New-York tribune., 1867-08-26
suRRoeATE,s coURT.-DeiOre surOgate TOCKEa.
cprELrY TO ANIMALs.

The American Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Animals has issued Its first annual report
comprising the charter and bylaws OF the society eo
reports OF its Secretary Treasurer and Executive oo'n
mittee detailed statement Of arrests and conVicoM
procured by the Society since its organizaton ana s
abstract of State County and Board Or Health laws to
ating TO the objects OF the Society , . ,o.. ao. .
This Association formed April IL, lse6. unaer y
charter granted by the Legislature and obtaLed as w
AZ informed by the Secretary chiefly ny INC "
the present President OF the Society In the early uy
~ re INSTITUTION II became evident that the getes|
bstace 10 the attainment OF lts OBJECT Mas lhe
efcent laws on the subject The fret efforts OF te 30
% Therefore directed 10 remedy tins defect, and
after much consultation drafts Of efficient laws werf
prepared and submitted TO the Legislature, the result
which was the subsequent passage Of the Act Tor tns
eecua prevention Of cruelty 70 bs socIotv
turned ter attention. several relating 70 the man
Of transporting sheep and calves through ons wv, c
which 1t is alleged that much cruelty was iotmery prc
ticed, .he animals being tied in p2irfal manner, an9
piled one upon another In small carts, theteDy eausn
great and unnecessary suffering Several persons wer.
arrested for This ofense who fined from $40 TO W
each some Of them receiving additional punlshmento
imprsonmen The Society believe that, IN consequen4
OF their efforts, this practice has been almost enuret
abandoned -.,--,,.,.., a.,
city OF adnteratng the food VI horses and cattle D mix
ing ground plaster with their meal but owing 10 tna u
trustworthy character Of the witnesses relied on 70 su
tain toe charge, the magistrate before whom tne eass
brought declined 70 impose any penalty on tue par
Throueh the instrumentaity of the Society act w
procured from the Legislature forbdding the eontnn
OF cattle in railroad cars While pelng h
without being unl0aded for rest, Watering ana Ie1l
for period of at least 10 hours tbs period OF - noun
may have been IN the cars without prevo
20 their reception BY any G Se e m TessannS M 1i s p
visions from operating upon the cars OF the BsIso sns
t Atlantic and Great western Railroad before their
rival AT Salamanca The officers OF the society are con
yinced that the excepted localities are the very ones
which should been especially made amenabe TO the
general provisions OF the law - ,.. oo-, =,
The subject of pavements and roadsurfaces early M
raoted the attention of the Society and considerable exc
ertOn has made TO ascertain the style OF paNeen
which would combine the most secure and comfortabN
footing for horses with the least resistance to the passage
OF wheels After careful comparison ana s
that in their opinion the Nicholson pavement best com
bines these requisites while at the same time ss conpa
stiye noselessness essential addition 70 the comfort
of human beings The utmost eXertons OF the society
have thus far only succeeded N procuring tts o, t.
payement on small portion OF Hassau-st but they srs
FTatided TO learn that the experiment VIII Pr00aoV
shortly be extended to other streets OF Ine ey
sd drSe SHARE OF the attention Of the Society, and
many arrests have been made on Ins raaLso, % II ~
nont from s1O TO $50 and sometimes with the addition
Of Imprisonment Of from one to ten days =. y,.o..,o
The Secretary thinks that the subject OF ylysecuo7
demands more attention nom the humane than 1t h%
The Treasurer reports the receipts Of the Society up
NAL IssT 20 be 81 Is4 and the balance on hand Qto
The following convictions and fines were PTocnrsa "
9h.S this SSGSfE n aSTn a HohenHt cruelty
dog co. J. Fisher, cruelty carrying GaSes, seS McPs
driving horso with toot 30 IL rotyhs sa n
inc xi5: A. Reyn1lds, driving lame norse' VIZ. ~
Uemcr driving lno horse, $40; A nichols orHIn.Ks
horse With sore under the collar, slO Wnam Suiitn
dTiyng a lame horse one days imprisonment 1oEu Wv"
MISSIONARY NEws.-A Honolulu paper has
tho foowinr item: ''The Morning Star left Hon0uiui
bv the way Of Ho the Marquesas Islands on tne sth
~ March The Rev. Z. COan aud the rev H. W. farkef
ware sent as delegates to Visit tire Hawaiian missionaries
totinned on those Islands After making suceessfu
fr,n and touching again at Ello, the Morning star ro.
tnrned 10 Honolulu on the 10th inst thus having been
shsent T days One-third part OF this time was spent on
fine Islands visiting the different mission stations and Gus
rbutng the annual supplies While there the aeegstes
paid their respects to the French authorities at
aud were most courteousy received They also v'se9
the schools taught by the nuns and priests ana
much pleased with the neGness ard order OF lnoe
hments The delegates met the Haw alah n
and held General Meeting at when tne lneIesss su
nv snects of the Mission were flily ana t1oIOug1y 9
rnssed AS n result OF these deliberations Nts oeouo4
to establish two bOardngschools, one TOT poys ah9
onother for girls About 80 persons were also aoi.sSe
~, Chnrch membership This has been hard ana diIni
lt eld OF onary labor and one when mas severely
te tho natence and tried the goal OF Engsh Frencnf
ond American missionaries but the Hawaiian mission,
ares have shown that their energy ana perseyerancs
were equal 10 the task So far from being wllungN
v,ed IN and retire. they manifest resolute determine
lion 10 persevere until the islanders shall lay aside the
cannibal aud dolatrous practices, and submit 10 ns
Prince OF Peace"