Year: 1872




which were in exigtence during the war' No one
ever heard Of animal Of this species stunning on
this mortal coil, yet there seems TO be an utter
dearth Of tAis valuable bat


STUBBORN oUADRUPED.


Oxeni Yes, TO return TO nrst principles and
bringing the yoke and heavy wagon once more
into me In the city. The idea was derided at first;
but as the terrible eptzootic rapidly assumed pre-
dominant sway, tho wisdom Of the proposition
began to be admitted, and large wholesale mer
chants, and those who were compelled to transmit
tact at once essaycd to engage yokes OF oxen to
perform the labor Of their diseased horses.


his csS with the duty Of ascer,anng how % this plan
was working, who had employed drays and "the
feeling Of the city, upon the subject. He first Wis
tied the once of Mr.. Munroe Taylor, liz Liberty
street, having heard that that gentleman had sent
to Poughkeepsie for several yoke OF oxen. Mr.
years, received the writer kindly, and the follow
ing is the gist OF views and theories on the horse


ayes; sent to Mayor Eastman, at Poughkeep-
sic, asking him to send me on ten yoke or oxen to
do the work OF my horses, none OF which will con-
stock in my private stable But received tele-
gram in return informing me that


was 80 much greater than the supply that ! could
not be furnished. Therefore managed to make
arrangements with carriers and teamsters who
sns e fSsas s% s s's%
have have to pay pretty steep e'i PRICE for the accom-
modation, but 1 cannot get my orders filed
before IRA Srafic & s &C closed BY Winter oxen travel
which ! was inst now reading, that S. to $l2 per
yoke day was being asked by the Poughkeepsie
fifteen farmers and st0ck-Owners from Plainteld,
New Brunswick and other places in New Jersey
diem which is somewhat re reasonable, nal all i things
considered. Pm afraid this murrain has not yet
attained it worst phase and that


THE DEATH ROLL


will swell every day more and more, on account OF
the persistency with which people viii work their


A journey through the streets In the lower part
OF the city convinced the reporter that 1T has be-
to substitute the bovine for the equine race as
ferry isS enough Of in the County S
villages, but seeming strangely out OF place IN
q, great city-drawn by oxen, toiing slowly
miring crowd Of people preceded or followed
in the wake 0I each caravan and, to Judge from the
surprise at wnat seemed an innovation, or rather
o retrogessti0n, one might almost have sup
posed that the majority OF gazers had never beheld
or known OF the existence Of such animal as the
OK, and perhaps abOred under the delusiOn that
the tough beefsteaks supplied for their matutinal
q chemical preparation or caoutchouc. In Beck.
man street the writer staid his rapid footsteps to
" raV Who Hxeh a



there was something radically wrong In the mnni-
cipal government. There was an incline before
them and block in their rear, but they refused to


THEY FELT INCLINED


a snes sn m e gSan q
Bright" with st0icism and COmplacency worthy
OF the juvenile Spartan fox-stealer. Later on in
the afternoon, on Broadway, near Canal street,
the HERALD emssary CHANGED across crowd OF
wayfarers OF heterogeneous nationalities. He
naiistic impudence. lie thought fight was going
on, and he wanted TO look after the interests OF
humanity. He soon found out his error. cum
bers0me dray, drawn by two sleepy, largc-eyed,
long-h0rned bovines, was the primal cause OF the
obstruction: On the dray were two OF Herring's
the change which had taken place where by dis
ease splendid team Of Norman horses had to have
their places supplied by pitiful oxen.


The European stsawsrs Incommoded by


the Plague.


Much inconvenience was felt by the ocean
steamers, which were bound to leave this port on
time yesterday on account Of the dinculty expert
enced in conveying the freight to the wharves in
time for lading. The statements made yesterday,
however, that the inconvenience was serious or In
any degree injurious are entirely incorrect, as is
also the supp0sitlon that the vessels would be
delayed on . tnat account account; me idaho OF the
the appointed hour, and those twenty minutes
were spent not in waiting for freight but for the
sailing on "Wednesday. The Scotia, Of the W cunard
line also sailed sharp to time as will the City OF
sells have been nearly altogether laden from light
ers, leaving the freight coming from those parts Of
the city not convenient to the river front to stand
over for the present. Several ofOur city merchants
called at the Cunard and Guion offices during the
day to state their inability to have their goods
sa
isfed


IT, Harlem, ana Uestchesfer NV Water


The boats on the lines from Peck slip to Harlem
and from Fulton ferry to Morrisania, Astoria and
Mott Haven have not yet increased their usual
number OF trips, notwithstanding the augmented
number Of travellers to and from those places on
account OF the waning accommodation aforded by
the horse cars. Each boat on both lines was
crowded yesterday to its utmost capacity every
weRi i niIed lied W IL was Generally SUPPOSED that some
attempt would be made by the companies owning
those boats to tighten the inconveniences ofGotham
ties travelling between the lower and upper parts
of the island by establishing several stations along
the river 'front.' on both sides OF the city, and run
surmse was not atoretSer incorrect The owners
OF the Harlem line are already thinking OF some
such project ia and d.. meeting o. Cd directors OF the
resulted In regular inquiry as to the best way or
meeting the question.


The Car and stage Horses.


There can be no doubt remaining that the disease
In the large stables on the east and west sides Is
gradually and steadily diminishing. This is mainly
attributable to the weather within the past two
days. which has had wonderfully beneficial effect
in terminating the jaded pace and sluggish blood
which, to no small extent, were attributable
to the foggy and rainy atmosphere Of last week.
Yesterday on all the lines, in spite OF the
continued hard work to which they have been
subjected the horses were decidedly better than the
day before and with many it was apparent that the
disease had almost departed. Still, the ofi-
GERS OF the car companies would probably much
prefer just at this moment, when it is safe to say
the turning point las arrived, to give their animals
rest and strengthen them up by the absence Of
that work which is now unquestionably spelling
many OF the efforts which are being made to restore
health in other ways. All seem to think little