Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-27
Old SeVenty-TWO Shaking the
Dust off His Feet in a Hurry.
Railroads Observation-Disclosures De.
layed--Passengers Belated in
Merry Christmas Time.
Winter Proving His Power in
Contrast With the Heats of
Summer.
Trials and Troubles of Steamers
on the Mississippi at Helena
The Lee and the Web
Ster,

SJer,
Special to the Appeal
HELENA, ARK, December 26.-The
Phil. Allin, which left Memphis Mon
day evening, has just arrived and an
chOred about two-aud-a-half miles above
town, in the ice. No accident has hap
pened to her except detention by ice.
Mr.. Moore, her clerk, has arrived in the
city and reports her in good order, but
scarce of provisions, which will be re-
plenished here.
The Cheek passed down yesterday for
Friar's Point, and returned here yester-
day and laid up just below the city until
further developments.
The P. w. Strader passed up Wednes-
day, and the Mary Boyd and Legal
Tender stopped at Burdoe chute. The
Belle Lee came up Thursday night and
stuck fast on the bar in front of the city,
and the Webster, of the coal fleet at this
point, in attempting to go TO her assist
ance, also stuck fast. The Lee seems
not to bein danger of the ice, as it runs
to her right.
In front of our wharf, and a mile be-
low the city, the river is frozen over five
inches thick to the bar. The river here
is foot lower than ever Known.
Mercury twelve degrees above zero.
Business almost suspended,
WASHINGTON, December 26.-Snow
has been falling since twelve o'clock
yesterday. At noon to-day it was four
inches deep.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, December g.
The st. Lawrence river is bridged with
ice between Cape Vincent, New York,
and Kingston, Ontario, q distance of
twelve miles, and teams cross in safety.
TRENTON, N. J., December 26.-The
snow storm was very heavy here.
Trains are blocked on the Jersey side TO
Philadelphia. The snow is two feet
deep. The storm abated at six o'clock
this evening.
BALTIMORE, December "a heavy
snow storm set in yesterday evening,
and still continues.
RICHMOND, VA, December 26.-Snow
fell in this city all day yesterday, and
nearly all last night, with heavy north
easterly gale.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, December g.
A severe northeast snow storm COM
menced at nine clock last evening, and
stiu continues with undated fury.
There are very few passenger cars run
hoe I-ic 10
on the tracks. Sweepers are unable to
clean them.
TORONTO, December ga severe
snow storm set in yesterday and still
continues. The trains on the different
railroads are all behind time. The
weather is intensely cold.
PITTsBURG, December ga heavy
snow is falling. The shore ice renders
il impossible to ascertain the stage of the
water.
BELFAST, MAINE, December 26.-Ths !
weather is the coolest since 1857. The |
railroads are blOckaded. No trains ar
rived since Monday.
PORTLAND, MAINE, December 26.-
There are few schooneas reported
ashore.
LONDON, December 26.- -Advices from
the Cape of Good Hope tc the twenty |
eighth of November have been received. !
Heavy gales had occurred on the sea 1
coast, and several vessels were wrecked. |
NEW YORK, December ga very /
heavy drifting snowstorIn commenced |
early this morning and still continues |
with great fury. Street car traffic is .
greatly DISTRACTED. Dispatches from
the south and east report the severest |
weather yesterday and last night for
many years.
New YORK, December 26.-Snow has
fallen to depth of six or eight inches; |
at noon the showing still continued. |
FerTiage and traffic in the city are great /
ly Distracted. All trains from the west |
are from six to ten hours behind time. /
The Chicago express, due here yester- |
day, arrived to-day, icing detained |
eighteen hours by the storm.
All vessels arriving report bad wealth |
er and damage therefroln, with crews /
frost-bitten. 1t seems that the 4
report of the loss of life by fire in Center
NEW YORK, December 26.-The snow
storm continued with great fierceness.
Some twelve inches have already fallen. /
Street travel by teams and hOrse-cars
has almost ceased, and thousands are /
obliged TO wade through the snow, as
the few cars with dOublts-teains are in
adequate to accommodate passengers.
Wind still north. The storm is very
violent at all points ON the Hndson
river. Railway blOckades are looked |
for this evening.
The Fall river boat Empire State, due
this morning, has not been heard from.
The train due from Washington this
morning, together with several other
trains, are showed up at Trenton, New
Jersey. The western train on the Erie
road due at eleven O'Clock this morn
ing, is showed up at Port Jarvis. Only
one mail, and that from Boston, had
reached the postoffice up to two O'Clock.
The snOwstorm, which appears to be
general throughout the East, still con-
tinues here, and at THEE o'clock this
afternoon Broadway was as seriously
banked as y was s;mei ten years ago.
All outdoor business was entirely sus-
pended. The wind is still from the
north, and fully foot ard half of snow
has fallen on a level, with heavy drifts.
Travel in the suburbs is suspended.
None of the principal mails due this
afternoon have arrived, the trains hav-
ing been showed up at different points.
NEW YORK, nine o'elOek-The great
snow storm that commenced this
morning still continues tonight. The
effect ON business is very damaging, as
thousands of out-tOwn residents are I'M
able to reach the citY. No southern,
western, northern, or Erie railway mails
vet received, in fact, the only trains ar
rived have been from New Haven and
Middletown, Connecticut, and they sew
eral hours late, and from some points on
the Long Island railroad, and from
places in the immediate vicinity Of the
city ON other roads. The Boston boats
are detained somewhere in the Sound,
aud none to leave here tonight. Many
of the street-car lines stopped running,
and others and stage routes make iTregu-
lar trips. The high wind caused much
drifting, but the snow is probably two
feet on the level.
PHILADELPHIA, december 26. -
Trains on all railroads have been de-
layed.
BUFFALO, December 20 A strong /
easterly wind, accompanied by heavy /
snow storm, has prevailed here during |
the last forty-eight hours, driving the |
water out of Niagara river to the lake. |
The supply-pipes Of the city water
works are entirely Above water, and |
the city reservoirs are empty. Rail- |
ways are greatly embarrassed IN pro-
curing water for their engines. All