New-York tribune., 1868-08-21
TIE. CATTLE PLAGUE.

There has been no new cases OF the Texas
fever cattle plague tins city although IheIe are
Texas cattle at The various yards AT the Cohinu
paw cattle pens there have been no deaths rom lhe
disease for several days and but few cases OF Sickness
few OF the animals are dropping in appearance, ana
exhibit other sirns OF illness but this is attributed more
to the heat Of the weather for the past rev Gays tn
any other They are confined 70 he hosI,l pen pen
body of the cattleand carefully tended ana wen
tEeaNG. - ia pof the disease and a cure for
IL NJ such a thing be possble), ana also 10 dlscOstI
whether the animals above alluded TO are abonR undeF
he one or some other disease incident to the
since t6e Institution of the strict cattle quarantine ny
tho authorities and the appointment of competent in
sDections the disease gradually disappearing, and
uuless Texas inpOrtatOns run the Diochaue
"a very Improbable event VIII soon be thing OF the
mast PERHAPS another for the dmnunon OF the
number Of may he found m the fact that the arr
va not being so large as usual loF me season oM " ~
fine reports Of the disease which have been widely
spread, the cattle are not crowded tOgether III IIe
manner generally pursued When large huuOeis
have TO be accommodated In comparatively
small space The general opinion among the farmers OF
the country is that the disease originates u9h nalu
driving and bad treatment and the jammng and croWd
ing incident 90 the long railroad Journeys when most OF
ports from other portions of this state show that the as
has made its appearance In many places carrying
of large numbers Of catie ana lIo9ucng PAM Is t
farmers and graZcrs At Amenla Dutchess county, the
maladv broke out on tuesday lss causing Io ne uv ] "a
several cows. As far as coud De ulscoFoiel to
in perfect health until within very sDor une De
fore they died. Duness of the eyes, hanging OF tne
head and great internal distress Nmeh became more
and intense uut relieved by deathl, We're among
the symptoms Two men VINO oS e5siseo IN cut tAIg ,be
hands, slightly lnocuated with the disease, and
have suffered very seySIe from ON IL O ~ si %
scupulOus droyer sold some diseased cattle IN sing slhe
from which the animals IN the vicinity contracted the
plague, and eight ten have died Much excitement,
not unmlXed win indignation was ieI Dy tne lu.ao4V
ants the imported cattle were to be used for beef
The POghkeCpSS Eagle Of the 10Th contains the follow
ing: 1--WE are told that on Monday mgt two cars ioade9
with cattle reached here The Of the animals said
he had bought them at SIS per head and was anxious to
get them uuioaded aud out OF town before daylight.
This lot OF cattle undoubtedly part and parcel OF
Western drove which We read OF in me ADa'y hTfTess
OF Tuesday. The article referred to- after speaking OF
cattle plague that at the present time there are be
tween 40 and diseased cattle IN the quarantine at West
Albany, out OF the 5000 head there
ILLINOIS.
Mr. VI. T. Richardson, appointed by the Pork Packers'
Association OF Chicago TO investigate the cattle plague
has presented the following report;
the i2 inst we sye visited Indiana Inquiries
The r''age, by Tie Igi lever "4ee, las ben o,4 TO eL
against tae importation o southern cattle 10 Indiana not few ae
Illinois Central Railroad different points, tud hdr
sto tIat s"iei ana a'hou.a l-eIe 5s no .SS a.so'
the majority Of animals which have spread disease bad been tea Of Tie
t 1 b. ~ Se ne . I bsBc oie,t @ r o '-I m. iI
tauts entering details localities would
state t We h,e lee,1 ample So..uaatS9 Of TIE @ hitherto re-
With native stock have done well and communicated disease
eep se Ssl ' %S 3 t fe, aaas a. d as ' tSs Of
Illinois lave been Pgi oil ,, s gq5d . ' & Tes @ Of an an an
posed to believe that REPORTS from other states bad no foundation fact
aui accordance viii the usual ndet to disregard any but trpe
seeusAt Mgb price, they have veutare and in most IN
an PuteI uaie and there NOT single man well Informed ts
% who recognize shat whatever other
a. ourselves
after Ae m sts have whered the Wild
theoi She Of the disease, aud districts
no amount convincing proof al 10 divert the Of pop
ular opinion regard 70 tie comparatively harmless tick The SICK j.
ioIueAng abundant wherever
but Of
vio dead
tb figg single There inside people
Dee sliI that there
la iore work aud there oIt where Pey deaths win
within another ol, htu DE people 0f lstcs whore The TEXAS
leave them there ard them
drive so derc vi soon be complete cessation Of On lseaieL
giiE CATTLE PLhGUE IN CHICAGO,
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Ihe Board OF Health Of
,t cit, ias decided 10 establish cattle Quarantine IN
tbe vicinity OF INC stock yart7 as prccauton against
the introduction ot Gs.arcu cattle INTO the city. In
sctor. ae 10 be appointed, and cattle suspected OF
Ming diseased are TO be admitted into the yards uht
[orefpI examination Is made. Tie quarantine reghd
ti,us are also extended 10 all saughterng-houses'
LOUISIANA.
The Netr Orleans PicGynie says tuat great hpta mas
reyed auOug the cattle oi Louisiana which mas bee1
tttItsd to some infectisus complaint communicated
a. Them v the Texas cattle which, strange 10 say nave
not themselves shown any symptoms OF the u'ed' aAd
,.heu tlev have died have done so merely from the
gues and pr.vatOus Of the journey We have been IN
cdOus of the existence Of this sOCaled Texas or span
iii. fpyor because within our own knowledge, thclc are
mo- cattle less subject disease than are tAo Texan III IN
their native prdrcs and when removed TO ts region
There is is true disease called IN western 4eNab Ae
St4Is fever but DO is disease among horses 10 NACh
northern horses when hey first arrive IN that REGION are
alone subject and DO s there regarded to hc ony cl'
1n,ic dl-tase which does not communicate from one
better meat, we're never found than those OF Texas