National Republican., 1878-10-17
YELLOW FEVER RELIEF.
Meeting Of the Commission-The Tourna-
ment Fund.

Meeting Of the CommIssion-The Tourna-
ment Fund.
The executive committee Of the National
Relief Commission met at noon yesterday
Ex-Governor shepherd, chairman, and Mcssrs
solomons Mitchell, Hill, woodworth, and Dic!:.
son present. kilograms were received as fol-
lows.
.vIcKsnvRG, Miss, Oct l6, ISIS
Surgeon. General UOodrOrtl'
Lieutenant Benner's condition favorable. No
other cases yet kElEs.
So. Loris Mo. Oct. 10, 1873.
Hon. 4. R. Shcpbsri and JDH T. MtrhN:
Telegram just received from Lieutenant Hall,
dated to-day, nom NiCkshug, Miss, says that
Lieutenant B.mnrr is improving; condition favor.
WILLIAM H. BLISS,
United states District Attorney.
A letter from General Marcus L. Wright
was received. enclosing a communication from
Hon. Casey Young, Memphis Tenn In refer
CnCC.s ito the great suffering and destitution in
many Of the small towns aud Villages in Shelby
and FRyot Counties, and that very little aid
has been sent them from any quarter"
An appropriation of 800 In currency was
made, TO bo forwarded by express to Hon.
Casey Young. and distributed as tho neccssi.
ties ofthe situation demanded.
\ letter from X. W. Barker, ofthis city, was
read, Offering an additional contribution of
fine oak bookcase, which he suggests bo of.
fCrcd as prize to the teacher Of any private
or public school contributing the largest sum
to the relief fund by November ?, or disposed
of in any other way the committee may deem
best.
A contribution of $50 from John NJ. Jewell,
and of Sl3p33 from the Young Mems Christian
Association were reported as having been sent
South.
THE TOURNAMENT FUND.
A meeting of the officers Of the citizens conf
mittee managing the late tournament, Messrs
Barbour, Browning, White, Dudley. and Dick
son, was held Tuesday evening, at the st. Mare
Hotel. Numerous letters aud kilograms from
various points in the infected districts South
were read, and after II general interchange Of
views the committee resolved to make the fol-
lowing distribution of the funds, based on reli-
able In oruIation received through the National
Relief Commission, and from private sources, as
to the suffering Of the people: To the family
OF George q Barber, volunteer nurse, who died
at Memphis at his post of duty, 500; TO the
New Orleans workngmcn, VI. Bowen, president
relief society, 500; to Canton, Miss, Emmett
l.. Ross, 500; to Bay st. Louis, Miss, J. w.
Putnam, chairman relief committee, 500; to
the Roman Catholic aud to the Protestant Or
phau Asylums Of the cities Of Memphis, NiCks.
burg, aud New Orleans, S15 each.
$40; to Pas Christian, Miss Ella q.
Henderson, president relief committee Sc
" ''fNh fll'-f IL ii' Hi'oiNNHt
| relief committee, $50; to Osyka, Miss, twenty
pairs of wooden blankets, $50; 10 Tangipahoa,
La. twenty pairs Of wOolen blankets, $50; to
Jackson, Miss, J. D. Stewart president relief
| committee, thirty-hve barrels Of fresh biscuit
and supply of bacon aud canned meats tO
W. Fitzpatrick, of the Peabody Association,
for the Soldiers iAssociatiOn, New Orleans,
$50
Cash contributions received since last report
by l.. J. Davis, treasurrr-Hcnry Setz, treas
urer relief committee, Glen Rock, Pa, 1854
-. II. Irish, Bureau OF Engraving aud Printing
Nl".l5; Murray Mayeuberg, fifty cents; Gen
cral lcnau, Si3.