The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-27
LOCAL MArTE1a.

LOCAL MATTERS.
Iaersstin1 Caleslafion IA Il estimated bv tho..
who have the best opportunities Of soruaIsr cnr.
rect opinions thas there are now q this time NOT
less than ten housond dogs In this city: and :.
most Of these animals are utterly worthless -
propose to show In few lines how heavily ths
people are taxed to feed them and what 1 yasf
amount Of the staff Of life" is annually consurned
by the canine race. That our calculation NAV fsli
short rather tnan over reach The actual eonsump-
ton, we put the average for esch dog at one pins
Of corn meal per day, and the meal ct ninety cents
per bushel. Seven dogs out Of twelve win con-
sumo treble the amount, but one pint each Is suf
hcient for our purposes. 10000 pints Of meal
make 1861 bushels, which Ut ninety cents per
busheI. amounts to S14062l-she sctual cost OF
meal destroyed every day by dogs in this city
S9o4 37i per weekend S51, 1877 50 per snnurn-
and this too in city where there are hundreds ef
poor persons who are rs much accustomed to hun
ger and suffering as they are to light and darkness
LIS enormous sum thus wasted, II properly ex.
Psnuea, would feed clothe and educate 500 indi-
GENT children annually-would build magnificent
n.n LOT public purposes-supply food rairaent and
snan iHs, 70 al the deserving poor of Richmond-or
.eepen 'ne channel of James River to City Point,
~ 40 admt the passage of vessels to and fro at
gu seasons OF the year. Suppose then to the above
statement. we add the value of the meat consumed
~ aogs the time taken to prepare their food, and
'u .no anou1t OF property they destroy In various
= Acfu4I
does not fall below sl5OoOO '--- so''
,ut one pint OF meal is not enough TO keen each
dog. Let as double that measure vh;cb III, .he-
% De too small, and the amount Of meal consumed
cost 1921 25-2167t bushels weekly amann,s g.
81 965. 5.75-and Ia, ,062k bushels, the annual con
sumption, at one quart per day TO eseh doc shors
the enormous expenditure every wear of EIoo
6o6 Is, to support and sustain an admitted nu;.
sance A1i
THE City Assessor. we understand, has listed
And wha. return do the m.sses receive for .b,.
expenditure7 Nightly serenades by bowling cnr.
occasional fights and bites-and now and then
phobia-
The friendship of dog Is as enduring Is life
Poverty, misfortune and sickness ms come but
the dog is faithful through all To the lover of the
chase and OF field sports, generally dogs are indis
pensable, and, as q guard, they some times warn
You of the approach of thieves but when consider.
ed in practical sense-when weighed in the bal.
ance of dollars and cents-they are of no value to
any one In city, and are therefore an injury be.
cause they consume that which would feed thous.
given to them.
We are no enemy to the dog-on the contrary,
we prize well broke setter or pointer above any
other ANIMAL and have therefore not written this
notice to endanger his peace or happiness, but
hearing the number in the city estimated at TO- OOO
we commenced q calculation to approximate the
cost of their support and finding 1t SO much great.
er than we anticipated, determined to lay the facts
before our readers to consider upon.
Steam Explosion An old chap from Chester.
field, named Elijah Bailey, was Gagged last Mondav
afternoon, for being drunk and disorderly in the
street near the st. Charles Hotel. Bailey is an
elderly man, q cripple, and q noisy disorderly
one at that. He has made his appearance before
the Mayor on other occasions, and always under
similar charges. Yesterday morning he plead hard
to clear bis skirts Of all blame, and endeavored to
show that he was an injured man-more sinned
against than sinning-but his logic wouldn't 70
down-and he was tht fore committed to Jail for
want of bail
Settling Repard-Yesterday morning curious
case was submitted to the Mayor for arbitration,
which he promises to decide this morning l;
aeems that Capt. A. Wilkinson and Mr. VIM. H
Nuckols are unable to sgree to who Is entitled
to the reward for arresting the servan. Of Mr.. vii
liam II. Macfarland, found on board the schooner
Danvills. Capt. w, we believe, claims the re.
ward for himself, because he received lnforma.
tion from Mrs Gray's servant as to the whersa.
bouts Of the other, and aided In arrestipg him.
Mr.. Nuckols claims that be had had the vessel
moored 10 search it before Capt W. came-thst he
pulled the neglo out of the chain box-end that
the reward should be equally divided between the
Mate and Captain of the vessel, Capt. Wilkinson
and himself Whatever the decision may be, we
will make it known as soon a. we can learn, and
Qocl6lOU
nal, the matter will end here.
Ertortion Of Haekmsn Mayor has given
the officers of Police instructions to examine all
the public hacks aud cabs In the city, and report
such of them to him as have not the Council rates
Of charges conspicuously posted on the inside
He remarked that great complaints had been made
to him by strangers and citizens Of the sxtortion
ate charges made on particular occasions, by dri-
vsrs, and declared his determination to enforce
the ordinance against vioators when the facts are
proved to him. Every hackman in the city 10 com
pelled by law to accommodate the public, when
required to do so, il not otherwise engaged, and
that no imposition may be practced In tho rate Of
charges, those rates must be kept conspicuously
posted in every hack.
named VIM. Buchanan, who resides near Captain
Epps', on Shockoe Hill was arrested by officer
Tyler and brought before the Mayor, on the charge
OF being a general annoyance 10 the neighbor-
hood in which he lives. Two or three gentlemen
appeared and testified in behalf of the Common
wealth; after which, bis Honor committed Buck"
to prison. in default of bail for his future good be.
havior. sc
Rock Battle Officer Morris arrested VIM. Rowe
Yesterday morning and brought him before the
Mayor, on the charge of being engaged In rcck
battle, on Marshall street. with a number Of boys.
Rowe is the leader Of a gang of young rsgues and
was released from jail last Monday, where be had
been committed on conviction Of stealing set Of
shirt buttons. In default of bail, he was recon.
mitted to the stone jug, where his hands will be
kept tied for few months at least.
Fail Roces-The friends of the turf In this sec
tion expect to enjoy rare sport this season. as q
large number of horses have been put in training
for the campaign. The bali opens at Fairfield on
the first Tuesday In October, and as Sebastopo
Lucy Philips, Engineer, Frankfort, Sue Washing
ton, Vcrrifer, Nicholas First, Philo, Caroina, and
host Of other good ones are in training, prepare
tory to the dance, quick time may be expected a
all distances Besides the nags enumerated, ther.
are scores of unnamed good ones also at work. soms
Of whom are thought to be jewels OF the first water
Beating a HIfe-Whenever . creature i
brought before the Mayor and convicted Of III
using bis wife, be should be sent to the chain gam
fer at least three months and there kept at con
stant labor. Drunk or SOBER no one but COW
ard at heart would raise bis hand to strike th,
partner of his bosom; and whenever such crea
ture Is caught in civilized community, he ough
to be made to feel the power Of the law, to Its nj
termost extent.
Nete Mefhodist CAEreh.-Wo understand tha
about $500 were subscribed last Monday after
noon. towards building the Methodist Church nea
the Fair Groupds, after the Masonic fraternit,
had completed laying the corner stone. Thi
meeting house, If we are not misin formed Ia
brn0eA If tha Ore0nn Hill rhureh md IL inf des