New-York tribune., 1868-08-15
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.
CAUSES AND PREvENTION-EXTENsIyE INvEsTI-
CATIONS IN THE WEST.


CATIONS IN THE WEST.
The Western drovers say that the plague is
abating only because most OF the cattle dead
respondent OF Chicago paper says that Central Illinois
has suffered most II estimated that $4,000 worth Of
cattle have died At TOlOnO Vigilance Committee has
been established look after the interests Of the vicinity
The infected district of this place embraces circle Of
about six miles Committee OF four was appointed to
visit Chicago to what remuneration the railroad oi-
cals willing to make for the losses which have
occurred from continued introduction OF southern cattle
The farmers declare that satisfaction is given them
they will try the law. The country lying between Ioono
State Other places far down rs Cairo have also
suffered more or less Around LOda cattle are stu dying
more than 900 head II sestmated that the total num-
Der of cattle that have died from the plague Is about
5000 Yet for large State like Illinois, this ~ not really
great loss as 1t at rst appears Inc importation OF
Texas cattle has been entirely stopped Much indigna-
ton il expressed by the citizens toward Southern droy
eTs, and they keep sharp lookout Tor new arrivals IN
some localities the disease has only just commenced but
il rs generally understood that the worst Is passed. All
law tbose Who have had much expercenee with cattle
No agree all points and each person or doctor adj
yances his Own peculiar views on i inc ,h suigeSs s
of Texas cattle, and that the mere driving Of
drove over road where tney ,er nave % passed
wherever 1eAas steer has been pasuIeu tht grass
may be found covered with white substance LEFT by
their mouths. The most Intelligent nave come 10 Tue con-
cusiOn that the more they investigate e less hey Know
Of the subject beyond certain facIs Ie & aEnoaht nave
many supersttlons theories for whch ney can give no
For instance, they say hat he ieAaS cattle are
% never TieA 70 tbeg Tbey ali argue that In the main
the Southern drOves are healthy ana tt they faten
generally admitted that the rst droves which came
through sound IN eyery way. These people say
further that PARTITION however slight VIII prevent the
healthy cattle from taken the disease ana YET tey bring
forward the strongest testimony TO prove mat months
after herd has passed. an Illinois bullock Will become
sick and die If driven once over the route they had
Travelled. - on, T., -,
who has spent much time IN investigating tle various
diseases in cattle both in this country ana IN Europe n
of
tagiOus character.
Chicago dispatch speaking Of the cattle trade at the
Union Stock Yards says though there IS sickness
on the grounds the excitement throughout the country
is such that BUYERS DO not teel SAFE IN operating me
plague the a absorbing topic both among dealers and
outsiders. No two among the many VINO nave watched
the disease IN all It's stages agree as To us origin or char
acter All affirm, however that cattle imported from
have I'M mo instance communicated disease other breeds
Large droves coming Ia from Missouri and Kansas
lowed at present According Southern statistics there
are about head Of herded cattle south Of the Ohio
The Chcdgo Times that thcre are of least $1,000
head OF this class Of stock IN the state o Illinois, WHITTIER
they had been brought from the herdug grounds Of
Kansas aud Missouri subsequently to their importation
An Albany dispatch says that there truth in the
report of the disease being among The cattle at Green
bush. It true that man did dc after kinnng dead
COW. but animal did not die OF the plague Upward
of head Of eatlo have been IN the yutds during the
past week yet not single cae OF sickness has been ds
covered there the least symptom of disease among
them even among those from Illinois, siill buyers mani
fest shyness FOR western eatuo. ,,.,, a..
Buffalo paper says that the 81 head OF STOCK IN quar-
antihe, at Aucss m Il, al Sulphur spriLgs, were eA-
Rmined on "Wednesday 10y DT. hackcy Only three
showed symptoms Of 9ease ana ess were saughteied
containing 5V animals alfNSo over tc lhe Soio & o"
on Wednesday afternoon. Ten loads were rom koii-
were found be perfectly sound. It's reported That
agents been sent to Lrtc, Cleveland Toledo and
Al meeting Of the Pork Packers Association hold in
cb,raSo, On IEe,'sy ggeh.ls hr W. r. k'eardson who
tour inspection through the country Injected with cat
W SRs ToaHo Fss co ,st other AFFECTED polt IL con-
pnsy eh P.oL Gag, vs E'7 oe, =, % e'sl'' tAf, Teas
tae ',wToH' as ro.i uo rpe'r'aee' oiih fie a. app's
ieIa .o, b.. rsIr ", Of the imported
Toli SLOW hat se n 90 agent. .rlls iaasly rsrs
s.,es diseased Bat setU Ia all Observations
darHg .he pa, ,5ses. We f'1E. 90 d,,sehs A. OF :.
Brosd,pds & sssi tsH & sln. 'ls e'.ss .. :" ss''' 81.
siao-ss Poes meI, nor r. ss' lfa M '9s s's,sq9,ss,
us.ton' ia % Y sados d ct'@raisn 49a from a' o9sI
ue have GA car aru2l 'nely 70 - tuPlei eoniaute.uen
Po. ,ts, oeT horses cattle lal ben
f ts TTsT % hat oas colt bad hest
and oyyror as sa' o' % 1s ~ a is g sl S o' l % .S
Of special inquiry tbt Of oubak ,at 70 b'vt eca dc 70
farmer s sii1s s d as' o. W., s'i, S G I ~ & s I
sts saoS h s s aio so 54,,a led Of 1eIss, 1ss
ns.,.d q 70 's az es H. eu 0,' oS tf tr I ron i @
worthy solo az ltta a lJ pore ifs lf ho ot arel
pea, p iha' ~ .. we .ll ,5 ~ n a, 80 pf Es
Teb A. tie on og.ns s.ovus us dsess efs $50
,pseBe s Euci enlarged 81 bg blood haa been ,fi.el
arse ,ic JeT The u, ag'm, OI body moe rd
oveted bladder E,rg sasa but ,. ss, sl eas e.' esn.',a
Tstssg Tooao saiou' and foH S4oHs 9, Ces%Paign
oa 10 the if.i over which e sea oTe5 an
.sor: eo.s o. a s ' aaa 81. ' ] 3'S be By tn. 'i 5
ported stoI nt especially piseres pcd BY proper fences tbe
iel health stock sseeed uee
SS. Teen r.5g s h. usus ss,, 10 ia, dsns srrn
to this @ hAye seen enoug to eo91noe a sel, ti the ptsvA
refer the e JDoa stoss aris 10 euirnaion
rnlepesL The public need be .lirmsd Attention has
been pad there 70 EeHE 20 o. ais sGea a1S hI. G o. % .a 'Io
been leed viii iefan cattle and hy sre 70 us
me retAton Of the opinions expressed BY Us
s meeting am tsppy 10 y and
everything Prove HhS shall pov lay before you IN the shPe
O' % We have rot e. deal With oou,sor or an Infections pagu.
bot With form Of poisoning due to the native cattle ealing Of @
eod: " l 10 Gnd ss beyond
southern soet hH been distributed aud even animal without
T&rG No system of pers treatment relied
nry applied Plaques call for P'e1tve' aud not tie
Fourth Prevention consists being neo'ed
pastures wherever Texan cattle sI ni tatn DO. moving .s eia
herbs and % panic sirken communities nai on bas keeping
f5fi Ia relation tue TsIaa csts which as lnpOr
n' Tor the meat GhsaTs s o. I M % b.Ss I5ss .Sas DUNN the
Winter the tsds uneeked without the least dan
kousver the theory suggested las, NEE.
ss b. Issr.S n, fS Of thu b. poison sseh meets them
Upon invitation, Prof Gangee who was present ana
from the general government, addressed the Packers
Association at considerable length al alter some Pre h
fIe exactnature Of the disease No vara-
ons from the rule that the disease appeared only In
districts where the Texan cattle were heIdod had been
oseryed and though the that cattle, apparently
healthy could communicate disease, seemed ncompat-
ble with such conditions the TACT tha the disease only
appeared the track OF Texan cattle was inconroyer
ble Although many Of the aspects II bore the char
acerscs OF infection or plague It was not essentially
was proved by the fact that II was not more widely