San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-25
The P0[af LEdcc.

New York, Jan. 4.-Thc North hlVer "l'
full of ice this morning, but all ferry boats
were running, though trips we're irregular anu
DELAYS frequent. Eastern mails are on 'i'ne'
Southern mails due at and 7:3O reached mere
at e15 and southwestern mails due at ., at H.
New ORLEANS, Jan. At has been drlz-
y,;ng all day-some sleet. At Vicksburg there
are six inches of snow; at shreveport siA
inches of snow. 1t is now freezing; running
ice in Red river. At Magnolia, Miss, there
arc three inches Of snow, and still falling.
OswEeo, N. Y, Jan. 4.-Considerable snow
is falling, and the weather continues bolstrous.
All railroads leading from the city are buried
in snow. and no efforts will be made to open
them until the storm subsidies. BUSINESS Is
nearly at stand-still.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 4-The river has closed
It is clear and somewhat milder this afternoon
ALBANY, N. Y. Jan. 4.-Jacob Van Heusen'
oced f;2. went last night to dig grave IN Green-
hnsh and was found this morning frozen to
death. I
RICHMOND. VA, JAN 4.-The river is block
ed with ice and navigation suspended Inc
canal is blocked its whole length. All lndus-
tries dependent upon water supply are closed
Nrw YORK, Jan. 4-Of seven European
steamships to sail to-day only two cleared
Tho remainder are held till tomorrow or Mon
day. owing to ice in the river preventing nSh'-
ers getting alongside with cargo. One vessel
N1,n
blowing the water out Of the bay.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Jan. 4.-No trains nave
reached tho city from the west since THURSDAY
and the storm continues Local roads nave
been abandoned. Two trains started to-day
for New York Villagers suffer severely tof
food, wood and light.
DrrRoIr. ian. 4--The weather in this CITY
and vicinity is still very cold, the thermomeT,er
ranging from zero to IL degrees below. Inc
railroad blockade still continues All west
hound trains on the Canada southern were
Cancelled to-day. Grand trunk trains are re-
ported six hours late, and the Michigan Gen
trail and Great Western are also behind time
but one eastern train has reached here since
| Thursday.
CuIc,Go. Jan. 4.--During the afternoon the
weather moderated appreciably. The mercury
at & o'clock was at below zero. The day mas
| been very severe on those engaged in outdoor
work. At the county hospital there are some
narrowing scenes, as the afflicted POOR are
brought in with limbs frozen. One or two
cases of fatal freezing are reported.
Urea, y. Y, Jan. A hurricane, with
fierce snow-storm, ragged all day and until
about $50 y. m. A train made up at SYRIA
cuse. and leaving there at l2:45 p. m. met with
| an accident three miles west of Constata- The
first Of the two engines broke loose and be-
came buried in drift, and the second engine
and the train ran into it, the snow being SC
thick that nothing could be seen ten feet
ahead. Both engines were wrecked Engl-
nc.r Hogan ard two firemen are badly bruised
The express messenger. George III Butts, Of
syracuse. was overturned with his car and
held down BY il. The car took fire and was
consumed. together with its contents Butts
hand and bead were cut, and be barely escaped
being burned alive
NEw YoEK, Jan 6-Up to noon to-day sub
seripsioas to the United States FER cents
were s9.Sls.on
NOZZLE. Ala, Jan. 6-The Sow storm