The daily gazette., 1875-09-11
Spread of the Cattle Disea Sc.
Rochester Democrat. September I.

hochester Dcmocrat, september
Between two and three weeks since a
disease of a peculiar nature broke out
among the cattle of J. ". Wadsworth,
OF Gencseo, on what is known as the
Street Farm" on the west side of the
river, between Scottsville and Canawau-
gus. For some days only few animals
We're affected, out of which two or three
died. During the last week the disease
spread among a herd of about FIVE hun
dred, and it is reported that some forty
or fifty had died up to Monday morning.
The animals are all steers, mostly pur-
chased in Canada in the spring, but
there were some Western cattle. Wheth-
er the disease is peculiar to one and not
to the other we are not advised. Prof.
Lowe. of Cornell University, has been
called to examine the symptoms with a
view to determine the nature of the dis
ease, and If possible arrest its progress.
He was yesterday engaged in that duty.
The prevalent opinion among stock men
is that the disease is murrain. OF this
disease there are several kinds, the most
common of which is the Russian cattle
plague. 1t has often prevailed in Eu-
rope; and IN 1873 and 1850 was brought
to Brooklyn. in 1857 to New Jersey, by
English cattle, and finally in 1859 into
Massachusetts, by Dutch cattle. 1t is
conveyed long distances in the clothes
OF human being :, and hence butchers
and Jobbers are constantly spreading
the disease, or are liable TO do so, in in
fectel countrir- Markets. ears. boats,
IA lures. yar' &. ai,' fruitful means
OF its diarsi,n n ltre, ali, on inarshy soils
when driving, on Iich rver Lotions, &c.
Ivory ,Htt i h,ing made TO STAY the
pro-r'ss Of the Dis, ase and cohfiue il TO
the infected herd in Caledonia.
~ MAssAcHrsErrs.
Springfield Republican, September sth
Cheshire ard neichhorinc towns are
excited ever tho Ttxan oattlr disease.
whie" has just been introduced. The
SeleC:m N forbid all cattle being driven
.hr7rcH The town; the cheese factorio3
-eiuTT milk iIou the diseased diaries,
and the people are so frightened that
la butchers cannot sell any meat. Da-
1id ingalls,, who had a fine cheese dairy.
: lost five cows, and has three more
rex; Thomas CropPcr, butcher, has los.
iree; William Bowticll OF @, and L. f. !
.'hiIlil5 two. Abu,.t TWO weeks ago
irovc ~ the Teas catllo were driven
through the tow1- and rGstured with the
COWS Of ingalls, md Phillips, commuli-
catinF 10 them TIE Texas tick. Cham
man Fisher, Of the selectmen' went t. /
Amhers. o. Monday to get Profess oy /
Levi. .Stockbridge, one of the State Com
mis- iOners, to investigate the matter. (;
Professor Stock bridge told him that the |
sarlo disease had appeared in other parts |
Of Tie State, and that he was going to |
Albany TO stop the shipment of cattle !
this way. lie telegraphed Dr. Tnayer, |
of Newton, another Commissioner, to 60 |
to Cheshire. Eight COWS have died in |
Richmond, on Mr.. Wadham's farm.
THE DISEASE IN ILLINOIS.
Illinois State Register. September
A despatch from Bloomington states
that the Texas or Spanish cattle fever
has broken out in herd of seventy five
cattle of the steers brought to Licking
ton by ". 7. Franklin and L. II. Hyn-
man. Eleven head haye already died,
and more are affected. ihis i. tho sec
ond time this malady has been imported
into Mclean county.