New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-07

FRoa THE SAUr-FIRE.-Anotherm mail from Lake
Superior reached here last night Mr.. j. Z WnhnS
ana hr. Dickens came III company. ihey oaHs
through 10 seventeen DAYS with sD0w'shoss end dos
train From letters received here from Mr.. Harvey,
the Canal Agent We learn that building used ~
storehouse ana Office for the Canal Company vas de-.
stoyed by fire, Oh Sunday. Feb. 4 while Mr. H. and
the book keeper, Mr. Merrill were sb,ent At church
The fire WAS discovered by Mr.. III Eames and Capt.
Hubbell and TO their peTseverng efforts Is attributed
the smsllness Of the oss. An adjoining large store
home filled with goods for the ase at COMPANY, and
Lock No. l we're in great danger. bat were saved,
The thermometer stood at 3l' below zero and they
had no stay the progress of the smes except
snow, which was faithfully aud effs'tually used Inc
fire IL supposed Ia have originated IN the auc-the
loes il about g., 600 The books aud pspers see IN
two "a e. and saved, thou- some OF them we're
lightly scorched. The work of dredging and excavat-
ing the cana is going actively and successfully,
and it the opinion of the best-infrmed msn thss
the canal will be ready Oh the opening of navig son.
Detroit Tn5une. Fec. "a
DEATH OF A VETERAN PREACHER-The English
paper received by the Last steamer report the doath
GU the I'd OF February. If the veueraols Re'. u.
Fletcher Of the ase If one Hundred ant 6'gh tegs.
He ives born February 9 l7i7, At Ciarbrouf in
Notnghsnsbire. From, Elk years Of age he had oeea
brought up in the tenets of Wesleysm ami remained
y member OF that body TIL his death. He spent 50
year, ot his life in active pursuits. de was al the
battle of Bunker Hill, AID followed Abercrombs
into Egypt where ne gained the esteem and respect
OF bis officers. He then entered the Nest India Dock
Compapy's service where he contiousd 36 wears,
when be retired on their bounty still preserving, up
TO within six months Of his d.ceae. that astonishing
activity of mind and body for which he Wa so re-
msrkable often travelling great distances by rail and
Jursuing biz holy calling, preaching two or three
fines day reg srdless Of personal Inconvenience f0r
the objects OF charity aud benovoleoce
Boston Transcript
Tvs QUICKEST TRIP YEr.-Capt. VI. Berry, toe
pepulsr Commodore 81 the New York line Of steam.
ships, hiss achieved glorious triumph over old
fether iime, having brought yesterday AFTERNOON
hls splen0id steamship Nashville FROM New York 90
the Bsf IN - hcurr, and 20 the wharf a. Tie left
Nev-fork at Is minutes before A. on Wednesday af.
terncon and vas at the wharf ia this CITY At min
utes before o'clock yesterday afternoon! This is
the fss,est trip ever made between the two ports
The CAPTAIN however, knowing the tide did no, suit
did rot hurry-otherwise It s the opinion of many OF
his passengers competent to judge tia; hs could have
arrived at the wharf in a hour.
lchSsston Courier, Sd
A HEARrrrLr SENTIMENT 1soFroRruSHLy ES-
PRYsMp-A large and brilisrt party was given in
fashionable circles few weeks since, not . hundred
miles from our metropolis, snd the festivities were
kept te 90 late hour that the fair hoetess becse
completely wearied out Some fifteen minutes After
the sdy supposed the last Of hsr guests had le she
wall ed into the supperroom, whore the gas bad been
turned down, and gave vent to her veared spirit BY
sjsculstDg-"t THANK God, they are al 'tsesd ga:
soaS," "Not quite ali" squesked out voice, " l
have returned 70 End IN earring which supposed
We dropped while 1t the supper-tab.e! Tne host
ess's charm can be better imagined than described
WAsa % turning round she discovered one OF hsE
asassst fashieasbIs nsishe0u! tb'ss0a fos"