Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-07
Relief of feliau Fever SIN sferers.


meetih Z of policemen was held last night
at the 80 oh Washington station house, Ofhcer
kennf r in the chair and Officer Lombardy
seer etary. After discussion it was determined
to give for benefit Of the yellow fever sufferers
% the South, an excursion 20 BUN roint, sep
ing and returning at ii o clock at night Ser
geant Pierce was chosen treasurer, and Officer
Marks ballet master for the occasion. Oifleers
hal were chosen a committee of ARRANGEMENTS
Bluff Point Is in WeStmOreland county and
within few miles OF the birthplace Of George
Washington. Excellent fishing and grabbing
shores are at this point and it is designed to
have the steamboat lay there all day Of the
excursion.
A circular has been issued by Frederick
Douglass, Marshal of the District; John +.
Cook, Collector; John ii. Brooks, School
trustee and the pastors OF the several cOiored
pointed by an organization of colored people
for the purpose of raising funds for the yellow
fever sufferers, 10 the cOlored churches, Sab
institutions, Trustees of Colored Schools and
the colored people of the District generally,
urging contributions to this cause to be taken
up and sent to Mr.. Douglass, to be forwarded
to the places where most needed.
The trOtting meeting at BrightWOod Park
on Thursday for beneht OF the sufferers was
well attended and handsome sum Was real
lied. In the first race. Blanche came in ahead
of Neptune, COcOmO, Bessie d. and Potomac
Maid In the second race, Big Fellow, Joe
VI, e,
were entered. and Joe Bradley won.
MIR. SOlomops, treasurer Of the Israelites
committee, reports further receipts sl2925, in
Guiding s2l75, the proceeds OF the base ball
match between the Olympic and Union clubs.
and $3.50 from officers, enlisted men ana
other employees of the Signal Office, through
The Government Printing Office through
Major Davis. doreman,) has raised sl6) tor
Mr.. George H. B. White, cashier of the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank. transmitted, on
Thursday last, his draft for sl93.46, to Mr.. T.
X. Roach, treasurer OF the Howard Ass0cia-
the yellow fever sufferers in that city; MIR.
Roach is the cashier of the Vicksburg bank,
and Mr.White assures the public that he Is a
eous and faithful appropration Of all m mone S
sent him. The above sum was made up by
contributions from the following parties -
S14525 from Martin Cronin, chief engineer of
the fire department; $40 from Fitch, Fox &
Cutter, real estate agents; $50 in subscriptions
of s. each, from Major Elliot. engineer corps
DIR. F. NJ. Gunnell U S. navy; Mrs. Augustus
termaster's department. The remainder was
contributed by various parties in sums OF %
cents up to $3.50.
THE FOLLOWING REMITTANCEs
have been made by Henry Franc, treasurer
since the last published report. To Memphis
and New Orleans the sums have been trans
mitted direct by telegraphic transfer through
I. 5. Treasurer Gillian: TO other places by
I. s. Treasury drafts in registered letters.
The several amounts have all been directed to
the use of the Howard associations i'll the re-
spectiye places Sept. $40 acting mayor of
Memphis, Tenn. $500. Sept 6-To James X.
Gutheim,. New Orleans, La, $50; acting
mayor Memphis, Tenn, 500; c. X. Davis,
Baton Rouge. La, SlG1; Thomas Il. Roach,
FickSburg, Miss, 500; q. w. Thomas Canton,
Miss 500; j. w. Gray, Holly Springs, Miss,
$40 Total, 300. The above includes the
contributions received from the employees OF
the L IS. Treasury department. Lewis Abra-
ham, in behalf of the committee. sent tele-
gram to Joseph TrOmiStine and Joseph Abra-
ham, Cincinnati, to receive and entertain the
corps of nurses and physicians dispatched to
Memphis on the Sd inst, and committee of
citizens of that place was Immediately ap-
pointed to carry out the request. MeSSrS. 5.
f. C0vingtOn, OF the city council, and VIM.
Silk boarded the train at LOveland and acted
as escort MeSSrS. Joseph TrOniStine and
VIM. Hubbard received the delegation at the
depot and conducted the whole party to the
Burnett house, where sumptuOus repast had
been prepared by the hotel proprietOrS, and
the relief delegation were Hospitality enter
tanned. They were all in good health and
spirits, and aeemed delighted with the atten
ton paid them by the people of the Queen
City. The Cincinnati Transfer Company fur
nished transportation, under the supervision
OF Mr.. Lancaster, of the Marietta road, and
Captain Peabody, of the Ohio and Mississippi
Company. A special Pullman car was In
readiness 10 conduct the travellers to Mem
phis.