The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-04
TOWN HALL TOPICS.
OUR svMPATHHzERs ABROAD.

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T. g. LATROBE. Mayor.
MAYORS OFFICE CRY HALL.
Baltimore, August 81. 1878.
! 70 the Mayor of New Orleans:
Deer ,Si'-I have added to- day by express s41s
to the amount previously Gent for the benefit Of
the yellow fever sufferers in your city, and |
will send you an additional contribution next
Monday.
The newspaper accounts represent the dis
tress In New Orleans to be great and increas-
Ing, and our people viii continue to did you. !
rust the ravages OF the scoutge, may sneediIy
physicians and nurses Do you need them?
With M assurance of the earnest sympathy Of
our people. am. sir, with high regard.
FERDiNAND G. j. .IATRoBE, Mayor.
In addition Mayor PiIshury has received the
following:
STOCKTON. California, September ., 1878
Mayor of New Orleans:
The citizens Of Stockton, Cal. will remit $1,000
In aid Of sufferers by yellow fever, as an ex-
preston Of deep sympathy Name reliable
'''' w ~' w CHAs. BELDING. Mayor
WASHINGTON, D. O.. September . 1878
Mayor OF New Orleans
Have sent by the Adams Express Company
sloo for yellow fever sufferers tie proeeeds Of a
HOnATiO BROWNING,
JAMES T. PEARSON. Committee.
GEO. Fl. KEENE.
L.. e.
Mayor of New Orleans La:
DO you require financial help for sick people,
and to what extent Is the restitution? Reply
by wire THOB. A. DOYLE. Mayor
physician of Shreveport who says he Is AN
eclectic physician, and will not have anything
to do with the old school profession" says he
can cure every ease he is called to attend ut the
opening of the disease u expect" he adds
the city to pay my expenses while treating the
fever" We have hundreds Of physicians In
this city who are more modest in their preten-
sions than the shrevep ort physician, and be-
nevolent enough to civ 9 their services gratu-
tiously wherever needed. In consequence, q
strict quarantine Ia hereby established against
the infallbe doctor. who Is advised to seek
other fields for the development Of his genius
THE WATERwoRKs QUESTION.
Surveyor d'IIemecourt has received the fol.
lowing letter:
Mr. dHemecourt, City Surveyor. New Orleans
PoNrcHArouhA. La. September .,1gR54 s ersl
Gj1-Some six years ago discovered stream
81 pure arteslan water within thu, time forty,
the stratum at various places for the purpose Of
learning its direction and width to see II 1t
, would 14rnlsli water enoneh to supply New Or
leans. i iln1 the direction Of water Ia frDm
northwest or north, that Is, nenrIy parallel
With the Jackson Railroad, and find it is over
three miles wide. lying in a stratum of sand of
inside the twenty feet In that stratum, which is
as deep as have gone In Il, Taking bench
marks of the Jackson RAILROAD | hnd the head
of water Is flfy feet above the floor of the Oathe-
drnl My impression Is TINT [ can locate that
stream on the northern shore of Lake Point
water to your city without the assistance of any
pumping machinery. reservoirs or other costly
'm ni by si 'I laying PIPE across he
pIIfljn nf pitV q
tons from you as to the best way Of proceeding
The water Is the same as Greenhriar Sulphur
It is impossible for any one to tell water is In
the glass. when 1t stands few hours the
suph. hydrogen evaporatee. leaving pure
auggestiQns from you will be thankfully re-
$50 '0' FELIX s, MIX.
Although there may be some inconsistency In
tho assertion that water Is pure that must BE-
allowed to stand for few hours In order that
the ''sulph hydrogen" shall evaporate we give
publicity to the letter with pleasure. hoping
that ere long the citizens of New Orleans will
be enabled to indulge In Greenbrihr water with
out going to the expense Of q journey to the
Virginia Springs.
THE F1REMENs CHARITABLE Assoc1ATtoN
At q meeting Of this association ne'qt yester.
dav ut the office Of the Ifrer,anH Snauranno
Company, the following members we're 90.
pointed on the
RELIEF COMMITTEE,
7. Schneider Of Volunteer No. l. NJ J. Hart Of
Mississippi No. o Goo. Il, Tardy Of Vigilance
No. 8 Thos, Wizard Of Columhia No. 6, Henry
Thnrp of Mechanics No. 6. II. Wax Of Eagle NO
T. VIM i ooks Of Phoenix No s. J. l.. Harris Of
Creole No. 9, John Buhler Of Louisiana No. TO-
VIM. Baker of Trad Ferry No. u, Z, LOBBY of
perseverance No. 10. John Brugniens Of phila-
doluha No. IA. VIM. Roddy Of Jackson No IL,
john Gibney of Washington No. 90, John Her
bert Of Orleans No. q, Geo II SCHROEDER Of Ief-
feraon No. %, jas. Cardenas Of Chalmete No. 49,.
J mes Boyce of Crescent No, q. G. Madden of
Louisiana Hose Company, o, NJ. Redon Of La -
fayette Hook and Ladder No. l. Thos. OBrien
Of Am, rican Hook and Ladder No. 2, John
Evans of Hope Fl ok and Ladder No 3. Hy
Antry of Pelican Hook and Ladder No. a. NJ
Lnninger Of Minebulg No. /,
The committee viii attend to all cases of ILL
ness among the members of the fire depart
ment and will report to the
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
composed of Messrs. NJ. ] Hart. Chris Madden
will meet daily at the office of the Firemen's
Insurance Company, and to whom oil contribu-
tons should be addressed
The committee by resolution have assumed
the indebtedness of all the fire companies to
druggists and will pay all current hils ordered
by the members of tue relief committee. We
are happy to say that the appeal of our flremen
to kindred associations throughout the country
has already met with generous response
NATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL CONvr IN,
'TaON.
Hon. H. 6. CastellRn0s Nominate a 10
Congress.