, 1860-12-04
CONTRIBUTION FOR RELIEF OF
KANSAS.
Money Wanted for Sackn and Freight,
Tho following has been received BY. the un-
derslgncd In aid Of the suffering pcoplcof Kan.

Money Wanted for sacks and Freight.
The following ha. been received By, the un-
derslgncd In aid of the suffering people Of Kan.
sas:
From Rev. Robert Collycr, Chicago, bun.
dies tlothing, 1 pairs boots and $3.50 In mon--
ey to buy grain sacks and pay drcichts.
Cash from two gentlemen In Chicago, 500
Cash from E n. sa1ton, $500; from R. c.
Rousaville bundle Of clothing; FROM. E. Fin.
Icy, Trenton, Ill, sl.oo. There has been
shipped from Bloomington, ILL.,, SIS sacks po-
tatoes, $3.50 busy S bbls flour, 10 bu. beans, ar
ranycmcnts made TO forward seyaral thousand
bushels Of corn, also zoo bushels of pota-
toes, which are secured till spring, to be for
wardcd for seed. An efficient committee Of
citizens at this point arc still ;;rcceiving dona
tions.
Shipped from Springfield, 16o sacks corn,
bbl flour money contributions SEQ, which
Was usedto buy sacks and pay fre'ghts to Han
nibal. A committc is organized and efficient
lyat work.
Shipped from Atlanta, 100 sacks corn, 10
sacks wheat, s sacks and i. Dbl meal, Dbl
pork, Dbl sund1ics and sacks beans, placed
in charge Of T. l. Enslow, to be dis
tributed In Marshall county, Kansas. In this
county there is a LOT Of potatoes bnricd, to be
Forwarded In the spring for seed; also 1000 bu.
corn, portion Of which the citizens have
sacked.
1t New Rutland, La sallc, Co., Il committee
has been appointed and have received cub
scription Of 1000 bu corn, no sacks to ship It,
also lot Of bcans, &c.
Cash received from II. K. Olds, Mendoza,
$500; collected at Thanksgiving meeting at
Lutheran Church, Mendoza, 500; from Craigc
Sharpe, Lamoflc, $3.50.
Shipped from Mendoza, tun flour, boxes
and Dbl clothing, i bb1 beans, So sacks wheat,
100 bu corn. suck Hungarian grass seed and
: sacks flour, in charge of Col Steele, to be
distributed at Bloomington, Douglas county,
Kansas. -.
The demand for relief is daily increasing.
From information just received from Kanaas,
hundreds are without anything TO cat, except
what they can borrow from their poor neigh
bors. We ask the people in every township
and school district to organize relief commit.
| tees, to solicit ont Of the abundance which q
kind providence has blessed you, money, aour
wheat. corn. beans, bacon, dried beef, dned
fruit, clothing or plain substantial goods for
| clothing, DC, &c.
Money collected By committees and agents
| to pay tfcights aud purchase sacks, should be
sent to Dr.. John Evans of Chicago, who will
| disburse the same in the purchase OF sacks, or
| forward it to Gen. 8. G. Pomeroy, Charmal,
Of the Territorial Relief Committed in Kansas,
| to pa3 freights, Committees aud agents whq
| receive produce Of any kind and have not
means to purchase Gacks or pay frelshts, arc
requested to communicate the fact to the IN.
dcrsigncd, directed "W r. n. Army, No. 20.
Lake street, Chicago" Please state the kind
| Of grim OF produce, and on or near what rafl
| rond, and what number of sacks arc required.
Clothing In secure packages may be directed
to Gen. S G. Pomeroy, Atchison, Kansas, o1
James L. Mcdowell, Mayor Of Lcayenworth
Kansas, and forwarded By The American Ex
press Company, who have kindly agreed to
transport 1t free Of charge.
In the absence Of the undersigned, any IN
/ formation desired Gnu be obtained from DR.
| John Evans, No. IS Clark street, or from F. n
Blake, Esq, a member Of the Territorial Com
| mittee at the bank Of ". II. Rice s. Co., 6:
t clark street.
t The ladies Of Chicago, who arc engaged in
preparing clothing, are requested to send thell
donations to the undersigned at No. 24 Lake
| street, with . list of, ,the articles and name o
the donor, so that they cao be packed in boxes
| aud shipped.
] In LITTER just received from the Committee
In Kansas, VIC nrc told that the Glistrcss Of on,
1'eopk 6egins to be agpauing!!t Will the hu
1nanc act promptly Tor their relief
". r. N. AnST,
Gen'l Shipping Ag't for Relief Of Kansas