Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-02
LOCAL NEWS.

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vr,rpvp pRoBaBIL1rIEs..- Var Depart
uent 0Mee of the Chief Signal OGscer' Hasn
'nn,ov D q Jaa'y :, laI'-lu:3o a. NJ
Stba M,ddle states rising barometer, oimln
III" north 10 ives. " .nds and closr OF ~:cat iES
.aa, her " tn slightly higher temperature cur
;re the day than on Aonos3.
TuE Snow SroRM.-rhe sno" storm meO-
toned in yesterdays Gazette, a. 10 progress
gheu the paper went to press, Continued uu'li
= lore hour IN the uight, The snow coming no"i
:, Winding sheets aud attaining depth y! from
tv,lye 20 eighteen iucGcs ou ie'ei. me
,.rsets last night were almost eutire'y oesettec,
onlc those wnosc business compelled tneui,
han, oui Pedastrianlsn was Dota nlmcu!'
and tjrcsome. Persons living 10 the surroeoe-
ng country who came III this mornios' report
,Ea, the ST 'rm there was very severe anc tna'
hey experienced great dlthcuhy 10 sst!os
through the snow, which had been olo"o lnto
oh mr. T. n 81 a
The fall of SOW is generally admitted to nave
Raw, TIM hcayias; cyporeucsd in this region
nee the wioter Of 1856 I. This G!orulDg the
,r,rs Of cleaning away he snow from the SIDE
p.'ts commenced early and Was prosecuted
with vipor, aGord.ng employment TO many msn
and hov, who soon made the sidewalks passa
III. fne storm seens 70 have been very geGe
"a! ,hrouyh3u. this ssciloo OF the cau TRY, ao9
ell of the railroad lioes have been blocked ne
w so tra;u. due here al o.l5 tiS' cveGsng'
did not arrive unti at er SIX a; ught, the ffeiSot
and passenger trans theG coWlug 10 tose'as'.
The tra, ou the samt ROAD Tnch !e,t hsre a'
j 90 last evening, had 1t !eacHed fienna a.
ats hour this moroiug. aud two additional &C
zines were sent out TO bring it back 10 this city.
q, the Virginia Midland Z I'D, he tralu due
here, last night, at six o'cl ,ck, did Get arrive
aoiI 40 ut SIX this morulug The Mlnass Is
trsiu arrised On iime last evening, AID vent o1'
again his morning All ci' tho d;sht 'ra'us on
the Midland Ro ID, &c udlug III: h'chm 40
;calo, were abaud ned last Dight. The DAY pas
seuger svaia 90 this road did uot arrive here Tn
Gil ,eo O'Clock this nIorning, owing TO detrn'ion
81 TOO ssow bctveeu Washcston and Ban
more. Jus, as i! VI rs approaching the depot 10 !
shrs city, cogioe No. 20, which was drawing, It,
gao of he track. aud aad 10 BE- replaced Dy !;
spo,hcr eug,oe. No damag @as tone and |
iorc. of net was !mmcdia ely gut to Work to
got the disabled englue Oh IT," track; tue tra1o !
being switched of 90 auotE"T acS aud pr9eeed- |
cd on IFS way The train "n tho \. 4 r. L. /
w. which went down to Quaplico, last evening" I:
At six o clock did not r. urn aod 40 tralu5 nave
5eco running on thatroai 10 day. No passengers /
were sept out on the W. SO. Road today The |
ruouiDg of tic local traius on the a, & W. Il; |
i. this evening was cons;d raby iaicrfsrod |
VIZ! by the drltiiog ofth snoE.