Evening star., 1869-12-03
The Poor Of the City.

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Aic Scetsty-iPPotRfateRt Cf COmAittess, Col
Ieoters, DC.
The association for the improvement of the
condition Of the poor OF the city, formerly
bnown a. the PrOyident Aid Society, met last
evening in the Council Chamber. at the CITY
Hall, DIR. Peter Parker. President, in the chair
who stated that the meeting was called for the
purpose OF hearing the reports of the Secretary,
Treasurer, and General Agent of the Society.
and to elect officers tor the ensuing year. Mr..
Iw Kennedy was chosen Temporary Secretary.
The General Agent of the Society, Mr.. A. X.
Browne, submitted his report. giving a detailed.
history of the organization and statement Of the
work accomplished by il.
From this report We learn that the number of
persons relieved from January 1st to February
nth, iSt9, was Y ESQ by fuel valued at 81 1i0.Of;
5,S35 10y groceries. valued at Al 20I 81; number
relieved by soup. bread, ami meat daily. 913o.
at an expense OF =, 5,1J6.l9; number relieved by
clothing, 2l?, valued at S3S9s5, at an expense Of
so. Total number aided or relieved during
that time. q So. Some of this amount OF ex-
pCHditure received by the Mayor from the
corporation, but the greater portion was by vol
nntary contributions
Mr. A. =. SOlomons. the Treasurer of the So
ciety. made his report. showing that since March
last the receipts have been scS1-55, and the ex-
Itnditures Ss30.2s- leaving balance ON hand of
So. The reports of both the General Agent
and Treasurer were adopted and ordered to be
Mr.. SolOmons offered resolution "that the
approaching inclement season warns the MEM
bers OF the society for improving the condition
Cf the pocr OF the necessity for united action to
replenish its exhausted treasury, and that suita-
Die means be at once adopted TO effect that de-
sirable end.'' Adopted.
Mr.. Shepherd presented a contribution OF so5
from Jno. Ii. Dillon, who had given that amount
every year. but il had been impossible to obtain
his name until now.
Mr.. Browne felt sure that the society would
be able to accomplish much good during the
approaching winter, as il had the confidence of
the community.
Mr.. Shepherd thought work had better he
commenced Immediately, and urged that col
lection committees be appointed, &c, prepara-
fo,y to beginning active operations
tinued, as there would be a necessity for its ex-
ftence, ard urged that institutions be estab-
ished where the poor could be provided with
work Such institutions in some of the northern
cities were very successful, and self-suppOrtinp
Aessrs- Jas A. Fitch, =. 3. Baker and A. p
Clarke were appointeda committee to nominate
Cnicers for the ensuing year, and they reported
the following named gentlemen, who were
unanimously elected:-President, Hon. Peter
Parker; Vice Presidents-A. X. Shepherd, VIM
Dixon, y. j. Bowen, Salmon p. Chase W. w
Corcoran; Treasurer, A. 5. Solomons; Secre-
tary, l. W. Kennedy; General Agent, A. X.
J. G. Willard, DR.. W. W: Potter P: n 3 lsElG5' fYteS'
George Savage, 5. Wolf, j. III. johnson. j. r.
Arrison, j. &. Dulin, L. A. Adams, s. s. Baker,
A. p. Clarke, II. NJ, Knight; Complimentary
Managers-George A. Hail, Samuel Earlv.
Mr.. Shepherd reported the following list Of
collectors, which was agreed upon:
eo"mG Nss 1sleE asi R5fsrn Bsssy Rev
NsSlTe, NJG . n wils"m, George Fillsbrown'
carter A. stewart sseend v ard-Wm. 6rnls. gas y e
Ls~is, ! J. II CIoeker; Richards, Thomas Russell.
p Phnp, J. NJ Lst,a, ii. A. Hall r. b. MGSSSnn, MoSnn,,
BodksT SeT Third ss.rs ssi7e1ot ID PefT wi
Ian; Jehn 7: Given, $. r. Bond, J. y. Hodgson, j.
sS5.ler saisH rrEhs E Tchs Rse
saa fa GALL hieS n1ni 2 SGGPf c,sviS
%a5d@John hitz Geprgs GHek, sfs Lashrap, nis
Hitinion a. srsdhsaa sR Henry xhinsy. fss 2 2
Nash b4 Henry flnsh B9aE, s,,h
sssT;S A:T5 w.T LoIa + hTcns hx. Ho%llsT
Might Fowler .Ss g Bates, s z. Noyes a ].
n. Herman. Anthony Bowen, George w Goosiall
.s. Ra5Ss ast'fz beDss sasdi MGI
ire.dmen BuIeau-General G. " Baioeh, Colonel
= Sanger, S!lsP B; Bfsnd' dhosf fres.: M
1ry RDsgsI'Ten,yA; siln.N,a b Mue,, Gp MannelI =
hiyin. A; L. stuGteyapt. state Dspartment-Rs s
mdS Joseph asn Henry
Van Aernsm, 7. G.. Connolly. A. Z. Howell, W
ss,sae, iPne wS,e e"sn F.yn..isG mG1 eS.rai "
9f,ce-Colonel J II. Brooks, T. J. Myers.
S..i,oI5iI.ase Bsssstt; John Baey, Clinton Lloyd:
MaTsy LisS,snaH. Eeklon a aia' Mspssiss. Lieu d
saPPPp coSSs H e. . pdn,nT
u Roberto. Post once Dspartmens-General Giles
n. cniltn. L. Tree. II. MCDpnneli, Rlc hard A.
n.EMal6f, =, White, Navy Yard~Admirsl ]. A.
John Hoircyd John Peake, Psymaster Ru-seT Geo.
E,I MsLain. Smithsonian institute"W J KSess. sSs,
The thanks of the Association were rendered
TO the late Secretary, Col. j. X. O'Beirne.
Mr. Shepherd offered a resolution that the
pastors of the various church be requested by
the general agent to preach discourse and
take up collection in each church for the ben
et Of the poor of this city at the earliest oppor
tunity, and that said officer furnish a printed
abstract TO such ministers of the operation of
this Society for the past two years.
Mr. Solomons stated that he had received as
contribution due-bill for s25 from Mr.. John
p Seitz, to be paid in bread.
Mr.Shepherd offered resolution that Messrs
p Clark, 7: G: Connolly, SIS. Baker Joseph
Williams, A. X. Browne, A. p. Pardon and III
A. Hall be appointed special committee to Sc
cure the cooperation Of Congress and corporate
authorities in relieving the destitute poor Of the
ihorities the propriety and expediency of
making this Society their almoner in the dstri-
button of charities; adopted.
Mr.. SOlomons moved that the report of the
general agent be printed for distribution which
motion was adopted and the meeting adjourned.
TORPEDO BoAT-E1periments-A FormidaLle
Exptosire AdchiRe.-Secretary Robson, Admit
rails Porter and Dahlgren, Commodore Case
and others yesterday morning visited the nited
states steamer Nina. at the Washington Navy
a
During the war the vessel was used as tug
She Is 800 tons and built OF irOn very strong, and
mas Travelled the ocean at the rate of seventeen
knots Teere has been attached 10 her an iron
bar twenty feet i'm length, rigged out by ma
ehinery from the bottom OF the vessel The
new torpedo, the construction, etc. of which
"a a secret belonging to the NAVY Depart-
nent, Is attached To the end Of the bar and is
exploded by electricity, and so arranged that
torpedo can be exploded every minute
i he hrst experiment yesterday was with thirty
slS pounds of powder, the next with one hum
tired pounds, both explosions causing a tremeu-
uous movement of the waters, throwing a con-
siderable body OF IL about fifty feet i'm the air
And IN the last trial smashing into splinfers an
improylsed "enemy's vessel" The experiments
we're pronounced entirely satisfactory and the
Secretary and naval officers complimented
Lieutenant Commander Matthew'S in CHARGE of
the torpedo corps, on the successful resuits of
the experiments The Nina carri es a fulI con
plement OF guns, and IL Is estimated that IN, AN
encounter she can destroy q considerable rieet oy
var vessels before she can be disabled
A
PAINFUL ACcIDENT-George W. Clark ayea
nine years, son Of Justice j. II. G. Clark living on
n, between 18th and 2Dth streets on returning
home from school ON Thursday last, I'm company
with other boys, was pushed down by one Of
IN. IN, and had both bones of his left arm broken
t'iow the elbow, making a serious and painful
compound fracture. Drs. Sothoron and Elliott
were called upon TO render surgical aid, and
responded promptly. The patient Is as COM