Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-01
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A Cold Wave Follows the Recent Warm Wave-Unusually Gold as This season.The Wave MsviDg Across the Middle and South Atlantic States. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The signal office furnishes tho following special bulletin to the prees:
 The temperatures reported this morning from western Louislana, Arkansas, Missouri, eastern Kansas and tho entire Missouri val- ley as far as Fort Buford are lower than ever before reported by the signa1 service at so late a date in the winter. The following temperatures, with their differences az com- pared with the lowest temperatures ever re- ported for corresponding dates, arc given: Corpus Christi, 30 degrees-11 degrees be- low. *saE
 Fort Smith, 6 desrees-17 degrees below. st. Louis. degreesaa4 degrees below.
 Huron, minus 24 dsgrees-9 degrees below. Fort Sully, minus 30 degrees-8 degrees below.
 St. Vincent, minus 84 degress-3 degrees below.
 These temperature conditions will move slowly eastward with clearing weather to- night and Saturday, producing in Wiscon- sin, the greater part of tho Ohio valley and from Tennessee southward through Alabama, Mississippi and eastern Louisiana the coldsst weather ever known for this season of the year. Unusually cold weather may be expected in the middle and south Atlantic states during Saturday and Sunday, after which the tem- perature will recover slowly. Frosts of some 1 severity will probably occua during the next forty.eight hours in the interior portions of Georgia and northern Florida and thence portheastward freezing weather with increas- l ing severity may be expected. 1u California l and southern Oregon the present cold spell l is:one of the severest ever known at the end of February, with killing frosss at the southern end of the San Joaquin valley. In northern Idaho, Washington and west and southern Colorado it is from three to fifteen degrees colder than ever before recorded at 30 late 6 date.
 Snow In Illinois and Wlsconsin. 1 EVANSVILLE, Wis, Feb. 28.-The severest snow storm that has visited this section since the memorable blizzard of 1881 set in about 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon and continued until noon te day. About foot of snow fell, which has drifted badly, completely de- moralizing railway travel.
 | GALEsBuRa, Ill.,, Feb. 28.-A blizzard pre- vailed here last night: Snow fel! to the depth of six inches and is badly drifted. Trains are behind time. The temperature fell to l zero.
 l A ssNorther,, in Texas.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 26.-Dispatches from
 various cities in Texas report that the sever- est "norther" of the season prevailed in the state yesterday. Rain, sleet and snow fell over large part of the state and the mercury sank to twenty degrees below freezing point in many places. The fruit crop is badly badly damaged and early vegetables are de.
 stroyed. The same cold wave passed over
 Arkansas and reports from state are that
 much damage has been done to fruit and
 vegetables.
 A Cyclone In Louisiana.
 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28.-The Picayune'i Kosoiusko special reports the partial destruc
 tton of the town of Carthage by cyclone.
 Several residences were demolished, inolud. l ing that of O. F. Brennan. The Brennan
 family, husband, wife, and four children were buried in the debris. All were severely
 wounded.
 Cold Weather in MississippI.
 CRYSTAL STRINGS, Feb. 28.-The mercury
 has fallen to freezing point and there will be
 heavy frost tonight. Strawberries were
 beginning to ripen, peaches have partly
 bloomed out, peas are in blossom and part o1
 the bean crop is up and will be killed.