New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-03

Mayor Grace sent the following telegram to the Mayor
Of Charleston:
Do the inhabitants OF Charleston stand ia mead OK
reief IL so. Will puDisn cali 70 tno c"@'H' Vi .''"
York for assistance.
No reply received up to the hour when the Mayor
and his secretary left the City Hail.
The Nec- York Observer has interested ITSELF IN henar
of the suerng city aud arranged for receiving and
transmittng from its readers and others
to responsible persons, who will make the most needed
and judicious distribution.
An appeal for money to aid tho sunerers VIII Dc msae
on Sunday by Dr. Talmage in the brooklyn Iapernsce-
Mayor whitney has consented To forward al moneysens
to him. William Richardson gave 500 yesteriay tas
Rrootlyl Saturday Half Holiday Association so, ana
Douglas Wall SIS. benefit performance Will DC given
in tho Brooklyn Park Theatre next week.
The following members Of the stock Exchange were
appointed committee TO solicit SUBSCRIPTIONS W. A.
smith, Donald Mackay, j. selgman, l. b. "iihsms.
w NJ johnson, W. Z. Strong and W. A. Barr. suo-
sorption paper circulated on the moor OF the Con
solidatsd stock and Petroleum Exchange and several
bu,drod dollars was subscribed. committee foe
formal work will probably be named to-iay. Pre-
limuary steps have been taken for meeting OF tae
Chamber of Commerce to raise RELIEF FUNDS Pre'dens
lanes d. smith, OF the Stock Exchange In announcing
the object OF tho meeting which hs had called, said
GENTLEMEN: havs called you together FOR moment
that may speak the terrible aamty that biel the
CITY of Charleston, 3. C., on Tuesday evening Tno
q e prHps aiSry to and tn. suffering.
pp"ar Of tho people make piteous appeal for aid TO
sns Beiore an appeal in words is made by the
officials of city for help as it may come deem ~
my auis asprvacn 'H sss and sfia and snerso leading
that must hnd hearty response IN ths and
I have appointed q committee who Will rccovo snon
spon contributions sa you may desire 70 ma1
President Urner OF the Mercantile Exchange. has ap-
pointed Washington winsor W. ii. DuckworIh' DaVid
Hunt w. s. Temple, George +. Leach, Charles =.
Bussing and II. r.. Davy to communicate with 'ae
Mayor Ch rleston and ascertain his views As 70 'ne
best Of rendering aid to tue sufferers opon
the receipt OF reply committee are empo"creo !"
take Immediate action Ia tho matter
Captains Of incoming vessels stAe 'n@' 'acS ' nous
., m. oo.an disturbances that sometimes accompany
earthquakes. Captain Rey eynoids' Vi 'ne s's~'"'pN'
Of Alexandria, from Havana sa'a'
w. xsrs about sixty miles ~ ses on Tuesday nghs
~ norrn of Cape Hateras. Tue ouly thng that 90
cnrrs abous tue time OF tue earthquake was severe
nortS west squa. which are common to tue Atlantic
@ Is was severe while It lasted, but shere were na
signs Of a tidal "a'o'
- q Palmer produce commission merchant at No.
,s6 RssdcsL said to q TRIBuNE reporter yesterday:
IN. catastrophe at Charleston will no doubt seriously
affect tue for fruit and Vegetables tnere Tor
In,s the season during which Charleston amps fruit
to NewYork practically closed about three weeks ago
-th the last of crop OF wAtermeons. Since thAs
tme Charie has been buying e.eoayss apples pe.r
ETC., heavily from Now-for.. None ot t1e snpphg,
frut shippod from here 10 Charleston goes oy
wasr sSsI been %aas by rail- The loss Of
oditles by the delay wouid have been very great
Large snipmsnts OF fruit wore mAie TO Chsrles-
ton oy vessels sailing from this port ON Saturday, aud
these will doubt fall upon market parzS eel or the
time being tns however, will fail tue Cnarles-
ton merchants, as they generally buy outright ia the
market Quantities and very little fruit is scns
there eommIsson Charleston 10 perhaps the iarsess
IN the South for Northern fruit ana
vegetables, and hor Wholesale merchants are ~ RUE
men wealth ami push aud as the city trade OF
Charleston only mparatlvely small part OF .her
business, affairs will 20 pretty much ~ usas A. soon
as railway traffic restored and tho excitement hAs hs@
time 70 abate ssnt teoxrans ycscruay ssxnk
about welfare OF my personal friends In CnAr1s'ons
but nave received no anawer.
The Twelfth Ward Bank No. l53 East One-anndred'
and.twsnty nthst. has opened subscription ist tor
the Charleston sufferers with $500 contribution I've
expected la. Harlem residents Will subscribe ArgsJ'