The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-14
ALWAYS WITH YOU"
SPECIAL APPEALS FROM DESERVING FAMILIES IN
DIsTREss-HELP FOR THE POOR.

SPECIAL APPEALS FROM DESERVING FAMILIES IN
DIsTREss-HELp FOR THE POOR.
The following cases of distress all needing inne-
date assistance. presented to the charitable;--
member of the legal profession and his family.
consisting of his wife and one child who is under
two years OF in need OF immediate help The
gentleman himself has the highest references as to
character. This story appeals to the sympathy of
those who may be able to help him. for his distress
Is not brought on by any fault OF his OWL ,,..,.
money he had. Hc is now losing his eyesieht and,
therefore. uht to practise his profession An offer
to accept more suitable position in the South has
been made him. but he has not the means to go there
nor to make preparations necessary for such change
willing to help this man and his family can address
Lawyer for SOUTH HERALD Office.
family of eight are in poverty at No. 200 East
Forty street. first floor. front cast side room
Two of the children sick
At No. 3i4 West Forty first street back basement
family of seven need immediate assistance.
widow and her five small children in utter
poverty at No 211 Mott street. first foor No. B.
At No. 1863 Thompson street, rear house. top floor
colored woman and her two infants are in need OF
assistance.
A family of six are destitute at No. 4le East Six
teenth street, second floor The mother is sick and
the children are daily without food.
At No. 800 East Houston street, house, top
floor, widow and her four children need food aud
On the second floor of No. SO Prince street family
Of six are in distress. The husband is an invalid
They have either pawned sold every available
article they had in order to buy food and fuel
-Four small children one of them very sick, and
their widowed mother, utterly destitute at No. 81
Hamilton street. room No. Z.
family of five in distress at No. 23S East
Seventy-ffth street, third floor.
On the third floor OF No. A Mulberry street a
widow and her three children are destitute. The
woman is sick with heart disease.
On the third door of No 2, 127 Third avenue a FAM
lily OF four are III great distress. The husband is
mechanic and has been out of work since August
last.
family of five are in distress at No. 4O5 East
Fifty ninth street. third floor. They need food i'm
metliately.
family of five are in abject poverty at No. 800
East Forty-sxth street. first floor, west side room,
front. They buried boy. six years OF age. couple
OF weeks ago, and the husband is now Frustrated
with sickness.
At No. 1873 East Fourteenth street. third floor.
Southern woman needs help to enable her to accept
work She has some furniture which is stored and
which she cannot recover without paying $13. With
this furniture and the work she is promised from
the sewing department OF st. Johns Guild she would
be made independent for the remainder of the win
ter. She has been living with some friends for
month past, but AZ they are breaking up house she
is unable to find shelter.
woman who has suffered recently from sickness
and been in hospital for several months is in need
OF assistance. What she wants especially is clothing.
rs she has been compelled to sell every available art
Gle OF wearing apparel she possessed She desires
chance to support herself by service to
invalid. Those who may wish to help her ad-
dress Nurse for Invalid" st. Johns Guild. No.
At No. 439 East Twelfth street rear house. first
floor. family of nine are very poor. The husband
has been out OF work twelve months. The mother
by her earnings kept them all alive. but she get
nothing to do now. They owe two months rent
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.
The following contributions have been received il
al D.. for No. 1T West Fifty second street, 81 SO;
for Se a M1nE9e ssrso = co. "a &C.
and No % Sresn wi 80 str nss.
street and No. 55 south Fifth avenue, 81;
Charley. Willie and Adeline for No. es2 Greenwich
street. 81: ssB.." for general fund s.H r. q I"
for general fund, 81; ''Mrs. c.. for No. 1sl
ST. III c for general fund SO M for
cral fund 81; Mite" for general fsnd cents;
eral fund.- S.; Washington Hudson for general
fund, ~; "Aice d." for No IA Marion street 81;
East Houston street and No. $50 avenue B. 50; "A.
" S. Carlisle. for No. A Monroe street and No. 50
Lewis street. s5, Anon" for No; @s2 Greenwich
s% 81. Total, SO O.. No. '0O'n f'A
To-DAY's CANVASS.
The canvass Of the city for contributions in the
shape of money. clothing and provisions for the
poor will be begun to-day. A meeting OF the COM
mttee having charge of this matter held ycster-
day afternoon in the Wheeler Wilson Building,
Fourteenth street. Rev. c. 7. Woodruff OF st. Bar
nabas' Home. chairman Of tho General Committee.
presided. assisted by Rev. Willard Parsons chair
man of the Executive Committee, and Charles +.
Bunting, secretary. Several Sisters of Charity were
present and mingled in consultation with members
of the opposite sects All the charitable societies of
the city were represented. In all, 76 wagons S3 men
and 100 boys were placed at the disposal Of the
mittee
The following gentlemen were appointed Com
mittee on Observation-Disclosures T.. Dodge. Jr.,
No. 262 Madison avenues James M. Browne, No. SO
Wall street; Rev. I. NJ Peters, Shelterng Arms;
Townsend Cox commission Of Charities and Cor
Rev. Edward McGlynn, St. stephens Church; Rev.
John Dooly, Carmel Chapel. No. 1874 Bowery; George
Macculoch Miller, No. - Wall street. General Hos
pital Commission; julius Hallgarten. Mount Sinai
Hospital; Charles l.. Brace Chdren's Aid Society.
The following were chosen rs the Committee on
Dstribution:-J A. Faber. No. 15S Broadway; Rev.
H. Heber Newton, Bread and Beef House, II. NJ. Me-
laren Incurables; II. +. Patton. James Manchester;
Mrs. A. II. Brown City Mission; Mrs. s. A. skinner.
Childrcns Fold; Sister Amelia, st. Lukes Home for
Old Men aud Aged Couples Miss l.. T. Lewis. Howard
Mission; Mrs. Laidlaw. Eighth Ward Mission.
The object of the committee As heretofore stated
Is to divide the city into convenient districts which
shall be canvassed by bands OF orphan
boys accompanied by wagons and superintendent by
officers of the charitable societies and institutions,
calling at every residence and store and collecting
clothing. provisions and supplies including money.
Every will be supplied with certificate
the printed letter heading OF the General Committee
signed by the Chairman OF the General and Executive
Committees. and the secretary. Those authorized to
collect money will bear special certificate having
their signatures written in the body of it. and
will give receipts of the amount received The sig
natures of the canvassers should be compared with
their in the body Of the certificate in order to
prevent deception. The certificates all bear the seal
or stamp of the committee.
The canvass, stated. will be begun to-day, final
instructions being given at the downtown headquar-
ters South Fifth avenue, this morning, at nine
o'clock. The uptown headquarters will be desig
mated to-day.
The committee adjourned to meet at tho call of the
presiding officer.
AN OLD ACTOR DIES IN AFFECT PovEITYHIs
BODY AS YET UNcoFFINED DEsrIrUTIoN
OF HIS FAMILY.
In a small. squalid room about ten feet square.
the top story of No. Centre Market place. between
Grand and Broomc streets, the remains of the old
actor. William H. Osborne the friend Of Forrest. the
elder walack and of Manager simpson. of the old
Park Theatre. were yesterday laid out without