New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-04
tao Orleans Daily GrGsrrut,
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1856.


There is infinitely more hpmor and descriptive
power in the following artiele on dogs from
the La Crosse Democrat, than in oil the A, Wards,
Bill Arps. josh Billings, ct i'd onne genus, in
America. The hit at Ben Butler is inimitable
Ia Crosse Is deficient in Rany respects lacking
in many conFepiences, comforts and Injuries
which time, patient, perseyeTing labor, and the ex
pendture of many of Chase's frauds in the shape
tyf money can alone give u.s. We have as yet few
well paved streets, not many hre-proof business
houses. no FIRE department, nothing in the shape
Of an apparatus for laying the dust of business
streets during the heated term, public hall wor-
thy lie name a steamboat levee hardly to be con
sidered one, no public park; but in one thing the
city ahounds--is fruitful, running overland that IS
in the number of dogs infesting the streets thor-
Upghfares by-ways and alleys Of our city. Il,
All theEbusiness men keep dogs-aii tae .la, ~
chanics, lahoTinE, steamboat and Talfoa9 i -
have dogs-eyery boy has deg, ana s9las q eaetu
more than one. Rich poor. hign, luN shIIa8 htGgs,
small intelligent or ignoTant--aH nays .to " ~
the fashion, and keep dog e as5sna ae ysi 4 III
steus lie on their front steps, SMART ana yeiP e se
heels Of the pedestrians, q W.
horses passing through the sttsesst (. III .;.;4
Ana Ebase docs have entions, rows, go VISIT
ing and conduct themselves anona " Ss. @
errass 81 washington The angle OF Main and
Second streets is very attractive point for the
ssettSenraTt 81 dog sflairs of honor.
yV;tbin bsiIing distance of this spot some two
hrndrss and forty.seyen and half dogs hang ont,
some Of them pugilistic curses. The appearance
RI 4 strange " purp y is the signal for a row.
Some big son of q female s dorg makes rush
NJ yhe stranger-there is a hewling, and groEi-
ing rolling and tumbling, shakng-up, 2
ehawing of hides, and o general turning olt ~
the other two hundred and foTfy-six ana nan
They come pell-mell to the scene OF oonhct-nls
and little, shaggy and smooth, plack ala 1ii WE Pa
Butler after he had made an unsuccessful NUM-
for spoons. others looking as meek ana
doeila as an abolitionist alter readhg me
Ia Crosse Republican. If the strange dog is the
e4fndar ane iii the fght'i and the other purp is
1ixin HIM brisk recon- oissance in force, the re-
f1aininr two hundred and forty-six dogs DO their
best rs chaW the stranger, and make him howl
lika radical quarteTmaster fearful OF losing his
ofIfee But If The stranger is holding his own, or
delivering short lecture on d ludicious use OF
laws and taeth, the remaining ours prudenty ab-
stain from interfering, and make the stranger
dog acquaintance without delay for such is
Iife
We believe there is city tax on dogs-the
amount we have forgotten. Neither do we know
whose duty it is TO collect it, but the tax must be
an immense source Of revenue to the cry. La
Crosse ought to be exempt from ali other taxation
and our surplus resources devoted to bringing rail-
roads and trade to this point and improving the
appearances of La Crosse. There are probably not
less than g. coo inhabitants in our city. Allowing
to each inhabitant two and a half dogs "a small
ayerage1 we have 5000 dogs in La Crosse, tax
Of three dollars on each one of the CANNES would
realize SAC, 600 a princelY sum, which wonld
materially add to the resources of our city, and
lessen the burdens of taxation. All dogs for whom
{ alieense tax was not paid within reasonable
time should be killed and converted into sausage
meat, the profits from the sale Of which might be
set aside to buy steam FIRE engine.
But, seriously, the dogs of Lacrosse, with few
exceptions, form annuisance which should be
abated without delay for the public safety. They
are neither ornamental or useful, and all liable to
80 mad f without just cause q proyocation." AZ
evil communications corrupt good manners, 50
one dog with hydrophobia could infiict ncalcu-
liable harm by bestowiDg free bites on human and
.hrnte members of the animal kingdom. If there
s any town, city or village in the~ West in want OF
dorgs, let them send delegate here to .Dego-
flute d l0an from Lacrosse fever and ague sec
tons can be accommodated with very choice as
sortment Of canine y and bark, atshort notice
and from "a unlimited supply. Don't g be back
ward in coming forward