The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-09

winter az best they could, the fathers salary as
teacher being swallowed up by Doctors and
apothecaries' bills and debts accommodating. Last
autumn the father succumbed to Ill health and was
forced TO abandon his situation. Then they began
THEIR DOWN HILL COURSE
in earnest Furniture, watches, jewelry, every.
thing save scanty bed covering, was disposed OF 10
save them from starvation. Decately reared
children found themselves hungry, nall naked and
shOeess and the whole family became little less
than wrecks oil what they mad been. They made 1t
point to pay their rent promptly as long as they
often in doing this they went without food.
Even when they could no longer pay rent
were too sensitive to make known their utter
hetpiessness The Professor has tried every way
he could conceive OF 10 get empinyment, even az a
means offered him to get a respectable livelihood.
He said to the writer, 81 have felt so desperate at
times that were it not for my childish faith IN the
goodness OF God, | know not what might have
done to escape from my misery, and them" he
added, al always thought OF my poor vile. and
what could she do with my helpless little ones
alone in the world 20 The Professor as extorIed
from the writer promise that mis- name shall not
for any donation sent him through those author
lied by the Guild
Miss Upham reports the case OF young artist
named Bolles, who lives in al attic room at No.
1913 Wooster street. The poor elbow, who is a
painter in oil and water col0rs is dying from lung
disease. HIS wife mas sewing to do for a society
which pays her fifty cents week. Their rent is
S. month. This gentleman Is a sensitive, culti-
on poor straw bed supported by an iron bed
stead, no sheets or bed Clothes, no food and no
fuel.
In the case of Mrs. Peters the distressed and sick
German woman mentioned IN Fridays HERALD,
the address should be No. 160 instead OF No. 100
Worth street, as published. The pace Is in the
rear OF a low wooden tenement near Baxter street.
1t IS a very distressing case.
OTHELLO IN NEED.
Charles OthellO, native OF Zanzibar, Africa,
who has been in England some years, and was also
under steward on board the Gaatea when under
Office OF the Guild for assistance SATURDAY night.
He lives at No. POS Wooster street, and says his
last larthing Is gone and he knows not where to
turn.
ANOTHER UNKNOWN WORKER
gentleman called at the Guild office on Satur-
day evening and left a large package Of business
CARDS, on the backs OF which he had written dona-
tons made by the firms represented. He refused
to give his name. The following is the lIst:-
William J. Still h Co., box coffee
. Ja; III" bags bag Of rice lee oon, ,,.,o.
Babe schluter, bushe beans.
A. A ,1 D. We snay box corn ms, starch.
E ESssnsein srS Sa51s SeS Snso.
Lewis pearor' ' % pounds ds" q r Hss''''
Gerde =. I'M Mau Y scz sIn sgds
W.. j. s. H. Davenport, barrel potatoes, dozen B,
seh9mann 4 Behrman, bushel beans
Behre. i bushei beans:
S SShS%snR RsrS Ss S Sss YssHsS
c. II. Conrad, barrels potatoes
G. Stegmann Sons, bag rice.
Fisher Van Campen 50 pounds rice.
G. Ahrens, bag -four
w. w. W., Guf's London chocolate
II. X. Howard, barrel turnips.
r. NJ Floyd. case prepared Hour.
+. Titus, barrel crackers
Secor, Bosworth Co.. barrel potatoes
MRS. wORsTELL's VISIT TO THE GRoCERs.
In carriage kindly furnished by s. FL. Mason,
Nos. 10 and IL East Twenty-hrst street, Mrs
WOrstell visited the grOcersi and was presented
with the following liberal donatlons:-
J. NJ. Fske h Co., barrels -four.
&. A. Il j. McMurtry, bag meal.
James W. Hardand, bag meal
George W. Griffin, l bag coffee, ! half chest tea
John Wakeman 4 Co, barrel beans.
Bartram Bros, smoked beef and hams.
Schulthes Mensing, provisions.
Hannekamp Co, box prepared flour.
Kamp, Kie' II s., barrel -four.
A. NJ Coffin bag oatmeal.
John II. Bond barrel -four
Pierce Baldwin, bag meal
Brown Gorham, raisns.
j. NJ. johnson Co.. bag meal.
Boden Bro, bag meal
Mr.. Richardson, bag meal.
Mr.. Campbell, barrel dour.
Crag1n Co, PROVISIONS
Il. Link Il Bro, PROVISIONS
W. A. Murray, bag meal
Nortons Express, No. e. Maiden lane volunteers
to carry packages for St. Johns Guild tree 0
charge.