The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-24
A spELI OF wEArngR
Conducive to Profanity, IrHaeF IN and

the Blues.
Anybody who went to church last night
was certainly deserving Of credit for
devotion to the canse OF Christianity.
such naity weather Is not exps.
rienced once in three years on an aver
age, and II the weather ever did afford an ex-
cnse for staying OF home 1t did last evening
People who had no occasion to leave their
fresidss were to be congratulated, and those
whose business compelled them 10 be out
doors any length u time were objects OF
pity.
Ii commenced showing heavily early yet-
terday forenoon, and q binding snow fell for
about an hour, the fixes being almost un-
precsdentedly large, and falling thick and
fast. About hslt-past eleven the snow
changed to sect, which after an hour or 30
again gave way TO rain, which fell heavily all
aftercoon and away into the nigst. The
OF sleet, soaked up the water until the side
walks were covered to depth Of several
inches with slnsh, making pedts.ri.nism
anything but attractive. The advantage Of q
city ordinance compelling people 10 clean
the snow from their sidewalks was most ap.
parent s.
Many business houses and some residences
were flooded by the mssses Of slush on the
roof forcing their way through the surface
The Lincoln G. ub rooms suffered badly, and
I. G. Dillon's windows got share Of the
drenching. Q1imby's news depot was also
slightly soaked, and many cellars were
flooded by the damming up Of the water on
the sidewalks.
The water frozs on telegraph and telephone
wires as 1t fell. Two or three Of the Fire De.
% t,ntr hes hat.
den, and as they snapped contsct with the
One or two telephone wires also parted, and
the telegraph wires slccumbed BY Wholesale.
Twenty wires OF the Western Union line be-
tween Wheeling and Pittsburgh were down
early in the evening, aud about the only
wires in good working order from here were
to Washington and Baltimore. The B. & o.
telegraph service was also eadly disabled.
All Sort. or W'ata aer EIsewh.re.
UREA, n. Y, December % -Thermome.
ter 22o below zero. Saturday night, in Boon
vile, Oneida county it was 500 below.
BosroN, December i3.-Thermometer
throughout New England ranges from 10'
to 3Go below zaro.
/ ST. JOHN, N. B., scember.-Thermome.
ter 1872 below zero.
BALTIMORE, Mn, December 23-It has
been showing since 2 o'clock this afternoon.
@zTRTEysBuRd, Va, December 23.-Snow
has fallen to depth OF four inches. The
fall was general throughout the State.
MEMPHIS, December 23.-Raininga all day.
I EVANSVILLE, IND December 23.-Rained
all day and 10 B.i'l raining, with prospect Of
ALI NIGHT. ft 'sr'
INDIANApoLts, IND, December 23.-It has
been snowIng and sleeting since yesterday
morning. The SLOW is over foot deep.
Railroad trains have been delayed from one
to eight hours. Weather warmer with
slight rain.
Of wide area prevailed last night and to-day,
followed by seet turning into rain
Ia some places, being the heayisst
in Southern Illinois. Indiana and Michi-
gam Trains were delayed from one to two
hours. Telegraphic communication is
greatly irterfered with on account of sleet,
especially toward the south and east.
UIXcIHNATI, o., December 29.-snow fell
every day bat one, during the past eight
days. Experts say II has reached twenty
Inches DEPTH, This morning sleeting and
rain commenced. A heavy dark
mist rose from the snow, covering the en-
tire region. Il rained all day. Itcom.
menced pouring at dark and has been
pouring ever since.
Cellars are flooded everywhere, and
mSny roofs are breakingsin. One line oi
street 'rs stopped. All the trains are de
layed.
NRw YoRK, December 2S.-1t has beer
showing eince s sto.night.