The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-12

sold at the folio wing rates, which is the risk
Certificates Of package Of 2e whole tickets 80
20 quarter ........ 81 81
DELAWARE LOTTERY
CLASS No. $40.
Draws on Saturday, Sept "a, 1850.
rs numbers--l3 drawn ballots.
grand capital prize Of $4,000. .
Prize ssSSS p1ia' ST. 600
Oi:: ..:'::. 1900 100 oi:::::.:: 900
32a96 prizes, amounting to s., I9s. 1877
Whole tickets, $40; halves, $40; quarters, IS.
In ORDERING CERTIFICATES,
enclose the amount Of money to address for what
you wish TO purchase; name the lottery in which you
wish invested and whether you wish whoes, halves
by first mail, together with the scheme.
Immediately after the drawing, the drawn numbers
will be sent with O written exp auaton.
Purchasers viii please write their signature plain and
give the name Of their Post Office, county and State
CORRESPONDENTS.
Those who prefer not sending money by mail can use
the Adams Express Company whereby money for tickets
risk and expense nom any city or town where they have
an office. The money and order must be enclosed IN
press Company cannot receive them.
Orders for tickets or certificates, by mail or express 70
WOOD, EDDY CO., Wilmington, Delaware.
The drawings OF the Delaware State Lotteries pab
lished in the New York Herald and New York rmes
HORACE GREELEY AS LOTTERY EDITOR.
1t is noteworthy fact, not generally known in
the history of New York lotteries, that Horace
| Greeley, now one of the editors of the Tribune,
commenced his career as editor of a lottery news
paper called the Constit,dionalis under the aus
| pices of Yates 4 Mcintyre. These gentlemen
| initiated the system Of frequent drawings. Pre-
viousy there had been but about one drawing per
Thus, lotteries were legal in New York State
until December, 1888, when they were prohibited
by law. 1t is, however curious fact that the laws
against counterfeitng lottery tickets still remain
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be made in Jersey City just over the river, until
about 1910. Many Of the most prominent men
in New, Jersey made their fortunes in the
were continued for some time after those of
New York, but they finally went out of
existence altogether. The next State which
land Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and Con
nectcut had stopped some time previously. The
lottery history of Rhode Island, though somewhat
peculiar illustrates the objects for which years ago
lotteries were instituted and how some of the very
class of men who now oppose them have received
| their benefits.
THE LOTTERY HISTORY RHODE ISLAND.
Previous to 1853 there were several colonial
grants for lotteries to aid in building churches and
| schools.
| The lottery grants of 1868 begin with one to
build parsonage for the Presbyterian or Congre
| gational Society" The petitioners-Jabez Bowen,
| Robert Gibbs, Darius Sessions, John Dexter and
| Samuel Nightingale -represent that " for long
season they have been without a settled Gospel
minister and that to promote their own, as well
as the best interests of the community to which
they belong, they very much desire to be restored
| to Gospel order" That their circumstances
| such that they cannot without aid of the General
Assembly, by granting them lottery, lay a sure
foundation for decent support to any worthy gen
tleman" They also speak of the encouragement
given them by gentlemen in the neighboring gov
ernments to buy their tickets, and thereby /" bring
real value into the colony
Another was granted to Little Compton, to raise
f6 600, old TENOR to build a wharf at Church's
harbor.
lottery granted to raise G90 lawful money, to
build draw at Weybosset bridge, to enable vessels
| to pass up.
| In 1867 grant was made to raise ESQ, lawful
money, to build parsonage house fer the Baptists
| in Warren. 1t appears that the society had built
church and parsonage, but had not quite money
enough to complete the latter for the Rev. Mr.. Man
| ming, the pastor.
In ITO "a number of people, religiously inclined,
| living in the town of Cranston, of the sect called
| Baptists, whose principles are contained in He
brews, chap. 6, verses and 81 asked for lottery
| ings, as they were willing to devote a part of
| their time to the worship Of Cod" and that they
had for thirty years held their meetings in private
| houses" Their petition was granted to raise the
moderate sum Of $500 by lottery, and Zerobabel
Westcott a good Puritanical name) and Nehemiah
Knight appointed managers
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petitoned for lottery to build market house on
the towns land near the bridge, which was grant
ed. (The present old market near Weybosset
bridge.)
1t was stated under the date of 1862 that grant
was made to repair the Episcopal church in Provi
dence, and build steeple. This year Q77l) the
wardens of the church, Messrs. John Smith and
John lines Clarke, again petitoned the Assembly
for lottery to enable them to "build a steeple
and procure a clock, which are much wanted, and
will prove serviceable and ornamental to the
town They had leave accordingly to raise 5000
Nicholas Goddard, Samuel Lester, William Ar.
mold and others, in behalf of the Baptists of East
Greenwich, received lottery grant to raise 81 500
to build meeting house in that town, as the "pov
erty of the members renders it impracticable to
build il without assistance
Church steeples seem to have pleased the fancy
of our ancestors particularly when they could be
built without taxing the members. This year Q773)
petition was received from the Presbyterian
Congregational Society in Providence, representing
that the steeple of their meeting house was sadly
out OF repair. A grant was accordingly made to
! raise f700, and James Greene, Saml. Nightingale,
Jr., Charles Keene, Paul Allen and Nath. Metcalf
appointed directors.
Benjamin Wickham, of Newport, merchant, re-
ceived lottery grant this year to enable him to sell
bis very large dwelling house, wharf, warehouses,
&c, which were under some ucumbrances."-" This
estate he remarks in his petition, " is 80 valuable
that few people can purchase it, in consequence of
the scarcity of money and the decrease Of trade"
A year after the General Assembly ordered the
General Treasurer to purchase tickets in this lot
terry to the amount of $50, to satisfy debt Wick
ham owed the colony as well as to encourage
the lottery, and thereby relieve the said Wick
ham,"
Abial Brown, Of South Kingstown, petitoned
for lottery to enable him to relieve his distresses
having lost his house by fire, by which che, with
his wife and four small children were reduced to
poverty" Mr.. Brown accordingly got lift of
$780,
In consequence of a fire which destroyed the
buildings connected with forge in Coventry, O
petition was received from John Greene, Griffin
Greene, Nathaniel Greene and others, for lottery
to raise $4,000 to repair their losses, which was
granted They state that " many families were de-
prved of their means of dependence by the loss Of
the forge which also furnished very material and
expensive article for shipping" Furthermore, if
the forge be not repaired the anchor works, which
stlll remain, will be in manner useless We be-