The daily gazette., 1881-01-24
England Frozen mp.
FIVE FEET OF SNOW IN LONDON
STREETS AND FIFxEEN FEET DRIFTS
IN THE COUHTRY.

FlNh FEET on SNOW IN LUNDOn
STREETS AND FIFxEEN YEET DRIFTS
IN THE COUErnY.
LONDON, January 22.-The whole
country 10 suffering more severely than
can be imagined from the really Arctic
weather OF the past week. Although
communication between most Of the
great towns has by this time been re.
opened, many bamlsts and villages are
still completely cut OF from the world
without by the snow and Ice, for which,
~ matter OF course, people are less
prepared here than In America. Food 10
scarce, cattle are frozen stiff In their
sheds and at least score of human be-
ings have perishsd in the street.
The Queen at Osborne, In The Isle OF
Wight, and the Prince of Wales, who 10
here In London, have managed TO get
about In sleighs over roads iDpassabls
Tor other vehicles, an example which
tradesmen In the towns might follow
with advantage. At present; however,
the shop keeping classes seem stunned
and helpless under this unusual vista
tiOn, and their customers suffer accord
ingly.
THE SNOW IN LONDON,
In Pail Mall and Piccadilly there are
enibankments Of snow FIVE feet high; in
the country districts the roads are NC
tualiy on q level with the hedges, while
there are drifts fully fifteen feet deep In
many places. The Thames above the
bridges is frozen over and thousands Of
skaters are enjoying themselves upon Its
icy surface. In the poorer parts of Lon
don scarcely any drinking water is pro-
curable.
Trade Is entirely suspended except in
the necessaries Of life. Outside of Lon
don letters can only be delivered by
foot-messengers, all wheeled traf1c be-
ing impossible. The railroads are only
kept open with the greatest difficulty;
the other business Of the country is
carried on by means Of narrow foot
tracks cut through the snow.
Nothing like the present weather has
been known since the great frost of 1914,
when bullocks were roasted ON the ice
In the completely froEen-ovor Thames,
London ran short OF Goals, and the Sol
way was frozen over.
A despatch from st. Petersburg TO the
Daily News says the main outlines OF
the arrangement between Russia and
China are that Russia shall restore all OF
Kulja, reserviDg small territory In the
northwest Of Iii. China will pay q sub
stantial amount over and above the g.
600, 900 roubles stipulated by the Treaty
Ot Livadia for the expenses of Rassia's
military preparations.
eAMBETTA PROMISES REFoRMs.
In the French Chamber of Deputies
on Thursday, III. Gambetta, in thanking
the members for his reelection as Pres
ident, said that the chamber would not
separate before elnancipating the press
from the restrictions nor without sane
tloning the right Of public meetings.
The budget estimates the revenue at
2,836, ,000, 900 francs and the expendi-
tuies Al isis, ,000, 900 francs.
The affairs of the Edison Telephone
Company are to be wound up by an or.
der of court, and the United Telephone
Company has purchased the business
and patents. Mr.. Edison was very
much opposed to the sale.
A terrific storm prevails In the Medit-
erranean. It Is reported that fifty
smacks have been wrecked in that sea.
A renewal of the snow-storm Is re.
ported In the Southern portions of Eng
land and Scotland. The weather Is
very cold.
The fog in the river Mersey somewhat
delays steamers outward bound from
Liverpool.
FLOODS AND Snow IN SPAIN.
The foods and gales that have rayaged
the entire peninsula for ten days are the
severest on record. The foundations
have caused the destruction of half the
crop Of oranges and lemons, and an
immense, loss, estimated ut over $40,
000, 600, to agricultural interests. Towns
like Seville, Cordova and Burgos were
flooded, but the loss of life was compar-
Atively slight. The loss to shipping on
the coasts is supposed TO exceed one hum
dred vessels, and the damage done TO
vessels In ports like Huelva, Bilbao,
Cadiz, Barcelona and Santander is also
estimated at several million dollars.
Afler ten days Of gales aud floods that
have cut Of telegraphs and made trains
forty-eight hours late, and interrupted
the lines in the north and northwest Of
Spain, we now have snowfall of un-
precs dented magnitude In the centre and
even the south Of the peninsula. Madrid
lies under one foot Of snow. Snow has
fallen In Andalusia, In Malaga and the
BaleAric Isles, besides blocking all the
passes and railways In the north ofSpain
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