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

On the night the 13d the sno tell ia the plaza eigh
teen niche. eesp and on the ngn Of the 2!tn he tasr
coolest ason f0Y the fast eight years.
SNOW AND ZOE THE FAR WEST.
me sn s.o'" ., 'sS sosa ninm'' prevailed - lar
The The river Mt Palermo Kansas measures from
one and q halt 10 two feet In thickness.
tel ST. LTIs and OF her parts OF Missouri three
days last week. and it is said to be deep Increasing
At Bonneville Independence, St Joseph Lexington ADJ
Kspsas Along the Of the nino aud the Uoper
Bissssippi and tributaries, also unusual depth OF
clothes the ground, and will be the means Of
swelling those streams to great extent.
THE ICE EMBARGO AT cINCrNNATI ATTACKED.
The steamboat men at Cincinnati having y channel
cut through the ics In the river Twenty nine steam
boats and their cargoes valued At milhsn Of dollars,
will be relieved by This movement
COLD WEATHER IN TEXAS
The late cold weather says the Galveston Nens,
very severe tne upper Brazos. letter from Fort
when windows and doors open account of the
heat and in few moments the cold was paralyziag,
several persons exp sed TO it's mercess fury The Brazo
foze strong enough 70 bear up horse The mercury,
On the 21th deg below zero; on the 2Sth deg aud
2eth deg, aud daring this time fierce wind blew
from the north and northeast.
STRONG ICE ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
One OF the heavy Cincinnati steam fire engines was
AIKEN the Mississippi river the Ice at ST. LOUIS
the 21st ult bold tesmster OF the city named Meyer
horses. He gave bond Of coo deliver her safely
in st. Louis, and accomplished the feat.
ICE AND FROST IN FEw ORLEANS.
The New Orleans Bee the 18th nit, says:-To
hyperborean friends, who at the North and West,
CONCEALED into iccle it may rather pleasant and
shiver during thirty days unesr temperature either
barely above positively below freezing poiut but to
spells is utterly pied and particularly dsagrsea
be When is borne in mind that xix degrees
epjoyed but intervals each OF few hours of mode
rate weaherit must appear rather surprising The old
0Jv cd fhp Ia
thing which their experience offers parallel
For thirty days children of the sun, have been
visited by almost uninterrupted frostS The ice
mains unds bed In the sreets--the portion melted by
the sun duriOg the day is again soldifed at night
A RARE SIGHT IN LOUISIANA
The Thbodeaux Minerva has the fotlOwing:-An
sua sight presented itself TO The people OF La ourche
the morning OF Tuesday, the 2d inst Toe shores Of
tx feet in width VII The eldest nnsstapt was m Se
eitely consulted ana he asserted that at former
riod within hia memory had such an occurrence taken
the 22d January 1885, was the eolest day ever expert
snced In this portion Of iou,s'sns We were sho IN ice
fair specimen for single nights operation
WINTER IN NASHVILLE.
The Nashville Advocate, OF the 31st ult, says-The old
est inhabitants say they have Witnessed eonti
and uniform period of cold weather during
the present winter We have had very little variation
since the "a 3, Deesmeer At the ia OF this writing
cold. snow fell So .u,day night, 18th, whish yet
eentnnss on the ground and The mercury on the morn
the above written we have had another great fall OF
snow.
WEATHER IN MOBILE.
The Mobile Advertiser of the 10Th ult says:-We had
hoped-and that hope ard subsequent experience
finally through with the COLI of the season.
This Saturday, but at Sunday noon the
ba6 fallen TO uncomso taSy low point and yesrsr lay
and the night preceding exceedingly severe Ice
was formed entituiy and the ground was frozen 20
stony consistency. Vegetation has suffered severely
during the recent cold weather The leaves falling
all brown and withered FROM the sweet orange trees and
the Idre'r fears that they have experienced frost
biting from which they cannot recover.
PUTTING UP ICE IN CHARLESTON, g. G.
The Charestonans are puttog up their own Ice from
the ponds SUR ounding haEleton They usually import
at their DOORS which will affect the trade in that
article next season
EFFECT ON STOCK IN VIRGINIA.
Of the Petersbug South SIDE Democrat
writing from Amelia Court House Va. f hts
ther continue much longer fear stock vi actual
to death many of them have already died, and
the balance of them have their tails frost
ten 1t will take double the usual quantity OF provisions
BAY OF BALTIMORE.
subscription has been collected mt the Corn Elk
change of Baltimore towards opening track through
the from Boulby's Wharf to North Point The pro-
position is to employ thousand men, or more If neces
sary
ICE IN THE DELAWARE RIVER.
The Trenton, N. j. Gozete Of the 9th instant says
1t said there has been UGH amount OF ice 10 the
river since the 1904 there is at present We
have the Delaware at different times for nearly
forty years. but remember TO have present
the same aspect it does the present season The
sight opposite This city Is quite grand the river being
] ful Of miniature icehegs.
BRISTOL HARBoR FROZEN OVER.
The harbor Of BRISTOL r. L. was completely frozen over
The steamer Liberty from Newport arrived at IL oclocI
having been detained for several hours ice in Newport
ha Dor. The Bradford Durfee has not arrived from Fall
River Mount Hope bay is frozen down 10 Bristol ferry
We copy the following from the Rochester Democrat Of
the 9th nstantwe learn That the mail train which left
from the track at Suspension 6cge ipjuriDg Mr. Robert
Dixon engineer Mr. Waters conductor, and Mr.. Sher
wood, baggsgenan. Their Injuries, however, not
very severe they being able to help theni- elves
The tain due here from the Falls Sunday evening
was thrown from the truck This side of spencepor by
the breaking Of driving wheel belonging to the engine
The train and passengers remained out all night
assistance could be sent them On Monday morning.,
Com Jackson started with two engines for their relief
but had preceded emily few miles before they of
the track OF the engines rolling in the gutter
SIDE and the pillow the other. At this writing
| 10 Communication had reached the passenger train.
The passe niger ain which left here a. O'Clock yester
pr coed. but two miles and half when the for vard en-
gpe the Cayuea," was thrown from the track, by the
OF Ice Information was TO the
bring the train back to the city minus the Cayuga
Toe express train due here OF 745 yesterday morning.
from Syracuse, thrown from the track miles
east OF this city and had not reached here at 10H A. M
The trains the Genessee Valley road ali behind
| time, the cad being badly drifted.
was the intention Of the Superintendent to start the
IL A. IT. train east time but it thought that the
road would not be clear before night II even then.
There was train sent either way the Central
Monday, except to Buffalo, that section being the
| meat clear Of snow until late in the afternoon.
On the Rochester and Niagara Falls section there
Two engines off the track. beside the two that off
1 within miles OF the city.
One Of the gentlemen connected with this Office
the train which disabled between this city and
spencerpo and gives tie folc wing account If the pers
| that endured during the cold night of Sunday.
II e mseiies endured by party citcamssnced msy
| be imagined but moi fully described -
The Sunday train on the Niagara Falls road due here
AT 650 ,. NJ. when at point nearly half way between
encerport snd this city, obliged to stop for the
diving wheel of the engine "0fleans" which at
sciec to the tran and partly because of the great
drifts which piled upon the track in several places
There WIS sus single pesst niger attached TO the
train which was crowded vi ladies and gentlemen.
| nearly all in q suffering condition. A messenger was
despatched give information to the Superintendent 81
The state affairs and get another locomotive draw the