The New York herald., 1867-02-02
THE GREAT GIFT ENTERPRISE.

ayers of the Uuion Homo and School Gift enterprise yes
terday entered upon the last stage Of their undertaking.
the distribution Of przes and she more difnsult and
disagreeable task Of convincing the unlucky ticket
holders Who have failed obtain than the worth
OF their money that the AFFAIR has been equsby con-
Quoted
AWARDING SnN PRlxKa.
In sccordanes with the advertisements all the money
prizes were duly paid up by General Van vliet yeser.
day upon the presentation Of their tickets, 70 the fortu
nate winners, At his ONCE No State street. A args
number or persons attended witness the awards and
console themselves well they could for their own
want Of luck by rejoicing the good fortune Of others
ruR $4,000 PRIZE
Much curiosity 10 generally felt and very naturally,
m to the lucky person. by whom the ft prize has been
gained Unfortunate holders OF lottery stock may
haps, derive some comfort Tor thsr asapPo.n.mem, &
lively lively needy man, Mr. Mclaughlin was i ,hs l
Anon, forty years but has recently been compelled
give up work in consequences Of severe attack Of par
Ss SS hss nov 70, enrcSd IN 30
he win return with his wife TO Ireland, where no was
born and there end his days me other prizes we're
Meanwhile large numbers Of those unfortunate parsons
other Of sucient vaue 10 satisfy their possibly sxtrava
sant expectations bet0ok themselves 70 the
enterprise 70 OBTAIN Soma COubOioSOn
Of their money in abusing the managers Of tho undsrak
TIM nAxAsERs--wanr ARE rHEsf
70 discover the whereabouts OF these gentlemen, how
sSsii former once al ooc Broadway ths only ndicaon
": = bed s &
Breadvy and psrs. o. 'sssys, IS
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snknswn Some ingenious in9viessl nowessy. -
animate aud iusaim.ss comprising haif do.sa
clerks Of various degrees o. clvihw ana inteili-
ssnce ana aSeu. :. s?os' number ,s Of, q sewing
on the rst noor TIE Aoos leading TO this saActu was
guarded by neatly dressed yonns mas. with hair
,ask il WAS 70 demand the business or the anxious in
quirers who applied for admission and see that they
we're eod de holders o. lottery s"cs HAVING es1Csd cs,
20 This seosinei The applicant allowed to proceed
1- a DlsooNTEsnD CROWD.
y The wzy i'm having once found out, the number
OF visitors Interested In the lottery rapidly increased
nlng I'D the devoted TO liz business crovdng the
budipg With faces and voices loudly pro-
claiming their disgust and disappointment From about
eleven O'Clock until four the scene both Outside and
aiv@ Of cvery grade OF society from the elegantly
lady, whose carriage was waiting outside 70 hear
her away 80 she should have finally learned tho
stern fs Of fats in reference to her forty tickets
or the merchant with massive gold chain and broad
cloth coat down % ne poor wSisn 9. ne boasy
blacks police officers gamblers, 'spors farmers, SOL
de and every class and description Of the fairer ser
were mingled together in one motley crowd OF dsap-
pointed and grumbling humanity.
-M WITH MASAGEfel
The room was divided in two by wooden barrier the
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other being appropriated TO visitors In many cases the
applicants speedily disposed or and sulenly satisfied
These were attended 70 by the subordinates
members Of the lottery stah but In other
Instances. where the persons we're N me snas lag,
90 become sfrsctious," the services of the chef
agent OF the essbshment were called In This gentle
proved himself fniy equal 10 the emergencies con-
stanty occurring and displayed degree OF diplomatic
ski and tha, would place him in the front rank
among politicians
For example, lady with bius spectsfles clad
IN mourning garments, evidently shycv or the
mart msschs. ~as sp sa sh arm % rsns 70 'Ss bar ssd e
mands how il is that she has drawn prize
To Ss Ss.S o. ss 'sS snr %
question IN tone of greater dissemination than before
..os," replies the ssu,lsm.n; s, with : sauv.y
s'pI pia.. 's no, q any S great worth, perhaps' %
cannot got anything less IN value than photograph Of
General Grant or lead pencil You will get one of the
minor prizes Yes continues the lady, nothing
lined "a gucss they will be minor-soothpicks, per
hspe.n mo, madam again responds the lottery
ch ef with smile OF admiration The sharp viii Of tho
mine vanity Of ths spplicantrhis is not too,hpick
enterprise
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Take another requiring yet more skilfu handling
farmer residing few mfes from New York. in scan
ming the lists givon In newspaper OF the prizes dis
covered that his ticket had won $3.50. lie al once
Hfprk.N nrst class hotel Coee
70 the theatre, indulges in an oyster supper,
with few glasses Of burning nuid "Ior the
romachs sake" wakes mp In the morning very late
with fearful hssdsche behinks himself Of hs busi-
In the city, and n goes 70 the or
the lottery Arrived here he rs informed that the state
rnent the paper an error aud that number juss
ten behind his the legally entitled the green.
backs. Now. 70 make such an announcement this TO
. with headache created by Now York whiskey
requires no small smount of courage. To induce him
TO believe thst everything Is fair is impossible and
needs no little diplomacy 70 RESTRAIN him from commit
ting brcach Of the peace.
Ef INDIGNANT misHnAN
frequently happens IN more serious matters, the
persons who had lost the least made the most nosss
whilst those who had number VI tickets aud had
nevertheless got nothing treated their with calm
Iortifudc possibly consoled bv the reflection that they
had bought their tickets cheap, having benefited from
the reduction made TO persons clubs who bought
them % IN parcels striking Illustration Of this may be
solitary ticket in the confident expectation tbst the
investment he was going 10 roare 90 99p on who had
dismally failed Made aware of the melancholy blight
that had thus wthcred his budding hopes he vented his
disappo niment by abusing the managers-nrst TO their
fsce, and then subsequently, the door, In measured
terms "Ba iabsrs ~ said he--lhe may have used q
different OATH but u can bs proved the authority Of
every Irish comedy extan, that this s the one he ought
20 nave empioyedl-"ts all swndie; sure, " nsn :
dozen bcys wd such myself we'd chass them out Of
their shanty mighty quick" well" said Abystandsr,
"a snit has already been commeDccd against thsm y
Damn tbe sut replied he: they ought W be hunE
An& he stood for oi hour The door, rating the
lottery monseEs and volunteering advice 60 the perons
VINO came w on similar efrand 20 thns wnich ne nao
himself inst completed afa thie place whsre they
distribute the przes - 'On yes sid he; They are
distributing the bls; youn vet cents worth for your
money
IS Ir A swrSpLE?
Among the crowd wbo visited the Office yesterday
there undoubtedly universal feeling OF dlssais-
faction. A singular circumstances connected with the
nsi,er was that appeared At any time anon the
scene who had won any thing worth winning. OF who
had bought ten, twenty and even hfty sickew, and
sfawn sothng cf greater value than dollar. OF
sorrs The rvmber Of lsns prDes mpst be