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ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY.
The
next
Ordinary Drawing
of the Royal Havana Lottery, conducted by the Spanish Government, under the supervision of the Captain General of Cuba, will take place at Havana, on
THURSDAY, MAY 7th, 1857.
$300,000!
SORTEO NUMERO 580 ORDINARIO,
CAPITAL PRIZE $100,000.
1 PRIZE OF
1 “ “
1 “ “
1 “ “
1 “ “
4 PRIZES OF $2,000
5 “ “ 1,000
52 “ “ 500
143 “ “ 400
20 APROXIMATIONS
APPROXIMATIONS.
The two preceeding and the two following numbers to those winning the following prizes, are entitled to, viz.:
To the $100,000 “ “ 50,000, To the $30,000, “ “ 10,000, To the $5,000,
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ALL THE PRIZES ABOVE STATED ARE DRAWN AT EVERY DRAWING.
WHOLE TICKETS $20. HALVES $10. QUARTERS $5.
PLAN OF THE LOTTERY.
In the above scheme there are 25.000 tickets only, numbered from 1 to 25,000. There are 209 full Prizes, and 20 Approximations, making in all 229 Prizes. No smaller Prize than $400.
The manner of drawing is as follows:
All the numbers are put into a wheel or globe in presence of the authorities of Havana and the public, two days before the day of drawing, and the Prizes in another globe; both of which are locked with three different keys, kept by the three Treasurers of the case of the Royal Lottery. The drawing takes place in the large court inside the Custom House Building, publicly. Two boys, not over 12 years of age, from the Orphan Asylum, draw the Numbers and the Prizes. One of the boys draw one Number, and at the same time the other draws out one Prize from the wheel of Prizes, and whatever prize comes out is placed to the credit of that Number, and they continue until the whole number of Prizes are drawn.
The tickets are printed in the following style: They are divided into eights and sixteenths; the eights are designated by the figure 8, printed on the face of the ticket; eight of these bearing the same number constitute a whole ticket; and the sixteenths by the figure 16, sixteen of these making a whole ticket.
The Prizes are payable without discount on presentation of the ticket at the Royal Treasury, in Havana, as soon as the result becomes known, and are paid in Spanish Doubloons.
The subscriber will cash all Prizes at 5 per cent. discount, charging this for the risk, &c., attending collection.
The Official Drawing will be published in the
Charleston Courier,
a copy of which will be sent to each purchaser. All orders strictly confidential and will be attended to with dispatch by
DON RODRIGUEZ.
[???]N. B.—Be careful to address your letters DON RODRIGUEZ, (care of City Post.) Charleston, S. C.
Charleston, S. C., April 13th, 1857.
Dear Sir,—I have taken the liberty of forwarding you a Scheme of the well-known Royal Havana Lottery, and also a Plan with all the dates of drawing for the year 1857.
My object in addressing you is not to entice you into a reckless expenditure, but to request that you will take the matter into consideration, and then, if you should conclude to give it a trial. I shall be happy to fill your orders, and more than happy to sell you a capital Prize.
Yours Respectfully,
DON RODRIGUEZ.
P. S.—If you should favor me with an order, inclose the amount you wish to invest in a letter, write your name. P. O., County and State, in a legible manner and address to me. If you are fearful of the letter going astray, you can have it Registered and I will register the letter containing the Ticket if you desire it, by your enclosing me Two Post-office Stamps.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The Royal Havana Lottery is without doubt the fairest in existence, and is conducted on the most liberal principles, under the supervision of the Captain General of Cuba.
The greatest security is given for the payment of prizes, as they deal only for cash, and all prize tickets are paid in specie on presentation at the office. The tickets are
all
sold sometime before the drawing takes place, and every prize is drawn at the drawing.
The people of Cuba have the utmost confidence in this Lottery, and are in the habit of buying a ticket at every drawing. Families place the amount to house expenses, and business men to profit and loss. The money is spent with the hope that some day they may draw the capital prize, and many have succeeded in doing so. Lately Mr. Marti, the wealthy proprietor of the Tacon Theatre, won the capital prize. Sometime previous, three American engineers on the road of Matanzas, clubed together, bought a whole ticket, and also won the capital prize. One gentleman in Havana has drawn eighteen prizes within twelve years, among which were two capital prizes; another gentleman played for five years without success, and at the beginning of the sixth year drew the capital prize. A great many other examples are known, but cannot be here enumerated. Many capital prizes have also been drawn in New Orleans, Mobile and Charleston. The most singular of all was of a gentleman in New Orleans, who had played steadily for four years, and finding that he had not drawn anything in that time, was so disgusted that he determined to try no more, calling it a humbug, &c., but neglecting to notify the person who supplied him, the ticket was left as usual at his residence; at first he thought of returning it, but finally concluded to keep it; sometime after this the drawing arrived, and this gentleman was met by a friend who informed him that he had drawn the capital prize; thinking he was made the subject of a joke, he was very much offended, but after much explanation, he proceeded to the party he had purchased the ticket from, and found that he had drawn the capital prize, ($100,000). In Mobile, a sailor boy, fourteen years of age, bought a ticket and drew $20,000. In Charleston, three capital prizes have been drawn within the last two years, and as these parties are well-known, any one making inquiry here will find out who they are. In conclusion I would advise all those who have not yet tried the Havana Lottery to do so, as their luck may be there—many have already found it so.
One of the greatest dandies in Paris now is a New Orleans negro; he may be seen daily at the Chatteau des Fleurs and Mabille, or on the Boulevard des Italiens, tricked out in a bright blue coat with brass buttons, flaming waistcoat, pied pantaloons, patent leather boots, and a great deal of jewelry, and evidently enjoying the stares he excites. He is said to have been a cab driver in New Orleans, and to have inherited his fortune from the Havana Lottery. —
Charleston Courier, Oct.
2
d,
1856.
The following is an extract from the Havana correspondence of Charleston Courier of June 28th:
The capital prize, $60,000, of the last lottery, was drawn in Mantanzas, by three gentlemen, who bought the ticket between them. It seems that they had some business transactions together, and differed about $50 in the account. To prevent all difficulties, they decided to lay it (the disputed $50) out in lottery tickets. One of those was the lucky number, so that this may be considered a most fortunate dispute in its consequences.—
Correspondence of Charleston Courier, June
28
th,
1856.
Unconscientious Lucky.
—A gentleman of this city, in looking through his pocket-book yesterday discovered a lottery ticket which, upon examination, proved to be a quarter of the second capital prize of $50,000, drawn in Havana in July last. Thinking it had laid dormant long enough, he at once proceeded to one of our mercantile houses, connected with the Havana trade, and had it cashed at a moderate discount.—
Charleston Mercury of September
27
th,
1855.
The following is copied from the Charleston
Mercury
of February 12th, 1856:
New Orleans in Luck.
—The $60,000, 20,000, 16,000, several of the 2,000, and a large number of the small prizes in the last Royal Havana Lottery have all been drawn in this city. A few hours before the Grenada arrived, bringing the news of the drawing, a negro drayman went into a clothing store on the Levee to purchase a coat, and not having money enough, he divided the half of the Lottery Ticket with the clothing man, and that ticket drew one-half of the $60,000 prize.—
N. O. Delta.
Dates of Drawing of the Royal Lottery of Havana,
FOR THE YEAR 1857.
Class. Dates of
Drawing.
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
WHOLE TICKETS $20, HALVES $10, QUARTERS $5.
The above Plan will answer for the whole year, but if you should lose it, you will find a Scheme published in the following papers:
Baltimore Patriot,
Md.
Washington Globe,
Richmond Whig,
Va.
Wilmington Commercial,
Ca.
North Carolina Whig,
Ca.
Florida News,
Fla.
Florida Sentinel,
Fla.
Commercial Advertiser,
Fla.
Savannah Georgian and Journal,
Ga.
Nashville Patriot,
Tenn.
Chattanooga Advertiser,
Tenn.
Knoxville Register,
Tenn.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig,
Tenn.
Louisville Democrat,
Ky.
Courier Des Etat-Unis,
New York.
[???]I pledge myself to observe the strictest privacy with regard to all communications, and will not ask any one to allow their name to be published. Those who desire to address me in a more private manner, can obtain information by writing to me, with enclosed post stamps.