The Washington times., 1895-04-08
HlIlE EMES IT The IiH
0rdsr and DeGenGy Dlsregadsd.
Across. the Potomac.
VICE ELAuNTRD. It's. C0LORSs
Scenes at Jackson City and, Near the Ont
law Track in Glaring Contrast to the
Sabbath Quiet That Reigned on This
Side Of the Long Bridge-sweat Games
and Grog. Shops Were in. Fall Blast.

AS the April sun peeFed through rentsiD
his robes sof.vaporyesterday he glided with
his glance oflight tw scenes-one of virtue
and one of vice.
On the one side. mellow chimes were
! peaiing golden notes of praise, reyerent
murmurs offsaered' song and pious prayer
rose from Christian hearts and lips, and
Christening chants aSeendeG to heaven ON
the wings of April winds, fragrant with the
scents of spriug.
Troops of little children bore CROSSES of
palm in grateful memory of AN incident
in the career OF their Savior. Lovers
strolledthroughbiosso -jeweledparksa
breathed words ofinnocence and love.
l. On the other side, there was chorus OF
EFsfibald jests, horrid oaths and popping of
corks. LoafeTs boozed and swore, TeeIed
in drunkenness, dared Fortune ON the sweat
cloth and mad facesat theiaw. RacefIags
fluttered jam liz from the outlaw stables.
QUITE ANOTHER SCENE.
Between these two scenes flowed the
Potomac like moral styx, and spanning
from one to the other was Long Bridge,
shaky from the raFagess of wear and dingy
with the dirt, of years. Along the dusty
roadway, hunGreds of tickets that failed to
cash were torn and strown. The way was
Uttered with tokens OF mistaken judgme mt
and fallen hopes.
Out on the flats, gTeatthrongs played ball
and yelled inihealthful glee. Screened by
clumps ofbashes, gang sof apshootersheld
sway. Pilgrims OF varying degrees in
life crossed and dTecrossed the bridge. These
were kept under surveillance bv Policemen
hos. Wnrr Of -,
cinct. in civilian dress. They found very
little reason for the exercise of their au-
thority, for the people on the District side.
as rule, kept within the bounds of law.
On the Virginia. side, the officers of the
law could have found room for practice
Barroons We're in public operation, and
evidence OF how well the Intoxicating
draught was getting in ats work aboupded.
Some women in Sunday furhelows and
friZZes. walked across. the bridge and
passed the dens. of Jackson City amid
jeers, cries. and remarks that would have
brought the blush of shame to the cheek
of an undraped show bill.
DRUNKS- GAMBLING GALORE.
''Harry's Place." the scene of Saturday
nights raid, was running. The barkeeper
was dispensing beer at. 5 cents. per bottle,
though people who preferred to do SO.
might use q glass.
Over in a coTnerof theroom was q sweat
cloth, and tile operator and his cappers
were doing fairly thriving trade II
any stranger won, it was that he might be
luTed to bet bigger sum. The rule of
the game seemed to be, that in the end the
punter shouldlose.
Thomas place was orderly in comparison
drinking being indulged in, bat gaming
prohibited. All the other saloons were
doing business at the old stand, aud in
some gambling was in progress
No questions were asked as to age or
condition, drunken men and youths being
served as their purses permitted. Nor was
the color line recognized in some of the
resorts.
Nearly everybody who returned from
Jackson City showed by the uDsteadiness
of their gait and the loudness of their con-
duct that they had been to the INFERNO
across the bridge.