Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-25
Spread of tho Cattle Disease


Spread of the Cattle Disease.
Tie fltal disease among the cattle Ii Nas-arhu-
sets continues t. spread, and srnat has be-
come the alarm that an extra >rs> i The Legs.
latnrc is about 10 be convened iohnprariaie funds
Ia alaf" the evil
The y ,ston Journal contains letter from an
individual who has Just arrive from The Cape Of
Good Hone. The writer believes that he ciHie
disease I.ow producing muih alarm in Mussa-
rhusets is the same that has lately nr we'd des-
truciite - the horned cattle in nth Africa. The
disease at the Cape il called the M1g s,ctHrsS it
was introduced about seven wears rsp hY the I'M
rortation Of two Dutch bulls aud spread before
is destructive character was fully understood. At
temp! made 10 isolate the inlr ciri stock and
To cnnfnc the disease to certain limits. bat il was
all in 'ain. All transportation aud much Of the
travel is performed by oxen. who scattered the
disease everywhere. Nnri3us remedies tried
without success. until mocniot,on was adopted
which proved successful II. il did ia the small.
pnS. The writer thus describes the process OF ia
ocnlat.on:
'iill a deceased beast not too Ear gone and take
rs mu.h at the lung II. you require for the mum
her Of rlttlc you intend to operate upon, throw
them down one by one otherwise make
them fast. cut the hair short If about nine inches
from the ip OF the tail mako an incission through
the Nix an iuch long, insert bit of the lung the
size OF n bean, or rather larger bandage it pro.
perlv. nnl in alb 'ut three days tho virus ought to
take, and within three weeks tho bnndage ought
to be taken Off, when the wound appears swollen.
Many If tho cattle loose their tails by inoccula.
tim, and some even die when proper attention has
not been given but ~ far ns have had expert
encc. lew cattle have died Of this sickness after be
ing Inoceulnted.'
The disease has been very destructive in South
Atrita--a part Of the world where cattle ARE more
valued thau anywhere else. The price of draught
aoxen has risen from fifteen to fifty dollars since
the existence Of the plague. The writer thinks the
disease IS contagious, and not an epidemic,
Mn. FowLER's WnnRr,norrs 1t is rumorci
that Mr.. Fowler, under n disguise. toak passage
II few days since in vessel bound to Oporto Por-
tugnl, At any rate he ia believed to he beyond
the officers Of the law. The statement has been
made. that some months ago Mr.. Fowler pur-
chased real estate on Sta.e Island, valued at
$50, 600, upon which the record shows that he
pad Sjo,ooo in cash, giving mortgage on the
property for the remainder. We doubt however
If the property continued to be held in Mr. Fowl
"r's nnmr. 1t was, we suspect, iohbng opera
ton, in which number of our Local politicians
were concerned.
rhr'c j.. probably, II startling tale to be told
about tic Staten Island land pure asc. Last f.ll,
there were mysterious hints thrown ont about "A
"lAul A'soviation,' aud it WIS understood that
share could be purchased hv poiri .ans amhi.
can give ~ history vt this Land As,ncinfiun,
aud In" names Of the shareholders - New York
Sun. 1871.
The New York Erpres,. Of Tuesday evening.
says Mr.. Fowler loft in the steamer Noses la,lor
Tor Havana. an the night OF the 18th instant =.
The Moses Taylor it is sad til not leave ut the
regular hour-nnd it i presumed that Mr. Fowl.
or went board in n stcam.tuy, aud, when
more than nine miles Out, embarked on hoarl -
Ills personal, MT his political friends ma lc IN II
liberal purse Tor bin. of several thousand dollars
enough to take care ot him. II they hal kn,vn
IN time, thr amount ct his laf,l,aton. it is said
TIE whelew ull have been >ub.cr bed to relieve him
| from trouble. The deiarati.r, It NY known
| il if long standlng and much ,rre<pnudeuce had
taken p, luce with the Department ON he sui rct
| Mr. AngAStns 'nnover, one ut his bond Sncn de.
| posts his hnlfo the bail bond in bank to he
paid If the Courts decree hin iahle--lni sails for
| Europe IN the Alriatic, june 81 t. be absent Two
years, a, lreviou,ly arranged, Tor the eucation Of
| his children.