The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-10

Henry Reign. To give fie best illustration 81 the
particular appearance they presented hanging down
the butchers art take piece OF warped ,he size
and shape OF one longitudinal half oi discovered
steer and pam, 1t slcky saade OF chrome yellow,
blending OF carmine and pusple, and you have at
an idea OF Row these suspended carcasses ooSe
The best sides OF beef In the pace-the exhibition
pieces, IN fact which one or the booted bnaeheTs
with ceaver In hard and gouts OF Bovine gore arts-
tlcay spotted over his shirt and pants pronounced
1T for the best table on Fifth avenuewould IAN 10
provoke passing phrase OF admiration IRON tie
most intensely hungry Englishman that ever lived.
half dozen chrosne yellow pieces already mentioned
and which. no doubt WIN go down very soon over
the epSglottis OF some OF our sovereign ci'izens,
would have cured the lOng1ngs OF the most ardent
admirers Of neshmcat diet.
Looking through hole into the execution cell OF
an unhappy steer the observer might have seen a
genuine specimen Of the victims OF ths Spanish
lever. lie had all the symptoms ohmalignant fever.
His great soft eyes rolled tr0ublousy around ana In
VAN ne essayed To stand upon ms legs. more
helpless object except perhaps Third avenue hack
horse iaDoring under a nat or sunstrOSe, was never
his Wrtuous human ty would have pleaded a re-
prieve Tor That stricken and forlorn quadruped. He
respised with much effort and shook TREMENDOUSLY all
over
The cattle yards were about half fun Some OF the
western beeyes reposiny on the mud showed no
traces Of disease, but to ail appearances were az
healthy as any III the country. great many. how
ever, looked weak and lean, and, no doubt, good
Judge, II he went among them, could point out easily
the Sicky ones from the rest. Has the Health Board
an officer stationed AT Communipaw to attend to
these mattersS Prevention is better than cure any
day, and II these suspicious looking carcases were
confined to where they are killed much probable
mischief might be avoided.
BULBS HEAD MARKET.
There were five hundred head OF cattle in the
pens and on the grounds OF this market yesterday,
but their appearance does not indicate that the
dreaded disease was among them. The manager
of the Bulls Head HOTEL who seemed most anxious
to answer all inquiries, stated that no trace OF dis
case had been discovered as yet in any OF the anil
ut hat A
steer died last week of murran but IA IL is nos un-
usual to lose beast by that disease the case
were received at the market on Saturday,
and were Immediately Sold. Officer Deiorrest, who
Is stationed there for the purpose OF seeing that
the carcases OF animals dying or disease are removed
and buried declares that there has not been single
case OF sickness OF any sort among the cattle at the
Bulls Head, and none have died of disease since the
case OF the murrain already referred to. The drovers
also state In the most positive manner that sick
cattle have been received at the market but they eX
press great fear that the Texan cattle now grazing
IN Illinois, to the number OF thirty-lve thousand, and
waiting transportation to Eastern cities may spread
be sent. These men assert that the authorities in
Illinois are responsible for the damage done to
public health rom the spread Of the pest
1t seems that the Legislature OF that State
passed law during its last session prohibiting the
passage OF Texan cattle through the State, but
owing to causes not unknown to the virtuous Legis-
lature OF New York, the law became dead letter.
and Texan animals with the Spanish fever in their
veins bred the scourge OF rhinderpest in Western
CATTLE Now that serious damage has been done to
the public interests by their neglect, the powers that
be III Illinois have decided on taking active steps to
prevent the further advance OF the pest through
their STATE. There the road for the BULBS
Head market several hundred head OF cattle from
the West, and o well-grOunded fear exists
among the drovers and others pecuniarily in
terested that some of them will be tainted
with disease. The average number Of animals
received and disposed OF at the market is 500 per
week. Should 1t unfortunately happen that any OF
those now route are tainted the consequences
may be fearful; for precautionary measures how
we'll devised will hinder the sale OF cheap meat
to the poor Of the city.
HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
On inquiry at the Hudson River depot yesterday 10
ascertained that sick cattle have been passed
the road from the West as yet and the railroad
officials had not heard that any died route to this
CITY, Fiftyeght car loads, however will arrive this
mostly from Illinois, and II Is hoped that
the Board OF Health will have them rgidly inspected
before they are removed to market.