The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-09-09

And Generous Nation Extends id TO
Unfortunate tharlc>tOn.

The silent appeal that comes from the
fated city of Charleston for aid for the
unfortunate Sufferers by the recent earth
quake there, has met with generous re
Sponse frorn all over the country. The
people of the North forget that sec
tionalIsm ever existed and are sending
generous donations to our Southern suf
ferers. The stock exchange, produce cx-
change and the petroleum exchange Of New
York, all combined, have already collected
and forwarded nearly SD, 900, and the
chamber of commerce there nearly as
much. Mayor Hodges, of Baltimore, has
forwarded 5000. Philadelphia has raised
$50, 000. Mr. JOS Pulitzer, publisher of the
New York World, sent donation of 81 900
and II day later sent another 81, 600. Dan
vile, Va, has sent nearly -, 600 The
fr, degar Iron Works, of Richmond gave
5000 and Augusta, Ga, and st. Louis,
Mo, have forwarded 81, 600 each Mr..
". W. Corcoran, of Washington, -. G.,
sent $4,000
North Carolina, ever ready to help the
needy, has responded very liberally. In
few minutes Wilmington raised and for
warded over 81, 900 and subsequently,
sent 81 300 more. Ashevile our gal
liant Mountain Metropolis, raised in live
hours 81 ,3s5. Winston sent $3.50 and
Tarboro $500. Col. Frank Cox, of Ashe
Vile, sent $3.50 as personal contribution.
At a meeting of the citizens of Raleigh,
held Monday evening, soliciting com
mlttee was appointed, who have waited on
our citizens, the result being a cash do
nation from Raleigh of $$S6..10. The
amoGnt will be increased to 81 900, besides
blankets, tents and other articles.
The Richmond State opened a subscrip
ton and raised 81 100 in three days, and
thinks that it will swell the donation to
81, 600 Charlotte's Board of Aldermen
contributed in behalf of that city ! 900,
and private subscriptions will swell the
amount to nearly 81, 600. Gov. Scales, in
response to a telegram from Gov. Shep-
pard, of South Carolina, asking for tents,
ordered $50 belonging to the state Guard
sent at once, and a special tram mas al
ready arrived there with them.
RaIeigE's Resolutions of Sympathy.
At a mass meeting of the people of Raj
eigh, held on the 9th inst, to take into
consideration the sad calamity that has
recently befallen our fellow citizens of the
city Of Charleston, and to institute meas
ures for the relief of those rendered desti-
tute by the sad calamity, the following com
mitteee was appointed to draft suitable
| resolutions expressive of the sympathy
felt by our people tor their brethren OF the
devoted city:
T. Q. Fuller, Chairman; E. K. Stamps,
F. II. Busbee, J. NJ Heck, Eugene Girls
son. W. n. Jones.
Suffering IS common to all and makes
the whole race akin. When pestilence or
famine sweeps portions Of our earth, a
tender compassion is aroused in those sec
tions not visited by the dread destroyer,
but when comes such woe as the quak
ing, dissolving earth, striking terror to
the heart, the rude alarm of waling mul-
titudcs, the inpotent awe of the people
amid falling houses and mangled bodies,
and the wild confusion Of escaping crowds,
we stand aghast at the horrible spectacle
and our hearts throb with the tenderest
sympathy; therefore be it resolved,
/. That the city of Raleigh extends TO
her afflicted sister her deepest sympathy
in her awful calamity, and trusts that a
benignant Providence may again smile
upon her, and that she may soon be re-
stored to a condition of happiness and
prosperity.
,. That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the Mayor of Charleston, and also
furnished to our city press for publication.