, 1875-03-21

;nnnev sho was taken to A1r. Cases house.
shere ehe remained until Monday. Mr: Case Is
80 we'll known that. had the reporter uhoefalooo
Whn lived at No. 79 he, could not haSe made 80
,sD,aesant a mistake. The Whole transact on.
a. f.r as this womkn il concerned, shows Mr.
Chase TO have been, not inhduiau. but chatlta-
BILE.
Is THERE A LITERAL HE'LL?
To The Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, March 19.-1t would seem that the
impressive question which at times will in some
way occur to the mind Of every thinking person,
ais there literal He'll has, through the per
sonal he1oism, accidental, and tribulauon Of
your noble reporter, boon answered aftirmatively,
and located beyond q question Of doubt. And
who, among tho half million of inhabitants dwell
ing in the County Of Cook, and State
of Illinois, would have imagined that the
t'horrid, dreaded, place" Was situated
within their Own midst, and not
far distant from the great and imperial city Of
the Northwest, where \ hundred spires point
hcaycnwazd, and hundred sllyery-toned bells
on tho Sabbath morn call to worship. in gorgeous
temples, thousands of Christian men and To-
men. Alas. that it is so and in view OF u have
we not reason to humble ourselves. and IN eln-
ceylty inquire, Why IL it thus It would seem
that the idea 30 lovingly cherished by many good
people. - That by naIu-e the whole Of the ht-
man family are totally depraVed," has had,
through this sad discovery, powerful witness
added to it's force.
As sat in Farwol- Hnl1 last Sunday evening.
aud listened to Brother Jacobs e1hortation, aud
heard him declare that al are conceived in Sid
and bornin iniquity." could not help feeling but
that it might be so. 1t was to me sad thought,
rs have always been impressed with the idea
that there was some good III the children OF
men but, having read in the Sunday morning
TRIBUNE the eloquently-wTitter and touching
story from the pen Of your reporter, descriptive
Of his shreo-day solourn as "pauper .
iu the Cook County Poor House, recital
OF misery so saddening as to dim tho eye OF many
reader with an unbidden tear, while thinking
of the weeping and waiing and gnnshlng OF
toe.h " that greeted the vision and car OF tho
:. investigating paaper." must say my idea that
there was any good IN humanity seemed Tor the
time to be totally extinguished at least so far as
the 81 Kimberys," - O'Briers," and Mikes :"
are concerned. How gladly and fervontly would
] pray High Heaven to send down it's fury in the
lightning red glare, and annihiate from the face
Did say - hell had been discovefed7 Yes.
a ycritable one, where ID Ward I'D It's said
quite recently from the fevered, parched lips OF
one OF Gods unfortunate dying children was
heard in faint tone, ''Give me cup Of water :"
And it would seem TINT Eo simple request
might have been cheerfully granted. But the
dend - O'Erien," happening to pass heard Il the
plaintise CRY, and replied ''Shut up" The
roor fellow obeYed the stern command, and, Us
he sank back on his miserable couch With TINT
last request refused. the sou OF some loving
mother, who in childhood may have been tho
pride Of he. hesrt, died and was ready to be
boxed xp and carted nway, and thrown with
others into the trench dug in the paupers' grave
yard. .-,,,
rear in its place an institution where poor, de-
serted outcasts can find place of shelter. and
where, from their experience, they will not 1ecl
| that, though "refnge" has boen provided for
| them, the Transformation to it has proven only
reecue from staryation'e grave, where their MS
| cries would have ended in client depth, to
crave where living death must be endured, un-
I'll kipdlier fate releases from tho mortal that
! which is immortal, even though entombed with
IN ! paupera gaunt and shlverlng form?
EDaARDus.
| SOLUTION,
| 10 the Editor of Tie cIaieaao Tribune:
| CHICAGO, March 20.-The mismanaGement Of
the Poor-House of our county has been fully
demonstrated BY your successful aud praise.
worthy efforts thus far, resulting only in spicy
debate in your daily, in which Christians ane
Buddhists equally disclaim ITS disgrncefu
paternity. There is very simple and p1actca
solution of tho difficulty, not without precedent
| In the adjoining State Of Wisconsin slm1la
abnses existed in the Poo1-Houses and like insti
| r0~>
men advised that motherly woman OF inteni
gence principle, and experience, should be adde'
| to the Board of Public Charities Of the State
Tho Governor Of the State indorsed the idea
and appointed Mrs. Judge Lynde OF Milwaukee,
| The experiment has proved success OF 1"o
.nore Years duration, and the universal verdict
Of the intelligent aud law-abidlng citlzene
| that State pronounce in favor Of the change
| I cali it revolution.
Women, having the broad and benevolent sym
! pathy Of motherhood, who have reared faml
les and learned to apply penalties With 5ustlc
tempered by mercy, who have controlled houee 1l
holds and governed dependents, are. with thei
native gifts of quick perception and tact 10
management, eminently fitted 70 scent abuse
and examine details in institutions, Il
| WHICH their own sex in mature age an
infaucv is so largely represented. Voluntary IN
stitutious OF reform and beneEolence are atmoH
exclusively in their hands, and, with few ezceE
t;ong. challenge criticism. Besides, they nav
M shoulder-straps to save, no axes to grind,
noGtical preferments to seek, aud arc aro' conse
opcntly, free to do their OVID sweet vii ana doo
liddins, without let CT hindrance. Could such
woman as Mrs. Judge Lynde, OF Milwaukee; .
added to our Board OF Comuiss!ooers, tues
fearful revelations OF crime and lnhumau1t a
would become impossible because non-e1ls1gn C