Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-11

mands that some provisions should % maee'
" pos..oss ~ sissf
and the youths range from ten year, upwetd.
eseis... y, ~ ~. S, ~, ha ehsin ssns
ni.,e Na,s ~. t'Nsf .n'. ~, hsraseat
W. se,a' n ~ i,sas snSrt az henestv
may still remain In their youthfal breasts Is
ssiS ~ ~ w ~ NJ 49, ~ conncilsd ~
s.as,y., ~ ~, ~ AVN In M soeietv az
$3.50 e Az snrs' ma iek siest al mankind:
anu ~ Wy YIN, w. .n tin,es deener in
~ .,,'riisns sn5 uh,rinool al Vice and sin.
W. s,,,et IN lnavieare hi he path of crime
~ 49,, issr.~srd by hearine the experience
49, 49, ana they 10 forth ready for al
y, Nv Senih az ~iek einsss and viliainy.
lHf,s ~, as,,sct,nilv rsfrr this all-important
,,,s,,s- ~ So,'r Sonera Ne BODY. and uree upon
Soa he nessssity Of acting on II Al the earliest
33sS nn.s;hls
N-' PO-'''~.''' 49,, ,,.,.s.s
Tx srAttVN-hoe9AP'
In the city there are tive station houses.
These. in my Judgment ats ample -, me Ji,g.
Inc Pin sns stiors consider suf
sc;ant ~ III the criminals who may be |
IN nv. nr,saners are Supplied with good |
s-,-,,, x. - aiso blankets and mattresses.
~ R.serS.r,s Conrt h held every morning |
tsanday exeeptedl at this station. and the
n.;.es,er, from the lower station are trans
kars,a avsrx Morning 10 this place for trial.
Tlse io,ser or Causey street station house Is /
.,rail k,,r afI,ris al accommodations neces-
sary Tor the prisoners arrested in that district,
'-' ~ ~ m
r-I THE PAT OF THK NRS. s
III. nav received by the patrolmen Of the |
.,,x ~ Nemnhisis three dollars for each day or
nirht service rendered. This. while consider
= fair REMUNERATION for their services, Is lit
sis eh. when IA ing into consideration the |
h;,h nriees dem anded Tor the commodities of |
liz and the danrers they are exposed 20. i
hno,r ~ ~ n has been often said that men
mia ~ ohtsined for less sum who would
answer every purpose, but must seriously
5nnht n men as honest and respectable as
those Of which the force is nov composed
could Be induced 70 serve the city as patrol
man for less than three dollars per day, and
tne TACT snn. lo' ioss Of he amount L entail
ns's or aosenes, los =, ano hmssIr II viii
ca oy me oaSsr ~ ass Sasr thc snm ~
o. zen en- ia ' ~, H. ~ This eanes
49, nas - A - n. ri man and shonid
w.. into ronsideration when the propo-
tiuon W feuu00 'No P~s Va ~ -
a LoDGKRs HONE.
Since the setting in Of the late severe spell
~ weafher from forty to fifty of the unfortu-
~ w ~ ,,,,.nk;ni hsvs sonsbt and receiyed
shslter nightly from its inclemeney at the
ADAMS street. station-house, such shelter as
The station house affords. Many Of these are
honesf and worthy men, whom the chances of
sekie fortune. together with the late and ter
rihle disaster al the landing, and the unex-
peeted CLOSING OF navigation, have thrown out
81 employment. The present accommoda-
tions at the station house are inadequate
NM an any circumstances, the greater portion |
~ these h0uselesa wanderers being Obliged to
-sst their sore and wcaried limbs upon the
bare aoor. devoid Of covering, except such as
their seanty clothing may afford them. These
pitiable ob;ects, as a general thing, do not
cur mie ou M ~. =, rici.s;tudes ~
- h.vs cast nnon onr ~ aTits-
psnlhIs ~ ~. so,,a se+;on shonId H. taten
~ ~. T. sinshie 10 all 7 aIso submit
HI, ~, =, ~ ~ son.;derst;on of vonr honorable
nj '" AZ Se.SIs en- o,-r neor 7 am nromd
oOus. e., - nohi. and gensrons- hearted
y 800 80 kan tbs :, attsr in ch.rre
'i'iAsH' ~ " -, =.
The CHAIN GANG.
On hecouut Of no provision being made for
4 workhoure, as in other large cities, am
obliged TO have recourse to that modern and
lsmora1Hzing Ina,1a,ol hn0mh a. me caain
lrading in the extreme. Place a man upon it 7
,nce. who Is not literally dead to all sense Of
'hame, and the humiliating remembrance
exercises an influence over his whole future i
md earthly. destiny. By the erection Of a I
luitable work house, where this class Of minor {
criminals may be made to labor in some use 4
m and beneficial branch of industry, many
thousands Of dollars may be saved annually to Z
be city. and the humiliating spectacle Of n
laily parade Of the votaries Of. drunkenness
nd debauehery spared our citizens at large. :
4 would also afford an asylum for the many :
treet arabs and youthful mackerels with
Ehich our city IS infested. where, removed :
rom me pInIess Ea.e 81 = eoi sl,i ana near.ien
al aEocation IN NE; as wen as oe INSTRUCTED
2 ths principles Of relgion ana morauty.
Nay y be hoped that your honorable BODY
VII give tins ysur earliest consideration.
!, v;tbout , rsvu,., .n,,.on :
~ pfesenil We s are n t,a surgeon
,srties seriously wounded are brourht 10 TIE I
tations, whose wounds demands the imme- \
late attention Of a surgeon or physician. In z
hese eases Il 80 happens that il l. sometimes \
he ipnoeent and sometimes the guilty. Under !
M Dresent system any physician is called in,
Would ii rot be well TO have some regular
urss03 e the t force appointed ISd5t or
This Il also respectfully submitted for your 4
,onorable eonsideration. M u
a. -, ,,.
ihA lar -'e'S =. in1 DAf =
am happy to be able 10 report that the ex- :
enses Of last year as compared with that Of
be previous year shows a decrease of $685. :
IS &C. being size, 653 s6 against Sl32. l6g 62 for
be year 1871. The total expense for the year
ected with the police department, viz: Ser
ices Of Recorder, pay rolls Of officers and
men, rent Of two slation-houses aud Chiefs
ysysnger and all the necessary expenses at >
aehed 10 the well working and efficiency Of =
he Whole Department, N
Wb;Ia n has heen NV aim 10 reduce the ar 4
.xaa. ~ the roIfca dcna rfrnauf have -
ensss u ape Pvhiis IN ha,e nese.
y -, az &c., nj ssentsy - ~ iiro and
LAY ~. ~ ~. eit;.en ,-bfoh Z, ~ ~ ;st
iOpsly VI f sns eis.ten !" ns iisnt 81
,a,y,sd rIaseiv ~ ~ oond;,io, ~ tb. e;ss
Iek.su ~ ~ " wy S,St n
Z Police will Be dictated BIZ the same line Of -
oIicy.
TIE SOCIAL EVIL. :
And now I come 10 speak Of the greatest
,ansfsr ~ modern times. the HYDRA that =
800 its many beads In every city. town.
lilac 80 hannlst n the Ifnisn and drags
'ore ,'en sr,J vSomen down Ia destruetion
On al fha Cher vicss ~ faIIen man mi 10.
esber1tbs soeial evil. Thoso Who yainiv
!, in. fb.f this dsvs staf ing nIant n mt n -
al growth in our midst, have bnt faint u
conception of how matters on this head In our y
ity stands n