Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-07
SHATTERED CHARLESTON.
People Leaving the. sfrecked CITY
No More Shocks--Con fidence Bein,
RestOred-Monev Pouring In

No More shocks-Conf fidence Beint
Restored-Money Pouring In.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., Sept. 6 AT
Io'clock this morning the headquarterl
of the Relief Committee at the City
Building were crowded by the unfortu
nate earthqua AXE sufferers. One member
OF the committee was kept busy writing
passes on the railways to transport suf
ferers TO other points. There Is q stronp
disposition to remove the women and
children from the city, to spare them
further danger and anxiety. The South
Carolina. the Savannah aud Charleston
and the Richmond and Danv vile Rail.
roads are giving free transportation, and
abe ut 800 passes were issued to white
and colored peoplsS esterday.
| Many passes were for families of four
or five. The main objective points are
in upper and middle South Carolina. In
Columbia Amplequarters have been pro
vided for all refugees, and offers oi
shelter are coming In from many points.
Orders fer rations are being Issued.
Money is given 10 no one. Acting
May or Huger says the Rslief Commit
tee is now assisting about one-.hird OF
Charleston's entire population.
Mayor Courtenay Is expected to ar
| rive On the first train On the Coast Line
tomorrow. The high opinion placed
upon the aoiiitr, energy and sagacity
OF Mayor Courtenay was never better
exemplitied than in the outspoken satie-
faction with which all classes look for
| ward 10 his return. There is every.
where feeling OF relief and almost of
confidence on this account, and a cer-
tainty that all that is within the range
|of executive ability ani large ir-
teiligence will speedily be accom-
plished.
Dispatches continue to pour in offer.
ing aid. About sos 0c0 have already
reached here. From indications at hand
II Is believed that the contributions
VIII finally aggregate $500, 900, an5
that $2OO, 600 will have arrived by to
morrow night Money sent by regis
tered letter or by express to Mayor
Courtenay, or the Relief Committee,
comes in the most desirable shape, al
though many contributions arrive in
the form OF Post Office orders, drafts,
etc.
Owing to the disturbed condition of
the city and the necessity for increased
vigilance, it has been deemed expedient
to increase the police force, and Chief
q 81,
Seventy men were enrolled yesterday
ano great many more are wanted.
The light rain which set in at 4
o'clock this morning made thousands
OF persons eucamped in the streets pain.
fully anxious. At daylight the rain
ceased and the sun appeared later In
the morning there were several slight
showers. but not enough TO cause any
Inconvenience.
TIE usual weekly bill OF mortality
shows total OF ninety eight deaths In
the city for the week ending on Sep
tember 4. OF these twenty-five were
white and sixty -sight colorsd. The
deaths caused by the earthquake were
thirty eight up to the 4th inst. eleven of
these being white people and twenty.
seven colored. Since then there have
been several additional deaths caused
b. the earthquake.
When We DemOralize the Stomach
BY exeesses or imprudence in eating,
We cannot hope 10 escape tLe conse-
quences for any great length OF time.
The most robust digestion must sue
cumb to abuses of thai important func-
tion. But supposing that we have been
fooiish enough to enfeeble the stomach,
Is the damage irreparable? By mol
means. Tne dyspeptic has only 10 do
two things TO insure his ultimate recoy
cry. First. he should adopt an easily
digestible diet. Second, he should use
with regularity and persistence Hos .et
ter's Stomach Bitters, the leading gas.
trio invigorant of the age The multi
form 81 mptoms of dyspepsia, and the |
almost invariable attendant disorders, |
biliousness and constipation, will assur-
edly cease to persecute the sufferer i'll
the above advice is attended 10. Who'll
that has suffered the tormen,s that
chronic indigestion il rflicts will neglect
to take advantage OF o remedy which, |
II The most positive evidence of the |
medical profession and the public Is to |
be received with due credence, is an alb. !
soiute specific for the complaint.