The New York herald., 1864-11-30
What fs Done NJ Headquarters.
rnE TRIALS OF sTFE-A SCENE WITH A FAMILY or
CHILDREN.

CHILDREN.
Tho Supervisors headqua rtcrs, in the Park, the
most busy places just imaginable 1t is not the pay
ing OF bounies aone that this, but 1t has become
the volunteering headquarters for the city, with
eeons rnus terng r officers and tho like annexed Eere
pers on wanting substitute makes his application ard
deposits his money one and here those deslr
OF going substitutes present themselves, and
nnd a customer.
Hero also the arrangements made for carry Ing
tho great work Of rev ison or the enrolment, which
work js already in progress 0ae hundred and thirty
three thousand have been enrolled In this city, all
o which mug, gone over each visited personally,
his defects. ii any, discovered aud tho stricken oil
The enrolment NO slight task this, any soo
with the scrutiny this is likely undergo tho present
eurslment OF hundred and thirty three thousand
names will probably be reduced to forty or fifty.
Bcsdcs all this business OF the committee AR. Blunt,
the chairman continually overwhelmed VITA questions
from thousand tongues, and in every suown and M.
known tongue language Among the most trying
arc those or parents seeking their enlisted sons or
whole family apply for their enlisted fatber apd be-
usling than u he bad been buried hesrt
repding sceno of ,as kind occurred yesterday Four
cndreu ranging eight to sixteen Yeas or age,
aouo to the Office to inquire about their father The
children (all girls but one, bright and intelligent
ones dressed with good deal Of aEd ncatnes3 but
cheaply giving evidence having beer well brought up
and 10 the intermediate walks OF ic Tho mother they
said, was Dead and the eldest oirlsaid che had
FER years bad the entire msnager,sn and csntro OF
the family "New she exclaimed sour father 10 gone,
OH that shall do2 what shall ao With floods or
flowing down the cheeks OF EACH the oldest one
again exclaimed, Look at Us, sir 10 Mr. Bluntl What
can dor am but sixteen, and for two ysarsS hav
pecn in the hands OF our pLysician but yet
have the OF all these younger ones and
Of my father, when ! had one.. He was
Kind and helped us were nevos IN want; but now no
is gcno and what sr In the narae OF Heaven. are woto
do2 10 aiye us back our father. Oh, DO gve Us onr
father. Here is his bounty, sir. which you were 40
good AZ TO induce him send to his family You dl not
Euow uhe am sure, did not tell you what his family
was or you would not have saksn hun away from us
Take this bounty mooey back again. and givc usou r
dear dear father lie Always good to he was noe
drink ng man aad never would have loft un7gS
/ his brain had bean set nre bye wicked >
And thus this poor child wont On, crushed with grief md
sorrow while each OF others their appeaog locks
showed clearly that they fully appreciated ths,r own
i helpless conditson.
Bnt II was co late The father had passed cub oe the
hands OF Mr.. Blunt, ana he could do nothing BuA how
hard II was make them believe understA1d this.
\ The Chairman finally ndsced them TO allow him Il
\ place the bounty money IN the savlnga hank FOR
| them; end secured for them also county relief
| ticket, which would give them Dix dollars per week
| For tho rest he could but commend them 10 Hehes
Power, Such similar os daily occurrencs
al headqua~ters and few realize the tasks imposed
upon hs committee aad It's chairman. Supervisor Hunt