, 1864-01-08
the WEATHER..
Relics Of the SfOfm-TfaVollng BE.
low Zero-Lost-Sknttng.

The weather continues cold-the mercury CO.
quoting with Jack Frost in manner very dtss-
E1eeable to those whose business compels them to
remain any length Of time ont Of doors. ThemerrJ
sleighere, who have made the air ring during the
past two three days, were almost entirely want
Ing yesterday, and save where some one or two
more adventurous than the rest, determined to
enjoy themselves In spite Of tho weather, while
they drove at rapid pacer keeping time to the
merry Jingle Of the bells, there were none Of the
cutter genus to disturb the monotonous procession
OF wagons and drays. Yesterday morning the
thermometer stood at 10 degrees below zero.
TRAVELLING uNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Thepaeeenger train On the st. Louis and Chica-
60 Railroad, from Springfield, which WAS due here
aweek ago yesterday, arrived here yesterday NOR
ming, laden with some 800 passengers. one-quarter
Of whom we're school teachers, who bad been At
tending the Teachers Convention. The train
started from Springfield in TIVE sections-the first
leaving on Sunday evening at o'clock, and the
second little after midnight on Monday. The
first train succeeded In getting to within short
distance from Pontiac on Monday night, where it
became snos-bound, bnt WAS fnnlly dug ont by
the passengers, and after considerable difficulty,
succeeded in reaching that place, whcre the other
section of the train shortly after came up. They
both renained there until O'Clock Wednesday af-
ternoon, when they made another start and got as
far as Dwight, where they were again weather
bound for about four hours. Another start WAS
then made, and without experiencing any more
de5sy u resehP1g ChsaGo ,sov, INIT
not to be compared With. those At Dwight. The
came conductor was on board who was showed mp
be te1egtaphed to the office Of the road that the
drifts then were nothing ss compared with those
which he hau Just succeeded In emerging from:
Of fuel provisions, az the fences on the road sup
piled the former, and the peoPle Of Pontiac faI-
snd he WSe
thns necessarily absent from their schools, were
greatly delighted at LIST reaching the city aftcr
along and tedious journey.
TRo11cs or TIE FRosT.
The gas metres under the bewitching effect Of
Jack Frost, hare been source OF considerable
annoyance and vexation to the citizens during the
T s e h ,s hs7 sna
people are compelled to return to sadamantlne
si1es." The Central Police Station, around which
Justice Is supposed to throw halo Of Light, Is in.
as It has been waECiehly termed, state OF bctu-
mfnous obscu1lty and were it not for the ickering
Hight Of q ta11ow dip, which makes It's appearance
and hs1 a n ths ,ss s oSe "a
the blae coated guardians of the aight.
wsk along one Ct nc
solving views are te!rg exhibited ;gratnltcasy,
| pro 167.o pubic. They are somewhat after the
style Of tie htte joker usaay seen at horse raees
In the City Council, the other night, no business
could be donc and the meeting had to adjourn, al
on account of tho wnnt Of Gas: i seems strange
TINT The gaseous Aldermen, who blow It off BY the
hour md INCREASINGLY prattlc for :. Buncombe.' >
done out Il III nature, as there was no light thatt
nothing new) TO caabte Them to Get their wind ma
chine IN operation.
their metres by pouring alcohol into them, have
been more or less injured by the explosion Of th'