Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-11
Relief of the RO0r.


Since our last report Mr. {. &. Glover. treas
urer, has received the following amounts:
Received from collections made by l. :. Emery
as follows: Clarence l. Cobb. SIS; :. III Good
man, 81: L. :. Emery, 81: A. H. Jameson, g.:
4 5. Peck. 81: W. H. Beck s25; y e. Arnold
81; A. q. Latham, 81: A. p. Brown, s2s; Gao
Il chittsnnsn. S. Prot. o. t. Mason s.; Angus
tus Smith. 81; q. E. Lemon sss: Aug. HlnIie,
50 e.rts; Miss Draper, IS cents: q. W. Van
syckel. 81: c. IL. Flsnoaugh, s.: total
SOILS. Received from Z. l. Moore
collected by Jesse ". Wilson Mrs. Mary Win
ship. 81: Martin 0Donohue. 81; W. T.. Dunlop
81: James f. Collins. 81; MIS-. I. Thomas Davis
81; MIS- Marbury. a.; cash. 25 cents; Mrs T.
frisoy. 81; Mrs Gallaher, 81 cents; T. J. stan
ton, s.; q. T. Byng. ST.: ALFRED Pope. g.: =.
Thomas Brown. s.; Mrs John Corson, 50 cents:
Mrs. II. ID Cooke. 81 50; II. ii. l.. 81; I. A. Jer-
ferds, 81; Mrs Lot Clark. 81; Dennis Harrlgan
81; total, S2l a. G c. MAYNARD IS: unknown
contributor. $40.
SUSPENSION or THE RELIEF.
Major Brock this morning decided 10 hold ~
on The issuing OF further relief orders until IN
outstanding bills shall have been sent IN an
audited, 80 as TO know about how much OF tn
fund has been expended, and orders 10 tha
effect were given 20 the lieutenants. In tn
meantime, to-day most or the bills have been
sent In. showing that at leSst one half OF tht.
relief fund has already been eXpeaded tn
applications. however. continue 10 come IN and
the police and citizens committee are Al work
making the proper Investigations FOR prompt
action as soon ss the relief work L. resumed.
The donations have about ceased. except In the
way OF bread and old clothing which are sent
TO the station houses Major Brock states that
he does not propose 10 60 beyond his bounds In
the Issuing OF this charity fund
CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH THR POLICE
not heretofore reported are As folloS Ss: Ashny
4 Co. corner and Sd streets northwest half
barrel salt fish, 10 the Ith precinct William
Rothaughe. i34 Pennsylvania avenue Il loaves
OF bread for the 9Th precinct W. Nordlinger
Bridge street, Georgetown. a lot or boys cloth
Ing sent TO the Sd precinct station for diS;riou-
ton.
A GOVERNMENT PRISTER's GRIEv.NCE
Mr. John A. Baker. secretary OF the citizens
relief committee. has received a note from Mr.
d. p. Hamilton, printer in the government
printing Office In which he states that NJ the
about 5000 had been raised by the employees OF
the government printing Office for the suffering
poor, but he did not pledge IL; that ne all not
suppose for moment that IL would b. placed
anywhere else except N the hands OF those
authorized at that meeting TO diSburseit know
ing as he did that they had every facility TO
attend TO its proper distribution but it seems
that few self.conceited individuals who are
always ready TO make cheap capital for them
selves with no practical benefit 10 the poor
aided by about one-fortipth OF those who con-
Urbuted the money. have appointed rival
committee for the disbursement OF said money
ABOUT S30O--aLd are therefore In opposition TO
the only legal and authorized committee OF the
District. He states that he consulted Mr.. Lar
combe, one OF the appoilted collectors for said
cfiice, and he positively declined TO have any
thing 10 do with II. In closing he aids: Had
you appointed those who would and could have
ATTENDED TO II, things would have been oil
ferept,