, 1876-03-22
THE WEATHER,

Grenl storm TATouHh0ttt Cnn9dn-
Tho Southern People Unanimous In
Opinion tilnt the Observation-Disclosures
Eana HcelA 0vurdoalo IL E2nkc OF TWO
-U1fscfnt Dbsorvatt0na.
H,xctai Dtspd&ch 70 Ths Chicago 1ft5un1
QUINCY, ILL.,, Masch 21.-T4e WAi3 to-daY
publishes roporta from various points In tue
Southern aud Wcstern fruit-growing SECTIONS Of
this State, and from Missouri. roatyo to the
ofrocs Of tho Into cold weather upon tho. fruit
buds. Tho general Impression appsatB to be
that tho oarly peaeh.ouds bavo been antiroly do
stroyed and that tho latoE varieties layo boon
sorioualy damaged. 1t IL beloved thnt other
fruits have not boon much ujured.
sp<etas ptspatch e Taee Cnteaao 1rtt"n<.
TonoSro, March ALA terrific suow.atorn
prevailed yostorday md last night: woman
named Mccartney, rcaidant Of Lesslicsiiic
near Toronto, loft bone yesterday to visit her
daughter, living In the noiEhbofhood. It tB
feared alo perishod in the snow-storm. A uum-
ber OF narrow eacspes from being buried 10 snow
drifts aro reported. Dispatches received from
various parts Of Ontario indicate fall Of SNOW
creator tIon ut any timo fer yenrB.
NEW YonK, March 2l-1ast nights atorn1 waa
very sovero IN this vicinity. Numerous diHastora
to shipping, much damage to property, and con-
siderable loss Of life aro reported. Tho storm
In Now Englhnd was very violent. Fiftoou
tnches OF snow foil In como portaoun Of h1aino,
New Iampshiro. and Vermont. Trains were
| delayed in, Ill directions. All along tho Now
England conat tho Htorm was most violont, md
still continues. The damage to shipping ts worry
! great. Tho Sound steamers ware unable to leave
| their docks Mt Fnii River and Newport. Repota
| from various points ahoW that many yeasol8 hAvo
boon wrecked, an,l IL 1s fcared large number Of
lives wero loat. uouges woro unroofed, mud
| fonccs aud troea demolished.
MEMpu1H March 21.-parttes from Grenada,
! Miss, rerteBont tho storm Of 6uuduy night aa
| graui and terrific. During tho day 1t slooted.
aud tho trooB md Hflrubbety woro covered with
leo. When night Camp furious snow-Btorm set
H. accompanied BY lightning md terrific ttl,ln.
| der, .:alnE Gcano nover boforo Witnessed III
tlIat section. In PORTIONS Of North MisBissippi
tho anow fell to tho depth Of 0 foot. Tho river
foil 1 inchoa, Mercury, 81.
| L1r1IE ROCK, March 2l.-Thc anow melted
considerably to-day, Clear, cool, aud freozlng
QuEnxo, March, 4l.--1he most violent snow.
storm OF tho aoason Rot ln about midnight aud
still continued unabatod. A great quantity OF
anow hos fallen, and tho probability II that bo!h
rail and country roads will be blocked for some
dayB.
5loarnrA1, March 2l.-,The euow-storm which
aes in yesterday evening still continues. The
roads aro blooklug up fast. md travel eithoE b}
vehicle OF rail Is beo1mlng uncertain.
WASHINGTON. D. G., M1rch 22-l l. m.-fol
tho Atjldlc States and Lower Lake, cteat Of
cIeasjp9 weather aud northwostotly to non thw6et
erly wtnsla, slight change In temperature, AMI
rising baromotef.
For tho Upper Lalsca, tho Upper MisaiHsipp
and Lower Missouri ERlloyB. tistng tor,pernturt
aud partly cloudy vcathcr, with southeast tt
southwodt WintlH. slight chausca in barometer
followed in tho Lower Miss6uri Valley durtnf
tho night by threatening woataoE md poaaib!1
rain. ..-.-.
local OBSERVATIONS.
i CHICAGO, March II.