The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-26
Travellers Guide.

NORTH RIVER.
The Hudson Is as tight as drum at Albany
and Troy, and teams cross on the ice With perfect
safety.
THE SOUND STEAMERS.
All the steamers navigating Long Island Sound
have had very severe weather TO contend with dur
ing the present week, and IN some cases they have
been compelled TO make harbor while on the pas
sage and lay by 80 long waiting subsistence of the
storm as TO be unable TO make their regular pas
The steamer Worcester has been put upon tn
Stqnpgton route to supply the place OF the Wander
bill during her repairs.
TrJk STORM AND DELAY OF THE EASTERN TRAINS.
The late fall OF 1T places west OF Springfield,
ssys the Boston 7rGrsHer OF Wednesday, has been
heavier than in this vicinity. The New Haven train
due here at about five last evening. was nearly two
hours late Beyond Hartford the snow had drifted
upon the track TO depth OF about two feet, render
ing II necessary to use snos plough AMI an add
tiopal locomotive. The p. M. train from New
York yesterday, due at IL NJ, arrived atabout A.
M. The passengers from New York via Norwich,
who should have arrived yesterday morning, reach
cd the Worcester depot in this city at IL last night
TIE ONO RIVER.
The Pi.tsburg Post of the Esd inst. says:-Not-
withstandDg the rise Of Sunday, caused by gorge
OF ice the river has fallen five inches since our re-
port Of Sunday aftcrnoon-there being but three
feet four inches water in the channel by the metal
marks, last evening, at dusk, AMI falling. The
weather on Sunday evening moderated, aud it COM
menced showing slightly until IL Nj. yesterday,
Brownsville packet Telegraph, which left for
Brownsville yesterday morning, only proceeded four
miles on her journey, when, finding the Ice four
inches thick above dam No. ], she returned back to
port again to await the opening OF navigation.
NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
The track OF the North Pennsylva Railroad IL
now laid from Philadelphia 70 the Lehigh. After Il
has been properly adjusted the road viii be opened
for travel 1t Is probable the regular trains win be-
gin 10 run about January !.
NORTHWESTERN (vA) RAILROAD.
This road Is so near completion that the Parkers
l.x~r nil r.tv ha hv
Christmas day, unless prevented by some unfore
seen accident The formal opening TO the Ohio
river, however, by grand excursion, WILL In conse
auence of the cold weather, be postponed until
spring. This road Is a branch Of the Baltimore and
Ohio road, which at present strikes the Ohio river
ut Wheeling.
prrTsBuRo AND cossELLsvrLLE RAILRoAp.
II il stated upon the authority Of Capt. III. Black
stone superintendent Of the Pttsburg aud Connells
vile railroad that the company design, and conf
IDENTITY anticipate that on Or about the first Of Janu
from Connellsville TO Pittsburs.
NIAGARA FALLS RAILROAD.
We learn from the Buffalo Republic that the
damage done TO this road, between Black Rock
been repaired, and cars leave the depot on Erie
street, as usual. All the way t. Niagara Falls the
effect OF the gale Is visible along the shores OF the
Of the water. At the Falls the high banks are al.
ready ornameuied with immense icicles, suspended
from the highest points, and for several days past
the cold has been so great as to load the trees with
Ice collected from the spray OF the Falls, giving
them quite hoary and venerable appearance.
TRAvsL IN THE WEST.
Information has been received at the Post ONCE
Department Of q splendid line Of four horse post
coaches started between ST. Paul, Minnesota, and
Bayfield,, In Wisconsin, where q few years ago q
white man never trod. The railroad between these
points II under contract 10 be completed by the
ihrst OF January, 1869, Bayfield, being the eastern
terminus.
RUNNING TRAINS TOO FAST
complaint has been made In Elizabeth against
locomotives through that city at faster rate Of
speed than eight miles an hour.
TRAVEL BrwEEN WASHINGTON AED ALEXANDRIA,.
The cars on the Washington and Alexandria rail.
road are now running with regularity between the
two cities. The hours Of departure quite conve
nient, and during the suspension Of travel by the
river, they must prove great accommodation to
the travelling public.
RAILROAD BRIDGE AT PEORIA.
The Illinois river is TO We spanned by railroad
bridge at Peoria and the first span Is now in pro ess
Of erection. The bridge il for the accommodation
OF the eastern extension Of the Peoria and 0qua wxa
Railroad.
Various projects have been discussed for the i'm.
provement of the navigation Of the Delaware river,
between Philadelphia and Easton, Pa II il esti.
mated that the whole cost Of making sackwater
navigation between Easton and Trenton would not
exceed 5000 600 or $500 600. The distance Is fifty
miles by the river, and the distractions difficult to
be overcome.
BRIDGING TIE ONO AT CINCINNATI.
The construction Of the towers for the suspension
bridge over the Ohio, Mt Cincinnati, II progressing.
The towers, Of which both foundations are now laid,
eighty six by ftytwo feet at the base, viii be two
hundred and thirty feet high and one thousand and
six feet apart