Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1880 — What a Lottery Prize Did. [ARTICLE]

What a Lottery Prize Did.

About six years ago a young merchant in New Orleans, whose business was fairly successful, was tempted to buy a lottery ticket He drew a prize of *20,000. Money so easily acquired was spent gaily and freely. Habits of lavish ex penditure and disregard of business were soon acquired, and in four years Mr. C—found himself a poor man. Instead of going to work he devoted all the money he could raise to the purchase of tickets. A tew months ago, he paid his last penny for three shares in a mammoth lottery scheme. When the day ofdrawing came they proved to be blanks. He went home without a word to his garret and and the next day was found dead with a bullet through his bratn. ’ Few of our readers have any ide t the extent to which this species ofleeal ized gambling is carried in this country. . —— The Nevada Transcript learns that stepi vetobe taken in that county to enforce to port momhlystatementa g of thefr attL'in