Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-05-18

NNuc'
Hill, is taking the dogs "in tag n
dog-owncrs are notified to call at the
city Jail and get the license ticket. The
warm weather is approaching-thst is,
we may suppose it is-and it is COM
mendable on the part Of the police to
read the tag ordinance to tho caninss.
1t has been asserted recently, by high
authority, that hunger, in hot weather,
is the chief cause of hydrophobia. We
shall not believe, until we see a case, if
ever one occurs, that in u high alti-
tude any canine will run mad. AT tho
present time, however, We notice that
hydrophobia abounds in the East. Al
most every Eastern newspaper that we
receive contains accounts Of tho biting
of men, women and children, by mad
dogs. In many places in Ohio itamounts
almost to an epidemic, and in Chicago
the frequency of deaths from hydropho-
bis has excited general alarm, and an
| indiscriminate war is being waged upon
the CANNES. The number Of useless
ours either kept by fanciers or permitted
to run owuerless at large, is astonish-
ing. The Commissioner Of Agriculture,
in his report for March, dwells upon this
subject with earnestness. He asserts
that they will average one TO each fam
ily, or seven millions in the United
| States. In cities and towns that aver
e would not he reached, while many
a pack Of hounds and asscmblage OF
cars Of low degree might be found in
the ownership of single families. Posi-
bly seven millions may be too large.
| The State Of Ohio. with half q million
families, is supposed by many to have
half q million dogs, although little more
than oue-third of that number are found
on the Assessors books. II may DO
assumed, in view Of all data obtained,
As a low estimate, that there are hVe
millions Of dogs in the United States.
The cost of keeping this army Of animals
is by no means q small matter. The
estimate made in the report Of 1863, Of
ten dollars per aunum, or less than one
cent per meal, cannot be considered ex-
~travagaut, in view Of the price paid for
boarding dogs, the cost Of keeping large
numbers Of them in cities, and their e1-
elusive consumption Of meat. The cost,
therefore, Of subsisting 5000, 900 OF dogs
amounts TO the enormous sum Of $780,
OoO. 900 per annum. But the expense
does not stop with supplying them with
food. In 1866, five hundred thousand
sheep were killed by dogs, and their
value was So, 900, 900. and the number
injured was three hundred thousand,
and the loss il estimated at $500, 900.
SLIDr.-Recently there has been quite
q number of small slides on the road
opposite the Pacific mill. About 5000
tuns Of earth and rock, in all, is estim-
sted to have tumbled down, in that
ueighborhood, since last Tuesday. The
| toll-road owners have had a large gang
of men at work constantly, since the
first slide, clearing away. Nearly clear
to-day. Will be entirely cleared in
three or four days.
"THl OBJECTIONABLE SIY."-Rev. Mr..
Earl will preach at the Gold Hill Thea
tire, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Subject: 1.-THE objectionable Sim"
| This discourse 10 one Of the most pow
erful and affecting m to which NO
ever listened. While being delivered
last Sunday, At Virginia, an immense
audience were almost if not quite with
out exception movsdt to tears.
ST. JoHY's CHuRcH.-Service and ser
mon tomorrow rs usual, at IL A. N. and
8 p. NJ. Sunday School at l2aP n.
BArLEp.-Casper Haupt is under S.
900, bail.