Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-03-03
INVESTMENTS ON CHANCE
How Arc luihsiifed LultsIi,s Erawn7
THE LoUIsIANAsTATE LOTTERY
Correspondence OF rno Hartford Times.

Il
have Witnessed one OF the drawings
OF the Louisiana State Lottery. 1t 90.
Cured yesterday, In the Academy OF
| Music ia this city. Further, 1 have
been through the oompAny'B ofhce,
which occupies good share OF Its own
handsome granite building on St.
| CHARLES street. At your request have
given the subject Of lottery drawing q
tnorouXh inves cation. sent TO tho
Times what mi 5elf kne to he an ao-
ourstA account OF everything having TO
do " ish the trapsactlon Of the business
OF this company and tue drawings.
| Were 1 ever convinced OF absolute faif-
nesr In any scheme, l am In til case;
for lAhored diligently TO SEQ and know
oil the details. Below are my observe
tions, which will cutie likely interest
tho reader As they did me.
Thtro Is not u city, nov 0 town, nor
scarcely . hamlet 10 the U aited States
that does not contain patrons OF the
Lonls!Ana s, ats Lottery. Tia lottery is
chartered by tho State Of Louisiana,
Bud 10 ps legitimate nH airy other iphu-
tu,lon in that State. Now, this has
much to do toward begetting confidence
Ia the lottery, and IL is snll inrsher
aided therein by tho fact OF Geneitl
B0euregafd ND Genera. EAr'y giving
thslr atIiot attention 10 the drawings.
Fsi or men than they are not TO 20
found.
Some years ago the Now York World
Bsnt reporter u attend one of thess
drawings, with inst:uctlons TO write up
the whole bosinssa strictly according TO
J tho facts. Tho Chicago Tines later did
. the sAma thing. 81 did the Chronicle
, OF San FrnneIsco. Even Petroleum v.
| Nasby" OF the Toledo Blade quit the
j Cross Roads long enough TO write up
. thi, lottery, All Of them failed 10 give
an accurate idea OF the mode Of draw
log. will supply that omission. orc
fact wa havo all been Obliged To ao-
. kuowiedRe all the ticket holders
STAND THE SAME CHANCE
!, of winning In taeso strictly impartial
: drswloRs.
The drawing itself 1, OF great Interest
l TO every ticks, holder, watcher he be
6 prstelt, or u Thousand miles dis ant,
rhe manner OF dGterminiRg who shall
J. receige the prizes 10 alone worthy OF do
: | tailed explanation, and | have made II
one OF the principal parts OF my article
The drawing Of Dec. 10 was what IL
= known as an eKiIAoidinary ore, tht
price Of the tickets, and the amount Of
The priEse, being twice thoSa In tet
regninr drawings. About 10 O'Clock
that forenoon l went into the AcauemS
OF Muaio, which 10 situated on 4t
" Charles street, NOS far from ths oiiioe O.
tao Lottery Company. l mpaniec
: General E.rly tbithar, and upon sIttr
ing tho Academy no invited me- to
70 seat on the stage where SHIT Obhtrv'
!, tho modas u .raudi OF tho drAaiog II
y evary Co AL and rs o.ossly rs / NIGH
10 dtslge. Tna drawing was 10 begin vt l.
O'Clock. Preparations for IL hesA'
AtOut three quarters Of an boar bsfor'
= that hour, General Early and Genera
), BsnuregAId both being present, Undtl
{. their direction assistants placed, AZ ont
., uide OF The stage and close by the foot
% llahtu, tho " heel Tor tho tickets. Thii
"a large concern and Tessm ble5 basi
drum Ia It's shape, It's wood work bslL
o similar, but the heads Rre VI eiass ia
10 ttsAd Of sheepskin. II ia fve or sll
"a feet Ia diameter and Bome two fec
ls thick.
Or THE WHEEL STANDS UP
on Its slue, and through its oeutIe run
:, an axle which rests ut each end in
nr socket Of a frame built upon lar2
a, codtn base. The wheel easily roll
is clesr OF every obstruction. A. each eni
OF tho axle Ia attached o large ir0l
crank, by means of which two assisi
W ants troll" that l., turn the wheG
u rapidly Tor about two minutes, thu
"a mixing up the tickets thoroughly. l.
the wood work en- the aide is door
foot or so square. It ia closed when tb
- tickets are "roiled,'' and then opeDe
=. for the boys TO draw tho numhers. n
80 patson laya q finger to this door pGv
e. dsneIal Early. This large wheel hSvin
II b.Gn placed properly in position th
= tickets were prepared to ba empne
- into 1t.
Of The tickets zero In canvas bags, an
s0 there WeIe leo, eco Of them. Ten dag
" each containing about 10 coo, were used
These bags were taken out OF two gFea
II bozeB which had been brought on TO IN
ar stage, the I'D of each bsiag unscrewet
hs The ten were placed together In u
w csrlye Of the ntAge ut the front, avail
= log personal services by General Ear
d ana General BeauregArd. By this tim
.e; there were fully eco spectators in III
g. house, ard they looked on NJ the peeps
/ rNttops with evident satisfaot on. Fins
General Early took up bag, broke til
7, wax seal, cut the string which held th
a, neck CT the bag tightly, and befoI
q emptying the tickets inlo tie whee
- sor1t nized folded Btil Of mRuilA pi
al per, winch hs mad unwound from TIL
%. neck or the bag also, This piece Of pi
~ per be then handed to General Bssun
gard, and the contents OF the bag wsl
in thereupuu ernptied into the great whes
sll The manila strips were laid together O
table close by. Tina story OF the FIR
bag Is the story OF all the Othors. VIII
"a this work was progressing l notict
rp. tina: on ths inner side of each pap
'.r were the autographs OF both Genefl
Early and General BtAureGatd, and Q
p locking closely at an unopened bag l
ily CLEARLY SAW THE WAX SEAL
to bssr the letters "B q 10, and also
p. psiIect,y seal the string and folded strl
, Of paper. when the bag has her
. emphtd into the wheel 1t 10 seaIc Be
for nales through which even eoliieI
ticket might be lost. Eos years not Il
li slightsat tampering or accident hhs {
CURED to the bags, and thlF, too, viii
-s tweive drawings every yenr aud y
this result could not be but patur
when one considers the safeguard
-. thrown syaund the big canvas pocket
~ for, on being sealed AZ er the drawing
"a, shey ara taken into this compaDy'B lar,
"a. vaults aud there kept together until r
e. moved for the next drawing, l siy
an Lerhnps, unusBal epaoa to this ID ltt'
be- Of ticketp, but 1 judge that nothing
70 the entire machinery OF the lottery ca
"a DO of greater Interest 20 the reader tina
I'd, the method Of preparing md hSndliu
tnSs the tlcketa; and the great care ex.Tclse
~ for every one OF the 100, COO NUN lers
,tHt surely OF great consequences to tho
w who pay out theic money for them. T,
~ whole number OF tickets are Actuall