The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-07

VIcKsBURG, Miss, Dec. 29.-An inch
and half fall OF snow here to day.
SHREvEPoRT, La, Dec. 20.-The Their
mometer is nine degrees below zero.
Business is dull, and almost entirely sus-
pended on account of the intense cold.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29.-Mercury 20
degrees. A few snow-flakes fell this
II is turning colder tonight.
DANvILLE. Va, Dec. GA tremen-
dous snow storm here last night and
still RACES. This is the liiId storm
within a week, and the snow now blocks
the roads.
GREENSBORO, n. c., Dec. 29.-The
snow storm here is the heaviest and
most severe for twenty years. The snow
is now fifteen inches deep and still snow
ing.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.-The maximum
cold reached here was about - O'Clock,
when the thermometer showed 10 de-
gress below zero. Since then il has been
rising.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 29.-The
weather has been intensely cold since
last night, and the river is filled with
floating ice. A continuance of the same
kind of weather will prob, bly, make the
river have a solid surface by tomorrow
morning.
CINCINNATI. Dec. GA fOFL w aync
special to the Times-Star says the Their
mOmeter indicates 90 degrees below zero
at 8 O'Clock this morning; that business
is suspended, and many horses, cattle
and other domestic animals have been
frozen todeath.
RICHMOND, Dec. 29.-The snow storm
WHICH began in the northern part of the
state last evening, struck Richmond at
about 4 O'Clock this morning, since
which hour snow has been falling stead
lily. At noon there was no indications
of ceasing. The storm extends all over
the state, and into North Carolina. All
trains reported delayed.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-The cold weather
continues. At dawn this morning the
mercury was 10 to % in the city. At
other points in the northwest as follows
Detroit, II; Milwaukee, 10; Winono,
10; st. Paul, o; Dubuque, 90; Peoria,
10; Davenport, Ii; Keokuk, Is; Des
Moines, ~, all below zero. The sky is
clear and the wind moderate, and the
prospects now are for gradual rising
temperature. Trains are usually imped-
ed somewhat, but these are no accidents
| to property or life yet reported.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The snow storm
of last night and this morning interferes
seriously with traffic and greatly i'm.
pedes travel. Horse cars and stages
double up teams and are run at longer
intervals, while pedestriauism is labori
Gus work. Shippers experience much
difficulty in getting goods to railroad de
pots and steamboat docks. Telegraph
| Communication with Fire Island is sew
cred. The storm on Sunday was very
violent there. The surf broke across the
beach between the Surf hotel and thu
| lisrhthnnea Tho
| side was undermined and one hundred
bathing houses washed away. The hote
narrowly escaped. \ large ship cabiI
and much wreckage was washed into thu
bay. An old hull of twelve hundred
ton steamer was washed on the beach
The vessel has not been recognized. NJ
| steamer is remembered To have stranded
near where the hull lies.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, Dec. 29.-Ther
was another twelve to fifteen inches o
snow last night and still falling. Train
delayed.
New York, Dec. ga snow storm
has prevailed here all day. and along tn
adjacent coasts.
LONG BRANCH, Dec. 29.-Railroat
travel has been resumed on the differen
roads but inland towns, not visited b
railroads, are in n state of seige, as onl
few of the turnpikes have been broker
The estimated damage to property alonl
the shore is from $125 900 TO $150,00(
The sea is still very high and has carrie
away some of the jetties at the highlan'
which protected the railroad bed firoI
being washed out.
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 30.-The the
mometer fell last night TO three degree
below zero.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 3O.-Th
temperature this morning WAS lowe
than it has been since 1885.
ALBANY, Dec. 30-The severest sturI
of the season is raging here. The
mometer ten degrees below zero.
NORFOLK. Va. Dec. 30--The severe
snow storm for years has prevailed heI
, since early this morning
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 29.--'fhcro hi
been the heaviest fall of snow here 10 du
: since 1857. II commenced at a Il
> and continued five hours. II Isvery col
tonight.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 29-This h;
been the coolest day but two in ten year
The thermometer has dropped TO So d
J grees below zero.
? MONTGOMERY. Ala, Dec. 29.-Tl
heaviest snow storm ever known here O
CURED last night. The snow is fl
: inches deep and the weather is intense
' cold.
! MACON, Ga, Dec. 29.-Heavy fall
snow, and the thermometer at fourtee
. The city is having holiday with il
4 provised sleighs and snow ball battles.
a RICHMOND, Va, Dec 30.-The wealth
. today was the coolest since the 18th
:, JANUARY, 1857, when the thermome;
stood at eight degrees below zero.
; was the same figures to-day, at sunris
q WILMINGTON, n. c., Dec. 30.-Tl
q cold wave reached here last evenin
The temperature is the lowest for maj
years. At z O'Clock this morning Il
r thermometer was II above; at IL o'clot
II. Snow fell last night, but only f.
a minutes.
DASvILLE, Va, Dec. 30.-The wealth
has been the coolest ever known hel
# Snow fell yesterday until after nightfa
/ At p. m. the thermometer stood {
gross above zero. and at 9 O'Clock ID
: morning il was IL degrees below zero.
GALVESTON, Dec. 30.-News from s.
< Antonio says the night of the 2Sth W
5 the coolest on record there. At O a.
the thermometer stood at 10 degre
above zero. The water pipes fro
throughout the city and many burstt
The wster tanks froze, delaying I
lie trains Yesterday the mercury fell
N four degrees above zero.
BUFFALO, N :, dec. 5U.-lhe Snt
u storm still continues with no immedi;
10 prospect of abating. II is the sever
10 ever experienced. Ali trains on I
NJ New York Central railroad which shot
have gone east this morning have be
&c abandoned. The Chicago express fro
ID the east, due here last night, is off |
1t track at Lancaster
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 80
are having the coolest weather here 4
"A We have experienced since 1857,
~ thermometer was 10 degrees above =
r. this morning. Oranges on the tn
of in the city are frozen, and il is feal
n that the fruit up the river is badly da
!, l'aged. About one-third of the crop is
"a ready gathered. 1t is not known who
v. er the trees are damaged.
s The Saucy Sioux.
q WAsHINsToN, Dec. SO.-Two separ
K conferences were held to-day at the
It terror department before Secretary Sch
h between the Cheyenne River and Lol
re Brule Sioux delegations and the rel
- sentatives of the Chicago, Ailwaul
Id and st. Paul railroad, in regard to
III tainining the right Of way for the c
Of tinuation of two lines Of railway throt
It the Sioux reservation. In the 10rent
ID q conference was held with the CheyeI
q. River delegation, and sFour Bears'
,e- the outset renewed his proposal OF J
- terday By asking e7,000,Oo0 for the
ID essary lands.
be Secretary Schugz stated that the +
road aOnnrnnw Diced n nav NEARLY