Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-04
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LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.
Severe Weather throughout the East.

snow commenced early this morning,
and still continues with great fury.
Street-car travel is greatly INSTRUCTED.
Dispatches from the South and Eas,
state that there was the severest weather
yesterday and last night known for
many years Thermometer ranged from
six to eight below zero.
WATERFOWL, Dec. 26.-The st. Law
renee is bridged with ice between Cape
Vincent and Kingston (Ontario), a dis
lance OF twelve miles, and teams cross
safely.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 26. An ice-gorge
above Thooke broke this morning and
came down with terrific force, crushing
the dry docks, wharf-boats and steam
ers lying at the levee, some seven or
eight of which were totally wrecked.
Some cargoes will prove IL total loss.
Ten barSes of coal were swept away
and sunk. The loss of coal is $3.50 600
Only three days supply is left in the
hands of dealers. The Memphis Gas
Works, which supply the city, are with
out days supply. Dealers have adj
vanced the price to 50 per barrel, which
will cause great suffering among the
poor. 1t is impossible now to give a
reliable estimate of the losses Two
or three persons were injured in escap-
ing from the sinking crafts.
New York, Dec. ~. Weather clear
ing up. A few local trains from the
immediate vicinity in New jersey ar
rived since ten o'clock, but only by the
aid of several extra locomotives.
There is considerable suffering among
poor, by reason of the absence of the
usual supplies of milk and bread, none
being received of the former.
A large force of laborers are clearing
Broadway of snow.
CINCINNATI, Dec, 30.-the ice gorge
above this city broke at ten o'clock this
morning, sinking two steamers and a
barge and damaging others consider
ably.
New YORK, Dec. 27.--The streets to-
day are banked with snow. No such
snow-storm has been Witnessed in this
section for upwards of twenty years.
Last night the streets We're deserted
from an early hour in the evening.
Business is mostly suspended. No
persons ventured out except from alb
solute necessity. Thousands slept
down town Mt hotels or their offices,
owing to inability to reach their homes
in the upper parts of the city. The
thermometer to-day stands on an aver
age with yesterday-10 degrees above
zero. The storing told heavily upon
business, especially in the delay of
mails. There were no mails yesterday
except those sent early. The postmas-
ter reports that no mail has arrived here
since yesterday noon.
The snow yesterday prevented n
search for the girls burned in the Cen
tre-street fire.
LEwEs Del.) Dec. 27.-The harbor
IS frozen over, and vessels are slowly
drifting out to sea on the ice.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 27.-The total loss by
the sinking of the barks and steamers
here to-day will not exceed 5000 900.
Five negro women were shot fatally
during the Christmas festivities yester-
day, some by their husbands and others
by colored admirers.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 27.--The snow-storu1
continues here with no signs of abating
LITTLE Rock, Dec. 27.-The city is
entirely out of coal.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. N.-Snow has
blockaded all the highways and tempo
rarily suspended the receipt and deliv-
cry of merchandise.
SALT LAKE, Dec. 27.-Cold; raining
three days; heavy SHOWS in the noun
tains. In Little Cottonwood, near
Central City, terrible snow-slide oc-
CURED to-day.
From six to eight feet OF snow has
fallen in the last two days.
About 2:3O this afternoon an ava
lanche 500 wide and IL feet deep came
down near the crossing of the stage
read, carrying away from 8 to 10 teams
and Transfers, backing them 500 feet
across Cottonwood creek. Thirty team
sters were shoveled out alive, badly
bruised, and four more not rescued.
1t is thought impossible to find them
before Spring, although two hundred
men are now at work shoveling. All the
teams in the line of the avalanche were
swept away. Names of men unknown.
Eighty mules were dug out, some dead,
Otnefs severely bruised.
The Martyrs
New York, Dec. 1G.--In the case of
Susan B. Anthony and fourteen other
women, under examination for illegally
voting, United States Commissioner
Stores to-day rendered decision hold
ing each to bail in the sum of ST, 900 to
appear at the United States District
Court at it's next session in Albany.
The Inspectors who received the votes
are also held to bail.
The Blood OF the Martyr is the Seed Of the
Church.
ROCHESTER, IN. W, Dec 31.-Yester-
day afternoon fourteen of the women
held for illegal voting at the late cleo
ton gave bail to appear at the Albany
Court. Suan B. Anthony refused to give
bail and was remanded.