Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-13
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have heard Il suggested that until work
house can be erected, cotton shed
somewhere In tho city be temporarily
leased, and that the Migrants and petty
offenders at present prowliue and loung'
ing about the streets be correlled therein
Anything to get the scoundrels and vag'
abonds out Of the way. Until some pro-
vision is made for them either In the
shape Of workhouse. or il necessary, a
correl, not only the peace aud morals,
but the trade and prosperity Of the city,
must be made TO suffer. An in
Auential merchant tells us that
he is willing and ready to pay any
assessment that may be made against
him for defrsyipg the expenses Of rid
ding the town of mackerels. he would
regard such an outlay the best invest
ment he could make. There is not a
day that passes that the merchant does
not lose by theft at the hands Of these
juvenile thieves more than It would cost
to keep up . workhouse, even in the
event that such an institution should not
prove self-supporting. Nor does the
injury inflicted end here. Trade is abso-
lutely driven away from this city by the
repeated thefts, perpetrated upon coun-
try people in town on business. All
branches Of business are made to suffer.
II, indeed, the countryman does not fear
to venture In town ct all, he is very care
ful to get home just so soon as his trading
10 done, lest he should be assaulted and
robbed on the streets at night. The ho-
tells thus lose many ledger for the night,
whom otherwise would leave his dol
lar or two in their till. Parties also
passing on the river fear to venture
up in town after nightfall, from the
same fear of being assaulted and
robbed. A general prejudice against
Memphis is created, which, If traced to
its true origin, be charged to "a gang
Of juvenile thieves aud grown Migrants,
for whose safe keeping the city should
provide workhouse, and if not work.
house, correl. We doubt not the mer-
chant and the property holder is more
than willing to be taxed for the support
of either institution. The evil should be
abated, and that at once, be the method
what it may, and let it cost what it willa
ANOTHER WORD IN Qua Own BEHALF.
Some days since we called attention to
the fact that class of our citizens still
persist in sending North for that which
they can procure more readily and quite
as cheaply in Memphis. In illustration,
we referred to the matter Of printing, and
cited an instance Of drug house sending
to Philadelphia for thousand labels, the
express charge on which was in excess
of the difference in the prices of printing
in Philadelphia and this city. Our at
tention has again been directed TO the
subject. We discover that, with scarcely
an exception, our banking houses have
their printing, ruling and binding done
in the North. Why do they 60 abroad,
let us inquire, for that which home me-
chanics can do quite as well and quite
as cbeaply2 Do they take it for granted
that whatever comes from the North
is necessarily cheaper and better
They certainly have not taken the
pains to compare Northern work and
Northern prices with those of Memphis
If so, they would have undeceived them
selves. There are some things in which
we can compete with our Northern
neighbors, and printing is one of them.
Again we promise to duplicate, both as
to style of workmanship and price, any
Job ordered from abroad. Will our drug
gists, bankers and others, then, still
persist in sending their favors from home,
while those among whom they live, and
from whom they derive their subsistence,
suffer from the lack of reciprocal sup
port. While we let live, it is but fair
hat we should insist on living ourselves.
TENTH WARD CoLoRRD DEMOCRATIC
Clue. "A large meeting of colored men
vas held in the Tenth Ward last night to |
organize a Democratic Club. Mr.. Eli
3lass called the meeting to order and
stephen Grayson was appointed tempo
AIRY Chairman, and Eli Glass tenn
,orary Secretary. A ommittee of three,
consisting of Messrs. Tom. Avent, Ed
yard Bell and Lawrence johnson we're
appointed on organization. During
heir absence the meeting was addressed
" Mr.. Scales in telling speech. The
om mittee reported as officers of the
lub the following: President, Stephen
1rayson; First Vice President, George
Sormenti Second Vice President, J. W:
smith; Recording Secretary, Eli Glass
Treasurer, Washington Lay.
. The report was adopted; and, on mo-
ion of Eli Glass, the President appointed
dessrs Eli Glass, Lawrence johnson
rhos. Aventa committee on constitution
nd bylaws.
An invitation was extended to the
Tub to attend the barbecue at Wythe
Depot on Saturday.
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