The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-04-18
NO. 81.
What Was Given to Chicago.

The report of the Chicago Relief and
Aid Society has just been published 1t
fills eighty seven octave pages, and is, OH
the whole, satisfactory compilation,
although it makes no attempt whatever
to give an idea of the amount contributed
by each of the several States and by
foreign nations. The Chicago Times,
however, very seasonably comes to the
aid of the Committee, and supplies the
deficiency in a series of tables. From this
source we learn that New York City and
State, independent of A. 7. Stewards
muui6cent gift and the collections of the
Chamber of Commerce, occupy the first
place on the list, the total amount sub
scribed being S624,37l 80. Singularly
enough, England comes second, by right
of an aggregate of 1886, ,420.50, and we
have no doubt this amount will be in
creased to $4,000 Massachusetts ranks
next, showing total of 1886, $50 81
Then follow Pennsylvania, with S175,-
094.75; Maryland, Sl69,703.7S; Cali
fornia, $780, 80 New Jersey, Sl47,-
1902; Connecticut, $l00.344 26; Dis
trict of Columbia 4,337.05; Ohio,
&C, lS7. 90; Indiana, S35, ,9l4 10; Illinois,
s43, ,07699; Rhode Island, s56,9l56O;
Tennessee, S23, 3,S30.15; Michigan, S3S,-
1874; Wisconsin S41S50; Minnesota,
S27 ,11790; Iowa, S13 ,47434; Missouri,
S65, 1868 .65 Arkansas, 2,710.S5; Kansas,
s21, ,226S5; Kentucky, Sl5,5S3 40;
Delaware, SS,07070; New Hampshire,
s22,66715; Vermont, s5,635.43 West
Virginia, Sl5,593.40; Virginia, SILL
312.66; North Carolina, Sl15; South
Carolina, 81 ,077,50 Georgia, 50 ,065 rs
Florida, s1,049 %; Alabama, S. f; Mis-
sissippi sos; Louisiana, 2S,933.95
Texas, sS,021.26 Oregon, 5000; Ne
braska, s15,334.92; Dakota Territory,
$50 !; Washington Territory, 5000; Utah
Territory, SIS 5,3S1.11; Nevada, $l,505.-
SO; Wyoming Territory, $500; Colorado,
$12, 2,053.7S; New Mexico, s1,475.5O;
Canada, sl4S,6ll47; Nova Scotia, l.
090; British Columbia, S535.70; Sand
wich Islands, S1,635; China, 1891 80;
Cuba, l6 1893 81; Central America. S402-
rs; South America, S1S,250; Ireland,
S67 ,990.6S; Scotland, S59,SSI2S; Wales,
Sl4S.7S; France, S57 ,3S172; Germany,
64,607.50; Portugal, S3l7.2S; Holland,
Sl96.9S; Belgium, Sl31 Austria, ST.
49lS5; Switzerland, SIS, 1892 Italy,
S591.42. The amount credited to Ohio
includes only what was placed in the
hands of the Society. In addition to that,
Special Committee was sent from
Cincinnati to disburse funds at discretion.
! Missouri's contribution was made in a
similar way. Altogether, it appears that
the Society has used 81 ,573 ,639.19 in
| relieving the distress of some 1896 fami-
lies, of which $50 are able bodied, p
! 3TS widows and deserted, and 3,707 sick,
aged and inirm. 1t is evident from the
manner in which the calculations have
been made, that the aggregates will be
very considerably increased as soon as all
the contributions have been sent in At
present, the Society is able to state that
the poor of the city, during this and the
coming winter are amply provided for.
We find among those receiving relief l.
5S7 laborers, 2l3 carpenters, Isl washer
women, l47 taiors, ll9 shoe makers, Sc
peddlers, 81 painters, rs sailors, 81 store
keepers, 40 saloon keepers, SO teamsters,
So blacksmiths, II plasterers. II printers,
III stone cutters, 6G seamstresses, Ii ware
housemen, II doctors, 16 engineers, 81
gardeners, 20 agentsl minister, organist,
architects, and II BARRIERS The Com
mittee now desire that no more eontribu-
tions be called for, and take occasion, in
closing the report, to return thanks to
the world for its unexampled generosity.
1t may be right to state that the Relief
Society has been organized subject to the
supervision of the Chicago Common
Council, to which body it has to submit
reports whenever called upon to do so.
1t is composed to great extent, of men
whose philanthropic works have raised
them above suspician. In fact, all neces-
sary safeguards have been placed around
the fund, in order that the intention of
the donors may be fully and faithfully
carried out.-Ne,c York Times.