The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-23
TIE CATTLE DISEaSE.



The Board Of Health have been energetically at
work through their officers, to ascertain the nature
and extent OF the cattle disease raging In var-
parts OF the country, and adopting summary
measures to prevent the Introduction of diseased
meat In the markets OF this city. Suboined Is the
report OF Sanitary Inspector Norris, who has just
completed trip to Duchess county, where he in
spected number OF cattle Intended for the New
York Market
GEO LINCOLN, President Metropolitan BOARD of Health
the 10Th August instant proceeded Mlerson,
eae sso sSan smith
nambsred sayye head and left Albany on The sb Of Aa
gust, travelling toward New York city They are mixed
Canadians.
l7h presenting all the symptoms as described by an nel
gent obsever of disease IA seen at Communpaw Bergen
On the 18Th inst. foryve head Of this herd arrived in the
town Of Mierton Dntchess county N " twelve miles dis
tant from Copake or these the 4th inst two died 18th,
18TH making i've deaths in all out OF the drove at
On the ins the morning seventeen OF this herd
were shipped by Har Railroad New York for consump
ton There we're thereore remaining upon first Visit
to be in health being however, Infected herd they
@ be s @ an Ga has essss n 10
Copake found herd OF nineteen before mentioned all
original recently among them they
The above sisernen facts present, to my
strong evidences of attempt dspose of infected cattle IN
in my report him the state
that some action against these parties be Immediately COM
The order respecting adopted by the
Board OF Commissioners Albany promul gated
18th instant this violation sending seventeen of this
infected herd to the New YORK market forlconsumpon
Learning that there were diseased cattle a, Armenia,
contagious peuropneunona. These belonged to Mr. Oba
pern Ss hd as as eoS herd S of s
head consisting OF twenty milch hun and
the oaf the q
s % r U The e has been daily or
sumption IN New York city;
Assistant Commissioner Of Diseased Cattle, immediately
OF Dr. ssTs for o h'
and report; and BY the authority vested in
more mn mix hi. herd b. to New York
aGor. also nu .sa' Head 'i to ss anS i''Ga a
avenue TO seize the seventeen head Of cattle shipped to them
tine, which telegram reached them after the cattle had
Of T. w. ~s ro @ to
eject but which, for The same could no, be
obeyed. Respectfully submitted,
Sanitary Inspector Metropolitan Board OF Hssth ana Ass
ant Commissioners for ths state.
Meeting Of Stntc Commissioners st Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N. " August %, 1868.
General NJ X. Patrick J. Stanton Gould and Lewis
i. Allen, State Commissioners to inquire into the
cattle disease, met at the Mansion House in this city
at nine O'Clock. The morning consumed in con-
suting with the municipal health and railr Dad
thorties The commissioners, with the above
named authorities will visit the various cattle yards
this afternoon. Commissioners Will he appointed
in different secti0us Of the state to look after cattle
arriving from abroad. Several days viii be devoted
to most thorough examination Of the causes OF
disease.
Kavages OF the Distemper mt Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, August 70, 1868.
The cattle plague has made its appearance here
Seventeen cows belonging To one dairy have beer
stricken with the disease, and are dying or rapidly
tits supposed the plague was brought here BY fexar
cattle.