The New York herald., 1877-07-07
Gu UKTAILlNG THE DOGS.

EIGHT HUNDRED MORE ANIMALS GATHERED
1N--spEcuLAToRs IN DOG FLESH ON THE
QuI vfvE.
All ths dogs delivered at tho pound on Tuesday hav-
Ing boen drowned Thursday, there were abundant
Accommodations Tor the new coners yesterday morn.
ing Loug before the institution opened long
line OF carts and wagons, laden with the worthless
animals, waiting in tho street, and when they
admitted they came in fast that by two In the after
noon 500 had been received AUD the pens we're all
ned. At the suggestion oi Of Mr. Bsrshs officers
who was in attendance, the doors wore then closed,
although there was still in the street carload
Of ours which had been driven all the
way from beyond harlem Bridge and which
had been waiting for many noura The oaths to which
the custodans Of those gave vent a. they started
homeward again with their bowling merchandise
would have made the hair upon Mr. Bcrsh Supper
lip stand end had ne heard them. Tie authorities
have decided 10 keep the street the Vicinity Of the
pound clear OF all persons not actually engaged IN
transacting business For the past hreo four days
hundreds OF young wearing "spring bottem
pants" have congreaated In the vciaity discussing
the dogs In tho carts standing about swearing anu
joarnng ut intervals TO aneighborins liquor SALOON
Yesterday afternoon OF these WORTHLESS got into
quarrel about spitz dog which held IN the
Of one and several taking part either
side very pretty row was the rcs1t The po-
leo ended the matter BY driving or the entire
assembage and iorbiddng them to unless they
had business Out Of the entire number OF ani mails
thus far brought TO the pound--about l,700--only
score have beon set aside for preservation
comes 10 claim shom. Among those who went through
the institution yesterday ostensby to look Tor miss
ing pets. we're some who evidently merely seek
ing handsome animals which they might then obtain
aa onprt md hc
qured s. When anything Of this kind is Suspected
the claimant IS required to call the dog by name, and
II the ami NAL shows sign OF recognition tho gentle
man usually Is told to cell atcr.
TIE LOSS TO rHE POLIoE.
Those who will, perhaps, miss the wandering ours
most are the police On almost every beat there had
bech one or more dogs which were In the habit Of
night During the bitter winter mdnighs, when the
streets deserted and the football tho police
Is the only sound that breaks .he silence ths oincor
irendess homeless cur who In return Tor kind
word or bit o biscuit, will joyfuy follow ut his heels
for hours
f nlfg TuK NEwsBoYs Doa. r
One OF The most curiously Kept dogs in New ork Is
that which its homo In Printing House square and
is owned by the newsboys and bootbacks OF the
vicinity In the early afternoon, when the gamias
waiting the oveniug newspapers como from
The presses, ,hc smaller iry gather ON the sioprg
bit OF turi between the sidewalk and the Registrars
o0ice and there roll over ana tumble about like horses
turned out 10 pasture. fhcy have worn the grass
away that the bare earth exposed here aud there
anu from these patches arises terrible dus.
when nutnber VI them plny
together Any afternoon when this fun Is
among tho boys medium sized black aud white dog
OF mean appearance and with very curious eyes
eyes which are almost entirely white rbis animal Is
owned by the community. aud not member OF u but
would share lis Lass nca with his dumb comp arion.
The dog sleeps in an adjacen. doorway, which CON
Inands Wow OF the whole square, ana the rattle
Of the nrst of tbs wasons wh,en arrives at three
O'Clock IN the morning y carry OF the freshly printed
newspapers, swakes him TO resume his poreerinaohs
about sbe otnoes and the park aiaong the boys. a
Just where The dog came from or wnen tue boys 40
adopted w Inc ira ernity is certain. a i-.
Nv nat are you hueans and kissing that dog forY'
said the writer nights ago to dimnutive, barc-
footed litte booth ack who sat IN dark doorway with
the snitaal's head upon his knees. l."'
cause ain. got nobody else TO kiss WAS the pa
thetc reply or the little fellow, who should have been
in uotncr's arms instead OF struggling for live
lihoou upon the streets.
'Whcrc do you live, my boy p" was the next qucs-
tioD. "a A ~
"oh, be answered, while ho s,roked the dogs ears,
81 i've anywhere - iIHtnH rf f.Nt
"And where does your dog live ?'
''He ivcs anywhere, too. "
The writer was about 10 question him further. but
just then the little fellow caught a glimpse OF proba-
bio customer nsssing Like Hash he was his icc,,
and, Receiving an affirmative reply TO bis tormula OF
THE DOG Law DENouycID.
To rng EDroH rms HHnALD:--
The most foolish, disgracciui and pernicious law
evor enacted is tho Dog law az IL Stands. IL 70 q
"sugar coated" temptation, which the average boy
and a largo class Of IDLE cannot well withstand.
The law IN fooIisn one, because It Id nowisc meets
tbs end which The trainers supposed 70 have mad
in viewi dissraceiul, because u clothes with au-
thority low. vilc set OF men, who discretion
or responsibility, and who employ promscuous raD-
bic to asfist them licensed vermin prey upon all
alike who own dogs; pernicous, bccsuse pr0inc
oil many cvils--brois, lights theits &c. "a primary
school Tor young thieves ana nursery for the
vagrant. license Tag and muzzle no protection
whatever, but, on The contrary, giittering mark
varNsplr prize No soeEer do you put tho licensed
collar and muzze upon your dog and he gels out vi
your sight tpon the strcct Than the ever waicIiiuI
scout Whose kcenuess is worthy OF vctter csussl
selzcs not the dog but the tag collar and muzzc and
makes of with his booty. The dog, then unpro-
tected, tyl is tho lawful prey OF the honorable
tramp VINO confines himself to dong SIMPLY the legal
"dirty work" OF tne city. What are we going 10 90
about Must we get our tags by the dozen or hun
dfedy II so, cant We make some arrangement 10 get
them nj the whoosalo pricef VICTIM