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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-17
TWENTY-THlRD WARD.

A German Citizen Gives $500 to the Poor.
NEW YORK, Feb H. 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
VIII you please give notice through your columns
TO the suffering poor OF the Twentythlrd ward that
have authorized John G. Grant, OF Third avenue,
opposite 4th street, distribute those In need
bread, meat and coal to the sum OF 500 per week
for the next four weeks. Ii. p. DE GRAAF,
Of De Graaf TAYLOR. 81 and 50 BoweIY.
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NINTH WARD.

An Offer OF Wood for a Soup House.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
l Will give load OF Georgia pine woed to the
support OF soup house OF the Ninth ward weekly.
Yours truly. GILBERT J. BOGERT,
No. SO christopher street, city.
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Aid Tor the Poor OF the N1nth ward.
grand dramatic entertainment Will be given
at the Academy of Music on Saturday evening,
February q, under the auspices of leading cltl-
zeAs, n aid VI the poor OF the Ninth ward
The prices OF tickets are 80 cents anu 81 and
81 SO Tor reserved seats.
The to.ai Of the amount for boxes sold at the
Abingdon Clue last night was upwards OF 81 500.
The remainder OF tue boxes Will De sold on Thurs
day nignt at tue same place.
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No. % Abingdon square, Y
Expense OF DishnrsinR Charity Funds.
NEW YORK Fen l6 1R7A.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
send you with great pleasure the statistics of
our association, and add few notes OF subjects
OF interest, wncn you Will please use as you see
ut. Allow me to thank you for the enterprise
which has prompted you to make the investlga-
ton. 1t Is time this WORK was undertaken IN an
enlightened honest spirit anu with a sincere pur-
pose. We have mad more than enough or those
wnO under cover OF appeals In behalf OF the Chil-
drens Aid society and tender regard for the
poor, cast discredit upon al Catholic charities
and have IN reality no other object In view than
the lurJberng OF their own political schemes. Re-
spectulty yours, MIS-. -.
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THE CHARITY EXHIBIT.
Nine Societies Which Have Disbursed
SI54,0s4 without Cent for Saiaries-
Hints Tor Professional PhiIantrOphists.

Below Will be found further exhibits OF the fnan-
cial operations OF charitable associations In ad-
dition to those already published in the HERALD,
1t will be seen that some oil these institutions ex
pend fully one-thrd the receipts in salaries and
wages, while others distribute the receipts
gratuitousy. BY reference to the recaptulatlon 1t
will be seen that nine societies distribute
sl54,0s4 55 without the expenditure Of a cent for
salaries OF officers. The reports given below Will
repay critical examination
SOCIETY PAUL, FOR 1869, 1870 1871.
NkM YORK RELIkr-NO STATE AID.
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OFFERS AND SUGGESTIONS.
Meat for the Destitute.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
will contribute for the mex. thirty days thirty
pounds OF meat daily to persons worthy OF assist
ance, or through charitable institution giving
meals TO destitute iamiues. WM. KING,
butcher, 7S7 Sixth avenue.
NEW YORK, Feb. H. 1874.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Reading IN the columns OF your paper OF to-day
the l5thl call for "Chartty organ Concerto"
very cheerlully ofrer my services II Plymouth
church, m Brooklyn, or the Church Of the Holy
Communion, corner OF Sixth avenue and Twentieth
street, or the hall OF the Young Mems Christian
Association in our OVID city, can be obtained.
When had the pleasure Of being the organist and
musical director AZ Plymouth church gave organ
concerts Tor nearly TWO years Tree OF expense to
the public, In order to create taste Tor organ mu
sic. and am much more ready TO do IL for the
noble work OF charity. II the gentleman who signs
the call Mr.. Tufts OF No. Go Liberty street. or any
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wan Not tho Railroads Help tho Poor
by FREQ Passess
FEBRUARY l6, 1874
To THB EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Allow me 20 bring before the notice OF the rail-
way companies q way In which they can distin.
guish themselves In doing good The streets OF
this great city are crowded with suffering poor.
who, perchance, In some distant town have
friends who would shelter them ifthey could but
get them here. I know several myself who are
thus situated. Could not the railroad managers
have passes Issued and sent TO some OF the charta-
BILE societies to be distributed by themY am
sure by doing this great deal OF good can DC
done. H. VI
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Ostr ander. President or the Merchants Fire In
surance Company. No. lao Broadw hy; Andrew W.
Leggat, Collector Aesessmeu:S New Court
House; George w,iks, No. Is NOuh Washington
square; G. K. Lansing, Earse's Hotel; 6. j. N.
Zabriskie. Cashier OF Peoples BtnK, corner Of
Canal and Th0mps n streets; j. l.. Davis, Sheldon
Co., No. 677 BROADWAY, ana Rev, s.. H. Weston.
ID. d., NO East Forty fifth street. or to the Rev.
Avian Wiswa.l, Master OF ST. johns Guild, st.
Johns chapel, Var OK street.
Packages OF clothing, groceries. &c, should be
sent to ST. Johns chapel, Vartck street, between
Laight and Beach st Gets, or II an order Is sent U
MESSENGER will call for any packages.
Mrs. Judge Brady. No. Il Weit Thirty-thrd
street aud Mrs. Joseph Deafeid, No. AIS Filth ave-
nae, have kindly consented to receive suDscrip.
tiDnA
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The Dey Street SOUP House,


downtown Relief and Soup House, No. Ia Dey
street, sustained by the New York Juvenile
Guardian Society. The whole number OF the
suffering poor VINO received substantial warm
dinners or relief at their own hCmes Saturday
and Monday was over 1,5O0; $40 pounds OF excel
lent beef. $40 lOaves OF bread, 10 barrels OF
potatoes and other vegetables, 100 heads OF
cabbages, besides nour, RICE barley, &c,
that the applicants Tor aid were sober,
suhernl unortunates, and not at all addicted to
lvlug upon charitr. The society looks to the pub
lie Tor cont nued support IN TINS work OF inds ut-
able Denehc nee and pubic utility. bona
tons IN money may be sent TO william
NJ. Vermye, Treasurer, No. IL Nassau street;
Hon. Jeremiah h. cary, No. III Wall street, or the
editor O. the NEW YORK HERALD. Provisions OF all
kinds, clothing and sDoes are earnestly solicited,
and IN y De sent 10 the officer In charge, down
TOW u Rniiel' No. Ia Dey street.
lie iol)wlng donations were received yester-
day
H. W. baiuWiu $ou w
"NeighDorp Observation-Disclosures. 90
y. Auoeih w
"L0ng lsland"-l0O heads cabbage aud barrels
potatoes ana otter vegetables
Ferguson Il Lott, Dey streets barrels potatoes
and olher vegets> bles.
.'Frlendh-15 lbs. mutton.
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An Actress Shows Pity for . Sister.
NEW YORK, Feb. l5, 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Please send the enclosed s. to the poor actress
and family spoken of in sundays HERALD. Hop
ing other members of the profession Will oe heard
from set the example. AN AUTKkSS
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Help for the Musical Family.

Help for the Musical Family.
BAYoNNE, N. j., Feb. 16, 1874
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Herein please ind SIS. which be good enough to
have conveyed to the unfortunate family OF the
composer mentioned Ia your issue OF yesterday
with many good wishes LOT tneir lulure prOsp Iity
from their friend, BEN MARCATO.
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subscriptions TO Howard Relief Associa-
ton, Reported by Hatch - FoOte,
Treasurers.

St. Johns Guild and tho Downt own
Poor.
The following additional contributions were re-
ceived yesterday by Rev. Alvah Wiswa for the
poor OF the Fifth and Eighth wards, and handed to
tre Almoner OF the Guild, Mr.. Henry C. DE Witt
Those desiring to visit the Office OF the Guild
VIII remember that 1t Is IN the school buildings
attached to st. John's Chapel, varick street, be-
tween Laight and Beach,
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A Photographers sympathy.
NEW YORK. Feb. IA, 1874

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Enclosed please find check Tor $40, for the pres.
ent, in aid Of the respectable poor mot vagrants).
Also, through you, Will here offer, and will make
arrangements with, the Howard Benevoient So.
ciety II the proper 0ficer OF that institution
wishes to call upon for that purpose to give all
the proceeds OF Ivy photograph establishment,
No. ~ Broadway, for thirty days, to be distr
by them, believing as 1 do in their EOoO WORK,
now and heretofore, and that their influence Will
swell the amount aud cause others that can better
afford 1t to 40 likewise.
Ny establishment is capable OF turang out
large amount OF WORK la every branca OF the art,
and, with my services, Is free Tor the nme to pro-
duce all that any influence may bring to 1t.
Yours, b. JOHNSON, No. TT Broadway.
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Tho Idle Eighteenth Ward Market for .
Refuge.

Nh" AOnns fSU AZ Ao'7'
To THE EDITOR OF THE HgRALD:-
You are doing great and good work. and you
have the blessings OF all poor men. Let me sug-
& st that the Eighteenth Ward Market is idle and
would shelter thousands OF the destitute.
nope you will expose the whole rOttenness OF
our present charity system. One Item you may
note, tnat tne poor people are compelled TO take
tn tr tickets to u certain grocery and take what
they Will give at their own prices.
w, II. CARSEY.
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one else viii procure the place. will give the
music.
r. r. MULLER. No. II West Eleventh street.
Organst and MUSICAL Director Of the Church OF the
Ascension.
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A Benefit for the Distressed Actress.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 1874.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 1874
To THE EDITOR OF THE hEBALD:-
Noticing III your issue OF sunday the details OF q
ease OF suffering among the poor IN which you
mention the circumstances OF a prominent act
ress beg by autho rity OF the lessee to orer the
Lyceum Theatre Tor q ben FIT 10 the family.
A personal visit to the house In when they re-
side shows that there Is no exagReraLIO in the
HERALps statement, and IL arranging the benefit,
whlcn mas been accepted by the lazy, the cooper
ton Of the managers oil tniS city Is respectfully re-
quested.
1t Is proposed to give the entertainment on We'd
nesday aiterno n, 10Th inst, and, asking the Kind
~ influence OF the HERALD, l nave the honor to
main, very truly yours,
CHAS. CHAMBERLAIN, JR.,
Business Manager Lyceum Theatre.
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Tho EN- ployed 10 the Rescue OF the Des.
titute UNEMPLOYED.

The employees OF the large importing house Of
Messrs S. A. Beekman l. Co., Broadway, propose
to give their salaries for one day, through ST..
Johns Guild, to the relief OF the destitute and Inn
pOverisned. who are less fortunate and cannot
livelihood.
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Aid for Poor Families in Sixth and Elev-
enth streets.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 1874.
viii the ''Ladesr mentioned in this mornings
HERALD as having visited several poor families on
Friday Eleventh, sixth and other streets. do
me the favor OF distributing among the poor people
mentioned oy them the enclosed $l0 nos giving TO
any one family more than 81, and obhge very
much J. N r., box 3,0Se.
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Another Large Vacant Armory for
Charity House.

Having noticed In tO-day's issue OF the HERALD
from one OF our First division guardsmen that
there is a very large armory uptown, vacant, for
which the city pays and which could be turned into
a SOUP house. would call your attention to
similar case.
= ere IS the armory of the Eleventh regiment,
occupied, but likewise paid Tor by the CITY, that
could be taken possession OF immediately and
sleeping quarters established LOT many poor,
destitute person. Hoping you will inquire into
this matter, remain, respectfully, l.. h.,
One OF the Ninetyslxth regiment, N. G. s. N. Y.
Offer of nm Express Company to Deliver
Contributions for the Poor Without
Charge.
NEW YORK, Feb. IA, 1874
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Wishing to contribute in some way towards the
relief the suffering poor oil this city, Twill engage
for the next days to deliver at any OF the relief
headquarters, Tree Of charge, any donations Of
fOod coming, &C., that may be brought to the
ounces and, wnere the packages are Cumbersome,
allow wagons 10 cal lor them at residences.
SHiPMAN'o EAfRESS,
Nos. 1922 ana 6a6 Broadway.
Who Are tho Poorest s-Attention of tho
Charitable Directed to a Class VINO Will
Not Beg.
NEW YORK. Feb. Is, 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In our new Twenty third ward lives gentleman
whom knew many years ago, when ne was IN
prosperous business. He served CALAMITY as an
officer during our late war, and Is crippled for lie.
He Is an energetic ana naturally smart man, an
artist and fine draughtsman. Before business be-
came so dull he was doing good business, but now
he Is unemployed and entirely destitute, though
no one would think so when seeing him genteey
dressed III the street. He could now do a lar
business II he had ONLY small sum
to pay Tor office room aud CARDS. | never
lett SO sad n my Lille as did wnen found myself
without means enough 10 nelp him, though lie uid
not ask. lie has a VIE who has been an Invalid
Tor years. | know lor q fact that lie has no Iuet
and often no lOod. He Is an honest man, but re-
tired IN his habits; therefore has made no friends
that he could ask Tor aid to start In business l
family; but ne cannot be-, and Will rather suffer
starvation. This Class are the real sufferers.
Should man ike the one above alluded to go 10 o
charitable institution Tor aid he might be looked
upon an lmpostor. dare not publlsa MS name
but this notice might Call the attention OF the
charitable to thIs most worthy class OF sufferers.
N. FORD, Manhattanville.
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The reports show that not a cent was expended
IN salaries that food, clothing, uei, tuition, &c,
were given. fOllOWs.-
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1874-06-19
A Sugg eetiOn for the good OF
Patrons.

We have concluded, to venture a
few lines on commercial fertilizers, es-
pecially Guano.
From what we have learned from the
pens of others, and a little experience
ourselves, we have arrived at the con.
clusion, that Guano (and perhaps other
fertilizers) when it can hs obtained un-
adulterated, and at a reyonable cost,
is a profitable investment, not as sub
stitute for homemade manures, but
as a supplement thereto; to aid in re-
cuperating our worn-out lands. 1t is
certainly poor policy to raise half crops,
when little attention to gathering
.lh9ue made, and little outlay of
money. sor foreign ferti,injrs, will orr
diparily secure full crop Crowded
always that intelligent labor and the
blessing of Heaven 60 along with it);
but the difficulty is getting pure ar
ticle at fair price. We see frequent
warnings in the FARMERS INDICATOR,
and other papers, against fraud in this
line, and now for the suggestion.
Have we not the intelligence, enter
prise and capital, to establish COM
pany, agency or something of the sort,
whereby, the members Of our Order,
can be supplied, with unadulterated
fertilizers, at living rates? Some Of
us here believe that we have paid
money, for Georgia sand and lime, for
an article branded Manipulated
Guano." SMALL FARMER.
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1874-06-19

On Monday and Tuesday last our
Market was closed, and has since worn
quite holiday appearance, owing to
the almost entire suspension of busi.
ness this week at Manchester and in
the manufacturing districts; ncverthe'
hess prices have been pretty well main
tanned, and we make no material change
in our quotations.
The sales of the week (four business
days, sum up 36, 100 bales, viz: 1920
on speculation, 1910 declared for ex-
port, and 30, $40 to the trade.
In cotton to arrive and for future
delivery small business has also been
done, and prices for American close
about 1-16d lower than a week ago.
We now quote American, from any
port, basis midd.ing, nothing below
good ordinary, delivery June-July, sgd,
July-August s 7-16d to SD, and Au.
gust-September SD to s GIG.
The Position, DC. The general posi-
tion of the Market has this week un-
dergone no very marked change, not
withstanding the general tenor of ad-
vices have been somewhat depressing.
The receipts at the American ports now
promise to be very nearly as large this
as they were last week; the receipts at
Bombay continue Unexpectedly large /;
we have had lower quotations from
New York and other American mar
kets; the holidays have interrupted
business here; and the imports into
this port having been quite large, our
stock has this week been increased &c.
$50 bales.
d That prices should have teen so well |
under such circumstances is
due to the confident expectation that
the forthcoming report of the Agricul-
tural Bureau at Washington, will
show such decrease in the acreage
planted in Cotton this year in America
as to strengthen materially the position
If holders besides which it is gener-
lilly expected we will have an increased
lemand next week when the holidays
lave passed then again, the reduction
in the Bank rate from 4 to
d per cent has contributed in some
MEASURE to sustain the market.
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1874-06-19
NO. 80.
STOCK LAW AGAIN.

MAI. WALL: | notice in the VINDI-
GATOR of the 8th ult., an article over
the signature of Conway Grange, No.
49," on the subject of Stock Law.
As that subject has never been brought
before the Grange for discussion or
action in any way, | was not little
surprised to see an article on that sub
ject over the signature of Conaoay
Grange. g..
merely wish to correct an erroneous
idea that may be entertained by the
public mind, that Conway Grange is in
favor of a stock law, when largeNma-
jority may be opposed to it. As IT.
was one individual alone who meta
morphosed himself into a Grange, for
which the Grange is not responsible.
| cannot, as an individual citizen of
Leake county, iDdorse all the views
entertained by Mr.. Conacay Grange
on the subject. There is but one point
that is admissible that is, the farmers
would be better enabled to improve
their stock, which is, in my opinion,
the only advantage that would be de-
rived from such law. 1t will require
equally as many rails to make a stock
fence as it will to make farm fence
the difference, if any, would be small
matter, when our forests abound with
an inexhaustible quantity of fine rail
timber. The difficulty of watering
stock, alone, will, in my opinion, sur
mount all the arguments that can be
used in favor of the law, in dry, hill
country, like ours. There are great
many farms that have no water on
them, only when it rains. The farm
ers would, therefore, be under the ne
cessity of digging wells, and drawing
water, daily, for their stock; the ex-
pense and trouble of which, repeat
again, will overbalance all the argu-
nents that can be used in favor Of a
stock law.
A FARMER.
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1874-06-19
For the Farmers Vindicator.]
CROPS IN PIKE COUNTY.

Seeing reports in our official journal,
from different parts Of the State, since
the immense high waters, | have
thought several times | would give you
report Of this section of country
eastern portions of Pike and western
portions of Marion-but when | began
to think it all over, | came to the con-
clusion that we were all torn up so
badly that report was useless. Crops
up to the 10th of April were nearly
all planted, and the land generally
was better and deeper broken than |
ever saw them in this neighborhood,
and the farms generally were in better
condition than l had seen for the last
five years-and freedmen working
better-and by the Goth we had the
gloomiest prospects that this country
ever had. / perceived many farmers
had no soil left, while others had no
fences; some pine hollow places were
completely ruined, for this year at
least, and some forever; but new
crop was started aud this the Sd day
of June, the crops, as far as ! have
heard from is all worked over and bids
fair for good crop. We have had
rain. / believe oat crops generally
are not doing we'll; they have been
greatly injured from rust. The Black
oat has done equally as well as the
Red oat. l don't think there is as
much cotton planted in this neighbor-
hood by half as was planted last year.
Freedmen are working tolerably well.
It is either work or starvation with
hem. Fraternally, ]. O.
China Grove, Pike Co., June 8, IA.
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1874-06-19

They are wide open now They see
clearly why all our present evils are
upon us. They know they are in the
majority in this country-that they
are the rulers, and they are determined
to exercise the power they possess.
These remarks are thrown out to
call the attention of farmers to a sense
of the responsibilities resting upon
them. They must attend every con.
vention that the party managers may
call, and see that the most honest,
purest, wisest, and best men are select
ed for ever official position.
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1874-06-19
WORTH PRESERVING.

The following compilation of busi-
ness maxims is worth careful preser-
vation:
If a note is lost or stolen, it does not
release the maker; he must pay it if
the consideration for which it was
given and the amount can be proven.
The law compels no one to do impos-
sibilities.
An agreement without consideration
is void.
A note obtained by fraud, or from
person in state of intoxication, cannot
be collected.
The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1874-06-19
For the Farmers Vindicator.]
MARSHALL COUNTY.

Fifty-three inches of rain from jan
uary 1 TO May 1, at this place. Now
very dry, and crops very late. Corn
poorer than | ever saw at this season.
Cotton only came up last week, after
a little rain, being in the ground over
a month. Some more corn planted
than usual, and nearly as much cot
ton. Wheat pretty good; but oats
mostly too low to cut, on account of
drouth. GEO. j. FINLEY.