The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-11

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g.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The westher for the Of the year unpre
eedented nor is it confined to this latuds as viii be-
seen by telegraph dispatches given below, but
extends immense section of country, showing
that 1t cannot be accounted for by local causes such
the presence Of icebergs the coast but caused by
terry OF which have ye. been discovered by
logsts This sudden change has surprised everybody
instead Of the horrors suffering ,m
A charge soon may be confidently expected, though
ooutess snow Storm or heavy rain will intervene before
it occurs.
TIC THE EDITOR 0P THE HERALD.
The cold, as the fifth great circle WAS completing its
round gathered up rs strength and between the hours
Of six and this morning within four degrees Of
The cold term, reckoning from 26th of December
between and A. NJ, t, this morniog at hour,
has continued eighteen hundred 8oo) hours, equal to
i've full circles Of $50 hours each. The cold is
ing In the sixth CIRCLE which to the 25h between
and the eighth the Gath April. Aow long the cold
VIII con,nae tell but thus Ear during the
with the lines dividing the great circle Of $50
hours into forty five hour sections. We have accounts
OF The co.. curing this term from numerous places on the
connection after 1T shall have been completed Our
po.anca OF the dates which the Hudson river has
broken tor period OF thirty years show that in
but five years In that time has it remained closed till
April, viz-1sl9, April 8; 1929, April Il $780, April 4;
years the thrynpe has remained closed after this
time in March and thirteen of the last named years the
river has remaioed closed after the Goth OF March he
cold at the southwest west and northwest has
tense and of long DURATION but at the far north north
ring the present winter the temperature has fallen lower
than recorded by Capt De Haven during his Arctic
eIui.e in search Of Sir John franklin in tbs winter of
1Sk0-5l. +. MERRIAM.
BROOKLYN HncH1s Monday, March 10, 1856.
TELEGRAPHIC.
ALBANY, March 10, 1856.
The thermometer in this city ragged from zero to 7
deg. below zero, this morning.
BOSTON, March 10, 1885,
At sunrise this morning. the thermometer in this city
At White River Junction, VT, the mercury was %
deg. below zero.
PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 1855.
The mercury, at daylight this morning. had fallen to
zero.
BUFFALO, March 10. 1856.
Yesterday and to-day the coolest days the Sea-
that have had here The Thermometer this morn.
ing stocd At fifteen degrees below At Cleveland it
was ten degrees below zero.
MONTREAL, March 10, 1866
The mercury stood at 12 degrees below this city
this no,ling. Railway travel is much interrupted.
City Intelligence.
WHAT IS TO BIB DONE DIRT PIT appears there
has been some trouble between Commissioner Ebna and
the Superintendent of Parks in consequence Of the en-
poyes of the form having dun the dirt from Broad
way the plots walks 10 the Park the rear
of the City Hail. and also the Battery, from whence it
will have to be removed by the last named unctonary
and hence the difficulty. The Mayor has sided with the
latter and policemen will hsceorth guard the wai from
being covered with dirt BY the way what to be done
with all the mudY Ship owners and merchants CON.
plain that the slips are becoming filled with cinders
eus q collars to clear away It is noticed that
the slips on the East and North rivers, where night
soil and other impurities been deposited are so flied
up that vessels now can only enter them at higl.
tide ana the deposits last encroaching the chan
should tie given TO him to enrich his fields bo
deposited In our docks to impede our commerce.
PROGRESS OF THE STREET CIEANrNG.-Workmen we're en-
gagged all day yesterday and last night cartingAway the
mud from broadway, and before Wednesday, doubtless
the last vestigs of the Ebing alps will have been
moved humber of Size streets, also process Of
clearing. Nassau street, between Beek1nan and Ann
was broken up preparatory to taking away the
crt This work was doae by the storekeepers and
by The authorities.
ACCIDENT on THE HARLEM RAILROAD Harlem Railroad
train due here at u minutes to O'Clock yesterday was
thrown of the track at the Ninety tunnel
The water dripping from the tip ofthe tunnel had frozen
around the track and made solid bed Of ice for .
long distance The gEeer. seeing that white ligat
shown by the person at the house situated At tho
end Of the tunnel supposed oil was right and ran on
The Ice being raise above the track raised the wheels
up ard the locomotive ran off to the entrance OF the
tunnel where 1t completely tue two tracks and
was stopped only by the rocks which demolished the for
ward part Of the locomotive We did not hear of any
enc beiug Injured The passengers got on. and walked
down to the Third Avenue Railroad which brought them
to the city.
A SAD ACCIDENT BY BURNING Yesterday afternoon an
accident occurred at the sign painting shop OF Charles
CurIaps 142 Grand street. caused by the upsenr of O.
n furDp Dfp afnc4f to
fire. Francis Bird the wor kman in attendance In en-
deavorng to exoguish the flames set his clothing on
very severe If not fatal manner Mr.. Curran in assist
ing to exngush the fames also received burns
The Injured man was conveyed to the New York Hospital
TIRE IN WnIEr s1Rna.-About half past Il O'Clock
yesterday afternoon FIRE discovered on the roof Of
frame building In the Of No. So wiIlett street. It.
was socn extirgushed with a few pals Of water Tho
fire supposed to have oIigIa ted kom ented coal
p,own rom .nIe Iurnace which stood on the
TO Mrs. Elza Hunt II Is damaged about $40, and In
sured IN the Bowery Insurance Company for $780,
FIRE IN AMi1Y sTnEiTThe alarm of fire for the Fourth
istrict, between ard oc,ock yesterday afternoon
originated from 50 Auity street. 1t was caused BY the
explosion OF can containing phosphorus in tue
ofhce Of Dr. Henry Fisher. The fire extugush
ed wi h . few pals of water. Damage abou. $40. No
Insurance.
FIRE on BoARDA Coal BoAr--Between I and 8 O'Clock
as evening fire occurred board the coal boat named
Happy Return lying at the foot of Christopher street
Put out with pail CT water.
SrTrosED SUICIDE or AN UNKNOWN MAS.-lnf,rmatiou
received at the Coroner's Office yesterday that an
unknown man, who admitted to the hospital or,
Backwes Island Saturday night In state OF stunor
had died at 10 O'Clock the following night Il is sun
posed that the deceased committed suicide as he ad-
mitted taking dose Of arsenic previous to his death
An inquest will be held upon the body Of the deceased
to. day.
RrOokiyn city News.
FIRE on THH COUNTY FARM-BuRyNc OF THE DEAD HousF
AND sEvEN HUMAN BoDiR-A fire broke ont in the dead
house attached to the county institutions at Fl,tbush
about O'Clock on Sunday and burned to the
Seven dead bodies we're in the building at the ime hay.
Ing been placed there preparatory to nterment ia the
COMMON DuryDg ground. Among them was Nancy Con-