The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-28

| nun out OF Iurtner narm. He stated 10 the
officers that he knew how he was cut, but
would not "give it away"
In the circuit court yesterday forenoon
a motion for new trial was entered in be-
half of Logan Crouch, the negro who had
beaten fellow workman with q sledge
hammer at the box factory several months
ago and who had been found guilty of as
sault to murder and sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary. The court refused to
grant the trial, but stated that the evidence
in the case did not at all sustain the charge
OF assault to murder and that It was clearly
a case of assault and battery. Crouch
pleading guilty to this was fined $25
and cost Of court A motion for new
trial for John Dugan was also entered, but
overruled, and he was sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year. The next case
tried was civil suit in which II. H. Spen-
Ger was the plaintiff and Peter Saup, sheriff.
the defendant. A verdict was found for
the plaintiff, who estimated his damages at
one hundred and itty-fve dollars. The wit.
nesses in the case of Ferdinand and Louis
Koehler, vs. l. B. and Eliza Ellis were ex.
amined and the case will be argued this
forenoon.
The epidemic among the cows of the
,ity is still raging without the least cessa-
ton and owners of cows, while carefully
guarding and treating their stock, seem to
entertain no hope of complete security for
it. A great many have died since our last
writing and many others are yet sick and
| likely to die within the next twenty-four
hours. Among those who lost cows are ::
Mrs. Burns, two; Jno. Thistlewood, one !;
Mr.. Arlington, one; Mr.. Hurst, two; E. 5.
Dewey, one; Mrs. Shtcher, one; A. T. De
Baum, two; Mrs. Corners, one; Mr. Klein,
of the brick yard, one; Jake Klein,
the gardner, one; Mrs. H. G. Thielecke,
two. Besides these, ten or twelve carcasscs
are lying in different parts OF the city and
just outside Of it. the names of whose
owners we have not ascertained; and
not less than twenty-five more may be seen
in different parts of the city, either stand
ing or lying, according,to the stage to which
the desease has advanced in their respec-
tive cases and unless some potent remedy be
Immediately applied, will not live through
the next twenty-four hours. 1t is surpris-
ing to note the rapldity with which
the victims of this terrible disease
succumb and expire. The first pre-
ceptible symptoms are refusal
to eat and entire loss of milk. These con-
tinue to be the only noticeable symptoms
for about two days; then the water becomes
thick and bloody. In some cases blood runs
from the nose. The animal is sometimes
wild and in other cases dropping and lays
down, but refuses to eat or drink anything
and after laying quietly for day or two,
making perhaps two or three Intellectual
attempts to walk home, dies without
any apparent pain. This is all that a
casual observer can see and it has led to
numerous congectures as to the probable
cause of the desease, but as yet there seems
to be no positive knowledge as to what it
Is; its causes or its cure. The general i'm
preston Is, however, that the germs were
introduced here from Texas and in this
opinion we are compelled to aqulese in
view of existing facts A close examination
of the cows skin from the tail
down to the bag, and along
under the belly will reveal the fact
that innumersble worms or bugs, commonly
called "Texas bugs" are hidden under the
) hair, and having eaten themselves into the
skin, are sucking the animals blood. The
worms are of various seizes, from very small
to nearly an inch III length and the larges
about one-eight Of an inch in diameter
These are at first of black color, but as
they grow large, turn yellow and, having
, sucked all the blood they could and lief
germs, they drop of. These germs sool
acquire life, enter the animal
flesh, poison its blood and caus
DEATH These facts we obtained
l indirectly from Mr.. George Howe, who has
, lived in Texas for years, and is we'll &C
1 quainted with the "Texas bug" as he CALI
= it. He says that the Texas cattle anC
y horses are often literally covered will
, them, but do not seem to be in any name
affected. AS a sure cure he suggests, il
Il cases where the disease has just made it
/, appearance, simply removal OF the "bugs
: with curry.comb and an application
It of dry sulphur and the burning o
d sulphur in the stable. In cases whcr
a the disease has made further Roadway an,
e the animal is down, handful of salt in
Z mint of melted lard should be piyen in add