New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-16
Relief Committee.

Relief COMMITTEE.
A meeting OF this committee was held
last evening in the Mayors parlor, at the
City Hall. E. H. Crowell, Esq, of Boston
was present and remained throughout the
proceedings, taking part therein at the re-
quest of his honor the Mayor, and all the
members.
Mayor Witt read his report as treasurer.
The report shows that the utmost care and
Judgment is exercised in all Disbursements.
The balance now on hand in bank is some
thing over $4,000.
The report Of the purchasing committee,
John N. Payne, Esq, chairman, sets forth
that they have received contributions as
follows:
On MAY 9, from The First African Bap-
tist Church, 5 cases clothing; from st.
Louis relief committee, large lot'of sup
plies-about 10000 rations; on the twelfth
OF May. from Louisville Board of Trade,
supplies tothe amount Of 5000 rations;. from
other parties various supplies; from the
city of Louisville an additional lot of sup
plies; from the city of St. Louis, so barrels
of meal; from D. Landreth & Sons, 8 cases
assorted garden seeds. Total receipts to
date, 52i barrels -four, 2l8 sacks Of flour,
AZ barrels crackers, l3 half barrels of -four,
367 barrels meal, Al boxes of crackers,
"a barrels pork. Is barrels beans, 52,033
pounds bacon and 81 barrels of beef.
The total purchases have been 740 barrels
of pork, 4l5S barrels Of meal, so barrels of
beans, IA barrels of potatoes, l43 sacks of
cotton seed, 10 boxes of garden seed, A, 74S
pounds OF bacon, 1910 barrels OF crackers,
90 sacks of salt, 1913 sacks of seed corn and
boxes of drugs.
Received from the United States commits
sarv COS barrels of pork. 1850 barrels of
crackers, IS barrels Of beans, 1863 barrels Of
meal. and 44,SS7 pounds Of bacon.
Total shipments to date have been 1918
barrels of meal, Gl7 barrels Of -four, 1923
barrels of pork, 2679 barrels OF crackers,
l24, ,779' pounds Of bacon, Isl barrels OF
beans, 4S barrels of seed potatoes, l3l sacks
Of cotton seed, l45 sacks of seed corn, .
packages Of garden seeds, and boxes Of
drugs.
Total expenditures to date have been
$4l,542 70.
The above statements show that about
one-third of the total shipments have been
made by the United States government. and
that one-third of the whole amount of
money collected has been furnished by
Boston.
Regarding the distribution of supplies,
the committee deem it prudent at present
to minister only to absolute and immediate
needs. When the waters shall have receded
sufficiently to allow planters and farmers
to go to work replanting, the sufferers will
more than ever require assistance. They
will have to be supplied with garden seeds,
seed corn and cotton seed. 1t is estimated
by members Of the committee that million
the inundated districts. OF course this
amount will be furnished, in the regular
way of business. by the merchants OF this
and other cities. But there are many small
farmers and impoverished planters who will
have to be furnished by the relief commit
tee.
After reading several communications,
and general discussion of plans for future
operations, the committee adjourned.
IMPROVED AND VACANT REAL ESTATE AT
AUCTION BY THE SHERFF-Particular at.
tention is called to the sales at aution to be
made this day at noon, at the Merchants
and Auctioneers' Exchange, Royal street,
by the sheriff of the parish of Orleans.
Said sales comprise:
LA piece or portion of ground, with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, situ-
ated in the Sixth District of this city, on
Milan, between st. Charles and Pitt streets.
D Three lots of ground, situated in the
same district. on Pension, between Apollo
and Bacchus streets. One of said lots
forms the corner OF Pension and Bacchus
streets.
3. And five lots of ground, together with
all the buildings and improvements there
on, situated id the Third District of this
city, on Vaudeville and Robertson, or st
John the Baptist, between Spain and Vii
lere, or Girod, streets. One of said lots
forms the corner of Robertson and Man
deville streets.
For full particulars and terms see adver,
tisements.
The sheriff of the parish of Orleans sells
at auction this day, at 1890 A. NJ, at his
warehouse, Nos. % and 25 Orleans, between
Royal and Bourbon streets, Second Dis
trict, one box of merchandise.