Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-21

! HlDlOHuo vi tilt COutdSlOu hds
killed on Thursday, and the lnngs were found
very much enlarged, with other unmstakcable
signs of the disease. The whole herd were
condemned
On Friday, the Commissioners visited sew
eral towns in the vicinity of North Brookfield
and the result of their investigations was en-
couraging, in regard to finding the limits o
the disease. The remainder of the herd o
Mr.. Gilbert, in the westerly part of Wes
Brookfeld, were killed. The cattle of Mr.
Giddings and Mr.. Fairbanks, which were r
pastures adjoining that of Josiah P. Gleason
whose cattle had the disease, as stated in the
Spy of last Thursday were collected together
and put into Mr.. Gleason's pasture, and an in
junction placed upon them. The herds OF
Messrs Blair, Barnes and Smith, in West
Brookfeld were isolated in the same way.
!, Thus has check been put upon the spread of
the disease, in a westerly direction, and DIR.
Loring is confident of the effect of this system
Of isolation. No signs of the disease have
been found i'll Spencer and no very Sc
rious cases in Sturbridge. Several herds
in the latter town, which had been ex-
posed, were collected together in one pasture
by themselves. On Saturday the remainder
of the herd of Curtis Stoddard, in North
Brookfeld, consisting of one yoke OF oxen,
were killed. These were marked cases of dis
ease, and had been isolated for the last twenty
days.
a 0plpDatipn Of pitizapc
among whom were James W. jenkins, Jr
Harding 2. Woods, and DR.. c. w. Whitcomb
visited North Brookfed, on Saturday, and re-
ported to Commissioner Walker that the
whole town of Barre was organized, aud a
nightly patrol kept, TO prevent the entrance of
animals from suspected quarters. Mr.. Jen-
kins was appointed committee to investigate
the whole course of Mr.. Fullums oxen, which
had been driven in lumber team from North
Brookfeld, after having the disease, as far
north as Hubbardston.
The commissioners, who have thus far la
bored with great assiduity and general approba-
ton in the important work assigned them, now
rely wholly on the prospect of an extra session
OF the legislature, which will no doubt be grant.
ed. They need the active cooperation of the
citizens in all the towns round about, like that
which has been manifested in Warren and
Barre. In such way alone can the further
spread of the disease be effectually checked.
The Boston Journal of Saturday evening has
the following in reference to the reported case
of cattle disease in Sandwich =
There appears to be greater cause of alarm in Tho
reports from Sandwich than at first admitted by
Dr. LoIlng, one OF the commissioners. In lettel
received on Thursday by the secretary of the Stat,
Board Of Agriculture from DIR. Leonard, yerv in
telllgent physician OF Sandwich, he ys:-"Monda,
morning last was called to go and look at an oS
that died III neighboring yard the night previous
1ouna the LETT lung diseased Throughout, the peur,
extensively Affected and the cavity of the chest con
tanning large quantity of bloody scum or water
Inc animal was purchased with three other oxen a
bhfighton and brought here in the on Wednes
uayi week ago They lcere in yard at the depot i,
Boston n,ee or four hours toth other cattle which wer
Drought by the same train. but not the same car I,
MaIenam and Middleboro." On Friday the OK wa
houced TO be sick, refused to eat and drink well
couShed some, the breath being very offensive Sucl
neng the facts i'll the case there is reason to fear TIN
at.i mas peen widely difiused no doubt from
catte Drought down from Worcester county Farm
ers cannot be too cautious The disease is clearly am
hnqIeStoadoty contagious notwithstanding the doubt
VI pys lclans VINO have never examined it personal
~; IL Is, or appears to be, conveyed by minute spo
rules gwen OFF in the breath of diseased animal Inc
drawn IN by respiration.
MIR. VIM. Coe, an intelligent farmer of th
city, writes that on Saturday last COW anc
calf were driven through this city TO Nortl
boro, from the neighborhood where cattl,
have been slain by order of the commissioners
There are, doubtless, many cases where farm
ers, suspecting their herds have been exposed
have disposed Of them for a mere song; Will,
others, as in the case above stated, have re
moved them to a distance, at the imminen
risk Of affecting Others in their passage.