Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-09-08

hundred and eleven having no friends in the city to give them shelter and assistance, and not even means enough to procure passage across one of the ferries came to the Park in body and quartered themselves upon the steps or the hall of Records. There is no power in pen to correctly describe their personal appear ahce-tne artists camera only is capable of uo'hS justice to the sickly sallow, ragged and 'i.teaooare picture of despair. More than half oi them were bare-footed, many of them hat less, ana not one that we saw had complete suit or clothlng-and even the scanty rags winch covered their diseased and emaciated forms were repulSively foul and dirty. Almost every degree ot age was represented, from the oearoiess youth oi sixteen to the silver locks of sixty; and with their unshorn faces. sallow sklns, sunken eyes and cheeks and decrepit ilmos, they presented most ptiful picture of misfortune.
 A large crowd of people gathered about them in front of the hall and their destitution havino excited the sympathy of one of the by-standers ne proposed the placing of hat upon the steps to receive the contributions of those who felt disposed to assist them. This move met suc- cess beyond expectation, and in about thirty minutes the shabby old beaver was the custo. uian or So|. It was then suggested that the men take up ther positions upon the City Hall steps, which was immediately acted upon.- Here a number of speeches were made by gen. V!emen present, appealing to the crowd for as. sstance to enable the unfortunate to get t, their homes In this and neighboring States, which was pretty freely responded to by contributions to the hat. MT. James w. Baker, while pass ing up the steps, was loudly called upon for speech. He mounted the steps, but declined to make speech, saying that he thought. if the needy appearance of these men did not excite the sympathy and open the purses of the peo pie present, no eloquence that he could com mand would effect it. The only speech he had to offer was $2O gold piece, and he hoped that others would follow in the same strain This was received with round of cheers, and this contribution, with others that followed it, in creased the funds in the hat to $13O, the dis trbutlon of which was taken charge of by committee Of gentlemen who volunteered for the duty. The fillibusters were then formed Tn me and marched to saloon in Fulton street III charge Of the money committee, and were there furnished with that which they have not had for some time--a wholesome and substan- tial dinner The dinner cost S42 and was paid for out of the contributions.
 Some gentlemen visited the exchange during the afternoon to solicit aid from the bulls and bears, but were not as successful as they ex pected to be, only raising about $16.
 Another meeting was held in front of the Cty Hall, between the hours of five and seven o'clock, and the money then raised, added to that collected in the afternoon, amounted to between $500 and $6OO, which was afterwards equally distributed among the deserters. We understand that the amount given to each man was nearly S5 which will relieve their imme- dlate necessities, but will not accomplish that winch the most of them desire-the purchase of passage to their homes-as the friends of a majority of them live in the western and south- western States. The most of them slept in the Station House last night, with the view of sav- ing their money for other purposes.
 Mir. Kellogg, the superintendent of the out door poor, was applied to in relation to some of the most destitute and sick, and disposed of the following men.
 SENT TO AIMS HOUSE.
 Julius Minoletto, age 20 France; Leon Me heevy, age l6, France; Afford Newton, age 20, Texas; Heinrich Otto, age 30 Germany; Wens Schubert, age B, Germany; Patrick Reynolds, age 5O, Ireland; Robert McGinty, age 2l, Ire land; Benj. B. Downes, age 5, Maine
 Tue last named is an old sailor. and con- plctely worn out.
 TO BELLEVUE HosPIrAL-[[ Fever and Ague
 
 Oafi Muller. r.'........2 Fl. Germany.
 FORWARDED TO PHILADELPHIA.
 Christian NJ. Sands. =. 3O .. Penn.
 Major It. Warnach. =. IS. =. |. Louisiana.
 William 5. Thompson. .19 .... Louisiana.
 The feeling prevailing among these men to- ward Walker is anything but favorable. The most of them denounce him in strong terms. alleging that he tyrannized over his men, neg iectlng them when sick, and abandoning them when he found he could gain nothing from their services. They were generally enticed away undcra promise of 26O acres of land each and so month pay. Many of them went to Nicaragua to settle, without any intention of Jolnlng the army, into which they were pressed as soon as they landed, and of course they de- serted at t!4e first opportunity. They state that they were often compelled to eat mules meat and the flesh of unclean animals, to keep from starving.