The Portland daily press., 1872-11-04
The Horse Disease.


Hn Boston.
Boston, Nov. 3.-The horse cars were with
drawn to-day as protection to horses against
tne cold rain prevailing. The few hacks need
cd Tor hotel guests were the only carriages
seen. The disease seems to be surely but
slowly passing away.
In Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 3.-Martin III. Kings no.
ted trotting horse springfield Boy and four
other horses have died within twenty tours, of
the eDizottic.
LOWELL, Nov. 3.-The horse disease is now
at crisis. To-day scarcely a single team ap-
peared, and only one livery stable let hacks for
funerals. The horse have discontinued their
Trips for the first time at one O'Clock to-day on
account of the rain and sleet The coal deal
ers have agreed on an advance on account of
the difficulty which affects every branch of
business.
NEW YORK. Nov 2--Broadway presented its
usual activity to-day, showing the abatement of
the horse distemper. The car lines are fast re-
Stunning travel. Encouraging reports contue
10 be received from the stables. A total disap-
pearace of the epidemic is looked for soon. The
mortality in horses, however, still continue.
NO cars will be run tomorrow. Philanthro-
phist Berg publishes an appeal asking total
city.
NEW YORK. Oct ga cold rain prevailed
to-day and nearly all the horses were kept in
the stables to give them shelter aud rest The
9isease, however. seems to be abating. Very
Few cars were running, and on the Brooklyn
lines there is an entire suspension.
I'm Albany.
ALBANY, Nov. mo abatement in the horse
disease.
Hn Kingston.
KINGSTON, Nov. 3.-The horse disease is
rapidly increasing Every livery stable is clos
ed. Reports from rural villages say the dis
ease IS prevalent there in equally great pro-
portion.
Hm Providence.
PROVIDENCE, R. L., Nov. 3.-The weather to-
Gay IS stormy and scarcely horse is seen on
the streets. Reports from the stables are en-
couraging and the animals generally are better.
In Washington.
WASHINGTON Nov. 3.-The majority of the
horses here are suffering from the horse dis
ease and the others have premonitory symp-
TOMS To-day none of the horse cars are run
nlng, the owners giving all the horses the bene-
fits of rest.
In Baltimore. @m
BALTIMORE, Nov. 5.-The horse disease is
now universally prevailing and has probably
reached Its worst stage. OF 800 horses owned
by the city passenger railway company, all are
SICK except eleven. No cars were run TODAY
and the probability is that all will be with
drawn for several days. Only few fatal cases
nave Deen reported.
Im Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, Nov. 1.-The horse disease made
its appearance to-day Oh some horses Just from
New York. 1t is thought the disease will not
spread
I'm PhilapeIphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.-The horse disease is
increasing under the influence of the unfavora-
Bile weather An effort was made to-day to run
dummies on the city tracks, but it was unsuc-
cessful, the engines constantly jumping. Few
most extensive here announces that no cars
will run Monday.
HIN Richmond
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 2.-The horse disease
has appeared here.
}a3 I'm Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The absence of horses in
the streets more marked now than it was this
morning even. Want of horses to move freight
is interfering seriously with business 1t is
said mules so far are not affected by the dis
ease. The presence of a number of teams of
these animals seems to bear out the statement
If such should prove to be the case large num-
Der will be brought here at once. On Change
to-day the trading in flour for shipment was
entirely at stand-stil 1t is impossible to
move flour at present.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-Scarcely horse was seen
on the streets to-day though the weather was
beautiful. The Mayor called special meeting
of the City Council for tomorrow night with a
view to authorizing the street car companies tc
use dummy engines. Adams Express Compa-
ny horses so far have escaped. There will be
good many oxen in use tomorrow. Some are
already in service. Baggage wagons propelled
by man power were seen on the streets tonight.