The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-13
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The Wife OF Professor Henry Falls Down
Flight of stairs and sustains Serious
Injuries.
The Washington Patriot of yesterday says
The community will no doubt be panied to
hear that the wife of Professor Henry, Secretary
to the Smithsonian Institution, met with sad
accident on Saturday night, the result of which
will connne her for long time to her room, If
not permanently injure her for life. The par
ticulaTs, as near as could be ascertained are as
follows:-About 11'30 o'clock after the family
had retired, she had occasion to pass from her
bed-chamber to a room across the passage, and
in reaching which she was compelled to pass the
upper landing of flight of steps which lead
from the front east door to the second story of
that portion of the building used as the resi-
dence of the family. The gas had been turned
off, and, cropping her way in the darkness, she
unfortunately walked directly to the steps, fall
ing down the entire flight, some twenty in
number, breaking her collar-bone, right arm,
and wrist. Her cries and groans aroused the
inmates of the house, who soon went to her
assistance, She was removed to her room, and
yesterday Drs. Tylerand Morgan set the broken
limbs. The wounds are quite painful, but,
under the circumstances, her condition at late
hour last night was comparatively easy.
Death at Work Among the Executive
Horses.
The Patriot also has the following
There is new trouble In the Executive stables.
One of the Executive horses Is dead, having
gone the way of all horsehesh two or three days
ago. The Executive horses do not render their
history commonplace by becoming the victims
of diseases common to plebeian animals. 1t will
| be remembered how, two years ago this sum-
| mer, q valuable Executive blood mare departed
| its horse life suddenly and mysteriousy and
| under circumstances fraught with so much of
| deep interest to the Executive stud, as that the
| entire Surgeon Generals Office was summoned
! to an investigation of the cause, and learned
chemist was employed to boil down the animals
bowels, with view to possible poison, and, lol
| they found "botts"
This time 1t is brood mare that has created
| vacancy in the Executive stud, and again q
| mystery Is connected with her 'taking Off"
The animal died of disease hitherto un-
known to the veterinary practice, and which,
for want of a. more technical name, must be
called 'sore tall" Strange as it may SEEM the
health, being in excellent condition, was seized
with ''sore tail" The appendage broke out all
| over with scab, the flowing hair dropped off,
the scab became running sore, and so weak
ened the system that no medicament could
bring relief. A handsome and valuable three
year old colt, the offspring of the recently de-
ceased mare, Is now under treatment for the
same disease. The latter case was subjected to
rigorous poulticng and steaming on the first
appearance of the ''sore tall, and hopes are
entertained of cure, though such a consum-
nation Is by no means certain. jeff Davis,
the fine two -year-old Hambletonian colt and
Cincinnatus are kept as far from the apartment
of the sick animal as the limits of the Executive
stable will admit and care Is being taken by
the hostlers, who are careful and practical
grooms, to prevent the "sore tail" from spread
ing any farther. va g,g,a.f