The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-19
THE IRISH FAMINE FUND.


THE IRISH FAMINE FUND.
How the New York Herald will Distribute
Its Collections-Tho Duchess OF MARI.
borough Snubbed-A Carefully Chosen
Committee.
The New York HeruM reported oil
Saturday that its relief fund for Ireland's
sufferers amounted 10 the handsome gun
Of $l9i $3.50. The largest subscription yet
made, next to the Acraids original gift
Of 100000 was received on Wednesday
from the Nevada Bank of Gan FrahciscO,
which sent $4,000. This bank is the
property of the well known "bonahza"
firm, composed at present Of Louis Nc
Lane, John q. Flood, James G.. Fair and
John w. Mackay, and ga the latter has
also sent $40, 600 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, 5000 from John McCul-
Tough, the actor, $500 from (Dundreary)
Sothern, and 300 from Miss Fanny
Davenport, the actress. Two hundred
and thirty Congressmel also sent an ag-
gregate Of $l,l60. Some anonymous
contributor sent $1,000. The Philadel-
pbin Commercial Exchange proposes to
collect ship load of provisions for Ire.
land. Quebec has contributed 80 far
over $4,000 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 Mr..
Bennett, who is in Tunis, Algiers, and
his reply, received on Friday, is embodied
in the following leading leading editorial
from Saturdays HcraM:
THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION
OF THE HERALD FANNIE FUND.
(From the New York Herald of ISlturoay.)
The public will give us credit for sin.
ccriiy when we say that the selection of a
committee for conveying to tho 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
istered 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
1t Of names SO we'll known and 30 fully
entitled to confidence as to preclude
doubt or cavil. In the composition of
the committee wo have aimed at two
Things: First, TO secure prompt, eff
cicnt and impartial distribution of the
fund; and, second, to satisfy ali the con-
tributors and all the recipients that the
design will be carried out without par
TALLY or caprice. We are not inscnsible
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 q 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
us il declining volunteer offers to take
the charge Of distribution off our hands.
We published yesterday cable letter
from the Duchess Of Marlborough, asking
to be intrusted with the distribution Of
fund. We Immediately cabled this to
MIR. Bennett, who was in Tunis, at the
same time expressing our opinion that he
would not change his plan. We ha- re-
ceived an answer by cable from Mr.. 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 distrust 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 90 not feel at liberty to accept any
relief from this responsibility. The opin-
ion we expressed yesterday rs to the ac-
ceptanco of the Duchess of Marlborough's
application is, therefore confirmed, and
the money subscribed to the Herald fund
will be distributed by the COMMITTEES 1irst
selected by the Herald.
The committee, as heretofore proposed,
included the names of Col. King Har-
man, Mr.. Shaw, M. 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 hagmonize 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 McCloskey
was named as member to represent
America, and Mr.. Parnell was included
in the cast of the committee, in order
that the distribution may be made with
che corporation anu under the inspira-
tion OF the best accredited representative
of his peculiar constituency, in the nope
that this selection might be regarded as o
perfect guarantee of good faith in the
distribution, and as a 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