The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-07

FIRE IN THE JERSEY PINEs-A FEARFUL SCENE
A fire raging in the Pines, in this county, last
week, to a fearful extent, and, of course, doing
great damage. 1t started on Wednesday, at Ga
rontown, half-w way between Red Lion and Friend
ship. Its course was across to Ex-Sberif Dobbins'
tract, at Retreat. from there to Burr's Mill, thence
by Browns Hill, towards Mingen's, in the vicinity
of which place it was burning on Friday. The ex-
tent of its ravages, at that time distance of
about six miles in length, by three in BREADTH
The fire, at the last accounts, doing considera-
BILE damage, and it is not believed be fully ex-
tingushed while the present dry, windy weather
continues. The Mannahawkin stage, on its way
to Mount Holly, on Friday, met with a narrow
escape from TIE fire. The driver before he was
aware of it, found himself almost in the midst of
the flames. The great body of the fire, however,
seemed to be in advance of him, and he turned
around to make good his escape, but he had not
proceeded far before the flames checked him in his
retreat, and he was obliged to pursue his journey
in another direction. In short time he again
found himself surrounded by the flames. He saw
other course to pursue but to go straight ahead
and urging his horses to their utmost speed soon
hoped to be free from the devourIng element. But
when he was surrounded by the greatest body of
fire and smoke, his horses became frightened and
stopped, and it was impossible to move them
Here they remained for minute or two, the fire
roaring and cracking to a terrific extent when,
suddenly, the smoke clearing away, the horses
started, and the driver found that the great mass
of fire had crossed the road short distance in ad-
vance, and making the most fearful ravages in
It's track TO the rl9nC OF MIN. lie was soon enabled
to get entirely out of its path and felt that he had
never before been in terrible position. At one
time it appeared to him that the flames must en-
tirey surround him and cut off all means of escape
He had two female passengers, and, as may be sup
posed, they were frightened beyond all description.
Mount Holly Mirror, Of Thursday.
THE ALLEGHENY, PA, REpUDIATIoN.-The repudi-
ators of Pittsburg and Allegheny county, foiled
thus far in their efforts to escape the payment Of
their just obligations contrived to get bill passed
through both Houses of the Legislature, which
they hope will protect them to a certain extent II
is ostensiblv bill to abolish the Northern District
of the Supreme Court and to merge it into the
Middle District. But there is a section added for
bidding the Court to issue wrts requiring any per
son to appear at a place not within the district
where he resides. This it is easy to see, is inten
ded to prevent any such judicial proceedings a!
those which lately brought the regulators to
realizing of their obligations to law and The
principles of common honesty. But without refer
ence to this particular case, in which the proposed
law would defeat or delay the operations of Justice
the bill is bad one, for under its operation, per
sons amenable to the law could only be brought
before the Court at the particular term of the dis
trict where he lives, and they might do any amoun
| of mischefin the meantime. Great efforts are ma
king to get Governor Packer to sign this iniquitou
bill. But we have such confidence in him, as
| man that will not countenance dishonesty in any
shane that we are these efforts of the repudi
ators to enlist him in their ranks will fail sgnally
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