The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-30

the past two days: December Zstn-o a. d.,
27:l0A. NJ, s2;l2 d., IS; 2P. n SO; P. NJ,
s6;8P. NJ, IS; NJ, 81. December 2sth-s
AM, 50; 1oA. NJ, 81; II NJ, 4s; 2 P. NJ, 44i4
Pm, A;sP. NJ, l;sP. NJ, 80.
The Cold In Columbia.
ESPECIAL TEL!GRAM TO TIE NEWS
COLUMBIA, Sunday Night, December 20.
We are still enveloped In snow, and the
weather is intensely cold. Last night one
more unfortunate was found by the police
nearly frozen to death. Several narrow es.
capes are reported. All the railroad trains,
with the exception of the Greenville and Co.
lumbIa and the South Carolina, have been
long way behind tune. The Southern and Allan
Ito Telegraph Company had many miles OF line
between Branchville and Charleston broken
down, but they succeeded this morning,
about ten O'Clock, in putting everything in
working order again. There has been great
deal Of smusementin and about the city to-
day in the, to US, rather novel exercise OF
skating. Many sore bones attest the truth OF
the old maxim, 'Ne sutor ultra crepidam." !"
Columblans cannot skate well.
The politicians, like everybody else, seem
frozen up, and there are no new developments
Of any interest.
The taxes are beingpaid in with reasonable
rapidity, and there is 1Econse quent increase
ofconaaence and Of comfort among the mer-
chants and others who have made advances
upon the credit of the State.
There ia general disposition among the
people to place more reliance upon Cardozo
than upon his predecessor, and to believe
that 40 far as his Individual power goes the
public funds will be honestly managed. 1t Is
rumored that Attorney. General Melton and
D. q. Chamberlain, whom he succeeded, are
about to form law partnership. QU1 VvE.
The Cold In the State.
The day passenger train on the Wilmington
Columbia and Augusta Railroad did not arrive
in Columbia uDil late hour on Saturday.
Cause.-The freeze.
Fisher's mil-pond in Columbia was frozen
on Saturday, and there was excellent ekalDg
until the sun came out and some oil the skaters
Marlboro, Union, Cheraw and the interior
toms generally complain Of cold, sleely and
dismal Christmas.
The Cold in Georgia.
The telegraph wires 10 several places be.
tween Augusta and Atlanta. and between At
lanta and Chattanooga, were down on Christ
mas, having been broken by the weight OF Ice
upon them.
Last Thursday night (says the Augusta
Chronicle and SEEMINGLY was one OF the cold.
eat nights ever felt In this latitude. Towards
da.k the wind rose and blew heavy gale oil
NIGHT. The air was Icy cold, the mercury
went down towards zero, and everything
moist was frozen hard as nint:: About ten
O'clock Yesterday morning lhe clouds passed
eway and the sun came out, shiuing brightly
snd melting rapidly the Ice and sleet upon the
Crou{A and houses. The weather has mode
rated a little, but at the present writing Is still
Intensely cold.
The Savannah News of 2slh says: "There
vaa complaint among the vessels and at the
nresses under the bluff yesterday Of The scar.
city of negro labor. Many OF the vessels
were compelled to suspend discharging and
loading on this account. The cold weather
had q demoral.zlng effect upon the darkeys,
-and they would not venture from shelter,
even TO turn an honest penny"
The Cold In North Carolina.
Snow on 9th at Wilmington, and the Sc
verest weather known there for years past.
The Journal thus speaks OF The weather IN
Wilmington on Christmas: "Cnrlstmas aay
wss certainly the most dlsagreeable OF The
three hundred and fltty-seven that had prece.
ded II during the year. The day was ushered
in by sleef, which fell until about ten o'clock,
when it was succeeded by rain, and the con-
dillon of the streets can then be easily imag-
inad. Az NAV be Imagined, there was no
comfort anywhere else than by good fire,
and the streets were, therefore, almost entire
ly deserted"
The Gold at the North.
.a.t NEW YORK, December 28.
The weather is moderating slightly. There
IA considerable Ice In the rivers and bay. The
leading railroads have cleared their tracks,
and regular trains will be resumed this after.
noon.
PHILADELPHIA, December 2s.
The weather is finer, the gale Is Bubsding
and trains arriving regularly.
FORTRESS MONROE, December 20.
Thee eoldest weather is prevailing here that
full OF floating Ice.
The Cold In tho West.
MEMPHIS, December 2S
The river commenced falling last night. In
d,catIng another gorge. The total loss go fal
will NOT exceed two hundred thousand dol
iars. A coal famine is apprehended.
LITTLE Rock, December %.
The city Is entirely out Of coal. No train
from Memphis for three days.
A'o'- SALT LAKE, December %.
Twelve persons are missing from the Cotton
wood avalanche. The slide came tEom
Men. mules and wagons were carried ava
IKE wisps, The rains here and snow on In
mountains continue. Trains are nine hour
behind time.
OYER TIE SEA.