The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-24
LOCAL MATTERS.
Aid for the YeIIow.Feyer Sufferer

The Mayor. by request OF tue Board OF
Aldermen, issues this morning an address
to the people, and appoints a committee OF
sixty to collect funds in aid OF. the sufferers
by Yellow-fever in the South. The gentle
men named on this committee are requested
to meet Mayor Carrinoton this morning at
II O'Clock at the Circuit Courtroom. Sub
committees to visit the Corn and Flour and
Tobacco Exchanges and to call upon the
merchants and people generally will then
Disappointed and work Immediately COM
menceG.
The committeeman appointed are:
Clay Wdrd.-Charles L. Todd, J. B.
Pace, Q. W. PickreIl, joseph Hall, DR..
Charles H. Smith, Thomas NJ. Saunders.
George j. Hooper. George Schen. Charles
E. Tanner, James w. Whitmore, Jr.
Monroe Wdrd.-B. G.. GRAY, Robert Stiles,
Peyton Wise, A. L. Elicit, John J. Crutch-
field, Powhatan z. Dupuy, George 4.
Hundev, P. r. Darlington, B. c. Hartsook,
Julius Straus.
Jackson Ward.-C Captain Charles P. Big
ger, John Fl. Gresham, DR.. ". F. Richard
SON, A. Rick, Dr.. George Fl. Bright, j. b.
McKenney, George l.. Cary, Joseph F.
Wingfeld, T. Fl. Powell, r. L. Braselman.
Madison Ward.-A. Y. Stokes, John B.
Purcell, Lewis ID. Crenshaw, P. Fl. Mayo,
John OFT, Lewis Wagner, james A. Rich
ardson, Abram Gunst, Captain Il. j. Levy,
T. L. Alfrend.
Jefferson Ward.-Captain A. G. Bah
cock, J. G. Smith, Solomon Wise, L. J.
Bossieux. William e. Granger, n. Ezekiel,
Samuel S. Cottrell, William II. Richardson,
James Il. Vaughan, G. G. Thon.
Marshall WaTd.-O. Z. Gregory, Jonn
A. Curtis, Captain G.. ". Taylor, 5. W,
Farrar, Captain Richard n. Taylor, Lemue
Powers, Captain George a. Ainslic, George
S. Stokes, L. i. Sale, John c. Teller.
Very respectfully,
w. C. CARRINGToN, Mayor.
It is hoped that all the gentlemen named
above will be at the Circuit Court to mee'
the Mayor promptly at IL O'Clock. Rlch-
mond has been somewhat slow to act in this
matter. She must make up for that oy
showing extraordinary earnestncss now.
A number OF gentlemen met at'the rooms
of the Chamber OF Commerce Yesterday
evening to consider how to aid the sufferers
but took no action in view OF the measures
instituted by the Mayor, which Will insure
thorough canvassing CT the city.
A meeting OF the masters OF the Masonic
lodges Of this city was held last night, with
George A. Hundley, of No. &c, as chairman
and II. Fl. Fisher, Of Nc. 81, as secretary
The object of the meeting-to devise mea
sures for atfordng some relief to the yellow
fever suffercrs-was explained by Mr.. sto
yer.
After discussion 6. L. Bidgood, Of No
10, offered the following resolution, whicl
was adopted:
Resolued, That a mass.meating OF tht
Masons Of Richmond be called to meet a
St. Alban's Hail Monday evening at
O'Clock to take measures to relieve the sui
ferers in the yellow-fcver districts in th'
South.
The Richmond Grays Captain BossieuS
had drill and meeting last night, at whicl
latter $50 was appropriated for the relief o
the yellow-feyer sufferers. 1t will be sen
to the Howard Association at New Orlean
by telegraphic money-order this morning
At a regular meeting of Fraternit,
Lodge, No. 265, Knights Of Honor. the sun
of twenty dollars was donated and ordered
to be forwarded at once to the Howard AS
socialion for distribution.
Joppa Lodge, at its regular meetin!
Thursday night, appropriated fifty dollar
FOR this worthy object, to which will b
added the individual contributions OF 1t
members.