The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-19
DEATH TO DOGS.
The Summer Crusade Inaugurated
with a Vengeance.
SCENES AT THE POUND.
Migrants and Pets Alike Awaiting the lneyi-
table Hour.


city, and from now TIL the end OF August every dog
living on his own responsibility and not registered on
the books OF tho License Bureau Inc City Hall car
ries his life in his paws While thousands Of guilty
and gracoless Will meet with we'll deserved and
timely end, unwept, unhonored and unsuns, there
will DO mony innocent pets the delight OF happy
households, refined and educated dogs, moving in
good circles Of society," who, Is TO be feared viii be
sacrificed in the genera slaughter The dog cachcrs
and snatchers ara abroad, aud no dogs liberty
is safe. HIS footsteps VIII everywhere be
logged by his INSCRIPTIONS foes, and even
resting on mis- masters stoop or on the
very threshold his home he still IN danger. He
Is liable al any moment, no matter what his dignity
and character dos TO BIO whipped of 10 the bastio
loot Of Sixteenth street, East River, beyond
the reach OF habeas corpus ana hurried to mis- tate
without the consolation or being recognized by any,
body. Though tho small boy Is no longer recognized
by the law auxiliary In tho enterprise OF thin
ning population OF tho city, every sum
he makes himself useful nevertheless, 10 the dog
catcnsrs ana has his reward in pennies. Tho dog
catcher being compelled 10 look alter his horse and
wagon. well TO look aftor unmuzzod dogs, is at
u disadvantage compared 10 the small boy whose
hands arc d,scngaecd aud whose eye for a Ski VI"
dog Is as sharp as a needle Tho regularly appointed
DOG catcners ind II TO their interest to employ Tho
small BOY, he Is exorbtant IN his demands aud
will cheeriuily supply dogs ut ten and even ve cents
apiece The business this will DO carried out
extensive and comprehensive scale. The dog
catcher will l,te 10 do than drive TO differ
designated points in his district, and there tho
small boy viii have a supply Of dog flesh ready Tor
him TO carl away, and thus limo VIII be economical
and much money made
LOADS
The frat load Of dogs brought 10 tho pound yester-
day morning was by Richard Muicahy, who had cigh-
teen white yellow aud mottled mongrels picked
up 10 tho Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Four
teenth wards Dennis Carroll brought in twon.
ty-nine from the Nineteenth ward, Dan
GilIcn, forty-three from tho Filth and Eleventh
wards; James McLaushiin's deputy, twenty-nine
from the Fifteenth and Sevsnteonth wards; Hermann
Brunjes, twenty-scvon the Tenth and Thirteenth
wards; James sharkey, niue iron tho Eighth, Ninth
and Sixteenth wards makiag i53 dogs all told, cost
Ing at thirty cents q head, $40 sc. At opening
OF the Pound last year, July the number Of dogs
brought in was 75s one dog catcher. named Brown,
alone bringing in l0s for which no received $50 40.
II will be noticed that James McLaushlias deputy,
aud nos himsolt brought his load OF dogs 70 tho
pound.
ri guess he was arrested. and couldn't come" said
MacMahon "Ae wanted 70 take dog OIL a mans
stoop, and there some objection, and the police
were called in"
Tho dog cachors arc not particular what the brccd
oftn animal may DO who IL belongs TO, SO long
II is dog. Among those that arrived at the Pound
in the morning was picturesque white Spite, with u
muzzle ON. The owner caulo soon alter, idenIned
| him, pad So ana carried him away with feeling Of
| evident Joy ut the recovery
CHARACTER ANIMALS.
The arcat majority q the animals ~ tho Pound be-
est and dsreputable in the canine kingdom.
Their very bark Is moan and contemplate
DOG DOG KIND md Marks OF The reckless ana vasaUona
| life they led wore on most oil them; lame
knees mutiia.ea ears, osulsea heacs bloody noses
high and ancient lineage out ono that had cvideniiy
fallen INTO disgrace, kept bad company, turned sneak
| thief ana prcyed on the community Of butchers
| Among these nne looking black Newfoundland,
| Though the bair on his back mere and thero was
committing = burglary some butcher's store or
| slaughter house. Another was thoroughbred iex-
mound, dappied gray, with long, dropping ears, nhe
teeth, and not more than eighteen months cid. He,
too, looked as II ne naa led raksh iiie, and as VI his
wero several shiny black aud tan aogs, u spotted
coach dog and nali-brced, reddish coofed fox
hound, ali which were kept enlrciy separate from
the low caste already referred TO-
! STILL LOOKING yoR nER LOST ''LULu."
| Miss cher, the German woman who applied I've
times tho day previous Tor her missing dog Lulu,
turned up again yesterday.
..Ish my dog Lulu found yet any moro, blease
/ tell 20 she asked OF MacMahon, who replied he
ssdidn't know" but he would let her the stock on
hand aud judge for herself. She was shown into lne
prison ana brought to where about nifty dogs were
..Lulu'' she called out quietly lew times. but as
OF yepng and barking she had TO elevate her voice 20
the highest possible pitch and "Luu ~ 'Luuln re-
verbcra.ed from wall 20 WALL and, being taxen up aud
repeated by the men aud boys standi0g round, made
| along with the dog concert, a doaiening NOISE.
Come me, Lulu and III taxo you" the earnest
| little woman would exclam.
.ob, call Tor him Dutch; what does be know about
Engiisns" suggested fellow standing py
| sherman Iu.ui Lulu kommo zu ch ul me
ihn." she thought she had him nov sure, but no
Lulu responded even 10 the cntreaty conveyed la the
| dulcct tones OF the Tcuionic tongue.
| The ide fellows standing around suggested TO the
aa nav. view sSp OF ,eo me ap us
| won't. and, walking excediy along plank laid over
the top OF row Of Kennels she tilted one END up and
| landed top Of ki-yi, which must Lavo AL
most frightened TO DEATH us no made cutlery. Tho
iauy was promptly exrIcatcd. and departed, say
Ing that she would lot Two days eiapsc before she
| now THE p0cs WE'RE DELIVERED
The delivery oil inc dogs the Pound stirring
| scene. When loaded wagon drove up 1t was
admitted through gateway into small enclosure ut
the end the building right the edge OF the river.
Then the caschcr mounted the front oil tie wagon,
ana boldly piunging his hand down among tho snari-
inv cnrs sozsd ono oy tho neck ana dragged him out
amid howis oi pro,csaton An ssisnnt 20 und-
Keeper stood 10 take tho dog from the catcher aud
hold him up Tor the critical Inspection o. sapsrn-
tendcnl Macsiahon. One glance IRON Macs keen ego
| rcaus the pedigree, character and future dcstiny
OF that dog aud lie is forthwith removed his APP
proprate lodgings. ~ he bs IN nnmitigated ktyi no
is rclcgacd 10 tue unclaimablc batch whose
OF beng redeemed and saved IRON death ny some
benevolent heart are as lew as the sands on the sea-
| shore are many. MacMahon Keeps tally oi every
dog broug H. and after the load posed oil pay
| the catcher on the spot, aud that worthy at once
urges MS nomeIy stccd forward TO o.her nclds and
| past ures new.
A DOG BREAKS FOR raKgDoM.
In the course OF delivering the dogs one OF tn
| "yallern kind, a iong-icggcd pomcranan, with a
| dog sed EXPIRE sson OF cvunicnancc made bold
| break Tor liberty. Hc was about beng transferred
| from the wagon to tho pen when, by a
| vigorous twIst OF his body and sudden
| snap Of his ugly jaws, he d,sconccrtcd The
| cher. moment bounding
pier 10 the water. IL lac plunged without hcsation
while tho crowd standing round pressed eagerly out
TO the cnd oi the pier to see The fun. boat with
two daring dog catchers started Ia pursuit, and tho
brave 'yaer anmilc' was brought back 10 captivity
| and execution.
| BITTEN
Ono Of the catchers wniic engaged In unloading q
! wagon was severely bnten by dog, whose eyeDalls
gisrca omnously, aud IRON whose mouth foam Tell IN
| fakes Tue catcher was a veteran, and cooiiy took
his hand aud sucked H. and then without betray ing
the least agitation caulcrzcd IL. Both THIS man 4
Ill Irnces III uumcIous lIins ApulllA.