The New York herald., 1876-12-13


YORK.
Tho following subscriptions have been received a,
the HERALD Office Tor the roller fund d:-Don Bouci.
cault $780, Michel, Vance n Co. temployes). SEQ So
Hall, 50; Mrs E. l.. Davenport, $50: Cedar Sheet,
50 cents; Widow and Orphans Mite, So; Windsor Dra-
s9 %:' G So psss. psss ss Two Mass
don Raymond. 500; Louis NJ. FrIschcr, So;
sympathy, 81; E., slo Lean Hrsch, SO; !. Van
Garvey Sl0J; 4. W. Phelan Zone days receipts Of
store No 70 Broadway $25 10; Mrs. S L. Philips,
The combined funds collected In New York and
Brooklyn now foot up the handsome sum of s02l7 10.
ENTERTAINMENTS IL AID OF TnE sUFrERERs
At Harry Hills Theatre. corner OF Houston and
Crosby streets, will De given, IN aid Of the relief
fund, on Thursday evening" December IA, "a sparrng,
wrestling. athletic and variety entertainments
formances III ad OF the sufferers by the Brooklyn fire
VIII be given this week by tho company at the Acad-
emy OF Music, nine OF whom were connected with tho
Brooklyn Theatre before their arrival there.
From Newark the announcement is made that the
benefit OF the fund Tho companies at Wadmann s
WestphaIia Hall and Wards Opera House have also
consented TO give benefits IN ant OF the sufferers
Eithor tho people OF Brooklyn arc already begnn ing
TO ther fear OF frs In the theatre they
allowing their charitable feeling to &c, the better
uf their feur for both the Park and Hooeys
were much better llcd night than on tho previ-
evening. on the occasion OF the second benefit
Tor tho sufferers by the great calamity Al the Park
tho parquet and balcony contained quito numerous
assembiagc, while at Hoocy's tho number OF people
seated down stairs was quit? an improvement on the
performance Oh MOHuay. luc galleries, however, Wcro
quito deserted in both places.
At the ''cassical soirce" given by Mr.. II. Mollcn-
haucr at tho Athen;rum ut which Mcssrs $. b. Mills
Ell Mollcnhaucr, Emil Gramnl, Rich, Mclcnhaucr and
Branders volunteered their assistance, about $3.50
realized
COMMITTEES IN CONFERENCE
Representatives OF the various rslict committees
assembled meeting at tho Mayors Office yesterday
afternoon 10 taxa some action toward consolidation
and TO- establish permanent headquarters in q GEN.
tral location, whore cases Of desitutiUn be
corded and investigated Shcrin Daqgot Colonel
Carroll and Alderman Fishcr represented
tho Citizens Relief Committee; General Lloyd
Aspinwan appeared IN behalf OF the New
York Citizcns' Committee; Rev. DR.. Putnam, OF the
First Unitarian churcn ana Mr.. Foster, appeared as
representatives Of the Union for Christian Work. and
Nr. Seth Low tender tho of an apart
to be used headquarters II one desired.
All the gentlemen present conceded tho opinion
that concentration of the work should take place In
order prevent the going o tho same ground by
any two committees Mr.. Aspin@all said that
the Now York committee would chcerlulIy
acquic<ce In any plan proposed by the
Brooklyn gentlemen. Sheriff Daesett stated that
the names or all tho suffering families, lar they
could be asccrtaIncd now being printed according
70 iocss,cs and would be ready Ior distrrbntion
among those whose duty 1t will DO 10 pay the COL
lccted moneys at the meeting Of the committees IN
the Common Council chamber this evening.
The Union for Christian Work, which organization
the first in the field TO ako steps toward tho relief
o any OF the sufferers, asked to send represent
atves 10 the meeting ot the committees Tonight
Mayor Schroeder stated that he had received $77l
during the day.