Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-13
The Cattle Plaev>.

The New York Express Of last evening say.
that 'the cattle; disease, no doubt Is n serious
,os eSs'ness ,n but Il Looks as II there was disp9,i
learn from Pittsburg that the sickness has en-
tlrely disappeared from the Pittsburg, For
Wayne and Chicago Raiirohd, Pennsylvania
and Allentown line. At Albany, some
thirty or forty head have died, within the
past forty Eight hours,-but in every case, IL h.
said, only animals from Illinois Were the VIC
Tins" This goes TO show that the disease is 20
great extent local,-and not epidemic"
A letter 70 the Chicago ReJssbl,caa, dated az
Sadonis, Illinois, August S, Gays:
"Since the LIST of June last from six 20 ten
thousand Texas cattle were brought 10 THIS
county and scattered all over il The result is,
all Of our native cattle are diseased. Sadonis
and Tolono townships have already lost over
we are only in the midst Of It. see from the
agricultural report that as early as 1883 Rails
county, Missouri, suffered from this same cat
tie disease. The trade was continued until
cattle died"
The Troy IN. " Times says:
There Is svery reason 70 believe that the
dreaded cattle fever or pestilence which has
caused such havoc among the herds of Illinois
and other Western States, has made its appear
ance in tins vicinity. Its ravages thus tar
seem TO have been confined TO Greenbush and
vicinity, but IL is evidently spreading, and un-
less great vigilance is exercised may be fearful
in its results. The first case reported occurred
about a week ago, a cow beloL ging TO Mr.. Aiken
DtlIE lOunO IN the pasture dead Al nrst N
was supposed that she was struck by light.
ming. The next day, however, another COW
suddenly died, and up TO the present time Mr..
Aiken has lost eight. Several other persons
have lost cattle by the same disease. and du-
ring the past week probably twelve have died.
The animals are sick but few hours, and the
only symptoms they exhibit Is a slight bleed
ing at the nose. They will apparently be well
at night, and in the morning be found dead.
There il hardly doubt that this is the same
disease which prevails among the western cat
tie, and that il has been brought here by in
fected droves from Illinois. II is said TO have
made its appearance in Buffalo about a fort
night since, also at Cincinnati and other places.
"a In this locality its fatal results have not
been confined to cattle alone. A young m an
named Abram Smith, employed by Abram q.
Wands, who also lost two cows by the disease.
skinned one Of the cows that died on Wednes-
day last His hands and arms were some what
scratched by berry bushes, and in this manner
the poisonous matter or virus was in nuoculated
into his arm. The limb began to swell and pain
him very much. He consulted physician, hu;
his condition rapidly grew worse, and on Sat
urday res ulted in his death. His funeral will
take place to-day. A sister of the deceased,
who attended him in his last illness, kissed hum
after his death, and was also infected by lhe
disease. This morning she was lying very low,
and il is thought cannot recover. Another man
named Ostrander was subseQ uenty affected in
the same manner, but is still alive. That the
death Of Smith was the insult of the infection
there is no doubt. These facts show that eau
ton should be used, not only in preventing the
spread Of the contaeion, but in touching the
deceased animals"