Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-30
THE HIPPOzYMOSIS.
THE NALADY STILL SPREADING
Ii Is Proving Fatal i'm Many Cases.

DEATH OF ONE HUNDRED HORSES IN NEW
YORK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. KFFECrs or
THE DIsTENPER-BCsINEss ALMOST sCs-
PENDED-IMPORTArIoS OF OXEN.
NEW YORK, Oct 30.-The weather to-day il
cool and pleasant, ana very favorable 70 the
prevailing epidemic, which Is Il now thought 10
have reached the crisis. The mani eststiOus of
the results OF the disease, however, remain about
the same. Deaths are constantly occurring,
about one hundred being yesterday reported
in this city and Brooklyn. MANY stage lines
have increased the number OF their trips, but
the horses seen in the streets, not only OF the
car lines, hut private vehicles, show bad symP-
toms OF disorder several firms will receive
oxen to-day from Poughkeepsie for the con-
veysnce Of merchandise. The horses of the
regular army in this vicinity are almost all az
fected. Qusrtermaster General Ing alls has Is
sued an order as 20 the disease and is remedy.
HUMANITARIAN BERGH
announces his purpose TO continue prevent
ing the working Of affected animals. Three or
tour broadway stage companies nave each sued
Berghs society for interference with their basl-
ness. Each claims SIS, 600 damages aud ask al
injunction against Bergh and his men. At a
meeting OF the sanitary committee OF the board
ot health yesterday, II Is understood that A
thorough examination OF all the stables was or
deTed. The working OF diseased horses without
some cover II is thought Is surely fatal.
SERIOUS EFFECTS oS business.
The grain and fruit trade Continues % suffer
heavily. The ocean steamships TO dav will not
carry more than one third me usual am Dunt OF
a
freight on her arrival yesterday. To-day an at
tempt will be made by lighters. Many OF the
sugar refneries are reported 10 have suspended
business. Ii Is the opinion Of several business
men that the Washington market, near Eesey
street, is losing nearly $4,000 day. The sta
BILE superintendent thinks the working OF flS-
eased horses will run the distemper into CLAN
deTs and the result be very fatal.
STEAMBOATS, IN LIEU OF HORSES.
Ii Is stated that several steamboats, will COM
mence running 70 and from di.serent points o.
the city on both the North and East rivers %
accommodate the travel now impeded by the
lack Of horses.
FIFTY JERSEY COWS DIE PROM THE DISEASE.
IL Is stated that Fifty cows have recently died
NJ the same disease As that affecting the horses,
at East Orange, y. j.
CLEVELAND CATCHES 1T.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 9.-One livery stable
reports twenty-five new cases OF the hOTse
disease Today.
NO IMPROVEMENT AT oswRGo.
OswEGo, Oct. 30.-AlthOugh the weather il
pleasant there is no Improvement in the horse
epidemic.
SYAoK HAS 1T.
NYACK, Oct 3O.-The horse disease has broken
out here and in the vicinity.
BOSTON GETTING OVER 1T.
BOSTON, Oct. 30.-More horses appear on the
streets to day than for several days past but far
from enough TO meet the demands of trade an 4
travel. The disease Is evidently subsdiug ia
this vicinity.
THE DISEASE IN TuR RAILWAY STABLES IN
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3l.-Several more cases
of the hcrse disease are reported this mornia :
IN the Market street railway stables.
DOWN gAsT.
CONCORD, y. H, Oct. 3l.-The horse mAlaIv
prevails here 10 some extent.
PRovIDBNCK, X. L., Oct. 30.-Au the horses
were withdI avn this noon from the street rail
spiritless. Some of the stables report that their
horses are improving this morning.