New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-11
Fast Trotting at the North.
Correspondent of tbs grrsrfnt.

SolltRpoHufnff OF tDf Grfsrfnt,
NEwI DIRK, June 3, 1858
Editor CreScent-I take advantage of nv
earliest leasure to resume my correspondence
with the Crescent, which was discontinued some
two years since by reason of pressing business
engagements | shall lead off this time with but
short dash, and if my time suits you, and is
worth reporting, shall know can enter for a
longer heat. But to our mutton. It's well
known that our good old Lody Suf5ik's "2;26"
has for years stood ahead of the heap as the
g fastest time on record" SufoH made that
time in second heat. 7dcony has since made
" 2;26 = in third heat; the age of the heat
consequently gives the laurels to Tacoay, and
he now stands No. l. BY a Geographic dis
patch from Philadelphia, we learn that Mae
was beaten and drawn on mis- last race with
Tacony, who made two straight heats in 2:25J
and 2;25 glorious glorious glorious l-2:2G
amt no whar
splendid trot came of on the Union Track
on June |, purse $4,000, three mile heats, go
pound wagons kenIbis Jackson, driven by
hiram Woodruff, won in two straight heats in
SOB and s:O4i, which is the fastest three miles
ITO 2oo H., wagon on record. old Dutclnaa
once trotted three miles under the saddle in
''52 !, which has never been equaled, and is re-
markable as being precisely the same figures
quoted for FasAion'S great match with Boston
her best heat being done in that time TO a
fraction:
Want of time eompels me to be brief shall in
a few days give you an old fashioned dokerment
and shall dish up Gotham items strong. High
times comm llippodrome and Crystal Pal
ace-Barnum and humbug--gas and CATERS
etc etc. Oh nice, quiet and retired little
village is Gotham. STAND from UNDER
Tours as formerly, THE LITTLE IN.
TuE LATE CONFEDERATION IN CANApA.-.lion-
Fedi, May 3l.-The fire in the woods of West
meath was the most appalling and destructive
ooniiagration which has ever visited the Cana-
das. 1t swept, in its mad, irresistible career.
through the towns OF Westmeath, Ross, Bagot,
pembroke, Bromly, Horton, Shear, and the
islands OF Calumet and Les Allumettes.
The flames We're driven forward with great
impetuosity. Hundreds of families-men, yo
men and children-had to flee before the de-
yourlng element with nothing of their property
saved but their clothes; and these were often
burned upon their hacks, Fortunately, there
were but few lives lost-only one aged man
having, as far as learned, persisted. Many
cattle, however, hogs, etc, etc, were burned
Muiutudes had 10 take refuge in. the Muskrat
river, to protect their bodies and at one point.
a small steamboat took on board a number of
iamliies TO save them from perishing but the
BOAT barely escaped, so intense was the heat of
'he burning forests on either side of the river
N Inc country burned over extends 20 miles by
~ and more than 500 families are left entirely
destitute Even the seed saved for planting is
gone Meetings are being held at various points
70 felieNe the sufferers, The Town Council of
this city have set apart e25O, and private sinh.
seriptons have already reached goo Letter
to Albany Journal