Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-04-11
A BIG LOTTERY PROJECT.

ing the past few weeks, was in the city last
evening, and informed a reporter of the
MORNING APPEAL that Mr.. Charles r. Peters
the gentleman who engineered the Mercantile
Library lottery in San Francisco few years
since, is engaged upon similar project at
Virginia 1t will be remembered that bill
egalizing a lottery scheme was introduced in
The Legislature last winter The measure
was very secretly manipulated, but the fact
IF it's unconstitutionality leaked out, and it
was killed as dead AS door nail. In the face
of Article XIV of the Constitution of the
State of Nevada, which reads as follows
"No lottery shall be authorized by this
State, nor shall the sale of lottery tickets be
allowed"
Mr.. Peters and his associates, who evidently
are men of means, are entirely ignoring the
rebuke their scheme received at the hands of
our Legislature, and will run lottery on their
own hook and risk The scheme is to be one
of great magnitude, involving the investment
of 81 600, 900, or more, all, as matter of
course, coming out of the pockets of individ
uas who can i'll afford the luxury of purchas-
ing lottery tickets, but who can not resist the
temptation when it is within reach. The man
ayers of this affair are too well aware that their
scheme, even if it is their intention to con-
duct it upon honorable principles, and We
know nothing to the contrary, is in direct
violation of the fundamental law of this Com
and that it must be abandoned
sooner or later, before the drawing of the
lottery. Therefore, those on the outside, who
invest their few dollars in the scheme, with the
vague hope that they may realize a handsome
return, will be greatly disappointed The
will cost great amount of money,
and the drawing will never take place in this
State. When these facts are fairly settled upon,
tickets will in all probability be redeemed,
out not for their face value only trifling per-
;entage will be returned as the greater part
will have been consumed by expenses.
JOHNNY DAVIS HEARD FRoA.-A former
,itizen of Carson, and now resident of Viz
,inia, was here last evening, and reports that
le is certain of having seen Johnny Davis,
he greatly missed darling of the frail sister
rood, at Virginia, on Monday evening last.
He does not state exactly where it was that
le saw him, because he does not want to tes |
ify against himself, but feels sure that he was
ot mistaken. He added that he knew of |
he fellow escape from the Ormsby County |
all, but as there was no reward offered for |
is apprehension, he did not think it worth |
lille to make any stir about it. If the
coundrel IS in Virginia, he can most likely |
e found in the same haunts he frequented
ere, and if our authorities desire to have
i'm returned it would be well enough to
end the Virginia police description of him.
PEDEsTRIANIsM "A Virginia City Boha-
lian is here perfecting arrangements for
alking match in this city. The place and
me have not yet been announced, but it is
that the match is to take place
thin the coming ten days. There is first
be an amateur walk of six or eight hours,
I'd to be followed by match of 100 miles
stween two professional pedestrians. There
e good many men in this town who do
,thing but walk about all day with their
.nds in their pockets, and that appears to
} their only ambition, they ought to go in
tn the professional walkers.
II OUGHT Nor TO BE.-Many theatre goers {
this city complain of the arbitrary rule c
lich has been adopted by the manager of {
e Opera House regarding the reservation T
seats. Under the existing order no one [
n reserve seat for any performance with
t exhibiting a ticket. Now, this is all
ong. Rarely does one reserve a seat here
thout the intention of paying for it. When
IRE is no extra charge for seats this rule :,
ght to be abolished
We aae indebted to Messrs. Harris Bros.
a supply of leaven bread, used by our =,
aelitish friends during the Passover week,
lieu of the ordinary sort. While eating it
were reminded of olden times, when we
ssed the Red Sea, and saw old Pharaoh d.
his followers engulfed in the red pond to
en- at this late day we are compelled to liz
ckle when thinking of that sight
iooD FRIDAY-Full morning and evening "
vice at ST. Peters Church on Friday at / ID
ock and 80. Subject for the morning =
mon, 60 The Atonement Subject for the IT
ming sermon, The Descent of Christ into
Place of Departed Spirits. The public