The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-26

nigh cost Capt Frazer the commander OF the his life
The boat had to the wharf OF the foot Of Market
street and the hands were about making her fast wh'
NUMBER oil caomen rushed towards the ganGwsy. from
which they ordered to keep away by the officers
They persisted however, in their attempts to 60 Cd
board when some Of the hands either purposey, by
accident, threw water upon them. which cahmen
raised the cry OF "Ove them coal y and suited the &C.
ton to the word by throwing shower Of the fragments
hard coal which lay upon the wharf at the cficers
md hands on board the boat Capt Frazer standing
s so s1 sa b. one Of
less. report Immediately spread that Captain y was
killed but SUCH We are happy to state, was not the
which was extracted number of small pieces Of coal
by which it was inflicted The cabman had not been
rested last evening but he will hardly The Cap
tain is said to be doing well
LAYING THE CoRSER 'srovE OF THE Nav EsuoopAL
huSGH-The corner stone of the Protestant Epis
corner Of avenue 9th street by the Right Rev L.
Ives, Bishop Of NC. The Bible and book Of Common
rayea were deposited at the same time under the
stone u was exl e,ed that DR. Ives would have de-
ivered discourse on the occasion but ip
Of the many sudden changes in the weather (aboat
the Rev Doctor wa'lunabls to preach to The crowd.
ed congregation present The corner stone, however,
separated.
BURNr-ErrEcrs OF Lrauos-Csptain Nc 3rsth Of the
9th ward aud several of the officers were called yester
day afternoon upon the alarm Of ere being given sbout
o'clock, at No 81 Duane street. Upon arriving at the
above premises trey discovered Mrs Hogan, who
lives in the basement envelopsd in flames shs hsv;nc
while in state Of ntoxicaton faen across the stoye
which was red hot at the tne and being so helpless by
TIE effects OF liquor she was unable to exricate her,sH
from her position consequently her clothing took hro,
which burnt her limbs and part of her body In
most shocking manner The alarm was given
attention Of the neghbor just time to sGve her mother
IRON destruction The flames speedily extiDguish
dhy the Captain and his and medical aid sent for
to relieve the suferinys of this unfortunate woman
PRIsoS AssooIArIoK.-Report of the Ladies' con
nected with this atien, who have charge of the
,s the yss :adD. NGy A
ing much dAculiy and discouraR sent has bssn
such to impress them orcisly than ever VIA
the urgent need Of such an institution the homo In
this city and with the feasibility Of the undertaking I'M.
der the auspices of the Prison Association They feel
more than ever anxious that tho attempt should be fully
brought before tho public with it's tangible results being
confident that it requires only to be known and under
Glasses and denominations. Tho hopeless condition
of the discharged convict has bsoa tina thsmo Of
vic comes before We see the desoste creature
BUNDLED TO the dust milling under the sense Of weak
ness And degradation and scarcely believing in the
alty OF human sympahywe feel that the half had not
been told U.S. The first impression 10 that Of almost utter
hopelessness as to the power Of anything short Of NIL
racle to raise the being to of self respect
degraded preverbioy lowes in the scale of
humanisy and when years have confirmed vicious ha.
bits and hardened the offender into reckessnes we 40
knowledge the difficulty Of any attempt eur part to
impsnt new principles awaken regard for CHARGE.
those who have still remnant Of womanly feeling and
ahope Of redeemipg lost reputation. With those sxpe-
Tisnce shows that may hope. with the blessings Of
instances where has been far beyond hopes
But all are confounded together in the general estimate
make the subject their study, and who, by effort and
practice become converssnt it'll its details impos.
discharged convict-a discharged omals oonvotis No
cessarily an outcast from society. Whe will employ
such en- 9ne1 What family viii recsiv: a. an inmate
can trust woman who has been imprisoned for their
What mother will introduce among her daughters one
who has been familiar with the rombs 1t canpst be
expected. Whatever may have been their conduct IL
cannot be expected Whatever may have been the CON
duct Of the prisoner during her
Certificates she may be able to obtain even from faithful
and judcious officials and these unfortunately rare
there is moral atmosphere about her which sGsctusly
repes even the charitable, and which the ur-
thinking and the selfish to turn from her with sbhey
renee may stsrve, she may beg she may return -
feels the blame But here the Prison Association steps
TO- II there be remnant OF dscenoy the lssst fsiat
is opened to receive her. kind matren welcomes hef
inquiries into her wants. her hhtory her feelings gives
ment for her-ascertains her character sad d,sposi
ion-.earches for what germs of goodness my Be yet
remsining and il there bs smoulderpg SPARK Of vlr
tuous hope, sedulousy preserves from extinction She
remains in this ssy lum-treatsd :not with a supsrci
ious-a cold "a spurious kintness, but az q
earning subsistence and The sincerity Of her dssrs Tor
rsormstion have been fully tested; and the result
vdel and she is placed with those Who, under.tandsr
FULLY her past history and present condition, willing
to try her IT, from any cause this esrt prove seotvs
destitution should once bstray her the dsns
which yawn for such victims, and is until repeated
trials render further efforts hopeless that 10 ever
abandoned to her evil fate The confirmed drunkard she
who has stolen may be warned by punishment. par
suaded by the voice Of friendship aud religion to steal
no more even she who has been Induced TO throw her
self ava, body and soul may, BY possibility, be
aPS9
drunkard is so weakened and vinsd by her enssving
habit, and emptstoIs are so constantly presented
every side, that nod ourselves continually dssp
pointed end thwarted in sucn cases, even amer
the most aattering appearances The expenses
Of maintaining such q home AZ we have dsscri.
bed, and of aiding the discharged convict IN the
various particulars in which of thsn need aid H.
necessarily but as we felt confident when
made last export Il is likely rather lessen than
increase. in proportion to the number who the
benefits Of the institution Not only does increased
az establishment becomes bettor known and il
character better understood. we And many additional
.nS and .rs ns hi s.s ,ass
expenses. From the establishment of the Home, In
the same year, it cos. the department 81, 500 Fron
that period the present time the space Of year.
the Home has cost them scarcely more than ons. I'D Of
The condition the female prisoners at Blackwss IL
land, is calculated to awaken the sympathy and the
alarm Of all who visit that institution; sympsthy for
wretched fellow subiec every evil inAu
ence every brutslizng association and alarm. at the
spectacle Of nursery Of vce-a place for training 40
population for crinea preparatory school where tho
young may sern, at public expense the same emR'k
ments which have brought their predecessors to
State prison and the galiows. The Of cas.6s
the want of cleanliness up this ~din6
and jumbling Of all oges ana condtons-the lack Of
competent number Of msroBs being all that are al
lowed for the suPerntendence Of these hundreds these
strike US as among the prominent points worthy OF i'm
mediate attention Females to the number of tive or
three hundred congregated during the day in what n
called the shauty;" much of the time they without
any proper overseer and the CONFUSION profanity and
rbadry that occur are horrible. The condition Of
hospital too, where youth end maturity In crime are
mingled indscm insely, 10 lsmensbe in the extreme
Even young girls when they have graduated in
this dreadful school, hear with indifference the Offers Of
those who would berend them only wait for their
discharge to return to their hauns Of infsmy Our ef
forts with fuch vain The childrsns hospital too ID
most heart repding and Iosthsome sight More than
hundred children there assembled the offspring,
perhaps in the majority OF Instances Of vicious PAL
and bearing in their faces and persons but striking
indications of the thst will be needed to pre-
serve them from the way that leads destrus-
ton These il is true. unler the uperlntsn.