Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-28
Relief OF Yellow Fever Sufferers.

At the adjourned meeting of the executive
committee of the National Relief Commission
at 5 o'clock p. m. yesterday, the chair reported
additional kilograms received. as follows:
From J. +: Hill, secretary of the relief CON-
mission OF Chattanooga, saying: Our people
return thousand thanks for Your generous
donations received to-day 600 sent by telC.
gram
r. l.: Please give me by mail names of places
where relief is needed by sufferers of yellow
From George Wilson, secretary relief com-
mittee, Chamb Der of Commerce, New York: Il
have Deen directed by the relief committee of
ne Chamber OF Commerce to say TO you that
with ice and Stores. the expenses ehOuld he
deirayed by the sister cities of the West
or In hhe2y TO t the above Gov. Shepherd tele-
"sister cities of the Wes,,r as wei as ttose
except New York"
rad made donation for an individual liviIg
II Holly Springs, through the mayor of that
place; which, in case the person could not be
FOUND, Is to be applied to the relief fund.
MI. SOl0mOns reported that a handsome OF
painting had been contributed by Mr.. Cult
laume 1Or the fund.
r Thee The chair reported that he had written toe
subsistence, U. $. A., asking the c. operation
OF the post cOmmissaryat ST. Louis in purci,a5-
ing supplies and had received copy OF a let
LieutenantC Colonel A. Eeck with, A. G. s., ST.
Louis Mo-, saying: 81 am Informed by Gov.
A. r. Shepherd that it has been determined
Yellow Fever Relief Commission OF this CITY.
to charter steamer at 81. Louis loading her
with provisions, ice, and medicines and send
suffering sick residing at the landings and
settlements between Cairo and New Orleans
A sub-c,c mmittce will be sent from here to aid
in dispatching he boat. and will be obliged
any aid in your power to enable them to ,ecure
supplies at the lowest rates. From the we'll
Known liberality OF st. Louis merchants, v"',
extensive acquaintance with them and th ,a
1 indulge the hope lat such arraneements
WIZ pc made as VIII euable the committee TO
purchase .IOreS at even lower rates than they
conn ne purchased by the subsistence depart
The chair reported that fifty five barrels of
biscuit bad been baked and forwarded by MI.
George l. Hill. of Alexandria, from flour fur
hIa and mat these, with clothing etc. on
make part oil the cargo for steamer.
THE ENVELOPE CONTRIBUTION
1or the relief of the sufferers by yellow fever
conducted under the auspices OF the Citizens
General committee, is proving at last partial
success. So Tar 34l envelopes have btan re-
turned through the Post Office IN reply con
tanning sums ranging from l cent TO 81 Is,
and aggregating $3.50, besides two others,
direct to the cOmmittee-One containing ST.
and the other an order for barrel of flour
The amount received, it is believed, would
have been largely increased had the plan been
adopted sooner, or if the distribution of the
envelopes had been prompt and simultaneous
throughout the District. The operations of
COLI and his gang interfered with our police
In this object, and probably caused diminu
tlOn OF the receipts. Less than dozen of the
envelopes were returned without cOntribu-
tlon; While the memoranda enclosed in some
Of them reveal affecting pictures of the SYM
pathies OF the human heart. no less than the
wants OF suffering humanity. The following
VIII serve as Illustration: Enclosing one cent?
IN W tSG to God could give more TO the sick
proper nOuriShment. My wife is In delicate
state Of health. Myself ous of work rent
DUE and 40 relief. Such is my condition
Name reselved) Enclosing five cents: ssATl
l have" Enclosing ten cents: My mite
God bless The sufferers Another with ten
cents &C ut .n went out to the police picnic with
freely give. Wish to God l had more. The
PicIlc WAS grand affair. Let Us hear irom
MI MT; Coreoran.' lMr: Corcoran contributed
purpOse.l One with sixteen cents: From a
hardworking man-all have" OF the entire
number OF envelopes returned to the commit
zee, only three Indicate the s0urces from which
SouiheaSt; one from <. B. Youngs 3l3 Penn
sylFaDla avenue. containing 81 ". and one
from Miss MOllie b. Mier's school, $l.35.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF the National Yellow Fever Relief Commis
SION Net at noon tc day, ex Gov. Shepherd
chairman. kilograms were received:
From James c. Patrick, chairman citizens
committee at San Franci-co, Cal, SAYING
III government steamer gees down the river
from ST. Louis. you can draw On the citizens
here for 81 { 0.''
X. l., saying:-"Draw on me for 81 C; , for mr.
pose mentioned i'll your telegram of yester-
day"
Al7o the following:
WASHINGTON
=, le1o--ion. 4. Il. Shepherd: Mr.. Evarts in
iol ms me that he will t., day remit to District
Attorney Bliss OF St Louis, sl,c0) to aid in
charieling and loading boat 10 be sent down
he Mississippi river for relief of yellow fever
sufferers GEO. w. MCCRARY,
Secretary of War.
lowing named cities. offering contribution by
appropriations for the loading OF the boat at
~ L"dls with necessary supplies: Chicago,
81 GO; Brooklyn. $l,Cy0; S,.n Francisco sIO?9:
BlltinOr $3.50: Milwaukee, 800; Detroit s5,0:
Roche. ter. $40; Iowa, $3.50.
Warner. were adopted:
ReSOtred, That Gov A. r. Shepherd and
John 1. Mitchell, on behalf of this committee
proceed TO st. Louis to supervise The purchase
OF proper supplies aud the shipping of them
by government steamer 10 points on the Mis-
sisslppi liver where they are most REQUIRED, in
accordance with the previous action of this
Committee and the contributions made by diff
1"rent cites throughout the Union; that as
early as practicable full report of the action
0f such sub committee be made of the diStri
tutlon OF he several amounts contributed.
The chair stated that ne would telegraph to
the various Giles which have so generously
cont lbuted toward the project of supplying
The re!lef coat, requesting that the amounts
appropriated by tbenl be forwarded at once to
District Attorney VIM. HI. Bliss OF st. Louis.
Gov. Shepherd and Mr.. Mitchell leave for st.
Louis 10 night, reaching there on MOnday,and
VIII nave the boat loaded and on its charitable
mission by Tuc;.day.
DONATIONS RECEIVED.
Mrs. Fenabie and Mrs. Page, box of ielly:
a large box of clothing from the ladies' Of
Rockville, Md. boxes OF groceries and cloth
ing from Rev. DR.. Harold and packages of
clothing from Mrs. E. Walcott Mrs C, g.
SIC waIt, Gen. Crit epden, Mrs. Dr. B. c.
Cook, Nils Maggie G..f1in, Mrs. Fountain
M. Nj. georgetown, Mrs. French Miss
Smith, Mrs. COBB, Mr.. A. NJ Blair aud seye-
ia packages credited to lady friends
SUBSCRIPTIONS
received since lat report: Q. f. s. club.
thI Ouen Geo. McNeir, treasurer, So: SIKH
Pre3tS terrain church, $751; Ii. L. Hilyer, 81
Methodist Protestant Sunday school, by j. T.
Many. s9.UG; Capt. Thornton, of Detroit IS:
Icreivcd thrOugh post office, $}79S; DR. $.
TOwDShend, collected from OdorleSs Exca
waiting company aud health Office employees,
5 0.
AmuSements.
NATIONAL THEATRE-rhere was another
successful present al ion of ",JuliuS CpSar-' ar