The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-01-17
fFrom the Louisville Courier-Journal.J
THE LOUISVILLE LOTTERY.
The Great Prize of s41, 900 Drawn by a
Club Of Ten Persons.

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When the music ceased the fatefnl
wheels were turned SO as to thorough
ly mix their contents; the little blind
boy, George Milton Miller, was seat
ed at the tax wheel, and the little
blind girl. Louisa Monahan, at the gift
Wheel The audience had now reach
ed perhaps a thousand. All held
their breath while the boys hand was
directed to the opening in the wheel.
lie drew forth tag, and it was taken
from his hand by Col. Alfriend, who
glanced at it sharply, and called out
"36,503p
There was an audible stir in the au.
dience. Only one could hold the
number, unless it had been sold in
quarters, and every ear was bent 10
catch the value OF the prize--every
one who held another number dread
ing lest tho one announced should
draw
THE CAPITAL PRIZE.
In the meantime the little blind girls
hand was placed in the door of the
gift wheel; the white fingers glided
forward, closed quickly around one Of
the little paper cylinders that cnclos-
ed prize, drew it rapidly forth, and
unclosed TO leave it in the hand Of
Dir. Stratton, the crier OF gifts. That
gentleman cut Off the end of the case,
drew forth rolled paper, unroIled it,
and displayed it before the audience,
showing in large figures, and at the
same time crying aloud "s75"
There was marked show Of relief
in the audience. Their chances were
STILL IN THE WHEEL,
And they set themselves with watch
ful interest to note the succeeding
drawings. There were many present
with paper and pencils, who took
down the numbers and prizes as they
were announced, and when the criers
got warmed up TO their work it was
about as much as one man could do
TO follow them closely and accurately.
The eighth number drawn won
$50. This created some stir in the
crowd, but was quickly succeeded by
quite sensation in the drawing of
the tenth number, which was Is, 1868,
aud called for $50 The drawing
then progressed quietly until 14,9iI
was announced, which also called for
$3.50. This ticket was held by some
one in the audience, and though the
owner doubtless looked as did most
of the ticket-holdors. yet the an.
nouncement of even that much luck
was too much for his GOODNESS, and he
sprang up and shouted
/ "Kgxov
The audience applauded loudly, but
when, shortly afterward, 62,6lS drew
$3.50, the applause was perfectly deaf:
ening.
The drawing progressed in com
para,iye quiet until the thirty-seeond
number was drawn from the wheel
Il was 6,450, and Col. Alfrlend cried
it in his stcntorian voice and tnrned
to take another tag from the blint
boy. Mr.. Stratton slowly unrollet
the prize, but the eyes of the crowt
were bent on the tag-wheel. Tn,
: prizes had been ranging from s75 L
$3.50, and interest had Stacked, as tht
people were not expecting anythin.
important at that moment, when th'
figures suddenly glared before then
: like
A FLASH OF LIGHTNING,
, And the voice of the crier announced
l with the sudden and sonorous roll o
unexpected thunder:
"Sere,ty.,ire thousand dollars"
3 The audience was astounded. Th
people all rose from their seats, an,
: strained their eyes at the figures as
9 they could scarcely credit what the
t saw. But the black lines stood on
0 in unmistakable prominence, and ther
. was no doubling the story they told
q The capital prize was out of tn
0 wheel, and not one in the now vas
+ assembly had the winning number
: Il was grand success for somebod,
8 but it would have been expecting
9 little too much OF human nature t
n look for hearty applause under sue
J.. circumstances. There were
Q FEW FAINT STAMPS
= OF the feet and a meager sound {
n hands as they were reluctant
Q brought together, as doubling wheti
: that was exactly the pace where tn
e applause came in; but the dolefi
y "Oh's" and "Oh my's!" and that prt
). longed whistle, more expressive
8 wonder than q dozen exclamatio
points, predominatcd over every otl
er sound, except the general stir an
hustle that naturally marked the SCI
g sation of the day.
e There have been all sorts of n
I mors in circulation concerning th
holder of the S75, 900 ticket, and il
|. possession has been assigned to man
people in as many localities. tt
|, question had got to be qnite as inte
esting, and apparently quite as uiial
v swerable, as the famous interrogatio,
"Who struck Billy Patterson ?" I'll
], following dispatch, received last nigh
n settles all dispute about the matter
!, COLUMBUS. Indy Dec 9th.
To the Editor of The Courier-Jo,s
d nal. The lucky ticket, 6,450, is hel
= by club of ten persons of this cit
IL ] am not the fortunate owner of an
t. portion of it. E. g. BoNDURANT.
n Mr.. Bondurant is prominent of
Ger of the Jeffersonville, Madison an
% Indianapolis Railroad at Colunab
u and his positive assertion settles Il
e vexed question. The coveted pri;
q is therefore divided up among Il
persons, giving to each 81, 500, whit