PROSPftRO. 
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pleuropneumonia in American cattle exported to England, and if 
possible to trace it back to the place of its origin in the United 
States. 
Dr. Walter II. Hornblower , lately graduate at the American 
Veterinary College, has received the appointment of Veterinary 
Surgeon in the 6th Cavalry, United States Army, now in Ari¬ 
zona. 
Dr. L. T. Bell , graduate of Veterinary Medicine at the N. 
Y. College of Veterinary Surgeons, and American Veterinary 
College, received his degree of M.D. on the 23d of June, from 
the Long Island College, N. Y. 
Prof. A. A. Holcombe , D.V.S., has officially resigned his po¬ 
sition of Adjunct Professor of Surgery in the American Veter¬ 
inary College. 
PROSPERO. 
THE HISTORY OF HIS DISEASED CONDITION WHEN VISITED ON 
THE 6TH OF JUNE, 1880. 
By A. Liautard. 
The interest attached to this valuable horse, the various re¬ 
ports of his death, (afterwards contradicted), and the erroneous 
accounts of his sickness, make it obligatory for me to offer to the 
profession a statement of what I know of his previous history, 
and of the condition in which I found him on the day of my 
visit. 
Like great men, great horses are objects of universal interest, 
and like them also, their published obituaries do not generally 
anticipate their death. But, as with but few men, Prospero has 
enjoyed the distinction of an obituary notice while yet alive. 
Some time in May, I received from Dr. Miller, of Camden, a 
letter informing me that Prospero was sick; that his trouble was 
