Smyrna times., 1859-08-25

straw, lay young widow woman, with a baby
two days old; while creeping about the hool
were three others, nearly as helpless. The
mother of the woman informed us that her
daughter was a widow, that she herself had
been living al a domestic in Kngsessing, aud
coming down visi: had found her daughter
III condition that rendered impossible her i'm
mediate return to that place. A brother of the
sick woman lay asleep upon the floor, with no
bedding underneath, and no pillow but one OF
the steps OF the chairs which he had placed at
an angle against the wall. Like The Others
whom we had seen, except a few Gerl'ans. the
parties were all IRISH people. For this cellar
they paid seVrnly-fve cents per week, The en-
tire bulidln9 being rented originally by Que
person Tor about seven dollars per month, and
re-rented az these exorbtant prices 10 God.
stricken wretchcs, unabe to better their de-
plorable circumstances.
Passing by the swarmjng rooms Ofthis dwell
ing. all Of which are so cantrlvrd as to have
separate entrances, we found pen in the back
building. occupied by a singular coupe-a
hungarian, who came over with KoSsuth, and
bl~ck woman whom he has since married. A
farmers hog would have squealed dismaly if
forced to enter the pen in which iheS. wretcheS
live ; yet, on the whole, they seemed to think
themselves tolerably well of, except that, hav.
NY sure lbu(, Tue lIuu COuIu not pursue ms
aV0callon of bOne-gatherer in the streets.
AS nearly the whole Of Bedford street is thus
occupied, aud Il description OF one house is il
description Of all, our trusty guide conducted
u n'O Spatiurd street. The first crib into which
we entered was tavern, over whose door was
Inscribed Shady IIarbor, by Owen Clark
Owen IS now IN PRISON, but his wife manages
diligently IN his absence. liberal application
OF whltewash, lately enforced by The Boa rd OF
Health, has considerably neutralzed the foul
"dors OF the place, but the scent of whiskpy,
which appears to nave fairly saturated the
woodwork, is beyond all the efficacy Of lime 10
eradicate About the door of the place we
found several blear-eyed women, some of whom
mad once perhaps possessed preensIons to beau
ty, but whose blotched and bl0ated countenan.
ces showed them the victims Of iutemperance,
exposure. and disease. With a shudder, we |
passed into the yard aud looking over the par |
tltlon fence, beaeid a pile of old boots and |
shoes, collected IN the streets by rag pIckers, |
which are purchased by manufacturers Of glue |
On the other side we saw kiichen-shed, III !
which lay six fatted pigs, while a lot Of lean
ones. not yet destined for slaughter were
squealing outside for a share of the meal which |
their doomed brethren were discus, ing from a |
triangular trough. Adjoining this piggery is
man who found dead, with her head
bruised, on last Sunday night, by the patrol OF
the beat.
Ivory Place, in Baker, below Seventh ST., is |
another locality where no man, who values his
life, may enter with impunity, unless accompa-
MED by policeman. Und,r tae care of officer
Frederick Anne, we entered its Bestlterous at
mosphere, but what we saw there our pen re.
fuses to record. Suffice it to say that philan-
lhropsts need not look to foreign countries for
a field in which to exercise their heuevoence.
Neither need any one look to the southern
plantations for cases of misery among colored
people. Nothing of which we ever read in the
of volumes that followed the pub.
llcation of Mrs. Stoves excellent work. por-
I:ays misery so acute and so revolving as can
be exhibited every day in the neighborhood
lbove Indicated, by our rntelligen. officer Fred.
Anne. The Young Mems Central Home Mis-.
sion have established house of worship in the
very heart OF thus infected district, and are dill
gently sowing good seed among its inhabitants;
,ut to remove the eprosy which affects the en-.
Ire region will require vast efforts and de-
gree OF patience which can be inspired only by
he influence Of pure Christianity.