The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-28
TIE cOOD WORK GOES ON.
The Relief Committee Continues to
Look After the Ohio River
uffsrers-Donations,E Etc.

The suffering along the Ohio River con-
tinues to increase. and every day brings new
cases of want to the attention of the Board
of Trade Relief Committee, the Members OF
which are working hard to as
sist those in distress. The con-
sributions continue to come in every
dav, until the amount that has been received
nv the Committee has reached $27, 600. The
Eastern cities have not been backward and
AVE donated most literally. At the meet
ng On Change yesterday MsjOr Branaham.
Tho had Just returned from trip the
Hooded district, made statement
f what he had seen and
of the inhabitants of that locality. After
which the auc ion Of the seats for the Masn-
uerchOr entertainment was continued with
the following results: Charles SOehner, S3
premium f0f six seats; w. z. Gallup. s.;
Charles : eAHer, 81 for four seats; l.. G..
Hopkins, 81 FOR three seats; netting S22.
The meeus = then adjourned until 4 . clock.
at this hour De full Committee met at the
Indiana GstioUnl Bank, VIXEN a dispatch
from J. Cord "a = nuett, of the New York
Herald. was read telling the Committee TO
draw upon hiln fer $1,000 to be used in re-
Heving the suffering of those residing in the
small towns between Evansville and New
Albany
The Committee hen sent him the follow
ing teegraGn:
james Gordon Bcanett New York Herald. New
York
s1R-Your telegram of to-day, authorizing G
draft on the New York Herald for SO coo more for
the benefit OF i.tsrmediate stations between
Evansville aJf New Albany, is received. Ne beg
70 thauk you Tor tnis generous donation, and 70
say that we baye Chartered boat, when we VIII
lO-d with provisions, bedding and clothing, ara
send in chsrSe Of 5sj0r Branhsm. We also send
line OF m5Cical 81 plies III charge OF Dr. 4, ;.
Elder Cparmsn of the Indianapolis
Board OF Health. These supplies
the river. resort viii be made Of the sanitary
CONDITION o. he people, OF which We viii advise
you fully. Fhs Commute sent down asst fuels-
day report having supplied the people for a dis
tsues Of eishu Ave miles south Of New Albany.
The sid W6s most timely; many of the persons
were fund desI ute and received their first sup
V. t. MALoTT, Treasurer.
The Committee after deciding what 10
send IN th.s boat to the sufferers, and send
ing Car hood OF provisions and clio hing to
Lawrence bug aad Jacksonville, adjourned.
At the Iles ting of the Relief Committee
yesterday afternoon a telegram from G. F.
Branham, at Mt Vernon, was read, stating
that the boat had provisions enough to last
Two or three days. The following telegram
vas also received:
New YORK. Feb 20.
VT. Nsl0tI Treasurer Relief Committee:
You are auth ed o. draw 81 600 additional fCI
use at intermediate stations along the river.
Please telegraph acknowledgement Of this second
Donation and SHCh facts as may be interesting 10
fund subscribers. JAMES GORDON BESEETT
In the telegram returning thanks the
Committed Informed the sender taat boats
with Provisions. medicine, bedding and
clothing Were plying between New Albany
and the mouth Il the Wabash River, and
another boa would leave Madison for Law
reucoUrg to-day. He was also informed
that she suffering and dis,ress was great.
Fl. s. Watson lefC last evening vita three
Car loads OF provisions for the suffer
ers between Ltwrsnceburg and Jeffer-
sOnviIle, consisting of 10 OOO pounds
hominy acked 10000 pounds conmeal
50GO pounds flour, 1000 pounds cooked
beans 1 600 pou-ds sausage, LOGO pounds
pigs feet. ) COO pounds bacon. 5000 pounds
crackers. so pounds coff-e, 200 pounds OF
ions, 600 pOunos sugar. 800 pounds prunes
fifty comforts. three boxes clothing, forty
mattresses. On the relief boat Leresffer "a
banner will be- plsced bearing the words,
''Indisnapo!is Bard of Trade Relief Com
mittee.'