Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-06
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Disease among Cattle.-The M,tscatiae Qnd)
Journal states thai singular and fatal malady has
| been prevailing among the cattle in that city and
| vicinity during the past week. We have not
| heard estimate of the number OF cattle already
killed by il, but suppose II 10 be from twenty TO
| thirty.
| A writer speaks of il disease described in
| the "Dairyman's Manual" as follows:
1 s.The first symptoms of this terrible disease
| phrenzy) usually stupor the eyes are protru-
ded and injected with blood, respiration hurried,
| and succeeded very soon by delirium, and fol-
| lowed by the most violent ravng, rushing at
anything in its way, often seeking ont objects OF
assault, galoping furiousy about falling down and
believing hideously. The skin sticks 10 the ribs,
and the spine acquires an unusual sensitvehesS'
| II is not surprising that this disease should be
mistaken for hydrophobia as the same authority
| says:
/ aThe phrenitic OK very closely resembles the
rabd OK, yet appears TO exercise less reason ana
discretion, and elects less foam from the NOUN.
The Cotton Worm.-Extract of letter from
| a gentleman, now in Louisiana, 10 hs father IN
Baltimore:
| "GRAND CoTEAu, Sept. 20
| son Sunday afternoon | rode out from Grand
| Coteau about six miles TO the prairie 10 the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Benjamin SHINES, (whence am
| now wrtngJ and, on my arrival, noticed very
peculiar and disagreeabe odor about the planta-
l.
| caterpiIlars, of which he had noticed few in his
| field that day. The next morning yesterday at
| daybreak witnessed a scene OF destruction and
swift desolation that cannot be conceived OF, ex-
/ cept by an eye witness. There hundreds OF acres
] yesterday so smiling and promising with the luxu
| RANT cotton plant covered with its green foliage,
bright blossoms and bursting bolls of staple to-day
are reduced to fields of bare blackening cotton
| stalks, and not a single solitary leaf to be found
| on the whole plantation All this was the result
Iofa ,rbfic ,.orL If the The de-
structon of the crop is almost total for but very
| little has as yet been gathered; and the few re-
naming bols, being now quite unprotected from
] the sun, must perish before they can mature
| This cotton, being raised on new ground IS sup
| posed to be more tender than that grown on old
plantations, and of course, preferable food Tor
| the worms; few days, however, Will decide
whether the older places will escape or not
| used TO think the cotton worm stories We're pure
Inventions or at least greatly exaggerated, gotten
up TO affect the markets; but now know that the
ravages of these insects can hardly be adequately
| described, much less exaggerated"
| War Cloud in the South.-The reader will
| find in our Geographic dispatches rumor from
| the city of Mexico, via New Orleans, OF the
| breaking out of actual hostilties between the
| American and the Mexican forces in the Mesllla
valley. We not able to say how much conf-
! dence should be placed in the report. The fact
that trouble has been brewing in, that quarter for
| the last six months growing out OF dispute In
| regard to territorial limits, Is generally known
| 1t has also been currently reported since Santa
Anna returned TO the Mexican chair OF State, that
| that individual personally and politically dis
affected towards and that he would seek oppor-
| tunty to get into a war with, the United States
| How far he may have encouraged the commence
| ment of hostties, if they have really commenced,
| in the Mesia valley, is yet to be discovered,
| though may surmise with considerable GER
tainty that he has not been idle inthe matter. We
| A. .l..~... ,fx,rar
are entirely without foundation. Further intelli-
gence from that quarter will be awaited with in
tense anxiety.-Albany State Register.
Large Haul of Obscene Literature.-A few
| days ago we observed some unknown parties carry
/ in printing press to the basement of one of the
buildings in Fulton street, opposite Front, and as
! these are stirring political times we supposed they
might be about to issue campaign newspaper
4 Il seems that we were mistaken, however. The
vgilant police officers attached to the office OF the
! chief, suspectng that all not right In this I'M
| derground office, made descent on the establish
ment this forenoon They found within il immense
| piles of obscene books, unbound, and just issued
| from the press. Two females We're engaged in
| folding them and some kind of male animal SUI
| perintending the work. They also found several
cases of stereotypes and illustrations of the most
| loathsome character. carman was engaged, and
the works and type, which amounted TO several
| cart loads transported TO the office of the chief
The individual found in charge of the establish
ment was arrested and locked up The officers
deserve great credit for bouncing on this nest OF
moral pestilence thousand times more dangerous
than the yellow fever. We hope the moral assas-
sins who started the shop will be treated as they
Decentralization Eagle
steam between France and American
| late Paris letter states that English company
| has proposed to the Emperor TO establish line OF
steamers from Dieppe TO North and South America
There are TO be nine ten boats, and they are to
be permitted TO enter France free of charges 1t
| is certain that while at Dieppe the Emperor presl-
| ded at a meeting OF commissioners who had been
appointed TO ascertain what could be done TO anne
liorate the condition of that port; and that quite
number Of the measures proposed We're adopted,
and 100000 francs were assigned TO carry them
| at once into execution,
Pretended Suicide.--The river was being drag
ged Yesterday for the body of young lady named
Wilson, who was supposed to have drowned her.
self Miss Wilson, we understand, visited her
grandfathers on Saturday evening, and on leaving
she deposited on the table small note. This
contained an affectionate farewell, and notice
that she was about 10 drown herself 1t also con-
| tanned pair of valuable earrings, which she had
| removed from her ears We understand that no
| drowning took place, but that Miss Wilson took
the cars TO Ceaveand with lover Ohio States
| man. Sd inst.
Anticipated Trouble In Canada.-A dispatch
was received AT Toronto on Thursday, by Colonel
! Tuoch ordering the muster in that city, on the
18th of October of 200 of the pensioners belonging
10 the veteran companies for the purpose OF pro-
ceeding 10 Montreal. The editor of the Coionia
supposes they are to be sent there TO aid In keep
ing the peace of that city at the next criminal term
when the Gavazzi rioters to be tried. We are
III onipion saws the CoLouisf that this cOntempla-