New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-08
THE CATTLE DISEASE.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE NEW-JERSEY
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE NEW-JERSEY
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
On Wednesday at noon, the officers and Executive
Committee of the n. j. Agricultural Society met at
Elizabeth in special session, to consider the subject of
pleuro-pneumonia. His Excellency, Gov. Olden, was
present to hear the facts which might be elected in
discussion, and decide upon the expedency of calling
special session of the Legislature; and several menu
bers of that body were also present. The meeting
was called by the President of the Society in response
to the written request of several prominent members,
who viewed with alarm the numerous cases Of the
disease which have recently occurred at Chatham and
near Newark The result of the examination and
autopsy Of the cattle belonging to Abram johnson,
near Newark, such as TO convince those present
that real pleuropneumona of the contagious type had
invaded the State, and might serious loss II not
stopped in time An account of the visit TO Johnsons
and history Of the introduction of the disease into
New-JeIsey we have already published.
The meeting called TO order at noon by Presi-
dent Halsed who gave brief account of the visit 10
Johnsons, and the pOs-mortem examinations of bull
and at that time In the presence Of the Governor.
He stated that johnson refused to have any OF his
beasts slaughtered although the cow selected was
badly diseased and had little chance for life and il be-
necessary to subscribe enough money to purchase
her before the autopsy could be made In evidence Of
the character of the disease he read letter from Dr.
Gryce, the veterinary surgeon by whom the dissec-
tons were made, from which make extract as fol.
lows:
whch had been sick three weeks. and was dead
Gese The lung sodsed with sdhe.On Of e pss 10
a6terea for our o. having been
ssf Th: snO. w % e y @ s
diseased and the post moem proved TO be There
echymosed spots the surface of tire lungs Every precau
lion should be taken cOnfne infected cattle to the locality
p v With is bury Sn GR as
Mr.. ID. b. Logan, delegate from public meeting
held at Morristown on Tuesday evening called the at
enon of the State Society to the proceedings on that
occasion. In the address of the Chairman il had been
stated that the number of horned animals in New.Jer-
sey about million, and they represent at least
value OF $40 GOO OOO Resolutions, offered by 4. NJ.
Treadwel had been adopted, which recommended that
until pleuro.pneumona should quite disappear, the
farmers Of Morris County be advised not 10 purchase
barter, or board strange cae that they should keep
their own stock separate from all other isolate their
herd on the appearance of any sickness of the lungs of
whatever nature 1t might be; and affirming that a
farmer who should knowingly dispose of a diseased
ANIMAL would richly deserve the censure and renroacb
of the entire community. An Executive Committee
had been appointed at that meeting to act with the
State Society in carrying out any line Of action il might
deem most beneficial and subcommittee of fifty were
appointed TO act each in his own town. as the EXeci-
tive Committee might think best for the public good
Mr.. Logan gave succinct history of the disease At
Chatham, which was substantially as we have pre-
viously stated il.
Mr.. d. Iulseman stated that the disease had appear
ed IN Bergen County, three eows belonging to H. Cad
mus having recently died.
A hose doctor who has something to do with our
city railroad stables stated to the Society that be did
not believe the disease contagious, but one tia. he
could cure with ease, by means of some simple nOsrdm
with which he was acquainted
A gentleman said he had been informed that Abram
Johnson pasurng veral Of his affected ca'e
the public road on Sunday last and on being rem1n-
straied WITH replied that be with the cattle him
self and therefore they were not running at large.
This statement called forth expressions of g-earindg
rat fron those Inn he hat
johnson denies The thing in the most emphatic manner.
Mr.. j. X. Cornell, an ex-Presdent of the Society,
cOnended against the adoption Of any resolution add
ysng a special session of the Legislature. He was Of
the opinion that the pleuro-pneumona was no new
guest in New.Jersey, but rather identical with
the Gseaso which caused some loss in his neghborhoed
letter from the Hon. James Campbell, a well known
farmer which, in substance, was like the following ono
from the same person TO Col Wilder: =,
Hon. MARSHALL WILDER Dear Sir: notice 81 ths
that have d;fa.S raging among the SsS Of
to be the same had locality
The fins: y%BS: S OF the ss:s Ss ss S s s e. .
dry nose oness Of breath very similar attack OF
ee staeked generally died the second or third dy II they
relieved brother of my wife had herd Of twenty
the last Of srch int Of April iou of them died within the
first week some seven other. u think were sick At the same
hard under Che disease went over and bed the ik ones
scraped the hsr partially oa side immediately above
the bIkit and applied blistering ointment such as
ussd by horsomen made nom mixture Of so''" e,.
sublimste, euus, tuIertine and Spanish dies Ihe or
ment was rubbed In the ribs and side, inn su" az
ever the lungs TO produce external inhanm"n
,ame day gave each about pound Of Epson .s - S
free discharge nom the bowels, the discharges
irst loose and mixed with blood then oueleu e
to keep applying the bsteng ointment until tno54lsn Ae
ent was got up and think thew IN most cases dd not eppy
btes than twice. All wieh were tna. ssea 81. Wen
some two CT three othets were ate~sr 49, ,.lS
In the same and recovered have seen ghd ue.t'dh
dease on ,eveia where sed among cattle and IN some
cees most Violently and IN all cases treated As described s
cent nts castor oil for EPSON salts, which
tonplt morn soohfng the bowels The castor oil used
te common the crude state After began % understand the
~ 80 Nc seldom animal have animals with the
eese nom yeers Old TO old and oAcnhave nled
them ana treated them described when they could haty
s,nd .ud when they would blow lac wind broken horse,
bot DO not recolect Of losing single aanal TIA,
was tlten i'm time. In fact | do not recolect loing
than two and they both he'd 10 be held bleed aud
think dodored some thrty forty In all We CONSIDERS We
disease couiasions and III ell removed the sseA aa
the wen the sym9toms aPpescn en
eaOl afe. they got we'll 70 thoroughly elesn.
which ,Gmo ia contact with tie disease the'a'e '' W."