The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-18
CANINE CIRCULATION.
Opening of the Dog Season scenes In a


Around the Pound.
The dog season has regularly opened. By the dog
season is meant that limited period in which the largely
circulated tale Of the dog reaches its melancholy end
in Short the dog days. when all bipeds grow at the
heat OF the sun. and gwen to whining abundanty,
are upon They have their influence ON all--jolly
dogs sly dogs, wicked dogs and savagea Of the bped
breed, who tho heat increases, manifest the most
abd symptoms their aversion to the pure water pre-.
rbed by the Excise Board. But there is NO pound for
such these They are not impounded neither
are they drowned, nor is the smallest fraction
OF fractional stamp offered for them. Possibly they
are not worth It But while they escape other dogs Of
greater understanding CANNES Of all shades
and varieties-ars in active demand ct fifty cents
head. This demand enduros for three months, and
during that time the ragged city urchins mako their
harvest OF greenbacks
thus made mercnantable property have 10 many cases
peculiar history, and wthal peculiarly touching
The boys who make their harvest time on the recurring
period Of the dog days have established regular bus,
ness for themselves, by which they make no small
pronts There are men in the trade, too ana
between them the speculation ID carried on to an
extensive and highly remuneratve degree Some time
before the official announcement of the arrival Of the
dog days these parties occupy their in securing the
AAOco
bers running at large the highways and arc summary
borne of to place of safety. Some starving ours
lean and stump-taied others majestic Newfoundlands
delicate poodles feeble pups either found or stolcn
and all hudded together in some outbuding, chicken
enclosure or crockery crate in the back yard Of
meagre scraps Of food. In addition to these
waits the dog fancier has always hand
and these too are kept il the nosy The
pacards being issued by the city authorities, Offering
fifty cents head for all unmuzzed dogs found running
at large, the Spectator finds that the FOR his pro-
duce has arrived and that dogs are row 'pe:, SO he
opens his nursery dags forth his stock conveys it
to the pound receiving fifty cents for each dog and pup,
and proceeds TO collect fresh supply from the abun-
dance In the streets Some parties have collected long
before ,. the dog season twenty or thirty ours,
first day that the pound is open there is an immense
rush and an astounding delivery or dogs The numbers
bred day, but this number decreases BY half in fort
night, and during the rest OF the summer varies from
one hundred to one hundred and fifty day. The
pense to the city for maintaining the pound during the
three mouths Is about 81 600 per month
is situated at the foot Of Twcnty-afth street, East
river, and is most dminutve establishment
Ior such extensive work, beng merely frame
shanty, projecting the muddy waters Of the
policeman maintains order the noisy urchns and
tha dogs they bring, and two rough men In flannel
shirts the saughterers Of the unfortunate cannes d
the hospai'ies Of the Institution whn. AS We stand
at the portal or the whtaxashel building we hear from
within chorus Of yeps banks and agonizng cries that
tells completely the nature OF the institution
INTERIOR
Of this gloomy den consists OF front Office with q
counter on which two men sit delivering tickets TO tho
dog cchers on the delivery of their captures The boys
do not draw their money at the pound, must be
mcmbered, but at the City Hail. where they receive Fifty
doorway leading from the Office pass into the
main and only other apartment Of the rough frame
building. Around the walls is double row Of dogs
closely packed together and tied by the rough pieces
Of rope BY which they have been led to tho place. There
are all shades and qualities OF animals found here
spotted coach dogs pointers settlers "bone wresers''
and all manner Of graceful and graceess ours There
are feas in abundance clouds of them arise from the
floor before the visitors feet and backen his shirt bo
som In their numbers before he has had timo to look
around. The place is close, gloomy and ll-ventilated
anything but pleasant II that the people In this
disbursement for canine worthlessnes the gamers
senseshe OF smell II they do pay ty cents
for each individual dog they get hundred scents from
The sounds prevailing here are deaiening. Az We
ceascs and an old bull dog Of savage aspect beins
deep bass solo Of banks and yelps. poodle with
make i trio Of excruciaog force and fnsly the
grand chorus breaks out again in howls yeps growls
and hideously maintained dlscord, from which there Is
NO relief bat In flight 70 the outer air. Al
.o seyerss :s q ps sss
period has expired Tscy are generally Kept FOR twenty
four hours Ia order any valuable or admired cur
Of
execution has arrived the dogs piled into the vat
the pups and small dogs being thrown in first and the
large dogs placed on top. Over two hundred dogs
thus pressed into compact within this large rccep
tace and the BORED covering being fastened about
two feet below the top Of the tank the Croion turned
and is played through large hose ON the struggling
OF dogncsh As the water rises the dogs In the
successive strata are drowned with scarcely struggle.
the mass being packed closely together that motion
IL matter Of great difficulty and rising Is impossible
owing 10 the covering Of the vat which presses down
firmly on the uppsrmost dogs, while the water risos
over their heads The drowning Of the unfortunate crea
contaminated, their delivered over 70
me oI e % acuns animals and
forms-their hides TO furnish calfskin boots lid
gloves W
$3.50 run SCENE
in the streets in tho vicinity Of the pound Is however,
while extremely udcrous in great degree artistic J,
spirit sh Rosa sas IN M
the "Horsc Fair" with substitution Of dogs for
horses. The great difference Is however that in
the street the dogs do On tho contrary hcy
pull back most obstnacly, twinipg the leash around
fight most obsnately against their fate Th. PROCESSION
Of the dog catchers through the streets forms n very
strange sight indeed. There OF ragged
urchins all unkompt unwashed, noisy and prcociouF
each leading by rough ropes one two three gonctnes
many As four forlorn appearing dogs, and handling
all with consummae skill gained through onr cxpe-
rience in this business Some OF the wrelchcd animals
march to their fate with logged, sailcn step without
performing any useless smiles displaying Inpotent
along fear but occasionally aristocra.c poodle
high-bred coach dog vents its Indignation n tho
rough treatment In angry snarls and desperate Efforts
got clear which sets the entire procession In cmoon
Az such tunes the scene is highly udicrous Attempt
ing to drive pig straight line presents such DIFF
ncuties nor such comcai features appear IN this
event Dogs minglc snarl, bite and howl; boys ,ng,
swear yell and wnoop, and only after the greatest d
Gully discnangic the almost nextricabie knot II
CANNES In time TO conduct them in order
through the doorway TO the pound. rhs scene is
regularly enacted In the morning, tho shrewd gamms
In funa ha In hal TAD
during the night for they always have eye bust
during this knowing that neither tho
dogs VIII last long. The during this period shines
for them both day and night and therefore they akc
hay equally we'll In hour Of the twenty-fcur All
Is dog that comes TO their neta dogs good bad large
or small, represent fifty cents each IN their eyes
During the day these urchins may be seen
picking up stray CANNES In the side streets,
enticinR away the grim bull dog from the
butchers stalls pockotinv the poodle that follows the
well dressed lady forciby bearing OF the faithful
watchdog from tho merchants store Owners N saus
Bile animals who may their favorites abort this
time may look for them In the pound, where they have
been undoubtedly conveyed by these asslduo:s dog
huntor-. but failing o claim them within thetWcnty-