Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-02-05

The Cattle shipment 0uesiisn-Ae'
tion OF the British Government
etc.
The New York Times says the report
which gained publicity In that city fol
the first time Friday last, to the effect
that an order had been issued by the
British government prohibiting the
further importation into that country Of
live cattle from the United States, caus.
cd no little excitement among cattle
dealers and others interested, not only
there but in ether parts Of the country.
1t says according to the best informa-
ton to be obtained among the cattle
dealers, the announcement that such
an order had actually been promulga-
ted was at least premature, although
the opinion was pretty generally ex-
pressed that the orde. was more than
likely 70 be made should there occur
any circumstance which would for a
moment justify II. 1t is a fact that in
the last session OF Parliament very
stringent bill was passed known as the
SOuldklous DlbVA5C iohiihni/ HhiJ
which conferred upon the privy council
large discretionary powers in regard to
the importation Of foreign cattle. In
der that act the privy council, on the
7th of December last, passed an order
in regard to the importation Of cattle
from any foreign country, and estab-
fishing the most stringent rules and
in regard thereto. The
order divides foreign cattle into four
classes.
The fourth are those coming from
which the council considered
as at present reasonably free from con-
tagions, and which are altogether ex.
empt.d from slaughter or quarantine.
Those countries are Canada, the United
States, Denmark, Sweden and Norway,
Spain and Portugal. The owners or
charterers of vessels are compelled to en-
ter into bonds to obey the rules laid
down in the order, and If disease be de-
lec,ed in any Of the animals after they
are landed 1t is to be stamped out by
measures varying with the character Of
.he contagion. A single case of pleuro-
Pneumonia or foot or mouth disease,
when occurring in an isolated lot Of
will compel the slaughter OF
he whole cargo, and II a single animal
rom that cargo be allowed to mix with
any other cargo, all the latter will be
subject to the same treatment.
The Times further states that veter-
nary surgeons have been sent out from
hat city to investigate reported cases
II plsuro-pneumonia, and have report
ID they found cases around Washing
on and in Maryland, Connecticut and
canada. These cases, however, were
entirely into diaries. j. w.
iadsdan, a veterinary surgeon in a
letter in the Washington Star, states
hat the disease which has prevailed
lmong the cows in and around the Dis
riot Of Columbia Is not "rinderpest,"
out contagious pleuro-pneumonia."
IN recent visit to Long Island he
Iound large number of cows suffering
with the later disease.
Secretary of State Evarts, in a notice
o the District of Columbia commits
toners, informs them that the British
-gation desires that further inquiry be
made for the information of her Majes-
Us government whether the cattle in
he neighborhood Of Washington are
low suffering from pleuro-pneumonia
n lung fever, and if precautions have
ven taken by the proper authorities to
prevent the spreading Of such disease.