Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-20
LOCAL NEWS.
TEE GREAT FIRES IN The NORTHWEST.
Relief for the Sufferers.
THE NETzFEOTT HALL MEET NC.

THE METZFrOTT HALL NEXT NC.
The meeting at MetzerOti Hall last night to
take action for the RELIEF of the sufferers by the
fires in Michigan and Wisconsin was largely at
tended, and, IN a pscuniary point of view was
quite succt Ssful- Colonel EnOch TOtten called
the meeting % order, and, ON motion Of Judge
IL ID Barron, the following officers were elected:
President, Mr.. A W. Randall; vice presidents.
Mr.. VI. g. Emery. Mr.. j. j. Coombs Mr. y
l. stanton, Mr. Thomas 5. TullOck, Mr.. n.
o. OrdWay; sScretaIicS, MeSsrs. T.. Totem W
ID Mack; treasurer, ". 5. HUNTINGTON
MT. Randall made brief appeal for aid, after
which he appointed W. McPynchen and H. H
Senator Carpenter, of Wisconsin, and Jud0e
hlacArthuT, OF this city, then addressed the
meet ng, and subsequently, at the instancs OF
MI Hood, MesSrs- ". :. Huntingdon w NJ
MePyrchen W. F. MattiugIy. II. D. Townsend
anu "a. H. Ductey were appointed 10 solicit con-
tT1butiOns IN money and clothing. Il. L. Merrick
!E-sq., mex addressed the meeting in behalf of
tne sufferers. The following snb cripsiOns we've
obtainSd--EnOch TOtten, $50; Thomas Hood.
so & l. Iundy, SO; T. ID. FOwne. $40; b. RE
lord, SO; W. NJ PyneheOn, $40; A NJ. Kanouse,
Sio, Evening Star Newspaper Company, $50; IL.
III Dudley, SO; j. j. CoOmbs, SO, f. H. Hove,
So r. U. Ball, sic; Ira ;. Allen, S1O; A. W.
haSdal, so H. r. Paine, 50; Carl Roeser, s.;
ID. ;. CrItis, 50; b. Mute, jr., -; ID. >. Health,
SO: A. II. Forman, s.; A. Grant, SIOO; Hiram
Potter, jr., s1O. Total, SIS. Mr.. Merrick stated
that any supplies Of clothing for the w scOnsn
sufiCTe-s LETT at gC3 PENNSYLVANIA avenue Womb
be shipped Ir-e as far as Chicago. The meesing
adjourned subjecs 20 the call of the chairman or
THE HACKMKN's CONTRIBUTION.
ne hackmen of the city contribute to the aid
o. the sufferers by the Chicago fire sI55.25,
which amount Is much smaller than was ex-
pectCd, but many who had contribute in other
ways did not run their carriages on the dsy
enthusiastically last. Mr.. W. W. Chambers
OF the Railroad Depot stand, turned in the
largest amOunt-s21- and will therefore receive
the whip Messrs. TOpham 81 Co. offered as a
prize.
THE MICHIGAN STATE ASSOCIATION
This association, Of which ID. L. Pierce ESQ.,
Is president, has collected, through its various
committees in the departments about SEQ for
the relief of sufferers by the recent fires in that
State Between nv and six hundred dollars of
thls has been transmitted to Senator Ferry a.
Grand Haven, and Hon. .. ID. COnger at Por.
Huron. The balance " i'll be sent as coon as the
committees can make their reports TO the d.
DuIsing committee. committee, under charge
OF j. >. Barns, Esq., is daily in attendance at
The 9th-strcet entrance of the Patent Office TO
receive and forward clothing, &c. Boxes can
be furnished fOr those who contr cute bundles
and packages. Quite a number OF parcels were
received yesterday. The general disbursing
committee for transmission OF all cash contribu.
once; j.. w. Green, of the Treasury Depart
ment; and William Sickels, OF the Post Office
department, 70 either of whom money and lists
may be sent by subcommittee and Others
MISCELLANEOUS.
The ladies OF the Universalist Society of this
city INT 'aTge box of valuable clothing to the
michigan sufferers yesterday.
Dr. C. r. StaPsbury, Grand Master of the
Masonic fraternity in this District, left yester-
day aftel noon for Chicago, bearing the offerings
or the M0sons of the District OF Columbia n
their brethren in Chicago. The donations made
bury.