, 1873-12-31


atory was repeato horo q Willingness to work
bt,t ito work to exercise It upon. Ihe n,n,,, at
years of age, and tho woman, "a, had boon In
Chicago two years, and lind noyor hithorto naked
Of work, and with a iu.tlcr empty OF bread,
meat, and uotatoea, aud wood-box without Il
Btick III 1t, tE,oy Ind no choice Int to ion tito
Society.
a short walk took tic visitor a,,d reporter to
tle homo OF young Polo, In one Of a olnHsor Of
sl'alties III tho rear Of 95 Fry stteot. IIo was.
lo hnid, % years Of age aud Ind lived III Chicago
yaar na 1os hS S TaS snogaf snge WIS
him got rid Of . 3l00 board.bIll which ho owed
Ills laildlorl, n honyy looking man, enng!y Oil
aconcoa Under tho bod.clotlleB. ThIs bill VIVA
tho only responsibility tloyonng mai rossosaot,
Ills opinion tint le did not think tho Society
would Afford my rolof In tho case. The laat
caa' yiaitod was that OF oorman family
With vers polisa "a .',s at ,.a',, the en Of
sa ssf reo aass"s aas ssas sbea III eos p 1 t tho
only reliof for the blink walls being couple Of
tho cheapest kind Of Saints OIL tho smallest pos
ai6le scale. Tho furniture OF tho room waa worry
md wtfo aro each 81 yonre OF age, mud had three
cllt1tlon, aged years, yoara, and & months ro-
apectiyoly. III addition to thoso, tho fattlor OF
tho family WIS saddled with tho responsibility OF
curing for bis notllor-in-lawy: fhoy had boon
tlclp until lack OF work left thon without food
or the means Of purchasing 1t. As tlle man put
1t, 10 conts would buy all tho food nni wood he
Ind III tue houso. Ho was willing to work Ii
work could be provided for him,
4 GENERAL REVIEW.
Having finished taking notea Of tho case, tho
Visitor turned Lis wAy towarda tile 1loltcf Bocle-
tys Office to repo1t upon what ho had sean dur-
lug tug day The repottter from what what nc 7aw
tho hnrd times arc affecting tho Gorman labor.
Ing olasHeH, aB almost nll the casos he visited
wore Of this persuasion. Although destitution
vas apparent in almost all the caBos, there was
pearance a of tSo little homosAtoads' s,,u Ae It
was apparent that tho pawnbrokor is
not oy to meet With nc patronage
% Of work I or 80 h liz 10 vse @ eamodto %
have ha,dly o stick Of wood or lump Of coal in
tho house, and yot In every home cheerful ilro
was blazitg, and at those placoH visited about
noon =, the frasrance Of cooking rncal dispollcd
apparent kent most Of those visited wore OIL their
last logs, aud would, II nothing was done to help
thom ,aong, be very shortly III destitute
condition. The general appearance Of tho
able. and thoir children aro plump aud hoarty.
Ono strange aud universal idoByiloiacy notice.
able wae tho love Ut dogs which all tho visited
apparently possessed. Eyory. house Ind tts
Watchdog, from The immense brute cl,atno1 in
tho yard to the blaclz-anl.tan that frolicked on
tho floor With tile latest addition to tho faHt-
coming family. With the exception Of tho fierce
brute which guarded tho entry Of the second
honBe visited, tlsoy were quiet rot, and hardly
calls forth speculation na to what community
10 uttoTly out Of pocket can wAnt with ouch q
aupertulty OF watoh-doga.
AT THE BUILDING.
1,.Fo At,,1
morning the l,all-ways Of tho iteliof and Md So
ciety'H building aud tIo sidewalk i'll front wore
crowded with moi, md women soetng aid, and
1t waB nlf that tile fow policemen Oh duty could
When tho door WIS thrown open and tho Super
tntendont md his assistants had taken their
places, the applicants we're disposed Of rapidly,
aud the army Of Visltors WAS aont OH it's n,sslon
.,aen attended to. but a oouple Of hundred men
VIM grnmblel loudly ut tho police for denying
them admission before tho women. Ihoy wore
satisfactorily disposed Of, hoYeve:, hafcle clos-
ing-up timo, and, taken oil IN all. tho business
Of the afternoon was comparatively light. con-
stdering the pressing necessities OF tho poor.
Tho Society iB issuing passes to those who art
desirous Of reaching their frisnds III dliteren-
parts of the country. but tho number of appli-
ing. 1t il also uolng ali it can to furnish lie
needy with work in tho country, Of which thero
appears to bo plenty, but n1ajority Of tho un-
employed do not Hecm to enro About leaving the
city, proforring to ron1un with their families.
IMrcSTEnR.
Tho following lottor was received by suporin-
.tentlont Trnsdoll yesterday morning. Tho names
Of those to whom it rofors arc withheld for OBJ
vious rcasonB
aEsr1EMES This is to inforn, you that tho UNDER
IN TG a5p a n st tor ps
has three tcncnens the second has four tenements;
the third has 81 00 iii bank. and teneeut tho fourth
laa thrce enecnta, and h!s wife represents herself
widow, and IL receiving aid from tho County AGENT
Tho latter ia airnod "A Taypayer." !" md an in.
yestigation Of the alleged faota showed that they
were substantially true. Several casoa Of fraud
have been discovered by tho officers Of tue
Society Hilice tho bread excitoment set in but it
Offenders, though convictions would DO suro to
follow MI appeal to Law. Tho visiting force hnB
been increased during tho past fow days, aud it
il now believed TINT applications for relief Gun
be promptly Investigated, aud that the Society
SONS about whom thoy have no Official knowl-
edge.
GIVE THE MEN WORK.
.,, cn,cAoo, Dec. 80, 1872.
has been besieged BY hundreds Of able-boted
men asking for work or material aid.
III no other way Gun tho wants Of theae mon
be 10 eifectually or satisfactorily filled as by CIV
ilg thom employment. Able discussion on the
and cure Of tho pauic, or loug lectures on do
messio economy, though proper in their place,
will not meet the preHent exigancy.
70 avoid suffering among, tho !a-
Nh practicable retain those now iu their Borvioo,
until they arc otherwise provided for. There
aro worry many mon aud boys anxious to lind
work, md will not diotate wages 10 long as ''the
wolf can bo kept from the door," Valuable as-
sstnnco can now be rendered the Society In it's
eiforts to meet the wants Of the people By citi-
zels ordering all their holp from tue Relief En-
work. will be promptly furnished, aud all help
will be carefully solicited with Wow to giving
satisfaction to tho employers. Will you give the
people work?
J. II. H1ToHcooK, Superintendent,
Employment Department Relief d Aid Eouiety,
Nos. ii aud 53 LaBalle street.
THE CITY HALL.
Thn nm .Co1joefcr for f1,o fTa,rD ~ Aoutt,