, 1874-04-03

etNpcHHous snam mid EntInblE.9
1'"''' ar' '' Of tic Cincinnati
Tho modern repetition of tho South Soo-Duhblo
burst hero to-day. Two or three hundred thou-
sand people hayo bits Of waste paper in their
pocket-books tonight, representing their folly
observer ot thls Louisville Ebrary prawns s and nd
ita aurroundinge-and not m observer holding d
/. ticket eithcr-1 must eay that It haa ovory ap-
poaranSe OF being q etupondous ehan and hum
nag. doe sno Il u to pccana.y fatnoas Of s
tho State OF Kentucky, newspapers nnd all. It
1B pttful sight to SEQ tho journals Of this city
linked together In tho work Of robb1ng tho poor
by filling their columns with locals and donblo-
leadod editorials, nrtfu1ly appealing to the pas
sion for gambling In human nature. Their puirs
and advauce alluaiona have boon Bt,,diously ro-
mantle and seductive. The Cou,icr-Journalt this
morning ingeniongly tolls how New York lady,
who Las invested hoavily, is ut tho Gait House
waiting for tho vast tidlnga and how d certain
Mr. Pancake, who parts tho rest Of his namo in
tho middle, md struck 1t rich in n previous
drawing ia again On hand to try his luoh. These
cunning little touches inflame tho imagination of
p!e, great army Of whom aro out of pocket to-
night, and can chiefly thank Louisville news-
paper CANNON for it.
All day hnve watched tho big fraud called tho
drawing, e1cept, during tho noon intermission,
whom Hooked through tho other fraud called
the Public Library Of Kentucky. A word hero
about this library. The lottery advertisements
say tho library has $4,000 volumes, aud 20, 900
moro on tho ,say. Tho highest numbered book
I could find on tho shelves did not roach
libraries not associated with lotteries, I do
not believe. there ara 5000 volumes In
tho Louisville aIair. Many OF these seom
to havo heon rakod out Of secondhand col
LOTIONS. Trash is profusely abuu5ant--Huch as
duplicated volumos on tho sutro Tunnol-big
books, and about as valuable as Patent Ollco
reports. asked ono OF the Assistant Librarians
for tho catalogue. He said tho Institution didn't
him to toll mo how many books wore in tho
Library. His reply was that ho didn't know, but
that a great many now ones had boon ordered.
The collection Of curiosities attachod to tho
r,1ana Library a. Is vel enough aa beginning
Tho Library itself is 1labby collection Of odds
and ends, tlat wouldn't fetch $4,000 under tho
hammer. 30 its not into books tho tremendous
profits Of tho swind1o are going:
Where 80 aro received into this library-lottery,
only 81 Ia paid out In prizes. The victim yir-
Tho salo Of tlcketB for tho prosouf drawing
Ma was M 70 IVY At goo each. This givcs d total Of
ThG AMOUNT P9a o@s osa in prizes is
wheFo this palpnblo grab catches gula is in onor-
luck are numerous, aud with benevolent
newspapers to allure thom with easy
snaro pell-moll. The question il. what viii hc-
como Of tho 81 .125.0W laft after thn nrizca ~
this drawing is settled2 AGENTS selling tiokata
secure 10 per cont. Their remuneration, thero-
printine Mt nn eYen s1I nf0 and othnr n~,,enaaa u
at $50 000. This will jeaya in tha hnpds ~
the manage1s tho iDmenso sum If AKIN ocG
Docs ANYBODY boI;eyo thnt tho nnrcl,nsa ~
few cart-loada Of shabby, secondhand booka can
drodth part Of this sum Not nenn,,
Ono feature Of tho drawing today 1oohca ,fka
bold and defiant swiudlo. Nnt mil tla ,.arro rno
ing did the lottory-mnnagors mako ~ 4 public
Of tho CO. 600 ticketa had hoan eol3 anJ tlat ~
tho prizas. consenuontv won,d k sna1a5 a,t
25 per cent. OF courso. lie numhar NJ ticsota oma
PLACED in tho whooi Should also hnye bean 1n sc@a5
down. as per cent,-that is, to 1000. Tie
this would be done. D1t Il waan't ono ;xt .4s1
thousanJ tickota won't intn t,a ,stan; 9Ia.5
thon, on tho yory morning of tLo dra.;rg AJv, H.,
made an ateration in their nan - NV NV
cash. Nice IIt]a nI,,mnta - snn; .u9M 90 u
to invite an jnvnsttuniion hv tha foniat t;ais.'
loldera. o'''~AA ~ WAC 3o'4so sl'A"'-
yonr corroa,o,,do,,+ r,,, ~ .,,,..
OF tic drawing in ha p"hf;c G4 ars ~ snG
were conntryman anv nue 1uers t,puo ahy Of them
,,on's, na1Sa any we're mechanics. fow
nyaasnf Tuo, u ,voi;aa now1a fa Wlth age were
each anxions]v wn;ting tn I,oan 4hbanS'1u uus;
nanaIe 11is atern.1 fart,,1So . honr taat he hld
can.on the anect"tn1a se,a anoss "ithout OK
and women. Fhe ntel1;ronb ",ifkg morcsM,fa men
wore scorce,v rourasan.ad ~ ngIoanste vi ~ olasaos
snootatoru f,oid tiaiT o,sn n,,rhnr a4ese !1oo
op wntnbea tho drowinna a1a IN ~ tnolr ilals
aucoa And how manv 81 thae ,oreo rur nugIiains I
do vnn ennoeo wnro sr1ao,.ia Iat 1aigo audience
the day? nat ono. Tho hiGcoat o'1ntG 1an1 onstng
thon Tint hoard Of wa to6fb ~ u1 a. 7sa na'nong
Tie drawing boann nbo,,t @n IN n VI ,t'3 v5' .ov.
duote eenr9nsy' and ao a. oa ~ tha "''o h maa CON
ooncerned. with aeemino fatrnass uo ~, mneoa M VIA
waa ocnunIed by nrov.ho91oI rosnootaiI H sIsaRo
inT men Win somo 1eonjc w,,, ,t;Il.aple-iook- t,;,'la
grant d teoi All" battor e opnppod ~. n might 20
years. T,yo lnrrn whanls w+h - o,aaa sv aeehnlnG
ent reyolvnr ma of thaso GreS, ~ Wooo oo0
Cards. n,tnbeTef9 frorn ma "n,sarn @ oy,ooo
1]rd nm nttlo nac,.roo "rmItu, r.,i1 11o otner
md anpoarance When oDouad % eao,, IL ,aoI,' aaIe
age vas found to bo p1acar % on vh whiobp p1oM, Mas
Tr;n+ed tho on1nnnt ~ nr{-a ;' - "n!ulI was
fnnI lonr eaai1v Iarih1a Fro - .".'uan 'easly
huI bi,nd Inv }raw farth % my ~; h'rt y sao
raa1 a,oua 10 tha a'sn a"a,sasas, "uutges WIS
,a,,hn- ~ o}.;~as,. ro'ass.I.a, "nu ~ a'eo "