Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-04
THE MONTPELIER HUMANE AS.
SOCIATzON.
THE REPORT OF THE EXAMINING
COMMITTEE
THE APPEARANCE OF FRAUD.
BUSHEL OF TICKETS PUT IN

THE APPEARANCE OF FRAUD.
BUSHEL OF TICKETS PUT IN.
THE MONEY IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK sHARPERs AND v1R-
GINA VICTIMS.
The committee of ticket holders, appointed
to examine the tickets remaining in the wheel,
after the drawing Of the Montpelier Female
Humane Association last Friday morning, met
at ten o'clock this morning, pursuant to agree
ment, in the room of the Association, in which
the wheel, after it had been closed and sealed,
was deposited for safe keeping, when the draw
Jog was over There were present also Judge
Sapgster, Col Ball aud Mr.. r. W. Falls. the
commissioners, who had supervised the draw
ing, aud Judge Williams and Capt. w. H.
Fowle, who represented the Association As
soon as the wheel was seen it was apparent that,
at least, q bushcl of brass tubes, containing
tickets, had been put in it since il left he stand
in Sarepta Hall, Tor they were, at least ten
inches higher than mark that had been
pat upon the wheel previously by one
of the ticket-holders, and though the seal
was unbroken and bad the same stamps that
had been put upon it publicly, they were those
| OF the butt end of kuife and current gold
| coin, which could easily have been put upon
new wax. La an Investigation which en-.
sued it was dlscovered' that the arrange
uent of the drawing had been intrusted
solely to parties from New York, and that
| all the money arising from the sale Of tickets
| except some six or eight thousand dollars had
been left in New York ard was not subject &c
| the draft of the officers OF the Association. The
liams, Capt Fowle and Mr.. Eichburg com
mi;tee to proceed at once to New York aDc
endeavor to recover such OF the money
as could be gotten hold Of, after which they
adjourned to meet again to night,
The excitement on the street in consequence OF
this discovery was by no means limited, auC
the subject was the topic Of general converse
| ton. 1t is believed that not a single dollar
was drawn by any bona 6de ticket holder, but
| that the whole of it has been swamped 10y New
York sharpers, who are accused Of the whole
| fraud. The President Of the Association has
been tclegraphed for, and universal sympathy
| Is expressed for the geutlcm n of the assoca
| tlou who have thus been made to suffer by
| sWndlers from abroad.
PoHIcK CHURCH. -Pohick Church, which
has lately been repaired and furnished with az
organ, was corsecrated yesterday morning by
Bishop Johns, who preached, Rev. Drs.
| Packard and Mclhipuey, of the Episcopa
| Theological Seminary, being present, and
! taking part 10 the ser vices, which were cou
| Quoted in the presence of large crowd
OF interested spectators, among whom was
| MIR. Wetmore, of New York, who had con-
| trlbuted largely TO the amount of money cx
pended 10 putting the Church in order, and
who was much gratti ID with tho result of his
| liberallty.
PRIMARY ELECTION IN FAUoUIER. The pri-
mary election of the Conservative party OF
Fauquicr county, to select two candidates for
the House Of Delegates, took place GU Saiui day,
and resulted in the choice of Ex-Gov. William
Smith a. one OF the candidates. The choice for
the other lays between DR.. Shuml.e and Mr.
IL. Barnes kerrick, and 40 official count will
tc required to decide between them. Messrs
Alfred Glascock aud w. W. Williamson are
certainly defeated for the nomination.
LAMP EXpLosIoN.--The slight alarm Of fire
10 the First Ward, between eight aud nine
o'clock, last Saturday night was caused by the
accidental explosion of lamp 10 the house 90
south Uuion street, occupied by Emma Dius-
more, whose hands were badly burned in her
efforts to cxtinguish the fumes arising from
the burning carpet, upon which the ignlted oi!
had fallen. The damage done to the house
and furniture was slight.
GAMING Law. Under the new gaming law
the following named parties. residents OF Wash
iugton, we're arrested and carried before Justice
jenkins, of Alexandria county, last week, and
properly dealt with James Lapis S,anivar
Edward, and Edward Hover. One Of them,
who bad DOT money enough to pay his fine, b d
bis gun taxed away from him.
REVIVAL The revival services, which have
been 10 progress in the NJ E. Church, South,
for some weeks past, and been effectively co.,
Quoted by Rev. Dr. Rosser, will close tonight.
During their continuance between forty ADD
fifty converts have been made, of whom TWEEN
| ty. four we're admitted into church mem bersbip
yesterday morning.
POTOMAC FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION -
At the regular monthly meeting of the Poto-
mac Fruit Growers association, to be held in
| Washington tomorrow, there will beLhc usual
display OF fruits and flowers, report from
the delegates to the Chicago Pathological Con
vention, and an essay by President GiIingham
on fruits and their enemies.
TEMPERANCE LECTURES. Rev. p. Coombc,
Corresponding Secretary ofthc Maryland State
| Temperance Alliance, has been engaged by the
| Young Mems Christian Association of this city
to deliver temperance lectures in the NJ. +.
Church on the evenings OF Tuesd,y, Wedncs-
day and Thrsday ofthis week.
| CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL SOCIETY AT the
regular weekly meeting of the Catholic B2ue-
| fetal Society to be held next Sunday night q
delegate will be elected to the 7th aunuaI meet,
ing Of the Irish Catholic Beneficial Uuion OF
the United States which will assemble 10
Rochester, on the Goth inst.
DEATH OF AN OLD ALEXANDRIAN. Mr.