The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-30
LETTER FROM PAUL JULIEN.
NEW YoRx, Dec. 20, 1864.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
The suerings experienced by the working classes
deeply affect my heart The kindly reception have met
with in the United States and especially New York
has made true child Of this free country and more
over did not forget that for the little talent possess
am indebted to the devotion of father
who has been . workman like those who are just now
so hardly tried by misery These unhappy men, may
say are twofod my brothers, and would to God could
offer them all the relief they so badly want.
But tender them, at least what can-that is, my
cooperation 10 any benevolent enterprise which could
be undertaken presently in their behalf. Either must
take the lead Of It, and solicit the aid OF brother ar
or some generous person should organize the same
In any emergency, am ready to take active part
IN the measure suggest and my only desire is that
this rst call may be promptly answered, and produce
favorable result for the poor people with whom 80 truly
sympathse.
You viii, sir powerfully enhance my object in giving
place in your columns TO humble suggestion, and
in doir you will confer favor which will be CRATE.
~ PAUL JULIEN.
THIRD AND FL Eth WARDS RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
The poor and destitute Of the Third and Fifth wards
viii be supplied with good and wholesome soup from IL
TIL O'Clock p. NJ. at Nos % and 80 Anthony street,
in the church. Any worn out clothing, or any doua-
thankfully received aud distributed among the desti-
tute Our citizens are invited to call and examine the
above arrange ent.
FOURTEENTH WARD.
meeting held last evening, pursuant to call of
John Kelly and Others in the Fourteenth ward, at the
Drill Room Centre market to take into considerA
ton the subject OF devisng to relieve the poor
The meetug was organized By motion made by Mr.. J..
H. Chambers to appoint Mr.. VIM Bloodgood Chairman
and VIM. g. Mclaughlin Secretary. The call of the
meeting was read aud approved
Mr. JoHN 5. GUS appeared In behalf OF meeting held
nivht urpy aafAr fnr fha
object with view to recommend consolidat W
OF the two associations that their operations might
be OF more effective Character which proposition was
accepted.
Mr.. PETER MONAGHAN presented resolution approvin
Of the mode Of relief adopted by the New York
ton for AmeIi Grating the Condition of the Poor and
pedgng the meeting assembled to cooperate with that
society in raising funds to assist it in carrying out its
laudable object; which was carried.
The meeting then adjourned to meet this Saturday
evening, at O'Clock in conjunction with the associa-
tion formed on Thursday night.
RELIEF FOR THE POOR or BROOKLYN.
meeting of citizens was held in the office Of the
Nassau Fire Insurance Company Last evening" to per-
feet previously adopted for the relief Of the
poor. Mayor George Hall presided, and the committee
upon the subject appointed at a meeting Tuesday,
reported that they had rented the large hall the
of the City Hftel for . soup house. and had procured
three large iron boilers capable Of holding 300 gallons
about Wednesday Of next week. when those In need
call and have their wants supplied Committees were
Superlntend establishment,
ect subscriptions to keep It in operation Among the
gentlemen connected with this movement is the Mayor
elect, Mr.. George Hall, Commodore Hudson Aessrs.
others.
RELIEF FOB THE POOR OF WILLIAMSBURG.
The managers of the Relief Department will call q
meeting at the Savings Bank building in Fourth street.
Wednesday evening next for the purpose Of taking
action in regard to relieving the poor The soup house
and store rooms will be opened at the Old North Anne
rican on Wednesday next.
MEETING FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR OF JERSEY
CITY.
Apubc meetngof the citizens of Jersey City held
last evening" pursuant to the call of the Mayor the
Old Dutch Rformed Church. in Grand street. to devise
for the relief Of the needy in the city. Mayor
Manners called to the chair and Alderman Wallis
chosen secretary The object Of the meeting having
been stated the Rev Mr.. Herrinder, city missionary
called upon state the condition of the poor he
had observed in the discharge Of his duties city mis-
sonary He stated at some length his experience among
the poor and suggested the through which relief
should be afforded to the needy He detailed
great Distress including families who have been living
comfortably upon their own industry but are now
lelled through lack OF employment to seek aid. He
suggested that while paupers should be aided only
through the Superintendent of the Poor it Is the best
lolcy to furnish temporary aid to others who need it
through other medium. respect for the feelings
spirit OF pauperis mentioned considerations in
avor of this policy Remarks were made by Hon. A. O..
2abshe, e5- Mayor Gchrist Peter Bentley T. 3 Wake
and the City Missionary discussing the best plan Of ope
Iations Mr.. Wakeman moved that committee of ten
% s q
The chair authorized by the meeting TO appoint
the committees 1t was also ordered by the meeting
that the funds raised be placed in the hands Of the
Mayor to be used in his dscreona committee Of three
acting with him, in an advisory capacity, in the dis
be TO search out cases Of distress among those
cularly who would hesitate to make known their wants
although suffering. The ward committees were an
nounced by the chair, as follows
First Ward-FSB Belts, Robert Gilchrist, VIM. R.
Janeway, p Gordon, E. B. Wakeman, Samuel Anness, w.
T. Rodgers A. O. zabrskie NJ. G. Morgan, and R. schuy
Second Ward-Geo. E. Cutter Geo W Edge s. n.
Chambers, Justus Slater, John Griffith, John H. Lyon,
A. Pratt
Third Ward.-w. Pearsan, f. Van Worst, John H.
Wn;t Geo maugann' scn Holmes w.
Fourth Wdrd.-W. H. Dame, H. N. Trsphagen, John
Boyer R. Tyrreli C. g. sisson, Edward Coles Erastus
These committees meet this evening at ~ O'Clock
the First ward at the residence Of F. B. Belts Second
ward at the Recorders office Third ward at the resi-
dsnce Of VIM Pearsa and the Fourth ward at the resi-.
dence Of Mr. Daneto organize for immediate action.
After further business the meeting adjourned.
NETTING IN ST. LOUIS.
meeting held in st. Louis, on the 9th inst to
devise further to assist the suffering poor Of the
city.
woman in Hartford, who represented herself being
destitute assisted to COAL at her most earnest
solicitation and 1t afterwards ascertained that she
had eight hundred dollars deposit in savings bank.
Similar of almost daily in this city
We recollect time since OF lady in this city,
whose husband held a captains commission in the
Of 1872 became very much reduced in circumstances in
consequence Of the illness of Of her children,
whom she depended mainly for support and applied to
the authorities for assistance She visited by
ofhcer who found her place Clean and seeming de-
gree Of comfort pervading it. although the last cnders
in the stove and the closet contained not crust
safe their sharpened appetites The officer reported
hat they needed nothing and but for the nerposion
Of friend they might have starved. On the other
hand, case recently came TO our knowledge where
IRISH family residing in Tenth avenue, had been given
coal and orders groceries for food which had been
taken up in coffee and sugar, while at the time
they hadin the house hundred and fory-ive dol
lars in gold Great caution SHOULD be exercised by
those who visit poor families not to be too easily led
away by Appearances.