The New York herald., 1878-03-07
ALWAYS WITH YOU."
APPEALS or DIsrEzssED FAMILIES FEW con-
rRIBuTIoNs.


rRIBurIoNs.
for the poor at this season the weather
continues mild. lew days OF severe weather now
would cause intense misery among the struggling
families who nave suffered much during the winter.
These current few weeks will prove terrible ordeal
to thousardg OF families There Is scarcely dollar TO
be got through the ordinary channels OF relief and
the spring trade has yet shown the first signs OF
appearing the distress becomes greater day after day.
The money from tho Martina Washington Reception
has not yet been h collected and Is not ready for dis
trbution, that, except from the charitable people
who respond SPECIAL appeals there IL but very
little sustninment OF the deserving poor.
SPECIAL APPEALS rKoM POOR FAMILIES.
Tho following cases have been investigated by-St.
Johns Guild and are recommended
In East Eighth street family is in necd Of immed-
ate assistance. The husband has had no steady en-
poyment for years, being frequently confined At
homo by sickness tho wife is not able 10 work. They
have six children who in want of clothing There
10 food In the house.
In East Sixteenth street widow and her four small
children arc in destitute circumstances. She has
been sick for long and ono OF the children Is
also SICK ut present.
la Wooster street an Italian family is In great dis
trcss Inc husband has been sick Tor nearly month.
There two small cnldren.
In Monroe street an aged widow appeals to the
charitable. She Is industrious woman, but Is now
ance.
small children reduced to extrome poverty. The
husband was killed ~ pier No. 80 NorLh River tour
weeks ago. leaving his vile without any means OF
supporting the family. There IS neither food nor fuel
In Greenwich street q husband, wife and ono small
child II starving condition. The husband has
been unemployed for the past two years They have
been obliged pawn their clothing and 10 sell almost
ali their furniture. Al present there Is not even a
In King street widow is the verge Of starvation.
Shc Is very sick; has three children and is without
iuel or tood. She owes 50 Tor rent.
In Bethune street family Is without any means OF
subsistence. The husband has had no work all winter
There are i've small children the young gest whom
is only seven weeks ola. Tho inmiy subs,sted by
selling almost everything they possessed, TIL now
they have nothing more 70 dispose or
In Madison street widow needs assistance She Is
a tatloress has becn idle Tor several months
Tho poor woman and her TWO small children have
been dependent upon the neignbors ior support inc
past two months
In Mulberry street fsmily-husband. wife and two
small chdren-are in great want Tho husband has
been blind for three years; the vile Is SICK
Iu Bedford street woman is sorcly IN want OF aid.
been noarI from since she has pawnod every article
the pawnbroker would accept 10 get food; she would
DO glad to procure work but cannot obtain any.
In East l24th street widow and her three children
are destitute She has no employment, used 10 re-
ceive some assistance from church, but has lad
help at all Tor iour weeks.
In Seventh avenue woman needs help. Her hus-
band has been IN England the past four years and
In East Twenty eighth street feeble woman and
her SICK child need aid.
In East Fifth a family is In very poor circum.
stances. The husband has been out OF work since
August last the wife is SICK There are three small
children.
need, She three small children has work and
owes the rent Tor three months She was obliged to
sell her furniture to procure lood
In West Twenty-seventh street lives woman In
delicate health, victim OF neuralgia. She has
obliged to spend ull that she had formerly saved
Now she Is in great distress, owing three months
rent aud being without money or iood.
In Eleventh avenue S ianiy ls IN starving condl.
by accident the Railroad the wiio has been sick
and in a hospital the past three weeks. They have
four small children, VINO are need OF clothing.
In soutn Fifth avenue widow and her three small
children are IN great want. She has been sick for
weeks, and one Of the children is at present sick
aiso She owes the rent tor two mouths, has
money all and docs not receive assistance from any
source.
Iu Clarke street family in extrome poverty. The
husband has bt en- suffering from rheumatism Tor
eleven months past; tho vile earn sumo hing
by washing, but now she Is not able 10 work. They
have Two small children
sistauce She has Decn sick Tor loug time. Hor
son earns a little, but not enough 10 support MS
mother aud himself.
wife children, the verge OF starvation.
The husband is an industrious man out is out OF em
ployment. Tho vile and tho children are SICK They
have Deither money nor food
In East Fourteenth street widow, who is now sick,
appeals to tho charitable. She has To support her
aged mother seventy eight years Old txo small
children. There is neither money nor iusl in the
house
In Gay street a husband, wife and Eve small chill
drcn are red-ced 10 poverty Tho husband has been
sick Tor several months. The wife is unable work
In Spring WIDOW and her two small children
are in very poor circumstances. She Is hardworEng
woman, but has been sick Lor four weeks past ana
caunot procure any work All oil them in
great want OF clothing and food.
In West Fory-eIgbth street a widow, who has to
supporl aged mother and one child, owes tho
Tor three mouths There are other debts caused by
tho sickness aud death OF her father, Deco mber
still unpaid.
In East Fourteenth street, near avenue A, sufior.
ing family needs immediate hep The husband has
been unem ployed two months. Tue wife cannot get
any work. They and tner children subsistcd yes
terday on 4 l0ai OF bread
In West rhrty-lith street two SISTERS industrious
and worthy, distress. One OF them is not able
10 Work, the other out Of EN- pl0y In
the fall ior three months They rent TOUR
months
In Spring street, near Thompson, Iamily Is with
out any means OF subsistence The husband has been
idle for a long tuc; the all winter
There are Two small children.
In East Fourth street a and her daughter arc
destitute. The latter has had employ mcnt since
Christmas.
In East ll3th street family-husband, wife and
one little chid-necds assistance. The husband has
been out oi employment for the past three months:
tho wife bat trIflc by washibg-tasL week 81
In No. l66 East Thlrd street, hrs floor. house.
widow, eighty years old rs helpless and destitute.
Contributions
The following contribution Is hereby krowledged
from lori lies n Mott nj S,xI