Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-08-19
OUR NEW YORK LETTER

NEW YORK, August l7th, 1881.
Editor Qtthe Times:
With the dog days comes hydrophobia. sever
al horrid cases of which have recently occurred.
W iseacres have tried to make people believe
that muZzles cruel in the summer, and tha-
dogs most often 90 mad in winter, but fac
seem to he against the theories, and wheihd
muzzled or not, the ours that inttSt the city arr
an unmitigntcd nuisance. Swarms are drow n
ed, numbers are shot by the police, but sti-
they swarm. The utter determination of til
whole race within city limits is advocated 10
some people. For my own part ! can find nj
use for a dog in the wilderness of brick an 4
stone and iron, which is enough to spoil the
temper Of the nobleSt canine which might run
little risk OF getting rahid II enjoy ing happy
existence, raging forest field aud mountaiS
side.
The almond-eyed adtnirers of American ini
Stltutions are fast becoming thoroug hi \
acquainted with them. 1t is surprising 10 ford
igners, with none OF whom will the Chimes,
and japanese domcsticate themselves as they N
with us, TO find how comfortably they ~ y,
settled down and imbidtd our ways OF Ioin,
thinga, even sometimes the less agreeaL[ nh, ss
OF American life. For instance, J;p,.pase ~
rank who met the widow ola chief enoinr,r ~,
the L. ). Navy at Toxic, Japan, -Ld wanted
to marry her, but wasn't alloIrs 10 hr hi,
Government, entrusted his lite danehter Il
her care TO he brought up here AS an Americ, y
girl, providing III prip<eIv v,,y tnr hs,
maintenance. Now there Is a suit to recover
possession Of the child, AID an accounting for
the money paid on her lfehslt, 1t being charged
that the lady utterly neglected her and
>quandered immense sums on her own selfish
enjoyment. The story is, ii is understood.
based on the report of some J.tpaues. N..Eai
officers vi rarApfly yalI.1 go. The huI
ding beauty. Tn the other hand, 1t is said
that the youug girl is a most sweet and ace" NJ
piShed specimen OF the best home and 'acadt-
mcal training. In another instance, a Chinese
washerman has been divorced from his Irish
wife who used TO beltbor severely The uu-
faithful Celestial
Al bHt a small percentage Of immigrants to
this country land here, bat the State OF New
York. although SO many Of the most thirty
pass through and enrich other communities. l.
the only one which contributes II cent TO the
cost Of entertaining and protecting Them. Tbs
dregs OF tie iutiuN remain, and oil our iu>riIu-
tions OF charity and correction. For man,
years the Emigration Commissioners received
81 head from the steamship companies lor
their passengers and with this fund erected
houses OF refuge for the poor and sick estah-
Ishcd mqiovmfut bureaus ana organized an
admirably effective stiff Of Interpreters and
others 10 protect the new comes from imposition
Tbisrax va. resisted b, the. rr,r.iy Rftfi-brls
who .attle all fh. Atlantic PASSENGER t.aifir
Vas dc, ltrel Unconstitutional ana stoned An
effort j, being u,tetn rc,mp..eii something
ouch, dome. ,.-tliuly. sE.uft. Common
scu,e recommends he m-a,arc. hu' saYpa-,
II MI jjnGeg FtI 50. politicians h sc go; al!
The hribes The steamer aIru seui then, as,I thea
20 back on their rurfHytvr,.
Ever. ,.,Ear ans ,,r,. s.iEss.s customer has
probably Lr no., liute -,ru-.r,t 10 t, b SIS { be
ought 10 ,,v. aud tu,u dive ,.uWu iul6 hls
pockets tor rhr ,,r, mod 81 sum required TO
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