The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-28

Fredsrichburg, Va, Dec. PA ssysrs
nor'hsast storm Of hail, raiA and snow In,
ragged hOrs aiuco early last svonisr. Tho
sou'heTa fast mail passed two hour, late, and
other traini were conaidarably delayed. TIE
Baltimore stssmer approached within sirh,
Hiles, but was compelled to rsturr on account
OF ice. Country roads are badly hlock.ss1
by snsw and ice, and communication is ysry
difficult In all directions. Tha s.rly wix,,r
hm not esen characterized by aaeh severe
weather for. mAny ysar,.
HSAvY GALE.
Lswe,, Del, Dsc. PA heavy gale n,a.
walls here. The bark w. T. iova,d bcr.
for orders, is stranded, and the little ,ts,nsr
Wardnsr, fron New York, bound for IN.
south, has gone to pieces Oh an iron pier.
Ihe crow was saved, This ia tho hsAylest
gale since October, 1879.
HEAVY SNOW STORM.
Nav Ysrk, Dee IA heavy snou storm
started early thi. evening, and at midnisht
continues With unsbAtsd fury.
CONTINUOUS Rad WEATHER.
Ba'ton, Dec IA heavy eAsterly GALE
with Rsht 'now prevailed all day along the
cosst and continues usabItsd. At Third
'alSnt, tho velocity Of tho wind was 81 mllss.
A. ysI nc reports Of wreck or damage to
shipping have bson received.
SNOW STORM IN SCOTLAND.
Londoa, Dee. PA great inow-storm
prevailed in the north Of Scotland, from Fri.
day to Sunday morning. A number of trains
were irabsddsd in the snow baakf. Traffic i.
stopped.
SNOW IN VIRGINIA.
Petersburg, Va, Dec. 21.--A very heavy
Snew, extending IS far south ss Waldon and
~ far west 80 Lynchburg, prsvsilsd on Sa,ur.
day and yesterday. Tbs tlaks,, which were
very large, covered the ground 10 the dopth
OF several inchsa Saew foil briskly here
yesterday.
/ DAMAGE AT LONG BRAEdH.
Loxg Branch, n j., Dec. 27.-Ons OF tho
ssvorsst new storms set 10 on Friday at IL
o'clock, and continued for twelve hours vlth
scarcely any cessation. The roads all about
tho osuAtry are blocked aud impossible
Snow fell t. the dspth Of twenty
inehh and driftea as high % ten feet. This
bulti is blows away carrying with II summer
houses and costly buildings, Kolb's hotel
and surf houses had their porticos blown
away by the velocity OF wind, which also de-
meishea forty feet Of roof af the pier pa
vilion. The damsga to cottages al Nam
meth Beach, = summer colony, exceeds $40. =
900, Tiers Is wash-out oa tho Nsw Jar-
aey Soathsrl railroad, at Highlands, bat il
is bSlayss that travel ia only temporarily
suspended.
CHURCH CRUSHED BY SNOW.
A Baptist church 1T Fort Uulos, Fluvi.
anaa couatJ, Va, Was crushed in By ahcavj
| fSll Of lnoR yesterday, but fortunately !hsrS
ware no services that day mad no oae vs'
injured.
THERMAL.
Washington, D. 0. Dec. 27.--At 8 o'clock
this morning tho mercury At III. Garry was AZ
degrees below zero Az Psmbins 81 ds,r.er
below. AT ST. Paul 1S degrees below. Al
LaCroJ 10 degrees balow At Duluth 4
degrees below. At Milwaukee a! zsro. Al
Cheyenne 4 degrees above zero. AZ 81.
Louis . degrees above. At Chicago II do
gree, above
IN THE EoRTu.wEsT.
Chicago, Dee 27.--Tho murky, fogry
woathor, with the msrcury at about frsez
log poist which has prevailed here the last
fortnight during which time tho sun has no,
bson usen, suddenly changed this morning to
a clear sky with piercing northwest wind.
The mercury hss boen ms low As 2 degrees
above zero all dsy and is sinking still lower
Reports fron the northwest show cold
weather approaching.