Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-10
EASTERN NEWS.


Sfsi~at storm ThFoaghsas the East.
CHICAGO. Feb. ga snow storm of
crest violence Is raging throughout the
Eastern and nearly all Of the Western
states east Of the Rocky Mountains.
In this city business Of al kinds 10
nearly suspended. The snow lies 30 .
great depth o. tie streets. Street ears
drawn by horses are moving only With
great difficulty. and in the freight yards
and railway stAiioas freight handlers
aud train employees are engaged in an
attempt 70 Gear the tracks. Passenger
trains only are attempting TO leave. AT
ths signal station the news was rather
conflicting and confused. This much
vas Authoritative. however. The snow
storm has come from the south. II arose
IN the Calf Of Mexico yesterday, and
has been travelling little east II north
since. The wind il blowing With a We
locity OF about twenty miles an hour.
The storm has gone far TO the north
vest, the weather being especially fierce
IN all the lower lake regions from here
TO Buffalo. Ii has taken its flight TO the
ST. Lawrence region in a northeasterIy
direction This morning the storm had
not reached the northern end of Lake
Michigan, neither will it reach as far
northwest az Duluth. bu: il takes in
Wisconsin.
While IL IL showing here aud all along
the lake region, the storm has produced
rain in the Ohio valley, this being So
large storm. said the signal officer, as
70 include all kinds Of weather in its
wake. While II Is showing fiercely 10
Buffalo, for instance, il is raining in
PIttsonrR, only q couple Of hundred
miles south. The rain extends as far
south as Northern Mississippi. Actual
measurement of the snowfall has not
been possible by reason OF excessive
drifting, but AZ least six inches fell be-
tween the beginning of the storm last
night and o'clock this morning. Al
though she temperature early this morn
ing was i've degrees higher by the Their
mometer than yesterday morning, it il
rapidly growing colder, and in the north
west region, especially in Manitoba and
Dakota and Northern Minnesota, the
friRid wave is spreading. At Fort Garry
last night the mercury had reached IL
degrees below zero and at st. Vincent
- degrees below. This excessively cold
wave is moving eastward and may be
upon rs tonight. In this city at noon
the mercury stood at 20 degrees above.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.--The storm which
commenced Sunday merning extends
throughout Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska,
Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota and Wis.
censin and in some respects il most re-
markable. The Thermometer is below
zero in certain points in this State,
while at the same time hundred miles
distant it Is raining with severe thun
der storms. The fall of snow varies
from fourteen inches to three feet on
the level. All the railroads are more or
less blockaded and in many sections all
freight and passengers trains are abAn-
dsned tonight. The fall of snow has
discontinued and the thermometer
marks frsm zero 20 thirteen degrees be
low.
The President's pilgrimage.
YosKERs, ". Y, Feb. 9.-Prssident
elect Cleveland and Daniel Manning re
manned at G<eystone last night as guests
of Governor Tilden. From early morn
ing the Yonkers depot was packed by an
anxious crowd eager to catch glimpse
of tbe purity.
YoSKERs, n. Y. Feb. 9.-Frou early
this morning a crowd was around the
New York Central depot here eager to
catch q glimpse of President elect
Cleveland. At $50 Tilden's private SEQ
rotary arrived from New York and was
immediately driven to Greystone. The
following train brought Smith N. Weed,
who at enee went TO riiden's residence,
as did Hon. John II. 0berly, chairman
of the Democratic Central COMMITTEES
of Illinois. A long consultation follow
cd and at Prs Tllden's private coach
drew up to the depot and Cleveland and
Manning took the train for Albany.
Lamont IN conversation With a re-
porter this afternoon said that since
Cleveland had been guest of Tildsn
there had been no consultation what
ever with the leading politicians OF this
or aay other State.
ALBANY, FEB. y. Cleveland arrived
FROM Grsystone, the home OF MIR. Ill
den. this evening. He drove TO his
residence aud subsequently attended a
festival at the Leland Opera House for
the benefit of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church.
hallway Accident.
GREEN BAY, Wis, feb. San acci-
dent occurred on the Milwaukee and
Northern road this afteruoos. four
miles south of this city. A freight train
WAS run into by a snow pillow, smashing
the oaboose. The accident was due
to the binding storm. James An
ken and received internal injuries. He
Usher of the Sunday idednee Of this
city, Was hart, bat not seriously.
A Kansas laea.
ToPExA (Kan.l, Feb. 9.-The Senate
has passed the House joint resolution
condemuing the action of the State
Commissioners nc the Worlds Fair at
New Orleans in joining with others in
inviting Jefferson Davis TO participate
In the reception Of the Liberty Bell.
D short Released en- Rail.
NKv York. Feb. 9.-Richard Short,
who stabbed Captain Phelsn IN O'Don
oyan Rossa's office, was released on
5000 bail today. After efforts had
been made to have the amount reduced
10 5000. Dennis Corbett, West Thir
ty-Ninth street liquor dealer became
bondsmau. John Roche. Geo. Smith,
Rocky Mountain" 0hrien, and doz
en- others accompanied Short across the
street TO Counselor divers office, where
q feccptiou WAS uctu. oue1t feoclNcu
ietter from Cork today, informing him
of the death OF his wife on the 18th
aitimo. IL is said that dozen persons
are ready 10 make the bail good 10 Cor
bett, should Short leave town.
laeeaasart Etteraaees.
PTrTssUR0. Feb. a.--Between fifty and
seventy i've members Of the Interna-
tional Wofkingmen's Association met
az Jefferson Hall, Allegheny City, TO
night TO discuss socialism and anArch-
cism. Joseph frick and John Staub
made lengthy addresses. frick spoke
In German and denounced the United
States Senate for psssing the dynamite
Resolutions. He aid the senators were
all millionairea. and that they were play
ina police for England. As q poor man
could not get. has rights By Law and or
der. be advocated murder and rsvolu.
ton. Stanb spoke In the same strain.
the litineas senstarsiaip.
SpRrSaaTEI.D. Feb. 9-Must anxiety
IL manifested less some Of the members
Of the Legislature Who want home 10
spsnd Sunday should Ne blockaded Oh
the railroads. by the great storm and
should fail 10 reach here in time for the
halloting for United States Senator to-