Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-10
Tbe I,ou,sville L.brary Drawing.

With regard to the Louisville Library
Drawing, which took place on Saturday,
the Courier-J Journal of yesterday says:
THE GRAND PRIZE.
There have been al sorts of rumOrs In
circulation concerning the holder OF the
$4,000 ticket, and its possession has been
assigned to many people in as many locali-
ties. The question had got to be quite as
interesting and apparently quite as unau-
swersble IS the famous interrogation: "Who
struck Billy Patterson" The following
dispatch, received last night, settles all dis
pute about the matter:
To the Editor of the Courier-Journal.
COLUMBUS, IND, Dec. S.-The lucky
ticket six thousand four hundred and fifty
is held Dy club of ten persons OF this city.
[ am not the fortunate owner OF any portion
Of it. 4. u. BoNDURANT.
Mr.. Bondurant is prominent officer of
the ,Jeffersonville, Madison and IndiaDapo-
lis railroad, at Columbus, and his positive
assertion settles the vexed question. The
coveted prize is therefore divided up among
ten persons, giving to each 81 800, which is
Quite snug little sum, and certainly a
handsome return for the investment. New
theless, We have no doubt that each mem
Der of the club feels just Little disappoint
I'd thst he did not hold the whole ticket.
There is a great deal of moralizing over
the affair-by those who failed to draw a
prize. The holders of prize tickets, how
ever, appear very well content to take their
money and try it again.
OTHER PRIZES.
A gentleman from Indianapolis was In
the city yesterday with two hundred tick
cts, out Of which he got something over
5000, one ticket alone drawing $4,000.
The Exposition club, which held 2 long
list of tickets, drew $3.50.
Otto Bentle, an industrious coDpersmith,
in the employment of james BEidgeford &
Co., holds the quarter of ticket the num-
Der of which came out along with $675
prize.
Fortune favored Squire Foreman to the
extent of rewardiDg him with a half-inter-
est in SIS.
George White, a frame-maker, who
works for Messrs. Escott, and who is a
brother of the keeper of the Eistern Gene
terry, is reported to hold fractional ticket
of No. 26,6SS, which drew tie handsome
premium of SIS, $50.
William Harlan, engineer at MnldOon q
Co.'s marble-works, is also said to be the
holder Of quarter ticket ealing for the
fourth of the same prize
The finn of Liter 81 Martin, grocers, on
the corner of Ninth and Magazine streets,
were the holders of half ticket drawing
$50.
The drawings of the Limerick Club
amounted to about s., 600. A second club
formed in the same locality drew $50.
a club got up at the 81. Cloud Hotel,
which Invested in quarter tickets only, cap
tured the fourth Of two SIS priz 5.
There were but few successful numbers
held here, and those were divided up among
members of clubs to such a degree that the
share of each was very small. We have
heard Ofseveral clubs the members Of which
are entitled to seventy five cents each, let
cash, as the result of their venture.
Mr.. Ed. B. Lott, clerk at Sutton's drug
store, on the corner of Tenth and Jeffar-
son streets, purchased ticket 6,450 in the
first library drawing, which came OFF in De
cember last. In making his selection he
first picked up another number, aud was IL
the act of paying for it when bis eye fell
upon ticket 6,450, aud feeling sudden pre-
sentiment thai it was lucky number, he
pushed TIE first ticket aside and bought the
latter. When the drawing came off he suf
fered double disappointment. Nc. 6 ,45(
drew nothing, but the ticket which he hac
refused drew S17,50O.
As far as we have been able to learn
there have been very few prizes drawn il
Nashville. I'VE hear that Green Sawyer
holds No. 23,4S9, which calls for 81 800
and that Frank Krider, Of this city, alsC
draws S375.