The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-07

duc,or Of tns messenger train An there are two or II
oher aios this side of the Of The disastes sno
up, ee~ruDisstisn BY rail was ,I impossible. inc
and poi ts the ROAD in horrible condition lie o.
mot give any particulars, he left before the Amoun
can age done known but reports several passeoe
lAJs IL the morning edition.
TIE U,ic. Gosate Of the 5th says:-From every d !
ton ha accounts of the severity Of the storm WIZ
has prevailed with more less violence since Fri1
night.
in our own vicinity, North and South, the snow
actually mpasssbe for horses, ard the Black Ri
Railrs nd locomotives TO have found quite chi
match In the immense drifts peculiar to the region.
the time write this Monday, r. M, the tr|
which left Boonvile Saturday morning. has not yet q
ceeoed in reaching Utica. Engineer JENNIE lett this q
with powerful locomotive for its reAet on Saturday
NJ, but in the Deep Cut, between Trenton and Remsi
foul the five or six feet deep, and had Il
misfortune get off the track with his reiio train
other beils still further north The messenger
brought this information attempted to do 30 on hYr
back but finding Il impossi lie to do SO took back
horse, and performed he journey on foot
EFFECTS OF THE COLD ON RAILWAY MACHINES
The superintendent OF The Erie workshops at sasq
hanna, repor the begiDnipg Of this woek, that he
never known so hard q week upon iron In hs HE II
been vi great difficulty, aud BY working large to
Of men several nights that be could keep the so.d
were brought in dsabled-scme with pumps frozen
and burst; with side rods bros en- some cyiin \
burst; but the greatest diff uly was in he broken II
Of wheels These of tie best wrought iron, over
inches thick but they no. Sufficient to withstand
difference Of bet Seen the cast iron cent
and wrought iron bands upon q frozen road where
elasticity was copgesled 10 rocky soiidiy. The bre
age of sxes wheels rails, in fact all the stationary
moving iron, has required most uniring vigilance
an extraordinary expense
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCES.
Young lacy OF Cumberland county, PENNSYLVANIA,
few nights since viii sleigh riding complained Of fs
ing cold. but after emlpg to tavern she.
fused 10 ge out saying she felt very rtabe,
they drove Arriving at home she had To be assis
out of the sleigh in supor like manne:, AM shor
Afterwards exIi ed.
Tire Philadelp hia American says About two o'cl'
on Sunday afternooc, German named Louis bonn, A.
about thirty five years, found lying upon the 81
walks in Second stree, above Montgomery, ia the Nj
teen ward. He nveyed to the sta ion house,
1t then discovered thai he dead.
TUE DESTRUCTION OF BIRDS.
The winters seve ity Las f,llsn upon por ion of
animated cIes ion with gseater rigor than npon
feather d tribe. The p9or bir1s literally now
starved condition The covers the ground owe
vast track 81 country, completely cutting off their
supply OF food, compelling them to bsist poison
leaves or berries. They driven to farmers bar
stacks aud houses for something TO eat The boys 9
shoot them by ,housaods. The danger IL that ali
insectivercu biros Ia the country will bs destroy
which coald not happen without injury 20 the farmS
crops next summer, from myriads Of destrucive nse