, 1873-07-09
TICKLE FORTUNE.
Drawing Of the Loutsville Library
Lottery Yesterday.
Ticket 20,893 Wins the Capital Prize---
Owner Unknown.


Louisy11rE, Ky, July 8.-A 1argo audience
assembled III the Public Library Hall thIH morn
ing to Witness tho drawing connected with the
third gift COMFORT. Tho proooBs Of drawing WAS
explained by Col. G. H. Durrot, President of tho
Board Of TrustoeB. All tho tickets had boon
sold, and tho drawing was tho full BcheHo, dis
trbuting half 4 million of dollars in tho CASH.
gifts to tho tiolet-holders 4 great
many people aro in tho city from
difroront portions OF tho country.
Tho drawing has been tho principal topic for
aome Tina past, and as the day approached tho
ihtoroae grow moro intelaso, until 1t absorbed al
most eyury othor subject Yesterday aud Inst
night tho Offices Of tho several agents who had
tickets for sale we're crowded. with purchasers,
tho supply at headquarters being exhausted.
At tho opening Of the hall at o'clock
this morning crowd waa alneady
waiting at the door, which grow into
Il perfect jam br 0 o'clock. nu1nber
Of lending citizens and otalcalp Of tho city werc
on tho stdgo. As tho drawing progressed the
groatcst interest WAS manifested. and tho an
nouncoment Of the larger prizes was greeted
with applause.
Numbers 27,2a1, 57,oo5, 41.271, 1878, and
81, 7os Jrow 81 900 eacl1; 2l,7s4 lrow $4,000:
drew q 900; 22,23l draw si00; 7,7l0
1ew 9aoo dfew $780, 42oi5 fow
67,o@ drew slod 6g,9lj drew s2o0 s7,4oi
ssee eS173 t!ss' dtsW siee; s ss5 ss' d1ey ssee
S25 aGew ss9o 1os5a dro ~ 4s7oo 425e
6,954 drow $500 s,949 drew 5000 A, ,4o6 drew
5000; 9o,0o4 drow $500; 7,72e drow 1900;
95299 drew *l9e; 59959 a1 drew s s399; $399;
@ @5s,9g5 drsS s1oo: q, SIS iro9 s4od 7oss dssr
$500; $3.50 drew $1,000; 67,Gs9 drow 81, 900;
&c, 797 drew 81, 900; 5S,743 drew $4,000; 87,o40
drow 81 900, g, ,G52 drew 81 ,ooo; % ool drew @
irsa &C., S5sT sosss a9sT sFsS
10,9l0, 94,oa6, and 23,77t drew 81 ;0oo a each; I
%, ,893 drew s10O 1000; $3.50 drew $4,000; o. TIC,
| 7G.552, and GO, ESQ drew 1900 oach. ,,,,
Tho capital prizes was not drawn till 4:30 P.
M, and created an immense sonsation, tho on
tlro audience rising to its foet and a1plauddnF.
The same, aceue occurred, slightly modliicd,
With the othor prizes. WITT.
"With tho funln derived from tho present con-
cort, tho payment for. tho nagnihcont
e eadpg t a tic Ns ro eaaapy yeouae w BE- to sS%pSSe e;
annnm, will bo devoted to tho purposes of a FREQ
public library, museum, and kindred depart
ments forovor::", i1o also said; "Wlon tho
grammo for another, which will bo tho grandcat
! Of the kind tho world ever know. 1t will startlo
tho nations by its magnitude, aud bo so arranged
| that cyory fifth tlckot-holdor will bo bound to
eaal, Sits, amounting in tho aggregate to
| 900 in money. Tho capital gift will
be $3.50 900, md tho lowest ono offered will bo
museum for our city which viii eclipse all upon
this continent and rival some Of tho century,
grown collections Of the Old World. Wo have u
! library containing nome 40, 600 volumes, muae-
| gallery Of art containing several hundred pic
tureB, statues. bustH, &o., which arc open every
| day and night to tho froo uso and enjoyment
Of everybody, but .we want to increase those coli
| LOTIONS to many times their present numbers
| open IN Academy Of Design, establish a reading
room filed with the leading papers and periodi-
cnle OF tho world, anl mike this tho fnost In tho
| United States, where each soason q course Of
| lectures by the most eminent scholars Of the
age may be delivered at our cost, and FREQ to tue
| pooplo."
o. A. Krspp, Of the frm Of Joseph A. Clark &
Co., liquor dealers, in thiB city, hold No. g. Ito,
which 1reW S25.Q00,