New-York tribune., 1868-08-14
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.


No new arrivals ef diseased cattle were re-
Dorted at the Hudson City catteyards yesterday Mt,
1Iphe,son the principal owner OF the cattleyards had
generously placed splendid sx-aere lot al the disposal
of the Beard of Health, sort OF quarantine g'ou
Tor suspected cattle, and he also gave the ~ one oi E
condemned pens where DR.. Harris and ms assls'ln's
i0ht mako such examinations from time TO time as '
might deem necessary The quarantine ground II psa w
tifOlly situated the side Of MI, M' bs cattle the
water near It's western eXtremi se stIe are to be well
taken care Of Mr. Mcpherson mas gt NUrnnse On
wednesday there were about II or 10 heao III hd C1ed
grounds, only three or IOuI bnt 70 so rapjd was |
Sh'ernal S oss as' that IL was deemed necessary |
W tree which we're saved for medical exanina
sidn About noon yesterday Dr. Harris accompanied Dy
aUs nnunus Visited the grounds where the cattle were
ned and portions Of the intestes, Win solne vi to
NATION SO for the present the diseased animals are %
posed OF Hudson CITY, Information having beG1 &
10 Alderman Mcpherson that several diseased oato Hu
been killed in saughterhouse on the mats lust ere
OF Jersey CITY, the members OF the bSaru dnGy C tho
gentlemen proceeded to Mr. Thomas Waldr3ns he
Tnaton himself where the carcases Of five Illinois
steers inspected and pronounced unV IV Nh gs of
TWO of these animals looked healthy with ue pna
of the fat, which, instead OF prosfnns Yellow look
aud was soft and spongy Still they were t "
butcher 26 years. and that he Thought tna5 nc @ o5r
healthy cattle from diseased ones aS & ~v 6eaed
hS n96 h oif S Shaved something the same appear
those condemned ana Tue ES NM nor any signs
of bloody urine like those stricken WIN 49, t "5Dsc
Of the sease would be found to arise from the "5e
being abused I'm way and not IropeiIy y boic in
He believed the tick theory TO be absurd, nom t5 v5ars
the cattle killed by and he having seen t tnt t
ago cattle winch we're healthy yh i, n's shppng cattle
when they had four five over ear-o"ci bby ~ NV less
ninS the room usually allowed them; and this practice
will be continued until our State o roi,road
law
companies responsible for the proper feeding anu M Wa M
IN ing u single & car The work Of dsnfectng the pens at
Hudson City commenced yesterday a Dd, va 80
placed side by side the contents Of each were mXo @
they were drawn from the nd DaITSI'' where the
diseased cattle had been As Dr. Harris srSoIc Is eGh
acid can he nrocred he wishes to announce that inc
Warren Company at Hunters Point, are the prncia i
have an immense sti which will 25 barrels OF Lie
purest carboe acid at one charge fnGro b II @ II cam he
procured, smaller quantities SevelaI t "
whom were supposed to be diseased, but the order OF
GOV Ward published yesterday, fOrbdding the shpmemn NJ
OF any Illinois Missouri or Texas cattle INTO tne StaG @ m
NewJersoy until the danger Is passed; & IL iIpDce s
The cattle plague has about died ont al
for the reason that but few cattle are left Onr reort
noticed bullock that had been slaughtered ID tne yorS &
yesterday probably because he was down before & ne
had tule TO drive him to the ab9ttor IAoV Is %s 4
in the house, and the whole place appears as
thomsh life had taken a vacation. Disinfecinis have
been SS uSse sa aRe e Fsua M Many Who pretend
well informed say that the disease will soon pass away
with the sickness than anything else Others declare
that ticks are the sole cause tno "catiIc n take
them into their stomachs as horses do bots.
nois and Missouri well all of the southern states
ever knew OF such thing aep aTSra GI otr knds
They are of All sizes from the smallest visible speck 10
large pea The larger the most troublesome for
they stcn upon cattlcwhen small and there they stay
for weeks with their heads buried IN the hesn suche R
unable There is not the least ooupt Dut LIZA LA
they torment 1.-THE the poor erates % sonr S c s e ordinary
E SIs Ss st sSg for P%GeE and oent@es Longer
i ones blood impure week ago Covered S,S ed
1eted cattle nto at tG Wheh might easily have
scraped of with garden hoes Inc gounu moo sy ~
ticks which miste reason why drovers should make
avS 5e plague and say that M t. Is rapidly dssppe9r G tS
Western dOves allowed TO come through the disease
dininshes, then may have grounds for eongratula
ton Many conflicting accounts nave Deen gwen ,Dy
drOyes touching the history and character OF this dis
There is doubtless much guessing on both sides
Communpaw gentleman who Is eonyersant with the
neoqsy, where large number are confined within
dozen bullocks Immense especially when they are
confined In where the arr is close This heated air
combined with the animals breath when taken INTO the
system and over again produce the most dangerous
results some people imagine & d that & sr1ies m may be de
ineohyenlence only as people become more q civlzed
Ife are generally the same relating brute
human beings thrill Of horror through the land
world. Yet word uttered in behalf of the
thousands of speechless animals that suffer ter
Tibly for crime, but their helplessneSs.
Benjamin Johnson OF Arcola, old drover Of 80 years
experience that this disease always appears when
Southern cattle are sent TO Northern markets. Many
years ago the plague appeared IN Tennessee on the IN
production OF cattle from Florida. The disease
broke out in Missouri when Texan droves taken
was prohibited by State laws. While Southern cattle
communicate disease they seldom are afflicted them
selves.
Around Tolono In Illinois, nearly all Of the cattle are
dead dying and the stOckrasers feel that the worst
has aud passed. What they desire most is remedy
allowed to be unlOaded in the vicinity But short time
ago attempt made to Land train load, but the
citizens turned in body and prevented IT, Steam
then put on and the train ran without headlight
Champaign thence TO MattOOn through 10 Indiana
via the Terre Iiaute and Alton railroad. The people
think lightly Of Prof Gaingees statements when he says
he would not hesitate TO eat the meat of animals that are
diseased for cases frequent where persons have
been made very sick by drinking milk from COW APP
parenty good health but afterward found TO be in
fected Prof Gamgee positively asserts that native cattle
do not infect each other.
Gov. FentOn proposes 70 cooperate with the local
authorities throughout the state TO prevent more dis
been directed 10 look after Dunkirk and Its vicinity
Jamestown and Salamanca in charge Of Col Allen.
Two years ago the New-Jersey Legislature passed
eet authorizing the State Agricultural Society 70 take
such means for the prevention Of introducing diseased
etttle lht9 the stare as they might see nj Agrceaby
communication 10 Gen. Halstead President OF the State
Agricultural Society suggesting the necessity OF his
taking immediate action prevent further Introduction
OF Western cattle Gen Hasead accordingly has issued
order prohibiting the reception OF cattle from Illinois,
Missouri, aud Texas and all diseased animals from any
OtherState.
THE EAST BUFFALO STOCK YARDS.
The Board of Health visited the stock yards
Monday evening. Eight diseased cattle had been
slaughter of four and their removal the bone
yard, about 100 yards distant. They also visited the
yards ON wednesday morning and appointed three in
ground.