Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-26
The Horse Epidemic.
Its spread in this sity-some Gsven.y
Horses Afflicted.

=, appeared fatal or in any way alarming.
The stable keepers and other large own
ers of horses, do not appear to look upon
it as anything very serious. Perhaps this
is due to the fact that only its premon-
itory symptoms have as yet been re-
veaed What it may become, ana whether
it will cause serious interruption to business,
as it has in other places, remains to be seen.
We found the livery and boarding stable
keepers in a very calm frame OF mind regard.
ing the epidemic. At Reed & Sons, two
horses are very mildly affected one of these
belonging to G. w. Littlefeld. They are
quite weak, have cough and from the nose
runs greenish matter These gentlemen
think it better to exercise the horse little
daily. Do not expose them to night air or
rainy weather; change bedding Frequently:
keep blanketed warm and stalls dry; feed On
mashes Of shorts and other light food
No signs Of the disease at keegans stable
He is exercising care of his horses and on
the lookout for the prevailing epidemic.
Dow's horses are ali well, although his
stable smells as though Partrdge's drug store
had been extended into it, He keeps clean
stalls purified with chloride Of lime, and
assafctIda, and strews tar in front Of ca ah
horse. Horses all at work
/ Means { Buffers horses all seem to have a
hacking cough aud sort Of "logy" appear
ance. Some running at the nose; first no,ic.
ed on Thursday. Horses still at work, but
not let in the nigh: time, and very careful to
whom they let them in the day time. Feed
with hot mashes of bran and coarse shorts.
They think that with good care there is but
little danger. Old horses dragged to death
by hard work and hard usage, will fare hard
| Don't let horse drink cold water
Frank Severance has three horses affected
at his static, but is no ways alarmed. TAX
ing good care of them. one Of Severance's
horses is dangerously sick.
John D'Arthenay, at his stables on Water
street, where he hes eight valuable horses,
has taken warning of the appearance Of the
disease in other places. and none of his stock
is afflicted. The atmosphere Of the stables is
thoroughly impregnated with disinfectants-
assafetida is kept tied on the horses bits, ard
| chloride OF lime scattered in the stalls. No
attention is spared. Young Fearnaught' is
all right, and gay as lark
The Spraguc Manufacturing Company have
! twenty-one horses affected, and one died
yesterday afternoon, the first fatal case
reported; the kennebec Land and Lun-
Der Company, dozen or more; Hill, truck
man, three, but working right along; Judge
Rice, two; Maj. Baker, three; DIR. Wilder,
two; Emery & Whitehouse, two, both work
ing; James Philbrook, mlkman, one; G.. g.
Stacy, one; two or three at Insane Hospital
Deane Pray, one, confined, and pretty Sick
this is probably the worst case; James G.
Blaine, one; Plummer & Haskell, one.
Chas. Sawtelle drove into town with a
double team yesterday forenoon. bat was
obliged to drive home speedily, the disease
appearing very plainly in his horses.
The Mayor has directed that the utmost
care be exercised in the treatment of the CITY
horses, which are as yet unaffected
Yesterday noon horse on the east side,
affected with the disease. dropped down ex-
hausted near the bridge.
Qlite number of persons from the coun-
try report that their horses are somewhat af-
fectel.
The team horses on the streets are gener
ally more or less affected.
The disease seems certainly on the increase
in the city and suburbs, and To day will prob
ably reveal new cases.
w, II. Shaw was before the municipal court
yesterday charged with two offences. 70 the
first for being intoxicated and disturbing his
family, he plead guilty and was fined three dol
lars and cOSts-having no funds was commit
ted. TO the second charge of an assault and
battery on his wife, he plead not guilty, hut
after examining many witnesses he was by
the court aJjudged guilty, and ordered to pay
the cost OF prosecution and find sureties in the
sum of one hundred dollars tn keep the peace
and be OF good behavior ,hre" n0nths--com-
United
Ivory Avery was he.0re the court charged
with iutoxication and assault and battery on
Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw. He plead guilty to be-
ing drunk, but not guilty OF assault and battery.
For drunkenness he was fined 80 AMI costs,
and for assault and battery on Mrs. Shaw vas
| fined FIVE dollars and costs; being wholly ont
of funds. lie was committed ON both charges.
! Monday at Granite Hail, the famous New
York star artist, Miss Fannie Herring, will
| appear in the great play OF the Little De-
tectye.' The performance viii be "A ~
I and at no advance in price.
/ Postmaster McFaddens house at Water
Vile caught fire yesterday afternoon from a
defect is the furnace. Fire communicated to
| the parlor, hu. was put ont. Damage hv fire
and water about 500.
| Information was received in this city yes
terlay of the death in Paris of Miss Anna
Cutler, aged about %, daughter of John l..
| Cutler, Esq, formerly OF this city.
! Johnson's Condition Powders advertised in