, 1879-02-17
THE CATTLE DISEASE.

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he rutt1or that p1cuto.pntunoh lad broktn /
,ut anlon9 thc catt1c at tic stock-Yards, rs was
stated to be tic fdct In Il Washington special to
fHE TRIBUNE ycstcrday,-thc anttottty for tho |
being private Information received at
The other end OF The line. Dr.. Uctmars stated |
In reply to the reporters question that he
had inspected at least 10000 head Of
cattle at the Sock-Yards, but tint 50 fur he Ind
not found single case Of the aforementioned
disease. flnvtng rcal the t'apatcl,, huweycr, te
llad tc1cgraphed Commissioner la Due. Of tho
Agricultural Department, requesting him to
furnish him with assistance in order TINT he
might set about Immediately tn mako prompt
md absolutely thorough tnspectlon Of the c1Ltlo
received at t6ts point. Commissioner Lo Due
evidently appreciated the inportn.re af the
matter anl tho necessity of giving Dr.. flctmnrs
.-capAbag as he 's-somc assistance In an etner-
graphed tito Doctor ia employ Pr. Prentice; Of
CHAMPAIGN, rem,,orartly.' DR. Prentice, as Or.
uetmars tcstflcs; ss the bcst-nostcd tnan on TIC
subjcct Of livestock Ii the United States, anu
therefore an Invaluable ad IN such case IS this
1ic tecEraphcd to Champaign Immediately, ard
received dispatch from DR.. Prentice Stating
t!at he would accept, and would he here Alon-
il there aro any sicly Cattle here, Or. Dc.mars
IS Determined To know It bcTond q doubt. Ho
doesn't 10 40 lar rs to state that there are none,
but does say ttat out ot the 10000 lc has or
a9ned be has not foana { ',.a snEo cass. Te
TINT tho d!scasc docs prevn!l hero Is that III:
McEachrcu, Of Montreal, Inns lately put tlnsolf
In correspondence with various PARTIES al! over
tho countr7 In M cndcayor to ascertain whetller
plenro-pueumon!a had appearcd among the cat
tlo at those points. Among others hp wrote to
Or. i. II. Baker, veterinary surgeon here
Dr. Dotsirars happened to run across ths
gentleman Yesterday, whq told him thht there
the Stock Yards. Possibly Dr.. Dakor c2lnn,uni-
Gated With DR.. AtcEachrcn, who may hayc
sprcad the Information. Foss!b'y d. haksr dsa 10
iatortuatio,, iowoyer, ts subject to SOME little
qucettUn-unlesa. Indeed, 1t cduIc to him Sec
ond lAnd-wllcn Il Is stated that Dr. Dctsnars
harponcd to nsk him II he had ever seen 4 cnse
pT pIeuro-pneurnunta, ar Would kuns 1t II he did
sec 1t, The reply was in the negative.
Invcstl sntlon of tho Disoase on Long
1slnnt3-a1easures nf Con. rntrlck and
prof. Law.
.ytto lnrk Tribune, Ffo. II. ..-..-
The orders Of the Governor to tho Sheriff Of
Qucena County TO maintain aauarantine At the
Bllssyilc stables wcre not explicit as to what
shou!u bo done With tic Eiilk from tie cows.
Sheriff Rust,more therefore tc!egraphed to Al
| bauy to know what to do With 1t, In tho mean-
| while allowing 1t to be scnt 10 market. II ID
fea.cd Tint II it Is ordered to destroy tho milk
there wlll be difficulty Ia securing proper attcn.
| ton for the cows, as the owners would not hire
| mon to milk them, neither would the
| men do 1t without lay. The cows ut
B!issyillo aro not undcs tho control ol
! Cuff, Fle!schmBun j. Co, Who only rent the
Stables to lnilkncn. Thu bllcrlif's deputies rc
| NAMED tn peaccabe possession Of the stablc;
oas % fe cg S0' Y IN 01ss ssscss Geka e ass.t
| keeping order ii needed. Cows owned BY thC
nrlthbprtng farmers aro said TO be sick, but 81
yet no action has been tuken to qua1aptlnt
tIcm.
Abraham stelu, OF No. TD7 Ninth avenue, a.,t
jacob uecht, Of No. l05 Attorney strcct, thu
cattle.dcalere charged with attempting 10 brtng
to this city ufeycn cows suffering FROM pleuro
Justice Wheeler, ut the llarIem Police Court
The ACCUSED n,sn, it as alleged, purchased t'
COWS from, a discussed herd In Connecticut for I
nominal sum, and brought tlletl here to Kill fo
market. with q knowledge Of their condition
Stain aud uccht were held for trial at snec!a
Ht8siois In 23U0 bail each, on charges Of vlolnt
its, the Sanitary Code.
Gen. starscua L. lntrick,, Of alanlius,, y: I.
to taku measures TO extlrpatc 11c cattle-alscasc
arrived in this city at II q. IN. yesterday ~ cos,
panY with Prof. Jatncs Law: both gentlc'na
were engaged with Gov. Robinson mud secEutar
Harrison, OF the Stnto Agricultural Society, Vi.
til u late hour Wednesday, night u dlscusEIn!
methods unl plans Ut opc.ation. Gen. Patrfr
nntl rTof. Law wrnt to Hraoklyn yesterday 4fteI
noGn to consul: WITH ttly boat' Of ilca'tG: tH. =.
use IT. thls wurk. as tar US nossib!c, tlle loca
. authorities. III casc4 outside Ut t!iv city "
shall give Stata authority To those un,icr oil
lev huuds. Tic Sheriff Of Queens County tcll
mo that The Governor has referred hl'n +
MO In regard to Tho sac Of milk from tho Blls
,, Yito stutes. expect to 20 there to-nurro
Il Although thrre Is authorIty to pay. lor catt1
killed by u. this will not 4ptY to milk while
wc destroy, Cattls Affected with p!euro-puel
mona In tlse drst stages arn not unit Tor foot
.lo mt think, however, cycn II THO mills iro1
u eontaglou through tsls CLOTHES Of the mill
: h!c rule that milk fron, Infected staues eal1ns
, contael to tir Vicinity Of Bsookiy1', In KIM
M. qaesns Counties. ross'hy - sx'sss
I G' 6at t think from thu description Il!
+ it, was ordinary nncnHonta. J nm
i clncd to Thy belief tltat tl'e eousaa!ous dIsea
II laB cxateti f,r many years Oh this eista of i.o!
= Isat.d, INT! that tEc nwners lave not khuwn
!. As far bae; as 1S.is heard Of u. tl'he mutt
. scena .nurt. loss complicated than / l,al su
Q ppscs!. The registsa.lun.of cows In Brooklyn
ierfcrt aud Bimptiass thu wori, IN the city vc
! Tfoi. Law Will continue his Investigation
II Lung fslInd tomorrow. II lie finds contagio
disrase tlsn. Patrick will Immediately enlos
,, strict measures tor stamping Il out, lrol. 1t
II Win be compelled to 81 tn ITHACA Saturday, b
. lie will return hers curly nrxt week to cunttn
70 Tic wnrk Vi Inspection. tfcn, Patrick staI
y that tere Ii n0 betttr authority In ttIs matt
:. than rFol. Law, u'id Tint upon his cotelnslo
N will hu basel tic measures for crushing OUT
N / disease.
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