Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-14

No Subsistence in the Horse Disease
Almost Every Horse sick-Seyeral
Cases Of '.DrOPsy''-N0 street Cars
cunning To day-ONeu in Delnaud-
The Disease in the COuntry-FataI
Cases Since yesterday Etc

me Disease IN the COuntry-Eatal
Cases Since Yesterday. Etc.
IL would be giving false impression 70 say
that there Is subsistence OF the horse epidemic
T T,,nin lle limits OF the District OF Coinmbia.
The proprietor OF a large livery stable assured
STAR reporter to-day that his horses, most OF
which were attacked about fifteen DAYS ago do
not eNhiolt the least symptom OF Improvement,
and that the worst is to come. The reply OF the
livery stable keepers 10 the query
how AEH YoUR HORSES TODAY"
generally was, about the same; no better or
worse than they were last week" The "hJrse
dropsy" noticed in yesterdays STAR as preva-
lent IN New York and Baltimore, has appeared
in this city in several stables. In fact, the
symptoms of that disease might have been no.
uced In almost every stable for a week past, but
every one naturally believed il to be one of the
features of the epiZOOtic, and thus allowed New
lork and Balti more to exhibit their enterprise
by first designating il as "dropsy." This phase
of the epidemic "a it exhibits itself here is mere
ly the
SWELLING OF THE HEAD AND LEGS
of the animals, the body however, remaining its
usual size. In some horses thus affected the
swelling has entirely disappeared and this
would indicate that the name, ''drOpsy, :" as an
Piled in Baltimore and New York, is an inaccu-
rate designation. There is not a horse in the
city attacked first by the disease which has vet
fully recovered. Many have passed the critica
stage of the disease, and are out of danger, but
still cough; and some hOrsemeu believe they will
continue to cough, more or less, until next sum-
mer.
NO STREET CARS
were running to-day on account OF the rain, and
1t is the intention OF the different companies not
to run cars a long g the weather remains in
clement. Many car horses which have been
used are considerably worse, doubtless on &C.
count or working in the rain a few days ago
The "hCs pital' OF the Washington and George
town railroad, near the Baltimore and OHIO
DEF Of, shelters fourteen or fifteen bad cases of
the disease, two OF which will doubtless termi-
nate fatally before tomorrow. These two
a fvuaI
square 10 themselves, and are allowed to move
about unrestricted by halters. They lie down
most OF the time, breathe heavily, and are evil
IDENTIFY
IN GREAT DISTRESS.
Their sides bad been blistered to relieve their
lungs, which were TO all appearances in a state
OF congestion. This company thus far has lost
10 Gus or about 800 horses.
The horses of Adams and Knox IS express are
still sick. Adams * Co. were using some OF
their horses to- day, but had some oxen also
drawing their wagons. The company are Just
now doing more business in the delivery of
goods than they usually do. Knox uses only a
sufficient number of horses to transfer the mails
and I'LL pressing orders.
BUYING OXEN.
Merchants and others whose business neces-
States the delivery of goods continue to buy
oxen, on account of the illness of their
horses. The prices OF oxen range from 800 to
$3.50 per yoke. A number OF countrymen are
driving a good business daily on the market
space, near the corner of the Avenue and 9ln
street. This afternoon at one O'Clock eleven
pairs OF oxen were on sale there, and buyers
we're numerous.
Ell, jest take that air yoke down a WAYS
and back, and let the gentleman see how they
Ored man.
d" Eli' "gee-ed" and "haw-ed" the animals
down towards street few rods aud back AMI
ON his return said Eyer can't want a better
yoke oxen than them;
THBY'sE JIsT LIKE TWO LAMBS THEY TSl
% Is, sub, ," resumed the farmer; 81 you can't
t1t anything nicer'n them catriI. | brung EN-
On the freight from ManasSah dis morn, and if
lou want that fust yoke YOU kin have 'em fur
: TO- that hind pairs wuth 500. ii they're with
a cent Yer see, don't want to make no money
On them catt'; L jest want to make expenses.
er see, had to pay right smart o. freight on
EN-, an then put up at a tavern down here ON
tn street, and they charges heap for 'cOmmo-
iatiOns there. You may think, sub, that them
cattil is thin, but 1 swear to -
THEY HAIE'T HAD DRor % WATER
zen last night, and that's what makes 'em
OOk so boiler"
Many persons buy oxen for Temporary use.
and as soon as they are done with them fatten
hem for market, which enables them, in many
Instances, to sell for considerable advance on
heir original cost.
IN THE COUNTRY
Advices from the surrounding country renre
ent the disease as prevailing extensively. The
court, the November term of
which should have opened yesterday, was post
Doned until the first Monday of December, i'm
consequence OF the horse malay, which has
pread all over the county.
THIRTEEN DEAD HORSES
we're reported to- day at police Headquarters M
o two O'Clock p. m, as follows: 1G7 2d street
10th and 10Th and X and |, streets
northwest; 1229 25th street northwest: corner of
list and streets; Congress street, near canal.
alley between 10Th and 18th and l.
md NJ streets; New Hampshire avenue he
ween l. and Nj streets; G. street between Half
treet and Delaware avenue southwest: Market
table LIST, between o and p streets southwest:
-arie stable; h, between 10th and 2lst streets;
'etween l. and NJ and 18th street aud Connecti,
ut avenue northwest; corner 2Jth and streets
northwest.
10 CONNECTION BETWEEN MICROSCOPIC ORGAN
1sAs IN THE AIR AND TIE EPIDEMIC HORSE
cATARRH.
Army MEDICAL MCsErM,
IVGr Department. SuTgsCn Generals Office,
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. November -, lS72.I
To the Editor of the StGr-Dear Sir: I have
cen asked 10 say word with regard to the sup
osed connection between microscopic Organ-
SIMS in the air and the epidemic catarrh now
REVEALING among our horses, and have no hest
alton In stating that am unacquainted with |
ny facts which can be regarded as proof of the
orrectness of this notion.
During the last few years 1t has been a favorite
REGULATION, in certain quarters, that epidemic |
iseases are produced by the presence in the
tmosphere OF vegetable germs, so minute as to
e visible only with the microscope. Consider
bic labor has been bestowed upon microscopicaI
1ork in this direction, but the results which
ave been confidently announced from time to
me by enthusiasts have been either contra |
icted or so materially modified by subsequent |
bservations that the question still remains in |
be domain of mere speculation. |
When we consider the number and variety of |
he organic germs which can be detected in the |
tmosphere by the microscope at all times, and |
hen we remember that it is precisely those |
over forms which have been least studied that |
re most abundant, we shall not be surprised !
hat pretenders have found here fit field for |
or that many well-meaning but |
1cautiOus persons have fallen into error. |
nevertheless, [ certainly regard the mIcrosco- |
ical forms which exist in the atmosphere, and |
heir possible influence on man, as a proper |
matte. Tor seientlbH study; and by way of con-
.S@,.ng my mite to this difficult subject, / |
7ould state that within the last few days have
objected the organic forms from quantity of
he air of a stable in this city in which were a
lumber of the sick horses, and submitted them
o the highest powers OF the microscope without
hiding any which are not usually encountered
ghen no epidemic is prevailing, and have also
Injected the mucus discharge from the nostrils
f several of the horses to the same examina.
ion with like negative results.
Very respectfully, J. j. WOODWARD