Worcester daily spy., 1872-11-01
LATEST NEWS,
BY TELEGRAPH
no THE W0ROEsTER DAIy.u aFx
The Horse Disease.
1t Has Conc West as Far as Chicago.
1t Has Gone West as Far as Chicago.

New YORK, Oct. S1-The cool and bracing
weather of the last two days has had good effect
upon the sick horses, and the malady seems to
have slightly abated. More horses are on the
streets to-day. Many Of the ear and stage sta
bleS report an improvement in their stock The
facilities for travel are somewhat increased
The weather to-day is cloudy and cold, with ap.
pearanccs ofrain, which is not encouraging. If
it becomes fine il is hoped that the horses will
rapidly improve. At all events the crisis is now
considered past. Over 110 dead horses were re-
ported at the offa dock yesterday. No change
for the better is reported among the Brooklyn
horses A heavy mortality is reported there
European steamships yesterday sailed on time
their cargoeS being furnished by lighters. The
disease is spreading in New Jersey.
New YORK, Oct. 31-ECeniRg.-A general
improvement is noticed to-day among the
horses affected by the prevailing epidemic, hut
business and travel are still seriously inter
fered with by the disease. Eighty-6ye deaths
from the malady are reported this morning in
this city, and twenty-five in Brooklyn. The
board of health have instructed DR.. Jones, the
city sanitary inspector, to make a thorough
investigation of the nature of the disease. In
the fire department all the horses are sick to-
day. The Self-propelling engine which was eX-
pected TO arrive to-day from New Hampshire
will not reach here till tomorrow.
BosToN, Oct. 31.-Fatality arising from the
horse epidemic is considerably on the increase
in Boston, deaths averaging twenty-five to
thirty daily. Very few new cases are reported
and many among the earliest attacked appear
to be recovering, but the scarcity of horses fit
for work continues greatly 10 inCommode busi-
ness and travel, with small hope for improve
ment for days to'come.
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 3t.-The horse disease
prevails here yet and oxen and laboring men
are brought into use in drawing wagons.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 31.-lhe cases of
horse disease number six hundred in this city
and hundred and fifty in Camden. No deaths
are reported.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 31.-The horse disease
is abating.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31.-Therc was a slight
increase in the number of cases of the horse
disease in this city yesterday. Half the horses
in the Market street railway are sick.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The horse disease
fully developed itself here yesterday, making its
appearance in the livery and private stables.
CONCORD, N. H., Oct. 31.-The horse disease
has broken out herein earnest. The Elm house
horses are all sick, and the stables of j. II.
Rowell and of Foster & Low are closed. Several
horses belonging to private parties have also
been taken down.
0swEGo, Oct. 3l.-There arc no improve
ments in the horse epidemic. Another tug has
been chartered to tow boats on the canal Most
of the horses connected with the railroads and
coal companies are also affected.
CHICAGO, Oct. S1.-Seyeral hundred horses
are affected from the epizootic.
LEWISTON, Me-, Oct 3l.-rhe horse disease