The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-26

North and West the dry spell was broken in this
section Of the country Last evening. We had a
mart shower bet ween and o'clock-sm n
enough to make ut least two miilicrs of people hap
~ and cause saving in the corn potato and grass
crops in this visinity Of probably 3 million Of dol
hrs-and o gentle and refreshin rain continued tc
ta)l throughout the night It is to be hoped that il
hll ever wide extent Of country.
II is believed by many pers ons that the effects o.
he drought upon he la dian corn crop is greatly
e7errsted, tax ng the whole country into view
Merchants from the cotton districts OF Alabama
and other sections OF the South represent the corn
crop a. larger and more promising than for many
years. previous. The high prices paid for the ar
Icle las season induced the planters to raise their
Swn cor this year, finding it would be cheaper
- grow it than TO purchase It from the grain grow
ing States OF the West at soc. per bushsl. Hence,
admitting that sections OF the West viii fail 10
tAeir corn crops, still the hitherto large market for
+ In the planting States viii be wanting the CON-
kg year. The Indian corn crop in many sections
Of New England Is spoken Of very favorably. At
TIE West the drought has probably only prevailed
n certain localities belts Of country while others
have suffered little if any. On river bottoms and
neirt SOILS the yield viii likely be about an average
lme; and on high lands it Is plant which stands
drought remarkably well. These facts, taken in
seL nection with the circumstance that large sup
pies of the old crop are stl reid at the West make
"a feel pretty well convinced that the effects Of the
thought have been considerably exaggerated.
DISASTROUS FIRE..
At Troy yesterday about noon Are broke out,
Apd before its ravaees conld be checked, between
mo Of three hundred buildings were destroyed,
including also a large quantity Of lumber. The
loss ia estimated at rising million dollars. brief
account of this calamity ia given under the tele-
graphic head.
The town Of Waldobo.o' Me-. was yesterday
nearly aDnihilated by fire. Every store, the pubc
buildings, vessels on the stocks and a quantity of
valuable hip-:imber, were destroyed. The loss Il
estimated at quarter OF million dollars.
FaoM HAVANA AND KEY WEST.
BY an arriva Al at Charleston we have advices from
havana and Key West to the 22d inst. There was
nothing transporting at the former place Of speca!
interest, except perhaps the circumstance that
Governor. General Pezuela had paid heavy ne
ward to the person who apprehended number Of
newly landed slaves In the district of Marie. This
act It was thought, would stimulate the activity Of
he detectives. The ship Edwin Fyle has put
IN at Key West with the yellow fever on board. she
was bound from New Orleans to Liverpool. The
particulars are to be found under the telegraphic
head.
IRON TIE BRITISH PROVINCES.
Information has been received at the State De-
parsmt mt to the eject that, pending the action Of
The British and Colonial Legislatures on the reci
procty treaty, the river 81. Lawrence viii be free
20 American vessels TO navigate. The government
house at Halifax, N s., was recently partially des-
troyed by fire. The cholera was rapidly abating
~ St. John y. B., at last accounts, aud business
was leviving
ADDITIONAL FBoX CALIFORNIA.
The steamship North Star arrived yesterday from
.Aspinwsll. She brought over four hundred sassen-
gers, being those taken down the Pacific side In
The Yankee Blade. We give on another page
come additional news from the Pacific that will be
Sound interesting.
SrsCRLL ANGUS.
AT Savannah The yellow fever prevails Is N cpl
demic and the organization OF society to relieve
The INDECENT sick Il called for. At Charleston there
were but fonr deaths from fever during last week.
With few exceptions, the disease Is confined to the
quarantine hospital and the shipping.
A broker Of Philadelphia disappeared fr5n ths.
city rather mysteriously short sins since; and ~
4 was reported that he carried away With him paper
10 the amount Of forty thousand dollars which be-
iODged to other parties, he was pursued, captured
and lodged in Jail at Monmouth, NJ.
john Muller, the se.fconfosscd murderer, died at
Philadelphia yesterday.
STATE TIE MARKETS. |
The scarcity Of the presen. stock Of -four IN this
market caused another advance yesterday In /
common State brands Of 25c. to soc. per barrel. |
Light sales were made 81 .? 30 9 50 rs. Common |
brands Of Southern sold ut 70 Is 50 80; favoritc
brands at 40 so q 30 IS; and extra do. $40 a |
$40 90; extra Genesee sold at $40 so ell so. New
white Gencsce wheat sold ct ~ %, and Southern
red to arrive, az 81 IS. Corn was again rner, with
sales Of sound mixed at sac. per bushcl.
Mess pork advanced from ga to tl4 Is q sl4 so,
md one lot was reported sold at al IT, Lard was
arm at llsc.
There continued 70 be considerable activity among
che suctiOnees. Messrs. Coffin & Haydock offered |
yesterday catalogue Of 200 pieces Of carpetiug of
The Auburn manufacture: some lots were dlplic ed,
end the entire sale comprised abou. one thousand |
pieces; but few lots were passed. The sale attracted
. good company, and the lots sold brought salts.
factory prices The Brussels (body pattern, brought
about u 81 l2a.; imperial three.ply, al o. a al |
10; twlfled Venetian, &c., &c; darnasked twied
shree ply Venetian double wool.en chain and lax l
uunE, oOc.s cAtIatupSfhue ln&INhs, Soc. ave.
Messrs.S. II. G. w. Foster offered catalogue OF |
566sofs of French goods, Consisting chiefly Of en-
broideries and ladies' fancy goods, silks, &C. The
sale commenced at halfpast 10 and ended at PM,
and went of better than the spring sale of similar
goods, and the articles brought fair prices. oAly
some eight or ten lots were passed.
kessrs. Van wyck, Kobbe Townsend offered !
2s2 lots Of cloths cassimsres, and tailon' goods,
part damaged. The sale was heavy, though good |
ssnpany Was present, and prices indicated declae
Of iuii ten per cent below the spring sales. eoa
adorable portion Of The lots wa passed.
AIR. Robcrt Hay5otk held an extensive sale Of
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