The New York Herald Newspaper, March 13, 1874, Page 5

GOD’S CHILDREN. The Destitute Thousands and Their Generous Donors. ANOTHER BOWERY BENEFIT Tony Pastor’s Matinee Furnishing Food For the Tenth Ward Poor. THE soUP KITCHENS. In Charge of Mr. Delmonico. Fourth precinct, No, 327 Water street, Captain Uiman. Sixth precinct, Noy 110 Centre street, Captain Kennedy. Seventh precinct, No. 79 East Broadway. Captain Monnt. Eighth precinct, No, 114 Wooster street, Captain Williams, Eleventh precinct, No. 285 Second street, Cap- tain Murphy. . Thirteenth precinct, No. 224 Delancey street, Captain Hedden, Fourteenth precinct, No, 53 Spring street, Cap- tain Clinchy. Eighteenth precinct, No, 302 avenue A, Captain Tynan. Nineteenth precinct, Second avenue, corner of Bixty-third street, Captain Gunner, Twentieth precinct, No. 511 West Twenty-ninth street, Captain McElwain. Twenty-first precinct, No. 218 East Thirty-lourth street, Captain Allaire. Twenty-second precinct, Tenth avenue, between Bixty-second and Sixty-third streets, Captain Kil- Mea, Twenty-ninth precinct, Thirty-first street, near Seventh avenue, Captain McCullogh. Other Soup Houses, Juvenile Guardians’ Society, downtown relief, No. 14 Dey street. Mr. Oreuti’s soup kitchen, No. 17 East Seventh street, near'Third avenue. Howard Relief Association soup houses, old police station, Leonard street, ana No. 51 Thomp- son street, Industrial School for Women, No. 47 East Tenth street, near Broadway, gives meals and furnishes bee! tea for the sick. Fifteenth ward citizens’ soup house, No. 219 Mercer street. Twenty-frst Ward Reform Club’s relief house, ‘No. 232 East Thirty-third street, Bread and beef house, No. 306 West Fifty-second street, near Eighth avenue, Sparta Club soup kitchen, opposite tne Court House, Fifty-seventh street, near Third avenue. Twelith ward citizens’ soup house, Bariem Mar- Ket, 125th street. Manhattunville, 130th street, near Broadway. Iu Brookiyn. Fourth precinct temporary relief soup house, Vanderbilt avenue, near Myrtle avenue, Tenth precinct soup house, corner Bergen and Pearsall streets. Helping Hand, Aviantic avenue. A BUSH AT THE SOUP KITCHENS. The continued cold weather has had its influence ‘on the hungry and destitute population of the city. The Delmonico kitchens are now crowded every day, and the raw and piercing winds of the early March days are driving hundreus of the poor to geek assistance at these places where good hot goup can be obtained witnout money or extra toil. The amount of soup distributed yesterday at the gifferent kitchens under the management of Chef Ranhoffer we give below, with the understanding that in many places there was not soup enough, and a number of people had to content them- selves with waiting for another day. GALLONS OF SOUP DISTRIBUTED, Precinct. Precinct. Galions. Gallons. 360 Eighteenth. 480 Nineteenth, 240 Twentieth 120 Twenty-first. 90 240 Twenty-second. 150 180 Twenty-ninth .. 220 4 JOURNEY WITH DELMONICO’S CHEF, Yesterday morning a HERALD reporter accom panied Mr. Charles Rauhoffer, the chief cook of Mr. Delmonico, on his datly official inspection of the thirteen differént soup houses in his jurisdic- tion. Some idea may be formed of the arduous work performed by Mr. Ranhoffer, wno is one of the foremost culinary artists in this country, and who carries on a scientific correspondence with Orbain Dubois, maitre @ndtel to Emperor William ee and whose brother was chef to the Emperor Napoleon tor many years, and 1s now with the Empress Eugenie at Chislehurst—when it ts mentioned that Mr. Kanhoftfer visits every @ne Di the thirteen soup kitchens twice a day, ich are scattered from sixty-third street to Water and Dover streets on the east side Of the city, and from Wooster and Spring streets to Sixty-second street and Tenth avenue on the west side. The reporter baving ensconced himself beside Mr. Ranhotier, nd behind a warm pair of robes, full spee was given to the jhorse “Incroyable,” who has been going the rounds of the soup houses tor pout three weeks, Starting from Delinenico’s, in Futh avenue, the route taken was down on the West side, and the first kitchen visited was at No, 114 Wooster street, which is on the ground floor of a@ very large La There were a large number of poor, forlorn looking men here drinking soup out of quart porringers. The day had not Jar pro- gressed, and yet a 120 gallon boiler had been emptied of its savory contents. At the Centre street soup kitchen two boilers full of 120 gallons each were distributed at noon. and two more were ordered to be made by Mr. Ranuoffer, which in all made 480 gallons of soup applied for and delivered to the poor of the district, At the Kitchen in Water strect, near Dover, Captain Ujman has been exerting himself energetically for some days, and has succeeded tn procuring a plen- tiiul supply of bread trom the charitable shop and saloon keepers of the ward. Two boilers of soup 1 120 gallons each, were delivered at tnis place, and the next kitchen visited was in East Broadway, in the Seventh precinct. A bountiful supply of bread was used up here, and 240 galious of soup were furnished to the fami- Mes who called by their proper representatives, Women and children are served here before the men or grown-up boys can get a drop. At the Delancey street soup kitchen the applicants are chiefly Ger- mans and there 1s @ ninety gallon boiler which had vo be filled twice, and, as there was wecnty of bread given out, the soup, amounting to 180’ gallons, did not last but ashort time. In every instance, tne soup is very carefully skimmed by Delmonico’s as- sistants, thirty of whom are employed in the thir- teen kitchens under his charge, At the Bleventh precinct kitchen in Second street, in the charge of Captain Murphy, the youngest captain on the force, 240 gallons of soup Were delivered to the applicants, and in addition Blarge amount of bread was also given out, At the avenue A kitchen, tn Captain Tynan's pre- cinct, one boiler of 120 gallons was served out, but the call for soup here is rather light in com: pchveed with other districts no more largely tn. abitated, In two other different districts there Was a great rush Jor the soup, which was yester- day made of bees, beans and vegetables, PICTURES OF POVERTY. gi cate RN at Thirty Thousand People Fed and Clothed by St. John’s Guild—All Parts of the City Represented—Tabular State= ment of the Number of Families in Each Ward—Opening of the Somervilic Art Gallery in Aid of the Poor=Mra. Worstell’s Last Visit to the Merchants. Let the prosperous and happy in New York think Over and dream over these startling facts—30,000 People who are without food or fuel'are being con- atantly supplied with the necessaries of life by the volunteer organizution of St. John’s Guild. Thirty thousand people, who contprenend 6,000 families, composed of men and women out of work, of men and women in- volved in temporary embarrassments, of men and women who are for the moment out- casts, with no hope save in the benevolence of en and women, and the final mercy of Godt | Families that include all phases of suffering and ‘wretchedness within their folds; aged men and ‘women, who find after a life Of vicissitudes only a home in a garret, a lodging im the station house, @ bed of straw, or the shelter of @ shed, @ cart, a ballway, an area or p doorway in the open street; NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1874.—-TRIPLE SHHET, the crippiea and the maimed, who drag out a Weary existence at best, and who, while they Would hail with delight taat ultimate nepenthe which the grave will bring still cling spasmodically to life. The young and hopeful, who, starving upon a crust of bread, still feel the fresh blood rushing through their veins, and tremble with anguish, like Beatrice Cenel, when they are com- peliea by a crue! fate to murmur, t off from the only world T know ! From igheand Jife and love in youth’s young prime. Little cnildren and babes who come into the world as the birds come, to prattle, to plume themselves and to make it beautiful by and by, with their songs, their pretty plumage, their butld- ing and their happy fights of forms and fancy. Who would pass a wounded bird by and refuse it tender sympathy and aid? Yet how much more strongly does the little, coomg, crowing, dimpled and laughing chila appeal to the human heart, with its helpiessueas and its lingering sweetness born in heaven | With heipless age and helpless infancy St. John’s Guild has most to deal, for in times like the present these weaklings are soonest found, crushed and broken, at the ioot of the passer-by, WHAT MAY BE SEEN AT THE OFFICE OF THE GUILD, On the books of the Guild, in St. John’s cnapel, may be oenp the names and places of residence of these 50, Derecke- Were 6,000 families scattered over the entire length and breadth of the city, They are arranged atphabetically for reference, and they are grouped in wards thus :— WHAT ST, JOMN’S GUILD HAS DONE AND 18 DOING. Families Families % First ward.. Twelfth ward.......... 10 Second ward, 21 Thirteenth ward. Third ward. Fourteenth war Fourth war SIT Fitteanth ward, Fith ward. Sixteenth ward Sixth war Seventeenth wai Eighteenth ward. Eighth war 1,210 Ninetwenth war Ninth wara' ‘Twentieth ward 1 ‘Tenth ward 86 Twenty-first war uo Eleventh wi wenty-second wa: 86 i 6 *Now cared f e Ninth Wara Relief Asso lon. It will be seen that St. John’s Guild covers the entire twenty-two wards of Manhattan Island; et every one Of these 6,000 families las been vis- ited by the volunteer corps and tound worthy of aid. They are each given regularly, upon one da} In every seven, groceries and provisions in quanti. ties sufficient to last for a week. WHAT ST. JOHN’S GUILD WILL Do. So long as the public will generously place means at the disposal Of this organization, so complete and periect in all its details, the poor will be weil cared for in the most direct, thorough and econom- 1cal way. The groceries and provisions—oatmeal, cornineal, rice, hominy, sugar, coffee and tea—will, when purchased, be bought ‘from millowners and importers, and the saving of profits trom middie- men will thus place about ninety per cent more in food in the homes of the poor than vould be pur- chased by a per capita distribution of money. FRAUDULENT CLAIMANTS upon the bounty of the benevolent will be con- Stantly exposed, as they have been, for at least one-third of the daily aumber of applicants are im- postors, who present false addresses, and are to be rated as among the meanest, most heartless and despicable of swindlers, for they consume val- uabie time and only make a miserable attempt to cheat the starving, the homeless, tae sick and the dying. AID FROM THE CHURCHES, As the churciies are taking hold of this matter and jorwarding contribuvions to the Guild, it 13 probable that, with these sums and the additional ones tie generous from every quarter are aend- ing, the Guild will be able to,continue its extended work until such time as the season ior outdoor labor is fairly opened. In the meantime it will be well for those who intend sending donations of clothes, jood oF money to remember that every moment is precious, and that starving people can- not very well postpone their hunger ull “*to-mor- row.’ THE LADIES WHO VOLUNTEER. It is well known that hunareds of ladies of the most reiined aud wealthy circles are among the volunteer visitors of the Guid; but 1t may not be so well known that there is a wide field in which the services of many additional volunteers will, for the next lew weeks, be of great value, No only are they needed among the tottering hovels and nolsome tenements of the Five Points and of Water and Cherry streets, and in the attics and basements of Mackerelville and the shanties of the sluughterhouse district, where many noble women nave fearlessly gone, but in homes where refine- ment and delicacy has not as yet been biuntea by poverty. THOSE WHOM THE GUILD HAS SAVED from destitution and death have not all been vagabonds—and the word “vagabond” is used with reverence—but were those whom the great storm found strong and full of hope and promise, only to be wreckea without word of warning. Men whose music has delighted millions of ears and hearts; actresses who have won the plaudits Of the most tashionable and cultured assemblies by their genius, while they have delighted the senses Of their auditors by their grace and beauty; girls who have basked in the sunshine of an imperial court; authoresses whose ages have evoked a world of pleasant fancies, and have gilded many a heavy hour; leat) whose denunciation of sin and words oO} ope and faith and charity have echoed in fashion- abie churches, ana lawyers, physicians and mer- chants, have felt the strong rignt nand of the Guild, bringing them back to life, to hope, and it may be to a happy iuture. ‘Though the Guild has received in the past, and is receiving daily, a generous support irom the people, it will be seen how snsufficient are the do- nations sent for the future care and maintenance of 80 many thousands, OPENING OF THE SOMERVILLE ART GALLERY. To-day the Somerville Art Gallery will be opened, with Mr. Frost's entire collection of 150 paintings, for the benefit of the poor. The following ietier will be read with interest:— No, 3 West Tutaty-ercutn ome} March 12, 1874. Rey. Avan Wiswatt, Master St Joli juild -— My Dxax Sin—I have sent to Mr. Robert Somerville’s gallery, No. 82 Fifth avenue, my entire collection of oil Paintings, consisting of 150 ‘pictures, for exhibition tor two weeks for the benefit of the poor of the city through your most noble institution. ‘The gallery will be open for the purpose to-morrow morning at eleven o'clock. Vickets for admission, twen- ty-five cents. I will pay all the expenses incident to the @xhibiticn, but must beg you to select some one of your iady Voludteers to receive the admission money. Ke- specttully, your most obedient servant, ” CHARLES L. FROST, MRS. WORSTELL AND THE MERCHANTS. Mrs. Worstell yesterday renewed her visits to the downtown grocery and provision dealers, and the following donations wiil show how generously they have responded :— Fulton & Bookstaver, 1 bag of oat meal. John 8. Freed, 1 gallon of sherry wine for sick, Hays & Hoskins, groceries. ©. M. Burr, vegetables. Edwards & Wright, 1 barrel of potatoes. Levy & Lewis, saxo, lentils and peas, ‘A. Moses, 1 tub of lard. H, Cassey & Co., 1 box of tea, ‘W. E. Hartwig, | burrel of peas,1 barrel of beans, 1 bag of mea . UW, Montanye & Ca., L bag of coffee, Hoett & Ludeman, 1 bag of oatmeal, Greentleld & Strauss, | barrel of sugar. |. H. Moses, 1 bag of coilee. A. Martin, | barret of fiour. Ciark & Hunungton, 1 box of coffee. No. 181 Duane poee package ot coffee, J. 8, Martin & Co, L box of cheese. C, F Mattlage, provisions, Geo B. Whitinore, eggs. Jolin Herman, provisions. Hunken & Otten, 1 barrel of beans. J. H, Miller, 1 barrel of rice, Bogle & Lyles, 100 pounds of hominy. Cochran, Mix '& Co., | barrel of potatoes. John Combes, } barrel of potatoes. John B, Page & Son, | barrel of turnips. Samuel Sterling, % barre! of mackerel, ‘Titus & Bros., turkeys and chickens, Camp & Milleman, provisions, John H. Boschen & Bro., 1 bag of meal. ‘No. % Barclay street, beans and oranges, Young & Wegman, | box of oranges, E, P, &N. H. Loomis, 1 barrel of potatoes. D. A. Heyer & Vo,, | barrel of potatoes, Barnett; 1 barrel of turnips, E. 1. Potter, fish and hams. Charles Parsons & Sons, | bushel of beans and oranges. L. Benedict & sons, poultry. Philip Gilman, poultry. G. Mathews & Co., 1 bag of meal. No, 244 Fulton street, 2 hams. LM. Faller, pork. Muliord & Coe, | bag of meal, W. A. Henshaw, | bag ot meal. Parker & Gemniel, 1 bag ot rice. DOWNTOWN CHARITY. Work Done by the uadies’ Aid Society of the First Assembly District. ‘The ladies of this society, during the week ending March 7, relieved 250 families, averaging about five persons in each family, making @ total of 1,250 per- sons who have been supplied with meat, bread, groceries and vegetables, besides filty-one families who were supplied with the following articles of clothing :—35 pairs of stockings, 30 giris’ dresses, 18 women’s dresses, 13 women’s sacques, 18 wo- men’s chemises, 20 petticoats, 19 giris’ chemises, 30 boys’ pants, 80 boys’ jackets, 21 boys’ under. shirts, 2 pairs of sheets and 2 pairs of blankets, ‘The ladies have been obliged to discontinue the distribution of coal and shoes for want of funds, The above, with the addition of coal and shoes, has veen the average work done by these ladies each week since January 26. This week, through the benevolence of Messrs, Corneli & Co., Von Hagan, S. B. Miller, Ferguson & Locke, and others, and the kindness of Mr. Kettieman, Clerk of Washington Market, they have been able to supply, in addition to the above, on— March 3, 51 families, 255 persons, with meat, March 6, 26 families, 130 persons, with fis! March 6, 72 Jamilies, 860 persons, with meat The President begs to acknowledge with grath tude the sollowing donations — From Messrs. Cornell, & Moon, West Washington Market, 262 pounds of beet and mution aud @ promise of ounis per week until April 1. om 3. is Miller, Fulton Market, 200 pounds of fish 4nd a promise of like amount each week wnt! April 1. Frmo George Von Hagan & Co., No. 120 Cedar street, 100 ours meat and potatoes, turnips, cabbage, &c., with he promise of & pounds of meat per week till April 1. From Fergusoy & Loit, corner of oy and West sweets, 2 barrels of potatoos, 2 barrels of turnips, 1 barrel of car- rots and | barret of beets. Also various donations of meat and vegetables through Mr. Ketileman, Clerk of Washington Market. From Captain Lowery, of the Twenty-seventh Precinct Police, 100 loaves of bread. From Peter Lynch, No, 41 Vesey street, $25 worth of rocenies. . 8. Davidson, Pearl Mr. M. L. id Broad streets..$20 00 Mr, M. Lot Mr. J. A. Sullivan 1000 Hon. John 2/100 Mr. M. Folsom... 50 Through Mother M. | a vs Fairfield $8 pesrone 5 aise +4 | ir. oor! ‘rom Dr. J. M. simms Mr. P. Dollard. oO FINANCIAL EXHIBIT, The following sums have been contributed and collected by the ladies of the society since its or- ganization From Mrs. Snyder. From Mrs. Bierne. From Mrs, E. Hogan. . From Mra P. Hogan. From Mrs. M. L. Flynn 2) 0) From Mrs, P. Dollard. 10 00 From Mrs. Gallagher. 9 From Mrs. J. O'Brien Le Mra. Jobn Calli rn ™ irs. John “ 8 From Mrs. M. Loft Through Mrs. M. Lof From Mrs. D. Mooney Through M D. eB ESS came SnckS¥SBarhcte SSSSES SSS SF S88 SSS SSSSSsScessesss Sullivan— From Mra. M. Madigan | James Sullivan... 29 09 Through Mrs. Madigan | F. Lawrence. . From Mrs. J. Laird.. et. ‘Through Mra. J. Laird, 10 50 | 5 5 ? 2 From Mrs. J. Monroe 6 7 5 7 ) BY . 5. 30 800 Through Miss 2 Hawes... ++ 40 00 From Mr. Hawes, bread amounting to 16 90. From Mra. Loftus, various articles of clothing and dry ods. ts From Mrs. Maher, one dozen gingham aprons for chil- ren. From Mrs. John Fox, articles of clothing, blankets, sheets, &c. From Mrs. FE, Hogan, articles of clothing, &c. Totakamount ot money received from all sonroee, to Cash on hand March Il...,... Mrs. JOHN FOX, No. 3 Morris street, President. | Mrs, JOAN SNYDER, No. 13 Nassau street, and Miss M. E. HAWES, No. 328 Greenwich street, Vice Presidents, Mrs. ODa DUFFY, No. 105 Greenwich street, Treasurer. Mrs. M. MADIGAN, No. 28 Vestry street, Secre- ry. Any one of the above will receive, gratefully, all donations. THE RELIEF FUND. Donations for the poor received by the HERALD oMce and not previously acknowleaged :— pe Serrerieerereee rete ree ees . A Poor Bank Clerk, Stamford, widows’ rent fund E. X. J, for the widows’ rent funa. A Widow, for the widows’ rent fund. A Friend, Litchfield, Conn,, for the family No. 73 Carmine street..... Collection at David’s Island, New Yor! bor, for vhe poor...... tee eeeeeree eee e385 00 John’s Guild and the Downtown Poor. The following additional contributions were re- ceived yesterday by Rev. Alvah Wiswall tor the poor of the Fifth and Eighth wards, and handed to the Almoner of the Guild, Mr. Henry ©. De Witt:— {Those desiring to visit the office of the Guild will remember that it is in the school buildings at- tachea to St. John’s chape!, Varick street, between Laight and Beach streets.) THROUGH THE REY. J. H. HOUGHTOM. Wilson G. Hunt............ seeee SENT TO GUILD OFFICE. J, W. Honghton A., for the poor....... Be Little Edith, from New Jersey.. Charlie Mrs. 0 A. Goodrich Fay A Friend Orange, Orange, Mrs. M. Rossville, SandaaShosnnw va $83 ssssessesssssass 8 From a Lady Par ne! of the Good Shepherd, Brooklyn... 2 Little Laura, for paste baby. 1 Mrs. G. W. 10 | | Total.......... Previously ackn Grand total. oe o + eeeee+ $10,592 61 Contributions to this tund may be sent to the BERALD office; Mayor Havemeyer, City Hall; ©. V. B. Ostrander, President of the Merchants’ Fire In- surance Company, No. 149 Broadway; Andrew W. Leggat, Collector of Assessments, New Court House; George Wilkes, M. D., No. 16 North Wash- tugton square; G. K. Lansing, Earle’s Hotel; G. J. N. Zabriskie, Cashier of People’s Bank, corner of Canai and Thompson streets; J. L. Davis, Sheldon & Co., No, 677 Broadway, and Rev. 8. H. Weston, D. D., No. 3 East Forty-fiith street, or to the Rev. Alvah Wiswall, Master of St. John’s Guild, St. John’s chapel, Varick street. Packages of clothing, groceries, &c., should be sent to St. John’s chupel, Varick street, between La'ght and Beach streets, or if an order be sent a sre will call tor any packages, Mrs, Jud Brady, No. 19 West Thirty-third street, and Mrs. F, P. Earle, No. 34 West Fiity-sec- ond street, have kindly consented to receive sub- scriptions, CHARITY AND MUSIC. Shall We Hear Nilsson and Lucca Sing for the Poort To THE EpiIToR oF THE HERALD:— Your hint in this morning’s HERALD in regard to @ charity operatic performance is in the Tight vein, and should be taken into considera- | tion by some Of our managers, It 1s for Mr. Max Strakosch to carry off the palm. If he could make arrangements for the joint appearance of Mmes, Nusson and Lucca, in conjunction with his supe- Tior company, it would be the greatest financial | success RAY recordéd in the annals of Italian opera in New York, For instance, should he give ‘Don Juan,” with Nilsson as Donna Elvira and Lucca as | Zeriina; or “Ii Trovatore,” with Nilsson as Leo- nora and Lucca as Azucena, it would result in a $10,000 to $15,000 house. Boxes and stalls should be sold at auction, including the best taken by the stockholders, and would bring probably larger sums than the yearly Charity Ball. Mmes. Nilsson and Lucca are both to leave us soon. Could they not after their present engage- ments terminate give this, the greatest opera per- formance ever attempted in New York, which would be highly appreciated by the musical people of New York, and by the poor beneficiaries as weil? If you through your columns would make this suggestion I have no doubt it would be iifiiled. Nsw York, March 12, 1874. CHARITY, THIRD WARD. Donations to the Dey Street Soup House and Calls Upon Its Bounty, New Yor«, March 12, 1874, To THE EpiTor oF THE HERALD :— Will you be so kind as to acknowledge the fol- lowing donations received at the downtown re- lier soup house of the New York Juvenile Guardian Soctety, No, 14 Dey street :— Washington Market Butchers’ Association, 427 pounds of beet. G. B, Gilbert, order for 100 loaves of bread. A Mother, package of clothing and four pairs of shoes. Hyman & Mack, corner Houston and Hudson streets, 760 foaves of bread. Fulton Market Fishmongers’ Association, 445 pounds of excellent tish, DOWNTOWN DISTRESS, With the stronvest aversion for all sensational statements, We could not do justice to the sufter- | ing poor around us if we suppressed entirely cases | hke the following :— Hamilton street—Widow, with four children, two deaf and dumb, Infant at breast, no food or fuel and no means to pay the rent of $4 per month, No. — Washington street—Hoey, longshoreman, out of work four months; seven children; wile | sick over a year; no fire in room; children in bed | vo keep warm and crying ior bread. Bread sent, | McCaulit, No. — Washington street—Four chil- | dren; husband in last stages of consumption; no | fire, no work, no triends. Helped. | Mrs. Lynch, widow, aged and stck; danghter long time without work; without food or tuet and miserably clad, Supplies sent. u'Brien, —— street—Widower, sick; four chi- dren; daughter also long time sick; very needy; chudren halt naked. Aided. Similar cages are to be met with in all directions, The oldest citizens remember no such widespread penury. ‘he policemen in the lower and eastern wards never Witnessed such destitution, No work has been within the reach of multitades for long | the winter months, These are patent facts to every ordipary mau of sense who is not bewildered with the theory that it is better to starve poor tian (to pauperize them. We would not take the responsibility before God of those editors and ministers who, contemning the authority 0: facts, seek tostigmatize the multi- tudes of hungry naked families a8 unpostors and idiers. [ff a poor man, half starved, half de- mented, wanders, in his extremity, into two or three different chiritable institutions (obtaining Rome separate aid in each for the moment), shall he be ruthlessly registered as a “repeater” and stigmatized in a “black book,” and his name (all he has 98 earth) cast out as a “repeatin; uper ewildered poor man or woman’ If there are some Impostors—yea, many—shall we turn away the worthy? Ifthere is one Jndas, one impostor in twelve, shall we cast out the eleven? How easy it 18 to deceive ourselves and hold on to our money, or hold on to our party or clique and let our sutiering ‘ellow man die before our eyed! We are thankful for the privilege of Hea 3 a. share in ministering to the forlorn apd mmismng” famihes which fedly abound on cvery hand. Dona- tions in clothing amd provisions should be sent directly to No, 14 Dey street. Donations in mone: toJ. E. Cary, No. 11 Wall street; Ambrose Wood, No, 90 Chambers street, or to the editor of the HERALD, RELIEF OFFICER, NINTH WARD. Appeal of the Relief: Association. The Executive Committee have distributed through the ward the following circular :— TO THE CITIZENS OF THE NINTH WarD— We respectiully intorm vou that tne resuit of the recent benevolent movement in the ward has been the opening Of a headquarters, from which it 18 proposed to dispense to the poor aid in the shape of groceries, provisions, coal, &c. To meet the demand for fuod during the-ear.y winter many families were obliged to pawn, piece by piece, nearly all of a scanty stock 01 clothing, and to-day many persons are without a suicient number of garments to ve comiortuble and have barely | enough to cover them. Children particularly are in need in this respect, and we ask every mother im the ward to look through her storeroom and‘ send US @ package of unused, cast-off cloth- ing, not only ior children, but for men and women a8 well, The clothing department will be under the charge of several well known ladies, who cheerfully give their time to receive and assort the garments, and to issué them with judgment. Packages of clothing will gladly be sent for on receipt of the donor’s address, or if ieft at the Ninth precinct station house, No. 94 Charles street, at any time, they will be, through the kindness of Captain Wasnburn, promptly forwarded to headquarters. The ward has been divided into thirty-two districts, each of which 18 now being thoroughly canvassed by & member of the General Committee, who voiuntarily obligates himsef to discover and relieve every case of distress that may exist in bis district. Many persons are now suffering keenly, who, until this winter, have been in comfortable circumstances, and who consequently shrink from either applying publicly for assistance or even from making their needs known, and for their benefit we would state that a Confidential Advisory Committee has been appointed, whose duty it will be to investigate special cases in strict confidence and to adinin- ister whatever relief they can, without any pub- licity Whatever. The address of the chairman of this committee will be found below. While we have enougn to begin with, we must remind you that calls On us will be constant, and we depend upon you to see that the supply keeps pace with tne demand. Donations of money, clothing or other necessaries will be very welcome in any sums or quantities, and remember distinctly that whatever you give goes directly to the poor. We are under no expense whatever, and we know no distinction of race, creed or color in our giving. Messrs. Her- ring & Farrell very Kindly tender us a commodious room for our headquarters, tree of rent, aud the arduous and detailed daily oMce duties are per- formed by gentlemen who voluntarily give their services to the cause of charity. All citizens are invited to visit and inspect our headquarters at any time, and also to intorm us of any case of deg titation that they may hear or know o! that may have escaped the observation of our visitor. Out of consideration for the teelings of applicants no publicity of their names or residences will be made. As the funds in the hands of this committee have been specially contributed for the benefit of the poor of the Ninth ward, the committee feel it oor duty to confine their operations to that dis- 10 Please do not forget to notify us as soon as that Package of clothing 18 ready, NAMES AND RESIDENCES OF THE DISTRICT VISITING aR COMMITTEES, 1—George B. Deane, 424 West Thirteenth street. 2—D, O. Westervelt, 3) Eighth avenue, 3—W. H, Gedney, 67 Horatio street, 4! Dupiguac, 70 Jane street, 5— }J- R Voorhis, 786 Greenwich street. T. H. Coppins, 737 Washington street. 6—W. J. Van Arsdale, 110 Bank strect. i—James R. Fioya, 14 Van Nest place. 8—E. Gilon, 557 Hudscn street. 9—James Galway, 74 Bank street. 11—Captain George Washburn, 94 Unaries street. 12—James F. Drummond, 274 West Eleventh street. 13— {3; J. Richards, 221 West Tenth street. m Shea, reenWich street. Tim Shea, 689 Gi ‘ich street, 14—Jonn G. Bogert, 758 Greenwich street, 15—J. Wilzinski, corner Hudson and Leroy streets. 16—John L. Caverly, 13 St. Luke's place. 17-1. B. Wentworth, 335 Bleecker street, 18— Robert R. Carpenter, 9 Leroy street. John Nicholson, 170 West Eleventh street. 19—Robert Paton, 26 Grove street. 20—G. J. Hunter, 13 Jones street. 21—Henry Dayton, 50 West Washington place. 22—A. G. be ge: 59 Christopher streei, 23— David M. bari, 240 West Eleventh street, } John P. Faure, 238 West Eleventh street. 2 Jesse Travers, 272 West Fourth street, } A. J, Mathewson. 647 Hudson street. F, B. Thurber, 108 West Twelfth strect. 25—5 W. H. Carroll, 300 West Thirteenth street, 26—H, M. Smith, 61 Perry street. 27—Dr. E. Denison, 30 Clarkson street. 28—C, 8. Wright, 240 West Fourth street, 29—C, E, Hadden, 26 Leroy street. 30--H. H. Wotherspoon, 144 West Twelfth street. 81—G. Isaacs, 144 West Thirteenth street. 2—T. L. Thornell, 169 West Twellth street. raat SAMUEL A. LEWIS, Chairman. Davip M. EARL, Wings Gia, } Treasurers, J. VAl 4 FHanx J. DUPIGNAG, } Becretariea, Confidential Advisory Committee—Samuel A. Lewis, Chairman, 314° West Fourteenth street; Robert Paton, 26 Grove street; J. F. Drummond, 274 West Eleventh street. Headquarters, 339 West Thirteenth street, cornor of Hudson. Open daily from nine A.M. to five Pp. The First Week’s Work. A meeting of the Ninth Ward Relief Asssociation was held last evening at Greenwich Hall, corner of Christopher and Hudson streets, Mr. Samuel A, Lewis in the chair. Reports from the Treasurer, the Purchasing and Supply, the Confidential Advisory and the Execu- uve committees were made, and they all showed that the diferent departments of tne association's work were being weil and thoroughly attended to by those in charge. Some detailed facts and figures, taken from the Executive Committee’s report, will give some idea of the good that this association is doing. The headquarters, situated at No. 339 West Thir- teenth street, corner oi Hudson, were opened on the 27th ult., and from that date up to and includ- ing Saturday, the 7th inst. (a period of eight work- ing days), the following articies were issued jor the reliet 01 619 families 580 packages of tea, 4 pound each. 681 packages ot coffee, % pound each. S91 packages of sugar, 2 pound: B49 packages of rice. 410 packuges of oatmeal, 2 pounds each. 177 packages of corn meal, 2 pounds cach. 651, bushels of potatoes, 1,117 loaves of bread. 812 smoked herrings. T.quintal of codfish, 15 wns of coal. After these general statements brief reports ‘were made by each visitor, mauy of them showing that the districts were being thoroughly can- vassed, and that all needy cases were receiving prompt attention. TENIH WARD. A Noble Donation from Tony Pastor— Opening of a Relief Depot. New York, March 12, 1874, To tne EpiTor oF THE HeRALD:— Iwish to return my sincere thanks to Tony Pas- tor and the members of ais company for contribut- ing the receipts of a matinée performance given at | his ee house this afternoon, amounting to $1,750. Also to Miss Jennie Hughes, of the Metropolitan ‘Theatre, for a donation of $20, Mr. J. W. Johnson, No, 260 Grand street, $5. And T. S, Hayward & Co,, for the tree use of their stores, Nos. 154, 156 and 168 Chrystie street, where provisions Will be distributed to the deserv- ing poor of the Tenth ward, J. J. WARD, Captain Tenth Precinct Poli All contributions of provisions will be thank! received at the stores in Chrystie street, THIRTEENTH WARD. Bread for the Poor of the Ward. New Yorx, March 12, 1874 To rue Eprror oF THE HERALD :— Ihave this day received the following donations of bread for the poor of the Thirteenth pre- cinct:— Loaves. Martin Groseman, No. 82 Clinton street. "300 George Trust, No. 78 Cannon street e . Ww Thomas Brown, No. 276 Henry str ri} Total. ia sae o0verege Total contributions to date Respectiully, HENRY HEDDED vaptain Thirteenth Precinct Poli + b THE PACIFIC GOULD. What Is Thought of Jay Gould Becoming a Dircetor in Union Pacific, Js this all New York can do fora nai | Frominent Financiers on the Subject—Is the Union Pacific to Eecome Another Erie}~ Gould Not a Controlling Power in the Di- rectory—How He Voted Himself In— The Probable Futare of the Road. ‘The excitement in Wall street over the election of Mr. Jay Gould a8 a director of Union Pacific con- tinues to increase. It may not, perhaps, be prop- erly called excitement, but it certainly 19 a feeling of interest, doubt and insecurity among bondbold- ers, which may be productive of some change in the status of the road. Though foreshadowed in the HERALD, this election was viewed with great donbt even by men who believed they had the “Inside track” on all matters pertaining to Wall street news, To the very moment of the election many Of these did not believe Mr. Gould could Bre- ceed in his project, but they found themselves amusingly deceived when the momentcame. The whole election is stated to have been controlled entirely by the coalition of the Ames-Gould inter- est, at least as far as themselves and their par- tisans were concerned. People in Wall street are variously affected by this elec- tion, though none of the prominent men seem to care to give their opinions too frankly upon the subject, They appear, on the contrary, to rather wish to be left alone about the matter, and express no opinion until they find how the land lies. Some believe that the election of Mr. Gould will exert a bameiul influence upon the road, while others think tuat the effect will be neutral. None go further than this by openly stat- ing that they believe the influence will be for gooa, Messrs. Morton, Bliss & Co. are the financial agents of the Union Pacific Railroad. A reporter of the HERALD called upon Mr. L. P. Morton yesterday with the intention of ascertaining bis opinions upon the new deal, and also as to the statements about his declining election to the directory be- cause of Gould’s presence among them. The views of Mr, Morton are all the more important in consequence of his being the representative here, and the mouthpiece of the house of Morton, Rose & Co., of London, the financial agents of the road there, and whose interests are greatly centred in the road. VIEWS OF MR. L. P. MORTON, Mr. Morton said that he wished it to be distinctly understood that he had not in any manner op- posed the election of Mr. Jay Gouid to the directory of the road, nor was he to be counted agaist Mr, Gould in any manner, He said:— “My interests as a banker would render it un- wise for me to be a partisan in the matter, I had | Stated in Boston at the meeting that Idid not wish to be in the Board because [had too much else to attend to. People may draw their own in- ferences of my action in the matren” “Opinion seems to be pretty general,” said the reporter, “that the influence of Mr. Gould in the directory will be for the bad of the road. 1s this your opinion 7” “Itis not, I do not think that the fact of Mr, Gould being a director will hurt the road in any manner. People who labor under this fear may reassure themselves from the fact that of the twenty-one directors of the Union Pacific six are government directors, and of the fiiteen others only five are in the direct interest of Mr. Gould. With five in twenty-one he certainly cannot con- trol the policy or the counsels of the road. Should he wish, which is not probab.e, to run the thing in bis own particular interest, he would have a majority of eleven to overcome, six of whom are directfy in the interest of the government direc- tors. It is not possible for Mr. Gould to overcome such & majority as this, But, besides, I am of the opinion that Mr. Gould sincerely has tho interests ol the railroad at heart, and that he will not attempt to run the thing as he has done other in- stitutions. Iam a firm believer in the theory that Mr. Gould purposes to PURSUE AN HONEST CAREER and give up his former ideas, He sees, as we all see, that the future of the Union Pacific is a great one, and that properly, ey it has prospects surpassed by nune. But, asi say, even did he look at things in another light, he would be power- Jess to do anything.” ‘Wa it not @ general surprise that Mr. Gould succeeded so well in his desiga to become a power in Unton Pacific #” “Well, the matter has been affirmed and denied one way and another lor some time, bat his inten- tions were generally known, He has been buying stock for some time, and his strength may be imaged by the fact that he votet on 167,000 shares of stock—thut ts to say, the controlling in- terest in the road. (1 course it was impossible to Tesist this; nor was taere any attempt to do so. Mr. Ames and Mr. Gould had a consultation belore the meeting, and whatever was done may be at- tributed to One as mucn as to the other,’” “The statement, then, that you retused so serve in the same voard with Mr. Gould is {witnout foundation ?” Mr. Morton hesitated @ moment before reptying. “{ do not say that,” he answered. “I refused to be a candidate, but f do not say it was because Mr. Gould was a director. Outside of the Gould inter- est the directory is composed of the most reapect- able men in Boston—men who couid not in any | wey be induced to subscribe to measures which ‘were not in every way correct—and the President Mr. Sidney Dillon, is a man we all know and woul trust, Taken altogether, I believe the directory to be a very good one. As ior Mr. Gould person- ally, nO man understands himself and the business better, and he 18 able to put it, with the assistance of others, in better position than it bas ever been in. WHAT MR, A. 8, HATCH SAYS. Fisk & Hatcn are the financial agents of the Central Pacific Railroad, the combination ot the Union Pacific on the Pactlic side of the Continent. Mr. A. S. Hatch, of this firm, was called on by the HERALD reporter, and his views asked for on the question wiuch is agitating Wail street just at | present. Mr. Hatch seemed to be more willing to give his opinion on the subject than the gentleman who preceded him in the succession of interviews. The conversation which Wok place between the re- porter and the banker ran as lollows:— REPORTER—W hat has been the eftect of the elec- tion of Mr. Jay Gould as a member of the Union Pa- cific Directory ? Mr. Haron.—The effect has been or rather was at tirst, to depreciate the bonds and to put up tie stock, the bondholders, who ate the owners of the road, seeming to be afraid of the new man in the directory. while Mr. Gould’s iriends pushed up the stock as @ compliment to him. That there is a feeling of uncertainity as to the new management can hardly be denied, and the want of confidence has been expressed in many quarters, Still, the fact of Mr. Goula’s having FAR FROM A°CONTROLLING POWER in the Board 18 probably reassuring to a great many whe lear his baving the same control here that he formerly had in Erie. Still, of course, a railroad 13 like everything else, you can’t prevent a man becoming owner ot it if he can and will pay for it. Mr. Gould paid his way into the directory of the road tor himself aad his AOSraplicea he has | an unquestionable right to do 80. What he pro- poses to do With the property 1 of course cannot say. It would seem as if be could not bring in | many of his pecuhar tactics in the face of @ large | majority of the directors who are not in his ine | terest. “phere seems to be, however, a prevalent opin- jon that Mr. Gould intends working for the best in- terest of the road??? “It is quite possible,” said Mr, Hatch, “that he intends to re(rain from his old practices, and if he does it is all the better for the bondholders, But L have no opinion on this subject. 1t has been known tor some two weeks in Wall street that he was buying in the stock, and the impression was that he intended to get in as@ director of the road. Still, even among Mr. Gould’s fmends, it is thouht that he was NOT WISE IN 80 PUTTING HIMSELF FORWARD asa director and getting in with the controuing interest that he heldy it seems to them, as to me, that he would lave done just as well to have put somebody else in, devoted to his interests, but whom the puble would not have recog- nized. But as it 18 with his own name boldly thrust forward, it qu.te possible that it may not benetit the bon road either on the otuer side or here. In England they do not Iike to see Mr. Gould’s name con- nected prominently with aroad. But then, again, by becoming a director he Pak Wish to give a guar- antee of the good faith which he may be moved by towards the best interests of the road, and to rehabilitate himself in the public esteem. In this case he was, of course, quite right in doing what he has done. “A statement has been made Mr. Hatch, that the tact of Mr. Gould becoming a director of the Union Pacific binds the interests of all the routes to the Pacific coast together, What can you say as to this?! “That it may be true of the Union Pacific, as well ag the Pacific Mail and'the Panama raiiroads, in the two last of whton Mr. Gould and his irtends are largely interested; but it cannot be said of tne Central Pacific, a8 you know the latter is an important adjunct of the Union Pacific, which would be 01 comparatively LITTLE VALUE WITHOUT IT, and Mr. Gould and his associates in no wav ean. | cheaply. of the | =, the Central Bactfic, and I don’t think they wil “But do you not think it possible that it may be apart of Mr, Goald’s plan to do with tae Central Pacific ag be has done with the Union?” “It is of course possible for Mr. Gould, or any man, as I said before, to obtain a controiiing infu- ence in Central Pacific if he pays enough for it, But it would cost him a deal to buy from men who have no inclination tosell at present, ,and would come a@ little dearer than his Union Pacifle venture. Of course, such a thing is pos- sible, but hardly probable, and I don’t believe Mr. Gouid thinks of it. The welght of Mr, Gould in Union Pacific canuot imfuence tie other road at all—in fact, the influence will be neutral. T have no donbt that Mr. Gouid yi pecmatency, obtain be pe | tata Jgad, even 1D of the majority nim, 4¢ Te So déair a ie, there are only five against sixteen, leaving out the government directoss, but with six more they would have the whole power in theirown bands, I don’t, mind, say this is their object, but | believe the thing to be rae Mt they wish it, The coattion of Ames and Gould has done a good deal, and it is very probable we have not heard the end of it.” MR. RUFUS HATCH SPEAKS. The HkRaLp reporter subsequently went to see Mr. Rufus Hatch, the Vice Gren he and Man- aging Director of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany. The reporter wanted to know the relations Of the road with Mr. Gould. Mr. Hatch insisted on seating thls Matter aside, and informed the repor- ter of the beautitul prospects of Pacitic Mail, how finely things had worked since he had managed them. After some persistent question+ ing, however, the reporter succeeded in extracting from Mr. Hatch some expression of opinion, “I can assure you,” said Mr. Rufus Haten, “that Mr. Gould will not obtain any power in this com- pany to tts detriment,” “But do you believe he is endeavoring to get a controlling influence ?”” “I have leard of no such project,” said Mr. Hatch, “and Idon’t believe Mr. Gould entertains it, ‘lie two roads, that is our line and the Union Pacific Beers can go on without iteriering with cach other, “still, efforts have been made on several occa- sions to tdentify the interests of the two companice. Why should not this be a solution of the probiem?? «to be sure, it might be,” said Mr. Hatch, “but I don’t believe there t# any such project on joor, Pacific Mail can et on without Mr. Gould, and 1 believe it It ts highly prosperous at present, and asks no favors of the Union Pacitic, There was atime when the Union Pacific Railroad perme were our agents here and the Central Pacific on the other side, and then we used torun with empty boats wlule they used to run with full cars; but ALL THIS 13 CHANGED since we became our own agents, and we now make $250,000 a week profit, We have reduced our prices; but it is almost as cheap to run a vessel full us it isempty, and we prefer to do the former As for Mr. Gould, there are only three members of the Union Pacific directory who are in ours—Mr. Scott, Mr, Smith and Mr, Usborne. don’t think they can make the interests of the routes identical, and 1 don’t think Mr. Gould will be able to control us, with all respect to him. If such. state of affairs should come about I think it would be unfortunate for our line.” Mr. Hatch suddenly stopped short, and began once more to speak of the iine new tron steamers and the unsurpassed ‘acilities of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and the reporter left. HORSE NOTES, We have received the nominations of the severa) events ‘or the spring meeting of the American Jockey Club, which closed March 1. They are very foll and warrant a grand racing campaign, Want of space prevents us giving them in detail at present. The Juvenal Stakes, for two-year-olds, half a mile, has tuirty-two entries, of the chotcest blood in the Jand. The Fordham Handicap Sweepstakes, one mile and a quarter, has forty nominations, The weighs imposed on these horses will be published on the 1st of May and declarations must be made by the 20th of that month, The Jockey Club Handicap Sweepstakes, two miles, has thirty-three nominations and the weights will be published on the 1st of May. The Westchester Cup has twenty-six entries, com sisting of a lot of the best distance horses in the country. These are Periwinkle, Strachino, Mart Jordan, Shylock, Stanford, Village Blacksmith, Cariboo, Whisper, Galway, Abd-el-Koree, Tubman, Cora Linn, Merodac, Satire, Lizzie Lucas, Busi- ness, Ransom, St. George, Survivor, Mary Clark, Fellowcraft, Jack of Trumps, Waverly, Crockford, Wanderer and Fred Bonnabel. Many other horses, no doubt, would have been entered for this race but for the penalty of weight for previous winnings. The cup distance is two miles and a quarter. The largest ficid ever witnessed for this event may be reasonably anticipated, The following nominations are for the several even to be ruu for at Monmouth Park the coming immer :— The Hopefal St#kes, for two year olds, half a mile, to be run on the second day of the first meet- ing, has twenty-lour nominations irom fifteen dif jerent stables, ‘The Monmouth Cup, two miles and a half, to be run on the same day as the above, has also twenty- four nominations, comprising Whisper, Mart Jo! dan, Village Blacksmith, stantord, Nellie Gray, Sur- vivor, Lyttleton, Galway, Lizzie Lucas, Ransom, Tom Bowling. Monarchist, Preakness, St. George, Fellowcrait, Stylock, Jack of ‘trumps, Joe Jonn- son, Bessie Lee, Limestone, Jean Val Jean, Meta H., Donnybrook ‘ana Fred Bonnabel. This will be @ grand race, and should Monarchist and Tom Bowling be announced as coming to the gost all Tight the crowd that will attend Monmouth Park will be equal to the one that witnessed Harry Bas- sett’s deicat by Longfellow. And yet there may be other horses in the race that will beat bot: Monarchist and Tom Bowling. The July Stakes 1s for two-year-olds, three-quar- tere of a mile, to be run on the fourth day of tue first meeting, and has twenty-one entries. The Thespian Stakes, tor two-year-olds, three. quarters of a mile, has twenty-three entries, and will be run on the second day of the second meeting. The Long Branch Stakes, for all ages, one mile and three-quarters, has twenty-one entries, in- cluding Euse, Mart Jordan, St. George, Cariboo, Survivor, Lizzie Lucas, Business, Ethel Sprague, Tom Bowling, Preakness, Bingamin, Wizard, Peri- winkle, Oakland, Woodbine, Jack of Trumps, Stonehenge, Joe Johnson, Quits, Donnybrook an: Freda Bonnabel. This should be & capital race. It will pee Tun on the second day of the second meeting. ‘The August Stakes, for two-year-olds, one mile, has twenty nominations. This race will be run on the fourth day of the second meeting. Mr, Charies W. Bathgate has purchased of James A. Grinstead, of Kentucky, the brood mare Nellia Gray, by Lexington, the dam oi Alroy. She will be bred to Leamington. The quotations on the betting books of tha American Jockey Ciub rooms have not changed during the past week, with the exception of Weathercock veing taken at nine to one in the Withers and Belmont Stakes and ten,to one in the Travers Stakes, Filteen to one was taken on Sangamona In the Withers Stakes. ‘The horses in eo the property of the late Baron Rothschild, will sold at Newmarket on Thursday, March 19. WOMAN FOR WOMAN, Dr. Studley’s second lecture on physiology, given in the church of Rey. George H. Hepworth, was well attended yesterday aiternoon. Dr. Studley is an exceedingly pleasant faced, pleasant voiced lady, and has evidently a thorough and practical know!- edge of what she teaches. She commenced her | lecture py @ brief recapitulation of yesterday's lecture on the causes of indigestion and dyspepsia. | She said that we ought to take some kind of sea food as Often as once or twice a week, as We depend largely on that for our supply of brain force. Aiter describing the chest organs and compressed Jungs she referred to cold feet. She concluded as jollows :— | Cold feet is a frequent complaint of women and Lhold that there is no need for it; it comes princi- ally from insuMfcient clothing, and second, trom he baud which compresses the stocking; it intere ‘feres with circulation, Nature has tried ; hard to make it easy jor the blood to get back ta the heart, and she has helped it by suppiying veins with valves, which letit up but will not let it hack. Butif we bind down these valves, we must not complain if we suffer. We now come tothe nose; itis the principal organ oi respiration, You wiilrecollect the tacw that children who breath with their mouth open are subject to catarrn; it is because they have net beenjaugnt to breatne properly ; by passing through the nose the air is purified and warmed, and by breathing through the mouth the wir goes te tha lungs cold. Lveg leave to call attention to my plan for dress{ We should first be clothed in some woolltn gar- ment, and ail the weight ofy the clothes shoud be upon the shoulders; al) bones Saould be dispensed with. Nature has supplied us with forty-one bone to support our frames, and we can dispense with | all otners, LIGHTS FOR VESSEL8, New YoRK, March 12, 1874. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— In your issue of the 7th inst. I see a notice re specting the adoption of strong electric lights ta be used by steamers for the purpose of “lessening the risks taken by travellers,” &c. The usual maritime law requires that the steamot shall keep out of the way o! the sailer, lor the rew son that the satler cannot get out of the way ot the steamer, and is, therefore, in the position of @ rock, om which there should be a lighthouse to wart off all ary roaciiag vessels, Would it not, theretore, be well to consider thy necessity of putting lights upou the Salling vessel to warn off approaching steamers? Some argue tbat by the light of the steamer the aller can be seen, and the passengers, tn case accident, found mere readily, ei 4 of oy