The Warwickshire Herald. — 1891-06-11 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

GAMBLING IN RUSSIA.  Our baccarat case has not escaped our critics inl Promos a Geenagy. The Cologne Gautte makes it as oppeetunity for commenting upon a Russian cage for gambling. Their light Slavic blood, it says, demo Routs= on to gluon of hazard, and ' makes them develop a praeverame at the card tableg wheal is esti= Area on more serious occasional. Peter the Great knew this, and, personally averse to card-playing, be forbade altogether games at hazard. Common games were allowed to be played by officers, but the highest stake might only be one rouble. Whether this order of the Czar was strictly kept during his lifetime is not known; but, in any case, soon after his death high games of hazard were much played among the Russian notabilities, and so it has continued until to-day. Public gaming-houses are no longer allowed, at least not under this name; but in reality they exist in all clubs, where the playing is very high. According to the Calorie Gazette, a million roubles were a short time ago won by a player from his partner,an Odessa Greek, within the space of an hour. Of the winner an anecdote is told. For some time he had a steward who was just such a passionate player as his employer. One day the steward received orders to have the sheep shorn, to sell the wool, and to forward the mosey immediately. But the steward neither sent the money nor allowed himself to be seen. On receiving fresh orders, he declared that the sheep-shearing could not take place. as he 'the steward) had already lost them at cards! An urgent telegram wan sent him, with the laconic question, "To whom?' This time the wished-for information and address was sent. Scarcely an hour later the master was an his way to the winner, from whom 24 hours later he had not only won back the sheep, but a nice little sum besides. The di.. honest steward got off scot free. Alexander 11. played every evening his rubber of Tarolaich (a complicated whist). As the points at the Imperial card-tables were reckoned with 10 copecks, there were often winnings or leases of a hundred and more roubles. Mostly the Emperor looked after the settling himself, and, if necessary,gave change and had some given him. The present Czar used to like playing a rubber of whist, but lately he has denied himself even this little diversion, and works every evening far into the night.  In Lower Burmah the Police have bad uniaceenrul encountens with a large gang of deceits at Taikkyi, a village on the Promo. Railway line. One policeman was allied, one was taken prisoner, and mme were carried off. A strong body of military police has been sent in pursuit of the dacoita. In consequence of heavy rains, the river Idle has overflowed in several parts of North Notts, and sauced serious floods. One portion of the borough of Retford is completely under Irate.. 9—me of the inhabitants are compelled to live ninny have had to remove from their house.. roads are impassable, and damage is being done to garden crops.  - upstairs, Several  11w Cardinal's hat has been taken from Rome to Gruscha, Archbishop of Vienna.  Jacob von Brenan, a farmer, living near Water. vi lie, Washington State, shot and killed his brothers John and Henry owing to a dispute in reference to a division of the stock. The murderer escaped on horseback, but as the home returned riderless it is supp,zsd that its muter had caulked suicide oi been killed.  A shooting affray has occurred in New Orleans between Dr.Oliphant,the president of the Louisiana Board of Health, and Mr. Dupree, the editor of tht daily newspaper States. The latter tired five shots, but Dr. Oliphant only one. Mr. Dupree war wounded he tie face, WWII) his adversary was unbolt.  A very remarkable letter from Queen Victoria le the Empress of Russia was sold for £7 14s. on Thursday at Sotheby's, the extraordinary part of the whole a ffair being its appearance at all in the market. How it left the keeping of its original owner is a mystery, and, like the story of "Edwin Brood," a mystery it will probably always remain. A letter from a queen of quite another type—Mrs. Siddone, to wit—sold for six guineas, and a document signed by Catherine de Medici, Queen of France (May 20th, 1588) realised £1 Be. A letter from Edmund Kean, a note from R. B. Sheridan, and the signature of Charles Kean sold together for five guineas. A lot comprised of Byron's signature to a receipt, 1812, a lock of his hair, and • y of another note sold together for 30e. An mil letter signed "Byron," dated Ravenna, July 1821, realised £8 Ms., and another Missolonghi, July 7th, 1823 (exceedingly interesting all in reference to the Greek Ming), sold for 117 ; two from Carlyle fetched and £2 2s. respectively.  • itreet, for Trav•lliag Moab' • 01 novelties