New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-27

FIRE N THE WooDsWe have como recently from
Potter Co.. Pa aud have pissed through portion Of
All, gheuy County, in this State edrought IN that sec
tiou 3 intense. No rain has fallen for weeks. Streams
arc dry spYugs mr. and the fields are pa.ched and
sec Thousands and thousands of acres Of wood land are
on fire. aud great destruction Of property u taxing place;
The inhabitants out fighting the fire, winch slowly ah1
rsAlitssy moving on to further rum ana threatening
house, and bans. IL sweeps over meadows with tha
speed Of the wind and 1t hicks up the vegetation OF tnc
t6sis leaving the backness OF desOatOn in ITS PAIN
Il, day hug clouds OF smoke fill the sky, aud at night
ne heavens are glow with the blaze. The highways
often ass between the fires either side, AMI travellers
arc xposeo to frequent Danger FIRES also are raging IN
Mexican ana NareN Counties, Penn, IA the eAtensiVe
lumber districts of that Wild region. We heard ot single
loses Of sevea thousand dollars in standing TIMBER ana
ofmany maler losses in the same and ~ lumber singles
&c Ii il fearful vast sectDn 0f me county nus
pytr up TO destruction One may ride for forty or my
moe together and never be out 81 sisht OF me mrs ne
rape in every dir.otiUn. drenchng ram wiz put an
.lC "a The ravBges this element lfOchlser Aucrlo'n'
V,ppt,ASg AT DNENPORT-FEARFUL Loss OF LiFE
an avid huniculs VISITED Davenport, Iowa The steamer
E,u Cen be bad her pipes blown DOM, steamer UOhea
Cate and Enna Iormon had entire upper cabins blown
OH On he former two persons were AIled. a canoe
with three persons IN it capszed, aud ali Ia are supposed
to e Lost Tie new store Of b. WcAersham n sou, was
blown down and nne rsons buried ID the runs seven
had been taken out alive but badly bruised Epto fndy
uomiDg Tie remaining two were supposed ~ Ie ai9s
vlo went in the basement examine stoves Up 70 me
siest moment when our informant left they had not sue
ceeded in exricaiDg them. nm
DeCla,e and Davenport we're part occupants Tho do
Cere block was entirely s.rppedof chmney' Inc storm
extended east a. far as Gene-eO.
EXTEssSE BURGLARY Al CHILLi'oIhL'-"e IearH
f. m III .,colo G4zee the particulars Of an unheaid oil
ouage end burcary committed near AdeiPnia ia Ross
I.vtty on sday night lat About ~ ciocA theo
Ltiears forced der way into lie l%ehs oi 'onh
rrofLV "A rich old GENT, man. eighty one !ears u age
ar aft. tagging ana binding hlm mana ana oOt IN ms
he'd and securing the silence Of his vac and young
widow lazy LtmtC Strauser, VINO hyed WIN theni oJ
t,,at. If Instant death IN case they raised the alarm
,y proceeded give the house thorough search hs
Stuss Ost ore hundred dollars IL money, and ee.u
fte Of Gepot in The Valley Bank for Two hundred do
Lrs They robbed the old man Of all be had, wGicn .
said 70 have been between SIX and seven thousand doss
ACIAP or IHuyDER FROM Goodies SHr.-An IN
teresng scene took place the Pesby terrain Churcn on
sunday last. The day very saitry hI DID aIt na
completed bis morning sermon, te ,"s u! III, W nj, ss
the blessing onounced, and - Amen pas - ms I
.iaD If tluldeT electrified the whole congregation. III
stood for moment amazed, gazing al eadn 49, al
GatOnlsLment. Some supposed glI W." bSe powder
lie iLstsut lOi tie report something In n x,s
.vrIosoI Others supposed the rod of toe Gnu" 80
struck There was Cloud hanging &c cIoaI spoa
NE suh "es '-1 -, Ibe northwaTd, fr I'm "nich hsnt
niuo undoub feGy shot on an 80 D., Mo-, 01d
above the old bridge. Mes 1"'o"', ~ .,N,.-,
~ = ,-,SyscE-We understand thata man died
sIhAN"hr - last Tbursdsy evening, with disease
ID "ss' cholera, and his body was depositedn
strongly S ,nIy prepared for burial The remains were
Lent until Saturday evening anu men VIM .ue lle %
10 no..d dead slowly recovered from The state IN
he had long LAIN and actually arose from the COT
fn walked the floor, and requested q drink OF
aer saving that he very thirsty This comes TO rs
from one the parties present, and reason I'd
doubt her statement We further understand that the man
Il ceDyalescent, and will recover. Troy Times ~'n'
ESCAPE OF SLAyIs-The ParkersJBrg Ners publishes
the number and value Of slaves that have escaped n'
Wood County, Virginia for the last 10 or ~ y11h ~.
eeiher with tie names of the owners aseesioed oy %
Con missioner OF the Revenue iD his reosn. as slo
NV ~ ' Ricsmosd Enquirer III