The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-16

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sensation of indescribable nausea. They
were packed in like herring, all, without ex.
ception, the victims Of drink and its atten-
dant vices and crimes .97l COWS md
Down stairs were the cells in which the
prisoners of the night were. confined SEN
fenced on various charges; some for drunk
enness-others for theft and burglary. On
one of the hard pallets woman was repos,
ing. She reused up at our approach and
began to weep and moan in the most heart.
rending manner. Next door to her was
mother with child in her arms. One cell
contained three men. My attention was
called to one of these an aged man, who
came forward and protested that his com.
panion was killing him. He has beaten
me" +" said the man, "for the last two hours;
l am here for nothing; l have committed
no crime; l have seen better days. For the
sake of humanity take me out of this place."
His appeal was sustained by the appearance
OF bis tormentor-a young and stalwart
1rishman, with hideous face, who poured
out torrent of proane vituperation upon
the old man. The officer kindly released
the latter, amid the most earnest expression
of gratitude. .. ....
The station-houses seemed to be superior
to those of Philadelphia. The accommoda-
tiOns for the officers are neat and convenient;
the hall itself large and well ordered; and
the whole economy of the place admirable.
Most of the lieutenants are men of educa.
tion and character, and the discipline of the
rank and file of the police seems to be exact
and severe. A record is kept of all those
who are lodged and confined; their ages,
sex, occupation, and residence. The ma
jority of the guilty and the poor seemed to
be males, but the proportion of females was
frightfully large. -e,,
The adventures of these unfortunates
would furnish startling commentary upon
the scarcity of female employment, and the
inadequacy of females wages. Attracted
to New York, they run brief career, after
as brief a resistance to the allurements of
vice, and die an early death. '-.d
The history Of young girl from an ad.
jacent village was told to Us. She was
extremely lovely, but, fond of dress and
admiration, was induced on one occasion to
pay visit to New York, by man who
represented himself as merchant, and who
proved to be gambler. She never re>
turned to her happy home, but became an
inmate of one of the Mercer street houses,
where she remained for some two years.
At the end of this time she had contrived
to save some $500, and then. resolved to
change her course in life, and to live upon
her little fortune. At this moment the
tempter again appeared, in the person of
her seducer. She loved him ardently, and,
with woman's confidence, surrendered to
his keeping her money, on the promise that
it should be repaid 6ve-fold. She never saw
him more, land now," said the officer "she
is almost nightly occupant of one of our
cells" r.;
| Those who have read the works of Dick.
ems will remember how he delineates the
mystery of thieying in all its varieties the
skill and dexterity of the London burglars :;
the utter degradation even OF children of
both sexes, reared amid evil associations,
and the difficulty of detecting the really
guilty. New York cannot, of course, equal
London in this respect, but it has many re>
presentatives worthy the pen of the illustri-
GUS Boz. Anecdotes are related of boys of
ten years, who make the circuit of the city,
with violin and tambourine, and return with
considerable harvest, taken from the pock-
cts of their audiences, all of which, in turn,
is counted over to their leader, who exer-
cses brutal tyranny over his youthful fol-
lowers. .lJ e.i cr baG 8. gyr. SO II
The nationalities of the hahitues of the
part of New York that we visited, are
American, German, and Irish Of course,
American rowdyism is there represented in
its worst phases, buttbe fondness for liquor
seemed to show itself less among the Ger.
mans. Those who resort to the German
dens prefer lager beer, while in other quar-,
ters we notice that gin, whisky and other
poisonous decoctions we're the favorite be-
| verages. .la5 v.-gi
Our next and last visit was to the negro
headquarters. Down stairs a stable, the
second floor a coffin warehouse, the third
ballroom and a bar! The contrast was
entirely in favor of the colored ladies and
gentlemen. The room was cleaner, the fe
males better dressed and better behaved, and
the men looking healthier and more alert.
A large party occupied the floor as we en-
tered. The music, and the dancers more
decorous than any we had seen. Among
those who participated we noticed four
young white men, apparently clerks from
neighboring stores. They seemed to be
much consternated at the appearance Of the
officers and the strangees. But they wor-
ried through the dance, and took the first
opportunity to escape. og.,f. " ~.
Leaving fee with the woman who had
charge of the place, we returned to our car
riages, and reached our quarters, tired, ja-
ded and depressed. ban m J.w.g. u
| Governors Proclamation.
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