Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-06
The Horse Disease.

New YORK, October 30.-The
weather to-day is COO and pleasant.
and very favorable to the prevailing
epidemic, which is now thought to
have reached its crisis. The mani
frstations of the results of the disease.
however, remain about the same.
Deaths arc constantly occurring.
about ten being reported yesterday
in this city. In Brooklyn many stage
lines have increased the number of
their trips, but the horses seen in tho
streets, not only of ear lines but of
private vehicles, show bad symptoms
of disorder.
Several firms will receive oxen to-
day from POu2hkcepsie for the con-
vcy of merchandise. The horse.
of the regular army, in this vicinity,
are :lmost all afflicted. Qartcrmas-
tcr-Gcneral Ingalls, has issued an
order as to the disease and its remedy.
AT a meeting Of the sanitary COM
mittce of the Board of Health, ycs-
terday, it is understood that Il thor
ough examination OF all stables viii
be ordered. Working diseased horses
without some covering is thought to
be surely fatal. The grain aud fruit
trade continues to suffer heavily.
Ocean steamships to-day VIII not
carry than one third the usual
amount of freight. The India did
not discharge her freight Oh arrival
yesterday. To-day an attempt will
be made by lighters. Many of the
sugar rctiners reported to have sus-
pended business. 1t is the opinion Of
several business mel that the WASH
|iugton market. near FGsey street. is
losing nearly fifty thousand dollars.
Mr.. Day, stable superintendent.
thinks that working diseased horses
will run the distcmper nto the CLAM
dcrs, and the rcsnlt will be fatal.
1t is stated that fifty cows have re-
Gently died of the same disease as that
affecting horses, at East Orange, n. J.
In most of the city stables the
horses are reported somewhat better.
Fatal cases, however, continue to be
numerous. The progress of the
disease in The Fire Department is |
very alarming. Out Of one hundred
and forty-four horses only two are
well thirty-fuur are wholly unfit for
use. Six companies have been or
ganized as hand companies, with
ranks filed by details from others.
All the old two-whceled horse carri-
ages have been pressed into service
and attached to engines. Some of the
tenders will be run by hand. Con-
siderable improvement in the condi-
ton of the animals is reported from
a number Of the a companies. stage
lines and livery stables. Cotton
dealers have been large losers by the
epidemic, thousand OF bales living oil
the wharf for a week awaiting trans
portation. European steamship COM
panies also experienced the greatest
difficulty in clearing and loading
their vessels by the appointed time.
BosToN, October SO.-More horses
appear OH the streets to-day than for
several days past, but far from
enough to meet the demand, The
disease is evidently subsidiug. The
disease is still prevalent. To-day is
by many considered worse than ever.
Gases are constantly occurring, and
the recovery Of sick animals has not
oeen IN the same ratio. The number
OF deaths have also increased since
Monday. From nj; parts ofthe State
there are continuous reports of the
spread of the epidemic. Adams Ex.
press worked most of their horses
Yesterday, and to-day they are.suTer.
ing the consequences. The United
States mail is now taken to tho dc.
pots by oxen, the use Of which has
become very general.