, 1877-07-15

haA no idea anything was neediul
save to iiid Filo; and when she
was told the Immense SUM, as i,
Was 10 hcr, which the law demanded, she began
TO sob as II her heart would break. To 1uye
found fldo only to leave him to die was more
than sue could bear. Then stepped up that
man ol Bcrgh's to prove llc had been well
chosen. "GlVe her the dog,'' said he; "I'll pay
1nc flnc'" At that the vet eyes turned up to
1ie oluecoatcd officer with a look worth tie
money; and when she walked away With the
do@-collarcd and muzzlcd by the agent as well
in her arms, there probably wasn't happier
OF more grateful girl in the Stale. II the agent
had son, aged about Il, and this son should
some day chance to marry this owner of Fido,
what daughtcr-in-law she would prove to her
benelactor when he was too old to look aftcr
people who were cruel to animals. This
is the sort Of thing they do I'D
IN novels, and It might happen. But
there is no further room for incidents, though
an hour at the pound furnishes large and va
r1ed assortment Of them, from the real to the
mock pathctic, from the painful to the absurd
The dogs do their share, hut they take on no
worse than the visitors.
10 consider another feature for q moment:
dog-catching is q ;,
RATHER PROFITABLE BUSINESS
Tor the osgcatcler. At 80 cents dog, the prof
its OF a load are considerable, and so far there
has been less difficulty in getting the loads than
IN making place to accommodate them. In a
week there have been some 1000 dogs impound-
ed. The number of valuable animals captured
was very smail, and thescwere held for redemp-
tion longer than the rest. More than 5000
mt nf fhn rho1n
iron crate which sinks into the rirer with its
living freight. Owing to a break in the ma
chinery, some hundreds OF dogs have had brief
respite The city Is likely to lose money by
this precautionary and necessary dog measure,
though not to any amount, as one dog redeem
cd will pay for ten brought III, and the running
expenses are not heavy. The hard times ex-
plain the comparatively small number Of re-
dcmptions. 1u other years people in moderate
circumstances would spare The 1ine for favor
ite dog but DOW they are not sufficiently ccr-
tain that the bottom line OF depression has been
reached, aud they apprehcnd the need Of every
dollar. Such times bring dogs into the class OF
lu1uries, to speak as an economist, aud this is
severe on tile dogs.
MAYOR ELY's DOG.
The .only noted seizure was that of Mayor
Ely's full-brsscd, and 1t is more than half-sus-
pectcd that this WIS practical joke played on
the official By some of his friends. The Mayor
did not, however, remit tho fine. 1t is remark
ed as curious fact that the authorities do not
sell the more valuable dogs when offers are
made to redeem them. II visitor is disposed
to give SO for one Of the captiycs, why not de-
liver the animal when the time tor his rcden,p-
tipn has passed, aud thus save money on him!
But there appears to be u rule, rendered OK
tremcly uncertain By circumstances, against
new oWncrship dating from this point. II the
dog seems to recognize the woull-be purchaser,
and mpst Of the captiyes are but
too eager to respond to every name
and appeal to every passer-by,-the
rescue eau be made, OF course, since
ownership cannot be detected from
real. One or two attempts were made BY
fancicrs to get possession Of fiuc hound aud 4
blood mastiff, unquestionably superior and
highly valued. In such cases, however, the
are sharp enough, and the dogs
doomed themselves By being too Intelligent.
This is considerable space to devote to the
Cog movement, but there is reason why it
should be I. subject impressed thoroughly on
nv mind. If there Wis woman ia your house
rho owned small black terrier; who had his
1amc aud residence engraved On his eollsr;
sho tied his muzzle on so securely that it took
rom one catiug-time to another nearly to
ret it off; who rushed around every seven min
ties franticallr crying, ssNhcre's Ebonya" and
made yuu 90 two and q quarter miles to the
,ounl every time the beast got shut in the
cllar or Vas occupied with the rats under the
,ark stairway,-don't you think this subject
rould look pretty large and important? Tryit
,nce, OF no,-bcttcr tsan that,-take my word
or it.
THAT LIBERTY STREET MILL.
It is said thai MIR. I'ildcn is going to Europe,
out Of politics, and expects to remain out of
hem for Some time. It is said, further, that ho
oes not care straw about the doiEgs in Louisi-
na, and has llo idea of contrasting at law for |
l,c Presidential chnir. This is put forth as
'ositve, aud may all be true, as part OF it cer-
airlv is But what has the Liberty
trcct Literary Bureau been set at work
vaiu for! What sort Of compound
being ground out at present down there!
hat is the question which Col. Pclton, the
vpt1cw, might but will not answer. All that can
e stated now is tho fact that tue Bureau which
Is: year flooded the country with pamphlets
nd circulars, which edited nine-tcnths o( tic
,c.norratic pnpers OF the country, and which.
OF its inspiration and ideas direct from Mr..
';1tlen, is onye more busily engaged in work.
lie 1act aonc is 4 very Significant one. Fer
ans MIR. Tll,len considers himself out Of poll
les, This docs nut look like it. Perhaps lie
,isncs, for one reason aud another, to bc con-
lcrcd out. The knowledge that lis
ct Bureau is running,-this Bureau
hose originator lie is proud to
nil himself, privately, and whose power he