, 1860-05-23

symptoms Of the prevailing disease. The OF
died on Sunday, and on being opened, the lung
and p1ura on the LETT side we're found to be
extremely inf 'ned, aud the cavity Of the chest
contained large quantity Of serum. Judge
Mattoon Of Davnstable has already commenced
an investigation of the case, and tomorrow
Messrs Brooks and Sewa1 in company with
II competent veterinary surgeon, will proceed
TO Sandwich, to examine the matter.
It is not improbable that some unscr1pulous
person having diseased cattle may have Sc
cee!ly conveyed them to Brighton Market
There arc grounds tor apprehending this, from
the fact that in North Blook6e1d, recently, an
1riEhman went ut break Of dsy to a farmer,
one-balf Of Whose herd lad died Of the disease,
and inquired the price Of bis best cows. The
'ar,ncr, an honest straightforward man, told
him tia. considering the disease which pre-
vailed among them, he might have bis choice
for forty dollars. The 1ishman reflected and
agreed to take two. The farmer then asked
him what he was going to do with them;
wheEeupon the man said lie vas going to
drive them 10 Spencer. "But The people will
not allow you to drive them there" said the
farmer. Il know that' 'rcplied the 1nscrupu-
lous purchaser, "but shall drive them in
the night time This o<ened ths.eyes Of
the farmer to the dishonesty Of his customer,
and le rebuked him. saying "1're got ell
want Of you: ] shall not let yon hare the cat
tie; you Tan Co." We hope for the welfare Of
the community that all the farmers whoze
herds have Eaen visited by this ffiehtful
scour4:e are thus mindful Of their neiehbor's
welfare. =.
There is great danger to be apprehended
from class Ct small farmers, principally tor-
eigners, who are ambitious Of bargains. The
utmost vigilance is necessary TO prevent
such men from traf1lcking in catl1e infected
with the contagion. A man recently inform
Cd the Commissioners that he had three COVE
Which Lad been exposed, and wanted the
Commissioners to take them off his hands
while there was yet chance Of his realizing
their vanc. The Commissioners promised to
sell them as soon as possible, but the owner
directly sold them TO a man in neighboring
town, :whtre they werc driven into herd
With four others, The Commissioners learn
ing the fact dispatched person Immediately,
a.d ascer1a'ned that the three cows were
diseased These, together with the remain
der Of the herd. were at once destroyed:
On Thursday, DR.. Loring and Prof Clarke
visited tile Elr1n OF Nr. Thrashe1, IN Amherst,
where four head Of cattle belonging to Mr.,
Edward ". Fay o. North Brookield, lind
l'een sent to pasture. Although from the in.
fectea district they had hot shown signs Of
pleuro-Imcunonia. They have been in contact
with only t1areo other animals, and arc now
isolated and slut up in barn. No danger il
arprclcndcd from them. On tho other hand
Mr. Elenezer Fairbanks or West Brookf1eld,
who has herd Of eighteen head, killed COW
this morning which had exhibited symptoms
Of the coutagion, and found tile lungs yery
nEuc'. cnlazgcd- and other unmistakable s;rns
Of pleuro- pneumonia The Commissioners will
examine the herd to-day, and probably con
dc1nn the whole. ;,...
The disease has obtained a strong hold at
New Draiutrcc. The. Commissioners have
examined several large herds, numbering in
the aggregate about two hundred aud tifty
| head, and found several csttle 10 be affected,
| AL have consequently been exposed to tie
coatagiop. Tie discase is supposed to hare
ram:tications III 0akham, 4ardwick and S,ur-
bridge. Since, a yoke Of pxcn belonging tn
William Fn1lum Of North Brookfeld, one oi
which has becn killed, and found to Re badly
diseased, have been used in drawing boz.
lumber from those towns, Dana, PELHAM and
places as far north evcn as New Hampshire.
the peop.s are now fully awake to the dan.
ger cfthis disease; which threatens to become
. national calamity. Already meetings have
been held in several towee, and measures Tux
en- for the protection of the healthy cattle. Ths
citizens Of Warren, Mast, and Portsmouth, B
l., hare adopted resolutions prohibiting the
passage into those towns Of any cattle from thu
Infected and suspected districts The Comnaia
.s:oscrs recommend this COURSE and tho estab
lishment Of, stringent regulations in all III.
towns Of New England
3r. Flint, Secretary o< the Board Of Aeri
culture, has been instructed to notify the Gov
erno1s of all the States ard Territories ia til.
Union, and also all the Boards Of Agricultur
and Presidents Of S.ate Societies Of the cxis
tcnce, nnturo aud magnitude Of the disaase
and Of its dangerous character, that they ma,
adopt such measures fer. sen-lefsnse US the,
may deem proper.
NETTING or TUE FARMERS OF xoaruANeroS.
| Tho farmers Of Northampton lave becom
20 much interested in the subject Of the Pre-
railing disease, that they bare sent Dr.. E T
Wood TO investigate audTeport upon the mat
ter. -. ~:
u meeting was held in Northampton o.
Wednesday evening, which was attended b,
1 about Two hundred, persons, "a. Z. Stark
I weather, sectetarypt: tha Hampahire. Hainp
r.-t. 4. i.