The Portland daily press., 1879-04-24
The DemniLiOn BOw.WoWs.

The dogs exhibited in New York were sold
off at auction at from $50 to 81, according to
their uginess.
A Whitehall dog tried to drink ten quarts of
milk in ten Consecutive hours, on Thursday.
He made 347 laps and tipped over the DISH
Whitehall Times
Forty-two dogs were sold by one auctioneer
in New York city, on Saturday. One St Ber-
nard dog only brought S13, while q philar-
thropio owner had paid 5000 to import him.
you have good dog, don't stop to ask
whether or not he is fond Of music, bnt take
him at once to police headquarters and get
brass band around his Deck.-Los Angeles
Herald.
A dog is dangerous even when he is friendly
A man has just died in Milwaukee of hydro
pbobia, the virus having entered his blood
through a scratch on his nose which his dog
licked January last.
An Oskalooss Qowa) dog, which was taken
TO NsDraska, unexpectedly reappeared at his
old home the other day, having made alone the
trip OF 800 miles 10 five days, an SWIM the
Missouri river in the bargain--Chicago Times.
Her Majesty, the Queen of the Belgiaus is Q
great admlrer of small dogs, and used to carry
one always IN her arms, which was arrayed in
a coat of the sans color as her dress Each
time her dress was changed the dogs coat was
also changed by an attendant
Funny dog names at the New York dog show
A little blue skye terrier, Mr.. Myumnnuyumn;
pug, Pickles; pair of pugs respectively,
Comedy and Tragedy; DADDY Dnmont ter
rier, Whisky; two King Charles spaniels, re-
spectively, Moody and Ssuky.
II the Young man who went to call on girl
on Fourth street last Sunday night, but who
suddenly left the front door aud shot out of the
yard, with dog attached to the dome of his
LrOwsers, will return the dog, reward of IS
will be paid by the girls father, and no quss-
tions sssked.-Stillwater Lumbermsn,
Prince Bismarck's great dog, the "Rsichs-
hnnd, Is prominent figure at the chsucel-
visitor has disencumbered himself of hat and
overcoat the Prince and his sons come forward
to receive him, usually accompanied by the re-
nowned dog, which put Prince Gortschakoff in
such terror during the Berlin congress.
At Rushville, In6,, vicious dog attacked
Miss Ida Spurrer, daughter of Dr. j. 81. Spur
rieI, and bit her very severely lacerating one of
her hands and arms in q frghtful manner
Her baud was literally chewed to pieces She
is severely if not fatally hurt The dog after
ward ran against a Mrs. Reeves, who suppos-
ing it to be mad, tell insensble and it is doubt
ful if she RECEIVERS.
A gentleman connected with the United
States lake survey, in this city, was engaged
one day on the skirt of a wood in Indiana.
Near him, sleeping laziy in the sun, lay his
faithful dog, Tiger Thinking to have some
fun With the dog, he gave q shout and a jump
into the thcket as if all the game ever pro.
tected by game laws from marauding hunters
was thrashing through the bushes. AS he ex-
pected, Tiger came bounding and barking to
the fray, and soon detecting the trick that was
played upon him, snesked back to his lair and
lay down agsiO. The surveyor resumed his
duties, aud was hard at work two or three
hours, when, all at once, the dog rose from his
sleep, set his ears and eyes in direction of the
wood, gave a bark and made rush to the
forest depths. The surveyor followed the noble
nine copgratu ations to the prey; hut when the
surveyor.came aud began anxiOasy to scan the
boughs for the hiding game Tiger gave satis-
fled "Ah aooohp' bestowed a glance of con-
tempt at the surveyor, and striking a dignified
gait stalked back to his couch with the appear
snce of dog that had squared up all accounts
with the lake survey, and had left nothing due
on either side.