The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-02-09

requested to give. IL possible, the date of hi
original letter Of remittance, the nature of II
whether bills, silver money order. ~ by ex
definite answer from him, only an additionA
abusive complaint.
FINALLY" said the manager. - man cam,
going to know why the company had robbie,
him OF his money without giving him any sat
isfaetiOn. Learning his name the genera
manager took him aside, and by clever ques
tiOning got out OF him In few minutes NOR,
definite Information than a series OF letter.
had extracted: Taking :. him into the "OI;
and very soon the original letter was diseov
cred. Immediately recognizing II. the mai
exclaimed
why. that's the very old bill that sen
with IL that you have got pinned on there"
Yes" was the reply, "you see We did no
steal your money or put IL in our pockets. bu
of your letter whereby we could learn wher,
To send YOU proper returns"
Then the man was full OF apologies.
No doubt he Is regular patron new, bu
more careful In giving proper addresses. Bu
the company ~ not always fortunate enough
To reduce the "old horse" account as IN this
essarily remains TO It's credit.
President DAuphin DEGREES that as 10 does
not touch 1t. concern that sets up such
standard Of honesty in It's dealings with III
patrons cannot help compelling confidence Ia
all It's methods.
All the correspondence appertaining 10 each
drawing 4 bound in alphabetical form and
iilcd away according TO date In appropriate
pigeon holes. so that in an instant almost tho
letter of fortunate winner, showing name
and location. may he ascertAtned. This was
verified later on. when after the drawing,
called on DIR. Dauphin to learn. II possibl the
localities and names of the lucky ones who
had secured the capital prizes.
Happening 20 he In the presidents private
Office about 10 q clock on the morning of the
drawing, your correspondent hail the pleasure
Of meeting that old veteran of the Con FEEDER
acy, General Jubal A Early, one Of the com
missiOners, who comes down once month
from his home IN Virginia, to superin tend the
drawing. The old gentleman. ali thou gh some
what bent under the weight of years, yet
looks rugged, and Is as active on his feet "a
many men thirty years Younger. lie pre4ents
a most venerable appearance. with his long
gray beard and broad brim SLOUGH hat. His
eve - sharp and piercing, and his voice as II m
as in the old campai gning days in the Shenan
doah valley. lie greeted me cordially, and
after making some inquiries of the general
manager relative TO 1.-The bags" containing the
tickets, he casually mentioned that he had
Just received n dispatch from some old friend
IN Rhode Islana To wire him Immediately
after the drawing the number that secured
the capital prize.
''Now of course" said the general. with a
merry twinkle in his eye, he expects in some
way can help him win Il. for he sends me the
numbe of has ticket.
~ recollect, not long since" the general
II could pull the capital prize of Sl00.000 fol
him, l could keep ~. 600 and send him 80 90
The - fool. . added the old veteran, 'If
could do such thing and Was rascal enough
To DO 1t. lid he suppose l would be foolisf
enough To divide any part of IL?
And so II is" said General Early, "somS
people have an idea that General Beauregarl
or myself can, IN some way, give the price
where we will"
And as we wendell our way to the Academy
Of Music, which is but n short distance from
the Louisia state Lottery Company's build
ing on the opposite side Of st. Charles street
the general said he would explain To me how
utterly impossible IL would be for him oil
General Beauregard To do any such thing
The Academy of Music, where the draw in
takes place, was soon reached, and At the gen
erals invitation your correspondent was
assigned "A seat upon the stage. where he was
introduced TO General Beauregard, the asso
cate commissioner, and Messrs. w. Hodg
son, william Ptnckard, q. G.. keuN and j. A
4. Rousseau, rho assist the commits sion er
IN the detail work. These are all prominent
and well known business men OF New Orleans
Seated upon the stage was the genial Colonel
"Dan" " ilson. so well known To every one In
the Crescent CITY, who never fails To witness
the grand drawings.
On the stage were two large boxes, which
contained the ten bags in which were the tick
ets-lW.Wo leach wrapped or tightly rolled
and encased IN strong gutta PEREZ a tn be, the
ends of the tickets slightly projecting beyond
the ends of the tube or case. Each ticket il
print from l To 1000 in great big black
type. go as To be readily read by the audience
in front when held up to view. The prize
tickets, Sts in number, are similarly printed
and encased in like tubes, for be II underst TODD
that while there are bat St5 prize numbers
drawn out, there are in addition :, 2sss Appro ri
nation prizes, which are Explained below. In
the first place. TO he explicit and give n def
mite plan OF the present Mammoth Drawing
there are SIS prize tickets, enumerated as fol
lows
prize of stso.OOO is ....... ......... S6OO, OOC
prize of 9u0,O0O - ...... $3.50. Bal Oh
prize OF 100000 Is .-....... 100 90
prize of 50 90 is ..........-... "A. on
priZes of - go are. 49,. ............. 50 90
prizes of 10 90 are ........-... ..... 80 On