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Tlii8 disease is very prevalent Avitliin a few miles of Brooklyn, and has been for some 

 time. Cannot you, sir, try and stamp it out ? as I am afraid if it spreads fi'om there 

 the English Government will not receive any cattle from our ports, as they have a law 

 ready to \}nt in force as soon as they-are satisfied this or any contagious disease exists 

 in cattle. I have made inquiry from several veterinary surgeons in this State ; they 

 all answer there are no contagious diseases in cattle in their district. I have no reason 

 to believe there is any in Pennsylvania or in the Western States; so I do hope this 

 disease on Long Island will not interfere with the sending of live cattle ii-om Phila- 

 delphia to England, as I know they axe making great preparations for this spring's 

 trade. 



Kespectfully, tS:c., 



J. W. GADSDEN, V. S. 

 Hon. Wji. G. Le Due, 



Commissioner of AgricuUure. 



On the morning of the 30th of January, 1879, the following telegrams 

 appeared in the metropolitan journals : 



Toronto, Ontakio, January 30. 



Intelligence of the slauo-htering of cattle lately shipped to Liverpool on a steam- 

 ship creates an anxious feeling among dealers hero. On or about the 14th instant the 

 steamship Ontario sailed from Portland for England with a cargo of cattle, the ship- 

 pers being Messrs. T. Crawford & Co., of this city. The cattle nmnbered 265 head, 

 and were, according to Mr. Crawford's statement, in sound condition, having been ex- 

 amined by competent men at both Montreal and Portland. The Ontario reached Liv- 

 erpool on Sunday last, and on the following day Messrs. Crawford & Co. received a 

 cable dispatch fi-om their agent there that the cattle had been detained for inspection 

 by order of the British Government. This inspection was evidently attended with. 

 unsatisfactory results, for on Tuesday the agent cabled that the cattle had been con- 

 demned on account of disease and were to be slaughtered. The disease was said to 

 be pleiiro-pueumonia. The Toronto Exportation Company and Messrs. Crawford & 

 Co., the two hrms that do the largest shipping business in their line in the city, were 

 instructed by their agents to ship no more. The first named have a cargo of 170 head 

 on the steamship State of Alabama, which it is anticipated will arrive at Liverpool 

 on Friday next. What will become of these remains to be seen. The general feeling 

 is that it is not at all likely that a trade which was rapidly becoming a necessity for 

 England will be allowed to sulfer interru]>tion for any great length of time without a 

 good cause for the embargo being adduced. 



Ottawa, Oxtario, January 30. 



Information having been received that the British Government has totally x>rohib- 

 ited the importation of cattle from the United States, the cabinet met last evening to 

 consider the situation. The result of the meeting was the adoption of a resolution 

 that steps would be taken to prevent any injury being done to Canada. 



Montreal, Quebec, January 30. 

 Considerable anxiety exists in regard to the order from the imperial government 

 prohibiting the importation of Canadian cattle into England. It is said if the order 

 is continued cattle will be slaughtered here and the meat will be taken across in 

 refrigerators. 



The following letter from the president of the American Veterinary 

 CoUege will explain itself : 



American Veterinary College, 



New York, February 1, 1879. 



Sir: In returning from Washington, where he had the honor of seeing you, Pi-o- 

 fcssor McEachrau, of Canada, asked me if i)leuro-pneumonia was to be found in New 

 York State. I took him to Long Island, and there had the o])poitunity to show him 

 a barn where a large- number of cows (some GOO) are kept, and where wo found our- 

 selves in the ditiicult task, not to detect diseased animals, but to discover healthy 

 cows. Fast mortems confirmed our diagnosis, so that no doubt can bo had of its cor- 

 rectness. 



The milk and the carcasses of these diseased subjects find their way to our market 

 in New York City. Our boards of health have no veterinarian to detect the dLsease 

 and enforce the laws! Our market meat-inspectors are delicient in detecting diseased 

 from healthy meat! Our cattle are exposed to the spreading of that fearl'ul disease! 

 Our exportation is now impeded to such extent that to-day I am told animals exported 

 to France oven must have a clean bill of health, and England is threatening closing 

 her ports to our stock! 



May I respectfully bo allowed to call your attention to this stato of aliaixs, and to 



