Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-23
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The plague st,ll spreaaing.
over six hundred Quadrupeds At
fslcted wish L'epilargugorshfp-
oderrioue i'm this City.

Over six Hundred Quadrupeds AT
gsctea vfsh L'epilargugorshfp-
Odemique i'm this City.
At the present writing the epizooty is
still spreading, and yesterday there was
ONE DEATH
from It's effects, the victim being superan-
mated street car horse that had been worked
after being attacked. The miserable animal
doubtless welcomed death, finding in its cold
and horrjd embrace even consolation and
freedom from the well handled whip 30
often descending with pitiless cruelty upon
his cutaueous covering. 1t cost only four
dollars to have that old horses carcass
hauled to the bone yard. A hack horse Of
Columbia fell dead soon after being freed
from harness.
Since our last report we have good reason
to believe that the ephiphalgia has spread on
ward and attacked quite an additional num-
her of horses and mules. There are in this
city not less than
SIX HUNDRED SICK HORSES,
possibly more, fact no one can doubt If
Interested enough to examine the subject as
we necessarily have to do. The number of
vehicles are daily decreasing, and not more
than
TEN HACKS ARE RUNNING,
although ninety have license and
usually are out. In few days
there may be no vehicles of this
class on the streets. The prices have
therefore been increased and hack rid
ing by next week will be as great luxury
as dish Of peacock brains. There are
1884 licensed vehicles in Nashville, but not
more than one-fourth of this number are
running, and the use of oxen is increasing.
Many hand carts, Wheelbarrows and even
boys and men deliver goods, packages, etc.
The presence of the hyppozysnotic gives
all passengers arriving on trains an excus-
able liberty for using an
ETHIOPIAN VALET DE CHAMBRE,
who "totes'' your baggage, be it trunk,
bandbox or valise, from the depot to the
hotels. These colored peripatetlcatists
always mean business, and now
charge a little more than formerly was
asked. Before the hippoa settles, appear
ance You could get cClsred
boy to carry your baggage for nickel;
| knowing tie necessity fof their service
they now charge a quarter. One gentle
man, with six valises, an old carpet made
satchel, crazy trunk, and yellow hat box
| q bCl-4OAa - ~ N-SS@
away for the winter,) was followed by 4
| REGIMENT OF NEGRO BOYS
toa hotel. His p0cketbook came very neal
epizoOticating when he was called ON to
pay them. Sill there are q few
sTUPENDoUs FRAUDS OF HUMANITY
| that do not believe that thE
| hippohimorrhea has reached Nashville
They usually are men Who never owned
horse, and base their lUdicrous opinion mos
likely on their dignifed ignorance; which
fortunately for them is being overlooked by
the charitably inclined owners IF horses anC
mules,
TIE INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS
while not serious, is most annoying. Gu
merchants manage to ship al purchases II
the depots, and many Of the team compan
les are using oxen. Should the febrobron
chialis assume the severe type here that
has in other cities several merchants intenC
hiring
MEN To PULL WAGONS.
This plan will succeed as deTnier resort
when equine quadruped fails totally and o.
flesh is inadequate to the locomotive tasE
SO generally assigned it.
The disease is evidently
VISITING THE COUNTRY,
and its progress will be general. NothiD
can arrest It's wide spread sweep, and n
secluded farm or mountain glen sut1ces {
check
ITS MYSTERIOUS CAREER,
Savannah, Macon, Atlanta, and Othe
cities South feel now its terrible visitation
Since our last report we hear of its gradu
ally extending throughout this county, as
already has done IN oilers Of this State.
The Woodbury. Press, Nov. 20, says 18th
much talked of horae disease has reaches
our county. We have noticed the rise ana
progress Of the disease in various cities, AN
learned of but few cases that proved fsta
even where there were ZOO or 5000
cases in a single city, and from all we hay
been able to gather on the subject, "
, would advise that in all cases, as soon .
it makes its appearance, withdraw the al
! imal from further use and keep blankete
in q warm stable"
O.her cOunties-5mong them William
son-have sick horse. A gentleman of th
latter county has quite number of epiz'
oticated horses and says those he hi
worked since being sick seem TO be III
proving more rapidly aud doing much be
/, ter than the ones which are kept IN Il
stable. At
p FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY,
! there is said to be several cases OF the q
sease, which so far as We have heard th
disease extends from Nashville as f
North as Franklin, KY, as far east
Chattanooga, and as far west as Memphi
1t will be seen that there is much unnece
sary alarm among the country peop
and the quicker this horse cuss come
! among our beasts the sooner it will disal
> pear. What effect the disease may ha'
in retarding farming in thoss section
r where it reaches in the spring we are u
! able to state.
I THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
E Is being placed in an efficient condition al
in addition to the reports of volunte
q companies already organized the followil
= notice tells how the good work prog resseI
NASHVILLE, Nov. %, l872.-At NEE
, ing held at the Deiuge Fire Hall for Il
, purpose of organizing 8 volunteer III
. Company, to act in case of necessity, NJ
+ w. q. Smith was called to the chair, al
y on motion, T. j. Yarbrougb, Jr., was q
p pointed Secretary.
IL was resolved that the officers OF &
4 company consist Of Captain, Assistant Ca
!. tain and Secretary.
Inc IOiIONlbg Officers were eleCsou' Ne
!, Cotton, Captain, D. F. Green, Assista
4 Captain, and T. j. Yarbrough, Jr', Seer
: tary.
n II is earnestly hoped that every memb
a viii meet at the hall promptly when
: alarm Of fire is given.
. Nj. G. COTTON, Capt.
7. J. MARLBOROUGH, Sec'Ty.
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