New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-12
JERSEY CITY RAISES S35, 900.

large meeting Of citizens took place at the City Han
Cy s M ws @
The nuibutOns amounted TO 1926 Immediately aftee
adjournment the Board OF Finance held meeting and
The banks have agreed to advance the money on hess
The contributions will be fOrw srded this morning.
Many of the churches Of Queens and Suffolk Counttes
have given notice through their local papers nas on
sufferers.
The Drug Exchange Committee has collected
| t2,O6S for the Chicago sufferers
The Guardian Mutual Life Insurance Co. has
| sent 81 900 TO the Mayor OF Chicago.
The New-YOrk Turnverein voted $500 fOs
their suffering brethren In Chicago.
The wholesale coal dealers held meeting
in Trinity Building, and subscribed A3OO
Julian Allen has forwarded 1900 ratiOns OF
erGstteischUurSt, or German army sausage.
SUPERINTENDENT Kelso has issued an order
authorizing contributions from the police force
The total contributions in New-York and
Brooklyn amount TO about S6OOOOO
The Adams Express Company will forward,
free Of charge all contributions for the Chicago snnere
Members of the Gold Exchange have sub
scribed about 5000 ia addition " the $oOVo conDutea
out Of the funds.
typographical Union No. 6 forwarded $1,000
and viii tax each member u " make good the apprOFi
alton.
The Fire Department has sent three steam
fire engines Chicago by request OF the Chief Engineer
| Of that city.
The Great American Tea Company will de-
vote the profits OF all its IL stores next saturday, oct IL
| to the Chicago relief fund
Christ Church, in Fifth-ave., will devote tho
offerings of next sunday morning and evening 10 the re-
| lief OF the Chicago sufferers.
Robert Bonner contributes $4,000 toward
relieving sufferers who in any way connected with
| the newspaper or news business.
j. c: G. Reynolds has gone to Chicago as
agent Of the Importers and GrOcers Board OF Trade
with power to draw for $4,000 at sight
Heyman g. Mack of HudsOn-st. have for
warded mattresses $50 holsters and 800 pillows Their
| employees have contributed 100 comforters.
All employees of the wholesale grocers and
jobbers are invited to attend relief p. 70
day, at the rooms Of the GrOccrs Board OF Trade.
Brooklyn contributed, yesterday, 1854, in
Guiding o. 200 subscribed by the rchants and Traders
Exchange Collections Will be taken up III the churches
on Sunday.
The hat straw goods, millinery, hat furnish
Ing flower and feather manufacturers and o6bers VI tina
city have contributed cas- to be distributed among the
sufferers In Chicago.
The Common Council of Elizabeth, N. j.,
has appropriated OO the First National Bank has given
offerings next Sunday.
All theaters and other places Of amusement
in this city, giving benefits for the Chicago sufferers
northwest corner VI Blocker ST. and Broadway.
Benjamin F. Carver, formerly broker IN
Chicago and now successful operator n Broads
Chicago and started with 1t last night for that city
The hardware merchants met yesterday, and
subscribed s5o25 aid Of the Chicago sufferers and
pointed Committee Of five TO solicit further cOntrbE
| lions from hardware men. The Russell Erwin Manu-
featuring Company and Sargent Co. subscribed 800
| each.
The managers of the American Institute
Fair at a meeting held yesterday decided To devote the
gross receipts of the exhibition at the Rink, tomorrow
day and evening. Exhibitors and the members OF the
press only will be admitted that occasion on compI
nentary tickets out. The employees have all oon-
tributed one days salary, and some OF them Larger
also make liberal contributions IL Is hoped TO MAKE
receipts larger this occasion than were ever taken
| on any single day before.
Ameeting of the principal managers OF theatn-
cal operate, minstrel and music halls was held AZ
Theater Yesterday afternoon to devise ways ana means
for raising fund TO be forwarded TO CncaSO LOT te
lief OF those who been deprived OF house ana nome
The following establishments were represented DoO'r
Theater the Dolby Ballad Concert Co, NDl0s Brtshs
San Francisco Minstrels, Days Fifth Aynus Lnc9 DIT
Grand OPERA House. Bowery Union-square, IOny
TORS and Lima Edwins Resolutions were passet
various performances during the coming week ss az
above places and TO ask the cooperation OF tnose VIZ
were not represented who had already announcer On
tertainments. These will eliminate IN granu
ment on Friday week at the Academy VI MUSIC, mss
| Cushman, Edwin Booth. the members of MI DoDy,s
troupe, and many other Of the best artists "" 'e '
aid
CHEERING REPORTS.
Chicago men now in New-1ork give the 1oi'
lowing encouraging statements contrary to previous
vices: The Chicago Newspaper UuioDa printing es'Se
lishment corner OF West Randolph and Jent rsonS~'
was saved They have four Hoe presses and nave sons
for threetnore Their new building adjoining the ONCE Oh
Ths Prairie Farmer and opposite the Postomce Jus
ready for occupation was burned. German Dsnh'
north uest corner OF Jefferson and West RanaophS%'
we. .aved Geo H. Lanins house, Wabash-aVe, was
nt burned although q wooden building and in tho
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