The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-13
The Weather.
ANOTHER SNOW STORM.

heavy snow storm set In from tire North East last
night and at midnight there every promise of its
continuance until the morning. This storm most of
citizens will consider nuisance, and justly
We have had quite enough Of sleghing, bell ringiog
and all the riotous consequent upon snow
festival. Sleigh riding may be all very we'll for
Wild young men and giddy girls but tor those who
have business to do and who wsh to have city
thing else than pugsory for horses and streets at
least passable they will not be pleased at all The
ground in fine condition. and should there be heavy
tall of snowthe sleghiDg for those who like it, will be
excellent 1t has rarely happened before that the snow
carnival has lasted long This has certainly been
most extraordinary winter.
SKATING ON HARLEM RIVER.
The cold weather since the sno storm has had the
effect of closing the Harlem river and 1. Is covered
with ice In most places clear and transparent as glass
Hundreds daily enjoying themselves By skating and
sliding its smooth eurface and the fact was more
generally known, have doubt we should oe ensbed
70 witness the next fair day, probably the rst
time in the history Of New York. skating carnival.
k&.A CROSSING TO THE ISLANDS.
The ice bridge the Harlem river is stiI strong and
solid and the crossing to all the city islands, except
BIackvers, is perfectly safe Such circumstance has
net been kpown for years before.
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY-THE IcE-srEAMERs NORTH
CAROLINA AND GRoRGIA-sHIPPINa.
from the Baltimore Patriot, Jan. Ill
We learn through Nelson's Marine Telegraph that the
steamer North Carolina in the condition outside
fort MoHeDiy, that she The Georgia. Capt.
Pearson which left Norfolk yesterday arrived this
irg within six miles Of the city where she igsd
Sop and now remains there Ice bound The passengers
Nih their baggage left her, and walked up safely this
morning on the ice
steamer Of Cromwer's line came in sight yesterday
row near the Georga; also another or the line
csne % int. thar vicinity to-day number Of other
sells are ice-bouDd tire place All on be rd
repteeented M safe and we'll
The ice extends down the river and bay far az can
be seen from Admiral Neh ons observatory. The British
bark Ma came in the Capes with the bark G. L. Bevan
I en- Rio, which arrive a few days.
We learn rom Capt KendIick, Of bark Union, who
walked up from his vessel lying off Fort Carroll that
there aao yirg there In the loo barks Helen Maria
aud EHward Everett from Boston, scbooners West Wind
irtn -; Iris, Briggs, from Washington, N. C., dis
charging timber at Fort Sollers.
The captain Of the schooner Latrich from Boston also
walked up; he has been in the bay for twenty ex days
was bound into Fishing Bay, but could not get In The
chip Jotn Bryant from Liverpool Il under North Point
There slso seven schocners nearly all of which have
before been reported The Ice Is about eight inches
thick, and exreIds as far as can be seen
TELEeRAPHIc.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 1856
The New York papers of Thursday were received here
this morning. II is showing again, with the wind
from the northeast
WARRINGTON Jan. 12-9 NJ
About three inches Of foil here this afternoon It
Is nov raining.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 12-9P. M.
II has been fnowipg here all the afternoon, but has
sosted now The Eastern mail this evening was two
holIs behind time.