legitimate character the senator might not OBJ
ject to, but the Jackson City scandal be is radi-
! cally opposed to. 1t is represented that ladies
on the trains the bridge have not only
been insuited by the foul speeches OF gamblers,
but have been Rugged by these deprsved peo-
pie.
Senator Mushback's bill is general and mp
plies to Richmond and every other place in the
state. 1t forbids betting, gambling or making
OF books or pools on the results OF any trotting
,;,Nrvr rfl hos hN,
race of any kind, or any betting on any cleo
tion or contests OF any kind, or game of base
ball.
The bill provides that the fine shall not be
less than 1900 nor more than $500. aud any
person or associations of persons violating the
law shall in addition to the fine be imprisoned
not less than thirty nor moro than ninety days.
A large agricultural fair interest demands an
amendment to the bill excluding from its
operation bon fido racing at agricultural fairs
1t is represented that Mushback's bill would
break up these turf contests at the Loudoun
and other popular fairs. MIR. Mushback has
signifed his intention Of accepting the amend
ment
For number OF years the place that has
long been known as jackson City has been in
possession of gamblers, but it has only been
since the enactment OF the anti-puol bill by
Congress that the book makers moved over
there and changed tho name to Monte Carlo.
l ne railroad station Is called the South End OF
Long Dridee. before the BOOK makers look
possession there was one brick building there
ana !! was generally known as the jackson
Cily Hotei, ana on the upper moor OF the pulid-
ing iaro game was conducted, while on the
ioWer moor was place LOT the SAFE OF WHISKY.
ABOUT TWO years ago congress passed the
anti-pool bill, and then the bookmakers de-
cloed 10 locate at JACKSON Clty. lheir settle
ment at that place meant the erection OF sew
erai large buildings to accommodate .he motley
number of small shanties were erected, and
now there is a small village OF ABOUT Two dozen
oundnings' IN when are eonouc.eo mii SORTS OF
gamDihg games anu IN many OF which rum
anu 'opaeco as we.i as aunen ne st are so,u.
An opJcctlonaole feature OF 'he place ana one
apout winch many complaints nave oeeh made
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