The New York herald., 1874-09-07
SLAUGHTER OF THB Ours.
Review of the Seasons Work at
the Dog Pound.
Five Thousand Vagabond CANNES Put to
Death and Five Hundred Re-
deemed by Their Masters
WORK GOES BRAVELY 0N.H

1.-THE WORK GOES BRAVELY on"
1t VIII be interesting Just now to take survey
OF the subject OF dogs and to estimate the chances
OF being bitten hereafter in this city. Through
the summer everybody had a feverish dread OF
hydrophooa, whic1 lessons in proportion to the ap-
proach oI the winter. The sentiment OF fear Is
small now that the myriad dogs of Constan tinope
might fr0llc In our streets without exciting any
remark except from the professional dog catchers,
VINO would lail on the Joyous ours, foredo0med by
Alderman Morris, like the wolf on The lamb The
iel ordinance against the ours has now been in
operation for three months, and during that time
the choking OF vagabond CANNES mas gone on pitt
lessly. The streets present evidence that the or.
dinance mas been elective, and through some of
them enticing dog catchers pass sadly without
bagging q canine. These are the impecunious
dog catchers The weather. members of their
craft however, scour the city in wagons, and aver
with profane emphasis that for every dog de-
stroyed ten OF his kind appear immediately The
dog catcher, however, Is unapt with logic; and,
when he makes this remark with view to be con-
tinued In his occupation he fails to that II bis
assertion true, it would be better for the city
to stop choking the CANNES present rather than
invoke nood OF their brethren. Better testimony
as to the
EFFECT OF THE ORDINANCE
Is offered by the appearance Of The dogs which
are now brought to the pound. When the crusade
opened the old pound in Thirty-seventh street
was filled with dogs OF most scoundrelly aspect.
"Bood win tell" and did tell against them.
Not an ounce OF pure blood ran In their
veins. Scuri-crusted, made hairless by mango,
manned by the stones cast by their ill-iavored
captors, and. SCARED in face and fortune, when
they came to be tied in the pound every one who
saw them could say with the punning Launce "It
matter If the ty'd were LOST for 1t is the
kindest ty'd that ever any man ty'd." WHAT Gold
smith wrote of '.Poor Ned Purdon" might nave
been said appropriately of each:-
He led such damnable life in this world
II don't think he'll want to come back
Now, however, the caste Of the dogs brought to
the poundmaster is high. 1t Will not do to inquire
too closely how it comes to be SO. "Fesh is weak,n
that OF dog catchers especially so the fences OF
front courts are not high, and 80 many pet Of the
family has for the first time been 'clapper-clawed
by the palms of the vulgar" as he was basking in
the and carried by the nape Of the neck toward
the wagon of his capror. Never before now were
the owners 0l good dogs called more earnestly to
say sadly,
when dog cannot keep himself in all COM
paniesW 1t is certain that II he cannot Keep him
hold and out Of the streets the colIariess young
men who patrol the thrOughfares will keep his COM
by procuring tnem money from Captain Marriott.
though he hath none himself AS has been said,
there are now. many very fine dogs brought to the
pound number OF winch are redeemed by their
owners, or by persons who see them in durance.
owners very often go to the pound and are unable
usually the missing animals are valuable.
Dog catchers have q. quick eye for the
animals which do not reach the pound may be
found in the shops OF the lanciers The ''bhoys"
VINO clear the tnoroughfares OF dogs not
casuists they are simply in business, and IN this
world 1t is mucn better to sell tning tor IS than
Business at the pound has continued briskly
since the institution was opened on the llth Ol
thereafter cannes doomed to death were bought
from every person who chose to bring them. The
tact was happy one for the roaming youngsters
and their elders OF irregular ways me vagabond
ours were hunted from their homes in the big
pipes and lumber piles along the river fronts,
DROPPED ON CASUALLY
in the avenues and carried squirming TO be
none OF the dogs received at the pound were ever
redeemed. They were the dregs Of canine society,
and for the first time from their births their in
sides were filled. But, alas for them the filing
was vile carhonic acid gas and they did not ao-
against 1t upon the walls OF the tank which aroused
Mr.. Bergh. who at once caused Captain Marriott's
days. But Bergh was beaten, and Captain Mar
riott continued 10 administer gas to his temporary
which he has smothered them in the river. For
this way of ridding himself OF the cannes
pound, winch is now in the Seventeenth street
Market, railway on which runs o barred car.
tins, and rolls it soemny, to the dirge.llke music
OF a trombone played by an assistant, to the edge
let's it down into the river. the process is speedy,
and IS said to be the easiest way Tor the dog to
THE DRowNINGs TAKE PLACE
every second morning; Tor at the pound everv
dog has TWO days, unlike the cur which Hamlet
spoke Of which had but day. AT every sacrifice
there are about Que hundred and twenty animals
done away with. Very often during last month
and altogether through that period 1000
CANNES. went to some oIher world, prob
ably situated In the Dog star. Altogether
about 5,4oo dogs have been received at the pound.
Or tnis number more than 500 have been redeemed
by their owners bought by visitors to the instr
tutlon The price paid for each animal thus taken
from the pound was SO, and the aggregate sum
thu thus accrulns to The CITY IS now ABOUT 81, 600.
tion is pursued is that 1t Is better TO keep good
animal alive If he can be properly cared for; and
Tor them, so far pays the current expenses OF the
pound, except the salartes OF Its regular en-
chase money Tor six curs and II Will be seen from
this that the pound can be made permanent IN.
stltuton at trlning cost. The need to get rid Of
ALL UNCARED-FOR DOGS
Is in the light Of the statement that there are
yet about 1000 In this city, many OF whom are
without homes and masters, and, being more
likely 10 go mad than other domesticated animals,
are also more dangerous In madness, Tor tn ey are
NOT controlled by any such sentiment OF affection as
authorities on the subject act upon the latter
even When they nave the rabies. The authorities
conflict upon this latter point, and Goldsmith, VINO
knew animated Nature" thoroughly, says
The dog and man at first were friend&
But when "A pique began
The dog, some private ends,
Went mad, and bit the
1t Doesn't matter, however, whether dog
would bite his master or would not the vagabond
dog Is the more likely to get mad, and man 10
better without his company. He Is not useful AZ
scavenger here as IN other countries, and GER
talnly Is not ornamental. Therefore, since the
better classes OF dogs can be made to pay iOr the
destruction OF their vulgar brethren, the city can
afford 10 keep the pound open until all the ours