Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-07
Commereeaeas OF W1sssr-orest Fall of
STANDARDIZATION OF the Mails.
Winter set 10 good and strong last Friday night
As the old New England stsaxa goes


Winter set in good and strong last Friday night.
As the old New England stsnzs goes
First blew. and thea IL snew,
Then IL thew, then niris"
Ard II has continued TO blow and ,osnow, more or
| less. ever sinee. Imnense snow banks now out
number all other banks 10 eur streets This is the
greatest snow storm we have had since lScb. Win.
ter never commenced 50 brilliantly and clustering
before
wehada sprinklinx OF foretssts last Friday night
bat old Bor-as dill not actually begin 20 crack his
cheek. an saturday aigh,. Towards the close Of
| Saturday, the weather grew quite cold, and froze
the grousd hard and the rivers TO by this time. As
evening set in the Wind blew bleak and fresh from
the north east tall IL blew up New York Of
the bet 6lied sss~ clouds hsv. for several
wiuter.-we having had no snow sf consequence
since ls:sj-6
Daring Saturday night and Sunday morning, the
$4,000 inhabitants Of this great city awcke
several times and wondered that the wind should
blow 80 strong. and called their nsiGhbors hard
names for not seearisg their window blinds. They
afterwards left their beds, washed their faces, and
were astonished 10 % much snow on the ground.
They talked oft tili night. asd again retired with
an extra blanket. Scarcely any west TO Church
yesterday, aad III. streets looked as deserted ard
solemn as grave yard
The last Albany boa, came down on Saturday
morning. The SQUAD steamer which left here on
Friday afternoon. with passengers for Boston, was
compelled to pu, into New Haven. And the stos'
ins,on steamer and Charter oak that started sstur-
day, could get no further then Har, Island, twenty
miles di.iaat The steamer with passengers from
Boston did no, arrive here ill late yesterday alter
noon. All other boats and all the rail roads have
he. IN a.t. n. M
run On the Harlem Rail Road.
No doubt this storm extended 20 great distance.
IL la. been as severe at the north at the east, and
at the south probably.ss far az Washington Is here
Not mail, except the Broohlym, arrived yesrer-
day. and the car. that left Philadelphia Saturday
morning at O'Clock, did not reach this city ill 10
O'Clock that night. The wind blew 50 tremen-
diously that no boat came through Long Island
Sound; no mail came from Albany, and the rail road
train from washiastos 10 dosbi buried deeply in
an immense snow bank.
All this shows very early winter compares with
the last five years. Are prepared for what 10 10
comet This storm broke out sosth Of us, asd has
swept up along the coast, and will reach Maine to-
day. Ii touched PhilAdelp biA Friday afternoon
The poor mariner who may happen to be in its path
will by no means be pleased with it. All We
hope is that it drives none ashore.
We anticipate a cold, bleak, stormy wiater.-
There is one consolation for the needy Our city Is
well stocked with provisions and fuel There is no
actual necessity for starvation. We have more
flour, more meat more coal, thout the dealer, Say
not, than we ever had before, aaS prices never 80
low All the poor have TO do, and the rich too, 10 TO
keep these articles down to cheap rates. Act ~
combination, and let no monopoly grind you for an
instant. Exertion will no doubt be made to ge; mp
the cry Of scarcity for the purpose Of raising the
prices. That cry has already b,en started by the
coal dealers. Don't suffer them to affect you. All
such tales will be false Go TO those who eel cheap
and tell no lies. There such in the city. Seek
them out. Buy Of no spectator and monopolizsr in
food and fsel