Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-11-08
GENERAL.
STILL SPREADING.
The EpizoOtic, To-day.
FORTY-ONE VIEW CASES.
THE D1sEAzE STILL UNDER CONTROL.

A visit to the different liveries, this morning,
reveals forty-one new cases Of the Epizootic i'll
volving nearly every horse in the stables where
the disease has appeared. The epidemic is rap
idly spreading, Notwithstanding the disposition
OF some persone to conceal il, and 1t is estimated
by some that the actual number of affected
horses is only equalled by the number in the
city. For our part we do not believe the epi-
demic il 30 general, for in our travels about the
city We have observed hundreds Of horses as
brisk and gay as before tho disease first appear
ed here and they do not manifest the syptoms
OF the disease even in its ncipient stages. Still
there are hundreds which droop, which are not
reported ON the lists, and which are performing
daily duty.
NO VISIBLE EFFECT ON BUSINESS
Ia vet noticeable, except in one or two instances
McMullen & Seal have not yet re-instated their
Wilmington 4 Western and city coaches on their
respective lines, although they expected to do
so Yesterday. A second thought, AID probably
a better one induced them TO alter their determ
ination, and give their horses rest. Other firms
have all their horBes sick but no difficulty Is ex-
perienced in the shipment Of goods, as there are
an abundance Of teams to hire. The liveries
generally have suspended business and refuse to
let their horses go out, except to funerals and
for short distances.
THE OLD CASES,
Reported yesterday, are about the same, with
seem duller and unwilling to cat, but they all
breathe freeley, with no Increased disposition to
cough, There Is not case which has assumed
the typhoid form, altbongh the disease is clearly
marked In every case upon our list.
TIE LIST OF NEW oBsEs,
As nscertained, this morning, is subioined here
with. The. symptoms are no worse in these
cases than in those reported yesterday, and the
only evidence OF the attack is the ffeqlent
coughing which il by no means violent. The
following are the new cases
Z AT the Express StAble, case = Eyeryllhorse
here is sick
Al Underwood's, new cases we're reported
this morning. His horse which was sick in Cecil
county has been returned home and is much
better.
Al the City Hotel stables there are new cases.
At Martins, 10 cases, None were reported
here yesterday.
Pinlerton reports Z. r-
The Western HOTEL or
Traynor. 8.
Total Al
Porter, Dickinson x Bro, and Hollandi still
claim freedom from the disease, although in 81 G
latter livery some Of the horses are inclined Ia
| cough.
There has been no increase OF the disease at
Kirkman's, but other horses than the one re-
ported yesterday are beginning to cough.
Geo. Il. Fallowa. an experienced veterinary
surgeon whose office is at Miller's Hotel, il
| treating seventy-fve cases, but in every cast
the disease ID very slight and perfectly under
control.
OTHER GOSSIP.
Besides the cases reported above, there are
numerous single cases aboutTin the city which
| we have not been able to find out A great ma
| ny hofseaowners are very reticent on the sub
| ject and refuse (nnjustly We think) to impair
| any information. Others positively deny its OK
i istence in their stables. when it is known tina
| their horses are sick with the disease.
A butohet from Lewisville, Chester county,
| drove into town, last evening, with fine span
of horses and stopped at one OF the hotels
| where the disease existed, and this morning
| he went home with both horses infected.
The diaease Is spreading down the Peninsull
| in its eouthward march, and cases are reported
/ to us as far down as Caroline county.
| At Newark the disease has appeared, and JOIN
| Atkinson confessed to a liveryman in this city
that almost all his horses were suffering with it
| II seems that we we're in error, yesterday, il
/ reporting ID casea in the Orange Street Clul
stables Scattergood Allen, however, inform
Il us that he has one horse sick there to-day.
Indications Of the disease are also manifest
ing themrelves in the Shipley street club stables
Nathaniel Bidde was offered 800, yesterday
| 10 convey his team to Philadelphia for use il
\. Transporting merchandise. But Nat. oouldn'
l'see it, and wisely kept his horses at home.