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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-10
WAITING FOR THE SHoW TO BEGIN

SOUNDS HEARD N THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
ELEPHANTS NIGHTMARE
Madison Square Garden looked weird last
night a. TRIBUNE reporter stood with circus man II
the centre OF the three rings and tried TO believe
that II was flfty diameter single gasight NJ
che aast end OF the Garden cast a aim light over "a
,ua part aud threw the thousands Of seats stretching
In long lines into blacker shade by contrast. From
under the seats the south side came sound Ike the
deep roar Niagara combined with the sharper cacke
Of Is few hundred rifles.
"Ths elephants are snoring" said the circus man IN
courteous explanation.
ayes" said Mr. Arstngstal, the best authority IL
elephant lore In the world, who stood by; elephants
snore They sleep lying down. and occasionally have
nightmare %; and he led the way large enclosure OF
canvas, where Jumbo Is kept aloof from the vulgar
herd.
Jumbo never lies down" he continued. He "a
nervous fancy and when elephant easy IN his
mind ne viii stand up for month At time You see II
takes them ve minutes stretch themselves out
and a little longer TO get up"
Jumbo who in the niokerng light looked as large a.
the Produce Exchange, standing the centre OF his
nng resting his mile or two Of trunk the neck OF
Queen Lady elephant whose baby is not yet wcaned
He greeted Mr. Arstingstan with evident emotion
onions. These given to him. and his DIGESTION was
aided by hall a-doleD ioayes OF bread which the
/ porter pitched Into mouth Ike the
entranor to the Mammoth Cave For dessert he had
sugar stump handed HIM by the circus man. and hand
ful OF smoking tobacco. lie was then permitted 10
enjoy MS nights rest
The party passed into that part OF the Garden
where the various sections u the postponed parade are
acc OmmOdate scores OF cages bright with gliding and
paint inside which assortment OF beasts
IN 10 guard them from the chilly air, couple OF cages
containing sleepy brown bears and an irascible
Dol ar bear, and the usual gorgeous band wagons and
chariots we're standing about IN every direction.
The wardrobe Is all locked up or would show II TO
you said the circus-Inan have been told II beats
the lameuted Salih Morse's Passion Play hollow.
Genuine silk satin and velvet every inch OF IT, There Ia
not "a spange la the lot. Think OF thaI show with
out spangle. What a head line that would make for
ad }! guess III make note OF IL = and he did.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
WAYNE MAC vEAGH RETURNS BROMLEYS
COMPLIMENTS.
WITH INCIDENTAL REFERENCES TO POLL

WITH INCIDENTAL REFERENCES TO POLITICS.
To the Edft0r OT The TrtbWHe.
SIR: As Homer sometimes nodded. you must
excuse me for saying you do not display your usual
intelligence in your paragraph in todays issue anent
famous, not to say notorious class OF 1913 at
Yale"
You do Classmate Bromley great injustice and just
1ow ho needs the sympathy and support OF all MS
friends He has undertaken very considerable JOB
that OF Transforming The Commercial AdrcrifST INTO
clearly and respectable newspaper II anybody can do
he FOR he ia not only OF the beat fellows In the
world. but he also possesses sft Of genuine humor
which has been TO and 10 many others Of the de-
lights Of life for many years.
But he plainly that in such a work he now has
on hand Editor Bromley must " 20 slow" T. would not
do to try 70 transform The Police Gazee into Tie Christian
Obserrer in single issue. The working up 10 stand
ards must be gradual Now, Editor Hastings was fire.
qucnty and profoundly shocked by my tendency to the
higher grades Of crime and the grosser forms Of vice,
and be Obliged TO characterize President
Garfelds memory that OF 1.-THE most con-
summate canter and hypocre tnat ever imposed upon
smpleminded people and President Arthur marked
his appreciation. doubtless Of these and Ike efforts Tor
the elevation OF our public ie by attending his funeral IN
person
with anything below the grade OF felony feel sense OF
relief and gratitude takes the place Of relief when Editor
Bromley ignores IN my favor the traditions OF ne lou
nal so far IA % compare me only TO the unanaDe Out III
nOoent "pOrcupine.'
l. Is true he adds that practical statesman am
"mOst lamentable failure but alas "practica states
manshp, the language Of The Commercial Adrertt5er
making deals with Boss Tweed or Boss Kelly,
administering the NewYork Custom House badly that
one il turned out by ones own party for misconduct or
praisng Mr.. Dorsey tor the adrOlt or "sOap" IN
elections In such labors OF practical" satesmansAlp
l humbly confess my % failure
But even when Editor Bromley infiicts de-
served cha-tsement Ciassmae BrOm.ey'@ good viii APP
pears. Duty Obligcs him 10 pronounce failure,
but affection prompts him add that am the taufe OF
the century" I am greatly hltercd by this opinion,
for without 10 would have veutred TO think thht my
example, "a warning, be O-eXtcf-lNe Win
hundred years As Il is. can only hope he If right
You will therefore that there is necessity that
tassneeting be called To put "a stop to this sort Of
thing; for Mr.. Bromley and both enjoy ".
Ptik1deIDht1, March :. 1854. WAYNE MAC VEAGH
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THE SUICIDE or 4 W0M4N SC0RNED

ELKTON, Penn, March 9.-Frances Galloway,
came from Eric few weeks ago to visit her cousin,
Elizabeth Galloway servant in the family Of william
Jordan. Royal Fraim, teamster, had been keeping
company with Elizabeth for year more, and it was
believed they were engaged 10 be married. He
introduced to Frances Galloway by Elizabeth, and three
days later met her by appointment at the house OfJusce
Of the Peace Flower and they were married. Elizabeth
Galloway became despondeut and low-spiried the
sudden deserton OF her lover Finley Small boards with
the Jordan family Tie had been Tilted by Elizabeth
Galloway. On February - the family being absent,
Small and the servant left alone in
the house. At supper the young woman sud
denly asked Small If be would marry her. lie laughed
and replied that De bad given the chance have him
and she wouldn't, and that he wasn't u need Of wife
She declared that she wanted husband and that
DE must marry her. small thought the 1r was Joking
and made iocose response, but finally seeing that
size On earnest fatty refused her offer She exclaimed
chat II e did marry her he would live 10
anyone else she arose from the table and left the room.
nall awakened some time I'm the lght by bright
held by the young woman. who standing by his bed
SIDE. Tn her right hand she had large butcherku1r.
small -prng mp and -a-ped Ler by the wrist, and tIed
the knife from her. The lamp fell hand
and ont. After long struggle in the dark he
led .D putting her ont but dlQ the
knife There mo- lock o the door, and ne was COM
PEELED 10 hold the door all he rest Of the ht she re
manned outside aud made repeated efforts 10 force the
door open. At dayhreak she away. and small left
The house. When Mr. and Mrs Jordan returned they
found Elizabeth standing by the kitchen table. by SmaPs
chair with the knife IN her hand. she was taken into
custody and found 10 bee insane. she apparently
stored n Few days ON last Friday she found dead
fhe hO0r or her room. with an empty aUddnum bottle
IN 1rr hand. she was in orphan, axe nineteen.
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DLED.


Bd6lINAt ne m reslence 81 hs PaTent M Lnst29aye
William H. only son Of Bernari ami Mary A. Bigln aged
Funeral win Church Of St. ARnss 43d
sreT aS5 0. are on 241Y H 5y H. 1T m
BROWN-On Wednesday evening March q, Jerct Br1ce
widow Of George Brown NJ D., Of NewbuTN n. u. and
services calvary church t'hve and 2ls
sti Monday morning the 10th INST. a. I0 O'Clock
DoYLE-Alcia NJ Doyle eldest chHd Of Alicia aud John :
Relatives and acquaintance invited 70 ATTEND le funeral
from the Residence o herparcnt' 10 l25 East .ols "a
QUEEN az the Charci o. st Vincent Ferrer LeEiagtonavo
1h 1lT SS9' IN ca al ar y Cemetery.
Suddenly, Of heart disease AZ Tlrryown March 3.
Notice Of funeral hereafter
FoOTE-At south Norvak. Conn. March Jennie Dlrsol
Hartford conn papers please copy.
GIBsoN-On March 1854 william Gibson a native q
Ftu1lrsh scotland and t0t over uty years resident 4
west Of 8th.avc ruesily, March II, at IJ3j a. m.
HCTTON-At Hutton Park orange. \. J. on SundaT, Feb
H. Benjamin Henry Hutton, Of mis- city the 10Th
Funeral services at Grace church. Sew.York Tuesday
Friends Of ;ie family are respectfully to attend.
INsKIP-At Ocean Grove J, on Frdey March :, lssi.
the Rev John : I1sdp age IS! years months ,-.,...
Funeral serve, Al Hs Hs9.Iy VI r. S1reA f Et 'sn
o'clock Friends are invited without further notice.
KING-In Broo.Iyn on sunday. March Of pneumonia ~
the rrsd nee other son Hndy kng Francis j. vile ~
Cap~n Russell II. Post, OF Esse1, Conn
Notice o. funeral hereafter
MCCALL-In this city Saturday March 2 James stewart
Mccall grandson the Mccall OF thu city.
and friends invited attend tn funeral services
the University Place Presbyterian church corner lOl
81, Tuesday morning llth inst. AZ 10 O'Clock.
MCJIMSEY- suddenly az Atlantic city on Thursday March
Of heart disease Elizabeth Colt wife ~ Mason McJn.
7Qth Of her
friends invited lunefl
from the church Of the Holy Trinity Madsonaye and I'D
st. Monday. March 10, at 10 a. ~
Please omit flowers.
PURDY-At sea Dec 90 1899, Edward Herbert Purly
Joseph b. and ;. Josephine Purdy, age - years.
ROCHE-suddenly March Richard Roche. ~ years
the residence OF his father the Rev. Dr. J.
Roche. l2j Wuoughbyaye- Brooklyn, Monday, 10th int.
10 m.
Inerment a Germantown, Penn.
Private
Please omit flowers
Cleveland and Philadelphia papers please copy.
STEPHENSONOn Saturday, TIE 9Th inst. julia H., miami
dau xhter OF sarah H. and ". r. stephenson
their residence . Bdnk Monday eve
At 1870 M.
InJernent AT MOrrlstOwn, y. J.
WOOD-At residence Flushing, \. Y the Eth
stephen Wool. VI. D.. age - years.
lends invited 10 attend the funeral ~ The
Friends Meeting H. lse East 24t--t- mercy PARK
New-York 0uF curtin daY. 18th inst az 1880 O. m.
WHITTEMORE-At New. Brighton. ; L, saturday
March : Theodore " WhittenlOre age 81 yelrs.
Funeral services Church West Brighton,
Tuesdly March IL. az 1870 a. m.
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MUSICAL NOTES.

Composers Nights are to be introduced
in the scheme OF Casino concerts =,
Stranss's bright Operetta, The Merry War
will reach lis fteth performance At me OS'ho Oh INC
2Otn inst. when souvenirs VIII be dlst1ouIeH
Mile. Marie VanOm appeared at Roster and
1irs last light at concert the benefit OF the Caron
Brothers.
The McCaun Company are performing
.FIa" which IT is proposed shall day supersede
.The Merry War az the casino IN fulld''e'pHi'' -
Seelle Fernandez appears i'll the title role.
A concert will be given tomorrow evening
for the benefit charities in the care OF te 9ocoS
for Ethical Culture The performers VIII 6rid DE ,iusT g
Helen Hopehirk. Miss Fannie lllrSch NJ oF'uc Nus'N
Herr Fritz Gese and Emil PohaK'
The fifth concert of the Philharmonic Society
viii take place saturday evening MI Rafael J"s'"y
will play Ru~iu-teu's pluoiorte concerto IN ID MINOR
aud the orchestra Mozarts symphony III " "l"l ''"
schumanu', symphony IN Z.
J. f. Haner will give a concert in Chickering
Han on March 20 He will have the aid Of Miss Henri
eta Beebc Mr. Christian Frtsch. Mr. OTTO possenhach
Mr.. George ". Morgan and Mr.. George W. Co-0y'
Mis-, Belle Cole sang an air from Les
Hu-ueuots" and Robin Adair" 40 the Casino Concert
LIST evening. Miss SalHe R-bcr sang a wise hy
Mur1-CelI and "Nou" by sieinhagen The other 500
performer, were Mile. Marie HeimHcher and Herr
The fifth concert ninth season. Of the New
YORK Choral Union viii Ice given 81 Lyric Hall on Thurs
day under the direction of Mime. Luisa CappAnL Herr
H. Koes, Herr O.. Kiesewetjer. Mr. sheldon ". Ball
Mis- N.tf.- VI. Dunlap. Mss Priscilla owen. Miss Eva
Dickson and Miss Iicicne d. Campbell Will take part
Mr. George W. Morgan and Miss Maud Nor
gan will give one Of their 0r-Iu and harp concerts in
washington on March Il. Miss Alice Keller viii DE the
singer Their second matinee in Chickellns Han viii
occur ON Thursday afternoon when Mss Hattie ".
sclrOttr viii sing.
Mr. Abbcy's spring season Of Italian opera
Wi be-iu at the Metropolitan Opera House this
evening. The opera win De AMBROSE Th0mas's Ham
let with the following distribution of parts Obcio
Mime. ~eIubuch The Qaeca, me-. >calcl; Hmm u, sig
nor Ka-clm1u; The KING, SgnOr MirdDclai TIE GhDsH
Sgnor Angler; Lnertrs -iCuor StagL
A benefit concert for the Caron brothers was
given last night at Roster Biars, in West wentythrd
st. and the place crowded with extremely friendly
audience. The principal feature Of the evening" enter
tanmeut was the appearance Of Marie Vanoni formerly
al ball. Miss Luu Evans,
and D. D. Bedel also well received,
and Ella punches Of cigarettes at her hear
ers tiI she vas tired Nile VaDOni brought the
CarOn brOt hers upon and gave them medal
a testimonial from Messrs. Roster & Bal
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Letters FOR Europe need NOT De- specially directed Tor dis
patch by any particular stramor IN orer % secure SPECIFY &
iyerY destination all transatlantic mails Are iOiH-dei
by the fastest vessels available 90 ,, .,....., 40,
Foreign mails Tor the week ending March - W" close Al s
DiYAf 10 H. Tor Central America South Pacific
and the West Coast Of Mexico per = No.oh v"
TUnsDAY"Atl 30 D. m. for Europe pcrs Abyssinia VA
Queenstown at D. H. i0r JAniae+AVu' '"FAAN'"' e''-
vFlDNEsDAY-At a m FOR Europe. per > PavOna via
Queenstown letters France must De directed per
PayO1la n for France direct per Labrador
VIA fIavre; az A. for the Netherlands direct per
recf per Whitney via New orleans; Al 80 m. Tor
TruxilO and RuaIan per 3. .. l. b Ward, u, VIA New
TIL 4 RsbAY-AtlI IN. Venezuela and Curacao.
Valencia; al l2d0 p IN Tor EuIOYe, per 8 = Stty OF
Montreal, via Queenstown ~ M tOr Nassau y =,
santiago and Cenfuegos, Cuba, per 4. Cenuegos; At
30 p. Tor cuba aud Mexico, per 3. British EmpirA
via Havana
FRiDAY-At m. for Porto Rico direct per s. Alpes
sATURDAY-At "a m for Europe per 8 Britannia via
Queenstown letters for etc, must DO directed
"peI Britannia -" at , for scotland 0Tec T. por q
Anchora Via Glasgow ettrs must be directed per An
chOra at D a m Tor Belgium direct, per 8 8 Belgen
land. via Antwerp at II "a m. = n.
southampton and Bremen; at 1850 for Cuba amt
the Vest Indies per Newport via Havana az 7.30
AcwOrleans al y N Tor jamaica, HONDURAS and Law
trgsrOn, per = - Loeb Tsy.
bCNDAH-A 1880 p m for Honduras and Livingston per O.
city Of Dallas via NewOreans. 49,
Mails for china and Japan per city OF Rio de janeiro VIA
Francisco close here NJ arch 20 al Mails for
Australia New Zealand, sandwich and FIJI Islands, per
Zealsnda VIA san Francesca close April IS at D.
IN arrival at York OF CITY VI Berlin with
British mails for Australial.
THE schedule Of closing Pacific mails arranged
presumption uninterrupted overland transit 10
Malls from the East arriving OK riAk AZ
Francisco the day OF sailing OF steamers arc dispatched
'A'"'' '-' ~ HENRY q. PEARSON Postmaster
Post ofoe, New YeEk X A-s"~ Ii-SA
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OBTTCIRY.
cuARLFnN- ROMAINE.

Charles y. domaine, lawyer died suddenly
Is supposed Of heart disease, in his room 80 No 4G3
West Fifty-seyenthst. on Saturday night Mt Romano
was native OF this city. although for the last hftee1
years he had been a resident Of Petersburg, Va ne
pract.ed law and amassed considerable wealth, most 81
which he invested in real estate in this city For many
years he was a member Of the law firm OF Hammond
Romanc, OF which the ate John A. Hammond was tAa
senior partner when Mr. ROmaine'- health broke down
he removed ~ Virginia lie IN the habit or paying
short visits th- city look after his INTEREST," Away,
staying al the house or John j. Hammond the son O .
former psrner. He had been here about ten days and
intended 70 return 70 Petersburg Monday lie retired
Saturday night In his usual health. and Yesterday
morning be found by Mr. Hammond lying Ia bed,
having been dead apparently several hours.
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Mr.. ABBEYs oPERATIC EXPERIENCE.

1t may be now taken for an accomplished fact
that MI Abbeys operate manager viii close
with termination OF the spring season or hve weeks
which begins tonight. MI eye has informed bis agent IN
Newly that view the proposals
OF the American directors with favor and all that Is
needed Is the arrang cement Of details.
1T is use attempting 10 hide the truth" said Mr.
Tillotson night &" Mr. Abbey's the whole
a failure Business was wonderfully good in places, but
II WA soon demonstrated that carrying around
to many ueople There were over 300 In the company
and the expense OF moving them WAS OF course enur
nous. Whether shall PICK up during the season "hoh
ht,s "a n,orroy II impossible say. The advance
se has been far Lent may prove more formidable
N.,isrue, Nilsson and scmbrich arrived IN town late
asf ugn. and are stopping "a the Victoria Hotel Inc
rest VI the company arrived On tne same udn M Al
i,-y las been IN Sew-NOrk since FRIDAY.
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urSIO AND The DRAMA.
BACHs MISSION MUSIC.

Tbeearnestness and enthusiasm of the Oia.
,, soev conld hardly he better demonstrated thah "
il bv the announcement Of its concert 70 be gwen o
THURSDAY evening 1t will then perform TOT t"' :,
time Bach's Passion Music aceorulns ,-noIo
Matthew" the acknowledged masterpiece IA ,l, -
literature Of choral music. little more 'iin
AGO the society accomplished menoliD'e arc,
0, 'uo SV~ tr,c. which it then controlled were hardly
ai'oun '' ceIlent A. the present. The perform
anoe in the church while contributed TO the devotional
spirit in which the Passion Music ought To n De cf
- 10 - ,n,de impossible 80 satisfactory a ui7po,
80 "a Inc co.; erng factors as the stage OF tne ACi.5
Ton Oh and there is every reason TO believe Jhat
o. feature of particularly BUSY lhuSca "o,h
Iii ~ one thai will reflect credit ON the Ordoro V,r
va 6ancc the public IN the appreciation OF the hghts
fvpe OF choral music The usual public rehearsal u H
w6rk will take place on Wednesday AFTERNOON
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A GENERATION OLE JOURNALISM

10 the EdttOr or the Ir'O ""e'
SIR: Mr. Bellew, in his pleasant recoilecuons
of Lewis Gaylord Clark speaks OF The heeye as the
only illustrated paper Of New-York in 1851 l was
hcoboy at that time and remember not ony me Fea
,rlns but two others much like H. IN F'ek Anu me
RcpctHe Perhaps they were not al puOn'uou ~ to-'
,, about tbs time Inc P,ck WIS started by former
sdtor OF IN, Peartne who had lost his place or ms
napsr FOR some reason and up rival IN the same line
OF busness-comic journalism 1t wasn't 80 very comic
fear though the boys took huge delight IN theSo
papers surreputously under the lids OF our deSHs IN
Clarke Tanning school on Washington Square Iney
we're harmless at any rate. Each mad ts niue wooacu'
,hat Nv paew .n.a Of it's sts at city life and dOings
aDd .oo tinued articles remember the lecture Of
Professor Julius Csar Hannibal with cut Of the coored
professor IA he swung baggy umbrella andectured al
so series of articles by Fatgander BroomsteEs K o.
who followed in the wake OF the then popular PhiandeT
Doesticks {. D." Not blsheoaso' hor WY "''S WV
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An 1V4LAAcHE HALF 4 MILE WIDE.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March, 9.-on Fri
aay night a snow slide half mile wide ct Alta swept
away the works OF the new Emma nine hnlhs Gus
Lybecker foreman; ID. d. Wasson machinSt' ana
br,,bor -auuel Prether. Charles Colgreen aud wife.
Edward Crockett. Lottio P.cou, o. J. Johnson L. .
Delano. Willard Stephenson, and John Richardson
All the bodies except nave been recovered This Is
the worst Glide ever known IN the Little CottouW9ou
district. The was piled forty tect nltn. .to
damage TO tho mines Ii Sl5,OOO. The storm was 700
severe 10 admit uf bringing tho bodies doWh vi uo
allied several leave famlles. The assOn DrOthers were
from near Port Henry. NewYork. George NulLhS' the
sulslntendeut Of the mne came down to-day bringing
the first ueWs OF the disaster.
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LIQUID CAPBONIC ACID.


The Pdtrie reports with apparent talth, an
invention of Dr. Raydt, Of Hanover who ains To nave
developed fully the utility OF carDOnic aoid 10 motNe
agent Under the pressure OF forty atmOSpheres TINS
acid reduced TO liquid state and when The pressure
500 times as great a. that it occupied before.
1t Is by means Of this double process that
the Hanoverian chemist proposes 10 obtain such
Important beuehs from the agent ne employs. quan-
tity Of the fluid Is hquehed, and then slowed away Ia
rrng metal receptaces securely fastened and provided
with uct ana valve. BY opening the valve free passage
given 10 the gas which escapes with great force, and
may be used Instead OF steam for working IN piston
one OF the principal to which n has
been nut IA 10 act as a temporary motive power
far 6re engines Iron cases OF hquefed earbOnic
acid are fitted on 10 the boiler Of the machine, and are
always ready for that while steam being got up
and engines yet be regularly worked in the
nSua way the piston valves be supplied with I'd
gas. There Is however, another remarkable object to
which the new agent can De recteu anu 20 mn nss
quoted At kel Ihis 10 the aostn& Of sunken
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TILE WEITHER REPORT.
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON. March 9.-FOr New England,
slightly threatening weather. With snow tunorth
part and rain in southern part variable winds and
diminishing pressure followed during Monday by colder
clearing weather, westerly winds and increasing pres
sure
For the Middle Atlantic States colder clearing weather.
norhery winds backing to westerly and increasing pres
sure.
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee warmer generally
fair weather. westerly winds and increasing pressure.
followed IN western and central parts by s0utneasery
winds aud diminishing pressure.
For the Lower Lake region, warmer generally fair
weather preceded by light SHOWS, westerly winds backing
during Monday 10 sOutherly and higher pressure.
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AD4Y or EARIED WE4THER.

Thunder and lightning. hail, rain, snow and
sleet were few of the varieties Of weather that visited
this city Yesterday The rain started IN the morning and
froze az soon ~ fell making the sidewalks glare Ice on
which pedestrions down IN haste and picked them
selves up az leisure About noon thunder storm passed
over the city, and people remarked, The backbone OF
winter is broken" During the afternoon there was
cli rain and AT nj ht storm OF sleet set Through
the ire day thaws and freezing spells aternaed The
seet snow and hail cging 70 the trees and telegraph
wires formed pretty picture rather nterfered with
the usefulness OF the laJcr At the Western Union once
n was aid that considerable difficulty experienced
on the lines running north AMI west notably al Hartford
and Poughkee p=e Communication was not entirely smut
of with any point. however.