Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-18
The EpizGotic in Washington.

HALF THE HORSES IN TEE CITY AFFECTED.
1t was stated in THE STAR about two weeks
since that the epizootlc had again made its ap-
pearance here but in a much milier form than
in 1872. In the middle of last week the disease
commenced TO spread, and to-day nearly, il not
quite, Ealf OF the horses in this city have the
disease. From the surrounding country, e5pe-
cially from Maryland. come Jhe reports tnaJ
many tarm horses have the affection, and that
in Sume instances the farmers are put to mach
inconvenience, for this Is a busy time with
them in saving their crops The horses in the
ST. eet-car stables Of all the companies as Well
as In many OF the livery and private stables,
have the disease but as yet none or the street
cars have been taken off the routes, except some
from the bob-tail Capitol and 18th StreeO line
OF the Metropolitan co. The Washington ami
Georgetown company have about 500 cases o.
epizonty out OF $50 horses on me main line
AID 100 Ouu OF 12o on the 7tn street line; the
Metropolitan company have 81 or 80 cases a.
the Z street stables; the Columbia line aoout IL
Out OF 80, and tie Belt line and Anacostio com
panies have over half their stock Oh the sick
list. 10 Geary's stable there are sick horses
out OF 20; 10 &. NJ. Bells, 10 Or II sick: Price.
ali OF 50 SICK and one seriously from having been
worked yesterday. John Mclaughlin Capitol
Hill, has I sick out of IS; Fadely Bros, over so
sick; BurgGOrf, Sth street. 10 out OF 81; A. Naior.
Jr., 10 out oI 81: Leadingham & Co., II or Is out
OF 30; +: NJ. Draney, on Is street, has ..
10 sick. The stable men, generally, do not fear
that they will be put TO any great 1ncOnvanelc
u, lss there should be a spell or wet weather o
sudden change TO cold. Most or them have
the bowels of The animals open; giving Jhem
warm food at times; keeping them from ex
sosure to wet or cold, and giving them light ex-
ercse. Mr.. Jas. Kelleher Sth street. has 10 Sick
out OF 80. MI. Patrick Fleming, sth street, mas
80 out OF "a horses coughing. Messrs. Huguey
& Bowen, New York avenue, having mostly
new stock, the disease has not yet gained an
headway. Mr.. Washington Nallor has all his
horses tabOut 90) coughing, and he claims tina
since the disease made Its appearance here In
1872 that 1t has been here to some little extent
uIh mi
mails have within few years past had a lung
fever they are much worse than the Others
Messrs. ,keyes, 14ih street: K. Cruit & Soas, &
street; II. CTUit, nth street; WanStall, 19Gn
street, and Earle, q street. each have the dis
ease more or less in their stables. A careful
inquiry this afternoon shows that the disease
Is spreading, but that there are but few cases
which are regarded as serious, and If this
weather holds, the stable men think there will
be but fewfa,al cases. The serious cases are
animals have been worked hard. Some Of the the
stable keepers, where their stock are not all
sick, have commenced dSinfecung, and are
arranging their stables SO as TO make them
WIIm and Comfortable
In the fire department there are fifteen
horses afIected with the disease, and two Of
them in No. Company are unfit Ior service at
present. Among the animals In use by Use
contractor for the removal Of garbage, 81 In
number. all are affecte by iJ excepting 2 mu.e5Y
MI. Gatcnel, superintendent for the contractors
states that he finds very few dead horses for +.
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states that he finds very little trouble Ia treat
ing those affected py the disease among II
N use; hat he applies coating OF Tar 70 tie
tongue o. the h r5e, ,ald gives hem decoctionsO
strong ginger tea, keeping them for lew days
In stable " here thele Is no draft OF al on
then, and uses no blankets. Another good way
to treat them Is TO cut the bottom out OF a long
sack; draw 1t up over the head aud tie a SGriug
around the folded bag above the head, then
burn some tar on shovel held under the lower
end of the bag, the fumes Of which are inhaled
by the sick animal This relieves the head Of
discharges by way Of the nOstri.S, and in nine
cases cure Is affected. He thinks the disease.
though general, OF mild type.
MURDERED FOR A VOTERS CHALLENGE.-A
special dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette. tro n
Null Gle, Ind, Octoter Is, says: AT O'Clock this
afternoon, near Reeds Station, this county,
George Benner, aged forty, a married man, with
family, became involved In fight with the
Wills OrOtherS-Samuel Lark and Geo. Wills
In which the Wills used stones on Benner, beat
| ing him most horribly, fracturing the skull In
two or three places, from which the brains
oozed. 1t is thought impossible for him to re-
cover. The melee grew out Of Benner. repub l.
can, challenging the vote Of Lark Wills, demo-
crat, on election day. The Wills will be
promptly arrested by the sheriff. Benner will
die from the injuries received.