The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-29
The News
LOEEsvIrGLE.

The News.
rvRR,yLE TORNADO AT LoEGsvrEIE
A tornado of uDexampled sic eHce PASSED over
A,oessvile, KY duriDg chursh hours, on Sunday.
rsy copgrega Cation of Presby tefsaD oIurch bat
pc~ly erected were engage h chei- deyotions when
NE blast prostrssed the sdfAe, 6osying the hapless
inmates bene attn the ru1As. Twenty two dead
boans bad epse covered up to lost accounts, most
" those Of woman and oh1tren. large number
wore dangerous, y wounded, seVezsl OF WHOM died
shortly after being rescued. The scene, described
ID our te egraph,e despatch, must have been heart
sending indeed. aHoYe than one Dundsed buildings
many OF costly construction, damaged, and toe
sImber OF killed and wounded viii doub less b.
large. Several STEAMBOATS, are also reported a.
hz7ing been destfr yed. Altogether, this il one OF
me most direfnl v..Ita ions We have had to record
Tor many years.
rBE PUBLIC HEALrE.
While the chols-s is rapidly disappearing fron
tho East, West aBd The middle States the South are
heeinn feel TIE effecs Of tnas fea full scourge
abe yellow fever. Sasannah appears 20 De the poas
which is mos! violently attacked, aud tlere paaic
pr1iails, while at New Orleans the disease pro.
g1ess@s Al Key West it is slarmingy bas ana a.
CAaris ST. pa ep4Iatiots are making 10 open hos.
pitfalls for the sick. As gratifying evidences OF III
health Of our city, We append the following notice
ssnediby the Health Commissioners, merely stating
that al will rejoice when taoss officials enabled
TO close up the other cheers hospital dispense with
the services Of Il Physicians and tbeir aGastantS,
aod throw the physic In tie North river-sud taat
Nme Is close at haod:-
The Comm is-ioprrs OF Health hereby inform tie pub
M that The Franklin street pt4l viii closed the
lat VI september Cholera patents win sirst
6e hospital IN aott street. ostseca Spring aAd Prince
.rr~.fa y A. If
SATa h.,s, G tlY, Pres Board Of AID
JLDEDl IN MILLER. b. e.
THos. X DOWNING, City specsor,
EAgoR's orrror, New yoRS, Aug 2s
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT MILWAUKEE.
The Fire King 10 abroad for certainty. In ad.
Eson to the many disast Gus CONGREGATIONS that
have recently occurred, We learn that on Friday
last oiFastIous lire took place at Milwaukee 10 the
vary heart OF the city. and among the moss vaua
ble buildings The Ioss is estimated as o million
dollars as least. Surely, something MAJ be done to
check these Sea, fu calaHtiss The loss Of property
by Ere within the last four weeks is immense.
FIREs IN rHE WOODS.
The fres in the weeds rather increase than
slaeksn. We give else here the laes. ascoahs of
tbese occurrences, so peculiar to this country In
the eastern part OF the ute of Maine the fires burn
with undated fury. Thousands Of acres Of valaa
bic timber have been destroyed. Several villages
have been attacked, and only saved from destruc
Zion through The vigorous efforts of the inhabitants
In Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, als,, the
woods are on fire. The woods near London, ina ID
West, are burning teridcslly, aad the trains the
G.at Western Railroad VIII be suspended for a
time In consequence. The account Of tbs burning
Of the Catskill Mountain Hous. turns out fortua,s
~, TO he untrue, and our news from there states
sAa the fre in the woods on tie mountain was ex
linz uirbe i by the recent rams.
NEWS PROM BRITISH GUIANA.
We have received eus files 0. GeoFge.o IN Oemi-
rara) papers to the SIN Of August The journals
coeta little ne~s. Tra1e vas rather langui i, al
ehengh the late imporsai0ns were as large as ever
Cholera bad not mare its appearance, and the ilani
continued healthy, 80 tea, the local journals hope
shat the British papers VIII contradict their lac
alarming reports with respect TO the mortality
tae." A Mr.. Durand, Of Guernsey bad offered TO
the @ mbined Court TO accept of their proposition
and establish direct steam Communication with
"a gland. The papers are q little nervous on the
subject Of the annexation of Cuba to the United
esser, and discuss, very temperatey, the probable
on eta With such measure would have on their
home hads.
DUTCH GUIANA.
Our sdv;ces fIsm Surinam are TO the 9th Of Jaly
ssd have sti ser intelligence from ParamaIbo.
p N he lat or ~ we lea n thai several cases of
cholera . occurred at Nicke'ic, AID that 10 con
eco al vessels arriving AZ Prsmsibc from that
place we're q,a.antincd. Tue Suriaaamscie Cou.
rant o. July 9Th has a most interesting history Of
NE ice, progress and present prospects of the mis-
sion OF the Moiavian Brothers.
AFFAIRS ~ CUBA.
Our adyices frcm Havans are to the 2lst instant.
The IeeIs Of our correspondents are brief aud in
trestng; and we also give a translation OF a pro-
clsm4t.on Of the Captain General on The recent
ssvointion in spain, from the Gaceta OF the 18TH
Instant.
NEWS FROM MEXICO.
by Telegraph from New Orleans we have intel
gene from the city Of Mexico 10 the l7,h inst
Tie general ne<sis unimportant Az usual, thee
At the capital reports Of thu successes o. the
COVE n@ent troops over the rsvolutioas.s bat n
particulars have reached us. AS Santa Anna geae.
rally cel ates his victories t5 graoi demonstra
ton, and ss we do mot learn that anything Of this
sort hss occurred lately, II 10 reasonable to sapposs
the reports f gbe defeat OF the rsvolatiOnsts arc