New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-09
CITY ITEMS.

cp,ptr R,pplSG-It is SO seldom that we near OF
snv practical good effects Of the Spirit Movement,
,.t NE are moved 10 chronicle one good thing 10 their
credit II ,eerns that these ubiquitous gentry have
been rsppipg about New Hampshire, and notwith-
standing the doubling inquiry, " Can any good thing
come out Of that State" because Franz Pierce did
cone from there, they have raped out something
good, useful beneficial TO tbs City. young lady,
whom the spirits thought proper TO use ~ medium,
was moveo by spiritual influence or reading TIKI
TRIBukE-it If little uncertain wh.chte think that
New.York needed missionaries about es much as any
other TO her ign country She heard Of the thou
s,pds Of poor street wandering chidCen, who never
ne the inside Of church school house, whose
parents too poor too indolen too negleotfal, or
too vicious for them, and her heart yearned 70
be ono Of thoso who seeking 10 rescue taem ron
ther state Of wretched degradation. She says tue
pirits--iLey we're good spidts-noved hef 10 come
and see-se il all she bad beard OF Houses OF indus-
Try Cbidren's Aid Societies, ana Industrial SCHOOLS,
was true OF If there was as much need oil tnem rs
rome books and papers represented She came, saw
md exclaimed "Tbe half has not been told ms.
The sni,;, Of Christian benevoebce touched her
heart And what did she dol Very natutl que-tiOn--
easily answeIed-go and see. Go to No. ACT Sixth
ay west side between Twenty-egbth aud Twenty
pinbets, climb two flights Of stairs, ard there you
hall fnd this "mec ium'-truly a medium bet Seen
God ard his needy creaiures-with twenty five chI-
dren picked up out Of the adjacent streets lanes and
tleyt-coaxed with promises Of rewards out OF the
dens and no which they call home, where they call
somebody father or mother; or ray they have no one
to cali 80 and these poor neglected chldren-chidrcn
Of children of the Republic--chiloren growing
~ to become American citzen--these with her own
hands she has washed ard clothed and fed, and
taught 10 read and work and pray-taught them the
principles of religion and MORALS such as they never
could learn at home, unoer home Influences; making
them better happier. and fitting them by short tran-
ing to he vt for inmates Of our great public schools.
which they would never enter while IN their normal
condition.
Such is practical spirit rappns. But they must rap
once more. They must rap on the pockets OF those
who are able of their abundance TO give helping
bspd to such a good undertaking. Charity begins
Eat home say the reader So it does aud there are
.eood many homes in the immediate neghborhood of
that school which contain good many Christian
hearts every orc of which would be prond to own
that ampshire girl for laughter sister, COUSIN
friend, orwell, 90 and zee what else; and if you do
nothing more give Der the right hand of fellowship,
and acknowledge that you have never Seen a more
practical demonstration of good sort of spirit rap
ping than that of this sef-eleeted, sefdevoted
missionary to the poor children Of your own neg l.
berhood. Go and see.
FATAL RAILROAD OcCURREScE.-An unkr ~n
map-no trace of whose residence could be
lesrned-was this morning run over by locomotive
attached to train Of cars, belonging to the Hudson
River Railroad Company, and almost instantly killed.
Il took place near Csrmsnsville station, and, from
what could DO learned was the fault only o. the de-
useo as he notified by the engineer to, and did
lave the ira X, but stepped back again when the
tsin wa. near where he stood. The Coroner was no.
trkoA ard a Ill hold AN il. meat ON the body.