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Show Nevada Insane Lottery. The long looked-for "official list of the drawing of the Nevada State .gift concert" has been issual and a copy of it lies before us. It is neatly printed, and. contains more Arabic figures than we ever beforo saw on three pages and a half of the some size. After the heading is tho announcement an-nouncement that "seventy percent.of the following respective amounts will be paid on all sums over and includ- iug $50; all under that amount will be paid in full." Also, that D. L. Blanchard, the manager, Virginia City, will pay gifts drawn on the Pacific Coast; Eastern agents will settlo those of the Atlantic side through. Wells, Fargo &, Co., New York. The number S2,3G0 has $50,000 set opposite it; 40,050, $23,000; 79,817, $15,000; '12,119, $10,000; two numbers draw $5,000 each; fivo draw $2,000 each; ten, $1,000 each; fifty, $500 each; ono hundred, $250 each; one hundred and fifty, $100 each; tlirce hundred, $50 each; three hundred and fifty, $20 each; three hundred and forty-six, $10 each; six thousa nd five hundral and forty-six, $5 each, 1 Total numbers drawn, 7,863; total number of prizes in tho scheme, 10,-071. 10,-071. Total amount announced as having been drawn, $253,190; total amount of prizes in the ssheme, $203,000. The list therefore shows that the number of tickets drawing prizes fell 2,20S short of the number of prizes announced in the i scheme, and that the aggregate ainourjt of money drawn fallf $11,S10 short of that set aside tor prizes. And besides numbers on tickets not Bold aro just as convenient in making a report and far more convenient and less expensivo when paying prizes, than those on legitimately disposed of tickets. A few facts concerning this insane lottery, will prevent the possibility of Utah being flooded with gold coin drawn on tickets heldherc, |