American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-26
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAINS.


that !" destructive and wide spreading confiagra
Ilion has been raging since Thursday last IN the
| elevated forests situated some distance north oil
Haverstraw, and supposed to be what is called the
| Haverstraw Mountains. The extent OF tie nre
cannot be accurately defined at present. bur It has
/ sp cad apparently several miles: nor styet known
how it originated The Times likewise states
upon the authority Of gentleman who came DOWN
! the Hudson last evening in a steamboat, that the
woods ON The Highland. and Catskill mountains,
have been on 6Ie, for some days past, and on ac-
count of the excessive dryness OF the weather. con
tinued to burn with great fury. On Friday last the
danger of the Pine Orchard House was so great,
tina, stages taken from the line al CasKili, 10
send out men. to rescue it from conhagration.
Great fires were seen the night before last, IN me
neighborhuod Of Fort Montgomery Greek, oppo.
size Anthony's Nose, and the atmosphere was hiieo
with smoke
|, appears BY the Columbia County Republican,
also. OF Yesterday, that the fire had extended to the
vicinity of the Catskill Mountain House, which on
Saturday was with difficulty and only by jealous alc
Of great many citizens OF Catskil, saved from DC
struc,ion. The raging element had travelled as lar
| as had been asceIained an extent OF many miles,
sprr aiding devastation and ruin in is train and It's
progress we arc panied to add yet continued una
bated.
A new and most unfortunate subject OF excite
men, has arisen, involving question OF state
rights 1t is announced in the Buffalo Journh oil
the 9h inst. that information had been given by the
collector OF that port, that he IS instructed by the
general government to demand oil every boat nav
igaling the canal, tonnage duty and an entrance
| and clearance Tee.
| The editor of the New York Statesman says
viii this unconstitutional, most unustifable and
high handed attempt OF the administration at Wash
ing ton, 10 enforce the payment OF tribute money
| from the State Of New York, be calmly submitted
to by free and enlightened people, who know
their rights and have the will to defend them
Never"
Siman's Journal gives the following simple re
| ceipi for driving insects from trees Bore hole
into the trunk of the tree into The heart, nil the
hole with sulphur, and place in IT we'll lifted plug
tree of from four TO eight inches In diameter
equres a hole large enough 10 admit the little I'm
ger and in the same proportion tor larger or small
Ter trees This will usually drive the insects away
10 the course Of forty eight hours but uniformly
succeeds, perhaps sometimes after longer time
An instance is mentioned of large shade tree in
| Albany which was so infested with worms and cat
erpiars, that passers by were Obliged to MIKE q
circuit 10 avoid it. I, became such nuisance,
that they were the point of cutting il down,
~hen the application of this experiment in as
hours entirely cleared it OF the insects.
GRATITUDE.-A correspondent of the New
York Comme,cia Advertiser says-I remember
once that Philadelphia merchant many years ago,
whose wealth ard importance were only equalled by
the goodness of his heart, and the purity OF his prin
clples. ued mechanic from the clutches OF
| poverty, and what worse in these days, the
hands Of the Sheriff The son Of the mechanic
| was young, blu, old enough to know his fathers
| benelaetor. Many years alter this, TIE merchant
tell into difficulties, and at most trying moment
when all his former friends had forsaken him, the
mechanics son, comparatively wealthy, step
ped forward to his relief. 81 am much indebted to
you,' said the reduced merchant. BY no MEANS"
said the other :. i have only paid the debt which
my father contracted at the corner oil Chestnut street.
thirty years ago, when was Just old enough to I'M
| derstand the cause of my poor mothers tears"
The merchant grasped his hand, and burst into a
flood Of tears.
Alta Court Of the United States held at the Cap
ito in the city OF Albany, before alfred Conckiing
Esq. Judge of the Northern District of the State
Of New York, on the 9th day of May, 1896 the
| Grand Jury met, went into Court, and by their
Foreman, informed the Judge, that no case of the
violations or infractons OF the laws OF the United
States, had been presented to them, or come to
their knowledge, and we're then discharged.
| An appeal from the decision of the District
Court of the United States in New York, in the
case Of ths $50 chests tea. imported by Mr.
Thompson and claimed by Messrs. ] & w. Lip
plncolt, has been taken up TO the Circuit Court,
and may eventually go to the Supreme Court Of
| the United States.
| Before the Supreme Court of Worcester, Mass
suits were lately brought by the Rev. Mr.. Weston
against the Rev MIR. Fisk and another clergyman,
for SANDER, impu'ing to him the most grossimmorali
ties On account Of the indulgence of the defen.
dants, heavy damages were not commended for and
the Jury returned verdcs of so dollars in each case
AT the same court indictments were found az ainst
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