The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-04
A ROBE or WHITE
ENFOLDS THE BLUFF CITY WITH
GRACEFUL DRAPRRY
And Gives Her an Added Charm-An
Unusual Winter Incident and
Its Effect.


streets was an experience our citizens
were presented with yesterday, aud t.
those living at a distance from the
bssiness center the novelty was any
thing but refreshing. The street-car
tracks were buried under a foot Of
snow and travel by that method was
impossible, thus making walk
through the snow compulsory to all
those whose daily occupations
made their presence in the heart Of
the city necessary. A few OF
anticipated this difficulty Friday nigh,
when the storm began, and stayed in
town, taking lodgings AZ hotels in
preference 70 CHANGING cold walk
Oack to town yesterday morning
through the snow. To working girls
and saleslsdies residing st long dis
tances from Main street tina
inconvenience was greet, and
for their sake it IL 70
be hoped that the stree,-car
tracks will be in running o.der to-
mouox. Some Of cur cit zsns, deter
mined uroa having all the sport pos
sible while the snow lasted, rugged up
imp ovised sleighs, CONSTRUCTED OF
wagon bodies with gas-pipo for rum
ners, and with these prim tive veb:-
cles dashed through the streets in gal
laat style, TO the merry jingle Of bells
attached TO their horses G. Liars. The
81 ort was enlivened by fusillade Of
snowballs that gree ed every
thing on runners that passed
through the populous streets. I'M
less there was a lady aboard that
always insured protection from
bombsrdment, but woe to the poor
II asculine who went out unaccom-
panied by one OF the fair sex. There
was no mercy for them, aud the snow-
balls came thick and fast and with an
accuracy that was inspiring. 1t is
pity that this cusi ON Of pelting men
in buggies and sleighs unaccompanied
by ladies cannot be kept up after the
snow is melted. 1t would work sd-
mirably.
The mails were also seriously inter-
fered with by the snow blockade out
side of the city. The Louisville and
Nashville mail train due yesterday at
5 o'clock pm. was not in at midnight,
but expected at o'clock this morn
ing. The mail due by the same route
at $50 o'clock pm. yesterday was
looked for to arrive this morning at s
o'clock. No mail has been received
via the Chesapeake and Ohio
road since 8 o'clock pm. Tues
day, none was sent out yesterday
in fact all mails out were delayed
twelve hours. Five trains are report
ed blockaded at Newbern, Tenn. No
mail was received via the Kansas City
road yesterday, nor from Somerville
via accommodation train. The Little
Rock mail was delayed q few hours.
A II Southern mails were in on time.
In cotton circles scarcely any bust
ness was transacted, sales of 450 bales
being the net result of the days
TRANSACTIONS. Factors and brokers
seemed disinclined to leave the COM
foIt able and steam-heated atmosphere
Of the Exchange, and hung around
The black-boards speCulating upol the
course of the market and selling and
buying "fdtures" in ten-bsle lots. On
Front street there was little If any
business transacted. The river front
was completely deserted, and the
slope leading down to it sheet OF
unbroken snow, dotted here and there
with the footsteps OF some sdventur-
us reporter in search of news.
Main street was lively enough and the
fair sex were out in respectable num-
bers, their rosy cheeks and spar king
eyes attesting the bracing qualities of
the wintry air and the htaltbful
effects of tramping on the crisp
and frozsn snow. Many OF them
set med 10 enjoy the exercise
and laughed ioyously under
the exbilaratiDg Influence of the scene.
Snowballing Of pedestrians was rare
and only between very close friends
and small boys. The latter fraternity,
as usual, hal a picnic, and they
worked the snap for all it was worth
on the back streets out OF range OF the
police. Woe to the we'll dressed man
who ventured into their stronghold.
II he escaped with but one
we'll directed missile clinging
to his coat collar and trickliUg in icy
streams down his backbone, he bore a
charmed life. OvercostI were in great
demand, and my nephew wears 60
loshes" wss passed from mouth 10
mouth and became popular by-word.
Toward morning the weather was
reported moderating, and slowly ris-
ing temperature is builetined by the
signal Office.