The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-29
THE LEGION LOTTERY.


Drawing for the Prizes Of the Shandiey
Lesiou--The Lucky Men Who Got Cash and
Oiher Things-A Big Audience and General
Good Hunlor.
There was high time at Bryant's old hall in Four
teenth street last night or course. Dan and his
black faced friends were not hand OF OLD to do
the honors, but for all that there was an immense
audience The chairs which the "end man" and his
musical chums were wont TO occupy when .Shoo
Fyn was in It's glory were not to be seen, but
in their stead were q good many other chairs not
quite 50 regular In their shape or style the min
strel-bcssed originals. Indeed, they were OF all
fashions, from the big armchair, which Colonel
Pat Koenan smuggled from "beow stairs" where
the Old properties" were
LYING IN NOTORIOUS HEAPS,
to the ibrec-legged stool which Captain Ullman
sc zed upon In q dark corner Of the hallway as he
came In, and which bewildered reporter robbed
him Of when his back was turned, before he had
time enjoy Its hard comfort In the middle OF the
stage there was big desk, much the
worse Off for wear, the peculiar architec-
tural beauties OF which were deity hidden
by bran new American nag Behind this desk was
nigh chair, very much like the kind that were
used by children years ago, when infants were not
born as big as they are nowadays and on this
chair sat General william M. Tweed, Jr., with
boy from the First ward was affected to tears on
first catching glimpse Of the Generals counter
nance. At low table, to the left OF the befagged
desk, nicely
and three bran SILK hats belonging to three Alder
men, sat Eugene Durnin the perfect picture OF good
humor. Joe Toeker also shared Eugene's bench. On
the right SIDE OF tho desk Alderman A. H. Stewart,
with q big wheel at his elbow, looked upon tho
noisy crowd IN the seats and private boxes as
Though he knew he and his box were the observed
OF ali observers and that the wheel Of fortune was
thing he had something to say about on this particu
ar sss Occasion was tss drawings
prizes Of the 'Shandey Legion which had not been
able to get over Its big Irving Hall dinner on Thanks
giving Day In time to have the prizes DIR avn the
same night. The audience, besides being immense
In numbers, was immense with Its own importance,
and made itself telt all over the house by the free
dem with which 1t greeted every body on the stage
"Say, Glneraln exclaimed one redhaired Individual
shenanigan round here tonight, viii yer9 Let
Stewart turn that air wheel like plazes before he
puts his hand In for ticket.
DON'T LET I'm PUT HIS FOOT IN IT."
"Gcntlemen," said the General, 1--WE are to draw
for the prizes fairly and squarey There are ninety
viii be recorded and then the first number drawn
Will have the first choice, and 80 on. So we Will
The venerable Stewart rolled up his sleeves and
JUST ONE EYE CLOSED,
rs though to show everybody he could go 1t half
blind, anyhow. The noise at once subsidized. The
wneel went round and round. The Alderman's
to light. He passed 1t TO General Tweed, who
read '424n
1Weli, Them exclaimed stentorian voice. "that
aren't my tecket. arter oil. Try agin, Gineral.
alters did hev good luck"
Down went Stewards arm again. 'Three hundred
and seventeen ~ cried the General,
"By the gOly's that's mine ~ yelled fellow In the
furthest part OF the room.
mo t'aint,n exclaimed another, "it's mine. Look
"a here, sonny, my tickets 3l7 Is plain Is day."
tLets look. That's so, MINES near 1t, though $40.
Don't they give nuthin' to next door tlcketsfn
THE LUCKY NUMBERS.
It was amid interruptions like these that the draw
ing went to the end BY ten O'Clock the last prize
ncrs OF the principal prlzes:NO. 424 Charles Dunn,
437 East Seventeenth street, $780, gold; 317, James
O'Hara, 80 Clarks0n street. $780, currency; Az suit
OF clothes, James Roberts; 1852, gold watch, NJ Ea-
gan, ia Clinton street; $40, Omar Urick "a suffolk
street, $40, gold; 93 Warren Butt, same e7e James
Dusenbury 28l Delaney street, China tea set.
Nos. 600, GA 290 $40, III, 515 SOS, &c. $50, 670,
252, 800 and 800 got $25. The numbers which
drew the other prizes were 400, 407, 1885, 1877, N9,
CAS- 1885, $50, 847, 910 807 800, 900, "a, 1866, GA,
$685. 49, 426, 2S6 80, 1913, 307, $685. 982 344 81 629.
49, l75 231. $780, s52 274 251, 473 CO. $780, 6l3, 625,
975, $751; 775 500, ITO, 484, 1862 $685. 616, 1871 TIP,
743, $685. 644 645, 1877, 4S6, ia $685. 169, 604, 1892
96l, 1885, 49, 495, 6I5, 9s5, 334 679 654, S39. 10,
90, $50, so, $50.
THE coRONERs' OFFICE IN LUCK.
Coroner Keenan, won prize 231, which was an
order from Brady for full size India ink portrait Of
the winner.
The Legion adjourned in good humor, and the
winners OF solid cash and greenbacks surprised
to find new friends at every step they TOOK after
leaving the hall.