Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-14
The Gift Concert Lottery.


At noon to-day about fifty persons, including
seven or eight ladies, assembled at Trades
Union Hall, corner of Sth and 4 streets, to hear
benefit OF the Soldiers and Sailors Oroban Asv-
luns announced. 1t will be remembered that
at the concert in this city on the sd Of Novem-
Der, tie numbers were drawn and safely locked
In box. which the committee placed i'm charge
OF the National Safe Deposit Company, when
II was attached by the Marshal for an a.iyer-
Using bill. Some days ago the bill was paid
ana the committee gave out that the num-
bers would be announced 1t Trades Union
nan at room to-aay. The hour of noon
passed without any signs Of committee or
box, and the holders began to get uneasy
Finally the box made its APPEARANCE, and at I
o'clock the commttee-Col. T.. r. O'Brien j.
c. Garlord, M jor F. ID. Herbert, DIR. A. j. Bor-
entered the room and the announce ments were
made, Dr. BOrland assuring the assembage that
the box had not been tempered with. The first
number was 1855 for SO prize, and score
more of similar ones were announced. Number
5l3i5 drew the story brick house No. sc Calvert
street, Baltimore; 1861 drew $4,000 Browns
vile, Nebraska, bond; 26733. "A $500 North Caro-
Ina bond; 1895. 500 Brownsville bond; 22440
drew 80 shares Northern Central Railroad stock;
lSJ.1, $50 Brownsville bond; 15223 same
4Ci14, same; E'S', do. $780, 5l3lG do. s1Oi; 1891
country residence near GovanstoWn, Baltimore
county, Nd. valued at 81 500.
No. Is .2's drew 500 Brownsville bond but
Dr. Boriand stated that there was something
wTorg, as IL had piece torn out. and was in
pencil, and he refused TO announce. The case
was referred TO the comntte, and the drawing
went on: "a 500, SloO Brownsville bond; 81, ISL ,
do; l6,52', 81 shares of National Mechanics
Bark stock, of Baltimore, valued at $1,000;
Sl.l5l, Sle6 Brownsville bond; 25,351, S5Oj
Brownsville bond; ,9o6, 20 shares Baltimore and
Ohio railroad: 81 ,C52, 800 Brownsville bond.
4s.5J3 drew 2.20 acres of land in Washington
county, Md. with three dwellings &C.. valued
at SO eco; 11,oJt, country residence year Go
VanstcWn, valued at 40 600; ,S95 200 Browns
vile bond; 25,2t5, $1,000 Brownsville bond;
eit4, lot neal GOvanstOwn, valued at 4, 500;
SiyJCS, Brownsville bond 500; SO, Cos, one three.
story brick house on Baltimore street Baltimore
Md, valued at SIG so, % 1ss, Brownsville bond
Size: 1855, Brownsville bond, 81 900; IL 3l1
one city lot near Goyanstown, Maryland
valued at $500; q 5ss, Brownsville bond,
500; 1854, ten shares Citizens Bank Bsti-
more, Maryland, S1.10o; 4o,251, Brownsville
bond, 500; 1865, Brownsville bond, 500;
3s,4il, do; 3s,sl3, do, $500; 2.4l3, do, $780,
s;1S0, 10 shares Citizens National Bank Balti-
more, 81 600; 16.435, Brownsville bond, 500;
1911, 50 Geo nited States bond 81 ISL Browns
vile bond, 500; 3i,7ls, city lot near Govans-
town Md; valued at 81 800; 10 81, Brownsville
The drawing was still in progress when our
report closed.
The CoNNIssIoN TO AUDIT CLAIMS against
the corporations have concluded their second
session. and in addition to the claims passed upon
IN thelr former session, amounting TO nearly one
million OF dollars, report $4,000 more. This
latter amount IL made up from small sums and
several claims for street improvements under
contracts maze Dy Bowen and Mayor Emory,
which were commenced, and have since been
completed under the Board OF Public Works
but which the Board do not recognize in the set
uement OF their accounts.
MAX STEAKOeCH TO PAY $500 BECAUSE
hELLoGG Didn't SING AT THE NATIONAL
THEATER--In the Circuit Court, Judge Mac
Arthur, Yesterday, after our report closed the
case Of Spalding & Rapley agt- Max Strakosch-
action for damages for breach of contract in not
iulhlling an engagement for the appearance Of
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg at the National The
aier-was given 20 the jury, who returned YER
dict for plaintiffs for s5A0. The amount claimed
was IS COO.
SHOCKING CASE OF observation-disclosures
day Sanitary Officer Sullivan found in a shantv
on l.th street, near the Metropolitan railroad
stables, colored man, named Henry TAYLOR
who had but one leg. and that appeared To be
rotting on. He was lying helpless while chick
enswere hopping about his person he heinz nm
able TO drive them of. A permit was procured
and he was taken TO the asylum.
SNALL-Pcx.-Yesterday Lieutenant Noonan.
OF the sanitary police, had the coach man of Hon
Fernando Wood removed TO the smallpox hos
pital, he having been found sick with small box
in the stables adjoining the residence Of Mr..
Wood.