The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-31
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Tns pooR.-How many are there among the rich, the
ostsntatious and the proud Of Brooklyn who will
gay, smiling, friends that will devote any cor
sideasion or pay any regard. to the destitute and
wretched poor Alas we fear that those whose hard
destiny IL TO continually struggle with misfortune
upon whom adverse iao has fixed the paupers brand
and to whom ordinary comforts and indulgences
known; shattered remnants of erect, manly and
athletic frames; heart broken and pning widows, and
hall famishel orphans will, in the miserable novels
which scarcely sord them shelter from the winters
blast receive but little solace and consolation from the
many who make loud pretensons to charity and who
vainy and falsely boast that their greatest qualification
and revey will gladden. the cara and costly vands will
safe the appetites OF thousands while gaunt hunger
kedness and want will stalk abroad unped and despi
sed There may be- however,-and we doubt not will
be-amsng the gentler portion Of population some
who setting aside the worlds heartless fashion, and
scorntng It's soulless conventonalism will deem IL
cred duty to act harbinger Of kindness and mercy
the down-trodden and afflicted and will convey to the
cherries abiding places of few "gad dings Of great
Joy" So mote it be.
BALLs-The Erin Fraternal Benevolent Association
haa their third anniversary ball at the Brooklyn Garden
hundred persons including many Of the distinguish
ed and popular residents u the cy including Of
mus or any other community can boast Of The floor
was under the able direction Of Mr. D. j. Lucas aided
Messrs McLeer, Accom- Galley, John and George
sweeny, Jehers Hughes, and others Of the committee
very handsome addition 10 the funds Of the
would undoubtedly be reazed for the worthy and be-
nevoent purposes to which they will be appropriated
in grocery store at the corner Of Stanton and York
waylaid, at the corner Of York and Bridge streets
by two ruhans who first insisted upon his being
asd him M wallet aus s spa tesn aSn
the scounlrels might belong to the same gang
which had SO recently perpetrated foul murder in
Brooklyn he mplored them not to inure him with the
formidable clubs which they appraised strike him. and
assured them that all the cash he had half dollar
This he gave to Them and they Immediately fed Even
If the poor fellow had not been too much alarmed to
think Of attempting to the features Of the robbers
he would have bean utterly unable to do 50, owing to
the wretched in which the public are at
present lighted There IL now, however hanks to the
determined and almost ncessant efforts which have been
made in this papeD more cheering prospect for the
people OF Brooklyn only regards the obtanment
Of liberal supply OF lamps and OIL but also in the
regulations ofthe cty We briefly alluded yesterday to
the proceedings that lad taken place before the Com
mon Council with view to correct the first mentioned
evil and committee of the same Board reported in ia
Of adopting the suggestions long since made by his
Honor the Mayor the subject Of creating an additional
force for the protection OF the city by day well by
night Chief OF Police is to be appointed with saa-
ry Of eight hundred dollars per annum fifteen marshas
whose yearly compensation to be four hundred dollars
each; and ninety watchmen, lin place OF the present
powerless and inefficient squad of sxeen at annual sa
iares of one hundred and eighty dollars each. Two
more watch houses to be built and 1t is not impro.
bable that may W the Legislature of the State shall
consult the wishes and interests eff the inhabitants gene
raliy) hereafter have two additional police Offices, with
popular competent and faithful magistrates to preside
over them One Of these establishments should be 81
uated at East Brooklyn in South Brooklyn, and the
other in the centre OF the city With these much need
ed changes this great and ourishing city will make
still rapid strides in its fast onward march, than
yer has done and may hang out its banner in conf
dent defiance Of superiority from the best and proudest
city on the western Continent.
POLICE MArTERs.-OfRoer clayton yesterday caught
boy in the oil stealing shoes from store In Brook
yn The youg cnlprit is supposed to DO an adept in
crime and to be connected with very bad gang of ju
venle offenders He sent to the county Jail, there
to be detained for further examination Four lads named
Patrick Keeny, James Daily, William McColgan and
Lawrence Cakoe. were detected, Monday night, in
stealing some thng articles from the broken window
OF small store in Atlantic street. owned and occupied
by Mr.. Andrew Kirkman Only one of the young
rscals taken into custody but the others al
known to the officer who has the warrant for their ap
prehension, they will be caught and made to an
swer for their wrong doing.