The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-06
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

y EW ORLEANS. D6cemDer -
The mercury is down to 26 o; few
snow flakes fell this morning. 1t is
turning colder tonight. The Louisi-
ana jockey club races at the carni-
val meeting commence Thursday,
the 25th of February.
VICKsBURG. December, 29.-An
inch and a half fall of snow last
night. The mercury went down to
r5ldegrees.
SHREvEPoRr, December, 29.-The
thermometer is down to 8, and bust.
ness is almost entirely suspended on
account of the'intense cold.
CONCORD, n. h, December 29.-
Returns received indicate the cleo
ZION of Ray, as representative of the
third district by nearly 20O0 majo-
rity.
CINc1NNArI, December Pa dis
patch received here reports intense
excitement at Looarro, New Mexico,
on account OF the failure to arrest
Jacob Bocca, the assassin Of Conk-
ling, editor of the Locarro Sun.
The military have been ordered out
to protect property and prevent a
riot.
u LONDON, December GA Times
Dublin correspondent comm ents on
the remarkable lack of popular in
terest in the state trials. The attor-
ney for the Crown consumed the
whole of today in his opening ar
gument. so sf
PHILADELPHIA, December 90.-
Last night the mercury, which at 8
P. N. rose to seven degrees below
Zero, took rapid decline until at 7
o'clock this morning it marked to
= below zero. Itwas reported still
lower out of the city, but this was
the official report of the United
States signal Office. At 10 O'Clock
this morning it had risen to zero,
and at Wilmington, Delaware, ii
touched go below. Reports from
numerous places along the Blue
Ridge in the Lehigh and Schuylkill
Velley show an average temperature
of from 14o to 22o below, the
latter being reported at 10 o'clock.
HARrsyILLE, Pa, December, 80
Most of the country roads are
blocked by snow. Farmers are pul.
ling down fences and driving
through the fields on account of the
snow drifts making the roads i'm
passable.
CHICAGO, December 80. = The
mercury was rising yesterday
afternoon, and at midnight 1t had
reached as high as zero, with the
chances favoring milder weather to.
day. A light snow is flying in the
air. At present, advices indicat.
warmer weather to the westward
and colder eastward. The cold spell
| has been severe and lasted longer
than any. for eight years, but IL
has been singularly free from casu-
alties. Railroad trains are arriving
quite late on all the roads, and in
some cases sre six hours behind time
Considerable difficulty is expert
enced In handling of freight and
live stock, so that receipts have ma
| terlally decreased at the stock yards
LOUISVILLE, December 30.-Tht
sigral Office reports that the tenn
perature here, yesterday morning
stood at z below zero, and at nc
| time during the day got higher than
below, and at midnight II was
below with brisk southwest wind
and clear weather
4 gWnKEsBARRE. Pa, December 80 =
This was the eoldest morning of the
season, and the mercury stood at II
| below zero. There is but little snow
on the ground.
sDASvuLE, Va, December So
The weather is the coldest ever
known here. The thermometer
fell al day yesterday, and until
after nightfaH ATT o'clock, P. n
the thermometer stood three be-
| low zero; ut 9 o'clock, two below
at midnight, four below, and at {
O'Clock, A. Il, il WAS ten below.
NEW York, December So,
A. M-To-day the mercury at New
Orleans stood at 52o above zero, 9
fall Of Sc. At Galveston 2i 9
above. fall of3e. Vicksburg l6 :
above, a fall of le. At Jackson.
vile, Florida, 23.s. above. 9 fall o.
20. At Cedar Keys, FLORIDA, 22e
above, q tall Of S2e. At Savannah
Georgia, 16,S. above, "A fall Of 26ei
At Augusta, Georgia, Sc above, 9
fall Of BE- At Montgomery, Ala
bama, 30 above, fall OF 15e. Al
Wilmington, North Carolina. lie
shove, tall of16S. At Knoxville
Tennessse, &c above, q fall Of 90.
NEW YORK, December 3O.-The
morning has been intensely cold.
<f-12 O'Clock the mercury az HUI
dants stood 1S above zero.
WASHINGTON, December So