Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-11-22

disease has attacked the horses at all points
1t is mistake to suppose that this is an unpre
cedented calamity. The same disease passed
through England and Ireland in 1850, with thu
slight difference that all the horses in those coun
tries were attacked simultaneously The same
disease attacked the Prussian cavalry horses in
the war with Austria in 1868. The mortality in
the cases mentioned was as light as it has been
in these days, but with the disappearance of the
disease the danger is not over, for during the
coming winter all those horses that have been
attacked and recovered, will have to be taken
great care of their liability to cold being greatly
increased. --i s H
.5q THE DISEASE IN THE CITY
has somew hat diminished, but there are very few
horses on the streets yet so few that the appear
ance of bright green baggage express with a
real well horse was quite a show, and what was
a better show the dr yer didn't charge any more
than the rates in 'peace times" The streets are
alive on sun-shiny days with invalid horses be-
ing taken out for an airing, comfortably attred
in heavy blankets and sporting neat red flannel
stockings. The stable doors are still closed, and
the stable yards are lonely looking places with
ghostly looking hacks and buggies lying around,
and no live Inhabitants save few dismal roos-
tiers, whose quiet lives are only startled by the
hasty return home of libidin Gus cats, who have
been out on night excursions.
SCENES IN THE STREETS
The scenes in the streets are new to even the
oldest InfhQhitapfc H. obI
bodied negroes are going through the streets Ia
den with wood, coal, furniture, trunks, expires,
matter, -four and everything that is usually the
subject of Transportation in city. Some wealthy
colored citizen with capital started cline" Of
wagons with headquarters at the lamp-post OF
posite the Virginia Hotel. At this point orders
from citizens left and at night the s'horses"
were settled with and discharged for the day
Some Of them were very hard to settle With and
kicked up and swore in very unusual manner
for horses. 1t was generally conceded that the
late Col. Nebuchadnezzar, of Babylon, who was
so long out to grass could have obtained profit
able job if he could have escaped the epizootic.
The milkmen with their cans swinging still dot
ted the Streets and wheel-barrows were the ia
vorite vehicles.
FRIGHT IN BALTIMORE ABOUT THE NEAT.
The report has gotten about in Baltimore that
the deer n the mountains have the epizootic,
and the merchants there are afraid to buy. A
firm here on Monday shipped three deer to Bal
timore, and was Informed by the commission
there they would have to return them
as there was no SALE
A NOVEL TEAM
Or Monday night party of young ladies who
proposed to attend 'silver wedding'' in the
northern part of the city, took light wagon
drawn by six African horses and rode to the resi-
dence.
FATAL CASES.
AS in our report Of last week, we have hardly
any fatal cases of the disease to report. The
horse driven to Adams Express wagon, valua.
Die animal, chiefly because he Understood his
is dead, land an animal owned by
Mr.. John Churchman.
THE FUEL TROUBLE.
The city has gotten along tolerably we'll in
The way of fuel. At the solicitation of Mayor
Trout, Superin tendent Perry of the G. l. O. R.
r. sent two trains of cars laden with wood into
The city, and deposited it here for sale at 81 per
cord. Mr.. Hugh L. Powell, the wood dealer,
with similar fore-thought got wood down the
railroad which he sold at Sal per cord, the same
price as before the epizootic trouble, showing a
most commsndable sense ofjustice and liberality.
THE uAILs
Postmaster Sears informs US Of the following
stste of affairs in the horse mails: Harrisonburg
has managed to run once day with only two
Huttonsvill, (the Beverly line)
missed two trips, but the accumulated mail was
sent off Thursday. Cedar Grove made TWO fail
nres and started again last Wednesday, but was
forced to return.
ARRANGING THE SrREETs.-A few night since
in the City Council, Mr.. Guy took the first step
towards relieving a very important need of
Stanton, and that is the arranging of the names
of streets so they will be better guides for old
citizens and new citizens. If the member from
the first ward will lend his energy to still
further improvement, he will receive the thanks
OI our ClllZcuS. IL uc VI sOmc OlueE dCtlV6 mem
Der will give this matter their attention, it will
not be a month before cross streets are num-
bered-not named, for names have to be learned
and numbers don't, and the long streets num-
bered as avenues. The numbering of the houses
can be done at a cost of ten cents to each occu-
pant without a penny's cost to the city, and the
numbering of the streets can be done for next to
nothing. In six months the old names will have
passed out of mind and the streets will be known
to all by their numbers. Every inducement and
facility, no matter how inconsiderable, that
strangers find in our city will recommend it to
their consideration and increase the number of
new settlers here which is already quite large.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMs.-The suit of J. H. Craw-
ford against A. A. Steeles estate for 81, 900, has
been decided in the Circuit Court for the defen-
dant.
There was very happy affair in the way of
a Silver wedding" at the residence of Mr. VIM.
Frazier, on Monday night, that estimable gen.
teman and his lady being the happy couple.
The ''Clubs Saturday night" for this week
was crowded out. 1t is impartial to say that it
was very interesting article on the medical
supper.
Judge Mclaughlin yesterday over-ruled the
motion of defendants counsel for a new trial,
in the breach of promise case of CARRIER vs.
Myers.
The train bound east yesterday carried the
body Of Mr.. Peter Craven, Of Charlottesville,
who was killed ON the G. l. o. R. R., on New
River Tuesday, by the falling of Jock.
RELIGIOUS INTsLLIGENcE.-At" the Baptist
Church here on Sunday night last, five ladies
were baptized, and on Sunday next four more
will be immersed. At Christians Creek near