, 1864-01-03

FROM LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 2.-Thursday the baromc-
ter at noon stood ut 23:G2. Soon afterwards
it commenced rapidly falling; renching 1856
ut O'Clock p. Tn., resulting in violent SNOW
storm from The NV. On Thursday night at
10 O'Clock the barometer, rising, had reached
sa1o, and Saturday night at 6 O'Clock, a9:G5.
The thermometer at Thursday noon stood at
Il degrees nboye zero, falling between that
and 10 o'clccl1 p. m to degree aboge zczo.
Friday morning at Q O'Clock a. m. the u,or-
cuiy Wcs at 1916 degrees below zero, md con-
tinued below zero all day. Saturday, more
moderate. Al IL a. m., degrees above, and
came hour In tic evening, IA degrees above
zero. Nothing like this WAS ever Known in
Kentucky.
THE Jou3uol,s statement this morning re-
spccting the freezing Of five Confederate
prisoners ut JefersonVll1e ia entirely incor-
rect. The prisoners we're well cared for, and
neither death nor suffering occurred among
them.
FROM CLEFELAND.
tSpetial Dispatch to the Chicago Tfibunel
CLEVELAND, J6n. 9, 1861.
The cold came in with tho New Year.
During the past forty-eIght hours the ther-
n.omcter has Hanged from six 10 twelve de-
grces below zero. Ono Of the most bitter
northwest winds ever known In this locality
prevailed all day yesterday, and last, night
several cases Of death from trcezing are re-
ported. The trims have been generally be-
hind in consequence Of the freezing up Of
tAc locomotives. Manufacturers were una
bic to commence operations before noon to-
day; In short. everything capable Las been
thoroughly cougealcd. There has been no
snow, and tonight the weather is lnucl, more
moderate.
FROM MADISON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.J
- MADISON, Wis, Jan. ., 1851.
Atczriblo storm Of wind and snow eet in
here Wednesday night. lasting all day Thurs-
day-complctely blockading The railroads.
In mary places on The milwaukee, & Prairic
du Chicn Railroad the drifts were from
twelve to fourteen feet deep, and packed in
60 hard tlrt it required to be shovcled out
before trains could pass. The passenger train
which left here Thursday afternoon for
Prairie du Clicn got buried in . drift ut
Avera, and Was not got ont until this even
ing. Two engines belonging to the train
neIt EAul3 du4ildSSeA 4flHs On Inc east end
wcrc also all blockaded, noue getting through
since Wednesday. Consequently VIC arcwttil-
out our usuals mails since Wednesday,. The
cold yesterday mud to-day 11as been intense,
TIC thermometer standing, yesterday morn
Ing at T o'clock, at 81 degrees bcluW zero.
This morning it is reported at 50
degrees, and at the Harvey Hospital
the mercury congealed. The Oldest
settlers say 1t is the coldcst weather they
ever experienced in this State. There WAS
great deal Of suffering ut 0kmp Randall aud
Harvey Hospital yesterday, and last night
their supply Of wood IVES exhausted, and
large number Of soldiers were badly frozen;
It Ia reported that one soldier, who was put
in irons for some misdemcanor, was frozen to
death. can trace the rumor to no reliable
source, however, and think It is unfounded.
The Statc officers are to be sworn in by
Chief Justice Dixon. The Assembly cham
ber, in the evening, viii be thrown open, and
Governor Lewis and Lis brother officers will
be present to receive their friends.