Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-08
philadelphia.
Effects Of the Horse Disease-The
work Of FerrretIng Out Illegal VO-

Effects Of the Horse Disease-The
Work of Ferrretlng Out Illegal VO-
ting Begun.
Correspondence of the Union and American.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.--The horse dis
ease known as .sEpzooty," "Gastroerysipe-
latous," "Hippozymosis," "Equinal Muir
RAIN" and "Hippotyphoid- lsryngitis,' ap-
pealed in our city on Sunday last, since
which time it has steadily increased until
at the present time nearly every horse IN the
city and vicinity are more or less affected
by it. On Saturday it bad increased to
such an extent as to seriously interfere
with business, and the diminished number
of cars on the street railroads was very sp-
parent to the most casual observer.
The symptoms of the disease are dry
cough, weeping from the eyes, an offensive
discharge from the nostrils, a Discrimination
for food, ehilnness, ETC., followed by symp-
toms of general debility. In most cases
the amin ais are able to work short time
after the attack, but in the case of weaker
horses the prostrating effects are instantly
observed often causing the horse TO fall in
the traces.
For the benefit of your readers who have
horses L will give a few of the methods of
treatment which have been found most
successful in this city. The stable should
be Thoroughly cleaned and whitewashed,
and carboiic acid or a mixture of potter's
clay, lime and copperas used as disinfect-
ant. Tar is also burned in g number OF
stables with very gool results. The horses
should be literally fed with corn, hay and
chop mixed with bran. At the first symp-
toms of the disease the animal should be
relieved from work and carefully blanketed.
The mouth aud nostrils should be sponged
several times during the day with tepid
water, and the advice of a competent vet
Urinary surgeon had as soon as possible.
Where surgical advice cannot be immedi-
ately procured, mustard poultices may be
applied to the outside of the throat and
small doses of aconite belladOnna or other
similar medicines administered internally.
Yesterday the street railroads withdrew
eli their cars in order TO relieve the horses
that are still well enough to do duty. On
Thursday the City Council granted pro
vision to the various city and other railroads
to use steam on their roads, but as the 9Th
and 9Th streets road is the only one having
steam engines it will not amount to much
In the Court of Common Pleas on Satut-
| day, an affidavit was read setting forth the
returns of the last election for several divi-
sions of the 1st and 7th wards had been
examined alterations discovered to the
amount Of $40 votes aud an order asked
for, calling on the Prolhonotary to appear
and account for missing papers and alleged
alterations. The order was issued RETURN
able on Saturday rext, at which Time it is
probable the public will be somewhat star
tied at the way the elections are managed
al the present time.
On Saturday the United States Mint in
this city commenced the process Of melting
| 81, 100000 of the twenty millions OF one
! Collar gold pieces which have been lying in
| the vaults of the Sub Treasury Of New crk
| for several years for the purpose of recon
ing them into $50 goldpieces for the con-
veniesce of merchants and brokers who de-
sire to use gold for foreign exchange.
PHILADELPHUS.