New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-02
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2 1881

been forescen nor so far as could learn, any steps
taken to handle the excessive traffic. The trains
ran they cenld. When you caught one, YOU went
on fairly we'll. But it was matter of pure chance
When train came along. l had man from the
CITY for leowpassenger. who told ma that there, as
vol as at the West End business was az completely
ObStructed by the is business in tho House
Of Com,oon> by The parneil brigade. | am sorry to
have to say that reached home without any adven-
ture whatever: nor did even find big drift on
the roal from Praed-st. nor bank of snow iii front
OF nv door. But there were plenty of them else
where; and nowhere 50 many as i'll this mornings
newspapers
There was ball that night and young lady
whom have the honor to know and the rtsponsi-
bhty OF deciding ior on the occasions when she
docs not make up h-r mind for herself wished 10 go
to ttat hall. doubted whether The carnage would
cOpe, but it did come, and the councilman on beng
lutcrrogated pledged all his knowledge of hOrsetc,h
his ability u drive to The Of this fesiivIty.
and to drive back again at III the morning.
lie kept his word and it appears there din
Gully whatever in keeping II. The horses who had
as much to cav to the matter lie, made nothing
of such slow as they fonnd Int went there and
back at good trot and withoat stumble And
~ the following dav all obstacles to moving about
IN cabs hal resolved themselves into questions of
finance heard If a sOyrietsh bcluV paid for a
three miles drive in a hansOn. but extra hall
crown generally met the views OF your cabman.
The New Yorker who is used TO paying 81 30 for Il
turn the Central lark in the height of e'nnLler
would never have discovered that unusual prices
asked in LUnd'n There were, TO I've sure, stu
obs accs To the transport of mrIchaudsc. ana
neaid alarming reports about the supply Of milk he-
ing clF of but was reassrred when | saw Shark
as busy az usual with lis saucer. Perhaps yOn 10
moi know who Shark - Snalk is tho linaal de-
,endant of CT those four-footrd feline domestic
dei,les wprehlpred of old by tho Egyptians; wor-
Slipped now III the person of this most remarkable
OF their offspring not less rcgouSly than then.
MAILS AND TRAFFIC DELAYED.
All this admit. is th. least seIlUdS side OF the
story sunny side, If sun here can BE said tn he
waen the ,,et~OiolugstS assure us that he has been
vialble during bat seven hours this week. With or
with ut reason. the general disturbance and discom-
tort Lave bern very great indeed. On that IntSdN
night whcn all the caGmeE AMI OnIuIbnS-driveIN ana
tran-carTen went suidenly home, how did their
usual Gust oineIS 90 ho,nct The suburban lines Of
railway were blocked what bccItne ol the dwcllrr5
IT. villas and III cottages; of The shopw"mca and
clerks and the nul Ituics III still humber circum-
stances who 1--we mes from thcir place, of toni 1t
easy for the banker 10 20 to d hotel. but where
din the scain~trrsyes GOT What became of all the
III ken engagements that day : And how did people
VINO had cOt home get back again To business next
morning On the great railways, the state "f things
was no better than on the suburban lines. The
Z ,oenstOwn mail from Now-(mk was delayed
tnIry-slX hours after lis time. The great mails from
tn, nortL from the west. and cvcn from the south
were hardly delivered at all on WrducS lay. y"
!citcls Havc como from Paris since MpndaI until tins
aitrrnO,n. Mails c"ud no IncIc go OCT than cone
norpas>ougers either. The Tram thai Sioaid have
,cn tu~tin Station d.ondonl with Gle American
letters an tuesday evening to uatchthr CitY oi Mon
tIeal al QG",i,,tOwn ward bcrHd Tor Newly orb,
md not leave til toward Wednesday noon.
Queenstown Telegram reports the cry OF Montreal
WaIiInG port Tor the aITIval of her bags Shr II
slow q ship thai the Post Ot"c authorities, II they
had any dis. lctlon. might as VEL send her alp1g.
and put tac mails board the lir fannie. winch
leaves OH Friday. Tins ltu"r winch | AN writing
wil 20 by tn. Intannc. pInv led always 1t CON Eo'
to Queenstown hy tn" hsla trun anl Il IT doe II
VIII Teach New-lmk before the post of Iuesdat.
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