New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-09
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF SATURDAY MORE THAN FIFTEEN
| THOUSAND DOLLARS TOTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS,
NEARLY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
The subscriptions TO the yellow fever fund
on Saturday exceeded those OF the day before by
than So 600 the call for help being responded TO from
ali quarters The baotboT system Of collecting money
Is proving be greater success than was anticipated
| and pennies dimes and even bills are dropped In from
morning till night; scarcely person passing them
without responding to the call made upon their hu-
mainly. Il Is especially noticeable that bOotbaeks
! neysboys washerwOmen aud others whose earnings
| are small, are among the contributors One little
| newsboy at the Williamsburg Ferry, foot Of Broad
! way, Brooklyn, was seen to run inside the gate
10 make his deposit and. not being able 70 reach
tue top OF the box, handed his penny to n man 10
| out in for him. Il has been found that not the
| most uncomfortable amounts have been collected
! In the bar-roOms and restaurants where boxes
have been placed BallOtbOXes being put mp
IN every public place In the city, and In many OF the fac
tories and other places OF employment The greatest
sefdenial contributing the fund Is prnct-cd by the
young girls in the employ Of the American Bank Note
Company, who on Saturday deposited their mites in
q ballotbox and whose subscriptions said 10 be
large in comparison to the salaries they receive which
In most instances barely sufficient TO meet their
| most meagre wants, many OF them feeling Obliged 70
walk 20 from tneir work The male employees OF the
company also started n subscription.
The different secret societies, benevolent and social
organizations calling special meetings for the pur-
pose OF raising money for the relief OF the yellow fever
suTerers In the South The combined frateTnities Of
Harlem are starting series Of entertainments In aid OF
the sufferers and the several committees Of the various
benevolent and social organizations Of Yoyilc are to
hold a public meeting 10 raise money at PHrepa Han,
Tomorrow evening. An entertainment Is 20 be
| given by Chancellor waworth Masonic Lodge, IN
Chickering Hail. on Wednesday evening Jarrett
Palmer have offered the use OF Booths
Theatre benefit performance in which Miss Fanny
Davenport, Geneveive Weird, MTs. W. J. Florence ana
Clara Morris will take part Ancient Lodge OF Free
masons hold a meeting at Masonic Temple. Thursday
evening" raise relief fund. The Louisiana Jubilee
Singers tender benefit on September l6 Concord LAd4e
Of Odd Fellows give concert aud ball at Irving Hall,
on Monday evening next. The Ninth Ward Reform
schtzen Club give concert at the Germania Assembly
Rooms September "a, the entire receipts TO be de-
voted 20 the relief fund The Nonparie Dramatic AssO
citation give q performance for the purpose this
evening Turn Hall, FoGrh-st Centennial Lodge OF
Freemasons will hold d meeting tomorrow evening 10
raise a relief fund The ladies Of Trinity Church are
making clothing for the children who have been made
| orphans by the fever.
The French Battalion Des Gardes lafayette viii give
their aununl festival at Hamilton Park, Sixtynnth-st
and Thirdaye, to-day the net proceeds will 80 70 the
relief Of the yellow fever sufferers Under tao auspices
Of the Society Francase de elaisance festival In aid
OF the yellow fever sufferers will be given at the Lion
Brewery Park the 18Th inst, ia which all the differ
ent French societies OF this city will participate NJ L.
Breull the French Committeeman, has been elected
honorary president OF The different committees which
have Deen formed The following officers have been
elected: President, Frederic r. COudert; yicepresi
DENTS CHI R0ussel Albert j. DelOuest, and Martial q.
JoufTrci secretary A. Gulraud and LeOnco COudert,
trearurer. Tho subscriptions among the French rest
dents Saturday amounted 10 $40, which have been
transmitted 10 the Union Francaise at NewOrleans.
Collections made many OF the churches yester
day in aid OF the yellow fever fund Others are waiting
until their congregations return from their Summer
gregation at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church yes
terday that the majority OF the society had
returned 10 their homes doubtless they would 40 some
generous act In aid Of the Southern sufferers. While no
many were in the country no did not think IL best TO
start collection for that purpose. The international
Young Mems Christian Association sent a circular to
each OF tho 736 branches Saturday, requesting col
lection to be taken mp for their brethren IN the South
NJ X Jesup, No. SO william-st, IA The Medi
cal Society OF County OF NewYork have appointed
committee to raise funds for the relief Of physicians
and their families IN the South.
The Southern Relief Committee OF the Chamber Of
Commerce met Saturday and authorized 70 be sent to
the yellow fever sufferers $500, follows; To New
Orleans 81 900, half OF which Is intended for the In
fected in the interior; TO Vcksburg $1,000, 70
Memphis, 5000, 70 Brownsville. Tenn, $780, The
receipts on Saturday amouted to $3.50 49, including
$500 contributed by Southern Relief Association at
Auburn N " through W. H. Seward, treasurer, S4OO Of
which Is TO be sent to Neworleans, 800 10 Memphis.
and 5000 Vicksburg Mr.. Seward writes 1T Is our
hope and TO materially increase these dona-
tons" Stephen Hyatt also sends 5000 10 contributed
by the children OF the guests of the Peabody House.
YOnker from the proceeds Of fair held In aid OF the