Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-29

chamber of commerce, to say to you that if a
ice and stores the expenses should be betrayed
by the sister cities of the VEST Reply was
made as follows: Telegram received. The
sister cities Of the West, as well as those North
and East, have responded most nobly. except
New York"
(Signed) A. r. SHEPARD.
II is estimated $4,000 for relief of the suf
ferers was realized from the tournament al
Hills driving park yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Gov. Shepherd and
John T. Mitchell, sub committee of the yellow
fever relief, leave this day for ST. Louis tc
purchase supplies and dispatch a boat from
that city down the Mississippi river with sup
landings and settlements along the river. The
secretary of war to-day sent the following tic
Gov Shepherd:
''WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Sept. %. 1878.
To Gov. Shepherd:
Mr.. Evarts informs US that he will to-day
remit to District Attorney Bliss, of st, Louis.
$1,000 to aid in chartering and loading boat
to be sent down the Mississippi river for relief
of yellow fever sufferers.
(Signed) G. MoCRARY.
Secretary of War"
Assistant Adjutant General Drum has tele-
graphed as follows: ''To Gen. Augur. Newport
Barracks, KY: The secretary of says if
you have an officer in your command who will
volunteer to take charge of contributions of
supplies about to be sent by steamboat from
st. Louis to points on the Mississippi river
and see to their distribution order him to re-
port to Gov. Shepherd, st. Louis, by Tuesday
next. The officer should be instructed to make
a careful report of the distribution made of
30 hoo ~,
edge receipt and report action taken, stating
name of the officer ordered
NEW YORK.
New YORK, Sept. 2S.-Twelve hundred pair OF
wooden blankets were shipped Rev. Dr. Mitch.
ell director of the Howard association, OF
Memphis with instructions to supply sur.
rounding places. The next shipments will be
to New Orleans, for which similar succor Is in.
tended. The following appropriations were
made to the Howard association of Vicksburg
with surrounding places, For medicines, food
and money, $4,000; Shipman KY. $500; ST.
Georges society. of New Orleans, $780, Y. Nj.
G. A., of the same city, 800.
THANKS RETURNED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-The President to-day
received the following telegram: 'New York,
Sept. 27.-The committee for the reception of
the released Irish political prisoners, Condor
and Melady, have directed that its thanks be
conveyed to you for the order placing revenue
cutter at the disposal of the committee.
(Signed) RICHARD BURKE
DIscoNTINUANcE OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECON-
MENDED.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 28.-Acting Mayor Lightner
and members of the Merchants Exchange vel
low fever committee, in view of the fact tina,
the larger cities of the South have given notice
that they need no more funds, publish card
recommending that collections in this city anG
surrounding country be discontinued, as the
funds now in the hands Of the committee, with
amounts to come in, will be sufficient for al
probable demands. Should this prove other.
wise public notice will be given. Contribu.
tons have now reached over $4,000.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept 2S.-The amount sub
scribed by citizens of Detroit for the yellow
fever sufferers of the South foots up to date
1923, 9S7. Of this amount $3.50 have been
subscribed through the Free Press. The mon
ely has been distributed through the various af-
fected localities in the South, and in addition
to this amount clothing, blankets wines, pro-
visions, ETC., have been forwarded.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO Sept. 28.-Total subscriptions to
date of the citizens committee for the benefit
of the yellow fever sufferers, $5S, 1l3. Other
sources, $31, 757, Disbursements by citizens
committee, $5l, 844.