The bee., 1882-12-23
PUBLIC MARKET HOUSES.
THEIR LEGITIMATE USES AND THEIR
ABUSES.

THEIR LEGITIMATE USES AND THEIR
ABUSES.
Public market-houseS and places
have from time immemorial been the
resort of necessity of the people of the
village, town, or city. They are, in
some places, the peculiar institutions
OF the country, as the places of neces-
sary resort, where is afforded the best
opportunities to study the character
and morals of the people, and where,
with much certainty and profit, obser-
Nations can be accurately made that
will show pretty nearly just what the
tendencies of the public habits and
morals are. With these facts as to
public markets as places of resort for
nearly all classes, the BEE has visited
most of them in this city, especially at
night, to see what was to be seen. At
st. Marks Square, Venice, some wears
since, 1T was the custom for all the
people TO assemble in the afternoon
and early evening for social inter-
course, to partake of refreshments. and
TO listen TO full brass band discourse
line music. So. excellent were the DO
lice arrangements that all doubtful
characters quietly left this square at
To'clock P. NJ, it being one of the DO
lice regulations that such doubtful
characters should not be seen in this
square after that hour, and after 9
O'Clock L. NJ. the streets were also
cleared of these people. This of course
could be done there because of the ex-
cellent police regulations, and because
All doubtful characters, resident or
otherwise, in this city were known and
registered 10y the police.
I'm free America we have no such
police laws or regulations, and il is
therefore much more the duty of the
general public, parents and guardians
10 protect society, and frown down any
immoral or lude behavior on the part of /
men and women, young boys and girls |
in public places, where of necessity re-
spectacle and decent people are re-
quired TO visit.
Our public market houses i'm this citv |
have largely grown to be resorts of |
loose characters young men and |
women, boys and girls who promenade |
through them using improper Ian
guage, flirting, and 10y system of
handkerchief signs communicating
their evil thoughts and purposes. This |
is especially true of young girls rang
ing between 10 and 20 years of age.
To close observer one of the sadest
pictures that could be presented is the
great number of young girls that fire.
quent these market-houses. with no
legitimate purpose or necessity for their
visits. They can he seen i'm groups
passing up and down and through these
market-hOuseS, and by their boisterous
and light conduct attracting the atten-
tion of the free and easy young liber-
tines who 60 there especially to witness
such sights.
Naturally these young girls, embryo
fast women, carry their market-house
fiirtations into the public avenues and
streets, and there, by making signs of
recognition and invitation, degenerate
into the most foul vice hence we now
have hundreds. it may be stated thou
sands, of Street-walkers of young girls, /
and as alarming as may appear the
statement, and still more sad is the !
fact we have hundreds of places, some !
situated on our best and most fire. |
quented public avenues and streets.
where these young people can enter
and be screened in their vicious habits [
and purposes from public scOrn and '
contempt. 3
No lover of morality and well-wisher ]
of the young can walk about the streets 4
at night and not see these painful 9