New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-07

the Astor House. He remained here until O'CLOCK
in the evening" at which time he took his departure for
Washington where be will at once take s seat IN mo
Senate Many of his friends and admirers called upon
him, and were received wish his proverbiai cordially
THE OUT-DooR PooR-ScENEs AND STATISTICS
FROM THE SupERIErEsDESr's OFFIcE.--A visit paid
during the first week Of the new year 10 the Rotnnda
in the Park occupied the Office of the Governors OF
the Alps-House painfully brings TO mind the fact that
this very holiday season, joyous than any other
TO the rich is to the poor only the beginning Of the
period during which they suffer most from cold, hun"
ger and disease. With Jan. commences the distrou-
ton of coal and money TO the most needy and worthy,
and now daily, from morning TO night the ball occs'
pied by Mr. Geo. Kellock, r., Superintendent of the
Door Poor is densely tbroDged with the wretehet
of all races and ages. Mr.. Kellock himself admlra-
bly, fitted for bis post. both by character and expert
ence. lie has filed the Office for twelve years-his
case having fortunately been of those rare instances
where party considerations have not been allowed 70
supercede the manifest fitness of things" Day al er
day he sits at his DESK listening patiently to the tnou-
sand tales Of wo there rebearsed, keeping hu own
record books and dspatching business with raPiny
which nothing but tact, knowledge of every number
of every city street and O memory OF innumeraoe
faces and cases regiseied from year to year. could
possibly attain. All applications for admrsen N the
Bellevue Island Hospital the AlmsHouse, Work.
house. or Rsndas Island for burial Wards Island,
and for fuel and pecuDary aid, must be made TO Mr..
Kellock, or bis clerks. OF the latter there are at
present seven, most of whom are occupied with ths
coal department alone. During the business hoors
of the day. the Superintendent receives all the other
classes of applicants abovenaned. There are many
attempts at mposture but he rarely fails 10 detect at
glance known or unknown of this kind. Sit
ting for half an hour within the Supernendents desk,
it was interesting TO mark the changefu sequence OF
distresses there recorded BY far the majority Of APP
plications were for monetary aid But during that
time German woman presented bright little boy,
whom she had generously adopted and supported until
now too poor to do so any longer, she wished him
sent to Randalls Island; q middle aged househoder
stated that his mad-servant had been tempered with
by some treacherous coachman, and was in condition
rendering imperative her admission TO the Lyingin
Ward Of the Hospital; mother wanted few feet OF
the Potters Field for the burial Of an only child,
| and many like petitions were made, all Of
| which received prompt and suitable attention.
During the week ending to-day, only the widows and
sick in need of coal have been allowed to apply. Yet
theee have in such numbers that five clerks have
been occupied all the time in merely taking their
names. Over TO- 600 viii be registered by tonight
to say nothing of many turned away at known
mpoeers Migrants. After the names are registered
the nineteen visitors take the addresses OF thoee in
their respective Wards and proceed to look personally
into their cases-givng coa-cards 10 all whom they
find in distress and sctuslly keeping house." These
orders generally for quarter but sometimes for
even half or the whole of Whatever the amount
is, it is left month during January February
March, and April unless stopped because DO longer
needed. Pecunary aid is given in Of so cents or
| 81 per week-almost always the former amount.
There three coal yards sx yardkeepers, and lSo
carmen employed in the distribution of fuel TO the
poor. OF Late about 10 900 has been the average
annual amount thus disposed of by the city, Thus far,
the number of the applications for aid thought to
be about the same last Winter. The immense
throDg crowdng in during this first week is principally
composed of regular customers, technically termed
g. old bummers" by the clerks who have received AID
fer one or more years past, know the moment tho
books OPEN and are on hand to get visited before ess
brazen and perhaps deserving applicants. Nearly
65 per cent OF all who apply Irish, at least 20 per
cent Germans, only Is per cent being left for Amer
leans and all other nations. Many in comparatively
good circumstances think it nice thing 20
get fuel out Of the Corporation, and come
with mournful tale of imaginary suferings. These
are frequently German than Irish, and often have
handsome depoeits in the Savings Banks, which they.
do not care to draw upon while out Of work. Many.
too, who are known to be needy, only because they
will not work. consume more time iu loa6ng around
the Supeiintendents Office, and begging for relief,
than would buy tun of COAL If properly employed IN
saving wood shoveling Like the scoop
house and many another charity the city c'Ai-ds-
ribution il an effort IA cure a yuptom rather than
the di.ease and ia consequently attended oy those
evils which always spring up above the surface re-
forms Of a great city.
IycruREs BIT Dr.. ScUDDER.-The Rev. DIR. Scnj-
der will repeat his entertaining of lectures
India &C the Cooper Institute commencing Monday
evening next; and a, Henry Ward Bsechers Church,