Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-31
LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH.
rhe Horse Disease.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 30.
One livery stable reports 25 new cases
of the horse disease to-day.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Oct. 30.
The horse disease has made its APP
pearance at Peekskille and large num-
Der of horses are affected.
Boston, Oct. 30.
Reports from the East show the horse
disease to be generally prevalent, but in
comparatively mild form.
New YORK, Oct. 30.
The weather is cool and favorable to
the horse disease, which is now thought
to have reached its crisis. More animals
were seen in the streets, and the running
at the nose is less virulent. The stages,
horse cars are running regular trips. so
yoke of oxen will arrive from Duchess
county this morning to convey merchan-
disc. The police report So deaths of
animals in New York, Monday, "A yes
terday, and 80 in Brooklyn, yesterday.
Most of the horses of the regular army
in and about New York are effected, and
Quartermaster General Ingalls, has issued
an order prescribing a mode of treatment.
Bergh has stopped the use of a consider
able number of distempered horses on
the Third avenue line, and will keep his
men employed all over the city to-day
making arrests.
10 CT fbo+ Rn oOuyu haua "
died of the same disease as that affecting
horses, at East Orange, n. J.
1t is stated that several steamboats,
will commence running to and from diff
ferent points of the city, both North
and East rivers, to accommodate travel,
now in impeded by the lack of horses.
A large heavily laden truck drawn by
oxen, attracted great attention on Broad
way this morning Several OK teams
are employed in Brooklyn and Newark.
LATER.
New YORK, Oct. 30.
Yesterday 81 Horses died in this city.
Increased facilities are added to remove
the carcasses from the streets and sta
hles. Two persons were reported sick
to-day with the horse disease.
ROCHESTER,, Oct. 30
The horse disease is rapidly abating
here. The teams are quite plenty in the
streets. Cars are running and hacks are
again on the stands.
BosToN, Oct. 30.
More horses appeared in the streets to-
day than for several days past, but far
from enough to meet the demands OF
trade and travel. The disease is evident
" subsiding in this vicinity
OswEGO, Oct. 80.
Although the weather is pleasant,
there is no improvement in the horse
epidemic. Over two-thirds of the canal
horses are affected with the disease, and
considerable difficulty is experienced in
moving the boats.
NYACK, n. Y, oct. 30.
The horse disease has broken out here.
There are seventeen sick horses in one
public, and several in private stables.
Reports from this vicinity show i,s pre-
valence throughout the neighborhood.
There are several bad cases in PiermOnt.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30.
Several more cases of the horse dis
ease are reported in the railway stables.
Concord, Oct. 80.
The horse malady prevails here to
some extent. but so far only in mild
form.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 30.
All horses were withdrawn this noon
from the street railways. Nearly all
becoming weak and spiritlesS. Some OF
the stables report horses recovering this
morning.
POUGHKEEPsIE, Oct. 80.
There is large increase in the num-
Der of sick horses to-day, and several
are reported dying. Hundreds of tons
OF freight are waiting shipment at the
Hudson river terminus of the Schcncct-
a ly railroad,
BATH, Me, Oct. so.
The horse disease has made its appear
a. ice here, and there are perhaps fifty OF
sewenty-tive horses affected by it, but in
al most every case it is of so mild form
that the animals are not incapacitated
fl ON usual light labor. Of about twenty
h arses at Charlie Cummings stable, not
O ae has been affected by it, owing prob
al ,ly to his early fumigation and con
st ant care and cleanliness.
CALAIS, Me, Oct. 30.
The horse disease has made its appear
al ice in this city. Owners of horses still
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