New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

DECEMBER WEATHER.
SINGULAR STORM IN TENNESSEE.

| A SINGULAR STORM IN TENNESSEE
| NASHVILLE, Dec. 18.--One of the most ter
rife hail storms witnessed in this vicinity accom-
panied by heavy wind. rain. lightning passed over
this city at 23o o'clock this afternoon At p NJ the
barometer ut the Signal Office began falling and IN
few minutes had fallen half inch. For 10 minutes the
wind blew at the rate OF 20 miles hou and was fo
lowed as suddenIyby dead calm. The rainfall in 10
minutes was half noh and the streets flooded
Tho bastones rough and Of peculiar shape. weigh
ing from one to three ounces. No damage has been
heard VI Is yet.
CANAL NAVIGATION PROSPECTS.
ALBANY, Dec. 1S.-Auditor Dayton has re-
ceived the following dispatches:
SCHENECTADY. Dec. 1s-we Just in with che last
fleet, which makes 81 boats locked down this side Of
Port Jackson, and six that have got to Troy tat lay
of here. few have laid up The last of these
boats will move east at o'clock p M We are making
tidc-water, US have tugs and so pair OF horses
A. BAnKLEI. Canal Commissioner.
boats passed at ~ O'Clock Tho weather favor
able. B. DOsAIDsos, superintendent
FERRY BOATS IN TIE FOG.
The fog which, with varying degrees of
density has enshrded for two days past the shipping
in the harbor and which seriously impeded the move
mens of the ferryboats both rivers caused extreme
ncony ye pence 10 the residents staten Island For
hours there was way for business living on that
island to reach this city. Tho ferry made pas
sage with great risk and at last the Westheld ran
aground the Quarantine pier. at 6D a. m
yesterday and the tide receding the vessel was left
high and dry The fogbell on Robbins Reef was broken
owing to incessant usage. The outward-bound ocean
steamers compelled to TO anchor in the upper
bay The Russia. America, and Castaia remained at
anchor front the Quarantine Station throughout
Wednesday night. Incoming vessels were likewise de-
tanned. Late in the day the fog lifted, and the Europe
from Hsvre, the Pomerania from Hamburg and the
City of New York from Liverpool enabled TO enter
farrt heat ala
delayed. No serious accident occurred. The Sound
steamers were all delayed. The c. Ii. NOrtham. which
left NewHavcn on Wednesday did not arrive here until
GOVERNMENT REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsHISGTON, ID. C., Dec. l9-l a. NJ
Synopsis for ne past ~ hours.
An area of low barometer is now central IN
the upper Ohio Valley, where cloudy weather ana gnt
ram prevail Cloudy ana threatening from
Northern New England and thence westward oVer Ihc
lake region ana the Upper Mississippi valley ,uo,
the lastnamed district tho temperature nas 1aiien
with increasing pressure. Clear weather continues on
the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida the
South Atlantic coast westward 10 the Lower MISSISSIPPI
Valley. .
ture, is reported from the Western CUT states
The rivers risen at Nicksburg aud Memphis, ana
have fallen at St. LOUIS h,siHt piSGTr. anu ffeepo'
Nor Nso England and nc Middle States eisar weather
e,easng cioudtncss and possibly tight The eDera
TIRE u, these dstiets cih faA siOh ,cth light TO resh
rdiidbe ninds -. -, =. -,
ally shifting 10 north westerly ana s0utD westerly,
with increasing pressure. low temperature eeneray
cloudy weather and OF rain aud snow, except III
the western portion of the lake region.
For the NorthW West, lower temperatures with lrht 20
fresh noriherly to westerly winds and partly cloudy
weather except possibly light rain IN Missouri
For tho Southern States generally clear weather ana
lower Temperature especially the Gulf States the
winds shifting to south hwesterly anu nOttnweetery,
with continued fog on the coast.
For the canal regions o. New-York and Ohio and the
region Chesapeake and ONO Canal me tompera
.ure will remain above freezing during Friday.
Tho Ohio River Will continue TO :d a Petersburg ana
CINCINNATI and the Mississippi will continue to use
slowly at Memphis and Vickspurg