The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-09

zine streets. was unroofed.
The total loss is estimated at 100000.
The storm was also very severe in Jefferson
vile where four houses were blown down.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.
The Administration have heard of the arrest
of Capt. Hollins, and pronounce it ridiculous
and wicked. They assert that the Government
will sustain him in any event.
1t is now positively asserted that Mr.. Nc: on
aid of Maine, will be appointed Auditor in
place Of AIR. Buck.
FIRES IN THE WooDS-C NpARALLED DEsTRUC-
rIoN OF Property FROM MAINE TO OHIo.-Fires
appear to be breaking out in the woods in al
most every direction. Hardly day passes
that we do not hear of some new cOniagratlOn.
The long continued dry, hot weather has made
the undcrbrush so cOmbustible that blaze
we'll started sweeps through whole miles of
wood land. In the pine woods they arc cspec-
tally destructive.
Passengers over the Central road from Buff
falo last night, inform us that they observed
fires in ten OF fifteen different places in the
woods near the track. Everywhere on the
line smoky haze in the atmosphere by day,
and dull red glare at night, Indicated the
prevalence of distant fires. Between here and
Schenectady the railroad fences in two or three
places are burned down. Doubtless the same
thing has happened in many other localities
EXCEPT the timber and fences. We hear as yet
of no other serious loss ofpropcrty from them
The pine woods, west of this city. were on
fire on Thursday night within few miles of the
city, The men engaged at work on the Rens-
selaer Lake were up all night battling with
the flames, and saving the house belonging to
the Water Works. Yesterday the fire was
burning quite iercely from six to eight miles
from this city The flames had passed over and
buried the valuable pine land belonging to
the Water Works. had crossed Washington
street, and was burning quite ferccly towards
Lydius street. Its progress through the bush
was about as fast rs u man would ordinarily
walk. AT various points men and teams were
out ploughinG burrows to stop its progress. y
large amount Of pine wood has been destroyed,
aud all immense amount of timber has either
been burned up or badly injured. So dense
was the smoke from the fire that it hid the rays
of the sun.
In addition to these disasters in our own in-
mediate neighborhood we learn that the fire
continues unchecked at various points in the
Green Mountains.
In Dresden, Washington county. hundreds
of acres OF timber land have been destroyed,
with one saw mill and large quantities of wood.
In the northern part Of Fort Ann, the woods
have been burning for a week, and it is still
raging, threatening houses and mills.
The Chronicle says the mountain, near
Whitehall, is all on fire, marching towards the
lumber depots aud steamboat landing The
steamboats, have to feel their way on Lake
Champain, the smoke is so dense. Fires arc
raging at numerous points On the Lake, from
Rouse Point to Whitehall, Westpot. Merriah
&c. One firm at Grow Point have had $780,
900 worth of timber ard wood destroyed.
In Watcrvillc, Oneida county. eighty acres
have been burned ovcr-thc fire piercing the
earth to the depth of two feet. Two families
had to flee for their lives Quarter of mile
Of plank road has been destroyed. An engine
had gone out from the village, ns the flames
continued to advance.
The mucky swamps between Rome and Syr-
acusc are burning furiously-thc fire fairly
eating up the earth.
In Chautauquc county, fires are burning in
various directions. doing great damage.
The Hurry woods, Ulster county, are on fire
at various points. 1t WAS within four miles of
Kingston.
fire at score Of points on the line of the rail
road, and the flames continued, at last advices,
to spread with fearful rapidly.
In many places in Ohio the woods and
swamps are burning 1t SO threatened the Gle
CANT buildings on farm near the village of
Hudson, O.. that the congregations left the
churches to fight the fire. They succeeded, af-
ter cutting down nearly whole orchard.
Tn; city of Portland has had a narrow es-
cape. The fire, leaving the dense woods,
gnawed into the turf, reached the immediate
vicinity of the city. The flames were only
kept from the buildings by the united excrtions
OF firemen and citizens.
1t would seem rs if the forests were burning
every where Where or when the conflagra-
ton will end, heaven only knows-.Tbany
Journal. .7ng 10Th.
G.1s- Some of the bachelors of the Ohio Le-
glslatnre are for tax on bustles? We never
knew bachelor yet that hadn't something to
say against the ladies behind their backs.
ILLINOIS RAILROAD COMPANY MrsREPREsENTED
we copied from the Galena Gazette. some
lays ago, paragraph which stated that the
Illinois Central Railroad company had purcbas-
ed grounds at Galena on which thew intended
70 erect machine shops, &c, for the Convenience
Of their business We have been authorized IN
say that the company have not done any such
hing: The only building they contemplate
erecting at Galena is single locomotive en-
sine house, and this they are constructing on
me narrow strip of their own, known as the
'ight OF way ground.--Dnbuque Herald. |