New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-11
THE WEATHER AND THE MAILS.


The Pilot and 4-o'cock trains from New-York yes
teTday afternoon arrived here at this morning Both
reached twelve miles above Camden last night, when
the engines were unable to move further. An eng-
and conductor then left with engine and tender
for Camden, to obtain assistance.
During their absence the wood ont, and the pas
sengers in order to feed the stoves, tore down the
fences IN the neighbOrhOod and then had recourse to
the woodwork Of a car, demOishing one of the hand
soonest cars belonging to the Company Finally a
freight train came up and pushed the passenger cars
ahead reaching Camden at o'clock this morning.
The train which left here for Baltimore at O'clock
this morning is blocked up this side Of Wilmington by
frozen snOw-drifts foot deep.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday Jan. 1O-p m.
The train for Baltimore brought back TO Gray's
Ferry by four locomotives. While crossing the bridge
at that point the engine off the track upon the
draw, and was within foot of going over. The train
from Wilmington is still detained in the snow six miles
from the ferry.
WAsHISGTos, Thursday, Jan. 10, 1856.
We have received portion of the Southern Mail.
Columbia, 5. c., correspondent of the 5th says:
1--WE Were last night visited with the most severe
The rain froze as fast il fell and to-day everything
is cased in ice from half inch to inch in thickness.
The shade-trees have suffered severely, and being
entirely coated over give the streets very singular
appearance. The destruction of the fuittrees is inn
The lines of telegraph down in many places,
and it will probably be aweek before operations are re-
sumed Fully one third of the wire of the line along
the Camden Railroad is lying the ground, and in
many cases even the poles PROSTATE. Forest
trees broken by the weight of ice have fallen across
the line in many places.
"Much damage has been done by the recent inunda-
tions in Lower Georgia and Alabama. The water is
still so high to prevent necessary repairs TO the rail-
ways and telegraphs. We have had no train this
morning and little information of affairs below"
The New-York mails of Tuesday and Wednesday
have been received here. Two locomotives have been
started out on the Baltimore road TO the assistance OF
the morning train, stuck in the six miles below
The train from Wilmington is in the same condition.
The Susquehanna River passabe, but no more trans
will be started till there is surety of getting
through.
UTICA, Thursday Jan. l0-p. m.
severe snow-stOrm and wind has prevailed hero
since last night. Trains are all behind time
BUFFALO, Thursday, Jan. TO- 1855.
The starm here continues undated, but the cold Is
undertaking The Lake Shore road is blocked up. NO
trains came through yesterday The train which LETT
Cleveland on Monday was showed up when twenty
miles out. Five locomotives started this morning to
clear the track. The Buffalo City road is blocked
No trains went over il yesterday or to-day. Ihe
trains on the NewYork Central road arrived much be-
hind time. ,re
BALTIMORE, Thursday, JAM 10, 1856
Savannah and Charleston papers to Saturday laSt
are received Complaints of storms and bad weather
arc general Great fears of feshets were entertained
At Mobile eight inches of snow had fallen