Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-08-14
Nc,c IOjH correspondence.

The great event is the death of Thad
deus Stevens. In all circles, especially
political, his life ana death is being dis
cussed BY friend and foe alike his re-
markable abilities are recognized, al
though, of course, varied judgments are
passed as to his special influence upon
the political thought of the age.
The announcement of the presence of
the cattle plague at the great stock yards
of Communipaw, and the further an
nouncement that quantity of diseased
meat had been sold in the markets Of
New York and Brooklyn caused much
excitement, for time. 1t is affirmed
that the sales of beef decreased fifty per
cent, while the sales of mutton increas-
ed correspondingly. The stamping
out" process has been vigorously used,
the cattle being slaughtered when the
plague made its appearance. The re-
mainder of the diseased cattle, about so,
were yesterday killed, and the carcases
thrown into the rendering vat. The
Board of Health are acting in the most
energetic and efficient way. DR.. Harris,
Registrar of Vital Statistics, pronounces
the opinion that the disease is a maglig-
nant typhus. The excitement is abat-
ing, it being believed that the measures
adopted by The authorities will be found
adequate to prevent any very extensive
spread of the scourge, and prevent the
sale OF deceased meats in our markets.
We can assure droyers and other deal
ers that the Board of Health have "got
their backs up" about this business, and
any man caught trying to foist plague
diseased meats upon our tables will be
handled without gloves. Please remem-
Der that the wrath of the Board of Health
means something, for that seIf-same
Board is about the most autOcratic body
of men on this continent, having powers
delegated to them which, if they should
ever be used unwisely, would be called
absolutely despotic.
One good will probably arise from this
evil and this good may be permanent.
This is in the inspection of meats for
sale. Neither in this city nor in any
other city of this continent, we think,
is there anything like an adequate vigil
lance in the matter of food, and especial
ly of meat. Throughout the land there
has been gross negligence, criminal care
lessness, in this Il thing so vital to the
sanitary well-being Of the public. In
our own Washington market-the great
market of the metropolis-so long ago as
June meat was soldiwhiclf had every APP
pearance that the meat of the infected
animals now presents, and it is even
affirmed with show of truth, that a
year ago cattle supposed to have the
Texas fever We're sold from one Of our
yards to be butchercd. A suspicious
thing on the part Of the butchers now is
the fact that some of them on last Satur-
day offered $50 head for drove of 141
cattle which We're so sick that many OF
them could not stand. The butchers
OF course if the sales had been effected
the meat would have been put upon the
market. Ten years in the state Prison
is that too much for such mon? And
further, ii is asserted that whole flocks
of sheep afflicted with the foot-ro, have
been sold to the butchers ofths city and
slaughtered. This city and every 9th
er city on this continent must, sooner Oh
later, adopt rigid system of inspection
OF alb articles of food. AS The proverl
says "they do these things better in
France" We need system of inspect.
ion as arbitrary as those enforced in
some OF the cities of Europe.
The announcement Of the death OF
Adah lsaacs Menken in Paris revives
many of the gossippy stories connected
with her strange career. The Tribune
speaks of her as 'the actress to whose
example may the successful origin OF
the nude drama be attributed" She
was a native of Chicago. She was first
introduced TO the New York public in
1860, by Mr.. James Nixon, then pro.
prietor of the circus in 10Th street. The
play which brought her into the grea,.
est notoriety was of course "Mazeppa.'
She was after a fashion, so successful in
this, that, though she had many follow.
ers, the play of "Mazeppa" always sug.
gests her name. Her unhappy MARI,
age relations have given rise to a variety
of gossip. More recently this gossip has
beeL intensified by the unenviable no,
toriety with which her name has been
connected with Alexander Dumas, the