New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-01
water right in the swamp; the water invariably

gushed up in stream large a. q mans arm. c,Id
as ice water. The timber in this swamp nearly
all rst quality cedar Of large growth, an Of cou--e
very valuable. A large number of posts, rails, Sc.
were lying IN piles in various parts of the famp, aud
consumed. The loss il great.
k'He'ton. (C. E.. Aug. ga destructive FIRE is
raging in the woods. saw-mill and barns aai
ouf houses have been buroed
Ws0tefd, iMass.l Aug. 3o-Four weeks dry and
then a light shower. Corn, on dry soils, ia past
covery and in some instances it has been have ted
for fodder.
Bytown, C. W. Aug. 2e.-No rain in tli. pat OF
the country Of any account fos several weeks. The
smoke of large fires in the wSs4s be seen in all
directions.
Sprugfeid Mass Republican,, Aug. ao.-Ths
rains Of Saturday and Sunday last in Ne s-England,
end in some parts of New York Maryland, Penn'yl-
wanna, Michigan and Ohio extingushed some Of these
fires. and others partially, but have done compare
lively little toward relieving the country from the ter
rible drouih which prevails. In addition to the fires
before noticed 10 this State, that in Wilmington. on
the Lowell Railroad, burnt over from 600 to 900
acres Of peet ground. The flames passed within
few inches Of the barn Of Mr. Jones, which was
slowed full Of hay, but cid not set it on FIRE. One
man who was engaged in quelling the fire was sud-
denly surrounded and had a narrow escape, having
his hair and clothes scorched in the effort to
himself Most Of the fires in other parts Of the State
have been subdued after having destroyed large
amounts Of property. The Gree in Sunderland, Mon
tague, Chester. Bernardston, Wiiamst0wn, and 9th.
er places in Western Massachusetts, have been near
ly If not quite extinguished In Sunderland W., up
to Saturday last, there had been only one rain and
that slight shower, for three months. large noun
tain in the vicinity had been on fire for FIVE weeks
aDd IN that town and Arlington, and their vicinity
the flames had swept over six miles of territory IN
a direct line, and destroyed immense amour. of
property in cord. ,od timber and peeled bark.
NOrudlk, lO.) Aug. 29.-Wells are lower than ever
known before. No rain here. The whole country is
filled with FIRE: veeetationis 80 dry that il crackles
up like guDpOwder at the slightest approach Of any-
IN 6ra r, pvin. hot nd.
and Boston, Ohio is still burning and great
has to be taken to keep it from spreading The cit
zeps have watched the fire for the past two weeks.
In SONS places it is said to have been burned to the
depth of four feet The fire will undoubtedly burn
until we have copous showers of rain. This swamp
is about five miles in length and from TO three in
breadth, and filed with whortleberry bushes, pine
and tamar ack timber. good deal Of valuable tim
Der will probably be burnt.
GiOucester, Mass Aug. 30.-Wehad shower Sat
urday evening the first for weeks.
Saratoga Sent,nd, Aug. 3O.-Four or five miles
north Of this village, Waltons Woods are on fire. Re-
port says the whole Deighborhood is fighting fire. Aid
has been solicited from here. The woods below Dr.
Hudcestons, e, near the railroad, are on fire. making
ii rather dangerous for trains to pass.
P,ferboro, IN. ii Aug 3o.-Pota.oes so dried
up that rain can hardly benefit them, and there will
not be half crop. Flour twelve dollars barrel
corn dollar and quarter bushel, will make hard
times for the poor. As for butter very little Of can
be obtained at any price.
Territory luxurant and excel the expectations of
all our visitors.
IerseyriHe, I'LL Aug 24-In this vicinity, the mast
promises largely, and stock hogs VIII have good
time generally There will be fewer hogs be atted
this fall than usual most of the stock will be kept
over and as there is abundance OF small grain aud
hay farm stock will not suffer for provender Corn
will be too high to make pork.
Detroit, Aug. 29-Con in some parts Of this State
is dried upprematurely ripened II not filed, but
farmers cutting i. up. Pasture Is drying up.
.Suh'ran Co., IN. VI Aug. 3O.-Trotters tannery
and mils with 500 CORDS Of bark and 5000 saw logs
at loss Of $4,000. Insurance $1,000 The sparks
were blown quarter of mile that kindled the fire
at the tanDery During the last tea or fifteen days
large number Of citizens have done little less than
fight fire" The woods have been on fire IN all d-
misunderstanding houses barns, taDneries, &c., have
been in great jeopardy and we hear OF many in
stances of chair bre adh escapes The destruction
of bark and timber has been immense.
amherst N. H. Cobiaet Aug. 30.-In Stafford
County. last week, saw many farmers husking
their half crop of corn while others less Fortunate
from late planting cutting their cron for fodder
Every where vegetation is drying up; in .ly places
it has already perishod corn and potatoes are ilinS
in the best localities, aud in many places they VIII
prove total failure; fruit is even drying up upon
the trees aud falling off, or becoming prematurely
ripe pastures are failing, or are already brown and
prassless so that farmers actually fodderlng their
cattle in August the streams all the country
very low in many places the beds of large rivers
being ne arly bare that one can go almost dryshod
across tbem-it is thus with the Connecticut,
higher than Hanover; wels and brooks, and spriags
are giving out that farmers are obliged to drive
their cattle considerable distance for water and TO
draw il in casks to their own doors for family
CoRY IN lLLISoIs.-A gentleman in Edwards 9il!e,
H., writing TO friend in Louisville, Ky, says
1.-The like of it l have never seen before. II Is
tire months and tro days since ne hare had ram,
"saving slight shower on the Goth July, amount
/" ing TO noibng. Ihave never before seen immense
fields of corn burned up wilted twisted up, cooked,
"parched, and yet it don't rain. think may safe
" " say, from what have seen the corn crop will
abe deficient 20 to IS per cent. in all southern
Illinois"