The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-11
City Intelligence.

TRUTH STRANGER THAN FicroN."-One OF the Health
"sdeps OF one OF the lower warts of the city, In his
daily round of cicial duties 'snoted down, many
incidents Of loc. and melar choy interest In his vista
tons 10 the houses of his baiiwck he assures Ms no
case is more dese vpg ofsympsthy than the following
In enumera'ing the population he called ct one of the
station houses Of the city and being surprised dscoy
er regular denzen there-a continuous inmsts Of the
establishment for seres Of years pas.-he Intercepted
him to his previous history present mode of living
&C., all which ntsrrogahres responded to prompt.
y and inelligenty. We give the narrative Of his life az
thus Cleaned known only Dick IN the sta.
respectable PARENTS and in aAuent circumtsuces hi.
latner being . prominent merchant IN the city,
and highly respected resident Of the Seventh ward
Favored With the advantages OF early culture the best
schools OF the CITY, a the OF seventeen Richard was
transferred to Harvard University, where 1t twenty ons
home to the bosom ct his family and emulous of still
further distinction in the higher walks OF literature he
entered upon the study Of medicine as being the one the
best adapted TO his mental tastes and IL for
the fpace OF year two with untrinp assdui.y AT
.ns peld as health ia ing him Re was reluasntly
devote himself TO more Eacive and healhtul pursuit..
than that Of study Beloved by his father whose pecu-
in mercantile life, Richard was duly installed merchant
IN Front street. and his best energies to tina. homo
Fable pursuit. His business steadily Increased its ops.
ratiops EXTENDED, and at the end of the second
year the sum Of nearly $500 600 had been, ataiaeS
~ ss 9, a annus sales In the full tide o.
cast about bin for widely extended fields OF opera
ton, and CALIFORNIA; the land OF gold looming p NJ this
particular eonunc:urs ss the sure land promise and
profit Richard msce large venture there and reapsd AZ
many Others have dcne In the field, ruin In lieu OF
fortune His failure involved his aged father beyond
lemedy and with crushed hopes and less ambition he
sought ana Obtained the position Of CLERK in Of the
space Of time His aged father having died ia the in
term the support of his mother and sister deyolysd
upon Richard and did SON 10 the extsn. of his
devote himself more sedulously and cheerfuy to
me discaarge Of this new duty. Whilst 6ipe this OF.
flee The mother ana sister died AMI his health f.iipr
MN he wse constrained to resign bis post Bere OF TO-
atveg and means, and alone In The world with congti-
non eneeoed BY disease ancloo certain aad assured
sources Of support he sought and obtained liz 1852 his
irs nghs lodgings in the station house. The clp.ain OF
he police, from the continuous applications Of Richard
Tor ocgirgs was induced TO inattute the most critical
inqny into his history 81, and discovering That the
o.IaH ~ gwen above, were truthful aud tia h.
ana had alwaJe been sjbr man. rather encouraged his
sppicstona. and the result been that oDeS" has
becomes fixture in the es,ablishuent.
Receiving no compensation whatever beyond his mere
100 9nes Dick rs nevertheless constantly bosy dusting
and adjusting the basemn department 1.-THE lodging ie
parmenD which he keeps scrupuously clean snd nj e.
~ fact the .ernsl arrangement Of the whole lodging
ieiar'ment has, by common c.nsert deyoved Dick,