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2 JEJJJi WVnstnivuVN. ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY JANUARY 12, 1886- BLUSTERING BREEZES. BITING BUZZARDS BOUNTBONSLY BLOWN BY BOREAS. B«»*rk*b!• B«verity of the Weather Threoyhont the Country-The Thermometer Ibooia Downward and inew. Wind and Rain Broome Oaa- eral-Loaa of Life and Property. Wafiiinoton, January 0.—The suddenness and severity of the present eo!d snap is re* markable in many respects. It ,fa general throughout the country, and in most parts the sudden fall in temperature and ttio heavy wind and auow storms is In striking contrast to the comparative mildness of the Weather proceeding it. Know and wind storms are re ported throughout the country, in the north and west very heavy aud with much dcstruc* tion to property, and a heavy loss of life. For the fint timo lu six years suow has fallen in Savannah, and from as far south as Mobilo, Charleston, Sow Orleans and Galveston, re* porta come of the unusual severity or tho weather. Many of the telegraph wires are down throughout the country, and should tho pres* eat state of the weather continue, more will follow. In the uorthwest tho railroads are blockaded, aud on tho ocean frightful loss of life aud destruction to shipping Las occurred. Reports from the different sections of tho country aro given more in detail Mow. Washington, January9.—A great flood is reported in nearly all tho streams iu Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Tho heavy rain and sudden thaw incited most of tho snow on the hills, aud as the ground was frozen iho water could not bo absorbed, and aa a result the streams all rose 'with ex- traonllnary rapidity, and enormous damage has been done to manufactories depend* ant on watcryower and other property bordering tho streams. Deerfield river In Massachusetts, rose three feet an hour for five hours. A great many small railroad bridges were dost roved and many interrup tions (o travel have been caused. Its Work lu the West* Dmvn, Col., January fl.~A storm of nn usual violence prevails In the mountains. The blockades on tho railroad are tho wont known for yearn. The signal service officer hero says the storm originated In tho Rocky mountains fear days ago, when tho first frigid weather began. At the towns In northern Colorado tho thermometer varied from twenty to thirty degrees below zero. At Tennessee piss, abovn Leadville, the mercury was 33 degrees Mow. This Intensely cold weather was accompanied by high winds blowing from tho north. The aero laden winds blowing east and striking tho warmer atmosphere caused a heavy buow full in Kansas. mtATII TO THE CATTLE. Tho woiat phase of the storm is tho necessar ily disastrous effort it will have upon tliecattlo interests. It Is thought that the storm will ranie a high death rato In southern Colorado, not because of tho snow particularly, but be cause of tho Intensol v cold weather and high winds. Along tho Arkansas valley tho herds are drifting to the river, and showing unmistaka ble evidences of exposure and fatigue. In tho mountain valleys, where thousands of cattle were lately driven from tho overstocked ranges of the plains, the storm will provo to be excessively severe. Tho larger portion of iheso valleys aro out of reach of telegraphic communication. In tho valleys heard from especially in western and northern Colorado, lying west of the rontinentAl divide, the snow is reported to bo unusually deep and tho atrrams fror.cn, A great loss will nudoabtodly lie tho result. Tho unjiiirallohd cold weather in northern New Mexico will cause great damage to tho mainiiieth herds grazing there. II unit reds of snow shov* lorn, a do/.on snow E tow* and all the locomotives avallablo have •ft Denver to battle with tho drifts on tho railroad. Tho wide scopo of country lying bo twien the Kansas line mid the baso of tin mountains escaped with only a few Indies oi snowfall, but waa tho domiulofrof an arctic wave. Chicago, January H.—The hllmrd raging throughout Illinois, lowu, Kuusui, Nebraska, Wat more destructive in Iowa than they havo known before in many years. A sleet storm on Tuesday swept down poles and wirej from northern Iowa to southern Kansas, and before the lines could bo restored tho present fierce storm broke, completing the work of destruction. For a tfmo yesterday very few wires were available at all in lows, but the sit uation baa begun to improve somewhat. Tho cold bos been so Intense in addition that it makes tho work of repairing very action*. Four engines were sent out from Omaha this morning with gangs of repairing linemen, and the service pest of Omaha is showing some signs of improvement. There aro no signs of the railway people Mngable to relievo their ■now*bouud trains in central Iowa. Tlie Gulf Stoles. Galveston, Tex., January 0.—The cold wave extends over a vast area, and will result in immense damage to stock of all kinds. Telegraphic communication is still greatly impeded. From Austin it was reported that tho temperature was ten degrees above zero yesterday, and hundreds of water pipes were frozen. At Laredo, on thq Rio Grande, tho temperature was eight degrees below freezing point. At Palestine the mercury touched zero. It is tho coldest weather experienced in forty years. Tho waterworks street plugs aro all frozen and cracked. At Orange, on the Louisiana line, tho thermometer was twelve degrees shove zero, and at Corpus Christ!, the mercury fall sixty-four degrees In twenty-four hours, The oldest inhabitants say they never witnessed such a blizzard. Many or these points report that the rattle are suffering in tensely from the cold. The herds drifted- aimlessly about for hours seeking shelter, and many of them must have polished, bat It Is vet too early to eatltoate the extent of tho loss. The continuous northwest wind has driven . 0 . water out through the chsnnel, exposing the oyster licds and shells on the hanks for miles along Galveston bay. six degrees at Charleston and fifteen at New Orleans. Bayou St. John, emptying into Like Pontchartrain, was hard frozen. In 18-33 the lowest temperature ever recorded here was ex perienced at midnight, on the Pith of Febru ary—five degrees above zero. A further fall of two degrees must have taken place before daylight. Skating and sleighing wore enjoyed for two days. Montgomery, Ala., January 9.—The cold est weather prevails here today since tho efgual station was established in 1873. The thermometer went down to five and four- tenths. Birmingham, Ala., January 9.—Today was the coldest over known in Birmingham. There has been s change of temperature of 55 de grees in tho last 48 hours, and it has been at or slightly Mow zero all day. Business was generally embarrassed. One of tho Slots fur nace companies’ furnaces, and all furnaces in the city, abut down for tho day, The street car traffic waa also suspended. The temperature is now slowly rising. MARYLAND. Salisbury. Md., January 9.—Yesterday’s heavy rain was accompanied by a northwest gale, which backed the waters of the Wicomoco river up iuto this town until the entire business portion was flooded to tho depth of several inclic a. Tho iron foundry of Thoroughgood & Marvel and Humphreys’ flour mill were both compelled to shut down because of the extinguishing of Arcs, and several lumber yards and storage warehouses can only l>e reached by boats. Business is entirely sus pended. The river Is several Inches higher than it has ever been, and many schooners and one steamer are ashore. The actual damage cannot lie estimated, but it will be heavy, as the piers and bridges are washed away, and considerable lumber la supposed to have been lost. The water is slowly receding tonight, but the weather has bccomo very cold. Every th .5 g promises to freeze np before morning. The New England court Jr strewn with vessels in dfatie*& and many total wrecks occurred. The schooner Juliet, of Ellsworth, .Maine, was driven on the rode* near D«er Wand, this harbor, last night, sud Captain Wate aud the cook were drowned in endeavoring to get a«n6re. String Lake, N.J., January P.—The schooner Mary G. Fair, of Philadelphia, from Baltimore for Providence. fa ashore on the outer bar, and will bo a total wreck. AH hands were lost. London. January 9.—The British bark James Kemvay, Captain McDonald, from Liverpool Janu- ary 7, for charleston, h*n been wrecked off Holy- head. The captain was rescued from the rigging. The crew took to the boat, which captlzed, and two of the men were drowned, talned. LATEST FROM THE WEATHER. The small lakes down tho island are frozeo from three to fivo miles, which is something unprecedented iu this vicinity. An oyster ntannsnicd Thomas Jefferson attempted to croM tho bay last night in spite of a biting northerly wind and was found lying on the deck of hi* sloop this morning frozen to death. Tlio negro boy was found Mow the deck fro zen fast to the wet bottom of the boat. Ho was alive but stuck fast. Tho rescuers jerked tho boy loose with a plank and he was thawed out and survives. FLORIDA. Jackson villk,Fla. January 9.—A stiff wind amounting to a gale at times, has lieon blow ing all dav. Tho thermometer this morning stood at thirty-two degree abovo at tho signal office. It went up to forty-one during the day, and at eight o'clock tonight registered tbiity-ono, nnu it Is thought will touch twen ty-five before morning. Ice formed ono-eighth of nn inch thick today. Fears are entertainod for tho orange erop, not over half of which is yet gathered. Die trees havo not been much hurt yet. At JVntaeola this morning tho mercury was down to sixteen degrees above. Tho cold Is most severe *• * “ In thr Middle States. New York, January 9.—The furious north' east storm of wind and snow that broke on htaten Island at eleven last night, continued to increase in violence till five o’clock this morning, when the wind moderated. Tho Staten Island ferry boat, “Westfield/’ on tho midnight trip from New York for east shore landings, had a terrible timo. Nearly all the passengers had to remain on board all night and were landed at Clifton at eight o’clock this morning. After leaving New York at mid night the Westfield reached Tompkinsville landing about 1 a. in., but thedocklights could not be seen through the snow and tho bell on tho dock could not be heard for a long time. When the boat finally touched the wharf every line parted as soon ns it waa made fast, and only a few of the gentlemen passengers who made the dangerous pier head leaped ashore. Several of them lost their hats while jumping. Captain Catnmour went among the passengers, who were greatly alarmed, and restored con fidence, assuring them that they could remain comfortably on 'the ,1mat until morning. Washington, January 10—The cold weath er continues. This morning at 7 o’clock the mercury stood at 10 degrees above zero, and at 7 o'clock this evening at 13 degrees above. In Cincinnati the thermometer at six o’clock this morning registered 10degrees below zero. It rose during the day, but began sinking in the afternoon, and nt 11:_30 tonight marked 8 Mow. The railroads arc nearly all cripple*]. Manx trains are eleven hours late. Traffic on the Cincinnati Southern and the Chesapeake and Ohio lines Is practically suspended. In Chicago, at midnight, the mercury mark cd 12 below zero. Specials to tho Pioneer Press of St. Paul, from points in the northwest show that the cold wave Is still on. The mercury is ranging from twenty to thirty-five below In various lo calities. A NEW YORK TOWN FLOODED. Fulton, N. Y., January 10.—The most dis astrous flood that has ever visited this place is now doing incalculable damage at tho “Fiats,” a large tract lying between Oswego river and the canal. Tho npper part Is occupied by large flouring mills and many other manufacturing concerns, and the lower portion by the homes of tourt *<now W< SpB toJoTmifti^rlnr | Md7 d ?&^M n ?/m.,tlSSr«lKr which it i—i i gHn to ggain/tfaturday night at [6 o’clock registering _ _ ^ degrees, < fi.2 t degrees with the north pole and playing polo with Ireland. i / ’ The weather has not been settled since the 4th, when wo had a considerable rain storm. The barometer took nn upward tendency oa the Cth. It then fell steadily until yesterday at noon, when it reached a point lower than at any time during 1885. ' It then began going up rapidly. At 0 a. m. yesterday morning the temperature was thirty- eight, and went up during the rain to 41.3 degrees. At 10 a.m. tho thermometer stood at 30.7 degrees, and at 3 p.m. 36 degrees. At abont 4 o’clock it began a rapid fall and the blizzard strnck us In fall force, and two hours later the mercury had reached 19.2 degrees. At 9 o’clock it was within 15.1 degrees of zero, and at 10 o’clock it was still dropping aud reg istered 11 degrees abovo zero. During the day precipitation had taken place to the extent of 87 hundredths of sn inch. At 8 a.m. yesterday high wind began and struck us at 7:45 at the rate of 32 miles an hour, tearing down Hazen’s cold-wave flag floating from the topmost point of tho customhouse, the haliards giving way under the strain. As the people saw the flag tumble they wished it had been Hazen’s neck, and thus put an enlto all such blizzards. Tho wind blew all day, and up to twelve o’clock lost night at the rate of from thirty to thirty-six miles per hoar. This is the coldest snap we have had this winter. On the 11th of February, 1884, the temperature fell to within 8 degrees of zero, and on December 30th, 1880, it went to one degree abovo zero, which was the lowest record made by the mercury since the signal station was opened in Atlanta, with tho exception of January fitb, 1893, when it regis tered 1.3 degrees below zero. It is seldom that the old thing ever gets down to twelve degrees above zero at this point. Last Friday night the thermometer fell slowly but continuously, and only reached Its minimum at 0 o’clock Saturday morning, when registered wtihin 1.2 degrees of » From, that _ time It .rose slowly throagh Saturday and the water gradually set back tlic flats. Tho water rose all night, and this moruing the danger was so great that the Are bells were rang and the firemen and citizens generally hurried to tho scene. All the tow Ixmts obtainable were carried thither, and the people were rescued from their dwellings, in many cases from second sto ries. The water, had pot out the fires; and the people suffered intensely from the severe cold. Tho rescued were taken to dry land and properly cared for, and effort was mado to save some day and 5.0 degrees at 10 o’clock. The average tempcaature during beta* -" according to the record of Mr. Beal at the signal GIVING TO TJIK FOOK. The cold weather yesterday caused consider able suffering among the poor and needy. Bat In many Instances the needed relief was given. Early yesterday morning, some time before day, an old valuable machinery In tho manufactures. At I won :. n -J! nt nr.li™ li “ ,iillc ' are ren ‘ lcro ' 1 home ' I Sick A PALACE OF ICE. tho wost const. During tho iluy the I Tho water wna very rough and the ferryboat rcahicnro of Mr». Mcltcr, in ca«t Jacksonville, I rolled heavily. Tho captuin attempted to was burned. Lou $.7,000. Insured for JJ.-VKI. 1 *- - • *— ’ Two other minor fires occurred, IX New Oftl.KAXS. ,uruu,uuui. jiiinoio, loiva, Ituusifl, tVeurasa, Dakota and Ulnuosota Is dcoUrod to be of _ wider ostrnt and fiorrer In character than lins been known hefuro In years All the movie, weatcru trains are behind time. utrikinii into tiii: ant'TH. Tho fold wave ,lnirk Memphis. Trim nbcut dayll,ht Ibis morning, it has hcou anowln, since about tea u'olock last night, aud Ibo bleak wiud from tho nortlnvost adds to the dhagrcruhlc condition of Mlslia. A Council drove, Kas., dispatch save tho Missouri Pacific passenger train was wrookod by snow in the Downing cut, about eight mlloa north, after passing there last evening. Com doctor John A. llrown and tho mall mesaem nr, Johnnie Pullman, started Id walk lack to Council drove for assistance. Inwalklngovcr a bridge Pullman clipped and fell, breaking the bono of hie left leg between tho kneo and the ankle. Conductor Drown carried hint to Council drove, a dlstnueo of aevoral ■lice. The wind Was blowing a Idlr.zanl and tho thermometer waa twenty-throe degreos below sere. I.immx, Neb., January ft—Tho enow Ins reaard falling lu thia vicinity, but the wind atwini i«iiihhiii till* tllTUli;. Util ill!' WIIIU conllnuM, though with tern velocity. This Is the worst liloekado known lu years, and ox- •tends from tho Missouri river to a point l“0 miles well. Tho snow fences have been no protection for the roads, as the snow lias drill ed over them and across mta twenty foot deep, II will all have to lie shovelled out, u< it le ton hard for the snow plows. Tho llur. lington main llur has trains moving at snail pace, but tho branch lines will lie closed fi ten day s or longer. Omaha, Neb., January is.—No winter etonn has twin so general throughout the t'ultcd Htatei as that now Prevailing. The tlicrmom cter today Indicated £1 Iwlatv scro lu the bus ineea portion of the city, while on tho high plateau tho mercury went down to III). This, with the bitter uorlh wind, iniikrs the tem perature as cold as any remembered by tho oldest eltlxens. No trains have run In the etate sidro early yes. terday, and no cirmta has (wen mailr to rlear the track, brrsnse of tho Impossibility of men worklug In the e sin-no- cold, and the the! that tho drilling suow would fill up any tufa made. The Burlington und Missouri, Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha. Fremont, i ll k - born and Missouri Valley, In tact every tine of track lu the state Is ahaudonnl. One year ago to-day the thermometer was to alwvc, being the highest point reached that winter. *« mails arrived to-day, not even from Coun cil Blufft, on account of no can crossing the bridge. Kansas City, January 0.—The sun sbono brightly today, and the billiard la coded. Tho trains on the Southern Kansu road ramo in thia morning. Tho mercury was is below ■eroattfoclock thia morning, but the cold was “®t "It “ It*'** yesterday, owing to the mb- sideure of the gales. Jr.Miiox Citv, K»., January ft—'This ere- 1 .jra* visited by tho wont storm Thursday aadThundiy nlgbt evrr known. The ther mometer at Fort Klley marked twenty-fin- de- mree below «rro yesterday. Business of all ktadabrtmMtmqwudgaad railroad comma, airalleu bu been cut off since Thursday morn- atnrathattime" * rrlvl, ‘ 1 ' lrom any direction Cbk ai.o, January ft—A strong wind is blow- "" -adIt, but the sold is net as intense as prevailed in the weal end northwest. At b o clock thia mornim the la **" * b0r ® ' ,KI four drgmra. “ ,hc " l ™1™ since risen blowing hint In central Iowa, with Sw ictoaHlMM b - . 1,noted I- degrees below. The era- ^ Iowa is not xct raued. Tb« railroad* haw ceased aelline unW *V h * situation lm* pnreca Curing the day no through passenger u> tor the weal to- ****** Tkbfaweat point reported to the signal service this mottling is at Mitmcdosa. on the tfcnada Pacific railway fa MunirnS. where the thermometer registered 52 degrees Mow Winnipeg quoted 44 below?™* 0W lUto that the (torn fro. Winnipeg quoted The telegraph officials New Orleans January 9.—The cold wavo outiniicR. Thu mercury Loro this morning regiktered fifteen degreos above zero, bolng live degrees colder than recorded nny previous year. Dispatches from nil sections of tho state rejKtri the coldest weather ever known. Tho slpnal service office last flight reported tho mercury nine and a half degrees above zero. Fcnrs me cntcrtainod that much damage will lif done to Htubhlo eano, oraugo and other fruit trees, etc., by frost. The South Atlantic States. Richmond, Vh., January 9.—Tho severity of the cold snap throughout Virginia is unprece dented for many years. In Norfolk tho gale which togan fa this soe. tion vetterday afternoon, and which Is sUU prevailing, is the severest for a long time, Buow has not fallen, but shipping is detained jod there is much damage on hind and WAtcr. Nyhilc no serious disasters havo yet been ro- R utcd, awnings, signs, fences aud trees wore own down, and great apprehension wai felt between 2 and I o’clock Ibis morning that many homes would also yield to tho gale. All the northern hound steamers and mails are de layed. A tcrrihloldizxnrd struck Harrisonburg, Vim, ••fault nightfall last evening, and left ten inches of snow this morning. Tho mercury liss Let h failing all day, and is now ten do- prees above zero. No such weather has been experienced there since 1880. All trains from the north aro six to eight hours late. If tho cold weather continues »tock will suffer greatly, owing to the scarcity of food. Inld— 11 — '* * above, and still falling. There was a snowfall Inst night of five inches. In Htauntou the heavy snow storm last , night delayed the trains and partly blockaded ** ‘‘i fail iu North moor the steamer to tho American docks hut she would not stay there under tho severe Idow and the captain started for the Clifton landing. As it waa impossible to roach it safely, the Mit waa started up tho stream to- warn New York. As it was opera night there were more passengers than usual and about sixty gentlemen and ladies were obliged to rtnmiu on tho boat until this morning. Cap tain Catnmour provided tho holies with cots. The boats ran very irregular today. Tho snow drifts aro between five and six feet deep on tho streets and roads. Tho telegraph and telephone wires aro down and tho railroad travel is much Impeded. Hnow plows are run ning to get tho .track rlear. A number of vessels in tho lmy havo been dragging their anchors. The schooner 8. A. Poino, Captain Hons, Is ashore at Cllftou, aud will probably ) to pioccs if tho storm docs not abato. There a heavy sea on. Considerable damagohas been done. Advices from all. points III the Interior ^ the stato report severe snow aud wind storiri raging. Railroad travel is greatly Impeded, and in somo coses local trains havo boon en tirely abandoned. Tho thermometer is re ported sa falling rapidly and tho wind as de creasing. PENNSYLVANIA. Pittsburg, l’a., January 9.—-Tho fall of snow Inst night wiih the heaviest known in years. From twelve to fifteen inches of suow covers the ground, greatly interfering with the street railway travel, and dolaying the trains. High winds prevail, and the snow is drifting badly. Shenandoah, Pa., January lb—A heavy snow storm set in hero at midnight last night, aud still contlnuoa, making tho situation at St. Paul, Minn., January 10.—On Thursday about fifty men, under tho direction of J. If. Hutchinson, of Montreal, were engaged in laying the foundations of the Ice castle, tho Ico for which is being hauled by ten teams. The ice used is about eleven Inches thick, and tho Mocks are cut threo feet six inches long and two fact wide. Tho foundation walls for tho central tower are to bo five feet thick, tapering to forty inches at tho top. Two largo derricks wero in place Friday morning, and four more aro in process of erection. Mr. Hutchinson says ho wants a thicker ice, and just fa tltno ■ . .. „ M - to please him came the blizzard. The work I the application, and then acted in accord- will necessarily bo somewhat slow at first, but I anc V . . t * IC I. n this way he man- child at home, an empty larder and an empty cash box. Tho woman was cared for until Chief Connolly reached police headnuartors,. and then her wants wero supplied. Immedi ately after this tho chief issued a special order to the department iustructfag the cap tains and patrolmen to examine their beats, and whenever they found a case of destitution to investigate It thoroughly and report tho re sult at police headquarters. A book wai pro vided in which tho members wero compelled to mako the reports, and fa nearly every Instance and was granted. During tho day there were several applications for relief lodged with Chief Connolly. Iu every instauce ho sent a member of the police force to Invest! 1 necessarily bo somewhat slow at first, but ns soon ns the foundations are laid tho force of [ men employed on the palace will bo largely increased and work will tie pushed forward rapidly. The waiting and refreshment rooms ou tho north sido of the grounds on nearly completed, tho malu toboggan-side, which la about 1,000 feet fa length and has fivo tracks, is completed and covered with snow, and only needs to bo wet over to bo ready for the coas ters. Tin* liloekado Unprecedented, Pittsburg, January 10.—Tho snow block way L ageil to give only where it was needed. Atlauta is always ready to respond to tho cry of tho poor and needy, and yesterday several contributions were sent in to tho chief for distribution. .Some sent coal, somo wood, soino money and somo somci-V.ing to oat. JEFF DAVIS REJOINS. The Latent Slander Against Him i»ut to Rest. New Orleans, La., January 10.—Somo one, in order to annoy Jeffersou Davis, recently ndoon tho railroad fs almost nnprocedent- I 1° hjin afcblshorao in Beauvoir, Miss., ed. No attention lias been paid to schedules, I 5 5?*®? beaded, A Summary, containing the and all the trains are from one to fifteen hours I . Into* Mtnv tnini hnvii fmon «hnTwin>w.,i I . Benedict Arnold,, first traitor to American liberty. learned his pntrlotlum In Hiram Masonic tzxlco, bo. 1, New Haven, Conn., and died a Frco Mason in good Handing. Aaron Burr, another traitor to tho government, plotted, bln treason In Royal Arch cipher, and also died a Free and Accepted Mason lato. Many trains have been abandoned, and on several smaller roods traffic is entirely suspended. Tho cold lias been intense. The mercury was about at zero all day. Groat suf fering exist among livestock. At tho cast Liberty yardssevcral head of cnttlo died frem exposure, and many more are In a dying con dition. Iu Washington county the farmora were taken unawares, and whole flocks of •beep not prcqicrly sheltered aro reported frozen to death. OUR OWN comp, Short Talks With Our Readers on Matters of Interest. Boston Run complicated and dangerous. Those In Jjvucliliurff thn wrnVlinr ♦ iw>rr7 !■ v«r. I having charge of the placo report heavy work- .-old” Xo .i^ummr/u’fiS degraS almvr, «nd .till tailing. Th.»*ra. I «5S» &£hid 7o?k after repairing damages of tho recent rain storm, were-compelled again to suspend today bv tho heavy storm, which struck tho mining district at midnight. The snow is from eighteen inches to two feet deep, and trains ure running regardless of scheduh tho roads. Fourteen Inches . Mountain and six inches in Staunton. Washington, I). V„ January 9.—It has hern stonning at intervals all day uud Is snowing hard again this evening. The mer cury at 7 P. in. fa 14 above with every indica tion of falling to zero before morning, as tho fold is intTcasing hourly. Tho mails this morning from every direction- were delayed several hours and a heavy downfall of snow nut a stop to the work on tho capitol terraces, sleighing fa excellent and Pennsylvania ave nue has been crowded all day with equipages of cverv kind, from the most stylfah turnout to the dry goods box placed upon runners, tho whole presenting an unusual scono of gaiety and animation. Wilmington, N. (’., January 9.—The cold wave reached here at seven o’clock, a. in Tho highest velocity of the wiud was twenty-fivo miles, at .Smitlivillo thirty-nine miles, and at Fort Macon, sixty-two miles. The ther- uu uictcr here at four o'clock, p.m.,* registered twenty-live above, which fa tho lowest reached in the lart twenty-four hours. The fall in tho last twcuty-four hours was twenty t wo degrees. SOUTH CVROMXA. Charleston.fLC., January 9.—The weather here is the coldest of tho season. Tho ther mometer this morning, at 8 o'clock? utood at 29 degrees abovo zero, aud did not rise higher thau 28 during the cutire day. A heavy ice farm?, 1 pm all the exposed water fa the streets. The discomfort was increased by a severe north- wrstern gale, which Mew at the velocity of 2s miles an hour, lint little damage has tor u rc|>ortcd to farms and guidons, aud no accident to shipping. The cold throughout upper part of state is excessive. In ail tho mountain counties and as far south a* Colum- bia a heavy fall of sleet and snow occurred today. Trains are running regularly, aud tel egraphic communication in this state I* unim- pared. Reports from the upper counties In South (krofina say that the water courses are higher thuu for yean and nt many point* freshets have occurred. The Congarro iffor Is very muchswolcu, and an inundation Is feared. Dispatches tonight ftotu Greenville, Spartan burg and Union counties state that heavy rains continue, and sleet is falling at some places. ALABAMA. Mobile, Ala., January ».—I Special.]— 1 Tho weather for the past thirty-six hour* has been very cold. The mercury dropped to eleven dcgTcrs above sere before daylight this morn ing. Eight degrees were recorded at Mont gomery. The wind eras very piercing from the north all day Yesterday aud the greater part of the day, but has died down. To-night will probably show a still farther degree of cold. The cabbage cron, occupying many hundred acres around Mobile is frozeu solid, and the orange trees fa exposed places are injured. Ire thick enough for skating formed today. This Is the coldest spell sinco InVJ, when, on January twentieth. the mercury foil to s degrees fa Mobile. The iok froze as fast as the blushes were withdrawn from the marking pots, causing a suspension «>f work in tho cotton yards. Thirty-five was a cold date also. The thermometer recorded tlx degrees at sunrise February sth of that year. This would give 4 degrees at 4 a. m. The t*h and 7th were afterwards referred to fa Alabama, Georgia and Mfaiikippl as tho cold Friday and tiatardayjreffatcrm ou tho 9th _ _ _Je time. The water fa flowing rapidly into tho collcric*, and should tho weather bccomo warm within tho next few days, melted snow will do incalcula ble damage to mining operations. llARRisnumi, Pa., January 9.—About half- past eight o’clock this evening the local cast- hound freight train on the Pcunsylvauia rail road was crossing the bridge nt Stcrman's creek, near Dtingutitiou, fifteen miles from here, when one of tho spans,weakened by high water, gave way aud precipitated tho engine and eight cars into tho stream, which empties at that point into the Susquehanna river. Five men went down with the wreck. Tennessee. Chattanooga, January 9.—The tempera ture fell to five degrees below zero today uu l up to 11 a.m.was below zero, At 9:30 a. m. it stood at three degrees below zero. Tills is the coldest ever recorded hero, tho nearest ap proach bolng one below In January, 1881. Specials from neighboring towns gives the the minimum at their points named as fol lows: Hnntsvillo, eight below; Cleveland, Tenn., seven below; Knoxville, two below: Athens, Tenn., three below. Ten inches of snow lms fallen ut Bristol Tenn., and snow lays to the depth of five or six inches throughout the northern portion of East Teunessec. Railroad traffic fa very seri ously impelled. The Cincinnati Southern to night abandoned the north bound express from this city and the south bound from Cin cinnati. All trains are from five to ten hours delayed. All freights on tho East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia were sidetracked. WRECKED IN THE WIND. Londoners on Ice. London, January 10.—The lakes in Logout park have been crowded with skaters duriug the recent freeze. Todav there was unusual number of persons enjoying themsolvcs on Icc, and tho throng was so great on ono of tho S onda aa to break tho ice, and at least a huti- red men, women and children were given a very cold immersion. There was intense ex citement, but tho water was shallow and noth ing more serious than the discomforts of a cold bath resulted from the mishap. Cold In Florida, Jacksonville, Fla., Jannary 10.—The weather here fa clear and cold. On Saturday night the thermometer recorded 21 degrees at the signal office, and privato instruments registered variously from 15 degrees to 18 de grees abovo zero. Tho oranges remaining on tho trees are frozen, and their loss will prob ably ho complete, but the trees so far aro not muc h injured beyond loosing tho leaves. It is slightly warmer tonight. Weather Indications of Alomleay, Indication* for the South Atlantic States, toJten at 1 o'clock a, m.: Fair weather slightly wanner, rising Imromctcr, northwest j to southirrst winds. East 43*1/ States Fair, slightly manner weather preceded this morning I by nearly slationary temperature, winds gencr- i ally northerly, but becoming variable. THROUGH THE STATE. Mr. Davis inclosed tho sheet to his frioml, Colonel J. L. Power; of Jackson, Mississippi, secretary or the .'grand lodge of Mi&slssippi ... followtug letter: p received with others of a sim- irlosed sheet having a jura- don. Mr. _ Colonel secretary „ Masons, with tho followtug letter: Bear Sir: Iliavcrccciv lar character, tho Inelosed sneet having a Kira- graph underlined to secure my attention, aud 1 send It to you to attract your notice. Under tho head of ••summary’’ fa a concentrated distillation of malice and mendacity. Tho main attack seems to bo against tho fraternity of Frco and Ac- *• ^ ■ slanderers have — —\ himselfofa sec tional prejudice existing against mo to point his Attack against Free Masonry, and faaos* than three uedertcored lines pcn>ctnitos at least as many falsehoods. 1. I, Jefferson I>a’ a Free and Accepti 2. As a citizen of the sovereign atatc of Missis sippi I obeyed her commands, and as sovereigns cannot "rebel,” neither led orfollowod n rebellion, great or small. n. As I had no Masonic standi: liat It was not tainted by the Imp rests, not upon u fact, but upoti a misrepresenta tion. 4. Masonry could not have had "roach to do with*securing my pardon,” as I have never been £ onioned, or applied for a pardon, or appealed *to lasonry to secure to mo the benefit of the writ of habens-corpus that I might have the constitutional f * :ht of every Amr i ’**— * * * tfi my accusers. To exclude a passible inference I will add that my father was a Mason, and I was reared to regard ti e fraternity with respect, and have never felt any disapproval of it other than that which pertains to every secret society. |Vli n ing Free Masonry from a distance, and judging the tree by its fruits. I have believed it to be In itself good. Respectfully and truly yours, JKri r.asox Dayu. Tlie Monument to Grant. Washington, January 5.—The bill intro duced in tho house today by Mr. Dowdney, of Now York, for tho erection of a monument to General U. 8. Grant, fa Now York city, appro- Wilmington, Del., January 9.—Last night’s snow storm caused the most serious block on the railroad tracks here that has occurred for years. At seven o'clock thts morning tlie Wilmiugton and Northern train, which leaves for Reading, l’a., at eight o'cloek, was backing into the station. Meanwhile two other shifting cu- gfacs had been sent out from this station with snow sweepers to clear the south-bound trark. Both engines were running rapidly and the Wilmington and Northern train was also under good head of steam. Opposite llarlan A Hollings worth Co’s, tracks the engines and train came to gether with a terrible crash. On account of the blinding soow, the engineers of the approach ing trains were not aware of danger until the col lision occurred. Three men were killed outright and auothcr Is expected to die. Immediately after the passenger can took fire from the engine furnace and escaping steam, added to the torture of the victims tmprUoued under the oaken timbers. The .fire department hurried to the scene and began playing on the burning tim bers^ while othets exerted themselves to get out crushed, mangled, scalded and burned. Bowton, January 9.—The tug Confidence, of the Boston tow boat company, left this port at six o'clock last night, having a tug and lighter on which were four men. On the tug. In addition to her regularcrew of five tarn, were Captain Duncan and his corps of divers. The tug and lighter were bound for Woods Hall, to the relief of the wrecked bark Ibis. -A illmateh fhia IMnc, ... tug ana lighter. How the Cold Wave Is Fasting Over Geor. M* r . J*n„ r 4.—-[Special.]—All yM ,er. I iu5 ;rs?,M e «h , . o <sr , w« g s ■ - ,obe ap ^' i, “ c<i by “•? I, •^ ltlen, ’ like a put. The waters had not orcriluwa tlie hanks at that hour, hut the ninthly waves lap ped a little bishcr at overy aurate. This uorn- InK those who lire in tho Mats aloug tho eastern shores discovered that the old river had invaded the basements of their dwelllue, and had taken liberal toll from their wood- piles. The dogs had retreated to the verandas and the chickens were compelled to roost high. By noon the waters had risen more than twenty feet, end (hike were payiug each other visits a la Venice. Knterpr washerwomen were busy harpooning the great logs of driftwood that littered the roshiog m-urret. G.sinnviujE, tie., jannary 8.—[8pecial.]— It began snowing hero at 0 o'clock this morn ing, end has been falling without cessation all day. It is now more than six inches deep, strong wind has been blowing, and the weathe is bitterly cold. Itdeu, He, January ft—[special.]—The cold Saturday spoken of by the old men of this county is laid in tho ehado, end the cold Saturday of 1-WJ will take its place. James, (la., January ft—{Special.]—The ground is covered with enow for miles around aud there is prospect for much more. The weather is extremely void end the thermome ter bee fallen below aero. The river* and creeks are up fpom recent rains, which with the very severe weather of the past few dayi make the ferment very apprehensive. It is now steadily growing colder. Sxvansaii, Ga., January It.—[Special.]— Savannah today experienced the coldest weather of the season, and during today there was quite a enow storm, which created con siderable excitement throughout the citv. CoLt-nni s, Urn., January ft—[Special.]—The lowest point retched by the thermometer here today, was tlx degree* above aero. There was* •light snowfall this morning THE BU2M1U) IN ATLANTA. provided that nonu of tho money shall be ex pended until the sum of $330,000 has been raised by subscription. This Blizzard WILL BE SURE TO GIVE YOU A COLD WHICH WILL Likely Develop into a Cough. A Cough Let Alone in the Winter is the Most Dangerous. TAYLOR’S Sweet Gum and Mullein Atlanta it having considerable weather. At four o'clock Friday afternoon a bliz zard struck this neck o' the woods with full i . .. . . — force end knocked the bottom sky-western I IU time. Ask YOUr Druggist Will Stop any Cough if Taken crooked out of the thermometer. Atlanta is evidently dancing the german for It. A Handsome Colored Poster* We have a large handsome poster, printed in red and blue, for evory one of oar agents. It Is the banner of The Constitution and every agent ought to have ono or tiro pat up in tho post office or neighborhood store. It helps wonderfully. Have you one? If not, send at once and wc will mall you one. If you have one and could use another oue well, send for It* We want every agent to have ono of our illum inated posters. Please Renew Your nibreriptfon before your time is out. This prevents your missing a singlo number. The printed slip on your paper tells when the time fa out. Renew at least ouo week ahead, and bring a new subscriber with you. If Yon are lluylng a Horse Don't you ask some man that has known the horse, and fa uot interested in ceding him, about his gaits and hnbit4 ? If you aro buying a farm don't yotr inquire of some ono about the land? No matter what yon are buying, you go to somebody who is not interested and get from them all tho information yon can. That fa right. Now, in buying a paper for a year, why not pursue the same course? You cannot tell from one copy what it will be all the year. But tfafo people who havo read it constantly do know* Then why not take their opinions and bo guided by them? Here fa what our readers •ay about The Constitution : Mr. M. E. 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For over two years this title Watcrbury has not stopped a minute. Not a cent has been spent on repairing it, though in tho amo time Mr. Ball spent 925 getting his wife’s gold watch repaired. At the end of two years Mr. Ball toys: "I wouldn’t take 920 for my Watcrbury if I couldn't replace It." Our Watcrbury fa the best Investment you 'can mako. You ought to havo ono. Your wife ought o have one. Your son ought to havo oue. Only #3,25 for the watch, chain; charm and Tiie Cox* TiTVTiox one year. Where can you bca’. that? Or 2.50 for tho watch and chain and charm alone. Eeml at once and get one. Our S13 Gun. The following statement from a subscriber about tho double-barrel brooch-loading gun which wo sell as a premium for 912, will bo read with Inter est our gun Is tho;best gun ever sold for less than 91\ and we only chargo 912: Montevai.lo, Ala., December 31. 1885.—Tho gun has been tested not only by myself, but other better gortsmen^and is pronounced by thorn excellent W. B. 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We sell you a ma chine wc guarantee to bo better than the 915 Sing er, after which It fa modeled, for 918 with Tu> 1 Cos stitution for one year thrown fa. Remember that wc guarantee tuu. By this wo . mean that we will let you send the money for the machine, take the machfao home, put it along side of any machine that cost yon 915 or 950. Com pare them closely, try them on all kinds of work, and if at the end of ten days yon had our machine hicb you paid 918 (with the paper thrown In) t better than tlie 915 machine, you can notify .. ua and we will Immediately refund your money. Isn’t this fair enough? We have sold hundreds of these machines. Wo have had only one returned. . The others have more than give satisfaction. Bead what our cus tomers say about it: * L. A. Harper, M. P., Cabantes, Ga.—I received tho machine m.iuc time since, and find it all you claim for It. Several persons have been to see it with tho view of getting one. and they are surprised that such a machine can be bought at the price. «. of goods, and fa delighted machine all right, and my wife fa well pieawd with It. Says she feels she cannot- say too much fa Us flavor. All who havo seen It like it. R. P. Robinson, Hamilton. Ga.—The machine as received in good order. We have given It a loxough trial, and are well plea<4d with it. I am lisficu that It fa all yon claim for it. simply splendid and can’t be beat. This Week You Most decide what paper yoa will take for the next year. Bo not bo misled by ‘sample copies” of inferior papea rent oat to catch strangers. The old reliable Constrnmox fa the best finally paper fa the world. Try it for next year and you will never be without it It fa tho same all the year round, except that it gets better all the time. Read what our old subscribers aan about it iu "Our Own Column.” Yon can't do bet ter than try The Constitution. Four of Ure Crow Drowned. Boston, January 10.—The achooncr. Millfa Trim, Captain Olson from Sooth Amboy for Rockland, Maine, with a cargo of coal, went ashore on Calf Island Saturday morning, dar ing a heavy gale, and became a total wreck* Foot of the crew were drowned.