The New York herald., 1878-02-27

whose appeals made In this column obtain the
names and addressesin full BY applying al this oniee
CHARITABLE SOCIETIES UNABLE TO COPE WITH
THE PREVAILING pIsrREss-sPEcIAn APPEALS.
The poor families that have been dependent on tho
charitable societies have been undergoing bitter ex-
perence Tor the past lew days. There Is money with
which to purchase the needed supplies Tor them, and
they have 10 be turned away vii hout relief rhe WIS.,
itors among the tenement continue to narrate
tales OF the distress which they witness but they
poweress 10 ex9nd to tho sufferers anything Mt all
IKE adequate assistance While the favorable weather
prevents the keen pain OF cold from being added
to hunger II causes people 10 forget The poor. The
poverty which prevails ,his month Is more serious
than II has teen any Time thi. season. but the
cietes have now acknowledge that they are unable
TO cope win II. The only apparent relief wnicn tho
poor can now look to the iund bc distributed
iiom the proceeds oi tue Martha Washington rcc.p-
tion, and this money has not yet been All returned,
but wiil likely be ready Tor use by the 6uld IN day
or Two.
APPEALS FROM POOR FAMILIES.
The following cases or distress have been examined
by ST. johns Guiid und are recommended Ms descrv
ing
In West Thirty -eishth street family is In great
distress. The husband is suffering from heart ds-
ease, the vile covered with ubsccsses. They 80 hot
receive any assstaDce ANA nave nethcr uc nor Iood
In second street Two wdows--motner and daugn-
ter-arc IN very pcedy circumstances lhe mother 8
sevehty-onc years Old and inarm; The daughter has
been SICK Tor sixteen months There are Two small
children.
ln Second avenue family consisting OF husband,
vile and Two small children are IN need o assistance.
The husbanr has been out OF employment Tor the past
ten months; the wfe Is not able TO work.
In Mulberry street widow ana her Two children
are IN starving condition. she mas NO work az
present.
In East Thrty.fourth street n husband, vile and
two children are without any means OF Subsistence.
The husband has ueen unemployed Tor Our mont.s
past; tie w,fe Is unaelc 10 work. rney have been
Obliged to pawa almost all their furniture and clotnng
to procure loou Tnere is no fuei.in the hUuIe.
In East Sixtictn street widow appeals 10 III Q
charitable. Sne has TO support her aged mother and
tour children Ou' Is at present destitute. having becu
SICK since Christmas.
In sullivan street iamiy Is reduced to extrome
poverty. Tue husband has been sick Tor long iime
and rs now In the hospital. The wife used TO earn
something ly sewisg anu washing, but has not
earned anything the last three weeks They have lvs
small chiidten.
In West third street widow is on the verge OF star.
vation. Sue two chiluren the Youngest of whom
IS only four months old She Is without enipio
In East Forty.sixth family Is In great want.
The man has mad no work Tor the past three months
| clothing. There are seven small children.
In East Eighteenth street widow and her two
snare" % ~, arc IN poverty; sae SIS Is an Industrious
In East Twenty fifth street sick vile. husband and
six small children are IN destitute circumstances.
The husband has been Idle Tor long time the only
assistance they receive is 81 week.
In Delaney street couple 10 in distress. Tho hus.
band has been sick tor past three years and the
wie Is at present sick also. They do not receive any
| help.
In East Fifty ninth street husband, wlfo and I'VE
small chiuren are In starving condition. Tue hus-
band has been unemployed since November last The
only food hcy had yesterday consisted OF loaf OF
bread given 10 tnem by kind neishbor.
SOUTHERN AUTHORIZES IN DISTRESS
Southern lazy, whose property was ali lost BY tho
late war, is now IN need OF help. She alict ID
some time ago with typhsij fever, whicn severe
that she mas been ever since almost cripple. she is
highly cultured lady, and contrived to make u liv.
ing by writing for tie newspapers Recently she un
dertoOk 10 write book, and the work, OF course,
brought In no mme diate remuneration and the
10 that she is now completely penuiless ard very
much in need oi generous helping nand Contrlbu
tons can be sent 10 her 10 this oce addressed Ia
"Southern AuthOress