The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-01-13


Railroad, and the Illinois Central Rail.
road On Thursday it continued to blow
with the thermometer at ten degrees be-
low zero.
All the regular trains started, but were
obliged to come back, and here and at
Dunleith they have remained On Fri =
day the thermometer stood at &c degrees
below zero at z o'clock, a. m, and was be-
tween Is and 25 degrees below all day
At 9 D. m, it stood at rs degrees below
zero.
To-day the weather has been less cold,
the Thermometer averaging 16 degrees be-
law zero. All business is stagnated. As
yet We have heard of no loss of life, tho
a few cases of extreme suffering occurred. :
i West of here the cold is said to have been
more intense, and it will be miraculous if
i some persons have not died in the prai-
. ries.
: GREEN BAY, Wis, Jan. 81 P. NJ
Arrangements have been made to put an
other large party to work early tomorrow
morning, to finish the job of opening the
road to Appleton, which will probably be
completed and trains running before night
. possibly by noon. The thermometer
{. has ranged during the day at about IL
degrees below zero.
ST. PAUL, JAM 3-The last three days
of last week have been the coldest known
: here for years. The highest range of the
mercury during that time has been ten
degrees below zero, and most of the Tins
it was between twenty and thirty below
zero during the day time, and thirty eight
during the night The army register
thermometer, at Fort Smelling, which is
on high bleak bluff, marked fifty below
zero, yesterday. A register which has
been kept since that fort was established
I in 1921, shows that this degree of cold
, has been reached but twice during that
Il time.
~ MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2.-The weather for
the past forty eight hours has been per-
' tectly diabolIcal, and business is in con
;, sequence almost suspended. The thcr-
F" mometer has ranged from thirty TO thirty
five degrees below zero, with Il driving
: wind most terrible to eucoua ter. Frozcu
ears, noses and feet are nnuperable, aud
r many persons were yesterday picked. up
: inscnslbie on the streets. liars. aud fcos
were irozeA while going but a few blocks.
Many employees OF The railroads wers
- badly frozen and cr:ppled for life. No
:, trains have arrived or departed yctiniany
} direction. In fact, we are completely fro
= zen in, and must wait patiently for deliv-
erancc, though there is little abatemens
- as yet
IS SPRINGFIELD, Ill, JAN 2--All rsil-
road communication is suspended, with
no prospect # icing resumed for several
days. No trans have arrived here since
Thursday. We are completely showed
in. The weather is bitter cold Several
o soldiers have frozen to death in Camp
Yates. 1t is reported that the hospital is
n in very bad condition. The stage dri-
yer on the route hc,ween here and yir-
~ ginla was Found dead on his box to day
( Supposed To have frozen to death f
m Dixon, LII, Jan 2-'fhe storm has
been ra2in1 furiously lcr the past thrs
IN days. Several have been frost bitten, but
We naAtI D. no live; 10 / in this Va
as cininit. Tae railroads a.'e badly blocke
up. There have been no uraias ON the H.
&c lnois Cuntral iioad for the past three day.4
= aud there viii be none bclore Tuesda,
le We are suffering with intense cold, tn,
IS. THERMOMETER standiug Ut thirty degrees
IL below zero
III GALENA, Jan 2-The weather is ex /,
cessiveiy cold, the mercury ranging from
." twenty-five 80 thirty three degrees below
nc zero. The aalesu osidcd on Friday night,
~ leaving the railroad blocked terribly No
10 trains have reached here since Wednes-
day evening, and the prospect is gloomy.
> FoRT WAYNE, Jan 2-The thermom
cter VI the let Vas % degrees belos zere,
With heavy wind and snow. Two men
were frozen TO death I he PitisJurr an,l
Fort Waye road is not yet 9pen to Chica-
20. but all goes on right eastward. The
ad Toledo and Wahas'' road is slightly inter
~. rupted. No mails ior three days.
- MADISON, WIS, Jsn. "A terrible
!. storm of wind and snow set in here Ned
he nesday night Lasting all day Thursday
IL completely blockading the railroads. La
ro many places on the Milwaukee and prai-
it rie du Chen Railroad. Ike drifts were
ne from II to Ii feet deep. and packed in 50
e. hard it required 10 be shoveied out before
a trains could pass. Tie passenger train
IL which left here Thursday afternoon f.,
b Prairie du Chien, Sut buried III n drift at
Avena, and was not got out until This
at evening. Two engines belonging to the
lie train were badly damaged Trains en- the
o. cast end were also all blockadcd, mono
re getting through since Wednesday, conse.
al quenty we arc without our usual mails
since that day.
of The cold yesterday and To- day has been
nd intense, the Thermometers standing yester-
as day morning at o'clock, ut 81 degrees
lie below zero. This morning it is reported
at 80 degrees and at Harvey hospital tha
bo mercury congealed. The Oldest settlers
~ say it is the coolest weather they ever felt
~ in this State. There was great deal Of
j. suffering at Camp Randall and Harvey hos
r. pital yesterday, and last night the supply
re of wood was exhausted, and a large mum
a. Der OF soldiers were badly frozen
i'll ------ = ------------ A
he WASHINGTON, Jan 6.-The N. York
ir- Times special from Washington, OF the
5th, says not less than 20 different propo
lie sitions to amend. the CONSUMPTION law