New-York tribune., 1878-10-05
AID THROUGH NEW-YORK.

CuAvRFR or COMMERCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS-
THE COMMISSION 70 INVESTIGATE TIE CAUSE
OF THE EPIDYMIC.
The subscriptions to the yellow fever fund.
through he southern Relief Committee OF the Chamber
OF Commerce. Amounted yesterday TO ~ sol go. making
thetotaI amount received to date $15l 400 97 The
committee has issued circular asking for contributions
10 the Yellow Fever Commission Fund, established
upder the auspices OF the Chamber the oljcc: Of which
il TO defray the expenses Of the commission seat by
surgeoneuera Woodwork to the infected districts or
the south TO investigate and report upon the origin and
progress OF epidemic that if possible recurrence
Of the disease may be prevented Tho assistance Is
asked in the absence Of Government appropriation
J. Perpout Morsau treasurer OF the Chamber OF Com
mrrce Southern Relief Committee. acknowledges The
recolpt yesterdsy OF the following gifts:
Procrrs Of private theacs given by the residents OF
Highland Falls orange County. N. T.. through David oo
Mrs CD1riotto w. Fanon Newport II. l. t,roagh J. oo
odiceas q and employees Of Xppriscrs oGicr Port
York hrogfh s & b. PH9e. Tn hS nPpAiSt 6sy o.
cnpIsst ;;o,i ala -''-'-'''-. - ..... 80
Van volEennnigh Lrayitt 100
through Journal " Commerce l. A. f. ID
IFTSsn bong sew sai YaTk Pos Once 81 u proese o
silver watch. deposited IN cOntTiOuIi'ho" sept AZ
rhio6s non s- r B. Howard itor Of AaeaTee Barron Ne
paeres me GGIS of Ds ryca by waterfront Home
Ja"es Loyd m9nas IL q AL NH =, vaxicb ai sa
CITIZENS Of NoTyce ~ yer Ss"n g11na p,H tSna
81 81, Of which s27 was ras BY cM;rens Ihd.sb aab q
C,hama oi M1n,'I y,n IIessurer ...... ...-.- 6Oj
DE- %IcRo. SON. Il Lonion. by Dc Rham & Co %
CGb through Russ f.. iioadley, treasurer 9o ~
Samuel Wetmoro ~
Toal ostS6eT
Grand total SOL 100
off
- 500 Sc, among which wore the following: CIT zens
Relief 81 5OJ Concert Of German Lederkranz Society,"
Ol2 Madison Square Presby Church. 500 %
Morris n Y, 50 so; Vii lam Druneyo, Si07 U6; Con-
gregation Shhlr Hos0omajnc, Slil; Concert Ninth
Ward Reform schuetzon Club, 800; Jacob May,
Sj5 73 Otenhemer Broth 49, $1OO IesdeuIs of Lee,
Mass Ss6 10. Seventh Avenue United Presbyterian
Church. $50 so; j. G. Til!otsOn Co.. 800.
The Mayor the south Yesterday $500 10 Touro
Tntrmary, NeW-OrleaHs; 500 TO Relief Association,
Meridian MISS; $500 Catholic Relief Association,
New Orleans; 81 OGG SO TO Howard Association. Veks-
burg. He also received letter from II. b. Mcclellan,
OF LEXINGTON KY. stating hat ni oug. TO be gwen to
the Howard Association OF Meridian Miss, In behalf OF
the sick ID Lake Village. Mr. Mcclellan said that out Of
Il popu mon of 200 over 40 sick with the fever
THE TRIBUNE has received for the yellow sufnr-
ers 30 81 the PrcsDy ierian Church. Rock Stream
n " and $3s % from the Presbyterian Church in Wat
Lins \ y through d. H. NTH treasurer. The money
Will be promptly 10. warded through Mayor Ely.
Cardinal McCiOskcy ordered "A collection TO be taken
M M every Roman Catholic Church of this diocese on
Siluoly, September %. The amounts from the city
c,rchpa have all beeI received at the CIanc Oce
but some the country districts have not yet been
heard from. THUS far $1,000 has been received,
of which $l2 700 has been south 10 Nj. LeytOn.
urr,idcut - the Southern Bank of Ncw-OrleauH, was
iyrn - 900; ~ 800 to tie Sisters OF Mercy
f the same cy; and $1,000 10 BlsnOp Feehan, OF Nash
vile tor sufferers Memphis. Bishop Elder dis
trib9ted $1,000 in Viekaburg, and 500 was sent 70
Baton Rouge
Tbr net proceeds Of the old Volunteer FreDcparment
concert given al Gnor's Garden September %. were
s5.46l.6 .
lanes f. Halsey No. % Duane-st., acknowledge the
recet of SlJ rom Messrs MOrsOB Il Hutchinson, No. 593
RroaIwuy THIS has been mt to the Sisters OF 81
Mary, Memphis. Tenn, for the orphans under ther
Mayor Yates, Newark. has received total of sl&
Ol7 for the benrt OF the yellow sufferers Yes
terAy he sent 81 900 To the Howard Relief Association
nj Mrmphs and II 900 the Peabody Subsistence As
snriation nj New Orleans. The children 0f the public
schoOs nave contributed $500 o. TGe largest amount
was S63 IS, from the BuTuet street school The do
cese VI Ssss--rn Hsw-Jersey mas given S2'1Ie1L