The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-08-05
Destruction of Surplus Dogs in Bal
timore.


More than 1900 dogs have been drowned
at the dog pound, Winans' Cove, South Bal
timore, since its establishment by the city in
May, 1879. Up to June 80, 1882, when the
last report was made, the number that had
been disposed of was 1866. During July
the receipts have been from one to fifteen
daily. Before the pound was started the city
paid men to go about the streets and poison the
ours. But this plan failed, for the work was
not half done in some instances, besides which
the power given the prisoners was frequently
abused. Few dogs are seen on the streets
now, except those that are muzzled according
to law. When the pound began business
twelve wagons were employed in hunting,
in addition to which many captures were
made by boys, who enjoyed the sport as well
as priced the money received for the dogs.
For each animal twenty-five cents are paid by
the city on a warrant issued at the pound.
The captive ours are placed in cages and kept
forty-eight hours. If the owner calls within
that time he may recover his dog by paying
dollar. Settlers, Newfoundlands and other
valuable dogs are given a longer space OF
time. and if the owner still remains away the
superintendent of the pound, Mr.. Thomas ).
Hamlin, may redeem the animal, and some
times sells it proftably. Mr.. Hamlin is very
careful with the pet dogs, as they are often re-
deemed. Each dog is fed twice every day on
corn meal. The largest number ever drowned
in one day was 292, and the largest number IN
the pound at time was 500. Drowning days
are Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Doomed dogs are put in an iron cage ana
lowered into the water by machinery, and II
requires not more than FIVE minutes to drown
as many as the cage will hold. Puppies,
however, with their eyes not quite open, will
live nearly ten minutes under water. The
carcasses are SOLD at n cent and a-half each.
The oil Of healthy dogs has commercial val
ne. and the bones are used in making fertili-
gers. With the exception of boys who take
dogs to the pounds singly, the catchers are
colored men. The eatehers have trained bull
dogs. which are set upon ours it is designed
to capture, but the police have begun to stop
this brutal practice. One of the dogs now at
the pound has an ugly wound ON the neck
where he was bitten by bull dog which as
sisted in the capture. Most of the dogs takea
TO the pound are worthless, but occasionally a
good one makes its appearance. Mr. HamEn,
the superintendent, receives 5000 a year, and
resides near the pound. Baltimore San.
Fireworks at Rome are proyerbially SPLEEN
did, but those in celebration of the birthday
of the Constitution. surpassed all others.
The great set piece. which covered the whole
front of Castle Saint Angelo, represented the
exhibition palace of flower show. This was
shown in gray morning tints, then IN full sun
shine. then ia soft moonlight beams. then
Swallowed By twilight, which gradually faded
into night Some Of the pieces represented
flowers ON the grouRd, which when you
thought they were fading away shot up in the
air, and burst forth into showers of meteoFs-
Msrgnerites were. OF course, in great album
dance, in honor 10 the Queen Other rockets
burst forth into huge snniiowers, which seem
ed to set the whole air on nre. Showers ct
FIRE, undreamed Of By Yesuyius, also fell, and
the Aurora Borealis was beautifully brought
into play.
A despatch from Mount Holly, n. j., Au-
gust 5. saws "A FIRE broke ont Tuesday IN
the Wharton tract. situated in the lower par-
fian Of Burlington county and extending into
Atlantic county. The tract is eight miles long
by two miles aide, and Is covered with the
finest growth Of cedar timber TO be ioand in
she State. The hre started in the north and
among the largest timber and swept through
II with Iightning-l like rapidity, despite all at
tempss 10 stay progress by esek-hrag and
CLEARING out tbs underbrush. In less than
Eve hours the TIRE bad swept over the entire
srscs, destroying Id is course over one mil
hou logs and nearly all Of the standing tim
Der. Il : owned BY Joseph Wharton. Of
Philadelphia, who has large land interests in
this paziion Of the State The forest fires
wsFe an extinguished By she rain on Tuesday
night.
The Econoui,e Society OF Beaver county,
Pennsylvania Is nearing extinction, IS the
Surviving members are ali old and no new
ssa-s arc admitted. Il was founded in lstQ as
an Adyensis, colony By George Rapp, who
brought rs families Of converts from GeTma-
as. They broke their marriage ties pooled
their motIzy, amounting Ia $50, coo. aud ksed
in communism. But II their number has
duindled their property has sOt. and the So
eiety nov owns $. 900. eco. A man who Sc
eedcd years AGO, leaving his money behind.
SOW sues for $4,000 as his share, and If he
gets il. similar litigation witl soon almost emp
= the Eeoaomifs treasury.
Jason Clark and a team Of three mulcs be-
lnaking 20 . Mr.. M0sby ucre killed ten miles
east IT Flinstnne, Allegheny county, Nd, on
Thursday morning. - a place called Achib-
bins He had started down q steep mountain
with a heavy iaad Of tan bark, with the wheels
chained, when the chain broke aud the wagon,
males aud driver were precipitated down the
mountain with great force, pilliag all IN q
mas Al the bottom. who're other teams found
them two hours later.
A destructive storm swept over Milwaukee
Thursday. The damage 10 property y vari-
Oasly estimated AZ fross $50, coo 70 $ltso, 600.
WilEasa koppheimer, fireman al PnkeF-
tan's packing hoase, was killed by lightning
while about the building. The water IN base
meats rose rapidly, and in one instance an
infAat child vas drowned.