Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-07
Montpelier Female Humane AssoeIa.

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The. developments with regard to the Mont
pelier Female Humane Association, to-day, are
that lately none of the ticket holders portion of
the examining committee, except the sub com
mIttee, Messrs Bell, Corbet and Eichberg,
have been allowed 10 the examination room;
that the plate upon which the tickets-signa-
lures and all-were printed, was allowed to re-
main in New Y ork; that all the prize numbers,
except two, were held in New York; tina: two
columns OF figures, purporting to be the official
copy OF the drawing, and igned by the officers
OF the association, was publ: he'd in yesterdays
New York Herald, with notice that the ap.
proximate prizes will be published 10 that pa
per to-day; aud that all of the members OF the
ticket holders portion OF the examining CON-
mttee would be summoned to meet at half
past three o clock this afternoon, for the pur-
pose of removing the injunction of secrecy,
which, however, some of them say was never
imposed. upon them. 1t is understood from
some of the general committee that the report,
when made, should be but compilation of
the reports that have daily appeared in the
Gazette.
2. s. Since the above was written, the ex.
aminlng committee met aud removed what
some OF them considered an injunction of Sc
crccy, Though why any such injunction concern
ing so glaring fraud should have been pro-
posed and accepted, is not apparently and the
result is that the correctness of what the
Gazette has said about the swiule has been
suDstantiated 10 every particular. The report
of the committee is not yet completed.
The following is what is Known of the affair
elsewhere:
WASHINGTON, Oct E. The excitement over
the late lottery swiude in AIexau dria is very
great 10 these parts. 1t is DOW Known that
many thousand dollars worth of tickets were
sold IN this CITY, They were purchased by pco-
| pie 10 all grades Of life, rich and poor, private
citizens and officials. So great is the disap-
polntmeDt and indignation among those who
have been swindled that many of them have
personally threatened one of the parties here
who was mainly instrumental 10 selling tickets,
although 1t Is certain that he was deceived in
common with those to whom he sold the tick
cts. To-day some of the vctmizad said that
IT there were any means of proceeding against
the gentlemen who leut the sauction Of their
names TO this scheme they would take such
measures at once. There can be no denial of
the fact that the Endorsement of gentlemen in
whom the people had confidence contributed
very largely to the sale of tickets Oa last
week, before the drawing took place, a certain
| party was sent around 10 invite the resident
| correspondents here to grand diuoer to take
place the day OF the drawing at Alexandria,
The Invitations were very generally declined,
as the gentlemen to whom they were extended
were not 10 the habit of accepting Invitations
from an unknown host. 1t is now manifest
that this was very inpudent attempt to Sc
cure the Attendance and quasi Endorsement Of
those to whom the country at large looks for
correct Intelligence Of what is transpring at
| this centre. Baltimore Sun.
| The report of the fraudulent drawing of the
Montpelier Female Humane Association lot
terry fraud has brought crowds Of ticket-hold-
ers to the Office Of the general agency, S25
| Broadway.
| a reporter said to Mctcalfc, the agent,
What auth' rty have you for denying that
the drawing was not unfair p
you dou't suppose | would be connected
with scheme of this kind If did not know il
was all right" and with she remark Mr.. Met
catc' 5 face assumed crcdulous smile, and his
eyebrows raised an inch higher.
Us it true that committee arc coming 90
to New York 10 get the money supposed to BE-
here p
No, sir, Interrupted Mr.. Metcalfe, ut is
not true, or would know it,.
But the agent could not say how he knew it,
or could not explain the fact 10 the dispatch
that the money was stored 10 New Y ork instead
OF being deposited in the First National Bank
OF Alexandria, subject to the drafts Of the
ticket purchasers. as announced 10 the adver-
Using circular.-N Y Neys
The New York Sun of yesterday states that
MIR. Metcafe, the agent in that city for the
sale of tickets in;the lottery ostensibly for the
benefit of the ,"Montpeler Humane Associa-
tion," Alexandria, Va, has tor-several months
occupied large and extensively furnished
store 90 Broadway. The disclosures of the al
legged swindle, 10 connection with the drawing
at Alexandria, sent many inquirers to that
store on Tuesday,sa large number of tickets
having been sold n New York city. The agent
exhibited telegram from the vice president of
the association. in which he claims that the
examination now being made into the conduct
OF the enterprise would expose the misstate-
me1ts which have recently been made to its
discredit
.I S..s - !. - b. -
i. The New York Herald of yesterday pub
1ishesEa two column advertisement, purporting
Ito be the-ao ficial drawing of the lottcry,th
large majority Of the prizes being 500 and
$50. Attached to the advertisement are the
names of Hon. James Barbour, president;
Judge Wm. &. Williams, vice president and
the secretary and trustees OF the association,
and the announcement is made that the ap.
Proclamation prizes, which are estimated from
the grand prize Of 100000, are to be pub
lished also.
KNIGHTS TEMpLAR. Old Dominion Com
maudery Of Knights Templar, under COM
mand of Captain General g. R. Shinn, we're
out last night, and were drilled in Market
Square, preparatory to their proposed visit to
Petersburg on tho 18th instant.
GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS. -Messrs. Lover
ing and Savie, Of Baltimore, Government In
spectors, we're here to-day. and inspected the
stern7wheel steamer Virginia and found her in
good condition. 4, RI.
PERSONAL The Norfolk Virginian says,