National Republican., 1878-09-11
The Meeting at Lincoln Hall.

The Meeting at Lincoln Hall.
The citizens' meeting at Lincoln Hall last
evening to devise means to relieve the yellow
fever sufferers In the South was attended by
about go representative men Of this city.
Judge Macarthur was chosen chairman, Nj.
William Dickson secretary, and q. II. d.
White, esq" treasurer.
The following gentlemen were chosen
general committee of fifty to supcrintend the
collection Of supplies and money and see that
they are properly distributed Mcssrs. q. W.
Riggs, Ex-Governor A. Il. Shepherd, A. s.
soomons, S. Wolf, C. W. SpoGord, Major 7. =.
Morgan, Colonel W q. Moore, Hon. T. J.
Durant, George Hill, J. T. Mitchell, II. Franc,
q. LansburE, II. AilCr J. A. Baker. DR.. J. NJ.
Toner q. VI. lockwood Interior Department /;
L. Abraham, |. L. Blout, J. l.. Vogt, L. Abner,
Il. II. Warner, F. Douglass, G. NJ. Oyster,
L. II. Kaufman, cditorof the Star; A. NJ Clapp,
editor of TuE RIrUnLICAN; $. iutchins, ed.
itOr Of the PJa: J. c. Miller, Critic; c. L. Bche,
l.. =. Jackson T. l.. Hume. &. HcrtaOg. {. Wal.
ter, J. X. Upton, Treasury Department: A. c.
Richards, William Dickson, ii. I. Crosby, War
Department; J. ". IIogg Navy Department; ;
Judge Macarthur. W. 4. Knapp, Post Office De-
partment; 5. A. Brown, Department Of State /;
Mr.. Wing, Department of Justice; Captain II.
W. HowSate, Major Nicholson, J. a. TAFT, $. A.
H. Marks, u. +. Lloyd, Captain Whitney, Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company; L. w.
Morse, Adams EE press Company; q. $. Koontz,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and J. X. Sharp,
| Of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad.
The committee retired for consultation, and
| after o short absence, returned, and the chair
man stated that they wonld hold = meeting
| this morning. at ten o'clock, at the Riggs
House, TO perfect plans for their future opera.
tions.
The committee further suggested that the
members Of the genera! Cnmmittcg appointed
should HClcCt Of their number five. who shall
constitute an executive committee, under
wh"s, direction all supplies and mOneys col.
| IoCt"d by the general coinmittcc be distii-
hntrd, and that they should have charge gen.
orally OF the contributions nld laBOrs in aid Of
| tho cause
| Tue following telegram from tho president
OF the Howard Association in Memphis was
read and received with tunultuOus applGugc:
MEMPHIS, TrSS., Sept ., ISIS.
PaF.ics are we'll. send "a. ,iX more Ike lai.
4. D. t-iSGsTAFF,
PrCs!dCut Howard Assoc !atiOn.
CASH SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The chair thDu called for subscriptions and
| supplies aud the following shows tho reply :
DR.. j. c. Hall. $50; J. \. Btker, 40: Hon. 4.
X. shepherd, s25: b. /. Backfo:d, SIS Pat
| ent. O.iro clerks. S!5; Naval Hospital, S23 ;
William Gait, ;p); W H. Craig, SIS; Il. NJ.
iii, mgscn, SO: l.. Whitney, SO; Allison
Nailor, 80 f. W. Anderson, $40; W. II.
Clagett, 80; A. ). Pratt & Son, $40; Rev. J. T..
Kelly, 80; Rev. b. r. Brown, SO; DR.. y. S.
Lincoln, 80; Alexander & Mason, $40; T.. A..
Ridgway, SO; +. p. Hill, SO; Crawford &
Hoffman, SO; IL. A. Hall, s. Joseph sim;ns,
50; j. Hutchinson, -; l. b. Hay, S5; A. b.
Newcomh, -; {. G. Iycy, 50; Professor wodge.
wood, -; Randolph Coyle, s.; II. o. llo!tz-
man, -; J. l.. French, So f.. B. Latiner, S5
J. F, Eun!s, IS; j. h, oBumc IS, aud L. NJ
Ingram, IL.
The following telegram, which was real, OK.
plains itself:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 1873.
| sugrcet a citizens committee Of 100, each mem,
| ber e. guarantee slgl IN twenty four hours 10 In
sure immediate relief, ana starr the list myself
money = lc paid IN TO the designated finance com
mitct aud fir"ar,led, Subscriptions to be renewed
every fifteen day dTriTg IgI Ne GPi99cWgS
SUPPLIES.
Tho following supplies were also contributed
american Tea Company, l chest of tea {
Xander, case Of wine; DIR. Gross, 3 gallon,
unfcrmented wine A. Slks Il Co, IL pairs o
pants :. llutchins, 3 barrels OF flour; w. :
Hoge, 2 barrels of ilour; Judge Macarthur, .
barrels Of flour; ". II. Morrison, ? barrels o
aour; DR.. Walsh, barrels of -four; $. Wolf
II. y. uIlIton, barrel Of -four; W. Dick
son, barrel OF -four, and +. d. Koyworth,
barrel of -four.
Major Morgan announced that he had $500
contributed by the Metropolitan Police of thl
District, which he would turn over to til,
cOmnittee.
Mr.. T.. b. Hay said he bad $3.50, the pro
cccds Of game Of baseball between the law
ycrs aud bankers, which he would also turn
over.
Mr. Wolf stated that the Israelites' commit
tee, oi which he was u member, had now OI
hand Sj5!.1c, which they would hand to Mr.
White whenever lie was ready.
Major H. \. Hall suggested that envelope
be left at each house in the city by police
men and the inmates requested 10 contribute
whatever they could. Tho amounts could b.
placed in the various lutter-boxes and takcl
to the ru,t-Ollice aud opened by the official
OF that Department. By this means man
dimes and pennies would be gathered In whic
Otherwi-e might be lost.
/ Mr.. SDlumOnS rendered tho use Of the LIbO
Exchange rooms 10 the committee for the rs
cepiiun Of supplies.
Tho Chair announced that the receipts {
the evening froIn all sources would be nrar
s2,5p0. After discussing business Of y gen
erRl character the meeting adjourned.
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