The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-09
II. JET tE'VN I'm nj
Secretary of War.

THE PLEASURES or RAILROAD TRAVELLING IN WINTER
We copy the following from late number Of the Toronto
Globe
On Saturday, December 10th, at c. p m, the railway
train left Hamilton with large load Of passengers in the
full expectation that at 740 they would be landed in
Toronto But alas the best-concocted schemes OF mice
and gang aft agee.' The snow bad been falling for
hours before the train started and continued TO fall
heavily; the locomotive 1.-THE Brtnt having
plough attached had hard work to push through; and
shortly after leaving oakvile the water fell short the
detached and the engine proceeded to Port Credit
some ak miles of, TO take in fresh supply.
aThe still continued 10 fail heavily that II was
six hours before the locomotive returned and after several
Efforts carry the train, 1t was found impossible to
move IT, and the attempt given up Meantime, the
passengers bad been showed 10 the and
Ing hs time as they best could The neghboring fences
furnished an ample supply OF bre-sood and some adyen-
turous individuals having undertaken 10 force passage TO
0skville the obligng saiiou-maser al tina place Mr. Nc
Murry in the of the morning. TO the relief OF
the amished passengers with ample supply OF yRnds
For nearly fourteen hours the train showed M
but at last relief in the shape Of two locomotives
back TO back (the Woodstock and the Noriok) which
had been despatched from Toronto in search Of the miss
ing train Mr. Dunn the active saton-masier at Toron-
accompanied the engines The conductor Of the train
and the other officers Of the company did their utmost TO
accommodate the passengers during the night and the
long hours passed away in very good huor considering
The sSow-sroRN AT NEw YoRK The New York Ex-
press pronounces the Of Saturday La
paraeedv in that meridian. Several columns Of that pa
per occupied with racy account Of the accidents and
incidents. We make the following extract
"Durng Sunday afternoon and evening" WHEN tue side
walks became somewhet cleared, aud the carriage
ways of the streets little beaten people walked ont in
large numbers the sight and truly, IL sight
worth seeing and which is beholden every day IN
New York. The day was bright and calm, and the prnd
pal orougharesespecially Broadway-were crowded by
the elegant private turn-outs OF fast Young men, who
displayed their superb sleghs and blood horses great
advantage There being omnibuses In the streets their
fancy equipages had frsraie chance to show of, and
with sometimes many four and FIVE span Of horses
many Of them succeeded in creating quite sensation.
Hundreds gathered the Of Broadway the
turn-ous there few upses and runaways though
heard Of no serious accidents the st too
heavy TO permit Of very furious racing but to-day we may
expect more than usually uproarous carnival and not
few accidents
Again
There are Eve hundred miles Of streets In this city
less they are all covered with snow; they must
all be cleared Armies Of adopted fellowctizens
psrgdng the streets this morning armed with shoves and
hoes both wooden and iron, seeking employ almost
any rate and great Is the demand for their services that
their rarely refused. The Is a per-
feet god-send The unemployed thousand miles OF side
walk all to be cleared of by hand estimated Of
cent per foot The money paid for shovelng
Sunday and to-day will not bo far short OF $4,000
and II include Brooklyn and Jersey City, $4,000 would
not be large figure put II at We recommend the
commissioners to employ Of the many luborers
seeking work in dwelling the streets. Where ole sidewalks
have been cleared OF in many places down town. IL is
impossibity for any vehicle TO penetrate The may
be said to be piled up In mountains ia The street centres
DEArH on Tow TnuMas FArHER--The father OF General
Tom Thumb Mr. Stratton, who resided Bridgeport
Connecticut died on Friday evening. His mind had be-
como dsordered II is understood that he had acquired
fortune w the exhibition of the little general which viii
tn Asv,dad xaen Tho xidow renoun,a aWarr