The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-24
From tho San Francisco Dunoun.
The California Eottcry.
SowEvrs OF THE DRAwHo.

piatIorm add addressed the audience. er.
Piaining the manner Of making tho
drawing, which we have already derrrib.
ed IN the Bulletin. lie named the zen.
ueman who witnessed the act Of plnrin~
the tickets and prizes Ia the Wheel. Hr
said one Of the blind children would
draw ticket from the wheel. nnd
Mesars. Smiley IN Hickox would -.
preach, read the drawn number ura a..
noupce IL 10 the audience The Prize
would then be drawn from the other
wheel by another blind child. unsaalod
By another member of the committee and
announced 20 the marker and audience.
Ii would then be placed in n trunk I'M the
custody of the committee, and which viii
be sealed and kept inviolato. ills ne.
marks were received with frequent do
monstrations Of applause by the audience.
Having given his explanation Mr
swain said the managers would retire and
act as mere spectators Of the drawing.
AT the conclusion of his remarks the
blind children were led 10 the front of
platform by Prof Wilkinson, who said
that in accordance with invitation he had
brought twelve Of them from the insti-
tuition 20 make the drawing. He then
retired, leaving little girl at tho wheel of
| tickets, and a boy at the wheel Of prizes.
There was "A brcathless silence IA nhe
drew forth the FIRST number, IO.6I1-and
it continued gill the prize was drawn anf
announced, $4,000, when there was 4
general burst Of applause from all parts of
the building The numbers Of the ucf.
cts were called by Mr.. Smiley, and che
number Of the prizes by Mr. Ives. The
first ticket was drawn az thirty-Gvc min-
utes past nine a. M.
The second ticket was numbered B9
Z3l, and drew prize of8l0OO.
The third Of the drawing was 40. 1872.
and drew 500. When this prize was
announced there was general shout of
laughter from the audience and crior.
where Is hey Where Is the lucky
man. The next numbers drew small
prizes.
Every man and woman ia the audi.
ence could be seen inspecting books and
slips Of paper, in which they had record.
ed the numbers Of their tickets. Two
men were required at each of the winoer.
and they reyolyed the wheels after each
drawing.
At the end Of sixteen minutes fourteen
tickets had been drawn.
The fifteenth ticket. No. 100 OBJ. drew
a prize ofSl7 600 the announcement Of
which created much excitement. peopIe
being generally inclined TO laugh nc Tho
small prizes.
At The end of22 minutes 2l prizes had
been drawn.
Two or three times an individual yell
Of delight testified that some ore had
struck n winning number, and was emit
tied 20 n prize. At lOa. m, the hall
was filled 10 the platform and back 30 the
Powell street end Of the building. Al
that hour thirty prizes had been drawn.
showing that the operation Of drawing "a
ticket and the prize occupied about one
minute.
At 1920 the drawing was stopped for
a space Of about FIVE minutes, during
which time both wheels we're rapidly he.
volved-4l prizes having been drawn, ag.
gregating Sj4, 700, being an average OF
more than $1,000 10 each number.
After intermission, the drawing opened
with an SIS, 900 prize. The winner of
this was man, apparently a German.
but who was too excited 10 tell bis name.
He turned deathly pale, and those nehr
him thought be would faint away, but ha
soon recovered his composure, and no.
tired. The announcement Of the result
was received with loud applause and pro-
ongcd yells from enthusiastic persons in
he audience.
TIE SCENE oS MONTGOMERY STREET.
once witnessed, will long be remembered.
Crowds Of excited people are hurryinu
20 and fro AT this timc-l:20 p. m. Men.
women and children-regardIess Of time
Dr. place, iostle each other with the free
lom of old acquaintance. Every 9th
1r person met had a note book or biz
IF paper in his or her hand, and only
halted for n moment 90 make c0mpar.
sons and estimates. Eagerly they
'rowd before the Bulletin and Call pub
ication Offices, and await the advent of
come new figure. During the intervals
the drawing o. the numbers.
Dr. rather the receipt Of the numbers
lrawn, the countenanccs seen wore n
anxious look. Meanwhile the
)oys arc vending extras, and finding
ready sale therefor. Every Eve on
en- minutes the lads make their APP
Dearance with fresh patches Of extra.
the latest figures, and the
-ate AZ which they disappear Is aston
shing. Frequently, 70 tie delight oi
he youths, purchasers forget 70 wait
Tor change. If the inmates Of the In
sane asylum were turned loose on our
public thoroughfares il il doubtful III
many Of them would present more symp-
.oms Of lunacy than have been exhib-
ted by some Of the wcak-minded tick
,t-holders who thronged the street yes
erday.
TIE FIRST PRIZE.
AT the 200th drawing number 15l, O77
vas called, and drew the prize Of $780,
400. There VASES tremendous storm OF
applause, which was redoubled when an
I'D gray-haired woman was presented in
he gallery a. the person who was entitled
% the prize. The grand incident of the
affair had been reached and passed, and
after a short pause the tickle wheels we're
put in motion again, and the edicts Of
late announced. Tho principal interest
n the affair has been satisfied, and now
)nly the lesser prizes can be drawn
However. the crowd remained intact and
here is the same close study of noto-
books and memoranda as before.
ABOUT THE LARGE PRIZE.
When the larger prizes we're announced
everybody, Of course, was anxious 30
earn who the lucky owners were, and no
me could tell positively All sorts Of
JUNIORS were set ahoat, but among fny
,r sixty thousand excited people 10 def.
lite information could be obtained When
i man yelled il was concluded that he