, 1880-03-18
STOCK-YARDS CRUEl7lES.
They Appear to Continue Without
Abatement.
Gov. Cullom Has Paid No Attention to
Appeals Made Him.
A tery Cheeky kIitr from a Slatk.fuds c.mmis.
sion Firm.

TIttiltlSE made some Shocking revelations OF
ericltics practiceu Mt tie Stock Yards, and
commented Upon them md upon the fact
Tint, though tho Governors attention had
bccn drawn to uienl, nothing had been done
in the wny Of elFcctlng suggested remedy,
though, the Humane Socicty had called his
attention TO tlle condition Of things. On
the 10tl, inst Mr.. John q. ShOrtalr, Presi-
dent or tho Illinois Humane Society, wrnte
the following letter to The Governor, shortly
nttar the receipt of which lis ExcellencyWns
iN this city:
CHICAGO. March e-Iiis Ercs!'tnev Shelby N:
VII cnnlcr favor ula the Illinois lumans ~ M -
State Agent sinrl'lart. ind, II it be fnvnrable,
yonsmcnt q hta s,.cectsor. i you desire tie
sucinty tn mako my suggestion Of suttn6'o
porson for tho position Jn'S sSe e. ng s'o2s 'aa5 s.s
President tlnois ilun,,lue soctcty.
No answer was received by the Soeiety to
this communication, md, III order 70 lind out
uSE lad Ind tho effect ot ntiul!nrAtirig tho
condition Of affairs Mt tile Yards, Its agent
was sent there Inst Sunday
TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION,
the result Ut which il given iii his report, as
follows
cumAoo. March 1s.-1oAn q. ShofsaH., En-,
1'rcsflent lItt,ix lfuhMne StEic'N: IN my insrs-
tlgntion OF illnrs at tho Union Stock rMrtts yes
teriay found lnt,st Of ttlo cattc II ti,1 yars @
INK or tho trui1a yesterday nnurnH wero put tr
pcns without wi.er, nnd left unti. ! waterc.l
tieta mlh,ut nifty l,cld tiiken fron tisain nhtNit
1u"cl'Mk and driven to y I'm whero % tho try tl7''IKh l
" a1 M f, wars M wp5es bestcn Sas Sy a ut Sa
pulled tho plug md let a tho water ont; These
ettl were then g!y;sn ittG hay wMlcn sney
until . d clock, when turned tho whter on fur
tho,l In Il prcnt n,,ny nf tho small pens 1,cnr
mems Containing one and twt, head of cattls ench
tho cuttle were neither fed ilnr 'ynttrc1 ycs.
tS,y "f, M as sfnte ~ %ee ~ W. ~ ce e Il
ler,l. NH informed TINT MHr1uart claims thlt
it IL mt Ills business tu luok nftcr Tho cruelty
pF'c'ceu Ut 'ho slaughter Ao'sSs: s. 'Dlst' DutpIsY,
Agent Illinois Humane soelety.
copy Of the report was !, Forwarded M to tie
soseiitnT ya1teu3' ~ n'u ,,;ti, III ;mt"rua, ,v,tl,In
t s"lt xt witi fy oS xsa 'ys iof WILL ''eAse' "'s"
To tss Editor u The Chicago Tribune.
USE OF sturch ! nppcnrs Lengthy statement Of
wnf 5e f' ,o nan a' n wea
s",v s"ns tha e so.co, s crmctIca % IN GENERAL b,t
vcuco III cnrc Of stock consigned to tho.n, which,
ft,nir
aieEialy Careful Inquiry hs s.nynsea ;da,, !4 rs
utterly ute is Without With % Elimination. Sud crrlties, il
pructiced 1t Ill, wtnl Of conrse, necessarily 10
business depends Il, u gleal measure on cnrntHl
attention 70 tue coinrts anu ~las ot aloek
consEu dor sae WI, nf 1a seen s W nX
m.sse,,ver I aSnt Il, tf'eso rsss used lii niss,
n.nra' f.,r III" Hrnosts Of Influencing p,u Uultl-
un nRulnst thp Humane AxoMt" si,itiomcsl horo
iha1, to Inform ytr re,iders ot thu actuNl facts
In regard to tho st-cnlIrd cr,'eltlcs practLc:t.
x,r rsrfer says tat @ cow & Goi,sg 1's AZ, - =, r tss
pnti1fns, On tae orn'nS y. o. s Is sss sa
nR nelnK t tnaG 3 20 9wo by iaray IT, N nyi ,r
thnt H.. aaw ti,n samo nnu Iu.i or Ike fo,i"w.
~ mi dc d"d frs,n. ncEiect on our pirt. Tho whsio
s,'ss q Witch ysaT rspoItes rsisrs vs rsiasnhor
wel The a1'tnai ws rGeslyea by rs 'a9 m s.Ir
p ry W sg9 ,nn means !S1r'rr III rar1 ,.a ~ r"
Scr1 9oEw ~ ~ mn f or r,nrioySs ~ a nj ,nIo
IA comfortable IN pnsslhjo Under iile cireiiu,-
.taMces: A q S',,,ayn. sales Of +. my t'ssrr-
lnnl wns necessarily held over TINT 1ny
md soll early an the .,,i following % Mon,lay
70 4 city h.itsher ana ws a!,vs ana ID 9ppas-
ss @ S s sys y \ aay si%s = "
sss'S A. AK yo iisty si vce as,,S 10
t., t,,S iniury Of our business irtcrcsts, We ilas
thu llse 1T ynur columns t correct whit VIC corr
oy your rcpreseniatiyo. -, Yours respyettMl'y.
DESst+EY. WAGNER Il DESsI.Ef.
Messrs nenslsy Wagner e. lssnSey miglt
,cH M Il tIss.e % Of fnlsstnis III atiti l. nisral1rs tla
sentatlons Into lie Tribune. 'fhc upper Of
AiNreli 7--whiea. for some reason tlloy do not
sy l' Hrs IT. a5rontS!g4 "f LIE f.p H. s'rt t
an the statement Of u TninuNE reporter.
1t WIS snitl: "Anotller disabled COW IN