The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-13


that every nook and corner of the Aims House,
at Bellevue, is Appropriated to the use of
the paupers, who have been thrown in such
numbers upon us for support during the pre-
sent winter. Not only are the rooms of the Aims
House proper, ali occupied, but out buildings
have been fired up, and temporary oneserected,i IN
order that none might go away unfed, unelo'hed'
or unnamed. One would suppose that this Con-
/ Germ for their comfort, shown by our auihoriueS'
towards those suffering creatures, would a"aAen
feelings of gratitude in them but to the sha"e VI
few Of them, at any rate, be IL sa'a' ZIG
case is quite different, and the utmost ''si-
lance IS necessary on the part Oh INC vi"
GERS to enable them to prevent some Oh uie III
mates from stealing articles OF wearing aPPaiei'
and other things, easily movable. gay or TWO
SINCE a stout German, who had been Tor some
time fattening at the public expense, was about
to leave the Aims House, and had already COM
menced his travels, when the steward OF the es-
Establishment overhauled him, and through an in
terpreter demanded what he had done with the
clothes and other articles which were charged
to him upon the books, and which were in
tended for his use only while he remained an
inmate at Bellevue. "Me noting-me noting"
was all the reply that could be obtained
by the steward, who, therefore, ordered him back
into the house, where he was ordered to strip
himself This he refused to do, and it was
found necessary to resort to force to dives him OF
his outer garments. This was, however, accom-
plished at length, when the grateful recipient of
public favOrs was found to be encased in a suit
of clothes belonging to the establishment; this
was taken off, but another similar suit appeared;
this beng removed only uncovered third; and
so,when the sknnng operation was concluded, it
was found that the fellow had assumed five shirts
and three pairs Of pantaoons; and a companion
who was about to leave at the same time had Sc
cured an equal number of unmentionabes. The
females are also addicted to the same peculiari-
ties, and it requires small amount Of labor on
the part Of the matron and her assistants to keep
good their charge The best remedy for this evil
would be to punish severely every violation
against law and property We have not learned
that any of the paupers caught thieving as above,
have been prosecuted. Let the law be executed,
and it will be respected
LIEUTENANT W. H. BREwsrEK.--Ws give place
to the following communication, in the hope that
it will be the of drawing forth some infor-
nation respecting Lieutenant VIM. H. Brewster,
who commanded the artillery in the conflict be-
Chiapas, in the year lslO-whether he is living
| or not-and met, when and where he died.
wssr KLLlrsLy, Ct, Feb. ., ls47.
EpIToR NEw YoRK HsRAIp:
noticed in yesterdays Herald article respecting
President Csrreas intended attack upon Chispas and in
the article mention made OF Gen. sentmsnat's
conflict with BarbaTna in Chapas Ia 1890 and that
American mined Brewster the artillery
The said Brewster my son, named VIM. H. Brews.
ter, born in Hampton c., in 1914
He Residing atTaahassee in Florida at the period
Nf tho Tho ulr
mustered among the Tallahassee voluntesrs-was made
adjutsnt OF the regiment uader Col r. G Parish The
Troop, Coptsr, and VIM H. Brewster, LIST Lieutenant,
appears by the regmenta records now before me-
and returned home il the spring Of 1887 as near as re.
cole IT, and subsequently, obtained an appointment In
whore hs served until sometime in 1899, aud went to
Galveston and was board the San Antonio an armed
Texan vessel at or near that place, short time when
friend intro iuced him to Gen Sentmanat, and he
entered the federal army Lieut. Col OF Artillery He
served the remainder Of the campaign in Tsbasco and
Fr.ntera, by Mr. valentine of Sterling. in this
State in October ls4l and received letter from him
dated January 1912. Since that time have received
information from him, although have writ repeated.
~ through the CHANNELS did before, and sent ons
letter by Messrs Rowland Aspinwars vessel trading
At date of his last letter he was at Laguna de
quarters at that place He wrote me that he had com.
manded in five battles and lost only one He received
his appointment in Tabeaco through the influence o.
Major MCCALL i'd to General Gaines, whom he knew N
Florida
address you at this time to enquire how you obtained
the information respecting Brewster noticed in the Her
aid FehruaV sh, (yesterday) and also hoping that
through yor extensive correspondence GU may obtain
know4 dge of his fate We expect he 10 dead, a
period years has elapsed since his last letter wal
Any information you may be able to obtain respecting
son. will be most gratefully received have feared
he lost with the San Antonio in the spring of le42
in the Gulf Of Mexico, thought Of returning home
about that time. My correspondence with him was al
rected TO- the care Of Mr.. George Shells Eng sh
Consul at Laguna. / have written directly to him. but
can get no answer to any Of my letters.
With respect, am yours, kc.,
WIN. A. BREWSTER.