, 1873-01-25
ELSEWHERE.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.

8R1USQFIELD, LII.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 2A.-The snow block
ade still continues. The SNOW lies on the
ground Of M average depth OF eighteen inches.
No such amount Of snow has fallen in this local
ity since the winter OF the traditional deep snow
forty-one years ago. The trains On the Chicago
The Southeastern and Gilman and Clinton
lines have run no trains to-day, but will prob
ably have their tracks clear tomorrow. The
trains On the Toledo Road arc running, but are
away ont Of time. The street railroads are
showed up, and have run no cara since yesterday
morning. The weather is not cold, being but .
little below freezing point.
1ASESPHLE, WIS.
JAsEsv11IE, Wis, Jan. 2i.-The severe
storm Of wind and snow, which rnged in this
day sullonly snbsided, WAS the most severe OF
the season. About ten inches OF SNOW fell,
which YVES badly drifted. The railroads were
blockaded, and the few trains which werq caught
out in the storm mado difficult progress. On
the Chicago l. Northwestern Railroad. tho
day express from the north was IN hour behind
time at this city, and at Palatine it was nban-
doned, tho last accumulating snow rendering
progress imposHib}s The Janesville secommo. q
dation from chicago due at 7:@ last
hard battle nth lie elements The
night express. due from the south 1T
1880 u. m-, did not leave Chicago. On the
Milwaukee i St, Paul Railroad, last nights
Monroe accommodation from Milwaukee reach
ed this city nearly on time, bat was obliged to
lay up here as freight coming east was showed
in near Hanover, and did not get out until near
midnight It Was brought to Jnnesville in Sec
tious. To-dny's trains were also dclayed several
hours, and the express south ran OIL the track
near Oshkosh from . broken rail, Tearing three
coaches in the ditch. No one 1ss Injured. TIE
roads ara now clear, and trains will probably be
On time tomorrow.
TORONTO, Ont, Jan. 24.-One Of the most
violent BaoW-storrns experienced here for many
years, accompanied by gallo from the east,
commenced yesterday, and still continues.
Trains on several lines Of railway have ceased
running at present.
AUGUSTA, BE.
AUGUSTA, Me., Jan. 24.-1he seyere 6now-
storm reported from the West last night reached
here about 9 o'clock this morning, accompanied
by high wind. d., ~, rn... n-,.
CuAupAIuc7, ILL.
CHAMPAIGN, jan 24.-The passenger trsin on
tho Illinois Central Railroad going south, yes
tarday, was detained here twenty-four hours on
account Of the snow storm, which ragged furious
~ all day, snow falling to the depth Of eighteen
inches. The trims on all the roads centering in
this city are several hours behind time, and run
ming i1eGulaEly.
Yesterdays snov-storm Was tho most violent
that has visited this section for ten years.
BOSTON.
BOSTON, jan. I4--4ue 6tor1Q OF 6noW anu
sleet, with strong easterly gale, continues. The
railroads, so far, suffer no impeachment.
PORT JEHy1s, n. Z.
PoRT JEav1s, N. T., Jan. 24.-The snow-storm
still continues, aud railroad travel ia much i'm
peded-
wATERy11LE, ME.
WArEav11E, Me-, Jan. 24.-A heavy enov
storm, accompanied by very sharp lightning, pre-
walls here.
T1sCASsET, NE.
W1scAssET, Me., Jan. PA brisk shower Of
hail, accompanied BY q heavy thunder and sharp
lightning, occurred here this evening. Tie
thermometer stood at eight degrees above zero.
THERMoMETn1cAL.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2i-Early this morning it was
showing throughout the entire region of the
upper and lower lakes, in the West as far south
as Nashville also throughout Western Canada;
also at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Al
bany, Boston, and Portl4ud. Raining at Bur1ing-
ton, Vt; Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washing
Corinne, Utah, 81; Cheyenne, 2s; Omaha,
2 below; Davenport, s above Kookuk.
zero; Marquette, IS above; Chicago, II
above Detroit, 20 ST. Louis, 9; hfemphis, "a;
New Orleans, ST; Louisville, 18; Buffalo, is;
Quebec, l below; Burlington, ", zero Port
land, above; Boston, rs; New York, 25; BAL
timore, 81; Washington, q; Charleston, 46
Jacksonville. Fla, 43.