The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-23
NEW YORK.
The Horse Epidemic.
Three Hundred Horses Dead
Suspension of Travel.

ROCHESTER,, Oct. 23.-The Canadian horse
epidemic, now raging here with great force, is
a form of influenza. 1t is classed by veterin
airy authorities under three heads, viz: Ca
| tarrhal, rheumatic and the castro erysipelatous
| forms. The disease is of a catarrhal character,
| its first noticeable symptoms being flow OF
| tears from the eyes, watery discharge from
| the nose, general languor, followed by a
| cough. There has been great devastation here
and in Buffalo. Owing to improper treatment
and an imperfect knowledge of the disease,
three hundred cases have proved fatal in the
past twentyfour hours The disease is on the
increase There are but few horses that are
not affected The street railway company has
suspended, every horse owned by them being
sick. Livery stables and express companies
have suspended also. The streets are almost
destitute of horses. Not a farmers team is to
be seen.
Tammany Steals More Records.
New YORK, Oct. 22.-Last March, soon after
the legislature appointed the re-auditing COM
mittee the court house here was entered and
all the vouchers stolen that could implcate any
member of the ring. Last night the court
house was again entered and all the Treasurers
accounts for the past six years were stolen, to-
gether with the subscription book which con-
tanned record of notes issued by the Commits
sioner But most important of all, the re-aud
iting report which was to have been filed at
the November term of the court, containing
evidence of most gigantic frauds, was carried
off. H.- t.. ....
The MayOralty.
VIM. +. Havemeyer has written q letter to
ex-Judge Ematt, accepting the nomination for
Mayor by the COMMITTEE of Fifty, representing
the different reform organizations of the CITY,
Havemeyer says that having been twice Mayor
the Office has no additional honors for him and
he only consents to be a candidate in recogni-
ton of the right of the people to coDmand
him to be the banner bearer 10 reform.
Tweed.
VIM. M. Tweed ia expected to surrender to-
morrow and give bail for trial under the recent
indictments To-day the civil suits against
Tweed and company were before Judge Barrett
on a demurrer. The point of the defendant is
that another suit ON the same cause of action
is pending in the name of the Attorney Gen
eral.
Civil Justice Porter, in the Harlem Court
House investigation to-day, testified TO having
signed number of blank certificates which
were subsequently filed by unknown persons
for large amounts.
Owen O'Conor, speculator to-day Withdrew
from the Safety Deposit Co. $4,000 of Hanni-
bal and st. Joseph railway convertible 3 per
cent bonds, intending to place them in the
hands of brokers, but they were lost on the
way thither.
John Mexican Is said to have determined to
withdraw as senior counsel for Stokes, who shot
Fisk. A witness has been found who heard
the hotel boy H art tell different stories concern
ing the shooting.
The Board of Health has ordered az investi-
cation into the death of Nicholas Seabrook,
said to have been caused by Entertainment on
board steamer Oceanic, on a voyage from Liv-
erpool.
The Arcadian Club to-day, took James An
thony Froude, Edmund Yates, and other liter
atures and artists in the city ON a trip about
the harbor, visiting the Notifications and insti-
buttons.
Steamer Scotia from Liverpool reached her
dock tonight. Among the passengers were
Miss Nellie Grant and Secretary Borie and fam
lily.
The taxes received by the city upon real es-
amount than was ever received before in one
day.
Judge Shipman, in the U. S. Circuit Court,
has awarded 1924 900 to the government upon
the forfeiture of the bond of Wise & Co, match
who neglected to make pay
ment for $4,000 worth of revenue stamps with
in the 60 days required by law.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper, widow of Commo-
dore Cooper of the U. navy, died in Brooklyn
yesterday, aged 20.
The Canadian horse disease has appeared in
the stables of the Brooklyn City Railroad.
More of the Horse Disease.
BUFFALO, Oct 22-The horse disease here
has become public calamity. Many branches
OF business is entirely suspended for want of
to do ordinary transportation, The
street railroads are running with half their u.s.
ual force and expect to stop in day or two.
The omnibus companies have entirely suspend
ed business, all their horses being sick The
canal horses until to-day have escaped but now
the disease has broken out among them and
men are alarmed.