, 1872-11-03

the sick list, but many could, be Used gently Il
any necessity for their services appeared.
Wrght's stable also contains q large number
Of sick horses, none, however, suffering se-
yerely.
The towing teams have all been withdrawn
from the banks Of the Illinois and Michigan
Canal.
The West Side Stage Company have been un-
fortunate in the loss Of most Of their horses by
fire, and the affection Of the remainder with dis
ease. They are rebuilding their barn on Vest
ern avenue, near Madison street, and will re-
equip their line better than before. They will
commence running again in few weeks.
A gentleman who has pair OF nice horses,
fed them On soft feed as soon as they we're taken
sick. When they appeared convalescent, he
treated them to oats. The disease has returned
worse than ever Moral: ssDon't anticipate the
recovery Of your horses"
TIE SOUTH SIDE.
Those Of our South Side citizens who yester-
day were forced to avail themselves of their
neither limbs to reach their places OF business
or their homes are we'll able to understand at
tie of Bosworth, when Offering kingdom for q
horse. They had suddenly come to perceive the
value Of equines, and if this conviction WAS for
chilly carried to their mind by the
exert ezertions Of their ., psreoqa, hoy ~ much 4Sh
absence of their horses. when taken from a bus
mess point Of view. Wabash avenue, State, and
other prominent streets on the South Side, re-
sembled, if anything, q Sunday on which the
sale Of lager beer Was permitted, and the street
cars and omnibnses were prohibited from run
ming. The vehicles seen in those streets were
so few and far between that they were stared
at as q curiosity. the horses drawing
them receiving 3 due share Of praise for
their hardihood in Drawing the inclemency
Of the weather and the distemper that was
~, %1.nsu
Very few horses indeed could be observed that
did not show some symptoms Of the disease,
that had already overtakon three-fourths of the
equines in the city Among the few sprightly
looking animals that still felt like kicking, WAS
handsome horse drawing the highly ornament
ed wagon belonging to the agency of the Liberty
Tobacco Works of Detroit. It seems that the
three pictures of the handsome Goddesses of
Liberty, painted on the wagon, proved q tails
man against the disease, and the esteemed ladies
The Chicago City Railway Company, owing to
the sudden attack Of their horses on Friday
evening with the disease, took the cars of from
the various lines; their horses are under the
treatment of DR.. Withers, and are doing quite
we'll, and the officers Of the company think they
can turn out about half their cars to-day should
the weather be pleasant and clear, but should
that not be the case, and the horses become
worse, then people must continue to walk. They
will run two dummies on State street next Tues
day or Wednesday. The dummy on the Hyde
Park road is too heavy to be run over the city
tracks. The company have ninety-nine cart in
use on their different ines.
The horses at the American Merchants Union
Express Company's stables, as we'll as those at
the United States Express stables, are all down
DR.. J. 4. Bovett. The employees Of these compa-
Mes were ''playing horse yesterday, dragging
wagons around town and receiving and deliver
ing goods as far as possible. The stables Of J.
Y. Farweu d Co. and Field d Letter resemble
horse hospitals, all the drivers acting as nurses,
and it is astonishing to Bee tho de1terity and
skill they display in bandaging the sick animals.
Parmelee is still driving some Of his sick horses,
and several of them are down quite severe
Nat A. slng1e a4g Rno1S stable asosad could
does not prevail. In those stables where the
horses are well taken care OF the disease is Of
very mild type, while in others where the animals
are neglected, they are down with the disease
very severely.
such cases has already run into pnuemonia, and
unless people will use their horses with great
care, many deaths will occur.
Y. e. Sharp, the Secretary Of the Humane
Society," says over three hundred horses
Heis very enthusiastic in his praise OF all tie
corporations, and pEoprietors Of stables, as we'll
as Of private individuals, for treating their ami
mails so humanely, and bestowing 30 much care
upon them, but he severely denounced the 81
press wagon aharks, who will run their horses
rs long as there is life in them. The Society
had several Of these latter fellows arrested.
Some Of these human vultures are taking ad-
vantage Of the misfortune Of this community, as
they did at the time Of the great fire, and are.
some instances $40 load has been charged and
received by them.
The Managers OF the United States
bonded warehouse had their horses in
use yesterday, though they were quite sick at
the time, and refused to take them back into
OF the Humane Society.
Bakers, butchers, nilkmen, and groce1s will
not be interfered with, provided they use their
animals carefully and keep them covered with
woollen blankets. The Society has tried new
disinfectant, namely, carbolic acid mixed with
chloride of lime, and recommend it rs the best
and most powerful in use.
Deaths have, as yet, not occurred on the South
Side, although the evening papers reported that
Avery Bros. had lost three or four horses These
sand dollars, day before yesterday, which died
of lung fever, and not the epizootlc. Ihe
horses at the stable Of Avery Bros. are doing
as well as the horses elsewhere.
DR.. Rauch, the Sanitary superintendent e1-
presses great satisfaction that the public have
SO willingly complied with orders, and are so
well taking care Of their horses. He has given
orders to have all deaths reported at his Office.
HOW IT AFFECTS THE MAILS.
Postmaster Eastman yesterday promulgated
the following important order:
Owing to the prevailing horse endemic, and during
It's continuance all mails despatched from this Office
will close Is minutes earlier than tho usual time. The
collection Of mail matter ut the West Sle Station will
close at instend Of 345 p u., and at 5A5 instead Of
p. m So heretofore. F. A. EASTMAN, T. II.
EQUINE vs. HOMEOPATHY.
To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
Sra: For the benefit Of those friends and sup
porters OF Homeopathy who would prefer the
7slittle pill treatment for their steeds We would
suggest the following, which remedies are Civ
ing entire satisfaction in mitigating the suffer-
ings of the afflicted horse. The proprietors Of
one Of the West Side iveries stated that their
horses are receiving almost immediate relief
from this treatment, and this alone. They are
administering the following remedies: Tinct.