New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-30
CITY ITEMS.

NOVEMBER WETHRR.-Thankful for small favo-s,
if readers are, they viii BE- thankful that this is
the last Of the series Of November items the
weSheg and s capricousness disconicrts, aud-peAs-
ures we cannot add. Look az tie last two day.
Sunday all day the down gently, but only
enough to cost the earth, without being u9eiu. AT
night il foze just enough to astcn itself in SENT ice
ard snowy mud mixture to the psvements. The sun
went Gown in gloom, and early darkness followed.
How dull the streets were. Yesterday morning, day
light was slow in coming up the eastern horizon, ant
only knew by the cock when tie sun had risen.
Even the mikmen failed 10 keep time All went be-
hind hand. The kitchan.nald was dull; the fire WAS
dull; the Lewsboy slow, and when he dii come at
O'Clock, the windows were dull else the eyesight
he'd grown Gin. At length hle-outioOr city life
began TO wake up. Carts began to move but The
poor horses did not look lively and every trpck they
made left its imprint Ike the type upon clean paper
Directly the snOw.shovel,rs began their rounds and
woik-tO them great harvest it n snow in the city.
II truly gratifying TO see that the most OF these
were BOYS. Last year it quite the contrary; every
snow brought out army Of unemployed men, look
ing for iol-somethng TO bring them bread, and a
drink, of course. This year the number of men was
certainly much less, showing some evidence OF their
being otherwise employed But the boys were wide
awake for the pay if not the work ari all the fore
noon. ,hovels and brooms were busy. Every house.
keeper except a few of the curmudgeon variety has
the snow cleaned away IN front of his own premises.
Sometimes thisis job The time il was light,
for the snow was only two or three inches deep.
Abou, Doon tie clouds cleared aray and the sun-rays
for few hours fell warm upon the snow, which. in
spite Of the chill Winter wind, went into semi-lquid
state of very BLACK snow, mud ard water. Dismal to
49, k.,,, to he foot au1 Inc %
misery TO the poor sewing girls who downtown
upon the clear snow. with clean snocs, early in The
morning, and went home with wet feet, and-of tie
skirts let us not say word.
Altogether the streets wcr, rot in condition to
afford comfort to any compelled to use them. AT
sundo.n there was scarcely white -pot to be seen
npou ali the pavemer,s and the mud vas beginning
10 CONCEAL bidding fair to finish Ou. the month in
slout the zane condition they yesterday. Upon
the whole we give the present November cert lcate
for having exceeded all others ill giving US fore
tbou,h NJ of early Winter. And we here IL New York
are rot alone in glory letter from the north
west county of lIdana says; 1--WE hal sleghing here
=" the 10th. such Is it was but 1t was better than
"shoelng. All the month, the roads have been
lawful"
Another letter from Evansville, lnd. la IS Nov.
o3 sSys:
"The transition from Summer to Wintcr mas been
very sudden On the l3h inst. the day of our first
severe rosi yoong pear trees were AS green US Sun
mer. tomatoes were growing luXurAuty, and even
pnnpkin vice had not been killed. By the 2Gh inst
ve had snow ard severe freezing weather and lddy
We have two 81 three inches of snow, with WINTER
weather
OF course, We now give up al hopes OF Indian
Sumner" bot We viii not give up the hope oftwo or
three weeks of mild, pleasant weather 10 December,
before we have Winter IN esrnest. II We do net, GOD
help the poor, The month os November has been a
severe oae upon tbem the cold weather coming 50 IN
expectejly, ara holding SO ,naoicusly. Tomorrow
viii b. the first calendar day of Winter. Let IA hope
| il Will not be so wintry yesterday.