The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-15
RELIEF FOB TIE SUFFERING.

| From all quarters of the country oontribu
tions have been flowing In to the Howard As
sociations Of this oity, vioksburg and Memphis
and to the many charitable and benevolent
organizations, of those cities for ths
relief Of the siok and destitute. o.
course We cannot even sttempt te
give In weekly paper, the names of all who
contribute, nor even Of all the cities which
have sent liberal donstions, but we append 0
few kilograms which will show how universal
is the sympathy felt throughout the country
| for the plague stricken towns Of the South:
NeU York, sept.12.-Ths Relief Committee of
the Chamber Of Commerce to-day received
STAY AZ, making total subscriptions Ss7. $50 O3.
Chicago Sept. 12.-Totsl subscriptions to the
relief committees s37 1856, from other sources
Philadelphia, Sept. l1.-Reoeipts to-day b.
the otiEen's committee for fever sufferers In
the South. $6173. Totol, 963. 400. Archbishop
WOOD, lwho acknowledges to day the receipts
ordered the special prayers Of all Roman Cs-
tholic churches to be continued until the ces-
sation Of the pestileDoe.
81. LeIis. Sept s-The Merchsnts' Exchange
fever fond now reaches $27 .2s5, other eOliSc-
tions Sl2,671.
Chicago. Sept. 6-Total amounts raised By
the citissn's Committee, $e9 6sl; from other
sooIcea, $7779 Total $37 460.
WaskingtoH. Sept. 7.-CitiEens' Committee of
Portland Oregon, $4,000. SaVannah to-day
$6SO0 Boston, up to tonight $31 523. Cleve.
land. 5000 ; Meadville, Pa, $1,000 Atohison,
KaDsaS,ove $500. Santa Barbara telegraphed
$4,000 t. Memphis.
San Francisco Sept. 10-Boxss and seats in
the California Theatre Rere auctioped- off this
ferers. About one Thousand dollars was real.
lied in premiums. Five thousaud dollars
have been received from the children of the
public schools.
Aas0up a.
bn ted $500 to the fever sufferers.
1homdsrilIe Ga sands $500 to the Ho ward
Association at Memphis
Mobile Sept. IL -Collectiona thus far $1,000.
Ninety nurses aud physicians have been cent
through the Cant Club. to Infected
districts.
brooklyn up to the ssh had sent s7Q25.
Harrington, d. c., gves SIS 900.
Camden, N. Sept. IL Mine hundred dol |
lars in aid Of the fever sufferers were collected
at public meeting at the Opera House here, |
Monday evening. Boxes have been placed ct |
the ferry landing here, in the Post Ofaoe, aud |
ut ether convenient places,lhor the reception of
Pittsburg. Sept IA speciAl from Parker
one pint Of peanuts to the Parker City Oil Ex |
Oh Snge, to be sold at auction for the benehb of |
the Howard AssooiG tion of New Orleans. To.
tai proceeds for the sale amounted to $3.50 80.
The prices paid ranged from 81 to SIS per nut.
Boston, Sept. 1.-THE Wenham Ice Company
has offered to load ten oars with ice daily for
I've days for the Memphis sufEsrers the con-
lectinG railroad lines transporting 1t free.
rne q i'st five cars will leave Boston tonight
Via the Boston and Albany Railroad, marked,
For the yellow fever sufferers, Memphis, Ten"
Chicago. Sept. IL Tho pioD Dio for the ben
fit of the fever sufferers was o grand success.
Che sum raised will not be less than 9IO, 900,
possibly much more.
81 Louis. Sept. ga series Of races between
nd other horses took place yesterdB ~ on the
rack Of the st. Louis Jockey Cluo, for the
,eneft Of fever suffeRsrs., which netted about
1000
81. Louis, Sept. 1O.-Among the recent nota-
10 contributions to the yellow fever fund
ere was bale Of cotton donated by the oiti-
ons OF La Grange, Tenn, and sent here for !,
sle, which Was suctiOned aud purchased by !
'uF membsrs OF the Cotton Exchange, and by :
1em redonsted again, sold this time to Mr.. !
arnes. Of Barnes, Davis d Co, Of Liverpool, !
I'D for the Raue good cause. 1t has already
5ded $50 to the fnnd.
SaCdnRak, Sept. 9-SOvOnn0h'S Q con tTib utionS .
,-dsy approximate $1,000. Additional nuFOe0 Y
II Memphis 20 forward tomorrow.
The collection In the Catholic Churches of
!. Louis for the sick in Memphis amounted 20
$50. How this handsome contribution was n
spOsed Of will be seen from the following let q
r:
ST.. LOUIS. September g. 1873. =
His Honor Henry oysrStslE. MsyoF ef g. Leuis, Y
C6SirmAn Of Distributing cOnmittse for Southern y
Dear Sir :-E oolosed please fad check for D
10 thousand dollars (Sl000), being . portion q
the amount collected in the Catholic ohnreh- o
of ths oity on Sunday lsst fJr the Memphis A
fsEers, Reports have not yet been rOoei ivOd q
ON all ohoFobes The intention is to give x
le-balf Of the entire amount collected to your II
mmittee for the general distribution, and to 2
md the remainder to such charitable orRani- 3
.tions as venpplied to No for assistance. .
n gEAtfed 20 be able to inform you that B
thin the last few days twelve Sistors of tie o.
ferent religions c0mmunitios have left this oi
~ to set IS n0FSea TO the SOutheru patients. {,
/ have the honor 70 romsin your obedient q
rVRnf 2. j. RYAN, B:abop. {,
C0aSi.tor 10 Ayehbishop AZ ST. Esuis. q