Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-05
MONTPELIER LOTTERY.
INVESTIGATION PROCEEDING.
The Affair still Shrouded in
Mystery.
no FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
IN FORMATION WANTED
Lotteries in GeneraI---A Warning, &c

Lotteries in General---A Warning, &c.
The ticket holders committee appointed to
examine the tickets remaining 10 the wheel
after the close of the drawing of the Montpelier
Female Humane Association, met again last
night, as the Gazette Of yesterday stated they
would do, and alter futile effort to tod out
who had divulged the result Of their meeting
In the morning, appointed a sub committee,
who with the commissioners who supcrin,cnd-
ed the drawing, and representative of the
association, commenced this morning to take
out the wheel aud make record of the tickets
that are now in it. Up to this time the COM
mittee and the public know nothing more cou-
corning this apparently most glaring and stu
pendous fraud than was published in ycstcr-
days Gazette. Ia fact it seems that nobody
knows anything definitely concerning even the
management OF the scheme, or who bought the
tickets, who held them, who drew the reported
| prizes, or where the money the tickets brought
h.
aud the only way that those connected with it
can come out with clean skirts is to make a
| full and detailed statement OF what became of
every cent Of the receip pts. Lotteries honorabiy
| conducted are bad enough, but the one now
referred to tends to bring discredit upon not
only those Immediately connected with it, but
| also upon the city and State, and should be Il
warning to honorable men against allowing
their names to bolster such questionable and
| uncertain schemes. Honorable aud honest men
know nothing about such devious means of
raising money, and must Of necessity rely upon
others to attend tothe business for them, and
Dy so doing place their reputation 10 the hands
OF those about whose character they know
little or nothing. There certainly ought to be
somewhere an exact record OF every ticket sold
| and who bought it-suca was the case 10 the
Louisville lottery With that and statement
accounting for every cent of the receipts, pub
!lshed, the public will wait contcntcd!y until the
| tickets remaining 10 the wheel are examined.
CLOSE OF TIE REVIVAL. The religious
revival that has been 10 progress 10 the Nj. i.
Church South for the last few weeks, under the
control OF Rev. Dr.. Rosser, will close tonight
with prayer meeting. DR.. Rosser preached
his cluslng sermon last night and left this morn
ing tor his home. AS heretofore stated the
revival has resulted iu the conversion of about
forty persons, most of whom have Joined the
Church.
COMPLIMENTARY. --Rev. DR.. Norton, of
Alexandria, has been Invited to atteud the
church congress to be held in October, at Stoke.
ou-J'rent, England. This Invitation has been
considered highly complimentary to this dis
ilngulshed presbytcr OF our American church.
The congress is to be one Of unusual importance
and will remain 10 session from October 5.h to
9Th Ohio Church Record
KING STREET The Committee on Streets
have accepted the proposition made to them
by the Street Railroad Company, which is to
give them 81 1000, and the sleepers and crossies
now on King street, in consideration of which
the Company is to be relieved of the obligation
to repair that street. aud will at an early date,
start their own force upon che work Of putting
the street 10 order again.
THE ACADEMY JOURNAL. The Academy
Journal, a mouthy paper, published by the
students OF St. Johns Academy, for October,
has been issued, presenting its usual creditable
appearance. and filled with interesting matter
Its editor, during the present session Of the
school, will be Mr. Charles 2. McQuaidc 1t
says that 90 the 18th inst. the school opened
with seventy eight scholars.
FINE FISH -Messrs George W Harrison
and VIM. Summers brought by the Gazette
Office, yesterday afternoon, and exhibited their
portion of the fish caught ,by.a seine hauling
party. during few hours iShing in the Alex
andria Canal. II was large baskctfuI, and
among the fish were some fine rock and black
bass. g.. .-
ADDITIONAL. CASES FOR CoURT.--The cases
of Carissa Morgan, alias Washington, colored,
for grand larcnny, and John Hall, for obtaining
goods under false pretenses, are set for the
| term OF the Corporation Court, to meet next
Monday, 10 addition to those published in yes
terday Gazette.
TIE WEATHER = The weather continues to
| be delightful, and just such as the farmers
want 10 order that they may finish sccdiDg.
| The nights are little COOL but the DAYS are
clear and bright, with temperature so pleasant
that all like to be 10 the open air as much as
possible.
PERSONAL. Among the arrivals on the Ma
uassas train, this morning, were Mr. J. i
Adams, the we'll known drover of Fauquier
county, aud his bride, daughter of Mr.. Della
plane, Of Piedmont, to whom he was married
this morning.
PROBABLE FATAL ACCIDENT colorcd
man in the employ Of Mr.. U. A. Heiueker was
thrown from horse near that gentleman 5 resi-
dence, at Haymarket, yesterday, and had bis
skullso badly fractured that his recovery is
thought to be impossible.
WIS D R. r. TINE TABLE. On and after Fri.
day next the passenger trains on the ". & O.
X. t. will leave here at go a. N. for Round