New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-20

qusnli'ieS This was, beyond doubt, the seyerest
w.sorm of the eeason, the fall averaging nearly
one foot in depth. Street travel brough almost TO
a stand-stll, the omnibuses moved forward with diff
Guilty, and the cars were kept going by frequently
blowing out tho tracks aud sailing them down. Yester
day was fne clear and cold. Uptown and the suburbs
were alive with sleighipg parties, who made the most
OF the short season. The dIft-ce in the North and
East Rivers was very plentiful and unusually heavy,
filing the alps, and almost putting Brooklyn, Williams
burgb, and Jerey City under embargo, several OF tho
ferries being stopped altogether.
The heavy impeded tho trains to and from this
city somewhat. The Harlem and New-Hayen trains
suffered slight detention, but were not much behind
time. On the Hudson Railroad, the trains were not
impeded by the snow IN any manner worth mention
pg The tracks have been cleared and trains viii
run regularly. The storm caused some detention to
the trains of the New.York and Erie, NenJersey
Transportation, and Morris & Essex Railroads. About
dark on Saturday evening, one Of the New-Jersey
Transportation trains got fat in drift in Bergen Cut,
by which seven eli ht trains, belonging to the
several roads, were. delayed an hour or more. The
night Express from Dunkrk due at Jersey City, at
12 o'clock yesterday noon, in 40 hours behind
time. The Company had two snow -plows al work on
the Eastern Division, and by this enabled
to keep the track comparatively clear. Three freight
trains detained Saturday cent out yesterday,
and were making their usual time.
The pIotboais Moscs II. Grinnen, No. ], and
Washington, No. 4, up to the city yesterday
afternoon, and reported the weather outside as very
revere, during the late gale The schooner Eleanor b.
Copwell from Grand Csyman, while beating up from
Quarantine wss carried ashore Governors Island,
and afterward towed fby the steamtug Satellite.
The brig Mountain Eagle, also arrived, WA COM
pletely iced up forward.
The Rev. Mr.. GuIssEss.-The Rev. II. Grattan
Chimes, preached yesterday, in the morning in Dr.
McEroy's Church. in Fourteenth street. in the after
noon in DR.. Glletts Church, in Twenty-thrd street,
and in the evening in the Cooper Institute. lie had
large houses, more than could be seated in the after
noon s style Of oratory peculiar full of fervency
and zeal 1t will probably improve upon acquaintance.
BE is to labor in the city for come time to como.
ANNIvERsARY CoscHRT.-A Juvenile Concert, for
the benefit OF the Norfolk street NJ. +. Sabbath School,
will be given by the Tremaiue Family, and six Sun
dsy-School vocaliss assisted by the School, in the
church, on Tuesday evening.
GRAcB GREgswooD.-This accomplished writer
win deliver her celebrated lecture the Heroic in
Common Life" at the Rev. F.. ". Chapin's Church,
tomorrow evening The lecture has received hearty
applause from large and discriminating audiences in
other cities and, we have no doubt, viii afford equal
pleasure here.
Fox EuroPr.--Tho steamship City of Washington
sailed yesterday for Liverpool with LA passengers,
having been detained BY the snowstorm of Saturday.
II
Isabella Jane the only daughter of the late james Ste
phens who was executed for wfe-poisoning, died at
the residence Of her aunt, Mr. Hsnnsh, in First
avenue on Saturday morning at u o'clock, at the age
of eight yesrr six months and fifteen days. Several
weeks previous her death the child sickened with
scarlet rssb of which abe had nearly recovered when,
one day she went in company with servant to mar
kst and overheard one making the remark,
That 10 the daughter OF Stephens the man who poi
rored his WIFE" The stigma appeared to weigh heavily
ON her mind and AFTER returning home she fell into
it, She Inst her father three days before his exc
eution, when she was taken into his cell and bade him
a very afFeeiionats farewell. She was passionately
attached &c hu, and continued to the hour of her death
to 6epors bis cruel aud to her mysterious fate the
particulars OF which had been communicated to her by
her aunt She could not understand why her father
should be hung and frequently atested her belief in
his innocence of the crime charged against him.
On bed she repeatedly prayed that God might
have mercy on those who broHgbt him to such end
But short time previous to expiring, she bade an
aectionats farewell TO all in her presence, among
whom were the Rev. Mr.. Skinner and other members
Of the Methodist Church. She clssped a cousin, a
youth Of about ten years Of age about the neck and
entreated him TO meet her in heaven, where she ex
peeed be with her father and mother shortly, and
where abe prayed that all might come. The chlds
anent, according to the testimony OF her ply sican
was "troube;" abe appeared TO pine away at the
thought OF the fste which had befaen her father and
moth en- At g o'clock on Sunday afternoon, she was
buriedin the same grave with her parents in Green
wood Cemetery. Thus has passed away the whole
family-husband and wife by violence, and their off
spring Of q broken heen.
STREET OrEsINGs Grand street, west Of Broad
way, is 10 be widened and extended 70 Canal street
The Councilmsn also propose TO widen street.
from Church street 10 the river, which should have
been done when the old college grounds were broken
up now il ia rather expensive, and will meet with
strong opposition Broome street il also up for widen
ing, from Laurens to Hudson, with an extension
through to Washington at the Springstreet market.
But if Grand street is widened and extended Broome
street will not need any such Improvement
TmE Troy MERCHANT AGAIS-A few DAYS since
we published the fact that Daniel Marvin, r formerly
Of The firm Of ID. {: j. X. Marvin, merchants doing
business at Troy, n. " had been arrested at the in
stance Of Bowen, Holmes & Co.. who charged him
having obtsined 81 100 worth OF goods of them by
means Of false representations. On Saturday Messrs.
LII alI a, n. II. al. arraA