The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-18

OF land or about TO- $50 acres, with population,
according to the census OF 1870 OF 952 0oo. which
has since, doubtless, Increased 10 over l,OOO.OoO
OF that 100000 have 46s, 492 people living In
IA, S72 houses being average OF over 81 persons
to each house. It among these people that the
greatest want exists How severely many oil these
people suffer God only knows, and lew OF their
fellow men ever take the trouble TO find out. The
sufferers are lett, Tor the most part, to friends
who are attracted to them by personal appeals, to
the chance visits OF the police, or to starvation.
The vital records OF 1873 show a o'al oil over 900
deaths IN our city from "marasmus." ANY intelli-
gent and truthful physician VIII say tnat IN 30
cases out of 100 OF these, 'marasmus" is but an.
other name for starvation.
Besides these there were last year. 5000 infants
abandoned to the tender mercies OF our lnstitu.
Charities; hundreds more found a home in the
orphan Asylum Of the Good Sisters OF Charity; and
in addition to them 1l3 infants, born alive were
found dead IN old ash barrels. garbage boxes, &C.,
where they had been abandoned by mothers who
could not hope to feed them
This state OF facts goes to show most horrible
apathy on the part oil these societies whose duty lt
is to attend to these matters Ii they did their
work hallway honestly THESE things could not Oc-
cause they have received, at their own solicitation,
the money OF the public to be applied to purposes
OF charity. When they fail to properly apply thus
they rOb-they rob triple-handed-they rob the
givers Of the money OF the good they hoped to do,
they rob the poor OF the nelp they were entitled TO
expect, and last, ana least important OF all, they
rob themselves Of the reputation OF being lair and
honest men.
Throughout the present hard winter, as in every
other time, the newspapers have been the truest
administrators OF the peoples gilts Let man
give $40 to an "0rganzed society,"" 1t VIII be found
that So go to pay the superintendent and other
officers, and half q dollar goes for car fare and
cigars for the agent who carries the last hall dol
lar TO the poor family Tor whom the original $40
were gwen. on the other nand. SO given to
newspaper Is at once handed over to trusted man.
with Instructions to look the case up and apply
the money where 1t will do the most good. In this
manner the amount given goes to the exact spot 1t
was intended to reach.
1t would of course, be asking too much to re-
quire the newspapers to take charge of the iuil
and proper distribution OF all the funds given in
charity in this city. The principle, however, holds
good, which is that OF personal visitation to suffer-
Ing families by either the donors Of the chart
AGENTS. ss Visit Vistation ''' by Society agents.
as we know, falls These paid visitors
too often walk or with all the money IN their own
pockets The writer speaks whereof he knows.
More times than IL is necessary to specify here has
he this winter been made aware Of the pressing
needs OF families who have been visited by the
agents OF certain of our great CHARITIES, VINO have
in no case lett the sufferers any the better Tor their
Once more wish to thank the HERALD for its
stigmatizng by the names they deserve these
superlntendents, secretaries agents and other
lazy drones attached to some OF our charitable or
CARNATIONS, who live and fatten on the money
given by charitable people Tor the benefit OF the
poor, who, after all, have to do without it,
In conclusion, desire once more to wish you
God-speed in your efforts to induce benevolent
givers to the needy to become their own almoners,
and to attend to the personal distribution OF their
own gifts. In this way shall not only God be
pleased. but the sweet name Of charity be honored,
achieved throughout all our land. G. NJ. G.
FEBRUARY Is, 1874.
An Appeal for Poor susie NIcAuley.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Having read in your issue of this morning OF the
restitution OF Mrs. McAuley, of No. 432 East
Eleventh street, called on that unfortunate Old
woman, and though it may not be difficult to find
numbers of widows as poor, as sorrowful and as
deserving as she Undoubtedly is, yet think it
would scarcely be possible. large as the City and
wide as the sorrow is to find sadder human coun-
tenance than that OF her young daughter. 1t is
almost impossible to guess at her age tHiteen), so
thin and emacated il her frame, and her large,
hollow black eyes have the very mourniulest ex-
preston that ever yet human eyes wore. If only
the young the happy and the rich would 90 to her
house their hearts would be filed with compassion
Tor the misery OF poor Susie McAuley. THEKLA,
Charity Box ut the Baxter Hop.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
At meeting of the Baxter Hop Association.
held at the Sinclair House, Monday evening. Feb
ruary 1s, 1874 the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:-
Resolved That at the Calico Hop of the Baxter Asso
many building. Tuesday evening February H. 1874 box
donations that be made by the company present tor
the benefit of the poor OF New York
so OF SHw VIII 4 FL s he
JAMES BRUCE Jr., Secretary.
Poverty Among Those Too Poor and
Modest to Beg.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
AS friend to the poor l desire to thank you
for the great good you are doing in arousing the
feelings and sympathies Of the good citizens of
New York and Brooklyn in behalf OF the poor in
our midst. You are accomplishing good work
and may God bless you Tor it. But, Mr: Editor.
done, there is much more TO be accomplished IN
direction not yet observed There Is certain
class OF persons IN our cities who have thus tar
been almost entirely overlooked. alude to the
educated and intelligent, and, IN many cases,
highly cultivated widows and orphans, who have
been reduced to restitution, and, being ashamed
OF their poverty are reluctant to ask for relief at
the the hands OF others. They would, doubt
less, endure any degree of suffering rather than
beg make their real condition known to the
public We would do we'll to search out such
cases, and see to 1t that their wants are supplied
Let Us in all this matter Of caring for the poor
prove our love by giving cheerluiiy and iperay TO
this particular class OF persons well as to Others
me voice OF Goa Is to US an "ior the poor snail
thee, saying thou shalt open thine hand wide unto
thy brother to thy poor and to thy needy in thy
land" w.
A Philadelphia Actress Offers Her Ser
vices for u Charity Benefit.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Your article in to-day's issue concerning the de-
plorable condition OF a leading actress and those
dependent on her for support, should awaken the
sympathies OF every member or the dramatic pro-
fession. Could not benefit be gotten up for her
at OF the theatres2 If there could, am sure
they would not lack professional aid for one am
willing to lend my humble services whenever they
may be required. NELLIE GERMAN.
No. 719 SAMSON STREET PHILADELPHIA, Fen. Is, 1874
A Worthy Young Englishman in
Distress.
20 WEST TH1RTY-NINTH STREET. Feb. 16, 1874. =.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
A young Engshman arrived here some time ago
from London, England. He has not succeeded in
obtaining employment and is now in very destitute
has had TO pledge all he WAS DOS