The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-19
LOCAL MATTERS.

instrumental concert at Mozart Hall. given
| by the professional musicians Of Richmond,
assisted by the Mozart orchestru. for the
benefit of the yeUow-fever sufferers. Some
OF the best vocal talent in the city will take
part. Tickets and reserved seats may be
had at Wyatt's on Monday, and at the bali
on the night OF the concert.
In compliance with request made by the
| Masonic mass-mecti1g last week, Professor
II. FL. Harris, of Richmond College, will
on Thursday night Of next week deliver an
address at some place to be designated for
| the benefit OF the yellow-feYer sufferers.
Professor Harris has just returned from a
visit to the Holy Land and will relate some
| OF his experiences in and around Jerusa-
lem.
Total subscriptions to date, s5.95S.11.
| Special receipts yesterday: Mount Yer
non Baptist church, Halifax county, Va,
S27.35; officers and white and coored en- !,
ployes OF Eastern Lunatic Asylum, at Will
liamsburg, Sl03.75; Denis Knowles, patient
at Williamsburg Asylum, 81: Hebron Bap-
tist church, King William, 1856; Rev. r.
D. Roller, for Old Fork (EpiscopaD
church. st. Martins parish, Hanover,
Va, S25: q lady, at present in Taze-
well county, S3; Rev. 7. F. Berkeley,
for Grubb Hill (EpiscopaD church, S9.5l;
feast held by the following little girls: Cora
Lee, Bessie Lee, Mamie King, and Lula
Davis-s7.s5; festival held by the following
little gtrIS, south Fifth street: Katie and
Maggie Childrey. Alberta Berry, Mary
Fravser, and Gay SimpsOn-Sl5; Il distln-
ouished commander OF the late Army OF
Northern Virginia, 800, to be divided be-
tween Canton, Grenada, and Holly Springs,
Miss. The money has been telegraphed 10
the points as requested. General j. +.
Johnston is the gallant general referred to.J
OF f. J. Parrish. Durham, n. c., through
w. X. Martin & Co., three sales OF one hogs
head OF tobacco, $100.I2; through Rev. d.
peterkin: &. NJ. 81, E. II. W. Sc, "Sym-
pashizer" (Warsaw) S3-;otal. SO
Distributed yesterday: TO New Orleans,
500; Memphis, S2O0 VickSburg, 500
total. S400.
The $50 sent in by Richmond Lodge, No.
10, was refunded to that lodge to be sent
through the Masonic Relief Board. Re-
ceived OF l.. s. Edwards, secretary, S102.2l
for Louisiana Division Army Of Northern
Virginia. Sent by wire to j. II. Murray,
treasurer OF Louisiana Division, S1GG.03,
$40 Of which was for the Veteran Army OF
Tennessee. st. Philips (colored Eplsco-
pal Sunday school. $1.03. The co!ored peo-
bic have done we'll in the matter OF c0ntri-
buttons.
Editors Dispatch: The following contri-
buttons were made to-day to the auction 1or
yclIow-icyer sufferers: box cigars from ID.
:. Redford; autograph letter from General
Lee to General Il. L. Walker; | hair Chain
from prisoner in pcnitentary; l buggy
whip from D. B. Prosscr; l pair ovcr-gal-
ters from Z. W. Stagg; box cigars from f.
Leibermuth: l lot Confederate bonds, notes,
and postage-stamps from G. +. Johnston;
box cigars from HeuScr Brothers; Turk
ish pipes and tobacco-bags from George
Schun; box cigars from John MarXhali-
sen; kegs lager-beer from RobinSon's Ea-
gle Brewery; case Deep Rock water; l
pair hlnting-pants from 4. SakS IL Co.;
ton ice from A. 6. Babcock: . mats from
G. II. Valentine; l toilet-mrror and stand
from Jno. +. Laughton; , quart-5ottIes
champagne from George W. Bamford;
booGcd pigs from member Company X.
Ninth Virginia cavalry: l barrel family
flour from Simpson. Bass Il Co.; 90 pounds
tirc twist tobacco, 30 boxes "Non Plus
Ultra'' cigarettes, and bottles whiskey
Gavorite brand>), from ". D. Blair II Co.
1t is hoped that the ladies vii! attend this
sale (Friday, II o'clock), as there are many
useful articles in which they are interested.
Do not let this scheme FAIL as it is good
one, and attended with no profit to any one,
all articles being contributed.
POLK MILLER & Co.
The following letter explains itself:
OFFICE OF TIE HOWARD AsSOCTATIoN.)
IS CAMP STREET,
New ORLEANS, September II. 1873.
W. Il. QudrLeS, Esq, Treasurer, Rlch-
m0nd. Va:
Dear Sir,-Your telegram OF the l4th ln-
slant advising us TO draw on you for two
| 4 I'll hosh rorpiypH
bee TO notify YOU that under date 10th we
will draw on YOU our Sight-draft order, L..
b. Newman, treasurer, Tor TWO huhdfco
uollars-S200.
We can now but repeat our sincere thanks
for the generosity so grandiv displayed by
your noble people. We are also grateful! to
YOU for your personal cNcrlions towards
raising funds for Us in our necessities.
Very respectfully, your obedlcnt servant,
+. \. OGDEN,
Vicc-PresiIcnt Howard Association.
\ mas<-meeting of coored Masons was
held Sunday evening at Friendship Hall
Abncr Cooley was elected chairman ana
w. II. T.. Combs secretary. The object or
the call was stated, and, on motion OF u.
". Hill. it was resolved that each lodge III
this city and Manchester contribute at least
five dollars TO aid the distressed people In
the South. The following committee was
appointed to wait upon the various lodges
viz. !: Lewis Ii. Carter, Peter Ill. Willis,
and John Il. johnson. On motion OF Will
liam H. Mundin the chairman and secretary
were added to the said committee. On mo-
ton, the Dispatch was requested to pub
lish the above proceedings in It's local col
umns.
HEBRON, KING WILLIAM COUNTY
September Il, 1878.
Editors of Dispatch: On the second
Lord's-day in this month our lesson for that
day at Hebron in the International Series
was s.The Good Samaritan" Rev. John
O. Tulpin, the pastor OF the church. made
some very appropriate remarks upon It's
review, and very feclngly alluded to the
situation of our neighbols in New Orleans
and other southern cities, and wishing to
aid them in their suherings, we herein en-
close a check for our mite, which we wish
you would hand to the proper person 10
forward to the city most needy.
| JAMES G.. WHITE, Superintendent.
|
THE REFUGEEs.-The Ieusen family OF
refugees from New Orleans are in charge OF
the Council Commtt. for the Relief OF the
Poor. They are comfortably provided for.
and citizens need not fear that they will
lack anything as long as they remain in the