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14- S "V Wti -AY Cr ., .rrn L Oil. I V. J. YATES, Editor and Psopeietob. Terms of Subscription $2. 00, m advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1880. j TWENTY EIGHTH TOLUME -NUIIBER 1438. if 1 Wfc -fc. ii in i ii i ii i ii i THE Charlotte Democrat, PUBLISHED BT WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor Terms TWO DOLLARS for one year, or One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents for six months. Subscription! must be paid in advance. " Entered at the Post Office in Charlotte, N. C., as second class postal matter," according to the rules of the P. O. Department. ROBERT GIBBON, M. D., CHARLOTTE, N. C , ('Jle-c c-irner 5t and Tryon Streets Tenders his professional services to the public, as a practical .Sur on. Will advise, treat or operate in all the oWlcre- t department of Surgery. Patients from a d'.sUuv-"", when necessary, will be furnished comfortable quarters, and experienced nurses, at reasonable iat;:s. Address Lock Box No. 33. March 5. 1880. y . ; ' Dr. JOHN H. Mc ADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C., . . , lias on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent Medicine, Family Medicinta,.-PaiiiteT-..Oilat .Yarnishes, .Dye . Stuffs, Fancy and Toilet Articles, which he is determined to sell at the very lowest prices. - . '. : Jan 1,1879. DR. T. C. SMITH, Druggist and Pharmacist, Keeps a full line of Pure Drugs and Chemicals. White Lead and Colors, Machine and Tanners' Oils, Patent Medicines, Garden Seeds, and every thing pertaining to the Drug business, which he will sell at low prices. ' March 28,1879. J. P. McCombs, M. D., ' flers his professional services to the citizens of ( harlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, oppositethe l harlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1873. DR. J. M. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C. All calls promptly answered day and night. Office over Trailers' National Bank Residence opposite W. R. Myers'- , , Jan. 18.1878.' DR. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte Hotel. Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb. 15. 1878. . DR. A. W. ALEXANDER, Dentist, Office over L. R. Wriston & Co.'s Drug Store. I am working at prices to suit the times, for Cash. With 25 years' experience I guarantee entire satisfaction. Jan. 18, 1878. DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Practice limited to the EYE, EAR AND THROAT. Jan. 30. 1880 . ROBERT D. GRAHAM, Attorney t Laf )) 1)q fcjtae and United, Stamps Cflurs. Colleptions. home aud foreign, solicited. Abstracts of Tjtfes, Surveys, &c, furnished for compensatiqn. ' Office; corner Trade and Tryon Streets, Jan. 0, 188Q. yr CjunwHTE, N. C. A; BURWELL, : Attorney at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office in the Brick building formerly occupied by "Vance & Burwell," near the Court House. June 27. 1879. RUFUS BARRINGER, Attorney at Law, Also, lends money on Real Estate or good coilat- erals ; negotiates loans, xc Bank rules and rates strictly followed. Charlotte, Dec. 24, 1879 ly-pd T, M. PITBfAN; 4itorney at Law, (Qjijite the Court House, Charlotte, N. C.,) Practices in the State and U. S. Courts, and gives prompt attention to business. Will negotiate loans. May 28, 1880. Cm Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. E. J. llLEN, Near Irwin's corner, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C, PRACTICAL WATCH-MAKER, Repairing of Jewelry, Watches and Clocks done at short notice and moderate prices. April 17, 1876. y gAES & ARRT.QR, practical Watcrj-deajers and, Jewelers, Charlotte, N. .Q. Ke p a fqll stock of handsome Jewelry, and. Clocks, fcpectaoles, fcc , which they sell at fair prices. Repairing of Jewelry, Watohes, Clocks, &c., done promptly, and satisfaction assured. Store next to Springs' corner building. 1, 1879. j. Mclaughlin & co., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, &c College Street, Charlotte, N. C, Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, a.nd buys Country Produce at IgjeRiarkcripp. SK OottoH and other country Produce sold on commission and prompt returns made. BURWELL & SPRINGS, Grocers and Provision Dealers, Have always in stock Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Syrups, Mackerel, Soaps, Starch, Meat, Lard, Hams, Flour, Grass Seeds, Plows, &c, which we oner to both the Wholesale aid Retail trade. All are in vited to try us from the smallest to the largest havers. Jan. 17, 1880. g-sf It seems to be decided that the use of the drum is to be abolished in the French army. The - reasons ; assigned for this step are that the drum cannot be heard amid the din of battle or on the march by the ranks in the rear. Then the drum is use less in rain, as .well as an incumbrance in the .field. Tiiero-is also lalk-of suppressing the regimental bands, and of having only one band Ineach 'garrisori town. The ques tion is one of economy, both in men and money. Administrator's Sale of CITY PROPERTY. As Administrator, of Roderick McDonald, de casfd, and by virtue of an order of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg. county: made upon a peti tion to make Real Estate assets, I will sellat auc tion at the Court House . door ia -Charlotte, on the 22d day of July, 1880, at 12 o'clock M., the follow ing described Lots to-wit: Lots No. 1003 and 999 in Square 120 in plat of the city of Charlotte, the first fronting on Myers and the second on Boundary street ; also, one other Lot or parcel of land on Graham street in the City of -Charlotte in Square 148 beginning on the street at a point known as the Strange and Norment comer and running thence South 45, East 105 feet to a stake on the Southwest side of Graham street, thence with Southwest side of Graham street South 48, West 278 feet, thence down to the branch North 45, West 88 feet to a stone, thence 273 feet to the beginning. . Terms made known on the day of sale. J. M. MILLER, ' June 18, 1880. 4w Administrator. Valuable Mill Property for Sale. I wish to sell my' Mill property known as "Stewart's Mills 6mile8 South of Charlotte, in Sharon Township. The Mills consist of Flour, Corn and Saw, together with a good Cotton Gin all run by never failing water-power. Sufficient Land will be sold with the Mills if desired. For further particulars address me at Charlotte or call at the 8tore of R. M. White. H. K. STEWART. March 5, 1880. tf Announcement. Please suggest as a candidate for Coroner the name of C. 8. Sturgeon, who is a one-leeeed ex- Confederate soldier and deserves the suffrage of the people. CITIZENS. June 4, 1880. . tf. SCHIFP & GRIER, Grocers and Commission Merchants Have one of the largest and best assorted Stocks of Staple and Fancy Groceries In the State. Close and prompt Trade especially mviieu. . - They are Agents for the PLANTERS' FAVOR ITE and LONG'S PREPARED CHEMICALS, Fertilizers too well known to need further com mendation. Call for the book with testimonials from all sections. They are also Agents for Sterling Baking Powder, One of the purest and best. Chemists of national reputation recommend it, such as Prof. Doromus of New York, and others. Sample Package free. Try it. Attention of Physicians called to it. For sale by all leading Grocers. SCHIFF & G HIE it. Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 24, 1879. Soda Crackers. Another lot of Price's Cream Soda Crackers have arrived. They come in 7 and 9 pound cans. Cans are to be returned. I have the sole control of this brand of Crackers irr Charlotte, which a,re the purest eyer offered. I invite evfsryb.od.y to, try them. LeRQY DAVIDSON. June 11, lgSQ. AT RIGLER'S Candies Both Plain and Fancy. We claim that we have as good if not better than you will find elsewhere, and at prices as low if not lower than you can buy the same in the city. FR UITS, Nuts, Raisins, Citron and Currants, and Seedless Raisins for your Christmas Cake. The best assortment of Plain and Fancy Crackers ever brought to the city. ' CANNED GOODS of all descriptions. Here is the place to buy your CAKES AND BREAD, as we make a specialty of Cakes. Come ftnd sec us. Respectfully, D. M. RIGLER Dec. 12 1879. yan. Sfoaeting, &e. We are Agents for the Columbia Manufacturing Company's Sheetings, Yarns, Knitting Cotton, Sew ing Thread, &c, and invite the inspection of pur chasers to the same. J. Mclaughlin & co. Jan. 23, 1880. PaiQtj yarnisfy We have the largest aud. best assorted stock of Paint, Varnish, White-wash and Shoe Brushes in the State. WILSON & BURWELL, April 16, 1880. Druggists. PLEASE READ THIS. Complete Burst of (he fr$Qt JtfQQOj?pfy The following fa the latest Price List of iegler Bros., goods,' oT which a complete line can be iounu ai Boot and Snoe Store, Thapp Street, Charlotte, N. C, Best Pebble Goat Button Boots, French heel, $2.75 " Kid Bos Toe M M 3 25 " Fox ' finrrro It 3.00 300 High Cut Kid Lace, " " " " " Fox Lace, " Kid Newport Ties, " Kid Fox Lace Boots, " " 3.00 " " 2.50 M 2.50 plain heel, 2.25 " 2.25 " Serge Pebble Goat Conzress Boots. " ' 2 50 " Serge " " " 2.50 " Kid Crimn Vamp Con sr. boots, plain heel, 3 25 Finest French Kid Button Boots, French heel, W Pf aiy SWCK Qf ueqis' gooqs cannot ue sur passed. Call and see them. April 16. 1880. J. MOYER. NEW MILLINERY GOODS And New Store. Spring Season, 1S80. Mrs. E. GERTRUDE GRAY of Baltimore, PRACTICAL MILLINER, Near the Court House, CharlottEj If. Ct March 26. 1880 3m Perseverance and Health. We believe there is a great deal of truth and wisdom in what the Sanitarian says on the above subject: A man who inherits wealth may begin and worry through three score and ten years without any definite ob ject. In driving, in foreign travel, in hunt ing and fashing, in club houses, aud society, he may manage to pass away his time ; but he will hardly be nappy.- It seems to be necessary to health that the powers of a man may be trained upon some subject and steadily he'd there day alter day, year after year, while vitality lasts. 1 here may come a time in old age.wlien the fund of vitality will have sunkjQ low that he can follow no consecutive labor without such a draught upon his forced thatsleep cannot restore them. Thp.ny fSnft ffr ftfiforPj he should stop work. But so long as a man has vitality to spare upon work it must be used, or it will become a source of grievous, harassing dis content. The man will not know what to do with himself ; and when he has reached such a point as that, he is unconsciously digging a grave for himself, and fashioning his own coffin. Life needs a steady channel to run in regular habits of work and of sleep. It needs a steady, stimulating aim a tend toward something. An aimless life can never. be happy, or, for a long period, healthy. Said a rich lady to a gentleman still laboring beyond his needs : "Don't stop ; keep at it." The words that were in her heart were: If my husband had not stopped, he would be alive to-day." And what she thought was doubtless true. A greater shock can hardly befall a man who ha? been active than that which he experi ences when, having relinquished his pur suits, he finds unused time and unused vi tality hanging upon his idle hands and mind. The current of his life is thus thrown into eddies, or settled into a sluggish pool, and he begins to die. . . Elegance of Home. I never saw a garment too fine for man or maid ; there never was a chair too good for a cobbler or a cooper, or a king to Bit in ; never a house too fine to shelter the hu man head. These elements about us, the glorious sky, the imperial sun, are not too good for the human race. Elegance fits man. .But we do not value these tools for housekeeping a little more than they are worth, and sometimes mortgage a house for the mahogany we bring into it? I had rather eat my dinner off the head of a bar rel, or dress after the fashion of John the Baptist in the wilderness, or sit on a block all my life, than consume all myself before I got to a home, and take so much pains with the outside that the inside was as hol low as an empty nut. Beauty is a great thing, but beauty of garment, house and furniture are tawdry ornaments compared with domestic love. All the elegance in the world will not make a home, and I would give more for a spoonful of real hearty love than for whole ship-loads of furniture, and all the gorgeousness all the upholsterers in the world can gather. Dr. Holmes. Carriages, PnsBtons, Buggies, &c. Another supply of Carriages, Phsetons, Buggies and Spring Wagons, Just received by UHAS. YV1L.SUIN, Sr., Rear of the Court House, Charlotte, N. C. June 18, 1880 3m Butter, Cheese, &e. Just received the very best Northern Gilt Edged Butter and Cheese. Also, Mackerel, Smoked Her ring, Spring Chickens, Honey, and the very finest of Onions. June 18, 1880. S. M. HOTjVELL, Aromatic Camphor, Kills Moths and Carpet Worms a combination of Aromatic Drugs which stifles and destroys insect life price 25 cents a box, at OR. 1. U. BAUTti'S June 18, 1880. Drug Sore. U1 GOODS While they are Cheap. We are selling all kinds of DRY GOODS at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, And respectfully ask a call. Be sure wben a de cline takes place we are aao,n ttte lowest. ojnesUes and Prints As low as you can find them any where, and a special reduction from this date on all DKLbS GOODS. BARRINGER & TROTTER. . June 11, 1880. Dontbe dosing your children with nauseating remedies which injure the health and destroy the appetite. Get a bottle of Smith's Worjn C. t is entirely reliable as a worm, qestfayer; an) espeller. Price 25 cents. For sale at D. T. C, SMITH'S June 18, 1880. Drug Store. Homeopathic Medicines. All of Humphrey's reliable specifics on hand very popular remedies where known. Try them for colds or other sickness. You will find them at Dr. T. C. SMITH'S June 18, 1880. Drug Store. TO THE LADIES. I have lust received another nice lot of Fancy Groceries, such as Okra and Tomatoes in Cans (for soup), Buffalo Tongues, Breakfast Bacon, Mince Meat, Apple Butter, Sardines in TUtos, the nicest lloney in mare; una Mugnrooms. H. T. BUTLER, Agent, Feb. e, 1830. Old Post Office NOTICE. North Carolina Railroad Company, mpany, ) r' Office, 31st, 1680. ) becretary ana I reasurer s C Company Shops, N. C, May 31st The Thirtv-first Annnal Meeting of the Stock holders of the North Carolina Railroad Company will be neia in ureensooro, n. on ne oeeviuu Thursday in July, 1880, and the Transfer Books of Stock of said Corpj)anjr will be closed from this ' V . P. B. RUFFIN. June 4L 1880 5w Secretary. The same Remedy for Different Diseases. Dr. Clemenceau, the eminent Parisian physician, is also a member of the French Legislature. He is a brisk and busy man, keenly cognizant of the fact that "time is money," and, the other day, while he was in attendance at his Montmartre consulting rooms, two men simultaneously solicited an interview with him lor the purpose of taking his advice. One of them, admitted to bis presence, and asked "What was the matter with him," complained of afpain in his chest; whereupon he was ordered .to take off his shirt, and Dr. Clemenceau subjected him to a careful examination. Before the doctor, however, sat down to write his presciiption, he rang the bell and ordered his servant to show the other patient into the consulting- ropm. . As the man entered the door-way, Dr. Clemenceau, without looking up from his desk at which he. was writing, said to him, "Just undress yourself, too, if you will be so good. We shall save time by your doing so. Without a moment's , hesitation the second visitor pioceeded to take off his clothes, and, by the time the doctor had finished writing his receipt, taken his fee, and dismissed the preceding patient, was stripped to the waist ready for inspection. Turning toward him the doctor observed, "You are also suffering from pain in the chest, are you not?" "Well, no, doctor" the man replied, "I have called upon you to beg that you will recommend me to the government for a place in the post-office. .London lelegraph. 4 The Fear of Fat. No doubt it is unpleasant to be excessive ly obese, says the London Lancet, but the morbid dread of fat which has in recent years become fashionable has no foundation in physiological fact. Fat answers two purposes. It acts as a nonconducting en velope for the body, and protects it from too rapid loss of heat, and it serves as a store of fuel. In the course of exhausting diseases, it not unfrequently happens that the life of a patient may be prolonged until the reserve is exhausted, and then he dies of inanition. Fats supply the heating pro cess on which vitality mainly depends. In great excess it is inconvenient ; but the ex ternal layings on of fat is no certain meas ure of the internal development of adipose tissue; much less does a tendency to grow lat imply, or even suggest, a tendency to what is known as "fatty degeneration." It is time to speak out on this point, as the most absurd notions seem to prevail. Again, it is not true that special forms of food de termin? fat. That is an old and exploded notion. Some organisms make fat, let them be fed on the leanest and scantiest and least saccharine descriptions of food ; while others will not be "fattened, let them feed on the most "fattening" of diets. The matter is one in regard to which it is supremely de sirable and politic to be natural, adapting the food taken to the requirements of health rather than substance. Simple food, suffi cient exercise and regular habits, with moderation in the use of stimulants, com pose the maxim of a safe and healthy way of life. Glass Mill-Stones The idei of constructing mill-stones of glass is 6aid to have originated from the observation that the finest flour was pro duced by those mill-stones which have the most classy texture ; from this observation came an experiment which demonstrated that pieces of glass combined in the same way as the French burr, and similarly grooved on their surfaces, gave better re sults In grinding than the burr millstone. The outcome of this successful experiment . . . i .1 1 ,!. was me invention oi me glass miii-siones now used in Germany with much satisfac tion. Respecting their special merits, they grind easily ad do not heat the flour as mucn as is me case wim me r rencn Durr stone. In grinding grist they run perfect ly cold. In making these stones, the glass is cast in blocks of suitable size and shape, joined with cement in the same way as the French burrs, dressed and lurrow-cut with picks and pointed hammers. JV. Y. World.. AOiBIOULTUBE IN NORTH CAROLINA. There are but few States in the Union that afford so manv advantages to the agricul turist as our sister State of North Carolina, and there are few if any of the Southern States that exhibit a more marked improve ment in una branch of industry. A trip along any of her lines of Railroads will show a wonderful improvement in the lands that stretch out on. either side, and we were for cibly pressed wtn this advancement on the occasion of two trips taken last year and the year previous, through different sections of the btate. The appearance of the coun try was greatly altered from what it was as witnessed by us shortly after the war. On every side we saw signs of improvement in farm house and farm and every evidence of increased population, while many prosper ous towns had taken the place of what had previously been mere stations. Norfolk Virginian. ISf A poor Irish woman went to a ven erable priest in Boston, last week, says the Pilot, and asked him to forward to Ireland her help for the famine sufferers. "How much can you spare?" asked the priest. "I have a hundred dollars saved," she said, "and I can spare that." The priest rea soned with her, saying that her gift was too great for her means ; but she was firm in her purpose. It would do her good to know that she had helped ; she could rest happier thinking of the poor families she had saved from hunger and death. The- priest re ceived her m.aney with moistened eyes. "Now, what is your name?" he asked, V'that I may have it published?" "My name ?" said the brave soul, counting over her money; "don't mind that, sir. Just send them the help and God will know , my name." A European Gambling Hell. . . , I Where Men and Women are ruined. . .'Monaco has of late years achieved a repu tation in Europe that is certainly in grand contradiction to its merits as a city either of commerce, affluence, or power. It is the capital of the principality of that name, is situated some twelve miles from Nice, and the government is now the sole representa tive left of the feudal power by which Eu rope was swayed lor so many centuries. This quaint city, the origin of which is lost in mythological lore, occupies a most charming and picturesque site on a rocky promontory . some four hundred yards square, with an almost sheer ; declivity of sixty yards to the deep blue and sparkling waters of the Mediterranean that envelop the'celebrated old town for three-fourths of its circumference. . Monaco contains about twelve hundred inhabitants, and was one of the best preserved fortified places of medie val Europe, although with modern ord nance it could not offer resistance for a day. The gambling-rooms form a suite of lofty, capacious, well-lighted salons, upholstered and furnished in a very elegant, yet com fortable style, but showing none of that extreme beauty of luxuriant decoration to be seen in the theater pertaining to the same building. Soft Turkish carpets deaden every footstep, very handsome and voluminous silken curtains serve to soften the sun's rays, charming divans and cosy fauteuils are on all sides, while the panel ings of the walls are in somewhat somber colors, relieved with gold ; the whole sup plemented by countless candelabras and mirrors that impart an intense animation to the brilliant throngs that crowd these salons from noon till night, all actuated by a spirit of adventure, whether it emanates from curiosity, love, intrigue, or the death less passion of the gambler. There are only two kinds of games played, the one with cards being called Irente et Quarante. and the other roulette. The: first two rooms are devoted to the latter game, which affords the greatest combination known in games of chance. The table is about twenty feet long by five broad. In the center is a cylinder containing the num bers from zero and double zero to thirty- six, in red and black colors of equal number. On each side of this cylinder are situated the four croupiers, and before them is the bank capital, consisting generally of 60, 000 francs to each table ; but the resources of the bank are almost inexhaustible, as in case of a run of ill luck the amount can be doubled or quadrupled at each moment. Spreading away from the center is a tableau of the same thirty-eight numbers, corres ponding in color to those of the cylinder, and on each side of this are three even com partments, called each Red, Even, and Under on the right and Black, Odd, and Over on the opposite side. When the cy linder is revolved in one direction a little ivory ball is sent around the polished upper circle, and after countless gyrations, when its course is diminished in speed, it catches some of the angles of the cavities, and at last, when it is firmly caught, the number is announced and croupiers proceed to col lect the losses and pay the winners. One can play on each number or any quantity of them in every possible combination, the bank paying thirty-five to one for what is called a plumper, and the others the less in proportion to the chances taken. The term lied and Black are well under stood. Those of Under and Over mean from one to eighteen on one side and nine teen to thirty-six on the other, while Odd and Even require no explanation. When one of the zeroes eomes up the bank takes all the stakes on the numbers and those of its opposing color, but does not make any return to tnose wno ouctea tne . rignt one, in cases of Red, Over, and Even or their opposites. This forms the percentage of the bank and averages about hve per cent, or say that the player, risks one dollar against ninety-five cents on each twirl of the ball. The other and more important game at which millions are lost and won every year is Trente et Quarante, to whose mysteries the inner rooms are devoted. The tables are about the same size as those dedicated to roulette, but in the center, on one side, is a space on which the cards are dealt. At the commencement six new packs, secured by the seals of the establish ment, are counted before the players- and then shuffled. Gambling, like misery, sees strange com panions. The evenings when the full con tingent of visitors has arrived from Nice, Mentone, and other neighboring towns of the liiveria, the rooms present a most bril liant appearance, crowded as they are with the celebrities of Europe, including its nobles, financiers, artists, actresses, Its beau-monde and demi-monde, its princes and its parvenus, its thorough gentlemen and its blacklegs, and bright examples of us pure womanhood jostled by the cocottes of the Parisian boulevards. On every side flashing eyes, laughing lips, faultless fig ures clad in all the most recent freaks of fashion's fancies, the air redolent with scents and flowers, and in the center, and the chief attraction of the temple, the green tables covered with gold and bank notes, that appeal to covetousness, one of the strongest of human passions. Generally the bank wins when fortune distributes her favors equally ; but when a vein sets in on either color, the players as a rule are the winners. Figures, however, are resistless in their logic ; even the moderate percent age of one and a quarter must play havoc with all persons. Among this gay -and motley crowd are many adventurers who Erey upon the credulity of wealthy dopes y persuading them that they have found a system by which fortunes can infallibly be made by a strict adherence to its rules, put there never was a system yet that could overcome the power of the bank's percent age. Considen&g this- mixed condition o society, a very strict surveillance must be kept on the gilded canaille that infest the rooms when crowded -with a brilliant as semblage. : r ' ' r.;;;S Ruses and chicanery are often employed Successfully to cheat the bank or the -players ; but inquiries are instantly made as to the social standing of the suspected per sons, and, if unsatisfactory, their entrance to the rooms is henceforth debarred. V To cite two very clever, ingenious instances. A gentleman of i distinguished ' appearance was playing a high game, and desired that his winnings should be paid to him in gold. The' coins are made up into rouleaux: of hfty napoleons each, bearing the seal of the administration, and the whole length of the paper is torn with a jagged blade when they are taid out. The nlaver staked these time and again, winning and losing. . At last he put on a roleau. announcing , that be risked the entirety. On winning he, demanded six thousand francs instead of one thousand, and when the croupier examined the rou leau he found it to be a very clever imita tion of those of the administration, but within its folds were five notes of a thou sand, francs each. The device was very clever, as, if he had lost, the player would have paid another rouleau in its place, and then have awaited a more favorable oppor- unity on another day, .lie succeeded, and was paid : but now the croupiers in such in stances announce that "only the gold goes." Attempts with counterfeit .money or. notes are seldom made; as they, are quickly de tected, .and are followed by swift, remorse- ess punishment. . The other ruse' in ques tion was also very ingemoub through its audacity and its finesse. An adventuress of pleasant address , and fashionable , mien earned a good maintenance . by appropria ting to herself trifling sums ..that she thought the players had forgotten: and even if her device was suspected many would give up the stake rather than pass words over the tables with such a ladylike personage. A player was risking .very heavy sums on Red at roulette, and, as he withdrew part of his winnings, a .- couple of napoleons by accident remained on the compartment marked "Even.", The red ost, but then, Even , bad a streak of luck, and the two napoleons increased to thirty- two. No one had . remarked the circum stance except our adventuress and the crou pier, and she knew that if she tried to with draw the stakes she would be instantly de tected by him. In an instant she came to a ready resolve, and bending over to the player she whispered in his ear that the sum on Even belonged to her, but. that her husband had just entered the room, and if he lound her gambling he would never for give her. Would he be so kind as to with draw the stako and hold it for her. until a more opportune moment. The gentleman readily assented, the lady abruptly with drew, the croupier was delighted to find that his suspicions were ill-founded, as she had evidently disclosed the true facts to the player, who thus had secured his own ; whereas, half an hour afterward our adven turess had the thirtv-two naDoleons safely in her purse, repaid by a sweet smile and a lew verDai manxs. wt course, mere are deep shades to this brilliant picture. Thou sands scorch their wings at fortune's flames, and a few of her favored votaries are re warded for their venture ; , but nine cases out of ten the result is loss, and in many instances utter ruin. Among the high players of modern times who were remarkable for their luck at times was a Spaniard named Garcia, who was a constant visitor to the baths of Homburg. He was a man of great nerve and self-re straint, who, under a series of reverses, would ever play with such coolness and i . . . . . . uagment as to restrict nis losses to a mini mum, but when lavored by tortune ne would demean himself with reckless au dacity, staking the maximum, or, if per mitted by the bank, even as much as five thousand dollars on the turn of a card. He was a bold and lucky gambler, and was a bug-bear to the administration, as when he was at the table so much interest was mani fested in his play that all other games were neglected or deserted. He won fabulous sums and one night broke the bank, gain ing some five hundred thousand francs. borne wags had the indecency to drape the tables and rakes in morning; Garcia, with all his good luck, came to a bad ending, He was detected at a Parisian club in the act of cheating at baccarat, was convicted, Dut escaped , imprisonment oy nignt Among the expenses of the administration is the enrollment of a large body of secret police ; for, with such immense sums lying seemingly almost unguarded at every table. great precautions have to be taken to guard the bank against a bold and open robbery Indeed many schemes have been concocted to this end, and, in a few cases, they have been successful. Of course, the simplest method is to cut the gas mains at a given moment, and then in a concerted manner make a rush for the notes and gold of each table. But now-a-days this is guarded against by using oil lamps as well as gas. A few nights since at Monte Carlo a bold stroke was made to clear the bank of its treasures. In the midst of the game, when the rooms were crowded, a cartridge of dynamite was1 discharged under the clock on the mantelpiece. Through the force of the explosion the lights were all extinguished, and the robbers made a dash at tbC bank's capital, amid the shrieks and cries of alarnr of the hustling, demented crowd. The bold at tempt was rendered ineffectual by the secret police, some of whom were even pitying at the tables jr but in the confusion the robbers made their escape. It was a great advertising card for the administra tion, as the European press is filled with the ac counts of this serio-comic incident II. Blanc, strange to say, resides in Paris, and is an inveterate g&mbler, losing large sums at baccarat with stoical equanimity. Ilis daughters, owing to their im mense dowries, have formed matrimonial alliances among the sobillty of France, and H. Blanc i? noted for bis- hospitality; but it is a question whether ami(f tfie most brilliant banquets there does not arise Before him the phantoms of those unfortunate victims to fortune's whims who have lost wealth, repute, and life in that charming de Ughtful, enchanting devil's cauldron Monte Carte'
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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June 25, 1880, edition 1
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