The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-14
Our New York Letter.
The HYdrophobia ScaEe-.-An other
Excitement Pfedlcted..CIty Hotels
In summer.sMidssummer AmuSe-
menIs-sFourth Of July Holiday.
NEW YoRK, July 9Th, 1874.


In Summer.sMidssummer Amuse-
menIs-sFourth Of July Holiday.
NEW YoRK, July 9Th, 1874.
Editors Intelligeneer: .sTt
THE Q. P. c. A. ON THE DOG BoARR.
New York would not be itself without
an excitement Of some kind. During the
winter 1t was Wagner and now i 10 by
drophobia. OF course the newspapers
are greatly 10 blame for the present ex-
cltement ior they let no opportunity clip
for adding fuel 70 the flame. Mad dog is
the cry In every body's mouth and woe
betide the defenceless cur caught prowl-
ing through the streets. 1tis needless to
say that all this excitement Is utterly
foolish, for investigation proves that there
has not been one case Of hydrophobia in
this city this year, although the papers re-.
port q halt dozen or more mad dogs killed
In day. In order TO get at the truth Of
the matter we visited Mr.. Bergh's head
quarters the other afternoon. There we
were informed by the Surgeon employed
by the Society for the Prevention oI
Cruelty to Animals, that the very symp-
toms cited as proofs Of hydrophobia arc
really proofs against the existence OF that
disease. He says mad dog runs In a
straight line and slouches along with head
down and tail between It's legs as though
it had been whipped, and that 1t froths
very slightly at the mouth. The dogs
that arc called mad, and are shot by va.
liant policemen, simply are suffering from
fits; they run around In q circle, frothlng
prolusely at the mouth and snap at any
one who interferes with them. II they
happen to bite o man he straightway
thinks that he has hydrophobla and dies,
If he does die, victim to his Imagination.
OWING TO THE EXCITEMENT
on hissubject now existing hedogpound
nuisance is at Its height and the cfuelties
practiced at that place are enough to make
bleed less tender hearts than that OF Mr..
Bergh. OF the dogs supposed 10 be smoth.
cred by carbolic gas there are dozens that
are not halt killed and that have to be
finished by knock on the head. The
b. p. O. r., we were told, wanted 10 es-
tablish dog hospital In this city similar
to the one in Philadelphia, and would
have borne all the expenses themselves II
the city would havegiven the land for the
purpose. The authorities probably not
seeing any political gain 10 be made by the
donation politely declined. Then Mr..
Bergh proposed that covered carts be sent
out every morning between three and six
o'clock and all the dogs found running
the streets should be picked up and taken
10 the pound, as 1t was natural to suppose
that none but ownerless creatures would,
be about at that time. But even this
proposition met with disIavor, and all
hours Of the day and night men and boys
might be seen running down the luckless
dogs. The dogs killed by the 8. PC. A.
are poisoned by a condensed form ot:
prussic acid. which causes death in less
than two minutes. $+ AZ #
ANOTHER EXCITEMENT PRRDIcTED.
The Superintendent Of the 8. P.C. A.
says that while people are growing excit.
ed over q false alarm Of hydrophobiA they
arc neglecting to notice the equally fatal
disease oil glanders among the horses! This
gentleman ssys lhRt this disease is un-
usually prevalent Just now, and that q
large number Of cases are brought daily
TO his notice. "Therelis more cause Tor
alarm about the glanders, ," said he to your
correspondent, "than about hydrophobia,
for II you see q mad dog coming you get
out of his way without loss OF time, but
you have no warning Of glanders. The
finest looking horse may have this disease
without your knowing il Snd If you hap
pen to pass one on the street and Il
Sneezes and you breathe drop Of the va
por or get particle Of 1t into the slightest
cut on your hand or face there is no hope
for you" II Is the Superintendent pre-
diction that the glanders will follow hy-
drophobia as a local excitement, and that
1t will occasion more well founded alarm.
CITY HoTRIs IN suMMER.
However large may be the profits Of
New York landlords in winter they GER
tainly are very small in summer. Hotels
ct this time Of the year are deserted vii
lagos on small scale. Although prices
are reduced to persons whe board by the
week, guests Of that sort are few. The best
business Is done at this season among
southern and western people passing
through the city on their way to the sea
shore or mountains. In the case OF such
transient visitors there Is no reduction In
the rate Of board. Summer prices in
NEW YORK BOARDING HOUSES, e..
even the most fashionable, arc 80 moder-
ate that 1t pays one in many wsysto stay
| in town during the warm weather.
Large airy rooms in pleasant localities
opposite parks, and in cool, wide streets,
are to be had for about o fourth lees than
those little alright bed rooms for which
American summer resorts are noted.
Persons often wonder at advertisements
OF furnished houses to let In the city dur
ling the summer months. a,,,is.I.
WHAT A FOOLISH THING, ta4
they say, when everybody wants, to get
into the country. It Is not such q foolish
thing after all, for there arc two classes
of people who are ready 10 rent houses
Just at that time. First those who are
boarding at hotels and want more room
to spread themselves id during the warm
weather; and second, men who come
from other places 10 settle in New York
and want to have plenty OF time to look
around for house before buying. These
houses are always rented cheap, for, as q
general thing, man would rather have
his house occupied by respectable people
than to stand vacant, prey to must
damp, and burglars. -
| .-aS CITY OF wIDowRRs, ... N
One Of our city papers had heart
rending editorial the other day on the sub
Iiect Of ofasummer widowers." It was writ,
Ten not without tears, and we doubt moi
l,tearfully read by many brothers in be-
4 observation-disclosures whose wives hsd
moi altogether departed this lie, but had
"gone to the watering places" We know
some Of these uniortunates. There Is 6
vacant and restless look in their eyes no
easily mistaken. And we have heart
their confessions OF discomfort indiges