, 1872-11-16

OTTAWA, ILL.,, Nov. 15.-The epizootic is still
raging to fearful extent. very few OF our
city horses here are seen on the streets, and
| their absence makes the price OF coal run up
! ward every day more and more.
| PoTTsYuLE, Pa. Nov. 15-Ihe horse disease
| is becoming general throughout the coal re-
gions., The shipment of coal BY canal from
| mules are affected by the disease. There being
no shipments Of coal by canal, it Is feared that
several collieries will have to suspend work to-
morrow. j.:
BUFFALO Nov. ia large number Of horses
which hare been worked too hard since their re-
covery from the epizootic are suffering from a,
relapse, and numerous deaths from affection
Of the kidneys and d1opsy are reported.
CNCENATI, Ohio, Nov. 15.-At no time aince
the prevalence Of the horse malady has the mat
ter seemed 80 serious as to-day. The cold, blus-
tering weather has made the loss Of public con-
veeyances more trying to the citizens, many Of
whom are now compelled to walk to distant
city. The embarrassments which trade is meet
ing are, however, much greater than all others.
The inability to move anything by horses
is producing great dnlness in . number Of
only Nominal. Materials ] are 1a acc6amufating
ut the depots, while the consignee8 ara
able to care for them only with the greatest Diff
Guilty, 4 large number Of oxen have been
brought to the city within two or three days.,
and could be seen to-day in al parts OF the city,
in teams Of two and four, taking the place Of
horses Man power to wagons is used moro
largely than ever before, wagons drawn by four
streets. a dummy engln inc commenced running
on the Pendleton street-car line, carrying pas
sengers from Pendleton to Broadway and Third
street. Since dark this evening scarcelya vehic1e
account Of the general interruption Of street.
travel the great Bethel Fair, which was to open
next week, was to-day postponed three weeks
Among the anxious ones concerning the sitqa-
ton are those in charge Of the National Baptist
Sunday School Convention, to assemble here
next week, they being entirely unable to provide
vehicles for the six hundred delegates expected
Strangers will find generous welcome, but will
have to resort to first principles in l0comotlon.
WAsH1saTox, Nov. 15:-The Cumberland coal
trade in Georgetown, D. c., has been quite se-
riously affected in consequence OF the sickness
Of the horses Along the entie line OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal many boatmen have
tied up to await the recovery Of their horses and
mules, which ere afflicted by the epizootic. Only
1891 tons Of coal were received at Georgetown
during the past week, and l2,oA tons we're
shipped, falling Off Of about 33 Per cent
WHEELING, y. Va, NOV. 15.-Ihe epizootic is
thirteen new cases to-day. About all the stables
in the city are now affected The cars On the
main line of street railway here have not been run
ming to-day. To accommodate travel to and from
the railroad. At Bridgeport the Company man-
aged to keep one car running on the Island
branch to-day, but it will undoubtedly be COM
PEELED to stop before morning. In several in
stances horses have had to be taken from the ve-
hic1es in the streets, to-day being attacked with
the disease.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 15.-The epizootio still
prevails in this city, with little or no signs Of
abatng and reports from interior R9'n1s
the State. None OF the omnibus or
street car . lines in this city have
as yet resumed business, and it Is almost i'm
possible to find teams to transfer baggage from
passed through the Streets yesterday, the heazse
being drawn BY oxen.