New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-29
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.

THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
correspondent writes us rom Knorv e Tos, Co Pa
"At present enjoy cold time, mpping the
combs of our oultry which has not been done before
We give him joy Of hi. ejoym-nt it is than we
have had a este OF for the as; week lie also says:
The winter past with us has been uncommonly open
and light but little sleghng Farmers in general
comI snfg of the damage the fall sowing of wheat must
have sustained by the hard fros, without the usual GOV
ering of but Mar has brought with her the days
of sunshine AID birds OF note Characteristic Of the last
ofApiL the bss brought too blades Of grass 80 inviting
70 the herds Of cattle and sheep-lkeviso the cli1k OF
chains &c accompanied With the haw gee notes OF the
husbaIdmsn. We do Mt back 10 10 Schuykl, Sciota
Mismi or Mississippi valleys for fertility. health water
and invite all Yankees who love stroll in the country to
call and see.
The wheat crop in the neighborhood Of Kingston
CaDads according TO the local journals has received in
jury iIom The frost.
A respondent Of Tie Detroit Adrcrtis-r who has
been through Genesee County and far north Flint
states that the wheat crop looks remarkably well in th
locality end better than in ell thii County where looks
injured om the effects II the want of snow There are
so large quantities of wheat in the northern coan
/" ties this season.
CAIronSIA WHEAT CRoP-A Californian writes from
San Iose Feb . 1854:
1T is estimated by persons fully competent make the
calculation ibe the State will raise 80 0o0 Of wheat
this year Which, tie low isure of 30 bushels per acre
will yied l'OoooO bushels and allowing five bushels to
every man. woman and child in the state
CocKTYsyILIK Nd March 25-The appearance Of the
wheat fields throughout the County Is now generally good
GRF.r FIRE IL BIRMINGAI.-OUsr One HHBfred
Bvil0inc, Destro,ed!l Trio Hundred Families House
kss Ni-The la gest and most disastrous fire we have
Teen visited by since the 10th OF April li occurred in
Bnireb6m opposite the eastern end OF this city yes'e
day Sunday by which upward Of one hundred houses
and have been lett in ruins and at hundred
faniics rendered houseess.
About clock in The afternoon fire discovered is
suing the packing houe belonging TO the glass anu
factory OF Ihn.en Co, in the Nc tern end of Br
ningi am The wind wa cold and blowing perfect hur
rcsue hon She fire broke out and the flames spreai with
tremendous rnpi1ity, that n few minutes the atjoIn
i, buildings enveloped in wild aud raging hame
Of hre and smoke IL soon CO nuncaed 70 gregg lead
factory ard ssHn aod next to twelve frame houses close
bv which were all in fame and consumed go rapidly
that tie occupants had barely tine - escape VIA tnoF
lives w may ju.t Gdd that Mr. John ID Divis had but
a ,hort time since purchased the last named twelve
houtes
we're entirely destroyed and by the force OF the wind
sparks aDd unDg pieces Of carried to Brad
ford st. where frame buildings caught and still rag
ing most iearfuly along Bradford and Dewn1n.t,,
drown az Cholera Hollow upward Of sixty dwelling
and stores were e in smoking ruins Great excitement
prevailed throughout The borough, and at one tme va;
thought the whOe upper part Of the town wOul be burned
down, but happily the wind took change to the south
ward and by he effort. o. demen and citizens the DANES
were Check cd about o'clock
II il estimated that about three hundred families
compelled move from their houses about hundred.
homes The hl side covered with furniture and dis
rssed families running 10 aud fro, suffering from cold
We have not heard estimate Of the loss but Is very
great Nj hmsen had large supply OF glass &C. sni
hr loss will be heavy The packing house and black bot
tie factory together with their cone ts entirely de-
siroyed Ii was certainly the work Of iacendsy, as
there had Lot been any fire in t1e where u origin
aied Ptsbur n Com. Journal. 27Ih.
FiRr Is OswEGo CorSTr.-A fire broke out in the vii
lnge of Mexico Oswtgo County on the night OF the 2h,
Which DESTROYED hney * FOfsyhss dry goods store,
H. X kpneys clothing store, Robert Gibbs shoe store,
L.Vi Downings law office " Bot shoe shop Misses
PuiteIfl ID & Lindsleys millinery shop and T. w Skin
ner justice's Office Goods mostly saved in damaged
state, and buildings covered by Insurance
DHFlDTuL OoorRREScE- The Br6sio R,pq5lie learns
that few days since house in the OF Sorthbush,
in Erie County entirely destroyed by ire and Two
fmily whose Muck went out IN the evening
hbOr house TO sick person. leaving az home
a gIl aid three little children asleep Shortly
after their departure the girl 10 bed, thinking the
parents would return. On going to bed she placed
lighted taow candle the rail OF the bed where the
children were sleepiDg She asleep, and IN the
mt sne the candle had burned down. the running
in every direction and il ia supposed set hre to the bed
clothing.
took Of tie children out Of the room and placed in
safety bet wLsn she retained to get the other To the
flames hsd spread 10 render impossible 20 reach
them and her attempt to rescue them her oEn clohng
took fire. and he badly burned that her recovery
il doubtful The house burned TO the ground sad 10
the ashe. vestge OF the remains OF the TWO cha
Destructive HAMsrORs-0ur place was visited on
Wednesday, shout o'clock Z n, With Of the most
terrific and destructive hailsto-ms ever beheld Iae
up from the north west and appeared o, first
TO be ouly gentle shower bat the bail cane down
accompanied with wind the halstones increased in sze
ard feel in such quantities and with saeb force as to com
pletey demolsh all the windows in the town that
e1osed 1t is supposed that it will take o. 900 TO repair
the windows alone Much damage done otherwise to
buildings and furniture After the glsse broken out
tie connued rage filing the houses, stores and
chops with rain and hsilstoDes weting goods Of every
description, despOilng furniture &c Several persons
were out in the storm and bruised severely The
large brick quarters for officers and soldiers in the fort
covered with slate njsred very much the hstones
terg large beat tie slate to pieces Early vege
tables were entire ruined and the damage to frat trees
very great. Fort Smith lArkansasl Herald. llih
DEATH OF THH REv. f. FAr.-Tbe Rev. Eiphaz Fay
died at Poughkeepse Sunday morning March 49, after
sprotractsd sickness His disease dropsy. Mr. Fay
formerly school teacher at Poughkeepeie, then the
editor of en- anti masonic paper subsequently, lawyer,
and in the campaign Of ls4o popular advocate Of Gen
Harrison to the Presidency. De Of power as
speaker, and possessed many friends His age was Sc.
DIcLIsE OF QuAKsRIsH N ESGLAsD-In the year
lsoc there ID Quaker meeting houses in England
There now bui3l7
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