, 1879-04-20
A LUCKY TRIO OF PRINTERS.
They Win Sc 900 Apiece i'll the April Draw
Ing OF the Louisiana State Lottery.
iye,g York World, AtTtl II.

They Win Sc, 900 Apiece iii the April Draw
ing OF the Loutsiann State Lottery.
iyeso YORK IVorld, A.rfl IL.
The Louisiana State Lottery wheel Of fortune
has again smiled upon New York. 1t will not
be forgotten TINT Judge Zachariah Voorhics, Of
BROOKLYN, won only last December $4,000 in
the sc.ni-annual grand distribution, and now
three humble printers have been paid 15,O0O
for ticket No. 65.9223 which they held in conl-
mon, and which drew one-halt Of the capital
prizc iu Class Of the regular monthly drawing
neld on April at New Orleans. The names OF
the fortunate winners arc John b. jackson, pub
Usher of tile Good 1shmpars' Gen. (thc official
organ OF the new Tcmplar order in this city,,
William J. Heaney, and Patrick j. O'Brleil:
They I'll three work III the lob.priutinE office OF
which jackson is foreman and VBrien has
charge OF the Spanish copy.
Alr. Macgowau was beaming with smiles yes
terday afternoon when the World reporter called
to verify the stroke OF fortune that had bctallen
his three faithful employees. III the midst Of
The busy hun of printing presses Mr.. Mucgowun
explained that next to securing tlle prize him
self lie could not hare wished it to have been
bestowed upon more deserving men. He spoke
very highly of the character of the three men.
Foreman Jackson was strict temperance man,
had been i'll his employ going OIL nine years, and
earned good salary HcancY was employed
on gcneral work at SIT per week, and O'Bricn
earned SIG. lie had given the men }alf-holl-
day, and they had left the Office at yesterday
morning. hr. Macgowan referred the reporter
to the men themselves to obtain full account
OF their interesting experience.
MIR, john B. Jackson lives at No. 303 Riying-
ton street, where he occupies tile two lower
floors. lie is about go years OF agc, and has
been q Woodworking Us we'll as thrifty man TOR
tIe rast ten years. In 1873 lie married, and by
d;nt Of economy had already accumulated about
S4.1uU. When lhe Word reporter saw him com
fortaby eusconced in his neat little front parlor,
with bis eldest little girl playing OIL the hearth
rho With d box of sugar-plums which papa had
honrht for ner, he lad already Gained down
frnn3 th.. excitement Of tile day. With d sub
miss,ye nod OF acquicscence from his amiable
wife, lie began the following graphic account oi
INV it ali came about: t. 1t WAS quite a novel
thmg Tor 1ne,' he began, ''to buy lottery
ticket. u'Bricn had made several Investments
hefore, but neither nor Hcaney had though,
nnch about such things until we read
+Ie iCoriTs story Of Uncle Bob's $780, 0o0 prize
The whole thing started from my frienc
| Heaney being given to practical joking. Yor
see, O'Brlcn, regret to say, IS not .nc stGaoies
| man I have seen III printing office lie re-
| om1red excitement all the time to keep hfn q
work. We first tried one thing and then anoth
cr. He was first coaxed to oelleVc thae VI
| would get up an athlelic entertainment ln hi
| hehalF: then again it was suggested that tht
Sc;ra,t 17c american WAS about to print It's entire
edition in Spanish, and TINT O'Brien would IN
/ fIuubtedy be chosen coInDosftos-ln-eole1' u