, 1876-02-04

70 The Editor ef Tha chitdgo Tribune:
CHICAGO, Fob. 3.-3ty businpsH Ia on Canal
street, near tho County Agents Office, aud 1t is
a daily occurrence that somo QUO OF tho poor
Uretches who depend upon tho bounty OF that
Office drops In to inquire tho way to It, or wan
ders into my place by mistake. They nro sad
visitors always, aud hnvo homo wretchcd atorieB
to Toll, and, when they are invested with ono Of
the rellef.tickotH Of that common charity, 1t ia
fair to suppose that thoy hayo given tlo Com
uaiss!ouers good proof that they deserve It.
Many ot thcm are Foreigners, whoao characters
arc hard for mo 10 pass an opinion upon hut
frequently thsro ara vell-spoken but unfor-
tunato Americans, who I can readily discover
slowed upon them. With such Invariably
pasB fow remarks when opportunity
arisea- The information 1 derived to-day
from q poor wdow Of this description,
daughter neatly doubled up With rheumatism,
ouly reite1ates What / frequently hear these poor
peop!e gay. Har meat tickct entities her to ]
pounds Ct beet, aud four Of theso uckoss hayo
TO last month. Tho butcher polnts her beyond
his saablo meat to miserable plls OF refuse
especially choson for this clasa Ut customers,
sud OUT Of this she has to tako what ho ctooasa
to give her, Not tit piece can she oyon get to
make it pAiatable 1t all 1t muht b6 boiIcd. Tho
hali-pouud Of tea and coffee which her ticket
opsit1es her to she cannot uso At all, aud, souner
than secelye the srsBh, ete taAos broad lnetoad
OF fu0l her allowance Ia q haif-ton Ut Whining
ton coal month'y. aud in return for her ticket
Ahs receives scarcely more tAan quarter OF 3
ton. IA ths County Agents ot,ico il her only
eourcs Of depandeucc, she ls obliged 10 ek0 out
tl,s poor llstle quantity Of furi until tho po1t
month comes Around. md 1t would make any
heart achs but that Ut County Commissioner
| to huas her toll how she doos 1t. Ii tho cou.-
petition for the county supplies uompcls
contractors 10 treat tho poor III this manner, ia
u not h!Bb time that fair prices. wholesome slp.
plies, aEa full measure should be the paramount
onlecis 70 guido tAe proper aut1lorl.ea In select
ltR tEen pound at good wholesome meat
of halt-noNnd OF fan coffee Or lua, would
| give teb tl1ucB the uuttiment. and s1n sure
| thata squaro haif.ton Of hard coal would e,yo
Jour times tho cosnfostof any nntr,nsut u com.
t0rt TINT can be derived fro,l theno uang nrtces
A. they ASe atpEesept supplied. j, Il, UorTEa.
IT NEVER NAppgAk1,.
| To tAt Editor a 1hs CAfaao yr.ount:
CHICAGO, Fob. 8.-ln your Issue OF to-tay I
notice : little fiction relating to an iue,dent
which il purported to have taken place at tin
premises known a. SC Wsat HARRISON. begging
your aud your infosmant'a pardon. no such sceuo
~ you Eep1esent occurred II 81 Wess Harrison
| last Wednesday night or on ,auy other night,
which Gun We proven ~ no Less than four very
| respectable fa1ntllos now occupying said prem
iaos, Tho iady rofoEred to in tha! baao fabtica-
tlou did not sleep In the room formerly occupied
BY tho sarmln known - 4 r Il1tt!o, but in al.
othef apartment Oh 4 nlAt1ress laid on the floor,
aud, moreover. the Baid yoEmtn, a. F, Hituo had no
1oou u tns Place designated II Tho time men.