New-York tribune., 1868-08-08
THE CATTLE PL4G UE.

TIE PLAGUE AT THE WEsT-DISEAsED MEAT IN
TIE NEW-IOEK MARKET.
The new dcath-dcaling malady prevailing
among the cattle In Illinois and Indiana OF which the
telegraph has given hints during the past few days
turns 10 be more serious and alarming than at
first supposed It's maigny seems TO increase rather
than diminish aud no light has yet been thrown upon
Us origin and Many suppose It to have been im
ported 10 the West by the herds Of beef cattle from
Texas a. It's ravnges have hitherto been confined to
20 counties where these imported cattle have been
domestcated; but, on the other hand the
Texas cattle themselves exhibit but llttle
OF tine malady destructive effects being almost entire
" confined 10 the native animals IL may be. however
that the hardy cattle Of the Plains, accustomed from
birth 20 fight their way through fe enabled, by
their superior vitality, To throw of the Infection under
which our delcatey bred native animals sink The
and drOvers Of Chicago and other Western
cities are alarmed by this new and terrible vsitant
whose cause they cannot explain, and against whose raw
ages no remedy thus far tried appear 10 be OF any avail
The Packers Association OF Chicago have appoint
ed n Committee 10 investigate the subject,
and Professors Blaghy and Gamgee-he latter gentle
man being the President OF the Albert Veterinary College
Of LOndOnhaye already gone down to the infected dis
trics But the chief interest which the people OF New
YORK and other Eastern cities have In the malady at
present arises from the fact that during the last week
many OF these diseased cattle have been shipped from
Chicago the Eastern market The Pittsburgh Journals
cav that excitement prevails there occasoned by the be-
lief that number OF cattle which had died on the way
from Chicago that place had been dressed and sold to
the butchers there and that others had been killed TO
prevent their dying Of the disease and also sold In the
market The Chronicle says:
ON Friday last drove Of 200 cattle were shipped 10
this point By prominent Illinois stock dealer and OF
that number died their way hher ana CI peil'hed
I'm the East Liberty stock yards. or smaller drove
shipDed 10 Pittsburgh number died on the way aud ten
fe Victims 10 the fatal disease at East Liberty on satur
day last while, with not single exception the animals
embraced the drove were or less diseased lot
owned by Mr. Alexander OF Illinois, one OF the heavest
stock rasers in tho West arrived here yesterday and In
one car only three beeyes were living The remainder
having died between this city and Chicago"
The Pittsburgh gazette says: .. ...
We learn that three carloads OF the specially affected
lot OF 800 spoken OF yesterday shipped Ett Diore
the railroad company apprsed OF tho true state or
things 10 what point eastward those cars nave gone
we do not learn. There were some TRANSACTIONS IN cattle
YESTERDAY at the yards but confined wholly 70 dIoyes no.
believed 10 be infected Some dealers, not ndhg mar
k here have started their droyes eastward by the turn
pixies"
The officers Of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad on
learning the facts as here recorded promptly ordered
that no moro droyes which any sguS VI the dis