Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-11-18

tS"The XII Congress will reconvene at
Washington on Monday Dec. 4th and already
members Ors vending their way to the Fed
eral Metropolis
TnE sroRM has been wide spreading
one. The Tribune says the last nights
-Tucsday-storm in this city was the
severest known for years. Large num-
bers OF trees, awnings and chimneys
were blown down, causing much damage
throughout this city and Brooklyn. On
the Jersey side the river flats and the
roads between Jersey City AND Hoboken,
were covered to the depth of two to
three feet by heavy flow of the tide,
compelling csssasion of travel for sew
eral hours. The lower ports of Brook
lyn were overfowed but no great dam
age was done. 1t is feared that many
wrecks will be heard from on the Long
Island coast.
A government coal barge, having
fifteen hundred tons OF coah was sunk
IN the gale during the night. The vessel
seen from the highlands at evening,
which was supposed to be one of the
Russian fleet had to stand off shore un,ill
morning. The gale lifted the roof from
the tour-story brick block No. $50
Water street, and threw it bodily into
the building. An unknown schooner
was sunk near Atlantic dock, Brooklyn,
but the crew were saved. In Hudson
county, New Jersey, the ravages were
fearful, the losses amounting to hundreds
of thousands of dollars. Among the
property destroyed were the car build
ings of the North Hudson County Rail.
road at Union Hill, with six cars, in,
volving loss of $4,000. The high
tide on Chelsea beach, Boston, and vi.
cinity, temporarily Interrupted the pass
age of trains on the Eastern Railroad
The storm ragged at Portsmouth, n.
H., very heavily ali day, with wind
manly from the east and southeast. The
tide was the highest for many years,
with much damage to wharves, shipping,
etc. The Eastern Railroad track on
Hampton marshes. was submerged and
some small bridges washed away, and it
was feared that the track was under
mined No trains have passed either
way since noon. Travel and the mail
betwceB Boston and Portland is inter
rupted.
The storm has been very severe at
Portland, Me-, the wharvcs have been
submerged and somewhat damaged.
A severe gale passed over Providence,
r. J., fences and chimneys were blown
down. .1 ...,..
From reports received at the Signal
OIfice at Washington, from Toronto,
Canada, morning and evening of the
18th, it appears that snow is falling
with very high wind blowing from
the northwest. A storm of sleet was
prevailing at Buffalo this morning,
which has iurned into light snow this
evening. Heavy snow with fresh north
west wind was reported from Rochester,
New York. In New York city, at half
past four, afteranon, the wind from the
west was blowing TWENTY-FIVE miles an
hour with the thermometer ut thirty-nino
and still falling.
The storm which passed over Lake
Erie on Thursday with velocity OF
40 miles an hour, doing more or less
damage, was fore-announced by the sig-
nal office. 1t was noticed on Wednes-
day southwest of Kansas, and signaled
that evening to the ports OF Michigan,
where in twelve hours it was felt in its
onward course. 1t passed over Kansas,
Iowa, and the lakes, leaving its track
plainly marked, traceable TO the Atlantic.
The Detroit Past says that the barge char
tered TO lighter the Collins, [lEuy Collins we
suppose, formerly owned here, has returned
She was not able TO appl0ach the grounded
vessel, on account of n sand bar having formed
around her The tug Quayie leaves with a
lighter or lesser draft, which il is thought will
arrive before the Collins sustains serious dam
age. She had no water in her up TO the latest
adviccs ..H .f
From the statements of Mayor Hall and
several aldermen to newspaper reporters, says
the Associated Press dispatches, It appears
that the old Board OF Aldermen is determined
to contest the seats of the newly elected Board
and that the Mayor will stand by the present
Board The dispute, however, should ii arise,
will be settled on the meeting of the Iegisla-
ture, when thorough Reorganization OF mu-