Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-01
55.1O4.
Memphis Captures the Capital Prize
of the Louisville Lottery
Drawing.

The sensation on the streets yesterday
afternoon and this morning was the win
ming Of the capital prize of $lS7 900, the
ticket, No. 55.l04, being held in this
city. The holders of the coupons for the
ticket are ten in number, at five dollars
each, and are all believed to be residents
of TIE Bluff.
So far as our reporter could catch and
interview, the holders of coupons ap
pears as follows: The prize ticket, No,
So, lO4, was sold in tenths to divers per
sons by Arthur Gibson, the lottery agent
at this point. The holders Of these
coupons are reported to be: j. & NJ.
Steele, merchants, Exchange Building,
Front street, one-tenth; a club of twenty
young men, two-tenths; Joe Wetter, a
sporting man, one-twentieth; Charley
Iceland, the well known billiard man at
the Peabody, one-twentieth Iceland
and Wetter holding tenth); Mr.. Toube,
of the boot and shoe house Of Toube q
Marks, on Main street, one-tenth;
Mr.. Chris Steinkuhl, the well known
proprietor of the Capitol Saloon, in
Whisky Chute, one-twentieth; j. NJ. Bar.
bour, Of the hardware firm of Barbour &
Simpson, one-twentieth Barbour and
Steinkuhl holding tenth); Mr.. Bohlen,
of the ice firm of Bohlen & Huse, one.
tenth; Mr.. Lunn, plumber, one-tenth.
The other two-tenths unknown-the
holders being too modest to make them
selves known and become famous 1t
was rumored that Mr.. Furstenheim, a
Front street cotton and grocery man,
held a coupon for tenth, but our re-
porter, after interviewing him, found out
that it was canard of the lst Of April
order.
Our interchangeable representative heard
it whispered that the clever Beal street
chemist, DR.. Theodore Hoerner, had a
tenth, but, alas this was also a sell,
which cost our reporter two street car
tickets. Many others were likewise in
terviewed, but not one of them held the
charmed number. 1t may be possible
that some of those mentioned above as
being the lucky men do not deserve the
sppellation, as a reporter like all other
bipeds, can hear most wonderful things
on All Fools day.
The newspaper fraternity invested
largely in tickets, probably $4,000 more
or less, but the only successful pencil
singer was David Philip, who is con-
nected in reportorial capacity with the
Appeal. Dave treated his friends libe
rally last night, and invested portion
of his 5000 prize money in spiritual food.
1t is understood that Dave will take a
trip to Europe in May and revel on his
native heath in the vicinity of Glasgow,
Scotland. He has invited all the city
editors and reporters to accompany him
free of all expense to them.
Chris Steinkuhl did not intend pur
chasing ticket, but his wife asked him
to do so, and he was too gallant and po-
lite to refuse, and the five dollars thrown
out upon the waters of lottery brought
back over $4,000. He intends purchas-
ing home for himself and family.
The men who invested largely in
tickets and drew blanks are not heard
from, they wisely and philosophically
to wait for another chance.
The questions on the streets to-day
we're, What did you draw" "Did you
have a chance in the capital prize "
etc. Many gentlemen drew small prizes,
but failed to so announce their luck on
account of creditors who would be on
hand in few minutes to offer their con-
ordinations and present their bills, this
being the first of the month, when unfor
tuuate debtors are Tended by collectors.
Below is appended list of the prizes;
The following are the numbers draw
ing over $1,000: