Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-24

Inc snow, which came down in such spiteful
WAFiS nearly all day yesterday, succeeded in
placing covering upon the ground OF about two
lie storm OF sieet which followed gave the
SHOW a herd crust and the shovel brigade this
morning looked upon the compact shining surface
Win Joyles5 faces. 1t was not easy get off.
aad as the large army OF men and BOYS worked
away on the pavement it was easy TO see that they
we're earning their Christmas money Perhaps the
pSJs,1e nc wanted 10 finish up the odds and ends
o. their Christmas shopping regarded the snow as
= great hu5alIce just at this time but the poor man
IN 5 want OF food and coal, as he slouldered his
shovel ant thought OF the prospective quarters,
piocAoiy mad a somewhat different opinion
TIE STREET CAR COMPANIES
regard TIE snow as their greatest enemy. They
were compelled to-day to double up their teams
ald send out their great snow scrapers and brooms
but In spite OF ali their efforts travel was greatly
impeded. The holiday season Increased the num-
Der or reone who wanted to 90 abroad. and so the
street ears were unusually crowded A drilling
ram, WHEN began TO fan during the morning, con-
verted the sidewalks and streets into masses OF
sSn, bat in spite Of this and other diScorforts the
streets were throaged with busting thrcngs bear
lnS packages. and their bright faces and merry
laughter showed that Christmas cheer rose above
such tri1ing Ills OF life
SLEIGIIHG AT S. PER HOUR.
Now and then during The day the jingle OF sleigh
bells was heard. and il front of the livery stables
might De seen rows OF sIeghs ready for customers
III only comes once year and sometimes not then
and so sleigh is n costly luxury. Only S. per
u
sleigh ride.
'Have you many sleighs on hand" asked STAR
reporter OF livery man
.'Yes. we have about eight and this year we got
four more, was the reI,iy.
II should not think that it would pay to keep
them.' remarked the reporter SympatEetically.
son, They don't eat anything" was the philo-
Sopaic RESPONSE, sand one season generally pays
I0T them
nltn Who had at his command such source Of
almost untold wealth
wEAT THEY SAY At TIE SIGNAL OFFICE.
4 STAR reporter found Lieut.. Craig this morning
IN an upper room in the signal Office wrestling
With pie OF weather maps 10 arrange for fair
weather for Christmas.
~ hat are the pTOSpectSe' asked the reporter.
''Vin we have to celebrate i'll the sIIkh to-rnor-
row."
"WeEl. am pretty sure there will be fairweather
Tomorrow ana that il viii be cold enough IS pre-
vent SitI5h. We Wii have some rain Tonight, but
It VIII be all over by morning. The temperature OF
to-day viii keep on rising in the Atlantic states,
and to-gOTrow ii Will he q little higher than
It Is now. but the atmosphere win be so clear that
III. Feather VIII really seem colder than it IS now,
TEL IN" S0nethin" about The storm that is max
ing IL 50 ds1grteable Tor Christmas purchasers
aSNe4! the STAR llau.
.'This storm has been very general over the whole
cOunuy east Of the Rocky mountains" cheerIuly
responded The weather man.
'it has produced local rains in the gulf and
south Atlantic states. general and he5vy rains
III tennessee and the Ohio valley. which have
changed TO STOW from the Missouri valley
eastward over The lakes to the middle states
accompanied it 10 New England and The middle
Atlantic coast The storm center was in Colorado
ut midnight saturday night Sunday morning IL
was In kansas. From there IL moved to Illinois.
tAenec % Michigan. AID now it is above the lower
'Wf.pre VIII it COZ" asked the reporter.
wei. fEon present Indications it viii make its
way down the St Lawrence valley
THANKING the obliging officer for his kindness in
fixing Up tire weather Tor Christmas, the reporter
started OF his regular rounds which must be made,
rain Or shine.
The B. & o. train from Cumberland ives detained
about IL hours this morning. and the western con-
nection still later. The local trains were On time in
arrival and departure
On the p. & p. road the second New York due at
SO 4 H. had not arrived at 10 O'clock The fast
mail however. caI.s>n On time, but had connec-
ton from Boston with the east. The trains from
the S.';IJn we're delayed some hours.
EXIREME COLD AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTH
AND EAST.
Extreme cold weather prevailed Saturday night
and yesterday throughout New Englani Bangor
Maine, reported the mercnr at 10 to 20 degrees be-
low zero Rockland Maine. 1s degrees below. and
one o. The coolest nights ever known the coast
At Concord y. H., the mercury stood at 20 degrees
below, and at Hanover from 90 TO 90 degrees below
B5Tre. vermont. reported 20 degrees below and In
number OF towns around Bellows Falls the 1ner-
curry ranged rom is TO y degrees below. The mer
c.lry in these towns Is 10 degrees lower tonight
tlian last night. At Plymouth, Mass, the harbor
is frozen over. and the thermometer registers Is to
Is degrees below zero. In Boston the lowest point
l.
was In0deraIing. and snow was falling A cold
wave struci; Central New York yesterday the
Thermometer ranging from degrees to Is degrees
below zero.
SNOW AID RAIN IN THE WEST AND SOUTH
II showed ell day yesterday In Pittsburg and In
the O. ming warm rain set In, flooding the streets
ana cellars. The heaviest snow storm for years
prevailed yesterday I'm central Illinois. causing
delay IN the railroads end interruption OF the tee-
graph service. Snow prevailed the entire length
a. tIe ONE Ea.lfy. and the rain, which began last
showed ever day but one for the past eight DAYS
ami mas reached depth Of twenty inches TIE
rain and melted sn0w is flooding the streets. Snow
his fallen in naterburg Va, tn the depth OF nearly
four Inches. The storm was very general through
Out Virgin.:-
been Issued by the clerk OF the court to VIM. o.
Chase and Annie Fahrrneier: VIM. B. Creecy. OF
Etieni0I, :. G., and Lille NJ King: Joseph F. Jer-
Ef,s and FIa F. Hos,nan. beth Of Montgomery
Comfy. MG-: John ~. F. BIrSS and Rosa 4 Ben
net: w :. RYAN ana Maggie L. Handiey, both Of
hrooklyn. y \; Samufi $. Digees and Lucinda
Washington; Edward Green and Nettle Johnson:
James Z. Tarlcr and Mary E. CHAMPION: jesse A.
Corcoral and Charlotte Torrey. AdorItram j.
Leach and Vary F. LEXIS; ArTh,ir Brown and yary
Agnes Ere ,eTicE: Thc5 PiiEincto1 and Ellen
WRIGHT bo,h Of st. Mays county, Nd Joseph
RE.L ESTATE TT ,SsFERs-Deeds in fee have been
,,rara. 1T O. lot &c aus. y. 81, 44s. 81 r r
kaaae TO Margaret culter, pit; Is. W. and DIS sub.
III Flef>SI nj: s.. Charles Wort hingtO1 to An
na Z. F. Stewart, lot 81 So 13i; $3.50 Geo Truns-
dtu 10 c. L PreDtSs, trustee. sub. lot c. so 79l:
s. Is l. heJSc!. receiver. 70 same pit g, 81. 79I:
B. Hanna K Johnson, trustees. to r. 4. DoGo-
aue. pt. 81, 81. 80: 500. c. w King to Sarah NJ
starr. sub. lot 81. 81. e66: $3.50 ReDecca E.
Greer 10 Joseph X. Hickey, pit. 6, so. 254; g GOO
AdophuS F'lGv0SSs 20 Henry !. Boernstein part 10
81. -; -, 200. w. \. Deveal and r. II. Unsworth
70 Eizaoeih Il: White, west half 81. block 10. r. &
RN sub. Mount Pleasant; 81 ,525. G.. T. Applebv to
Elizabeth '. Nond arienf and Mary A. DUFFY estate
Ce{i-ei 10 ~ Goddard by VII OF his mother $3.50
>. = Nc.-9nghh et ri. 10 J. y. Wood, part s. So
1870, @ p j. T. Gull ct al. trustees. to George
"aC<aGlan 70 W VI. Hodges, part Long meadows
Ii Z acr's; s500. L. Kent to s c. Fitzgerald part
ii, ~. 81 g. : C. Fitzgerald to j. r. Lehman.
same property; $4,000 T.. F. Cassidy to Irene W
Lowe. lots and IS. ~. 5. OF 81. 1C59: 8. A. Wv
lie 10 j. VI. Toner Sub lots 81 to elk
Of part 8. ST. 2l2: s4,l95 % Clara Prid1y ct
al TO j.. Howard, loJ 50, Hoimead's addi-
ton, and part l22. BealIs addition: g $50
: GREAT CLOTHING SALE-There con be no mis-
taxing the announcement OF NessrS A. Saks q Co
IN the STAR today. IL is rather out OF the ordinary
~ty.e of announcing ''marked down. sales for they
frankly state they are no. overstocked not "sell-
fn- OF" and are not pushed for funds. They are
determined. however, not to carry any OF the pres-
ent stock into their new building, and they have
wisely concluded the best way to get rid OF il is 10
ave the peCDie special prices TO tempt them to p,lr-
chase. IL one Is 10 Judge b. The marked down
i'fic'~ they quote, and they quote only from real
not Imaginary ones, IL Inay IT, predicted the great
est demand for goods that the firm has ever had