The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-12

TIE HARnoR en- NEW LoNDoN-rHE BarrIsl Rgs-
oUn BAnK Rzs0LUrH-vsssILs IN TEE rcs.
Tha New London Ckroasc1e, Of ths tn last, ssys:-
Tho harbor remains eiossd to long distance bssw Fort
Tumbul though the open water nearer 70 NJ than
vas On TussdAy The tcs In the upPsr hssoor has not
tvs.n Us sn1 crotoa g on the TO-. No iosdsd teams
have passed Low down the ferry whs though
l. &nsd Nth pedestrians and the skaters are full "a
thor Scores OF ladies' and gentlemen have waks out
the kssoiass and besu ho.pssSy snfsrsa,asd oa arr
like many tribes Of EqumAux, but they are all pale
faces" OF them very iar ones too They are,
the shore ON their return The steam fsrrySoss L dong
but very Indifferent busI being last locked in
like steSpes startling this. cried paintIvsfy al can't
The Aabor ovsver is not without is navigation for
several ice boats have been fitted out and the
frozen surface like many gazelies One Of them met
VI sisaster on Tuesday afternoon, which ought, We
rsco Of it. hsps win ana ver She WAS standing ON
the wind with taut bovine 1--WE fearful that we
don't git our nautical phrassology qui shipshsoe)
when EQUAL struck her and cariei away some Of her
spa,s, Blu. she repaired and Icy % till
squal over, coming safely to anchor before dark.
y.serd.y Aflei noon and excited considerable a.
ssils. heir 'ul in the BOWS" badly c,mmand-
&c, we oont sncw which At rate, 1t will do
10 crack upon her :" splendid specimen OF naval
. ch't%cfure" Alter all, the msst ni6csut feature
the smiost which va are living just this
nen' snc which 10 ks likely enough 20 superseds the
coas ing business foundn the evolu ionary move
ments of ne saatne interest.
WINTER ON LAKE SUPERIOR.
The season LAS been very see d. the copper mines
of Lake superior Letter from Eagle River t, the Cevs
land Herald that In the the lies from
four to FIVE feet oeep so that without snow shoes the
labor of getting through prossrates the unfortunate
traveller S+vers have occurred OF sObs aud stout
men having become bs vdertd within sight of hou
of provisions for On. nsgon having been left Copper
Ha'bor by The sic moo>s eighty mules from It's d.stina-
alter four days and agas OF hard work the party had
to give up the effort ri bout having made any sc .oe
progress The people of Ontonsgon have Also lost hae
schooner, bv then to be- sent for their sup
plies after the stesmers hat stopped running She ran
upon rock in sqaxu The present winter 10 the
sevsrest ever known In tina, regitp.
MORAL INFLUENCE OF THE GOLD.
The Louisville Journal OF tie 9th inst says
The cold wea'ber has cerAialy great al influence
We heard At The jail lsst nigh hat not solitary
had been made hL ce Frioay night.
THE ICE CROP AT FRESH POND, BOSTON.
They sre no taxing GU. tee at Fresh Pond full seven
teen inches thick Apd so clear that almost see
to resd per tn, cugh It.
SUSPENSION On THE BUFFALO AND DUNKIRK
RAILROAD.
large lumber Of passengers have coDgregated at
Duntik on their way Buffalo, and less than
imp eca ions bestowed upou he oicers OF the Buffalo
Railroad sinoe The lsr trains have passed
the read, the wboe motive poSer consiog OF ton
ocom tives il blocked by the drifts and frozen
pipes pumps and pstOns the Track between Dunkirk
and Buffalo, Great exert'ons have been made by the
yer ent but the weather unprec scented in
oIiits. and ~ announcement made that the
parry bad last thrown itse3 upon Pgovden Aad the
chances OF = February ,haT.
EFFECTS or THE SNOW AND C0LD-AwFUL ACCOUNT.
We copy y following very lucid paragraph, desilcg
the aw 'ul efec's of the cod YEA her whom cne
eetgnsies a. tb.y from he Buffalo Republic:
our info maDt states occurred the Niagara Falls Rail
road ii cr fnur irilrs above ronswanda They had
h.ar a,.ttO tnH+ Ia 1,SF
up 'b- trsck aliufsg fist il shovelet away.
Becrriii very cl1 they attempted to urn and
bso BEEN ssnt out cama 20 the vicinity, they found
froy. stsTk ard sin We ootaingd the nfsrma-
ton r. n gocd au ho,iiy
THE RIVER AT ST LOUIS.
The 5. Lous i1eSgtncer Of the 4th ssys:-Yesterdsy
thu DAY # The reason, and SATURDAY night
the Coolest sight that have yet hai We do no. Gee
it necessss stae that there the least ke aood
for al p+ripg n The liver for some ns come, for
sh uld The her continue cold il Il, it will
take WEEKS weather the ice with which
IL in q leo AID covered
BOATS LAID UP AT NEW ORLEANS.
There ave uity six sesnoosts belonging to the trade
Of he Mirsistppi its tributaries lsia up at New
Orleans en- account Of the ice which blocks tue river
POTATOES FREEZING IN TEXAS.
house 10 BostsD whca lately shipped lot of pota-
toes to Calves Texas, has received advces that there
warehouses At that place protect from freezing
cod weather s,i continues it has lasted thirty
days during which time The thermo meter has been
low the ftezDg pcnt each day. And 10 IA Gag
belcv the freezing point.
DEATH FROM FREEZING.
missionary OF ms American SUNDAY School Onion,
in Iowa writes, that curing toe intensely Did
many have lest thei lives in attempts to
the Irsiries Keceotly family 10 Mitchell county,
stating OF Is her mother four sens and daughter met
this tragic tate. They lost their way the cold
ueme, and sfter wandering about awhile they sank
down in the sleep of death
rHAwIN0 OUT COWS
Some enc In the neehboIhO0d of Cleveland tells the
Herald almost incredible story in relation to the cold
weather of the 9Th inst he says lit was 80 Grid that
the hsd TO be driven into the house thsw their
bsgs before milking y