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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-20
THE SOUP KITCHENS.

The soup Kitchens were opened yesterday
q ten O'Clock, the cooks having been occu-
pied from half-past five O'Clock in the morning
making ready the soup to feed the hungry. Nearly
1900 persons were furnished with soup yesterday
by Nh. Delmonico IN the Sixth, Seventh, Eleventh
and Fourteenth wards. In the Sixth ward quart
mugs OF tin were furnished to the hum
CRY people, and many who applied drank
four or I'VE times OF the succulent soup.
Yesterday. in Spring, Centre ana Second streets,
and East Broadway, the soup was made principally
Of beans and meat, with vegetables added. At the
Centre street soup kitchen 6l3 persons were fur
nished with soup; at Spring street 100 gallons
were carried away at an early hour OF the after
noon; at Captain Murphy's precinct nearly 900
people applied. and the string OF men, women and
children who crowded down Second street was
simply appalling, showing the restitution that il
presented in the city OF New York. These
soup kitchens are helping the decent poor thor
eughly, as may be seen BY the number OF
children and women who call Tor sOnp in cans and
kettles. The majority OF the people who call are
PRIDE and do not like to beg At the East Broad
way station there Is tremendous rush. and it will
DO found necessary to erect TWO soup boilers to-
morrow. On sunday mutton broth, with barley,
will be given to all who call, and Mr.. Ranhoner,
the chief cook Of Delm0nlcO's, states that ne
VIII have the soup boilers cleaned every
day, IN order that no person may COM
This morning, at ten O'Clock, entil soup Will be
furnished to applicants. Also, at ten O'Clock this
morning. four new soup Kitchens Will be opened to
the public. M rH mi
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HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY TO- 874-TRIPLE SHEET

constantly increasing energy. At present the
amount distributed among the poor through the
the rate oil about $4,000 week in the
Iorm OF money, lood and clothing. The IN
creased necessities OF the poor have In
and their appeals have been generally
responded 70 by the various congregations One
ing OF notice and cOn mendation-the recipients
OF It's aid are never paraded OBJECTS OF charity
and their self respect 10 never wounded by any
unnecessary exposure OF their poverty. On the
contrary, they are as has been stated, visited at
their homes, and the committee, having been sat
isned by personal observation that they are really
In want and deserving oil assistance, furnish them
with whatever Is necessary TO reileve their imme
date necessities and, II possible put them IN q
position Ia which they may be able to help Them
Vincent de Panl Society pursues rs labor Of love
and charity from year to year IN the spirit OF the
great saint whose name 1t bears.
You have already gwen in your columns the re-
cefpts and disbursements OF the last Two years; ;
but as have animated, the necessity Tor IN
creased erorts TO meet The present demands upon
the resources OF the society has inspired the men,
bers with renewed energy, ana they nave this sea-
son been enabled thereby to afford assistance TO
much larger NUMBER OF recipients than In ordinary
times.
Allow me to call your attention to the copies OF
the annual reports Tor 1871 and 1872, which mere
with forward. From these you Will see that THIS
society extends not only over the State Of New
YORK but over other States, and the amount OF
good accomplished by It cannot be calculated 0y
dollars and cents While 1t saves the State I'M
mense amounts OF money every year, 1t does what
the state can never accomplished preserves the
poor rom tae sense OF degradation which state
charity almost invariably creates. And yet this
truly noble, Christian charity has been heretofore
little known except among those Immediately IN
terested In Its operations. IL makes NO distinction
oil persons on account religion, creed or country.
1t provides according to Its means 1Or the widow
and the orphan, supplies the needy sick with
and, In word endeavOrs to do its part in fulfilling
the great law OF CHRISTIAN charity. J. n.
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THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SO.
Getty AND THE POOR.
NEW YORK, Feb. Is 1874

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S, 1874
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
One Of your many volunteer correspondents asks
for Information in reference the work performed
by the st. Vincent de Paul Society among the SUI.
fering and destitute poor of our great metropolis
To recount ali their services in this direction would
require much more space than even the HERALD,
with Its generous efforts in behalf OF the impover.
ished and starving thousands, could afford for the
purpose 1 may say. however. that In the nrse
place, 1t pays no salaries and that 1t therefore
differs very essentially from tho charitable instttu-
tons under the management OF Messrs. Brace ana
Barnard. 1t not only pays no salaries, but the
work OF distributing Its charity is performed by
visiting committees Of members who are them
selves contributors to a. well as dispensers
OF It's funds All families to whom aid
is extended are visited ct their own homes and
supplied with not only food and clothing. but with
money also. circumstances are frequent In which
the rent Of the tenements occupied BY sick and
helpless poor has been paid for months, while In
still other instances not few have been provided
for In other ways at the expense OF the society.
Silently and unostentatously tho work IL done,
and TINS work ID not taken up on the impulse Of
the moment, a. In periods Of great distress among
the poor, Ike the present, but Is continued
steaaH is0m gear to year with upuring zeal aud
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THE PILOTS STARVATION BILL.

1t IL not believed that the bill recently introduced
In the Legislature. providing for very serious re-
ducton In the rates paid to the Sandy Hook pilots.
will receive any support. In the course OF CONVEX.
sation yesterday commissioner Blunt informed a,
representative Of the HERALD that the conse.
Quences attending the passage OF such measure
would be disastrous. In the nrst place. he said. ,
the proposition was extremely absurd, because
the pilots at the present time earned barely
enough to obtain comfortable living Bee,des
nearly three .ourths OF the money was paid nv for
eigners. Commissioner Blunt thinks That n the
rates are reduced the pilots will cease plylpq their
avocaton, SO that the mercantile community Womb
suffer great inconvenience. Shtpmsstara would,
then approach the port Of New YORK WITH fear ana
dread ana similar state OF affairs 20 that when
existed thirty years ago, wnen there were no
pilots, would prevail. The Commissioner paid a
high compliment to the character. competencvI
and fathfulness OF the Sandy Hook pilots a. bodv
ana expressed the nope that tue measure would 81
oeleateo. me new bill provides for material re.
ouctlon ID the case OF inward bound vessels the
Present RATE ior every merchant vessel bound In.
ware ana not exempted nom pil0tag0 BY any law
OF the state and drawing less than fourteen feat
Su wa1r % 20 loot The bill provides for re-
ouCtion OF " % OF that amount and In the same
rauo LOT vessels OF larger draught. the pilots
nave hot. 30 Mr taken any action In the matter.
commissioner Blunt says the bill 10 too fnrcicai tn
excite any Apprehension ON the subect
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duced, seemed to ''take" better than any other
item oil the bi. although 1.-THE Siamese Twins" was
very good. "1he Muliigan Guard. although kept on
the boards oil variety theatre up town Tor some
weeks IL never Jiresome TO the Baxter street boys,
VINO nave seen II up town and down town las many
times as they have fingers and toes" This Is not
strange, for the Baxter street artists change 1t
every night thus making''a novelty" inevitable
every night.
M A little fellow named Mellier. In the "Grand
Duke" is very good singer, and would not
suffer IN comparison with an adult on the variety"
stage, With o little practice and education he
would be able to make q musical reputation as
comic singer.
Mr.. CampOra, the manager OF the Opera House.
expects to realize about $50 for the poor OF the
ward before the week closes.
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Practical Sympathy of the
.ao People for the PooR. 1f
HIGH-TONED POVERTY.
Liberal Offers of Bread, Meat
and Coal. tb
THE SOUP KITCHENS.
A Generous Gift from the Nor
gan Iron Works.

selection has been made and given below rom
the large number OF communications received by
the HERALD In reference to the destitute poor OF
the city. 1t win be seen that the re-
Spouse Of the city IL earnest and prac-
Teal towards this cry OF want Day by
day We receive, either personally or by letter,
tho grateful thanks Of those whose necessities
have obliged them to accept the gifts Of the gen.
erous, and we assure readers that all EFFORTS In
the direction Of relief are urgently needed.
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PICTURES OF POVERTY.

scenes In and About st. Johns Chapel
Observation-Disclosures OF Poor Flocking
% tho Doors Of the Gutld-Penntless,
Homeless and Sick. tl o
II other days have been fruitful of kind deeds
done under the shadow Of the spire OF ST. Johns,
yesterday brought increasing shadows OF poverty
and fewer CLEANS OF light One hundred and
ninety-six persons were clothed yesterday, when
sos garments were placed upon the backs OF those
VINO were destitute OF covering. Thousands OF
pounds Of food were also dispensed to the hungry.
A usual of late, large numbers OF ladies were
present to view the scene or to aid In the work.
OLD AGE AND POVERTY.
At No. 143 Hudson street one OF the volunteer
visitors yesterday brought to light ptiul case of
want In garnet he found q family, consisting OF
her married daughter OF seventy, was endeayor
ting to minister to her husband, OF seventy-three
lying exhausted upon wretched pallet The other
member OF this ancient household was q crippled
child. The woman OF seventy supported her
mother, her husband and the little cripple by the
profit she made upon the sale Of kindllng wood,
which she bought half dozen bundles at q time
and with which she tramped from door to door
through tenement mt houses: BY TINS labor she not
and the little helpless cripple with coarse iood
enough to sustain life, but had succeeded In psy-
ing rental OF IS month for the wretched garrett
The following is sample OF hundred or more
reports received daily
Rev. A. w,swALr Master of st. JOINS Guild = ~ T. ="
tied and reeved both cases that You put in my
hands this morning. ~ :
The lady in seventh avenue withhold her name ac-
cording 10 PROMISE Is evidently person Of much refine
ment and culture and until recently has supported her.
sell and mother by translang French and Italian; then
acting At one Of our theatres then canvassing tor the
sale OF books; then selling pictures on commission, and
anaiiy-wlth al revenue cut OIL and slyer-haired
paralysis bedrdden and helpless for Two and half
years. on her hands for upportshe Is brought
lace with want suffering and thank God can ADD
smiles and looks of gratitude that lighted the faces
OF mother and daughter visitor and said
he came from t Johns Guild through the HERALD will
showed me was conversins with lady: As politely
and statement q what she most needed left
your clothing bureau several garments that the lady
needs at once Ny Judgment is to commend this case
very earnestly to your attention; the old lady cannot
hunger.
Nrs Cay No. 25 West Twenty ninth street. was visited
ut minutes ten p. NJ. Mother and daughter live
alone In the back basement husband father dead
thirteen months, Daughter the only suppori-hss
home soaking wet last Friday night in that terrible
and has been sick In bed since. Their main
trouble months rent OF $9 Lett food ticket Is and
would recommend that doctor be soor as pos
sble the girls cough Is terrible Very respectfully
iIN JOHN Z. FAURE
Volunteer Visitor from Ninth ward.
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Benefit for the Distressed Actress.
LYCEUM THEATRE, Feb. 1S, 1874

tF LYCEUN THEATRE, Feb. Is, 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In response to the offer made for q benefit matt
nee at the Lyceum for the composers family, it Is
due to the several managers Of the city to state
how generously their cooperation Is gwen. The
performance will take place on Wednesday
next The programme will consist OF the drama OF
'sThe Marble Heart" and the vaudeville of ''The
Loan OF q Lover" Mr.. Wallack most generously
offers his influence and Mr.. Palmer, OF the Union
Square, also, and the cast, which will include
fists from 5Oth theatres, Will be one OF great
strength. The following communication regarding
tn orchestra Tor the occasion speaks for iself:-
No. lA3 EAST FIFTEENTH STREET,
NEW YoRK, Feb l8 1874 !
CHARrss CHAMBERLAIN, jr, Budness Manager Lyceum
DKAR sIR-I saw your card in tho HERALD for q benefit
q composers family. will assist at the tinee you
offer give the Lyceum Theatre Wednesday next
gladly offer my services leader and that OF my
~ FELIX J. EBEN,
Bandmaster Seventy-hrst regiment
The leading actress who IL IN distress will ap.
pear in both pieces and the entire can be an
nounced on Saturday. Thanking you for your in
sertiOn of the letter already published, am, very
truly yours, CHAS. CHAMBERLAIN, Jr.
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ELEVENTH WARD.
Generous GIFT OF Laboring srer

Generous GIFT OF LaborIng Men.
MORGAN IRON WoRKs)
FooT OF Ninth STREET, EAST RIVER
NEW YORK. Feb. Is, 1s74
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The proceeds OF the subscription from the en-
ployes Of the Morgan Iron Works amount to the
sum Of S. 100 1t is the desire of the donors that
this amount De appropriated to the relief of the
honest poor OF the Eleventh ward and vicinity; not
to the professional beggars IN these wards but to
the families OF those men who are unemployed,
whose little ones are ptnched with cold and hun.
ger ana who would rather suffer than beg. IL Is
proposed to place the above amount in the hands
OF responsible committee who are conversant
with the wants Of the poor In the vicinity named
and who will carry out the wishes OF the donors.
I'd. L N.
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The two ladies enjoy sinecures and receive an
nuaily twice as much cash as Is EXPENDED On the
lected from donations for personal use or shipped
to Nantucket az presents to friends. Altogether,
one family, popularity supposed to be impelled BY
purely charitable motives. Let an impecunious
Nantucketer loose upon the charitable people OF
New York and he Will make money somehow. the
superintendent OF the boys (tne house Is full OF
superintendents) Ii an tlterate Dutch tailor, who
came to the House several years ago 40 pauper.
and, finding that philanth paid better than
"cabbage, !" has wrigged himself into his present
position, with salary of $1,000 and board. His
duty Is to thrash tue boys and drill them In the
'goose STEP"
The superintendent OF the school (another one).
with capacity about equal to the instruction of
primary class In Q public school, IL paid S05 per
month, with board and washing. These few per.
sons receive full third OF the S21 600 expenaes
Verify "He that hath pity upon the poor enricnetn
the BaEpards." PARThiXN.
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THE LIEDERKANZ BALL.

communication from the Lederkranz Society
has reached the HERALD. stating that the
AERALD's suggestion in regard to the erection Of
q charity box at the Academy Of Music
on the evening Of the Lederkranz ball
there, was adopted at too late an hour,
and that consequently many visitors to
the Lederkranz ball VINO felt disposed to be
charitable were ignorant that such box EXISTED.
very insignificant sum was therefore collected,
and the Liederkranz Society has consequently
made donation Of 81, 00O. to be equally divided
between the Society for Improving the Condition
OF the Poor and German society, '.dI n IL
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THE RELIEF FUND.

Donations for the poor received by the HERALD
and not previously acknowledged
Miss e. 8. w., for Mrs. Smith, No. 1874 west
Twenty-hrst street. ....................... ~ 90
J. @. B.. Tor the Englishman mentioned by
IT,. burke. j 90
B., for Mrs. Kenney No. l39 West Twenty.
nfth street. Observation-Disclosures. 200
Nelly NJ, by G. W. Kendrick. ............ 90
N. r., No. 234 Halsey street, Brooklyn, from
widow and her neighbors, Tor poor FAM
lily alluded to by Mr.. Ford, Of Manhattan
Vile OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
H. M. Cotton Exchange, for st. Johns
GulId ........................ 20 90
-, Norwalk Conn.,, for St. Johns Guild. 90
l.. w. f.. for st. Johns Guild. .............. 500
H. j., Tor st. Jonn's Gulld Observation-Disclosures. OO
J. s. c., Tor ST. Johns Guild. ............., 90
A friena for ST. Johns Guild .............. 90
convict In Sing sing Prison, ''hoping it
may help to keep some unfortunate from
this living grave". ...................... 90
Anna Maria, MIchhed, Conn.,. for Susie Nc.
Auley, NO. 432 East Eleventh street..... 500
Total .."..................... $50 20
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Four Moro soup Houses.
r FEBRUARY 10, 1874.

off fr- yrF FEBRUARY 10, 1874.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD ,
Please state In to-morrows HERALD that the fol-
lowing James Gordon Bennett soup houses, in ad-
ditiOn to those already established, Will be opened
70 the public AZ noon:- .C lcorl1 ii3a
Eighth precinct-N0. ia Wooster street. ..,-
Eighteenth precnct-NO 800 avenue A.
Sixteenth and Twentieth precincts--Thirty- first
street, near Seventh avenue.
Twenty:ninth precinct Colored Mission) No.
136 West Thirleth street. -
Soup tickets to be had at the station houses Of
each precinct Respectfully. l. DELMONlC0.
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ENRICHING THE BARNARps.
} THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD

Mr.. Barnard endeavors to divert the attention
OF the public from his institution by citing the
management Of the Roman Catholic Protectory.
just a. fugitive pckpocket s the loudest in the
cry OF "stop thiefi' The real point, however-yiz..
the extent to which the Barnard family Is beue.
nted by the outlay of the House of Industry-,s
skilfully evaded. Permit me to enlighten you a
little The Barnards receive - 49,
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VALUABLE HORSES BURNED.

wnKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 10, 1874
Blggart's sale and EXCHANGE stables, with si1
valuable horses. were destroyed by nre this aftAp
Poo1 VRu one horse vas rsaenaxS
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SEVENTH AND TENTH WARDS.

Ono Thousand Loaves or Bread for tho
Hungry.
ia- NEW YORK, Feb 10, 1874
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD .eal
/ will give 1000 loaves Of bread to the poor of
the Seventh and Tenth wards. Tickets to be had
at my store, No. ss4 Grand street, corner Of Es-
sex. M. L. MURPHY.
The Butcher Liberal Tender Of Meat
for tho Soup House.
NEW YORK. Feb. 10, 1874
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The following named butchers have agreed to
support for one week the soup house Of the Sew.
enth ward by contributing each week as forows:-
John Bohnert, No. 1873 Monroe street, 100 lbs.
pork.
Martin Ahrens No. las East Broadway, rs lbs.
beef
Joseph Kahn, No. 90 Pike street, Is lbs. beef
Jonas Grunwald, No. 40 Rutgers street, rs lbs.
beef tt o. nj
F. M. KATE, No. 1872 Monroe street, Is lbs. beef
=. II. Hawkins, Monroe street, corner Market,
80 lbs. beef.
b. Bauman, No, 247 Henry street. Is lbs mutton.
J. Regensberg, No. $50 Grand street, rs lbs beef
G. Difenbacher, No. As Jackson street. 20 lbs pork
s. R0sentnal No. 5S5 Grand street, 20 lbs. beef
T. Gerfelder, No. Al Jackson street, 20 lbs. beef
e. Newman, No. 90 Monroe street, Is lbs. beef
A. Baum, No. IA Monroe street, 20 lbs. beef
Charles Heckler. No. 100 Madison street. Is lbs.
beef.
Marshall Gilbert, No. % Market street, 20 lbs.
beef. .l .r .t 80 IN
Please inform Us through the HERALD how we
shall make the delivery. MARTIN AHRENS.
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An Actors Sympathy.

No. 179 EAST 109TH STREET, City.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Reading in the HERALD OF the distressed condi-
ton OF an actress and her family, respectfully
place my services at your disposal In any capacity
for their relief be 1t either to appear in comedy,
burlesque or in my comic specialties. II accepted
please let me hear from you as early as possible.
have no doubt but that can procure the services
also Of Miss Belle Hewitt and her troupe II bur.
lesQue sh 3uld be required Very truly,
4l 1T ROLLIN HOWARD.
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THE BAXTER STREET VARIETIES.

The Bootblacks and Nowsboys' Thoat.
rical Entertainments for the Poor.
The Grand Duke opera House, in the basement
OF No. 10 Baxter street, was crowded to over
lowing last night. Long before eight O'Clock, the
time at which the felicity usually eventuates q
large crowd ofbootblacKs and newsboys had con-
gregated around the entrance, clamorous
and eager to be admitted into the show.
The fund OF hum0r and wit possessed
BY crowd OF New York 0an,ins needs to
be heard to be appreciated. While the audience
was waiting to be admitted 1t amused itself by
passing many jibe and joke. Loud inquiries such
as ''Guggle, have you got your peanutss" and the
ike were to be heard on all sides, and In passing
these enigmatic queries and equally uninteigible
answers the "boys' whiled away the time. When
the doors opened the crowd rushed In and nothing
but the presence OF two policemen prevented seri-
Gus discontinue. The theatre cOuid convenient,v
accommodate about fifty people: bur last NIGHT nv
some magical and not at all com IOrtah le meant
l60 were 'put through A-S'"''
ON the right side VI the stage IL the announce.
ment:- 49,
THE PROCEEDS OF THIS WEEK 10 REy
$GIVEN TO THE POOR OF THE SIXTH w Apn$
SGRAND DUKE OPERA HOUSE.
<><-~~~~S~~Nr~s~~~<r~~~>~~~~>
On the lett side was posted the programme Of
the evenings entertainment. 1t proclaimed the
following 1.-THE Stamese Twinsu Taking the
Pledge" .sTne Scene Eater" and 1.-THE Muiiigan
ing the progress Of Enich Two SONGS were intro.
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Bread for tho Centre street Soup House.
WILLIAM STREET. NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1874
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
On my way down town stopped in az the soup
house, No. ITO Centre street, and was delighted
with all saw, and really the fragrance Of the soup
gave me an appetite. was much pleased TO hear
the remarks OF the poor, that t was the only true
way TO reach them, and would do more good than
thing only lacking, and that was the want or
bread. Now, as understand $50 l0aves per day
would be sufficient FOR that one establishment,
hope some OF our charitable merchants will club
together TO supply 1t. and You can call on me ior
one days supply at once. +. w.
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Billiard Saloon Receipts for the Poor.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
The undersigned. prOprietOrs OF the sturtevant
House, Broadway and Twenty-ninth street, will
donate the entire receipts OF their billiard rooms
on Saturday next, 21st inst, to be placed In your
hands tor distribution among the poor OF this city,
Very respectfully yours,
l.l86 Broadway.