New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-25


DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CHILLlcoTHE-We have
been advised by letter from Chllicothe, and gentle
man from that place OF destructive fire that took
place there on Tuesday nightles The Gazette and Adj
yertiser Offices are burned to the ground Inc at'er II
is stated saved Of their materials. The loss is
heavy one friends ofhe Gazette and we sincerely
trust it will be made to them TO some extent at
least by the citizens OF that place The destruction OF
their books and papers will be rrcparable and the peo
pie OF County should step forward and by energetic
efforts place IL again permanent basis Inc nrc is
supposed TO have originated in SHOP on
the first floor Messrs. Douglass Lansing, drug2Ss.
are burned out The fire is somewhat checked but Is
still raging Loss thus far s2 to S5oo0-about $4,000 Of
which falls on the Gazette Office The latter was insured
in the Columbus Mutual Insurance Company for $1,000
columbus (O) State journal Nov 20.
The DISMAL SWAMP on FIRE.-Thls swamp is
again on fire. and has been for several days. and last eve
ming the atmosphere in this vicinity was thick with the
smoke of the burning Juniper. When. last summer, we
questioned the correctness OF Mr.. Espys theory OF
large fires producing rains were told that high winds
must not be accompaniment Well, we have the hrc
without the wind ana yet We have no sgns OF ran lor
weeks Last night abou. 9 o'clock the wind came out
lightly from the North and cleared of the smoke, when
the whole Southern heavens showed themselves gor-
seously illuminated py the ies nat a. tasns ~ ~
Swamp. lNorioik Heraiu "a.
SHALL PoX IN PESSSYLvASA.-Thl fearful
disease prevails 10 greater extent in this State than is
generally supposed-but the cupabe negligence oil the
authorities has effected the conceameh' oi g'es nun
Der Of cases. by which means many unsuspecting iaes
have had the a poX introduced into their midst Win
out being able account for Its origin Eases OF tns
nature should always be made public whenever ana
wherever thew occur that the dwrers IN tner itne-
da.e neighborhood may tax. the proper precautions TO
prevent It's spreading. letter was lately received oy
physician of Pittsburgh from one in Washington IA
in which rurnor gave credit for thousand cases. We
trust and believe that this estimate is incorrect
FALSE RUMoR-The rumor circulated IN our city
papers that the Texan Volunteers lately returned are
suffering from the nonpayment OF the small pittsnce
due them for the want OF funds pay them OIL turns
hc t,rlnp 1.1 Wp are,
the money IN on hand and when their term OF service
expires the 10Th inst. they will all be paid AS II s
they only dismissed by Capt. Grayson. u 3 a. 80
keep in the barracks Thus far they have not been
fully discharged from service. ~ o. Delta, 10Th.
~ The Union announces the arrival al Wash
lng,on on Saturday Of the following Members OF
| Congress-
House Of Represeniatioes-Messrs. Truman Smith and
Samuel u Hubbard. of Connecticut; Messrs. l. d. Cu
yer. leo Haihoun Preston King and A. Lewis OF New
YORK u w Jouca, oil Tcnncssee; Seaborn Jones, oil
Georgia Jas D. Hunt, o! Michigan; and John d. Cum
minis OF Ohio
II FROM HAVANA news has been received nj
Orleans to the 18th Mr Alfred Ringer native of
the United States, but ong resident Of Cuba died on
the ID.
The Inarke, at Havana continues dull Prices for SUI
gar are rated at and u 70 10 and IA Tor inferior to
fine Coffee 10 scarce. al fl ON ct To 7sccnts per pound
The sugar planters expect 20 mako up their Losses tho
previous year AZ thu crop In estimated 10 be abou,
Gen r. b. Campbell the American Consul nj Hava.
mn arrived In the Colossus Hc IL on his way 10 vS
his family In Alabama Cour md Eng
rTy' From VEitA Cnuz the news is OF no impor-
The American squadron has taken lie departure
eY- a Convention for amending tho Constitution
Of Missouri wos 70 assemble q, Jefferson City on tho
l7th inst.