New-York tribune., 1868-08-13
TIE CATTLE PLAG UE.
ALL HEALTHY OVER TIE RIVER

ALL HEALTHY OVER THE RIVER.
The latest reports from CommuniDaw, Ber-
gen. and elsewhere across the Hudson, that all dis
eased cattle have been killed. DIR. Harris was in New
Jersey yesterday inpectnC cattle Gov. Fenton has
ordered that all cattle shabe officially inspected at Sala
manca Elmra, and Buffalo
THE PLAGUE IN ILLINOIS.
A letter to The Chicago Republican, dated at
sadonls, H., August 3, says
Since the lst of June last from 6OOO to 10000 Texas
cattle were brought TO this county and scattered all over
H. Inc result Is all OF our native cattle are diseased
sadons aud Toono townships have already lost COO
head OF cattle, aud 1t now seems only in the midst
Ol see from the agricultural report hat as early as
1883 Rails County Mo, suffered from this same cattle
disease The trade continued until 1885, when horses
ana sheep also the Texas cattle dled snort descrp
On of this fearful disease may be Of some use to your
many readers nave seen them from the hrst 10 the last
stage and nave been close observer OF all tne syml
toms. They are not all taken alike. Still the
SYMPTOMS OF the are rst the IN beI HaCS dTn0G
the head and ears, and as they get worse inyarl-
gng step, showing great weakness of the whole body
& ae k tH draws @ H. co so m mh 80 ndd t9G Hon IN tS
for weeks In milch cows ono of the first indications
IS sudden failure OF milk. milk, | had fine COW cow
was MIXED at night, and gave the usual amount,
seemed we'll took water and feed the same; the
gave one gallon and by the next morning was dry
have been particular in the above description, hoping
the bowels are constipated, but IN one saw II was
the and the COW secured badly Ihe water re-
this character. They have high fever from the his
aud suffer loss of flesh faster than any disease nave
Tho type of the disease Is alike and the same synp
toms, and the fatal result as AT the frst stlll continues
80 Tar cure has been found. There Is wnduess IN
amounting TO madness that renders the beast
dangerous There Is one thing femarkaDle, WINE thcy
have acute uldmmaOry feyer, with loss Of streuEh
and flesh the most have will eat for the two first
days ON the third day the appetite fails entirely aud
they die the third or fourth day some have not Ved 50
oSE THEORY or THE M,LADY
Some Of the Western droyers make the large ticks tound
the animals responsible for the malady These ticks
or cddpg0s, were introduced Dy thc leNah Cattc, anu
though they do not appear TO unfayoraby affect those
auimals-thc cattle becoming accustomed 10 them ana
caring niue Tor e-yct Wheh lnttooHceu mo our oM
more delicate stock are source OF constant annoy
anCg tbs g'eyGd M a' De the TTtaos g3tg !" srer eea
lures mash them with their teeth or lick them of with
stomach. where they act as poison. II Il further
claimed rt they are taken IN with TIE io0d whele te
H. Hence the breaking ont OF the disease where many
TcXns cattle have been kept.
NEEDLES ALARM.
BrrrAto Aug l2-ENpcrts IN this city say that thcre
animal. an ccd are such have been oyerheated by
hard driving daring the late warm weather ana conhhth
W. ui.Ft.gp CATTLE To ~ TAKEN rNro SEwJERsEY.
NEWAEK. Aug. ll-Goy. ward has written 70 Gen. y.
Nori.s Ialscad. President of the hewJer'ey Agric'
tura Society calling h- aclhon 70 tne prescSe oi dls
casrd cattle 100 the state aud asking him 10 take acton
under thc law giving certain powers 10 the society m
such ucic and suggesting cooperation with town
. .
full benefit of our sanitary laws In pursuance ot ihe
above notice ha, been published that from ANA after this
date An cattle from Illinois Missouri, and Texas ana al
diseased cattle fum any other state, are positively FOR
bideu De brought into this state until this order IL
revoked.
G. TILE TROUBLES IN MISSOURI.
4 cattl, war Is threatened on the borders ol
Missouri law u Missouri authorizes inspectors nt cat
r from the Indian country 10 turn back on the
road WhruCe they come all diseased aud uhs9uhd cauc'
Killed the spot Under the operation of this law many
thousands u cattle have accumulated on the boIdtfs OF
Missouri aul the droycrs threatening 70 force their
WY through the state aud the people 0t the borders
&c., writ or no writ. The danger ~ serious collision
- compelled the Governor 10 warn the dtO'eIs ana the
people fp obey the law
DEATH OF STOCK IN EAST ALBANY.
ALHANN, Aug ll.-Snce last night ; report,
brt twenty and thgty Illinois cattle out or three or
four thousand head have died at the last Albany Yards,
~ tb, r,1, wood tick disease. The work OF the insect
from that state are generally stunned ana lew or
none Of them are bought without guaranty fOm tACr
owners of their perfect health
PREVENTIVE MEASURES ~ TIE WEST.
PuTsBURGH, Aug. ll.-Ihc cattle disease mas
entirely disappeared from the Pittsburgh Fort wayne
and Chicago Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad ana Allen
tnSu line There was hut lot OF cattle that LETT ny
tins route that were diseased When the disease was
discovered they separated from all other STOCK ana
pu IN ,euAratc pens and promptly disposed OF Iot
their hides and aow. They only sold as diseased
cattle and were allowed 10 pass INTO otcI nihus'
All the cars and occupied by tins STOCK nave Oech
Thoroughly ceansed and disnfected and close nsprc-
non Ia now made Of all cattle the line OF Doth roads
In order TO prevent any further shipments OF injected
stock The public may rely that every eiort VIII DC use
into tho hands Of butchers east OF Chicago " the'e