The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-28
THE DESTITUTE.

CASES OF DISTRESS AMONG THE ONCE WEALTHY
cLAss-rHE OPERATIONS OF ST. JOHNS
GUILD DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
Scarcely week passes without some marked In
stance OF dsstituton among those who were them
selves tho gvers Of aims
DISTRESS
Al St. Jonn's Guild yesterday OF this sort was
made known. gentleman Of elegant appearance and
refined manners presented himself seeking for help,
bearing tho commendation Of M NJ =. Hatch, No
81 Liberty street, who Is Chairman OF the Visiting
Committee OF the Twenty-second ward He presented
pawn tickets Tor dress belonging 10 his wife, valued at
$780, and thirty other pawn tickets representing
clothing 10 the value OF s440. For all the articles
pawned he had received $40 Tho last articles pawned
half dozen OF undershirts worth 81, on which
he received 81 This given to the landlady
70 whom rent Of course, was due he and his wife
ordered leave the house. and nine O'Clock on
Friday night routed Of their beds that the
could be shown to some person wishing TO rent H.
This gentleman stated 10 Mr.. wiswall yesterday that
previous morning. and that they were now reduced 10
extreme want. He asked that employment copyist
or come such work be provided for him. He was sup
Piled with few dollars TO get food, and told 70
somewhere Tor the rent Of which the Guild
would be responsible The gentleman referred to was
OF large means aud merchant In this city.
Another case OF destitution though one not coming
properly within the Of such distress that
exempded above that of the Of m llionnairc,
whose father account OF the occasional "sprees" Of
the son, refused any longer TO countenance him. A
member OF tho firm 10 which the formerly be.
ionged has helped him pay his board bill for some
time but Tor some reason or other has thought Il
adv sable to the Guild 10 procure him employment
and give him help
Another interesting case was that Of an Austrian
lady, milliner, who came TO this country few
weeks ago on an agrcem. made with persons
New York to into business She brought 81 900 with
her and was received by her supposed friends on her
ARRIVAL They got the 81 900 from her and then proved
to be ''sharks." The andiady OF the house at which
she has been stay ing took possession OF her trunks as
security Tor the rent, Tor the sharks lett her penni-
return her native country. and Mr.. Schwab of the
Bremen limo OF steamers will give her steernge pas
sage for $50 There Is still required about $40
GROCERIES SUPPLIED COST
The following is a certified report OF goods bought
prices paid and cash disbursements for the two weeks
ending January 26 by the Guid-255 barrels corn
meal at So TO- s943 50 240 barrels oat meal at So S.
$l,644; 265 barrels homihy at 81 IS, 52 75 10
barrels rice at $13 ST. $780, 100 barrels beans at 81 90
SS64 so barrels dour at 81 $3.50 ~ barrels sugar
$24, $685. barrels coffee at $50, 500 10 chests
10 boxes maccaronI So 50 100 tons coal at So 25,
$685. 10000 paper bags at 81 49, 1907; meat, $500;
Shoes $3.50; dry goods, s250 80 dozen comforts bles
tbed covcrs) at $l2 So &4l2 50 cash disbursements
rents pad for poor families and sundres, s5l5 total
xl3 594 25 The above statement We certify to as
being correct L. D. RICHARDS,
THOMAS D. ABRAMS,
Purchasing COMMITTEE.
NUMBER FAMILIES ASSISTED
The following table shows The NUMBER Of families
who received aid from the Guild during tho past two
each family and the number Of leaves OF bread gwen
TO each -