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

the following To rebuild the town wharf in War
wick; to pave Pelham street in Newport; to finish
the Johnston meeting house; to repair various roads;
TO build new hospital at Coasters harb0r, New
port; to build Baptist meeting h0lnp in Coventry;
a school house in East Greenwich; a parsonage
house in Pawtuxet, and to repair various bridges
In $780, on the petition of divers inhabitants of
Providence" setting forth that it was Every ncom-
modious' to go from Broad street to Westminster
street through Union "for want of the said street
being paved" lottery was therefore granted to
those who suffered the great inconvenience spoken
of, to raise $50 900 to pave Union street, any
plus remaining after the work is finished to go to
the town." This grant must have been in greatly
deprecated currency.
With the return of peace, after the Revolutionary
war, there seems to have been quite brushing up
of churches, many of which had been used for hos
pitfalls.
The Congregation of the Episcopal Church in
Providence" represented that their edlfce was
" greatly out of repair, and, unless speedily re-
paired, would be in a ruinous condition" grant
to raise the moderate sum of $500, by lottery for
the purposes stated, was therefore made.
The war, which made some rich, proved dsas-
trous to more; but the people had not then over
flowing treasury at Washington to resort to with
exorbitant fraudulent charges to replensh their
Golfers the plan since resorted to in Florida Texas,
California and other parts of the country; nor had
they wealthy friends to appeal to, nor banks to bor
row Of Their only resort to save themselves
from utter ruin lottery. The first OF this de-
scrption which we notice is one to VIM. West, OF
Scituate, who, finding himself in pretty tight
place" and very much embarrassed, asked for a
lottery to enable him to sell his farms and stock.
Mr.. West seems to have held good deal of pro-
perty appears by the list presented in his petit
ton, embracing six farms, containing from 227 to
$50 acres each; also, $50 good cows 8 oxen, 5
horses and 100 sheep" The lottery was granted to
Mr. West, and a committee appointed to appraise
his lands and stock under oath.
In 1895 grant was given to Newport to raise
$25 900 by lottery to rebuild Long wharf and erect
a hotel there. The act provided that the rents and
profits of the wharf and hotel "shail be appropri-
ated to the building and supporting of one or more
public schools in said town." Al the same session
ing and furnishing hotel for an exchange or cof-
fee house in Providence" which act was suspended
the following session, but for what reason it does
not appear.
The practice of asking aid from the General As
sembly by lottery grants continued with the open
ing of the new century. The first on record Is a
grant to the Episcopal church in Bristol to enable
it to raise 81 900 "for building glebe house upon
their farm for repairing the church and discharg-
ing their debts" Other lotteries were granted in
1900, and during the ten years that followed, to
the First Congregational Society in harrington,
to raise 50 OOO to raise 81 500 to build academy
in South Kingstown; to the Catholic Baptist
Society in North Providence to raise So 0O0 600
of which to be invested as permanent fund; to
st. Johns Lodge in Newport, to raise $500 to
complete their building; to Washington Academy to
raise SIS 00 but for what particular purpose it is not
stated to raise 81 200 for school house and church
in East Greenwich; $4,000 for church and school
house in Charlestown; $4,000 to deepen the chan
mel of Apponaug river; 81 900 for the Baptist meet
ing house in Johnston; $4,000 to repair the Worces
ter road; $4,000 for erecting Baptist meeting
house in Cranston So 900 for Redwood library,
Newport; to the Methodist Episcopal church, New
port raise So 900; to John Slater and Others for
building meeting house in Smthfeld, $4,000.
In 1908, upon the petition Of Perkins Nichols,
lottery granted to raise $40 900 to "defray the
expenses of searching after COAL"
lottery
sums of money were authorized to be raised for
educational and religious purposes.
From October, 1927 to October, 1S30-three
years-there was received from the managers of
lotteries granted by Rhode Island. S39033 60
For tax ON the sale of foreign lottery
tickets during the same period l,7s3 90
From dealers in foreign lottery tickets
for licences granted by town coun-
ellis, during the same period, u at
800 each. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2,700 90
In the year 1881 the plan of making grants for
lotteries grand scale for public schools through
out the State was commenced.
The first lottery called the "Pubic School Lot
teries," was got up by Mr.. Dinneford, who was to
pay $4,000 into the school fund of the State for his
franchise.
Yates and Mcintyre lottery dealers in the city Of
New York, obtained similar grant as that to Mr..
Dinneford for which they We're to pay $4,000; and
another was granted to John l.. Clark, well known
dealer in Providence, who was also to pay the same
amount for the same object. These were known as
the "Public School Lotteries;' class was usually
drawn every week, ana tne sale OF tickets extended
through many parts of the Union.
These school lotteries were in great favor until
1910, when all lotteries were prohibited by the
General Assembly of Rhode Island. There was
then in existence scheme got up by Philip Case
for the benefit of the public schools, to which he
paid $4,000 per year.
The early lottery history of other States resem-
bes that of Rhode Island very much. Lotteries
were started in Maryland as early as 1900, when a
grant was given to aid the Fredericks Female Semi
nary: subsequently no grants were given for eight
or ten years. When Governor Pratt was elected,
the State finances becoming very low, and even the
design of reputation being entertained, it was pro-
posed to nvigorte the public treasury by the resti
tuition of lotteries.
Lottery franchises were therefore granted for the
benefit of the SusquehaDna canal, Carroll county
turnpike, and clearing out the Pokomoke river. A
few years later all these lotteries consolidated
under one management, and S. Dickinson and Geo.
Wharton were appointed commissioners by Gov.
Thomas in lS46. Afterwards, when the new con-
stitution formed in 1851, the Lottery Commits
soners were elected by the people.
LOTTERIES IN HAVANA.
The Havana lottery, conducted under the aus
pices of the Spanish government, has been most
extensive affair, as may be seen by the following
statement ofthe proceeds for the last twenty years
the government assuming the risk ofunsold tiekets:
In 1857 eighteen schemes were drawn, two Of
them OF Il 800 tickets and sixteen of $4,000 tick
cts amounting in all to 81 0SS 900. OF this amount
onefourth is deducted by the governmental IT,
o70; there remained unsod IA 1914 tickets, amount
ing to sll2 054 053 which drew prizes for the 60
vernment of s224,062 04. During the year there
lapsed unclaimed prizes for $3l ,l93 06, and sub
scribers' tickets paid in premium of 50 604 03A,
leaving net protto the government of 81 6sl 40
for the year. The net profit for the last twenty
years is as follows:-
1885,. $3.50 $50 OIL lsts........ 1856, COS OF
1882. 3S0l96 OK 1S49. ..... &C, 7OS o31S
l840. ....... 472,728 OIL 1850. ........ 659163 90
18A........ 375,262 OK 1851. .... e68 b29 O4h
lo4Z.... AGO. OIL 1852 ........ 1877 900 00x
1913. 4775el DIX 1858 ....... ITO 1853 o.
1844.......... b70,205 OAK 1854 .... GAL bls O6
Is46. 4Sl 422 Go 1855 ...u...1 ,098 623 06H
1876. ......... 5206l3 O3 1856 ..,l 1928 2l9 OIL X
S47......r 666458 "a 1857. i ,68l 4I0 90
The plan Of drawing is similar to the single num-
Der schemes of Wood, Eddy & Co., of Georgia, one
OF which was given in illustration above. The