Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-15
DEATH TO THE DOGS.
The Work Of determination Goes
Rravely on

Every dog has his day. Some die sur
rounded by Friends aud are deCently buried.
Others are cut OF in the prime Of life with
their VICES and fieas thick upon them.
These are the mOngrels, generally speak
ing-the ours who SLOUGH through this
world with dropping caudal appendage, TO
which tin cans are sometimes attached by
wicked bows, for which indignity this class
Of dogs revenge themselves by barking all
night, and by going mad and biting people
at the first favorable opportunity.
In order TO prevent this, wise city fathers
pass ordinances to the effect that at certain
seasons of the yeaI raid shall he made on
vagrant dogs for the purpose of putting an
end to their worthless existence. AS our
readers are aware, a raid of this character
is now being made by the City Marshal OF
Nashville, aided and abetted by several
score OF small boys whose eupidity and IN
dustry are excited by the reward Of fifty
cents which IS offered for every
dog captured, killed and buried.
In order to protect good dogs
those who carry market baskets
home IN their teeth, carefully guard their
owners premises, drag drowning children
out Of the water ard perform other duties
of a similar nature, it has been ordered and
decreed that the dogs thus collected by the
CITY Marshal and his cohorts shall remain
several DAYS in the pound before being con-
signed 10 the silent tomb, so that their
owneTs or guardians may have an OppOr-
tunity Of securing their release.
AUNION AND AMERICAN reporter Wis
tied the pound yesterday afternoon in order
to see how the work was being prosecuted.
He found that the pound aforesaid was eX-
tempOrized out Of the tool room at the city
workhOuse. Ascending a ladder, the re-
porter looked down upon a collection Of
about one hundred and fifty dogs, painting,
velping, growing and barking. Various
pieces of machinery. old stones, and other
odds and ends, were ranged about the
sides Of the room, and on these
We're perched the pOOdles, rat terriers and
other small dogs. who had sought these
elevated positions in order TO guard against
The attacks of their fellOw-prisOners of
larger growth. In one corner of the room
the reporter noticed 4 bright-eyed, sharp
nosed canine securely slowed away in
Joint of stove pipe. Near where the ladder
was placed a narrow strip of siding had
been broken off and to this aperture the
dogs crowded. thruSting their noses outside
in order to get a breath of fresh air.
While the reporter was drinking in this
scene. as it We're, and shutting up the OdOrS
which fingered about the place, the door
opened TO admit a fresh ARRIVAL muScu-
lar, sleek-loOking animal who had evident
" been enticed away from a comfortable
home and pleasant Surroundings by the
sordid minded cOlOred youth who had es-
cOned him To the pound. As the
door closed, a rush was made for
the new conner by dozen of
the largest dogs i'm the inclOsure who seem
ed prepared 10 tear the former TO pieces If
il gave them the least prOvOcatiOn. But
the slrek-lOOking dog was equal 10 the Oc-
casiOn. He vibrated his tail gently and
bcamed upon the attacking force with a
look which seemed 10 say, STEADY, tOys,
I'm one Of you," and in an instant the
threatened attack was SqJIelched-uipped
in the bud. 50 to speak.
\ number of dogs were released from
the pound Yesterday by their owners, at an
expenditure Of seventy-five cents per head,
being fifty cents for the expense Of capture
ana twenty-five cents for the breakfast
which had been furnished them, (the dogs,
| moi the ownciS.) said breakfast consisting
of a portion of thirty pounds Of beef which
was thrown into the room yesterday morn
| inc. - the weather IS so warm, il is 10 be
hoped the capliyes will I've furnished with
| plenty of wafer dnrimg their confinement.
There was no decreasing of activity
| among the boys manifested yesterday.
| Early in the morning the writer heard one
| boy call out 10 another: SAY, Bob, have
| they 90. yer dog yit?" NO" was the re-
! PLY. We'll" responded the other, .'they
| GOT mine and was 4 dra@gin' him down the
| street. You Just ouShter seen me hit the
/ boy what had.thc rope behind the left year
/ with a boulder about the size o yer head.
| couple of boys went out To the City
| Transfer stables, Monday, with full per
mission to lead of the five dogs belonging
| 10 that establiSlment-if they could. They
! lost their interest i'm the enterprise, how
ever. ia about two minutes, at the end OF
which time they fastened out Of the stable
screaming wildly, and each with seventy
FIVE pound dog clingins to the seat Of his
troySerS. with the other fhree holding
| themselves in reserve, ready 20 take hold
whenever they saw a favorable opening.
II is thought that most Of the vagrani
CANNES will be gathered in by tomorrow
night. If the fInhest.