New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-31

IJioe JgHrnai Avg. 2O.-We have been enye'open ''
,cue Stys in an atmosphere Of smoke which Is 70 1o'
ttry- bSt nile distant Invisible IL penetfA'es
Il. house, aud npar,s ,me to everything, and - eve
r,vherc II csme suddenly upon our village on euhuV
morning last ith northwest wind, nnd denotes very
bryv dres in that direction. On staray last the nrst
r,in tel ;hs section, for period of five weeks. lns
dr,u,h hns we fear materially injured If not entirely
DESTROY d the buckwheat potato aud corn crops.
Uton.ng Co., n. y Aug, 29-Lhsi Saturday We had
shaver Of the season, but probably potatoes and
corn generally ere ,oofar adv aneed to be benefited by H.
There v'l rot pcbaby, be fourth part OF an average
crop of potatoes ard not 10 exceed half an average o
CON- For week past, al times, the atmosphere nae oee'
filed with sm'ke.
N,yIyr,rort. Mass Aug 29-We have had only
about ouefer,h Of IN inch OF ram in August thus tar
erd the rJ ih hGs Only two days more TO run ihouSh
oooer, H. arouih is unasatd.
Ua,L.ref,a Cau. Aug. 2s-Wo had slight rain on
Saturday but not enough to rePlenish the dredup earth
The drouih is very severe
JVaslinrtor Co n. Y Aug. @9-No rain Tor SIX
weeks crops DR.! Dg up; farmers cutting corn 10Y '''''
po'aioes, except the early planting viii proohoy De
rerf+ct failure TIE cir il flel with smoke and dns!
Boltinore. Aug 29.-We had welcome rain on Sun
say Tic g at and unpre ,edented damage resulting from
the drou,h can scarcely be pr perry estimated The corn
crop has been injured by il past remedy Even the most
soaking rain would now fail to restore vrty to the
percted and wifed delds.
J-Iuirglon lOhio) Aug. 23.--We are suffering under
the severest drouth that We have ever had personal
Of We have had heory rains for snout tae
syace Of three mont ard only two or three moderate
rains Many Of the gardens almost rulned-he poa-
otors for instance being entirely dry The pastures are
about dried out aud the water Of many OF the wells Is
giving out.
FleH,5srg ItIig, Aug ,e.We have had no rain since
about the middle of June that has penetrated over two
cles into the ground and for several weeks past have
not ad mere than enough lay the dust Potatoes corn
lu,kHheat aud beans almost total failure thodgh IN
some favored localities there will be partial crop The
crass being scorched and dried up affords bat scsny
stsnce for sheep and cattle and the products oi the DAIRY
! are comparatively meager.
Uay better than last year. The prospects gloomy
for TIE poor in the winter fires have been rag
ing TO a considerable extent in various parts of the
county doing in many instances great damags For sew
ers day past We have been perfectly enveo pei IN smoke
caused by burning forests in different directions Gangs
of men in some instances have TO pow up the ground, re-
move fences aud throw up embslkments Of earth to pre-
| vent The spread of hae.
! Inncaster pa Aug. 29.-Ran with tornado visited
this county Saturday night blowing down trees and houses
snd stalks AID prosrstng Hail fell with the rain
| twas good shower and much needed.
| Fsser Co. IN. Aug. est is about eight weeks
stree we had eecua rain. There have been tw1 or
three showers. but aording visible relief The sky has
been almost cloud, ss, tie appearing through the
smoke as red blood oppressivey hot and the amos
! phore dry al d eufocatns.
Moum,e Ctr (OJ Aug 26.-The corn crop IA 80 far ad-
venced that rain probably would not affect much but
uotaoes and other vegetables suffering not little from
| the proiracted drouih.
PitlsJursA pal Aug. 2s.-0n Saturday afternoon a
very Leavy thunder shower with high wind, visted the
nortt ern half Of this county and included this city IN H.
! rofrt fhing and dust-de-troying influence.
O5,hn (O1 Aug. 2a-Stresms died up-catt'e suf-
characterization shriyeled and emall-frut dried up
wells low and unwhoescme-fsrmers cutting up corn for
foddcrpasures naked such is the state of things n this
! nifty.
Suciosunny, dorri. Co., n. j. Aug. 2s.We were IA
vored with several showers Saturday and Sunday. Pota
toes look better but The deed done. Apples and all
sorts of fruit will be nea to oorttLss. Corn ditto
Fires ~ LAKE GEoRoE MousrAIss.-Extraet of a
| letter dated Caldwells, Aug. 25:
On Thursday the gitb the thermometer stood on Sher
rlIs front piazza 500 at F. NJ The woods all arouud
are onsfre c, en- within three four miles of the Lake
House Down the lake number of houses and barns
have been consumed heard to-day that they were dig
eg around the Mohegan House to prevent the
adj aDce of the ht.
Tie A!Lany Atlas Of the Goth says:
The woods in the neighborhood of Lake George have
been on fireeven within three four miles Of the Lake
/ House pown the lake number of houses and barns
have been consumed They oug trenches around the
| tfght
80 l with smoke that at midday you cannot see tho
mouttans opposite the Lake House. At night the luml
/ nation is magufcen.
several days past The shawagunk Mountains are also
FIRE in several places In Goshen on saturday, ani
sunday tho smoke hicS lying on the hills IN clouds
/ and rervsdng the atmosphere quite unpleasaa!iy
The farmers sullivan County have suffered severely
! by the droutb and the fires.
we had fine shower previous To which it drer than
ever before known Very little feed for cate-coss give
onl, Jneourth the usual quantity of milk Hay oats and
corr about reequarters the average crop Hay u OF
the best quality, anu oats weigh more per 0ushei tan at
vear Potatoes light Formerly there has not been but
yery little spriDg wheat in this town, bat owing to
the bqh price Of flour last spring farmers sowed more
than usual and the crop ia good and although mis- not
grain growing town. and II " No License town. we
shall suffer from the effects of rum, than for want OF
! bread.
Not6crn Illinois, Aug 2s.Your correspondent at Tre-
mont IL writes Aug. %, that old corn Is held at - per
busLe that the Il nearly total flure lhs
must be- simply TIE state Of facts in the southern par ot
the state ana 10 show what the facts D Northern li
pois III that about Rockford, 40 miles wet from
CbiCegO and at kahkAkee, 10 miles south, where s
viihE sue dare of your correspondents let
ter od selling at Rockford for 40 GEMS per bush
81 hankakec Tor IL To ~ cents and the present crop
promising better Wheat bad come IN Well ana
10 drOgih was complained OF at those places. W. L. H.
! CRurs ~ MORGAN Co. ILL l-jact 0RrRe, Aug. To-
Iwl say that we will not make than half crop,
through this part OF tic Morgan Sang anon,
sc. Hogs be bought At = per hundred pound- gross
Old swoTtn 81 50 to 80 Per barrel We have just
! had me rain Yours, t. \.
! CorsrEss OF ExETER-"I am tcIler Of stories, 80
ssys Hazht - ct there is one belonging to Baregh
| H,use Of which | happen 10 know Of the par
ticulars The late Earl of Exeter divorced from
| his VIE a woman Of fashion ard OF someshst more
! ghitty of than lords who love their Ades'
Like. lie determined to seek out a second IN aa
humble sphere Of life and that it should be who, hly
10 m EnOyledce Of his rank should love him for himself