Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-10-31
Horse Diseased

The North Is being ravaged by
a terrible horse epidemic, known
as the Canadian Horse Disease.
In New York city and vicinity
%, 900 animals are on the sick
list. The plague is rapidly
spreading to the interior, and we
earnestly hope that it may not
reach Tennessee. The telegraph
gives the following particulars:
NEW YORK, October 25.-An
estimate gives the following as the
number Of cases in this city: 5000
day horses, $4,000 belonging to
car and stage lines, 500 to the Elk
press companies, 1000 to livery
and sale stable, 5000 sick in
Brooklyn, 600 in Jersey City,
600 elsewhere, making a total Of
$4,000.
The horse epidemic is spread
ing. Fifth Avenue stage stopped
running early this evening. The
Twenty-third Street line stopped
somewhat later, and the Wall
Street stages which s-e still run
ing, start at long intervals. Few
street cars are running. Several
branch lines of street cars have
stopped altogether. The disease is
spreading throughout New Eng
land States.
CORY, Pa, Oct. 25.-The
horse disease has reached here in
force. Eleven horses down in one
day. The horses OF the express
companies are all laid up.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. % Ten
or twelve new cases of horse dis
ease are reported here tonight.
Horse owners are alarmed.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25.-It is re-.
ported that the Canadian horse
disease has made its sppearDce in
this city and a number of horses
are already suffering from it.
ST. Louis, Oct. 25.-lt is sta
ted on the authority OF a veteri-
nary surgeon that the horse dis
ease has appeared here, but only q
very few cases have yet occurred.
Vigorous precautions are being
taken to prevent its spread if pos.
sibIe. The St. Louis Transfer
Company's stables in which there
are some 700 horses Rave been
thoroughly fumigated and sprink'
led with carbolic lime, and other
stables will undergo a similar pro-
cess.
LATER.-It is now denied that
the horse disease has appeared.
HUDSON, Oct. 25.--The horse
epidemic appeared yesterday in
adjacent towns.
ALBANY, Oct. 25.--Quite a
number of horses are reported
sick here from the distemper.
OswRGo, Oct. 25.--Only a few
cases of the horses disease has
made an appearance in this city.
The towing companies let their
horses conditionslly. They will
not be held liable if any of the
horses fall before reaching their
destination. The shipments by
canal continue large and uninter-
rupted.
ROCHESTER, Oct. 25.-The horse
disease is moderated. The wealth.
er is rainy. Vaious stables re-
port horses much worse than yes
terday. The loss to business is very
great. The canal horses seem
to have the disease milder than
other classes.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Oct. 25.-The
wet weather caused the street
railways to stop running at 5 o.
clock this evening. They have
bnt three well horses out of three
hundred. All their stock has
been worked during their sickness.
The disease is abating. The bad
weather forced owners to keep
their animals of the street today.
LEWISTON, Me, Oct. Is --Sev-
eral hundred horses are sick of the
distemper, but there are few fatal
cases reported.
AUGUSTA, Me, Oct. ga
large number OF cases of the horse
disease have appeared here, only
one fatal.
Boston, Oct. 25.-The horse
disease has acquired greater pre-
valence to day, and business
streets except for the crowd of
pedestrians wore a Sabbath day
appearance. In many instances
oxen were substituted for horses
in hauling heavy freight. The
large express companies, having
several horses, continue to do
their necessary business, but ma
ny of the smaller ones are CON-
PEELED to suspend. Of 1900 hor-