The national Republican., 1867-01-21
THE WEATHER.
'ESsIoS or susrskss Ia BOSTON.

BOSTON, Jan. lS-Very little business was
done. yesterday, owing I'd The difficulty Of de.
livering and transporting goods. No schools
were in session. gs q.
In the town Of Somerville, twenty-six
SCHOLARS and their lady teachers were com
PEELED to remain oil night in the school-house
on account Of the storm. They were fur
nished with bedding and refreshments and
made quite comfortable. So. -T,
The snow storm still places an embargo on
some Of the railroads leading to this city.
The mail train which left New York on
Thursday morning arrived here at FIVE
o'clock this evening. tits hoped that dur
ing tomorrow the trains on all the roads
will be able TO make their regular trips. a..
Only one train has arrived from New York
since Thursday, and that train left New
York Thursday morning al. s-TTU .ssi,
The regular New York express train left
;s,,;s a. a;sS this u ,,. B m and win probably go
II Is expected that the Fall River and New
port routes will be open tonight a L
Owing TO the state OF the markets most Of
the mills In Lawrence will reduce operations
from 60 to 25 per cent on February l.,
which will be the means Of throwing several
hundred operatives ont Of employment
A TELEGRAPH oPRRAroR rRozRN. r.
NEW YoRK, Jan. l9.--Oscar w. Willis, for
many years q telegraph operator for the va
rious companies in this city, was frozen TO
death while trying TO reach his home, near
Hoboken, night before last, He was an ex-
cellent operator, and kind husband and
father. His death has cast gloom over the
entire telegraphic fraternity. v..
THE WEATHER IN THE NORTHWEST. --
ST. LoCIs, Jan. 1o.-A special dispatch 70
the st. Louis Democrat, from St.J Joseph, Mis-
souri,, says that arrivals from the Northern
Plains report deeper snow than for many
years AT some places along tho Little Blue
river drifts were twenty feet deep. o. s.
The Denver Ne,0s learns from an exploring
party which recently ascended Colorado river
that that stream is navigable TO the mouth
Of Green river, which Is In the boundaries OF
Colorado. The vessel used by the exploring
party was large enough to have carried four
such boats as that which was used by Lieu
tenant Ives when he explored the river.
The Salt Lake Vidette reports the massa-
ere OF nine men in Southern Utah, on the 9Th
inst, by the Indians ,.l.. a......,.e
.r SAFETY OF CoNMoDoRE BLAKE. .f.
BosToN, Jan. l9-Commodore Blake, who
was supposed to have perished In the snow
on Thursday last, has returned home. He
took refuge in hut near his house.
ICE IN SOUTHERN RIVERS. .Ig
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. l9.-The late cold
weather is the seVerest known here for ten
years. 1t places complete embargo on the
steamboat travel on the Chesapeake bay and
james river. .. ..-s...... ... ralia.
No Baltimore steamer has been here since
Wednesday. ... r........
The Annamessix steamer is frozen up.
Hampton Roads is filed with floating fields
Of ice, coming from the james river and
Elizabeth river.
Vessels arriving from the outside report
the weather as intensely cold, and success
sion Of unprecedented gales. r7.r..E
Interesting from south America.
New YoRK, Jan. 2O-The steamer New
York, iron. Aspinwall, arrived to-day.
Advices from Valparaiso to Dec. ls, give
q confirmation OF the runnor that Chill has
refused the mediation Of England and France
in the Spanish question. 30, ... .- ....
The South American Congress is to meet
at Lima, and all the republics that have not
given in their adhesion to the league are to
be invited. sla... .r.. ... .-...-.
The bark Tecumseh, with sixty cannon for
the Valparaiso Notifications, had arrived.
Lima advices to the 2Sth Of December
state that an attempt to assAssinate the
President was made. on the night Of the goth,
in Callao. The shot passed through his
sleeve. The assassin, a Chilian, had not
been arrested. .svi.-- ..... ....rrr Hi
The steamer KaLaia had arrived at Panama
with Melbourne dates to Nov 20, Sidney
Dec. 80, and Wellington Dec. 8. =
A new gold field Of great extent had been
discovered in the Weddn mountains, about
2s0 miles from Sidney, which the Govern
ment officials state will give employment to
large number Of persons for three or four
years.