The New York herald., 1872-11-05

escape the contagion, and that in few
days it win become widespread. The disease is ex-
and Its symptoms are early known by violent
coughing and copi0us discharge nom the nostris.
will Continue to be until the city is rid OF the pre-
vaihng plague.
Several Fatal Cases at Kingston.
KINGSTON, N. Y, Nov. 4, 1872.
Four deaths from horse disease are reported to-
day. the Infection shows no signs OF abatement,
but is spreading more widely 1t has broken out
among the horses at Wilbur, where an Immense
number Of animals are used in drawing stones. FeT
horses not affected are seen on our streets, ana
many branches OF business are crippled by the pre-
velance OF the distemper The horse railroad com
panlesi horses badly Affected but no SUSPENSION
OF running has yet taken place.
Thousauds or Horses Affected I'm Phfla-
deIphta-A Great Check to ComBerce
and Locomotion-An Appeal from the
Female Eerghs I'm Favor OF the Suf-
fcring Animals.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4, 1872
The horse malady Is stall on the increase in this
city. with every prospect Of q still greater number
of suffering beasts in the immediate future. The
Tenth and Eleventh Street Railway is the only line
in the city running full complement OF cars. Tho
other lines the number following their respec-
tive titles as follows :-Spruce and Pine, IS cars;
Darby. 4; Chestnut and Walnut, Is; Market, 70;
Race and Vine, Is; Arch, 10; Green and
Coates. 90; Seventeenth and Nineteenth, 10;
Eleventh, all; Fourth and Eighth, "a; Dickerson
street route, Is; Walnut, O.; thirteenth and FIJI
teenth, 20; Girard avenue, ~.
Sunday was, indeed, gloomy day in Philadel-
phia; not o car running on one of the lines, nor
carriages in the streets, and duh, trizzling rainy
day. To-day the streets have presented lively
appearance by reason Of the enforced pedestrian
ism, but there is still conspicuous absence OF
equines. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company are
hauling their freight cars with dummy engines.
LOADED WAGONS DRAWN ny HAND
today, and number OF milkmen delivered milk
this morning only through the assistance Of their
hired male help taking the place OF horses in the
saals A yslo 10 nmm1er & Q, STABLES To-Day de
having sick horses on their hands. new cases not
before reported Arch Street Railway stables, 1876;
Race and Vine, 120; Chestnut and Walnut, 314;
$50; Filth and sixth $685. Second and Third, sos;
277; Master and Columbia avenue, 149; Market
street. 800; Lombard and South, 120; Spruce and
Coates 10; Ridge avenue 24o; Ninth and Eleventh.
10; Seventeenth and Nineteenth, 35 Girard avenue,
1e JAMES NJ % Sp 5on RrSS
M'l, 20; Wilian, Penn So Charles Grover ,o
Jonathan Roberts, 22; Conkline, Is; Moofes, S;
40; L. Il. Paschal, B.: Adams Express Company, rs;
Seth Craige, so: Lehman House. s; Mule Market,
M aeas Stables, 50; W l. Mann, 81 i schoenimachers, ma
q Ere Department 20; stsrrs ss; Der1as al 10
Robert Remcnter, a; Jordap's, A; Karcher's, !.
PREMIUM ON HORSES.
Merchants are offering from fifty to seventy-fve
opening Tor few days for parties having sound
hcrses to let with teamsters. There have been
r The o s soce the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals. of Pennsylva-
MA, have issued the following address to the street
car companies.
AN APPEAL FROM THE LADIES.
TO rue pnEsrPsST AsD nEneToss OF THE PHILADELPHIA
m hs 81 lie IS ow
have been the 4
eniaiIss on the msnbers Of tSe human family have
n y @
na 'ss 70 SanS to hsT %sa asy
fort their lives and a. result II , trust the
wnIMs wnIMs a AMP sArElcss or ,tls, M4E u.,u
sFfsss %s;s' 'as sa'
g esas snss e &c sossn hat
ar S fair od nnsSe h @ ah
If he does not receive it thrive remain well
strong He is soycrworked and becomes out
and good for notnng the length Of days which Maker
allotted to him being reduced to few mis- |
erabie years by those who should be his
friends and protectors: There are many things in
the management of the horse your lines OF which
DO not approve but which wouli not us much
distress II would consent to that much desire
vz TO keep sufficient number OF animals to for
each rest in every week; and If in addition
this would endeavor check the overlooking
your cars then you could thus exa treatment of
stock above that OF railway companies In other
places, and claim for Philadelphia reeminence in
humanity above that of any city In the United States
Germantown Chestnut Hill, Frankford Mana
yunk and the other suburbs OF Philadelphia are
subjected to the same Inconvenience from the horse
disease. Camden, Just across the river, also suffers
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