The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-19
THE IRISH FAMINE FUND.
How the New York Herald will Distribute
It's CollectIons-Tho Duchess of Marl-
borough Snubbed-A Carefully Chosen
Committee.

It's CollcctiOnS-Tho Duchess ol m'lrl- |
borough Snubbed-A Carefully Chosen
Committee.
The New York Herald reported OH
Saturday that its relief fund for 1reland's
sufferers amounted to the handsome sum
of $19l ,566. The largest subscription yet
made. next to the Hcrdld's original gift
of 100000, was received on Wednesday
from the Nevada Bank of San Francisco,
which seht $4,000. This bank is the
property Of the we'll known "bonatlza'
firm, composed at present of Louis Nc.
Lane, John G. Flood, James G. Fair and
John w. Mackay, and as the latter has
also sent 10000 in his own name, it may
be said that the gift of the bank amounts
to $4,000. Among Thursdays receipts
was $1,000 from Tracy & Russell, New
York brewers, $500 from John McCul,
lough, the actor, $500 from (Dundreary)
Sothern, and 500 from Miss Fanny
Davenport, the actress. Two hundred
and thirty Congressman also sent an ag-
gregate of 1,160. Some anonymous
Contributor sent $4,000. The Philadel-
phia Commercial Exchange proposes to
collect ship load of provisions for Ire
land. Quebec has contributed so far
over s6, 600 to the Irish relief fund.
The Duchess of Marlborough, wife OF
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on Thurs-
day cabled Mr.. James Gordon Bennett,
requesting him 10 intrust to the committee
of the ladies of Ireland, over whom she
presides, the distribution of the Herald
fund. The request was recalled to MIR.
Bennett, who is in Tuuis, Algiers, and
his reply, received on Friday, is embodied
in the following leading leading editorial
from Saturdays Herald:
THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION
OF THE HERALD FAMINE FUND.
(from the New York Herald of Saturday.
The public will give us credit for sin.
cerity when we say that the selection OF
committee for conveying to the poor
Irish sufferers the money entrusted 10 us
for their relief has been subject of care.
full and even anxious consideration. We
appreciate the generous confidence of the
donors, who have sent in their gifts with
unprecedented liberality, without any
knowledge of the channels through which
they are to be distributed, in simple re-
lance on our good faith. But we may
have felt from the beginning that such
voluntary trusts should always be admin
istercd with as much strictness and even
with greater precautions than those
which are under the protection of the
law. Impressed with this sense of obli-
CATION, the Herald selected its committee
before it announced its purpose to solicit
contributions, and endeavored to compose
It of names so we'll known and so fully
entitled to confidence as to preclude
doubt or cavil. In the composition of
the committee we have aimed at two
things: First, to secure a prompt, elh-
cient and impartial distribution of the
fund and, second, to satisfy all the con-
tributors and all the recipients that the
design will be carried out without par
TALLY or caprice. We are not insensibe
of the responsibility assumed by private
individuals who collect money in aid of
great charities. If they leave any part of
the transaction open to question, or even
to cavil, they supply ready excuse to
those who may decline to give on future
occasions of the same kind.
We are confident that both cohtribu-
tors and recipients will approve of the
committee which we have selected as
almoners of this charity, and will justify
lis in declining volunteer offers to take
the charge of distribution off our hands.
We published yesterday cable letter
from the Duchess of Marlboroug h, asking
to be intrusted with the distribution Of
fund. We Immediately cabled this to
Mr.. Bennett, who was in Tunis, at the
same time expressing our opinion that he
would not change his plan. We have re-
ceived an answer by cable from MIR. Ben
nett acknowledging the receipt of our
cable, and saying that he had replied to
the Duchess that it would be impossible
to turn over the Herald subscriptions to
any other fund. OF course this refusal is
not meant to imply any distrtist of the
noble charity administered by her Lady
ship, but the generous American con-
tributors have poured in their gifts in the
expectation that we would be responsible
for the money reaching its destination.
We do not feel at liberty to accept any
relief from this responsibility. The opin-
ion we expressed yesterday as to the ac-
ceptance of the Duchess of Marlborough's
application is, therefore confirmed, and
the money subscribed 10 the Herald fund
will be distributed by the committee first
selected by the Herald.
The committee, as heretofore proposed,
included the names of Col. King Har-
man, Mr.. Shaw, NJ. p, the successor of
Isaac Butt, the Home Rule leader; Prof.
Baldwin, who is better acquainted with
the statistics and condition of Ireland
than any other man living; Cardinal
McCloskey, and Mr.. Parnell. The mere
statement of the names will command
universal confidence. This committee
was chosen in good faith, with view i'm,
partially to represent and harmonize all
interests. Col. King Harman belongs to
the best class of indulgent and sympa-
thetic landlords. Prof. Baldwin knows
more of Ireland and all its various locali-
ties than any other resident of the coun-
try. Both of these gentlemen have kindly
consented to act. Cardinal McCoskey
was named as a member to represent
America, and Mr.. Parnell was included
in the cast of the committee, in order
that the distribution may be made with
the cooperation and under the inspira-
ton Of the best accredited representative
of bis peculiar constituency, in the hope
that this selection might be regarded as
perfect guarantee of good faith in the
distribution, and as pledge that Mr..
Parnell's own ideas of the pet methods Of
affordipg relief may have proper consid-
Grafton.
Cardinal McCloskey at first, to our sim
cere regret, declined to undertake this
service. He desired to be excused for
two reasons: First, because the duties of
his diocese arc so cxacting as to make it
inconvenient for him to engage i'll any
outside labors; and, second, because lie
considered that such trusts can best be
left to the management OF the laity. But
Cardinal McCloskcy has reconsdcrcd his