New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-16

child ents red ard respectfully asked shelter for tie
night The officer in charge rather gufiy inquired
why he came there oen, and tod him lie cught 10
proyide Lcrre fer bis family TIE man replied, very
ssdiy, I"Sir. If could obtain work, wouli DO 90
There was something touching and ursus about the
group that arrested Cur attention. The maa beisg
sked the usualques.ons as to Lis age, eithpses &'
replied, with tirge Of pride in ts tone, Il an "a
American" Although young msn, apparently not
over thirty years o age, he Lad evidently fssn sevcs
His light arm was gone a. the shoulder. an lie ID
lest the fore finger OF bis left hard. Ipon hs remain
;rg am be cs,iied his little daughter child abouttro
years Of sge. TIE pretty creature hsd nestled her
be ad in her fathers BORON the poor fellow pressed
her to bis heart the closer for his poverty perhaps
he was thi1kDg tLat in q minute they would be
locked up in separate cells below, for the light
Touching the child upon tie cheek, SIZE TUNED toward
Us one Of tie sweetest faces We ever saw. To our
inquiries the man dfdenty replied that they Lad been
homeless since the first Of May. We wished we were
ch, a. we gave the child mite and the man, eyes
filed with grateful tears. Then he and his wife-a sad
care WON wcmsn-went with heI little one after the
jan;tor and we're locked up-the woman and child IN
the female the man IN tie male eel, 70 psss the night
on hard bench a. in fetid atmosphere arory poor
creatures IS destitute if lot deserving as them
seves, while we went Up town TO our business Au
the way there the little face haunted u.s. and in laf Al
hour we were at tie Sixth Ward Stston-House again
The officer in charge politely allowed Us 70 60 beow to
the cells end the ani!or unlocking that in which The
male lodgers slept, asked for Jesse Dozen. TIE msn
came sut and we tod bin we came to learn more Of
bis case. He tod us that he was native OF Ae1an-
dria, Yrgris tobsccorst by trade and that ne had
lived many years Of his life in NewYoIk. On the 9th
of Jure 1876 he volunteered for the Mexican WG in
the Seco1d Regiment Of Kentucky Volunteers and
served year under Col. Mckee and Lieut.. Clay
akirg part in the Lard fought bste OF Buena VISTA
la I847 the regiment came home, their term OF service
bsyirg expired bringing with them the bodies Of their
deoe ased officers for buis by the State Company II,
Can't. Pointer, to which Mr.. Doen belonged, lost
their Lieutenant Mr.. Powell When they arrived al
LousviLe. the company divided uto two ps.
toors. and the ore which Mr. Dozen was in went
to Covrgton to Mrs. Povels, to learn her pleasure n
in regard to her husbands body She wished brought
bcme ard the other platoon, WHO had il in charge,
were telegraphed TO and came on the mex. morning.
When tie bost reached the wharf q salute was fred
from her deck, and Nr. Dozen and comrads named
Oracle loaded an Old piece shore to reply Unfortu
nstely !. was honey -comted and hung fire. Going of
unexpe ctedy it mutistsd Mr.. Doen described, and
took Of both of the other mans srms. After his re-
covery Gen. Taylor, who knew him, made him dis
pstch messenger from Washington TO the Navy Yards
Of Brookyn, Chsrestown ard Norfolk. lie filed the
tituaon two yesls when Mr.. Fillmore put him out to
make room for come political friend. Five yesrs ago
he married being then in situstion which enabled
Lin TO live comfort ably. The hard times. and the
death of bis friend threw him out Of employment, and
for nesly yesr he and his family have lived in the
most preca1ious way. Occasionally he or his wife OBJ
tanned little work but their chief dependence was n
the pa,try sums which the paWrbroker advanced on
their clothing a. furniture. The few friends which he
had in the city have hepsd him little when they
could but they were poor themselves, and he was too
nroud TO thrust his necessities before them On the
iirst Of May last being unable to pay his rent in ad-
vance, and having nothing left worth pswnlng, the
eeon turned him out Of the room he occupied IN East
Thirteenth street and ever since the family have Jared
ssdy srough their only home being the streets by day
and the Stson-House by night.
This man is ready and willing to work at any EN-.
ployme1t suitable to his ability. We nave made in
qiries among friends to get him something to do, but
thus far have not succeeded. Here sober, nteli
gen. Ameicsn and his family starving in the streets
for want of work. Who will help him to help him
sef? We al satisfied tha. he is a deserving man.
On Wednesday he came to see Us according to agree
men having left bis wife and child near st. Johns
Park the while. email sum contributed for his
immediate necessities by rome kind friends, and other
assistance toward setting him up in the retail news
paper business has been promised Hewent back to his
wife and little one a rev man. overi,wpg with hope
and gratitude, expltanty remsikiDg as ne went 1--WE
won't sleep in the Saion-IIouse ght.' Poor as
the man IT, he has not lost his selrespect and was
with reluctance that lie consented to the publication of
this appeal We must provide hin with f,od and
shelter for his family and the means of honoraby sup
porting them. Yesterday Elijah +. Pardy offered
them apartments in one OF his houses in Ludlow street
rent free fer the present. and We guess they sept IN
them last night. II any Of our friends feel abe to
assist in the work we shal be happy TO receive what
ad they can afford.
CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST FRANK LESLW.-fes-
ter6sy afternoon, Alderman Reed Of the Eleventh
District appeared before Justice Qusckenbush at the
Jefferson Market Police Court and preferred complaint
against Mr.. FrsLk Leslie, charging him with libel.
The Alderman made the following affidavit, upon
which the gstrate issued his warrant for the arrest
Of Mr. Leslie, and placed the process IN the hands OF
Officer Smith for execution
"E. Harrison Reed being duly sworn, dsposes and
SAYS Il at he resides at No 10 Tenth avenue IN the
City and County OF New-York, and that he is the AL
derman Of the Nth District in said city deponent
further says that by virtue Of his office Alderman he
is also member Of the Board of Health 10 and for ssld
city and county, and, such member was appointed,
in connection with Aid. Tucker Of the Nth District
srd Aid. Tuomey of the With District, by his Honor
the Mayor who is President Of the Board of Hesth),
a Committee from the Board Of Health to investigate
certain matters referred to them, and deponent and
associates made report in connection with and con-
cerping the subec: matter referred ~ and iuvesti
gated by them deponent further says that after said
report wac made by them, and published, man csn.