Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-17
Relief Of Yellow Fever sufferers.

DISTRIBUTING THE TOURNAMENT FUND.
The managers OF the recent tournament met
Tuesday evening, and arranged for the distr-
button CT the proceeds as follows: For the family
of George w Barber volunteer nurse. who died
at Memphis 500; WorkingmeaS Relief Assem-
bly,. New Orleans, S109; relief committee, Bay
st. Louis, Miss. 800; Canton Miss. 500; Catho
lie and Protestant Orphan Asyf OF the cities
of Memphis. Vicksburg and New Orleans, SIS
each, $3.50: Osyka. Miss, 90 pair OF woollen
blankets and $50; Tangipahoa, La. 90 pair of
wOollen blankets and $50: Jackson. Miss, 10
barrels of fresh biscuit and supplies of bacon
and canned cOrn-beef; Pass Christian, Miss, $50;
Ocean Springs. Miss: $50: to W. Fitzpatrick, of
the Peabody Association, for the soldiers ASSo-
citation, New Orleans, $50.
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION.
The executive committee of the National Re-
nor Shepherd, chairman, Dickson. secretary,
and MeSsrS. Woodwork, Davis Mitchell, Solo
mons and Hill present.
DEATH OF 1T. BENNER.
The sad announcement OF the death OF Lieut..
Benner, U. $. A., commanding the relief boat
JnO. NJ. Chambers on its expedition down the
Mississippi river, was feelingly made by the
chair. who paid high tribute to the courage
and bravery of the young officer who had vol
unfairly rsked his life in the cause OF mercy and
humanity.
commanding relief boat, and from DR.. Reyes,
dated at Vfcksburg, Miss, to-day. stating that
Lieut.. Benner died at 2:so this morning. Flu
neral at National Cemetery at this afternoon.
Boat to be thoroughly fumigated OIL
GERS and crew to come on Shore"
Surgeon General Woodwork at once replied
o DR.. keyeS as follows: 81 think it safest for all
concerned to proceed up the river according to
instructions to Lieut.. Hall forwarded this MORN
ing"
On receipt of the telegram the chairman stated
he had conferred with the Secretary of War on
the subject, and forwarded the following in
structions to Lieut. Hall by telegraph:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. II, 1S7S-Lieut. Chas.
Hall, Commanding Relief Steamer, off Vicks-
burg, MisS-PrOceed up the river to quarantine
below st. Louis, stopping only at st. Louis for
coal, ice etc. Your sick can be made as COM
Portable on the boat as in Vicksburg. 1t does
not follow that the boat is infected, but
diSnfectiOn can be practiced route as far as
practicable and thoroughly completed at quar-
antine. II captain is sick, or any additional
help needed, employ it. If money is needed
telegraph, and it will be dispatched to Memphis
to meet you. Use dispatch and answer imme-
diately.
ALEX. r. SHEPHERD, Chairman.
JNo. II. WOODwORTH, Surg. Gen. NJ II. S.
Approved:
GEO. w. MCCRARy, Secretary of War.
BAD NEWS FROM HERNANDO.
A telegram was presented from fernando.
Miss. to Hon. ii. Ii. Chalmers, Stating:-.!W We
have had lis cases OF yellow fever and - deaths;
80 under treatment. We had settlement to-day,
and found liabilities beyond our means Can
you secure us further help? Our resources are
exhausted. E. BULLINGT0N Mayor"
A telegram 10 Col. Lake and Hon. j. W.
Fewe1i from Meridian, Miss, states that ''mOney
is needed, and we have 80 new sick; 43 deaths to
date II. l.. HENDERSON, Vice Pres. Aid SOc'y.'
One hundred dollars was appropriated for the
relief OF fernando, Miss.