Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-03
BENNER RELIEF FUND.
The Cotton Bale ON the Grand Rounds
Ii Brings Over Five Hundred Dol
lars, and will be Sent TO New
Orleans.
The Cotton Exchanges OF New Orleans,
Galveston, Mobile, Savannah,
Charleston and Richmond
to Have a Share OF the
Good Work.

At half-past two o'clock yesterday after
noon the Benner bale of cotton. contributed
through Miss Clara Conway for the benefit Of
the family Of the late Lieutenant Benner,
United States army, who died at his post on
board the government supply boat, near
V,cksburg, on the Mississippi river, while
relieving the wants of the yeiiOw-iever suffer-
ers, was sold at public auction ia front OF the
cotton exchange by Mr.. 4. L. FARMLAND,
tuctioneer. The bale weighed 500 pounds,
and classed mIddliug fair. The bidding was
lively, Mr.. Simon w Green starting 1t at SO
cents per pound, Major g. V. R4mbaus bid
95 cents. Mr. Green called % cents, Major
Rambaut 81, Mr. Green 81 OIL, and Major
Rambaut 81 OF and it was knocked down at
81 or a pound. The bale weighing SOC
pounds brought $5l6 u. The bale was sold
by subscription under the direction of COM
mIttee of the cotton exchange, posed Of
Messrs. g. '. Rambau Simon w Green, Il.
NJ. Nicely, John h. Speed and G. I. Curtis.
On the sale being made, Auctloneer Frank
land read the following notice:
The members OF the Memphis cotton ex-
change most respectfully donate the Beuner
bale of cotton to the cotton exchanges OF New
Orleans, Galveston, Mobile, Savannah,
Charleston aud Richmond, Virginia, with
the sincere request that each one pass it to
the other after it has been sold the proceeds
to be forwarded to the Banper fund, care of
the secretary OF tne treasury
THE CONTRIBUTORS
to the fund are IS follows:
We, the undersigned, hereby agree to pay
the amounts hereto annexed and opposite
our names, the same 10 be used In the pur-
chase Of bale of cotton donated by Miss
Clara Conway to the "Benner relief fund, y"
the money subscribed for the said purchase
to 90 to that fund: Hill Il Mitchell, $l0
Joyner, Lennon & Gale, $40; w. S. Jack &
Co., SO; Ferguson & Hampsop, SO; Good
baf G. Co, $40; Schwab 81 Co $40; Rice,
Six & Co., $40; James S. Wilkins, $40; Nam
moth cotton pres, $40; Brown d Jones, SO;
Johnston &c Vance, $l0 Bohlen, Huse q Co.,
$40; Oliver, FinnIe 4 Co, $40; b. Lowen-
stein & Bros, SIS; Walker Brothers d
Co., S5; Townsend, Woolly & Co.,
IS; Guy, billiard & Coffin, $40; J. J.
Freeman, $5, Felix Fransciola, So;
Porter. Taylor & Co., Sl0i Peter Tracy, S.;
Joe Wetter. So; &, IL. Latham, So; -.
! Clark, So; S. Manifold, IS; w. b. Galbreath
& Co.. SO; J. T. Petit, $l0i Goyer & Co.,
SIS; A. NJ. Scarborough, s.; c.. T. Curtis,
So; AID Storm, S.; ]. S. Richardson & Co..
So; Horace E. Andrews, IS; J. NJ. James q
Sons, SIS; NJ. Gavin & Co., S.; Schoolfeld,
Hanauer & Co.. F5i Cooper & Co., So: Ash
brook & White, So; Pearce, Suggs & Co. SIS;
Harris, Mallory & Co, IS; Bowles &, Son,
FlOS D. IL Juicy n w. FG5 y" d. I1uSOf *
Co, IS; f. NJ. Apperson & Co, $40; Furs-
tenhelm & Wexford. s.; MADDEN & Avery,
SIS; J. F. Frank e. Co., So; c P. Hunt & Co,
| S.: Fader, Jacobs & Co., S.; Hill, Fontaine
& Co., So; C. 4. Carter & Co, S. Day &
Proudft, IS; w. II. Wood, 50; Orgiil Bros.
& Co., SIS; Thos. II. Allen d Co., So; A.
Vaccaro 4 Co.. So; John K. Speed, S.; Nj.
L Meacham {. Co.. S.; Estes, Doan & Co,
S.; Brooks, Nicely & Co, &15; J. T. Farga-
son & Co., $l5; J. w. Jefferson e. Co, s.;
G. Falls & Co.. $40; VIM. NJ. Rootes, S.;
Cage e. Fisher, IS; VIM. r. Moore, IS; w.
S. Bruce & Co., $40; R. G. Craig, 50; GTubbs
Austin & Berry. S.; Wills q Wlldberger. 81;
Martin & Co., So; Mitchell, Hoffman & Co.,
81; F. S. Davis, s.; A NJ. Agelasto, IS; r.
V. Vredenburgh, as; .. G. barnaby, 81.
DISPOSITION OF FUNDS AND BALE.
Major Rambaut will send the check for
the amount to Miss Clara Conway, who will
transmit it to the secretary of the treasury of
the United States The bale of cotton will
be sent, after being fixed up with bagging,
ties, etc, to New Orleans, in accordance with
the wish of the cltton exchange. Il is not
intended to permit the cotton bale TO be
taken or sent outside of the cotton States Of
the sonth