The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-04
THE HEILTH OF THE CITY.

THE HEILTH OF THE CITY.
The city registrar reports the receipt of four
certificates CT death from yellow fever during lne
twenty four hours ending at noon yesterday. ohe
OF these deaths took place on the l:t, two on the
| I'd and one on the 81
FRIDAYS REPORT.
OFFICE OF BOARD OF HEALTH,
CHARLESTON, November 3-l2 NJ
Fonr certificates OF death from yellow lever
~ ROBERT LEBBY, N. T.,
C y Registrar.
Besides the above, tie following certifca' es
have been received since last report:
One for convulslons, dated November l; one for
drowning, C urred about 1St OF November; one
for fever, relrittent, dated November !; one +. r
phthisis pulmonalts, dated November l.
The Howard Association.
The regular weekly meet ting Of the executive
commit: ee Of The Howard Association was held
Yesterday, ut the Market Hal, President James
H.'Taylor In the chair.
In answer to the call published In the daily
papers the f.llowlug contributions were received:
Jno. G. Minor i Co., s25; Miss Carrie Tyler, SloO;
anouy NOUS, s25; Miss NJ. T. Gaillard. S.; sympa-
lAizsr, $50; Gouriin, Matthiessen & Co, Sloo;
anonyn oas, $50; II. Gerdts Co., SIS; Widows
mite, s5; anonymous, s12; ]. c. Ma,lonee, s?5;
W. Z. Ryan, SIS; Captain H. Card, $40; /. S. E.
Bennett, SIS; II. T. P.ake. S.; j. L. Fraser, 81; W.
c. Dukes l. Co., s25; cash, 50; r. b. Bomar, IS; F.
]. Porcher, So; cash, So; Wando Mining and Man.
ufacturing Company, S25; James II. wills, n, $40;
Jno. Dogherty. $40; h. B. & Co., $40; Pelzer, Rod.
gers & Co., $50.
On motion, the treasurer was directed to return
the thanks OF the association for the same.
The following communication was read:
AUGUSTA, G,., November ], 1871.
Geo. II No1ett. Esq, Treasurer Rotodro ASSo'
citation, Charleston, s. c.:
DEAR SIR beg leave to hand you check on
First National Bank Of your city, Tor $500; also, h.
d. Hickmau's order on MeSsrs. Johnston, crews
Z CO. for s25-say 1925, contributed by few
lrieads In Augusta, as per annexed list IN oanaif
OF The excellent charity you represent
With sincere good wishes for the speedy terml-
W. STEVENSON.
AUGUSTA CONTRIBUTIONS.
". Stevenson, S25; II. II. Hickman, president
Georgia Manufacturing Company, s25; Clagnorn'
Herring d Co., SIS; W. f. Jackson, SIS; Bones,
BrSwn NM CO. :S SiS De- Cash SaS s
SUP, SO; cash, $40; j. Cohen Il Sons, $40; K. s.
Agnew, S.; E. P. Clayton, $40; Augusta Benevo-
lent Society, s25; John B. Moore. S.; James %
Piait Brothers, sio; james A. Gray, so; N. P.
Stovau, SIS; V. Richards, S.; hcCon Fargo, $40;
E. K. Schneider, $40; VIM. A. Walton, $40. Total
$.25.
On m otlon, the above subscriptions were order.
ed to be recogaizsd and acknowledged by
special letter from the president Of The associa-
,tion.
A ccmmun: cation was read from Messrs Rior.
dan. Dawson & Co.. OF The CHARLESTON NEWS.
enclosing bill for advertising, to tho amount OF
one hundred and eighty eight dollars, receipted
in full, asking leave to offer the same as a sub
scription to the work OF the association also one
from VIM. G Tyson, E O., saying iha' the Nation
aliss had no bill to present against the Howard
Association,
Genera! DeSaussure thought that special no:ice
should be taken of these contributions, and oaered
the following resolution, which was adopted.
Resolved That the secretary Of this association
be directed TO return the grateful acknowiedg-
fnents OF the Howard Association TO Inc editors
OF THE nAILY NEWS and Nationalist Tor their
liberal contributions to the funds OF the associa-
tton.
The pres ident stated that, on examination OF the
bill OF the Courier presented and paid at The last
meeting, u clerical error, amounting TO twenty.
one dollars and twenty seven cents, had been
discoye. ed and that this amount had been return.
ed to the association.
Letters OF appllca ion for mem bershlp were read
from the following gentlemen: S. W. Simmons, D.
Mcpherson. George L. Holmes, R. Q. PlncGney,
Samuel Lord, and A. L. Tobias, and the riles hav.
ing been suspended, the applicants were elected
by acclamaticn.
The salaries OF the clerk and messenger Tor The |
D. st two months were ordered to be paid.
The reports OF the directors OF the various wards
were then read. showing an almost entire abate- |
ment OF the fever in the lower wards Int con. |
siderable sickness in the upper wards. In Ward
5 there was large increase among the patients |
during the week. but Ward is reported In more |
encouraging condition. Ward had not been |
heard from. In Ward the director reported |
slight increase In the ,ver, anc said It wa'owlDg
10 the influx of new peop!e returning TO the city.
Only four deaths occurred during tue we.E
among the ra tents OF the association.
There being no other business the meeting ad- |
ourued until Frilay next, at I'm.
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