Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-08
QuanticO Canal Lottery,
FIRST CLASS.
ARCHIBALD MLNTYRE, Manager.
S26,39O
1860 PRIzss
$500 BLANKs
406O TIcKBTs

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This is Lottery formed by ..,e combs
na,ion OF 80 number, and the prizes there
in will be determined as follows Thirty
numbers, from to 80 inclusive, will be
put into a wheel, FIVE OF which will be
drawn out. The whole number of tickets
in tins Lottery will CONSIST, as may be seen
by the above Scheme, of 1850 tickets, on
each of which there " ill he three OF the 80
Numbers; and that ticket having on il the
LIST. I'd, and I'D numbers, drawn from toe
wheel, will be entIlled to the highest
prize; that having on it the 81, 4th, and
5tb numbers, drawn as aforesaid, will be
entitled to the next highest prize all 9TH
ers having on them OF the drawn mum.
bsrs, being in number, will each be en-.
titled TO prize OF 2UU dollars: all those
having on them OF the drawn numbers,
and those two the I'd and 81, or the I'd
and 4th, will each he entitled 10 prze of
So dollars those having any other two OF
the drawn numbers 90, will each be ebri-
tied TO prizes OF Is dollars and all those
with any one OF the drawn numbers on,
(being $500, will each be entitled TO a
prize OF 8 dollars.
a
pnze OF superior denomination, ian be
entitled 10 al interior prize.
Prizes payable 80 days after the draw
Ing, and subject, as usual, to deduction
OF Is per cent.
The manager is DESTROYS to complete
the raising Of the money authorised by
law for The Quar- tico Cans as speedily as
possible, aud trusts be vii be aided in the
accomplishment of this object by gene
rous community. The amount FIR which
be has gwen security, together WIN the
responsibility OF his suTeries, are sue that
adveoturers may feel The utmost safety as
TO The Punctual payment OF the prizes.
CERTIFICATE.
Richmond. i4fh N'ou 1898.
Having been requested by Mr. Arcbi-
bald M'inlyre, the Manager ct tn. Guam.
t,co Canal Lottery, 70 examine the prln-
ciples On which Lot ries are formed by
me combination OF numbers. plan which
be purposes 10 pursue IN raising the money
which he Is authorised, by hIs contract
with the commissioners TO raise and
having at,entiVely examined the prInci-
pies on W hich such Lotteries are formed
we have no hesitation IN declaring, that,
in our view, the plan is perfectly tair and
correct. We have particularly examined
thu scheme Of bis first class, consisting OF
1850 tickets formed by the conblnaloI
OF 80 numbers anu find, that The amount
of the prizes which must, OF necessity, he
drawn therein, bS the drawing OILS out ot'he
30 numbers as proposed by the scheme. is
DIS. 800 which is the amount OF he 4u6O
tickets al the scheme price OF DIG so; con-
sequently. no other profit Can accrue to
the said Commissioners, or 10 MIR. MIN
tyre On the sale ut all the tickets in the
scheme, al tina, PRICE. than the Is per
cent. to be deducted from the prizes.
We ar also of opinion, this plan has
decided preieresce over the Old. on &C
couu; of The celebrity and accuracy OF the
determination oil the prizes ltprecludes
the possibility OF the commission Ct frauds
or mistakes in the drawing, and saves
much waste ~ time and expense.
JAMES PLEASANIS. Jr.
JOHN BRoCKENBRoUGH,
ROBERT ST4NARD,
VIM H, FlTZWHYLSONN,
WIN G PENDLETON,
THOMAS klTCHlE.
By the drawing OF tins Glass in the
month OF January next, in the city OF Rich
mond, prizes TO the amount o, D26 800
will be distributed in .tfve minutes
Tickets in the greatest variety OF num-
bers. for sale at De. For lucky numbers,
please forward your orders 70
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