The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-29
By TELEGRAPH.
Exclusively for the Rexister.
~ the Paciae And Atlauttc LINE.
Office, llO Main Street.
THE HORSE DISEASE.


uon OF the horses IN this city is rather
worse than yesterday. The compara'
lively mild, dry weather yesterday had
a beneficial effect on many cases and i,
was hoped that a majority of the sick
animals would be greatly helped toward
recovery if the fine weather lasted
During last night, however, cold
northeast wind, with drizzling rain, se,
in, continuing this morning. A few, il
any, unaffected horses are visible on
the streets. Six deaths from the dis
ease were reported yesterday. Many
gentlemen have sent their horses out OF
town to be cared for during the contin-
usnce OF the plague. Bonners stable
is exempt from the disease thus far
Stsrtle, Joe Elliott, Nonsumer and Sea
Foam are at Prospect Park Course and
have all escaped the disease. The
horses of the express companies are
generally doing we'll this morning.
The rest obtained yesterday. together
with the change Of weather, produced
favorable effects. In many private and
livery stables the animals are reported
to be rapidly improving. The reduction
OF the number OF car trips caused much
! inconvenience yesterday. A majority
OF the street car horses have not im-
proved. and the number Of cases rather
| increase than diminish.
| The hor-e disease ia 50 affecti.g the
butcheriug business in this city that
many of our heaviest slaughterers will
have to cease operations for want OF
teams. unless there is an abatement OF
the epidemic.
The horse disease is still prevalent
here to a greater degree than ever. The
past iew days being very cold and rain
ing almost constantly, has not been a.
all favorable. Very nearly all Of the
Fifth avenue stage line horses are un-
able to work and large number have
died. The Second avenue railroad line
horses are remarkably exempt from the
disease, attributing this to the careful
method of treatment. Half the usual
number OF cars are running. The Sew
enth avenue and Broadway railroad are
running oue-half their cars. All the
horses are i'll but some what improved
today.
The Eighth avenue railroad has two
hundred horses unfit tor use and al the
horses are i'll. Some have died. Only
one halt of the cars are running. The
Sixth avenue railroad horses are very
i'll, many seriously, and only one>hal'
OF the cars are running. The Fourth
avenue railroad, out Of seventy cars Il
ONLY running about five. Seven hun
dred horses are i'll. Very few STAGES
are running in the streets. In the fire
department the progress OF the disease
giyes serious alarm. A large proper
ton OF the horses are i'll. The bushes:
parts of the city presented a very unn-
sual aspect to-day, owing to the ao'
sence Of teams.
The merchants and steamship com
panies are suffering greatly from the
want of horses. Immense piles OF goods
lie at the piers waiting transportation
Steamers arriving here find considera-
BILE difficulty in unloading their car.
goes Draymeu, with horses IN good
condition, ask fabulous prices, far above
the usual amount asked
Thousands of bales OF cotton lie on
the steamers, and merchants are offer
inc large prices for their removal.
Thirtv-six fatal cases OF the epidemic
are reported TO-DAY. In Brooklyn a
similar state of affairs exist, several
deaths having occurred today. Much
freight lies unloaded, and the public are
being subjected to much Inconvenience,
as the horse cars have almost suspended
running.
New Jersey.
JERSEY CRY, October 2S.-The horse
disease appears to beincreasingi in New
ark Paterson, and this city and to be
extending to cities in the lower part o.
the State. In Newark the horse cars
ceased running Yesterday. In Paterson
no more than halt the regular trips are
made, Advices from Trenton, Borden
Camden. New Brunswick and otnr'
points report it's spread most alarm
ingly.
Philadelphia.
Pu,L.pEPHIA, October 2S.-Reports
ora now afloats that the horses in
number OF privste stables have been
attacked by the disease. Some twenty,
Eve cases are reported in Camden and
several 10 Chester county.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, October 2S-The Mayor to
dsv sent official letters to all railroad
superintendents, whose lines lead te
distr;cts infected by the horse disease
requesting them to stop the sh,pmen'
of horses from places where the disease
has been or i, now prevalent, to Chr
caso.
Bosrox, October 2S.-At the close o
TO-DAY the horse disease shows but lit
tie change, 80 far as the appearance o
the streets are concerned. but there is
more general substitution OF man ane
a. mower for the delivery Of the more
i'm nortapt orders. The universal sus
} n,nsion Of Sunday travel had q goot
pffsct On the horses released from labor
hnt the storm that prevailed from Fn'
, day evening until this morning presen.: !;
. ed the recovery Of the horses tns' , I'd,
!, I;.L .,.o hasn considered convalescent