The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-24
FOR the .IFILTCTI:D SOUTH


benefit oi the southern people was enjoyed in
Lion fdrl yesterday by the members of tho
Socic;t Frnncaise dc llirniaisancc. There was
such representation of Fron'hmcn and French
women yourgand old.aud such an outpouringof
French children n hal not been chroniclcd in
this city for many years. Although the object
ot this gathering was to alleviate the sufTcrings
of compatr,uis the means whereby they sought
to compass that Object were o' n nature far from
sombre. From 10 A. NJ. until & i. VI. there
was rife shooting under the direction
of tho officers Of the Gardc Lafayette.
While the mnrksmen wore busy mt the range
thorc was n merry party " ladies in the pa
vion playing at what is known rs the ieu de
cie"auN." or tho game of - ssors: and II s as
toni-iiiug the rNt"ut to which the spirit Ol bet
ting WAS carried 10y the enthus asst compct-
iiOts. Tho scissors game II not complicated,
nor do"s IL rcquIre much special preparation IN
order " tli its .lcvotecs tu take part in H.. \
limo rs stretched between two posts and to this
are auH'h'd iit''n or twenty p.c's oi COM
mon wrapping cord. each weighted with nail
at illo cud. and each bolrins a slip Of PAPER on
wnl'h number Is written corrrSponIing 30
Il" rumh'r of one oi tho hundreds oi prizes
disrl llv Il 'n "a table near 10y. The players. who
can tah, iurt singlN or in pairs. are hliudfoli-
ed. and with -lssors in hand arc started
for tho lin. at the distance OF ten irci. The
cIrriug of a line secures urize. mud II is hard
ly necessary TO sny that Yesterday afternoon
thcr" wrrc 'ry few failures To- carry OIL an
'S'r.'h feather u portn onnaic string II leads.
lrWair Lrui. NHOtlcr game fur tho ladies Vas
ON" iu which tli,y wcr" required 90 roll a ban
q roush nn" OF n sori"n of ar hes IA plank. In
us snn" y ere Wct" many, N'ry unny .9ihr's 3.
hu' some of the PLAYERS were remarkably suc-
'es-iul. one young lady carried III a teapot, n
palr "i cafrlu-s. an rEs hourr ana volume ~
lo"nle. aud another took coffee pot. q bottle ut
cologne a. bvttle of charircus" and dog collar.
Music and dancing followed IN the evening
The Equitable Life Insurance Company ot
n is city d, MICS that il Is doing or has recently
done an extensive business In The southern
a .4ttf fftaF q.
H." ycilcw fever. The Equitable. IN common
with othor lending liia iu-uran'" companies.
Iracti ally retired from business in Ia" South
about five years ago, 10y tax INK up all their
agencies AMI increasing turir premium rates
on" rer cent Even risks at THIS rate bay" been
nN'n only IN inland places ana IN" Border
States. and no risks have been taken on per-
sons Living within 100 miles Of the coast and in
tie VI .ssisslppi Valley. The losses of the
Equitable during the progress of the pr,s"nt
ep,drmir have been about - 100 on three lives.
| Ullman and Miss Marie Thompson. presented
crcds ~ a dir f,r tho Ion III of The yellow
house 81 East Sryenty-nnth street
Mayor Ely received and sent to brownsville.
Tho momhers Of DR.. Halls Finh Avenue
! PRESBYTERIAN Ihur'h gave between Z 200 and
q 800 To- IN" yellow ever sufferers. ON SUNDAY.
| Many oi the "onEregaticn had given largely be-
| fore through other channels.
The Terrace bowling Cluh will give a heneft
entertainment. in Terrace Garden. on Thurs
Tie N,nth Ward Reform schn,zen Club will
| give "A benefit &C. ncer and hall in the Gcrmania
| Assembly Rooms. tins evening.
Subscriptions in Brlleyilie. v j.. amounting
! t. 500. have hern sent to Memphis by the
| Women Christian Ouiun.
| An appeal has b".n issued by southern Ho-
! muopathists to their professional brethren for
e mep, ~ for rsn. i IN IToy1E ngWbphir d reql M
sent TO A. X. Hills 81 West Thirty-third strn.t
or J. J.. Douglass. Secretary OF the Merchants
| The total subscriptions TO the yellow fever
i.99nnd 81 Brnnoklyn amounted, yesterday, to
sent 81 900 to Memphs $500 to Port ellison.
s5oo 10 Grenada. $500 10 Holly Springs. and $500
T.e grand benefit concert in enmorc's Gar
den lasl evening. under th"auspi,es OF the hall
Committee OF tho old Volunteer Fire Depart
nl"ni, was success nj in every particular. The
attendance was estimated a. 900 10 5000. Tho
r''e'lis ior the evening were estimated 10 be
Tho runior thai Thomas Donaldson Of East
Orange. y. j., He'd of yellow fescr was conira-
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept 23.-The weather has
turned warm again. winch is favorable t.
John g. Niemann. Alex. W. Mcconnell. and
NEW ORLEANs sept 29-The number Of cases
Of death reported to-day l. a ~ new cases
l3i Total cnses o. date. 1872; Of death, ASA.
Dr Ch"puen reports Dr. kihb"c cony' ,ssc"nt.
eases Of yellow lever are l7j and the cases OF
death 10 da,c 6j. Tho fever is now spreading
In the r'ar Of the town causing distress an1
w3e To- III" most hunhl" Even negroes are
iaken down rapidly. Dr. sshwing is re'over-
ing He lost his brother and Two children.
\ Baton Rouge despatch ann nlunces the death
OF bert N'ssnan hi"i oi Pnlic", By f'v"r
to-day: I'VE have plenty Of nurses Tor the
present. Tho disease prevailing is yellow
,GHyrr ent o' ygfy mllt iype; There are two
mrni. The cases Ia dntc in IahaGirVille and
It's vicinlty are 80 and The cgses Of death 80
HOLLY SpMNis. Sept. y. 5 nc" last despatch
IN are ~ new AMI r.StsS OF death.