Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-13

hkLiU o! Ihk SUFFERING PooR-At length . good
project has been hit upon mitigate the suerinRs Of the
poor OF this city. mectRg held at the United
States Hotel on Monday night to devise suitable means
to effect that object IL We could regard the
spirit there evinced index Of the general feeling IN
this connection, ue have longer any grounds for
prehenson to tho future condition Of the poor among
US.
The mode OF procedure the appointment OF n COM
mee OF five 10 make necessary preparations for the .s
Enlistment Of relief house in the neobbor
hood OF 18th aud Main street, to which contributions In
the form OF old clothing, superuous food &C. NAV he
sent by families. In addition to this, a committee Of
twenty was appointed solicit subscriptions for the
money food, or clothing. being alike acceptable.
The committee Of FIVE is 4ds up Of the follovpv.-
WIN. II. Grant, Jas. r. PoindcIter Cornelius Crew t.,
ther Libby, and Charles b. Hill.
The committee Of twenty consist of John Dooley Thos
Taylor, Alfred King, Edwin Smith, John J Bnfor,
U ha.iins VIM Aspford, Jas Grant, Edward Nc,
ADAM Joseph 4. Anderson, John Ii. Richardson Ansop
Richards, Is + Tinsley, VIM Bell. John Ballard, J Mil
derberger Smith, Col Daniel Ward, Phipeas Tburs,on
VIM IL Goodman, aud Hector Davis Ten gentlemen sub
scribed se5 each, to make a beginning.
The meeting adjourned to again on Friday night
20 receive the repGr. OF tho committees In the mean
time 1t Is proposed that another mceting be held Ia Mon
roc ward, Tor similar purpose The principals in mi,
noble movement have fixed upon tomorrow night tho
pace OF meeting to he Saunders Hall, Foushee street,
between Broad aud Grace. The meeting will asseuble AZ
hall past o'clock.
In the dspcnsiton Of the thus acquired Il would
DC well to consider The claims of many heads Of families
who are without empoyment We informed that tbis
class are much greater objects Of charity than MANY wi
dows and orphans-afaot at all Inconsistent iussmucb
as the latter have been the a whose claims have been
conidered oy the henevolent societies already
Their funds being limited to compass the general
dirth was but natural that they should first consider the
claims Of that class Il but true however that
large number, who, as having fathers aud hush nds
might DO regarded a beyond the pale of SUFFERING
were no less objects Of relief The condition of ismS
whose head unable to procure emplo, nent for their
support, is no better OF than that Of the orpbans In
many instances is worse because that they have no
petext upon hch to found claim for relic the on l,,
ence OF father husband being often held aa prima ace
dent of exraneous aid.
knowledge Of the distressed condition of many of tbi,
oisss, INDUCES US to make these remarks
konpkRr The money drawer Of Mr. VIM p L,dd
druggist upper end Of Broad street, pered OF $50
shortly after O'Clock on Monoay night
Inc expert roboer iihed the shop window by some
means and the drawer being 10 close proximity to Il bs
had but little difficulty in abstracting porton OF ,s con-
TENTS There Is no clue to the identity Of the rascal
FIRE-A fire broke out about O'Clock last night, In
the wooden building the Of Main and 9th streets
immediately below Lafayette Hail.
The property belongs to Mr. Archibald Blair and was
occupied by Mrs Julia Baber as boarding house The
nte was hrst discovered in the roof which was supposed
to have ignited from sparks issuing from the chimney
ne remen being promptly on the spot, serious dam
age resulted The greatest loss ocoa stoned by the
misses. " r
The property was insured for $2 ,Ooo No insurance
on the furniture.
=, The DROP GANE,-wilon Couiis, who was before the
may on Aond4y upon charge of swindIng Samuel
walker out OF $50, was again up yesterday His case
ments. P
This amount constituted the whole sum OF which Walk.
er was possessed Hes unable to pursue his journey
anu what worse cannot afford pay his board In the
Guy. HIS condition must be deplorsble, and what no
seems 10 regret even more than his actual priyaons
the Inconvenience which the delay will occasion In his
business arrangements.
What Is is rsscals will notdoY