The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-03
PESTLLENCE.
The Progress Of the Cattle Disease in la
diana MMd Illinois.


The Chicago Tribune says:-"The disease is
generally believed 10 be brought into the North
west by Texas cattle, which are driven from the
Lone Star State into Missouri and thence ran
by rail into Illinois, Indiana. and adjoining
States. This importation Is expressly forbidden,
80 far as Illinois is concerned, by an act of the
Legislature, approved February ~, 1867, which
constitutes il an offense punishable by Gne of
one thousand dollars and Imprisonment for one
year, at the discretion of the court. The full
text of the act will be found in another column.
We call especial attention to it, as there are
apparently well-founded rumors that some of
the infected cattle are already on their way to
this city to be offered for sale in stockyards,
and perhaps TO be served up on the tables of the
citizens of Chicago.
$50 far as we are aware, there are at present
no ARRANGEMENTS in force at the Union stock
Yards for preventing the unloading of injected
cattle into the pens and the consequent danger
of communicating the plague to the sound ami
mails which may subsequently occupy them, the
inspection beng only made when ii is attempted
to take cattle away from the yards. There is in
this threatened invasion an element of great
danger, which too much care cannot be taken to
ayelt.n
The New Albany Courier gives the following
additional particulars of this pestileuce:-
1--WE continue to hear of the spread and
ravages of this mysterious disease, not only in
the city but also in the country adjacent, aud
also in Harrison and Washington counties: aud
what is most singular, in all localities where the
disease exists Texas cattle have either be en-
sixty valuable cows have died of this disease in
the city. On Saturday forenoon five fine cows
lay dead upon one street alone, within distance
OF three squares. In one neighborhood in which
there were twenty three cows two weeks ago,
all but one had died up to yesterday, and she
was badly affected with the disease, and is either
there were sixteen cows, all died. In all NOT
less than one hundred cows have died in the
| city and near it,
ut is believed this disease has been brought
| into the country by the Texas cattle, as in all
| injected districts these cattle have either been
| herded or driven. 1t is ascertaned that upon
all COWS that have died there are immense mum
| bers Of ticks aud lice. These ticks and lice are
| generally found upon the bag or udders of the
| COW, or in the groins near the bag. The ticks
| are much larger IN size than the ordinary wo ID
! tick of this section, and the lice are of the same
kind as are always found upon the Texas cattle
brought here. These ticks or lice, it Is believed
poison the blood and cause inflammation and
partial congestion OF the lungs and pleura. This
| in all cattle opened after death. In the vicinity
| of Palmyra, Harrison county, the disease is pre-
| vailing to fearful extent. Scarce q single COW
| is left in district near this city.
at is noticed that the COWS attacked by this
singular disease all affected in the urinary
organs, the urinary discharges being almost en-
tirely suppressed. An examination of several
cows after death shows the bladder to be
greatly dstended, and filed with dark OF
| blood-colored matter. In some cases the urinary
discharges have been very black, and in the
bladder after death, dark-colored water and
coagulated blood have been found,
The symptoms of attack are in all instances
the same. First the milk begins to fail. Then
the animal droops its head near the ground the
ears also dropped, and moved with apparent
| pain; the head, when opportunity offers, il
pressed against any hard or cold substance
About the second day of the attack, trembling O
the Hanks, and short and hard breathing ensue
the animal becomes very weak, and its legs
bend and become unsteady under its weight
there is a disposition TO lie down and almos
Immediately arise; and this continues until the
third day, when the disease usually terminate.
after the attack, Only cows have SO far beef
| attacked,