National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-04
THE MONEY COMING IN
ADDITIONS TO THE RELIEF FUND.
Total Receipts by the Trcasurer-Five Thousand
Dollars Now Available Applications for
Aid at Police Hesdquarters-The
Report Of Secretary Baker.

Subscriptions In aid oft the suffering poor of the
District are pouring in from every quarter, and
upwards of s. 900 are now available for immediate
use. A large number of destitute people have
already been relieved, and the police and citizens
of the various precincts are busily engaged in at
tending to the wants of the deserving. Applicants
for relief were numerous at Police Headquarters
yesterday but in every case they were referred to
the ieutenants of police precincts and instructed
to make their wants known to them. Major Brock
received contributions yesterday from Mrs. Allison
Nailor (s10.30) from collections in basket at her
house New Years Day Grace Aguilar Lodge No.
III, l. o. B. B., $40; and smaller sums, aggregat-
ing 81.
Mr John A. Baker. secretary ofthe citizens meet
ing transmitted the following letter to the COMMITS
SionerS yesterday:
"GENTLEMEN L have the honor to submit the fol-
lowing report OF the subscriptions received by me
for the relief of the poor Amount received at the
public meeting held at Wizards Hall the 3lSt Ill
timo, S2.+ii; amount received from NJ. W. Gait,
Bro. & Co, 500; General P F Bacon 50; John a 4
-. Cahall, $40; William J. Sibley. $40. Total,
S264s06. This amount 1 have deposited with
able for immediate use. have further to submit
the following subscriptions. pledged ut the public
meeting of the 31st ult., which have not been
paid to me:
"Major Brock, for sundry subscribers, s464.5O
Government Printing Office, 800; Hon. Levi p.
Morton, sl0O; John L. Mitchell $40; W: Taylor
SlUs W CIdII q TO-, co., NAIlONAL
REPUBLICAN,, $3.50; II. NJ. Hutchinson, $50; John o.
Evans, $50; Charles S. Hill, s.; Judge Walter Cox
$50; \. NJ Clapp,s20; II. Polkinhorn, $40: Firemens
Insurance Company. 500; Z. q. Davis, $50;
Colonel Glover. $50; ]. E. Erg0Od Co, SO;
George ". Cochran & Co.. so; General Mckee
yer, $50 and Browning & Middleton $40.
Mr.. c. c.. Glover, treasurer of the association, up
to the hour of closing at Riggs Bank yesterday az
ternoOn, had received 81 ,A8.45 in cash. The fol
lowing are the names of the donors: J. 4. Baker,
for relief committee, s264SO6; Hon. s. b. Chitten-
den, 500: Sir Edward Thornton, 500; Post sub
scriptiOn fund s307.39; Bank of Washington, $50;
DR.. Harvey Lindsey. $50; Henry Polkinhorn $40;
Calderon Carlisle, SIS; Edward Temple, $50; Z. \.
James. So Mary Edes, $40; B. H. Warner, S25; +.
]. Heiberger, so; Mrs. NJ J. Shriver, $50; Metro
politan Club of Washington, D. C., 500; Admiral A.
Murray $50; Com. w. q. Temple $40; Jas. LOwndes,
81 Archibald Hopkins, So c. c. Glover, so;
George Truesdcll (by 4! NJ. Clapp esq.,, so ladies
and gentlemen of the note and coupon division,
Treasury Department, S3075; officers, clerks, and
other employees of the Pay Department, United
$50; First Auditors Office (by Thaddeus Stursisl,
$40; Leonard Whitney, $40; Peter Campbell, so;
A. W. Beacon. s.; William A. DeCaindry, for office
Commissary General of Subsistence, s34.50; y. NJ.
Clapp, $40.
The following additional subscriptions to the
fund arc reported through Mr.. E. ). Emery, of the
Second precinct: Austin p. Brown, s25; William
II. Beck. S25; c. L. Cobb, s.; George b. Chitten-
den, So; L, s. Emery, 81; S. q. Arnold, 81; +. s.
Peek, 81; n. B. Jamison, 81; A. o. Latham, 81; S.
II. Goodman. 81; L. Heilbrun, boot and shoe dealer
on Seventh street one box of shoes J. W. Holland,
street. iffy-nine gallons of milk. J. WhitefOrd,
corner of and Second streets northeast has volun-
teerd to call for shoes and clothing upon any dis
posed to contribute such articles.