New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-17

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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER
1884. SAN IAN SP
The writer who could in cold blood 90 iate pOeta rh,p
sods over terrible reses Of the weather los the past
two DAYS would run no susl risk Of being sent to Ia
Ratio ssylum. II msy DO well enough. on moonlight
zephyr sder evenings to break forth into literary yymai
tics and with the skill of Indian juygler go through
The amazing syoutiOas of word throwing until ths be
holders and perusers are b.vderei in the msrercOas
dazzle of mental pyrOtechny bu, such dreadful reality
as Yesterdays Storm not be prosned by any zach
eyi.y About week ago the conflicting elements OF heat
from the Gulf Stream and cold from the north winds raised
sround the coast Of Iceland desperate storm OF Snow.
rain ard hail Borne the wings Of the north east Wind
along bridge Of cebergs the storm crossed the Ausnfc
and on Friday morning touched Nova Scotia AT dusk the
seme evening it, svsBt courers Of reached orr lat
ude AL Frdsy nigh, the came steadily down butshe
warm earth swallowed up fast IS i fell aud 81 Sstir'
Day morning scarcely vesgs OF the productivity OF tue
clouds could be seen The wind. in the meantime had
settled in the north esst and the snow-mnsed occs
sonally with rain-coptinued almost without cessation
through the day The evening toleTably calm but
about midnight the north easter again with greater
fury bringing mere and heavier clouds OF rain hail and
snow Wien The metropolis swoke, 81 q late hour
on Sunday. il only to gaze upon bound
less prospect Of snow on the ground on 'he
uees AL down their windwNd sides Ike fnnges OF
ermne or the house tops, overhsngng the caves ike
fallen clouds in the air thicker than auiumna leaves,
and failing with steady persistence worthy the best days
Of JaIuGy-si was snow-Winter reincNnsted and
shaking his frosty pow in wrath at bis bret eIpatrasou
overwhelming tie frstlinss of Imid Spring, with whE
wird and .Ornadoes and frost and ice The holy
Easter such the Oldest nhabhant never before saw
it seemed 70 have changed places with. Christ
mas puing the Cruci1on before the Advent The utter
cheerlessness OF the day truly ypifed its historically sol
emn character The churches usually hiI occasion
overcrowded were comparatively deserted. and looked
scarcely less cold and gloomy than the world without
The cts were given up the sorm which raved and
roared through them wbstng among the Telegraph wires
and shrekDg sround the sharp angles like tormened
a. r, Al night the terrible NOrtheaster redoubed rs
fury rushing down from s wrestling with the iceoersa
fairly crys;alzng in frost The snow was driven before
with spefu force that sent the sharp icy psms through
the skin like needles and made the ampls bodily protec
ton matter of actual necessity On the ground some
three inches Of froze into crisp ice, making travel
both difficult and iedou January fires listed doors
warm possets ard early BEDS characterized this re
msrkabe Sixteen of April Some weeks ago, deceived
for moment by the outward semblanse of sprng, we
babe farewell to Winter We shall do 50 no mora Af1er
such middle Of April folio wing such last of March we
are ready to believe anything This nay be the "lss: will
and testament of Wnterhe last spiseful fling at his
,;mid and shyeripg successor-bu We don't say 50 70
foreso vaccination and fall back upon the always safe a.
frmston Of the proverbalst Boast not myself Of 10
morrow for thou knowest not what day msy bring
forth
The Vers Latest midnight the tempest continued
with great violence driving in binding clouds The
temperature was slowly rising and the wind had al casters
inclination.
GREAT Book Another important sale Of books a
auction ia announced for this evening at the rooms o
Lord e. Co, No. $50 Broadway Tho catalogue consist
princpaIy of the collection of theological classical anC
miscellaneous works belonging to the library Of the Rev
Romeo Elton II comprises man, rare and valuable
editions. and presents decided attractions to book par
chasers
CRYSTAL PALACE ISJUscTIos DISSOLVED We under
stand rhs ct special term OF the Supreme Court held on
Saturday the 18th inst the folio wing order made thus
he only legal process restraining the action Of the
Association in the Of this important enorprss
of a Worlds Exhibition:
K Yot suyrs-, Num- plaintiff .sslu's Tbs
sors ssdswci ~hettsu IAeIsader Duncan and oth.
Sss YSs held he City Hal. the 81
DE-, April Present the HOH Certs Justice Ans'
ISOLATION for the Exhibition the Iduary Of All ssti0ss .od ar
sehsi for as M s
Of he ssad In this aeor bearing date The th e
g:ss h' od.r SIss s. s
ty Dissolved ard vacated with eS.,; 70 isas s cs
Hrpsoy RIVER RAILROAD Some changes took place on
Saturday in the running of the trains on this road Wis
The express nsin leaving New York at IA NJ stops a!
Fisbkn and Rhinebeck.
The way freight and passenger train for POughkeepse
leave at NJ.
train TO Peekskl stopping at ell stations. leaves al 10
A NJ and returning leaves Peekskih at 20 r NJ
Tie train heretofore leaving Poughkeepsie at p NJ
leaves at p NJ.
A MoysrrR BLAr-FArAL OccuRREscE.-Abous half
past clock Friday evening ssnd blast was Get on al
the QUARRY of John Mccormick near the corner OF Second
ay and Forty third st. and occssioned the death oil sd
named VIM Pettrew. who at the time was engaged In
front of his fathers wheewsht shop at the cornsr OF
Forty ct and Fhird sv distance OF 100 feet tromhe
bA,t stone was thrown this distance and struck the
Led upon the hesd killing him instantly The sand blast
was composed of pounds Of powder schsrge which it
appeas was moderate among the reckless contractors in
the upper part Of the City The Nne'eeah Ward police
arrested VIM Eliff the foreman Of the quarry and VIM
Burns tie blsser both Of whom held TO await an IN
ouest which took place Saturday before Coroner Hson
The following il az abstract Of the testimony taken
Iob, Rnrns beny sworn said-I have worked for Mr.
Mccormick for the past four years and prepared the bas
I'm auestion il was sand blast with about 400 pounds OF
posser my best jassm>nt u preparing the oass
have urepGed OF bsss containing EeaSf soant o.
powder tta this the quarry previous 70 .tnns on