The Sun (New York) Newspaper, April 19, 1871, Page 2

ru eS qn t Shines fo The 2 a Sun. WEDNESDAY, AVRIL 19, 1871. ¢ — Amnocimence Te-diy. Footh's Theatre fowery Theatre Mand Hiry ans Opera Mouse 451 ob, berwens Ath and oN ork, Pm plre Clty Bhat mg Rink -Howel Creu Matinee, DMth Avonme Theatre —dtarriet (4 Money, Patter va Clatbers Pourteenth * treet Theatre-Iunied Dowas Hrand Opera Howe La Belle Mh lene Globe TheatreDantomine, Railet, de. Matinee J. puncae Rrowiway, Matiaee, Lina Baw Wek, Matinen, S Hile's Gurden—tiebard 1h —200h Hh and on's Minstr. fe. Matinee rs Moers Nemse—Hurleniue, Ae Matinee, inte ie Laat Lege Wi cede Museum Avro the € Torms of The Sun, it bo 85 80 40%. ko en. 180 be ets 60 vs e100 ine bee oe baw Wa au awve one es Tne eine Ate apy For the necommodation of persons residing up town, advertisements for Tre SUN wil) be received at OU rasiiar rates at (he aptown AAvertioment office, we i v1 stroet, at the Jan otoa Of Broads — Cannot be Renominated. 283 of Republicans who aro liticinns and have nod tio voting of the party, have jections to the renomination The class to which we refer ¢ time to their own business, havo nd caucuses ng, donot claim to bo statesmen, tad therefore may not see as clearly as some otlers do how calainitous a failure GRANT is as tho head of an Administration. But, thoroughly honest, and possessing an in- Itinctive sense of the proprictios which per- tain to the Presidential oflico, they are hos. hile to Grant for reasons that strike the tommon understanding with irresistible force, They object to his frequent ac- roptanco of valuablo gifts, in return for which he has bestowed important offices; to his appointment to lucrative places of the numerous relatives of himself and his wife; to his allowing some of these relatives for moncy considerations to influence the dis- tribution of his patronage ; to his keeping a convicted bribe-taker in one of the most im. portant eccond-rato offlecs in Washington ; and to his long and unaccountable persist- ence in his San Domingo speculation, which he has not even yt really abandoned. Theso things tho masses of the Repub- lican party clearly understand, and they luave aroused in their minds emotions that can be fitly described only os contempt and disgust, Thogo practices, pureued go long, 60 openly, so persisteutly, and so shamelessly, have arrayed against Gen. nd file of the party pstility to his again becoming its tandard-bearer, which neither the eulogiums of n partisan preas nor the schemes of in torosted managers can appet This feeling sand of shame has beon i. sified ) usurp 2 and the out. nator SUMNER, until the result wos Aovoto the: littlo tas:o for polities, never a or convent rage on expressed in the defer ww Hampshire, and tho emphatic rep v of GRANT by the Republicans of Connecticut during all the recent canvass It would be well for the harmony of the Republican party if Gen. Gnaxv himself could bo made to seo the c u with which p, and the discredit has stain his course 1 it upon the generous organize lovated him to pow 1 so be inluced to promptly withdraw from t li of com tion for 1572. His native sense might be relied upoa to impel lim to take this step, ox for the pro. verbial fact that the disp 8 of a larg and lucrative patronag always envel oped and beclou ted by the fumes of flattery, ail wont tolond a greely ear to those wh them yare still powerful with thelr and v $! ) 69 deceived iy r on, @ Vor a brein ’ t t 1 Iw! t i ly P twhod t awake fr L i n to cover his reir i, a8 the hour apt ied, only triee bis r to play t D. J f to the er Usrough hatred of the Republicans aud t sheer ‘ c n. Bury than to the t he prea boly « el ri 1 w Gian to As nuh cor ® , t he is inferior to Ty pS " as ¢ F bu leva 4 t frieads Interpose i ma ft he arena, he will bo v likely to play the rile of Prency, and en the nominnting Cony fidence * ating contest arms fainers. The masscs of the Republican party will Revo: consunt o the renomination of a mau on with more Dwi , After a hum! he will be borne away in the a small circle of sympathizing re who has bestowed high offices far gostly gifts, has thrust all his own and his wife's relations, down to third and fourth ¢onsine, into re ible and important plages, aad las allowed his foolish old father to trade in eral offices at five hundred dollars apiece. . Still lesa will they allow the man to be their candidate who, without authority of law, hae dared to take purt in the civil war in San Domingo, and who has strack down tho oldest and Lest Deloved Republican Senator because be would not become a party to the usurpation and the swindle, a The Truth about Connecticut. Just before the reecnt election in Connecti- cut, the Republican journals of this city and of Hartford and New Haven suddenly as serted that Gov. Exctisit bad ¢alled upon Boss Tweep to furnish $100,000 in cash as the only means ot securing a Democratic majority in that State. The allegation was that Exouism had sent a telegram to TwreEp, aud that Connecticut was to be sold out to the Tammany King. “Do not disappoint us,” were said to be the words of this telegram ; “nothing could be more disastrous.” Gov, Esorisit at once promptly declared that the alleged telegram was a forgery ; that he had sent no such despatch to Mr. TWEED or to any otler person in New York; and he also produced the certificates of the officers of both lines of telegraph, stating that no such despatch had passed over their wires. ‘There was nothing heinous about this de- atch, even if it were true, The leaders of Loth parties in all the States constantly como to Now York for money about election ti Gov. JEWELL came down here for this pur. pose. Wo do not suppose ke wanted $100,000 ; but it was a good round pile that he stood in need of, and he went away much discouraged because the Republican mer. chants of New York would not furnish it. The reason was that they were opposed to Grant, and to the system of robbing tho commerce of this city by the goneral order storage machine which he has established. This was a good reason; but Gov. Jewe.t would have been a great deal better pleased if he could have carried home $30,000 or $40,000 instead. And if the Republicans of Connecticut como here to obtain moncy for election expenses from rich Republicans of this city, why should not the Democrats also get help from rich Democrats? There is no greater wrong in the one than in the other, But tho fact appears to be that Gov EnGuisu got nothing from Tammany Hall, and probably he expected nothing. Indeed, the interest of Tammany was hostile to his success. If he had beon elected Governor by handsome mpejority, he would at once have become a formidable competitor for the Democratic Presidential ndmination. This was just what the Tammany man- agers did vot want. They are satisfied with the result os it is, and with the substantial defeat which Gov, Exouisit has suffered, It disposes of him as a Presi. dential aspirant, and leaves the field free for their manquvres and manipulations, Be. sides, it readers the Democratie party more plastic, more like clay in tho hands of tho potter. If the Democracy had carried Con. necticut, it would have been generally ro- garded ae setiling the question of the Presi dential election {a their favor ; and tho ram. pant fools who are so lively in that party would at onco have risen into irresistible preponderance. Now they are crowded asid by this defeat, and the men of scnse ma: have more to say respecting the platform of for 1872, if not respecting its can pon eS An Explanation that does not Explain. Mr. James H. CoLemMAN has sent usa let ter upon the sixty thousand and fifty-six shares of Erie stock put into his bands as receive Mr, CoLEMAN thinks that his whole duty was done when he gave up several thousand old certificates and got two now ones, ‘This is not the opinion of the United States Dis trict Court, That tribunal is engaged ina Meult and minute investigation of this ry transaction of Mr. CoLeman’s. If his acts were all right upon their face, and if the two certificates which he has taken wer complete and satisfactory, such ao investiga. tion would be unnecessary exchanging the old eertificater accord g to the order which he obtained from the Supreme Court of New York, the receiver wus bound to seo that the new certificates were in every respect as complete, as mer chantable, and as good as thoso which he surrendered, It was his duty to Lave them orrect and pertect, in accordance not merely with — tl of the law, bu with tl and customs of busi ness, He that these now cert cates. were not made to bo put upon 1 ‘ llow docs know that? re common than for a receiver » be ordere Ul the property put ia his charge; and bow d ow that in the course of these procsedings the Court might not order 4 to sell this very stock? It would have been very little trouble for him to take these cer ates down to tho Farm. Loan and ‘Trust Company, and hav em } red and counters:,ci od 1 do not char that mitted with this of it, Of this resy ot rellevo him y busines J ovory lawyer Mr, CoLmMAn is t and delicate trust One of the ¢ dd for a great d Hero ed to be ‘ person in ten On the trial Wwenty-live witheeses who bad r Taynon write wer examined, ud th to the will a forgery. aa s done business for Mr.Tarzon, five Of four bank- oon of them pronounced the siguatu Of six lawyers who had at nt tin thought the signature # forgery ers end bank officers, three, including the cashier and teller of the bank where Mr, TavLom kept his bank account for the last twelve years and upward, declared the signature to the will e forgery, OF Vireo experts in writing, (vo guve very decided opinions that the signature was forged ; while the other expert, called toampport the will, admitied on ¢ros®examtination the evidence of forgery upon which the other experts relicd. However, it was foreordained that the will was to be pro- nounced genuine; and if men's estates are to be disposed of by such means, and their property handed over to persons whom they do not intend to have it, what sense is there in asking what is the use of wills? They are more useful than anything else. ‘They make folks rich, The contest between C. C, Bowen and Re €. Da Lance of Sonth Carolina, for the honor of a seat in tho Forty-second Congress, has been virs tually decided in favor of the former, The Com- missioners of Election of Beaufort county (in De Lanor's diftrict) were arraigned-and tried last week in the U.S. Circuit Court at Charleston, upon an indictment setting forth that Wittrams, Laxoter, acd Ginavas, the aforesaid Commis- siouers, iad, while acting in that capacity at the last election, stuffed the ballot-boxes, falsified the election record, made false returns of the number of votes cast, aud committed divers other acts in violation of the United States En- forcement law, The jury found the prisoners guilty, and Judge Boxo sentenced them ench to two years’ imprisonment in the peuitentiary, The Court having thus sustained Mr, Bowey'’s charges of fraud in that district, it is more than likely that Mr. De Lange will be compelled to retire and give place to his contestant, tres dat A poem on beggars has appeared in some of the newspapers containing the fullowing lines If they were rich, they'd buy All the fibe horses at the faurs and ehows To give to Geueral Ural ‘These verses are conceived under a false im- pression. Ho fre not the only thi that Gen. Gaayt is glad to accept, Any kind of o present is better than neue, All is fish that comes to that net. et —— On The Republican journals generally insist that Wixaxs was bought up to vote with ¢ Democracy. If this be true tion whether it is of any use to elect Republic to the Legislature. Many years ago, wheu Draw Ricumoxy was President of the Central Hailrond, and Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, some of his p.rty friends were urcing him to contribute a large sum to aid in securing a Democratic majority in the next Legislature, No!$not » dollar,” said Ricumonp; ‘I have tried the experiment, and I find it cheaper to buy a Republican Legislature than to elect n Demo- cratic oae.”” If Ricuxoxn was right—and he was very high autbority in such matters—it might not have changed the pending situation at Albany if Iuvixo, ivstead of merely giving Wero ablack eye, bad knocked half the Dewocratic members of the Assembly clear out of the Capi Besides, why should the Republicans make such disturbance against Wavaxs when they cling to a President who appoints men to office in return for presents ? ————__—_ it rvises the ques. 3 It seems that one of the reasons which de- feated the Amnesty Dill in the Senate was that it would have relieved Governor Z, B. Vaxcr of North Caroliviof of his disabilities, so that he could take his seat as Senator, This was more than the Republican members would agreo to, They,are strongly antagonistic to Vance on count of the extraordinary zeal and ability which he manifested as Governor of North Carolina in supporting and protracting the rebellion. It is now certain that he will not be admitted to the Senate for some time to come. . ee Agreat push is making to nominate old Bax Wane for Governor of Ohio, He has de- clined the honor, and advises the selection of some younger man; but his friends are not will- ing to relax their efforts, We are in favor of nominating and electing this old war horse, It is true he goes in for the annexation of San Domingo, and clasped the hand of Barz for two hours in order to express his love for him ; but it is also true that it was Waps who got Gnasr to drop the Dominican job for the present, and let the country have a little peace, and the Repab- licans a chance to do ac fall cleo tions, The great objection to Wans is that he swears profanely, It is a wicked, vulgar habit which he should repent of and reform, When he has done this, there will be no objection to his being clected Governor of Ohio, provided always that the Republicans can cast mo: than the Democrats — What is the authority forthe following which is alleged to have been sent any to this city on Saturday last; * AumaNy, Aprils York - \ our brow 0. You stand in ou War any auch despatch ever r it was, it is pretty strong evidence that Evosxa Dvxsty is not only the bandsomest man in the Assembly, but that he is deep in the secrets of the Tammany Ring, But we do vot believe that there is any truth in the story. If Wiwa. £65,000, Tween was cheated. ——————_—_ A woman named Esturr B. Hupp.Eso is attracting considerable attention in ething in tl despate from Al Cincinnati as a preacher, She epoke in the Vine street Songregutional Church last Sunday evening on he general subject of woman's work and useful ness, being introduced by the pastor, the Rev Hesny D, Moone, She ia said to be of Quaker traction, intellectual iu appearance, with o wood, expansive forehead, a sharply chiselled face, somewhat of an airy ethereal form, anda low but richly melodious voice, On the occa sion referred ty she wore a black alpaca dreas, cut high in the neck, with ruitles and flowing sleeves, and no ornaments but a thin vot about the neck, wit it, Her sermon was attentively listeued to by « band of vel a pink bow just beneath large andi : ents states that Commodore Van- the great raliroad depot ot The World skpiLr is paint Forty-second street in euch a way ag to make it nearly as commonplace and vulgar as A, T Srewanr’s uscless big he on the corner of Fifth avenue aud Thirty-fourth street. We hay not seen the depot sinee tu painte but if they ean make it es commonplace and vul- gar w sania house, they will perform a mire Sruwant’s folly, is should rather be 5 catalase Another grea te in Europe is looking abont for au owner, Tho man wanted is one Furcemex Wotan Kerske, @ German, Ie erved inthe Union army during the rebellion, ” tak r, and when last from Wiluington, N.C, The es {which he is oue of the heirs ed at a million and a half of a and it is seid that uuless Keyser can be found or cex fof his death obtained, t will be r erman law, seventy years befure be divided it must prove a difficult thing to establish the death of such a nun as Kerssn at W on during the cloring singes of the rebellion, and we fear the other Ueirs will have to wait seventy yeurs for their Fortuue i wuters at French’ The Innis heirs met yesterday in Mote! aud organized an association to trace out their Pedigree, Jane Invisjdied iu Scotland im 1839, leaving real and personal property valued at §10,000,- 00 to her nearest heirs, who are supposed to be in Awerica, Ap eetute valued at 25,000 rapees was left by B, M. Innis, whodied in Bombay in 1843, When the American heirs get the money Tux Sum will ao pounce the [ach French's CARD-PLAYING AT ALBANY. IRE BIGH OLD DRAW-PORER PLAY- BRS AT THB BTATE CAPITAL. ——— Penny Ante among our Lawmnakers—Forty Years of Card-Playing in the Legisia- ture—Whe t Pokerists are, and what Kind of a Game they Piay—Governors, Blacklegs, and Pious Politicians All in the Pot, Corteapondence of The Sun. Avnaxy, April 1f.—There is something in the atmosphere of Albany which {s exceedingly provoes- tive of card-playing, Almost everybody here plays his little game, The State officials and legisiatore WhO annually comgrogate at the capital are sinfully yielding Lo the wicked temptations of the card-tabie ; and so it hes been for many yoars-—as far back as I can remember. Old Gov. Marcy aged to play right through from supper to breakfast, and Silas Weight used to keep him company, and a0 would Tharlow Weed. Alvah Hunt and Kit Morgan also belonged to that old set, ‘The stakes were not. Ligh at their table, and whist rather bad the inside track, LEARNING PRNNY ANTE ON A SALT BAMRBL, Later 00, Commodore Vanderbilt and George Law came into the ciraie, and thou bluif and poker began crowd whist oat, Then caw Dean Richmond,wio arued to play poker on the bead of # salt barrel at the Baliaa Springs, near Syracuse, Abvut the sume ime Thomas G, Alvord, knowa as Balt. Poiat Alvord, who also learned to play on the head of a salt barrel, came into the card-playing ring, aod lias siuyed there to tals day, aud mow plays n better game than beever lot out at any former ponod of bis life. Ishall nave more to say abont Alvord be- fore I close. A famous old-time group of Albany card-players Was composed of David ff, Abel, universally kuown as Parmer Abol, Hoilis White of Niagara Falls Senator Upham of Batavia, Duncan ©. Pell, Forayti of Uleter, Judgo Stryker of Rome, Henry C, Mur phy of Brooklyn, Joua Van Baron, and Hugs Hastings, Tiese were known ts THE OLD CONGRESS MALL CROWD. Abel was a pet of Governor Se wart and Taurlow Weed. Ho was State Senator, Canal Appraiser, and for the old Whig party. He w an of seition and superior ability; but becoming involved in canal frends, he ran away to Ohio to escape testifying before an lavestigating committee. Re pretended that lo went West to buy stock for bis farm, aud Lenco his nickname of Farmer Abel, whch stuek to hin for life, sod sticks bo bim yet. On being twitted of running away by some of his friends, he retorted “ Lt was better to ram away thon to etay at home and perjure myself as some of the rest of you did’? Farmer Abel could take a hand in any game that Was going, fle was equally skilial at whist, old tledze, poker, brag, euchre, or oribbage, Hollis White was a fearfal old tearer at « game of cards. He used to affect piety when in the eom- pany of country clergymen, and lad a great repute tion for virtue amoug his bucolic constituents; but in Albany he loomed up as avery Dagon of eorrap- tou. He played brag and poker with relentless cruelty, and sumetines didu’t leave & comrade enough to pay his fare home. Ab FATR OF PoxERISTS, Senator Up! { Batavia was originally a car- riage miker, but developed into ® political power, tnd one of the mort reckless gamblers of his day, He died poor, and 40 did tiollis Waite. Forsyth of Uister war a creat favorite tn h but bis card-playing undermined his mora.s ; come @ de‘aulerin Wall sireet, ram away wo Eng- land, left his family destitute, aud Gually died a poverty and mivery abroad. Jadge Stryker of Rome was at one time a mem- bor of the Asseimbly, aud Was siways Ou hand d ing the feasion ov t! gtslatare, He was a wealthy railroad min, and had the reontation of be ing a great imtriquer, although, in fact, be was ene of the simplest of men, ane had no more talen for intrigue than the babes in the wood. Mia peea: arity as a poker-player, which was widely knows, Was drawing (or A sirsigit in tue contre, As the virtuous Unsoplisiicaved readers of Tur SUN may not Koow wast drawing fora straight in the contro is, Lwidexplua. A hand tn poker Ut & sequence Ar progression, AS five, six, seven. consiste of ve exrds, aud a stra where the spots run on tm reg ‘one, two, th eigitt, four, tive, oF fo Suppose Judge Stryker to wht, and akiog. ie would ne ive itm aight; and so, throwing out his Z, be would craw a card {u'its piace, hoping to et a six-pot, Whica, coming ty the the middie of his Giher (our cards, Would give Lim What le wanted Aud it usually bappened that the Jadge would draw the very card necessary to complete Lis Hiling ite middie 4 then he would go in be any One had the pluck to collar Lim. MH Murphy plays simply for amusement, hie ni Leavily, bus dearly loves the game, He is liberal snd emanly in bis play, aud, with tue eacepiion of 1 Hastives, 18 the ouiy Une of the old Conre: Hind set now loft at the board. Hugh ts @ jouly yiayer ind liberal in bis game. Lut tortune favors titty aud ie sas no disieully in keoving even The beet bowved of that old set was Joba Van Buren. Joun did not play «very strong game, but was always sucky. Besides, ue would so set the table i a roar by fila wit, that wader cover of r wud relixstiou, ho Was olten uble to get Loime heavily on Lis convulsed competitors, 4 PAIN OF LUNKIMADS, rd Fillmore and Woratio Seymour tried to to play poker aud various other gxwes, in or take «hand in with the famous old set havo ug, but they both failed. Seyme us regularly in old sledge irom au © could never master the game, He wus « ul in his edorts to learn to driak | ‘er could swallow a phle ing. He smevimes affected to like a regular, but be always mado t, and bis eyes invowuntary pai liquor the mauly (ribute ofa tear, as he felt tue cock Wai getting howe on lis in’ards' aad maxing a tur- wail in his estern, Filimore wax even duller than Seymour, Te couldu's learn the names of the cards, r Superior Court in F took once, in the § povent, dubo Taicott, called him tie rigat vower of his cuent’s case. At this Fillmore, who thought ‘Taleott was calling Mim opprobrious names, arose nH y it please the Court, my learned friend calls hi Lower! Lehouid like to have uim ex- plain what ue mease,” “Very weil, your lonor,” responded Taloott, 1 will srativy my lowrned friend's curiosity, A right bow «the greatest kuave in the pack!" That setiwi Bulwore. ‘The audience cheered, the jury gave Lalcott a verdict, and Billmore went name ‘snd redoubled Lis exertions to learu the mysteries Of euchre, With bis Ciarwoterislic All success: THE RENSSELARM COUNTY BET, Twenty or twenty-five years eco Ben Rozford of Chenango frequently tet during the #ossion of the Logisiavure, at Congress Hall, the party known 4a the Kensselacr Couaty Set, That crowd was made ap of Job Merson, am excellent card player and a groutjudge of woiskey, which in those days w: beverage, © Gid’? and Boo Christy oun in brag. trot ter. Ocewrion © of Saratoge u Reignolds, Pierson 5 Gea, Auron lave ly, the to take w hi A VINE OLD ALBANY QWNTLEMAN, ‘The present umtverewt game of draw-poker was seldom hourd of at Albany or Washington twen- ty ve or thirty yeary ago. Brag waa the faste Jonsble play in those days, Itwas Henry Olay great Kame, and two of our old State Attorney-Ge crals » P, Barker and Jenn Van Bure n for it, George P, Barker w lished orators ‘that West ' favorile expression, when spoke. be went Come in pow, 4 Vil make you rua Itko the cholera,” John played the present Tudze Peckham, of the Cour. of Appeals, a game of braz for the noniination for the Aviorney ship in 1845, ard beat him, On tie #hi Tnid ont Edwin Croswell, the famous estitor of the Argus, GOV, SEWARD’S GAME OF SEVEN-UP, echt Mansion Hous wast famions gather y for politictans and canal contract Of Liyingsion, Geu.Clark of Sandy IL bam of Albany phen Clark of Alowny Now las Wright, J, Mcatn esee, Parm o ( Hton, Smith Burnnan, Jacob " Niogara, and ® bows more af juviil fullowe tuded to howd Ligh reyela at tue old Hosteiry from Ist) (0 153. Night alter waght they met to amuse t Swi tho popes,” nd drink iin Kvery one of these man was prom Mis locality, and aa well 6 Bae us vld Bouck or Billy Se enking of Reward, did you ever red between hit and te me of eeven-up? ‘Taxt was the : ad on on ho at victory. He was on hie Way Ly Cberry Valley, and occupied a box with toe driver, Dan Fariey, the rated soven-up player tn. thi tion of country. Somehow or ober tbe Governor and Dan get. into conversation avout eard playing, wiieh led fils Baxcetloncy wo chahong 4 fame, Don who Was wever WithoUl ® pack, pr’ duced the papers, aud wii wnotier passenger Look (ie retns, be and the Governor eet to play ig Ow of the sige, Dan lost every game, and us lo Was away (ue cards li ok here, my # name The Governor hesitated, but finally made himself known ax Gov, poward, Dun cist a loos of du Fision at bis conqueror, anil exciaimed: “Look a here, you ‘iitle cuss, you can't fool me , What might be your in thie way, ‘thurow Weed is Governor of the Biate of Now York, and you ain't Thurlow Weed by ad—d might.” The ernor thought the joke was sach a good one that he used to cell it with great gusto, THE PORER-PLAY RRS OF THE PRESENT The But I must cut loose trom the past and swing down to the present, on (he two distinguisned connecting Highs Dubiveen ihe oid sue card-players and tious of THE SUN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1871. the int day, which Prawidence has our jration. Tnose «wo Bs ad ‘Sue’ Law and ¢ vara nity, fresh ata game as te Gov. @rnor Marcy used to touch let them wander the table forty yeses ago. Georg’ play sure This counteoan 2 is absolutely exp ‘@nd ho takes defeat or victory with equal ferenity ani indifference, ‘The oniy thing that ever nettles George is his uat- ter inability ever to draw to a bobtuil flush. He is fore to draw the Wrong suit, and leave his bodtal useless in his hand. Still, he is usualiy good na- tured, and when the et met excited he mutters, “Come now, What's the matter!" aud theo, to 4 things, lie says, “I'll bet pound,’ and softly Shoves ap a $5 Dill, It being wail known that George never béts a pound without having ju tilying reasons in bis band, bis competitors cautious about raising on him unless they have something whieh they can depend on right between Weir Logers, HOW COMMODORE VANDERDILT PLAYS, The Commodore ts strong at any game. Ho is the Dest whist player in the State, bat po! 18 hie favorite game when he wants to make thins spin, Lie doos Ot Care how high the betting rises, and pats up bie money With an indi ference which is bardensome to impecanfous players. fe loseszwith perfect equa Binity, and wine withoata sigh, A stupid player }, and he is not choice in the expression Benell without becoming vexed at Gu ana [ie ™ What to you mean by that, you d—d fankhend !"* Gas taker it uli in good part, and says if he can’t got even With the Commodore in tiis world be will euctre hrm in a better one. When George Law and Commodore Vanderbilt in the same gaine, things become interesting. ge playa with eolid, traichtforvward ebiiity, aud the Commodore meets’ his hovvy game with the most chivalric dash, ‘They ‘even, but occasionally George pla than draw-poker, Once, in comiiig down ti ” when & heavy real estate transaction was matacing between the Vanderbilt and the Law parties, George Jet the Commodore win @40 of him, and under the puss inflacnce of that event managed to woapo things in such @ way that he made §40,000 on the wade, TOW THE PLAYERS ARE CLASSIFIED. At present the players here are grouped into ai ferent vei4, and aro known a8 Speaker Hitenman's crowd, tue Brookiya crowd, tue Stanwix Hall © Wostenester crowd, the Harry Genet crowd, the Canal Ring crowd of Foriy Thieves, &c. Speaker Hitchman {# the central orb of his own’ set, end round hig eirele Frear, Peter, Trainor, Denny Burn, the meinber from Size, and a lot of other common piayers, They have a snug little game of their own, pl t to much, Occasionally they end bim they pluck, bite oeually he plays with any of tie mastodons, He pla “! And does not attempeany tricks. Aleck Krear is & Hebe weight, and ean't take punishunent with macb grace, Ho sumutimes suivels, TH BROOKLYN CROWD is beaded by Senator James Pierce, who {8 Chatr- tan of the Commitiee on Commerce, Janes says be merely plays for amun but be is apt Lo win, and never refuses tue stakes. Billy Power, Fred pbasey, John Jacoby, and Major Moseley train with Senator Pierce, Hilly Bowler is 9 cheerful littio fellow. He is President of the Brookiyn Board of Water Works, and lovks after the goueral municipal interests of that city, which le seems to believe he can greatly forward through the instra. draw-pokor. Billy 19 @ gentlemanly trong feclings, He hv-tes to lose,and in. His theory is that the world is forcibly says, * Why should we end, amen }"" The whole Brook- Ivn delegation go in on any gaine that promises to be productive, and as a rule viay feir, and sulte without any grambiling., They like to fay, world withor get Henry C. Murphy to etick his feet under their table now And then, 80 a8 to give dignity to their set: bas tue wary old Senator is rather sly of (uew. THE WRSTCIEATER CROWD 1s politically, headed by Senator Cauldwell, but he ie not mur the curd table, = Fishe: dude Birdsal!, and several other picayune persons Gil out tne Westchester set ‘They piay ® tappenoy cam Birdsall’s chiet point is what is knowe as wring’ ina cold deck. ‘They (ell a story of his Wriveing in a cold deck on Crosstown Cary, under nggravat ing circumstances, Hank Smith swears tat he will have Birdsall expelled iro Blossom Club over plays auy tricks om any of his (lank's) THE STANWIT HALL Caown is asbarp one, Dick Piannizan, who is a elty mem Luirman of the Committee on Commerce mbiy, Tim Campbell, Ben Ray, Atkins of Kings county, Loutrell and Cook of New York, Major Moseley {uso of the Brooklyn set), and a lot of western lecislators revel over tie green Daizo at the Stanwix, and also go for oue anuther's toney With five catds apleco {., their respective hands w say novliing of the cards wich they wold out, that is, secrete In Some abstruse recoptucie about their person, TIM CANAL RING CROWD, OR FORTY THIBVES, 1s one of the most desperate on the cortinent. Senator Jarvis Lord, from tze Rochestor district, and bis Drother George in the Assembly, Gen Barnum, Belden, and Dr, Dennison trom’ Syra- cuse, Willanl Johnson of Oswego, Seward of Al- bupy, Sait Point Alvord, and a wuole raft of coun: trymen who fatten on the canal spoi with Dap Wood, the lawyer of We gang, compose this rug, Toey have their friends all throngh the Btate, wio get canal contracts, and then twrow them up aud get extra compensation, sol rub the treasury in all manner of ys. They are desperate players, especially Jarvis Lord and Salt Point Alvord. They play to aud tiey generally succeed Alvord's favorite me is e@uckre, and he delights in » lone band. He Winks i is wicked to viay bluf, poker, aud such sini games; but euctro, he says, the gamo wherewith the workmon on Bolom: mple used to while awuy their noonings, and im Which Solomon himself aud hie royal friend Hirarn, King of Tyre, used to indulge, on a summer's day, aa they sit beneath the dmbraceous foliage of the'cedars of Lebanon, snd dissoursed of the good time coming, Alvord ‘is pioas when st home, dove not believe In eternal damnation, aud taxes mach comfort in his THE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS form a set by themselves, Chief Justice Chareb, and Messrs, Grov. F, Alleu, aud Rapa lo, play a geuilewan!y gam re or ‘winst; but Judge Peckham, wa is vetoran at carus, and Judge An drews It Pointer and of course an adept in all (oe gates, like to go out among the Loys and have a game of draw-roker, Where beting e alike unlimited. party are known as the Waiter Chureh set” They meetat Chareh’s house Horace F, Clark, who was initiated into the mysterics of card-playing by Commodore Vanderbilt, his father inlaw, 18 the bell-wether of the fluce when ho is tw Alvany. | They do wot amount 4 much, and the set in Kept up by Church for his own ‘purp which, though dark, are certainly not vain, as bi flocs Ins account iu show, and nas hard work to earn ap honest living BOTS WHO GO ON THEIR OWN 100! There are many poker-players here wuo belong to no set, but t?&o @ mind in Wherevor they chance to come Epon Whe promises to bee fertile game. Tora Fields, the leader uf tue Democracy in the Asseu bly, is one of these antramm ayers. Ie ts ready for any game, likes excitement, playa liber ally, M00 usually colnes cuteven, Me 18 always Ja good temper, and never becomes impatient ur iret fal under advorse foriun: Peter B. Sweeny ie another of the un players. Hos fond of poker and casino, vols iis own very well, loses gracefully, keeps his temp and ish ¢b-toned and liberal in his pla: ator Creamer 1s class, He plays y seomingly careloas humm to carry sons) Dick Connolly |s another player of the is indifferent, fiber t good luck usualy € ing from the table, fond of poker, and enjoys the mo and o guine exceedingly, but is not able to hold his own aga\nst first-class playors, Sherif O'Brien not played much this season , Te is a tough customer, Mis nerve ly tavincible, and it ts {mpossibio to intimidate him. Woe le i In playing trlin, Le Will mect an) tutng that is ol enator Bradley is always ready to take a hand at poker, ‘just Lo muke up the exme, you know,” and {hong be plays moderately, he usually manages to take sometning away with him asa souveuir of the Abe Van Vechten never beta higher tor, and is willing lo go om Wil b vided he ean bay poople an ‘opportunity 0 #mo« Cigurs bo Uiat mou nt, TIF ONLY VIRFCOUS MAN IN William M. Twoed is the virtuous man Logisiature und of the capital, ile. bias ¥ phy or driok, but work * playing and drink ALBANY. young men arouad nin, and gies ty maky thea Comprenond that nobody van be a great pusiic pu employed in honest ind Biernal vigiiaaee is te price of liberty aud the spoils tuereot, 14 Mr Tweed's motio A.D, Ww Wee's ¢ ' loboy game, He loses to win, espoelaily whem lie vm Which ara many bundveds aud som tors from the raral district TWO MEX OF BUSINESS, Wo have two accomplished gamblers here. 0 orien ty Willian Da Wiso has cheated te He can play a Avantayes; that is to say, he ¢ perp sll the blackleg tricks known fo tie ¢ fevsion, He is ruled ont from most tat vanity is eo great that he t# ape to beway de e¥en amone Wit F Strangers, Hy drasses in the F Dincklog wtyle, With a rivaiet of wate dering at, und @ ring with a seas 4 vuded Wiese precincts in former yorrs. “Low ts to ull the siarp tricks of the card Cablo, «td ie ed by prudent players. THe MARRY GRNRT cnown Mayers of the while lvl, at pssibie materia the morals Bonstor Genet is inset. the le ayarit et. Among tie illustrious poker players who tnke A band with that © Senator are Uank Suith, Who is so Wisely KnoWA and so ardently Leloved aa Horace Grev'e; % tavorite Republican, Kdward Jones, Crvsstown Cary, Arcay Bliss, Larry O'Brien is in’ town, and’ every ono who loves a give.and take, ap and down, a Sheriff's brother), Jake Sharp, Ben Wood eneverhie claus game, Hank 80 trong point 18 bi ferenee to his losses, Tle seems to bave a perie goaviction thithe knows just where the mon fo come from to make them good, and I rather think ho does, for he is worth #eversi millions of dol lars, He is up to all the tricks of the table, however, and wheu he wants to wreak bis vengoun iow player, be ®nows how to do it. A more Jar man than’ Hank never lived, and a beter poker player never put his legs undera table. Benator Genet is dread more than any other Aquare player in this region. Mis nerve, courage, and Sagacity are so grent thai he sometimes actual Ureaxs ap agame by irightening Off all the players. Hen Wood is reputed to be te only man wlio i always ready to meet anything that Harry has to offer at draw poker, and when they are both at a tavie, the play Leeomes intensely exciting, 4 $20,000 game. Weok before last there was a heavy eame in Genev's room at the Delevan, Bon Wood, Lerr O'Brieo, Archy Biss, and Crosstown Cary wero resent. Stories are’ conflicting as to the result. we most accredited statement is that Bea Wood Jost €29,000, of which Genet got 000, Larry O'Brien $9,000, and Biles and Cary the rest, Larry says he was at one time $20,0.0 thead, but finally quit even. ‘That is the way the big players are apt to talk, ‘They seldom boast of tuoir winnings, bat Usually protond to Daye loat, or merely 10 have got off whole, in order not to discourage feebler players. The projessions! pokerist never admits to one who does not already kuow the ict, thet be has won a jargo sum, On the contrary, he tiks about luck Deing against hin ive that it is Do use to trust to akili, that a gr ‘a stands just as good a chance veteran in the long run, aud in every possivie Way trivs to lail bis Intended ‘victims into & feoliug of security, BEATEN DY A LITTL® NIGQ! Crosstown Cary, though one of the Genet crowd, fs not a areal player, They his contest with the colored boy, na takes care of Genet's room. | culled out of the roc sho good story about Porry, wno ator being Just after be iad \tup ® modest five-dollir ovt, ue banded lis ds to the colored boy, saying, Hore, Perry, take my hand and play tt fo Cary, Winking to bia Perry off, raised on the senator's bet. ‘To his surprise, Perry saw that, and went $50 better, Waat do you mean by that, yoo little nigger?” exclaimed Cary, “Lure, i'l eWeli thas $100; and now lot's see you go alioad. “Well, marstor,” responded Perry, as he shoved ap $100 ln checks from Geno's pile, “I cals dat wive de suow ob OUF HeYeral hands Fespoc!s ‘one event Cary was caught bare, and Porry complacently raked in the pile, tikiug 4 cieum $19) out of tue presumptuous wi an, JAREY errane’s rp ia the ¢ Leanwen pra, st untiring player known tn Albany, since the death of Governor Marcy, Ho is tomalbar wil ‘the games, and y irom Mou day morning to Monday morning in, Le is ub ways open for aby Litie auvelty in the way ot agame, even to the lear pig, The learned pic game is a sore subject wita Jakey, aud therevy Range this tale: Al the beginning of eold weather Inst autumn, Jakey Suarp set forth (rom bis oMce dewa town to 0 fo 8 Bop Rear Broadway and iiouston streets, to Gay smacic comb wherewith to curl ils moustache. It was a cold, biustering evening, aud when the magic- cave Ww Jakey § com F arrived at t! rein the mous tache jers were vended he tuund it shut, He rapped and kicked, and tried various open sesamue He finally becaine discontent ed, when suddenly the soothing strains of a hurdy- ell upow his ear, He listened. The dulces came from the ‘establisimeat next door to which Jukey bad been trying to coax Hh his fists and heels. He looked about win, saa @ sign announcing that the learned pig was on exhibition wituin de edifice, dakey thoaght he would Like to seea learned ef Jakey is himself learned. He went in, and asked to see the accomplished porker, whereapon he was Shown & strange device, which Le lias uever yet been able satiafuctorily 0 doseribe, It was ® con trivance for throwg dice in sach a manner that the thrower Would be sure to Win doubié, or trobie, Or quadruple the amount he put dowa, unless le should bappen co throw a particular number—which ikjwas a thousand to one he would wot throw—in Walch case ho bad to doubie bis d tirow win, Jakey liked the idea, bet Mve dollar, vu rew th » To we surprie of everybody m the ruom, the number woick REQUIRED JAKEY TO DOUDLE ATs sTike cime ap, Jakey doubled his stake and throw again. Singularly enougli,\bat same n ber again came up. He coutinned to double Ul bis stake became 105, when another unasaal number was throwa thay ia volved the loss of the stake, Jakey hi nly $69 in cash with hi He had a cheek for a $100, but the Roeper of tue place wouldn't take that, Bo Jokey Proposed that he sould go oat with him and he would Kot the clock cashed. The man went out wiih Diu, but ao pice was found whore Jakey could got the inoney autil they arrived at the Blossom C:ud. There Jakey (ouad Hank Smith avd Tim Golding on st without avail, the detective, wio fs now Assistant Mayor. Janey Ot the money and handed it ty the learned pig man, Who disappoared with alacrity. Alter be bad goa Goiding remarked that Uie min was A THIRY AND A BURGLAR, Therenpon Smith eaiied upon Jakey for an ex planation, which he gave to the utter amaaement of Bis auditors. Golding then went for the learned Dig etablisument and the €100, Jakey sayin “Let tem keep the §6); amin of my experience gagnt to pay that much for being such a d—a Golding got the $100, and Jakey ordered a eumo- tuous repast wherewith to stop the months of his {eiends #0 that the story could never get out, B, FRANKLIN MANIBERE, the Tammany Republicun Police Corarblesioner, sud @ shining light to the Young Men's Christian Asso. Ciation, bas never been avle to play much of a game at draw-poker in Albany. His relicion seems to sit so heavily upon him when be is drawing for a stemiguk & Loviail, oF a four, 68 Lo Cefent his pious purpoe He alway’s wants to be the old man, #0 that Le have tue edge and lick up al! We drippings, A WARNING TO TOUT Tought to say berore closing this article, and 1 should like to way it With resistless emphasis, that no amateur card-piayer can possibly coy professional one. professional playe to business, fo never ures; by temper; he never play squorely for hovrs, until his victims begin to Krow careiess, ax every ainateur player does toward Morning, aud tien by a few dexterous deais will set wom betting Wild, and utterly clean tiem out, Meese A Chance for California Poker Playe A delegation from the Blossom Club will start for California next week. Alderman Georze Mitchell is one of tho party. The Alderman will take bis fishing tackle aiong with bim, and uy the mountain trout brooks on the rovte, The Aller man {8 algo prepared for salmon fishing, Some of the ott.cr meubers of the club who wul accompany tho Alderman are also great fisherinou, Tuey are going 10 Mwh_ for Culiforul: suckers, Suckers bite Well In that State.” ‘The bost bait for them ta wach and seven-up, Well sessooed, Mr. James H1. Coleman anid the Erie Stock, Tothe kdttor af The Sun Sin: In your iscue of this morning appears an article euiitled * Facts that need Expiaaation,” As such article reflecia on tny action as an oMcer ourt, 1 herewita fu nent of what I bave don called in the article tue E 1. [took possession of the certificates of which I Was appointed receiver, and placed them in the Sate Deposit Company, 2 Such cvrtifie ston th pliance with the is you with a plaia #8 receiver of what is tish @to promained w Jer of the il, in co Supreme Court, 1 trausforred the same on the books of tue Company And received two certi(ientos therevar tr as receiver, viz, & certilente tor 4 stock nd for 6,0 area of cumuon 8, ‘The cortiieates so received have remained in my exclusive pousesai 1 control, and hay 8 and are now held by me, subject to’ tae dispostoon rot the Courts to whom, under the advice preeouted my peutio yas focelver Wy Keeping of the ce stock received by me, oF their subs ituce and rep rentative which I was directed to take, and wuich | the law of this State such certificates issued Vested} in Me, a8 Toceiver, abaoiate tte s rapreaented ther and n B ihe byl Moe the stock. Lxchang | DEMORALIZING TUE NAVY | - Kobbing the Seamen and HMiegatly Deprive ing them of their Laverty. Sin: You read ent the Tenues | ‘ M \ Iwvnt ant A 1 Hayward at K says that ne man in the nayy siial be doprived of liderty over tw montis, exee under the sentence of Neourt merthal, Lhe office Every man ou our ship has been cheated out o} 510 $40. Tw ro Withesriened and 4. an] 140 of Uiem more will T may troly leaerted, and many Not aitered States Navy in ut ay that the Unite teriy demoralized, No seawan wil! remain in it long. Robbery, cruolty, aud tyranny are the order Of the day. ‘Tho mavien' of the petty Republics of bouth Amesica are far alvead in discipline of tue United btates Navy. SEAMAN U, 8. Recervine duu Veamowr, April 17 THE COLD SPRING MURDER, ———_ THE ROMRERY Or Tne TeLLER op TUE FISUKILD BANK. aes Intense Excitement ta Putnam County ive Hundred Jurors Summoned ‘rhe Stary ofthe Assassientio bute to « Keartos Correspondence of Lhe hua. Canuet, April 18,—Tho all-absorbing topic of coptorsation througuout Putnam county is Uw trial of Trumpbauer, the murderer of Eljsh Jones, Yesterday an tneectur attempt was arate to ime penela jury, bat of the % citizens summoned not one could qualify. Every man of them had formed and oxpressed av opiuion relative to the guilt of the accused, Judze Barnwrd ordered thai 699 jarors should be at once ¢ummoned, and at 6 o'clock Wis ovening, after forty citizens bad been examines, » Jury was impanelted. Tho jurors are: Georgo Agor, Samuel Ryder, Prancis 8. Baldwin, Abrany Hoag, Ira Crane, Festus C, Bailey, Wm. Taylor, Stephen Whitehead, Perris J. Sprague, Henry ¥. Wilson, Martas Wright and Fred, 1. Koox. The story of the marder was told in the columus of Tae SUN nearly a year ago, but a brief recapitulation of the facta may not be uninteresting, On the afternoon of Wednosday, the @ith of July, 1970, Mr, Browning, the Teiler of the National Banke of Fishkill Landing, wis collecting money and re- ceiving deposiis from bsiness men at Cold Spring, He carried his money and checks in a littie satchel. After calling at several stores and other batiness plices, he stepped into Cuarlen Boyd's establish. ment on Main street, where he arranged hie papers and preprired to take his departure for Fishkill Landing. On reaching the poreh, he was met by a stalwart young man who threw a haniful of red pepper into lis eyes, seized his satcho!, and attempe ed to escrps with ‘This, however, he did not acceed in doing without severe straggle, Mr. Browning, althoazh BLINDED ALMOST TO MADNESS, 4id not loosen his hold anon the matehel until vory roughly handled ant faally knocked lees by a stenning blow from the Lighwayman’s fist. The latter then ¢ecurod Nis prize and roshed in the die rection of the civer, frst crossing Mam street and entering the gronnds of Mr. Muncel.’s private rest . By this time tie telier tau regained aim fect , AS tue fugitive 1 over Lothers st-ol ready to clieck his pro- fence which stood between hin As (ho higavayiaan revehod toe 10 WAS COalrontel by a NOW ijalr Jones, Mr. Munseli'a comehman, tent on called to tho flying strange dy the shouts of tao men in pa ran out and ordered him to halt, ‘The biehwat plied with Ashot from his revolver, Jones stranger, who again fired, but ten sprang upea the fukitive a White the pu 1 hed him fast, ues were coming up, the privoner, making no further effyrt to escape, as he saw that escape Jones's w a8 itapossibie, siipped bis band aroand t aud Gred a third HOY INTO HIS CaPTOR'S sIDY. \s9°n_ was at once Kecured aud taken Bor fore ‘ice Ferris, who committed him to the county jail at Carmel, whither be was taken wat night by Sheriff Butler. lones, who wae a Pole and withont relatives in this couniry, died on the following day. tie wes am honest, fatilifal servant, 9 brave and intellizent mat When the oMfcers of the Fishkill Bank heard of the noble conduct of tne brave coachman, they 4, the best physicians to attend him, but their #kil wae in When be died le was baried at the exoense of ink. and to commemorate hia deel of isroisms A monument Was erccled Over bis grave by tie Pres ident and Directors, ‘The murderer's ‘name ts ‘Trninnbaner, Ho te about % yeurs old and of more than average intel ligenco, His paronts are respeotable poopie bat the young man lias always borue a bad repatatioa, Tas said chat tis uncle is A NOTED HORSR-TMIE?, operating in the ueizhboraood of Cuski'l, with » gang cor of men woll-to tue world, irumbaner bi haved well e co hia incar. ceration, and Sheriff Lauk sys he is the vest b haved pr souer be ever ». Until yesterday he has showa no sicus of uneas to bis fate, but when one afier anuther the men summoned to Qualify as jurors deciared that they liad made up their minds as (o his guilt, his face turned pale, ant for the first time it was evident that he had begua to realize lus position, Trumpbauer is very quiet in his manner and ex. tremely r although always respect’ul even when hi quvstions. He deciarur KILL ELIJAT JONRS first (wo sho's he fred were only to frighten: we really fired into tho air, that the third, which resulte! inthe death of his viesim, might heve been acer! ontal For along Wine after hia capture th: in and around Cold Spring was intenso, aud many Murents were Uliercd havtt the ofleers of the kaw did not exercise due care in keeving the prisoner, the people would take nim outand hawg him. At one tine We became somewlat alarmed, ant feared tathe might be taken from the jai! and lynowed. He had heard it whispered that a nunvor of his friends, all desver: tempt o excitoment Di committed, he feit sure that any such attempt would ony result in RTAIN DEATH TO HIMSELF, Fortunately for the peace of the com nunity the bene alowed to take ils course, and the now wrotehed crimina’, if punished at all for his crime. will moet his punishment at the hauds of those legally empowered to administer it, he popular excitainont still coatinues, althooeh it does not find expression im poise, ft ‘is an vo usual Ging for Putnam county people to be exer cised in mina, and the ocession te made the most of AdOUL % yeare ago, wien Donny was tried tor vie iife, the jury panel was very lareo—tx) 1 think Were avmmoned—and tho citiz antil the twelve men had veen ¢! Jerer tried, convicted, seaten: nF WeIe Excited he Secretary of the Erie Company o di-Jay Gould to be the next WI Examined—The Search for the Hon The examination in relation to the lost English shares of Erie stock, whch aro stil waning, was before Commissioner White for a fourt ar yeater- day. The new connse!, Mr nad ¢ issued sad bring the books into court siderable partying between the counsel as to whether the books Lad been produced, and white it dewt they had not, Mr, Horatio N, O by Mr, Southmayd, Mr, Otte ceatid Erie © Pierrepoint, stated that he his clenis to comply ith the order Aiter Waser s was cailoil 4 that how Secretary of the mpany, and | 1 that Position since 1861, A copy of the order req:titin him to produce the transfer books in tw suown to witness, which he r ! 1 ot ween Lie books for @ year; supposed Livy wer nthe Company's sale, of which We tranaie P as charge ; to my knowledge huve n « have not hai to sign them for over ® your; dnl p applied to the President for tiem Au uijection Was livre iaterpoxed by Mr Morgan saad ' M | , i Ving’s Saton du the 1h grayh papers, sind mony PWiniiaus er Champion Was save the vauabhe @f a This Giwhos two i (Me Ore