Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1877, Page 5

HJow the Wind and Snow Struge gled for Supremacy Yes» terday. A Liberal Supply of TFeathery Flakes Whirled in Every Direction. “The Beantiful” Plays the Dickens with Intramural and Suburb- an Affairs, And Enters Its Effectual Protest Agnlnst Fast-Running Trains. How the Crashing Ice Came Down the Usually Placid Ohio, Loss of Property Eatimated at From $200,000 to $400,000. 4 CHICAGO. TRSTERDAY'S WIND AND SNOW REVEL, “DId you sce the puil Tur TRINUNE gave me thic other dayi? askerd the Winter of the Wind and the Snow when they all turned out of bed yesterday morning, ** Now I'm golug to show Yem wnat I cando to-day. Go you two to-day and Nt things, DBlow, &now, how! around and cover ’em oll up.”" - “I don't want Lo £o," sald the Snow, *’cause the Wind Is too rough. Ile musses me all up and blows me around loose. I couldn't half do my work last time ’cause Lie blows my halr over my eyes and mives my skirts up, No, I won't %o with him." ; Ol what a whopper," roared the Wind; “T dldn't do aoything of the sort.” “You ¢iq,” retorted the Snow. *You sat down on me, and Tite Trinuse sald so."” “That's so,” sall Winter. “Tt sald you curled her over and blew off ler ulghtean, or something of the kind. It'sa pity you two can't. agree. If you could only start out now and suateh l'hlngs Laldheaded, we could have no emd of fun.” " Let me go ahead,™ pleaded the 8now, *and after I get throueh the Wind ean come, but | don’t want to go with hlin, You don't know how he treats me.! 2 1" be good,™ howled the Wind; “on! 'l Le good us If T were gofng to Bunday-school, Come onj 1 won't hurt you." So the Snow coneented, and dropped down softly from the sky, Rouwh and uncouth ns the Wind fs generally, he really liked the Boow, ond {t wis only‘when he got cxiited in his work that e wus unkindly harsh to his pule weak sister. e took hier by the hand, es she stepped down, und pulled her swhite iood arountd Ter eure, and her £oft white cloak around her shoulders. He stooped down tenderly und but- toned her flecey leguings, “You won't be holsterous with me to-day, wilt you?"" she sakl, looking timldly at L, a3 she swaved her skirts. “Not 1,” sald he stoutly, and he meant it. And all day long he kept his word, He trans- formed himeelf in a south wind, to be the mory tender towards ier, and It was » happy day for the dellcate Snow, for shie enjoyed more than anything clse beiug out with lier great, stout brother, when he didn’t knock her around, 8o liey came along together hand in hand, he as entle as she wag, and sho overflowing with aofty Klndly enfoyment of it all. e was ull ottention o her,” and they roamed together over the prairies, about the” flelds, and through the clties, * Spring will mmch{ and by," she safd, * aml cover these pralrles with whito fluwers, Tean do er than thut,’»hnd she dropped her flakes down thicker and thicker and foster and faster, untilall the dnisies of all the springs would have falled to have raised suchanlle of white leaves, It delighted her, and she hung over the farms and ficlds, and showered ler flakes, il tney rose in masses upon masses, And the Larns and houses aud wagous amd carts were 2 vl “Dun’t you think It lovks pretty1" shoasled 88 she stood off and edmured her work, * Wait L1 put o row of wglue on the eaves of that red houee. Don't you lke to see the fire shine iniz through tho windows? Aud then look at the trees. — Apple-blossoms are not uny prettier than my flukes, do you think they are! And there is that great ugly barn, Can't you blow ahanoing drift over that end so oa to hide where tho roof extends! There, stupld, that's 100 miteln' > But slie Iald a few more flakes here and o few there untll the old barn Leeame heautifual, “Don't you llke 1t1" she asked, looking at the Wind. 41'd rather listen to that fellow curafng,’ sald he with a laugh, polnting to thc farmer chopping, woul, “On the Just and the unjust,” she mur- mured, and she Jay a Mght coat of feathers on the old won's back. ++ Louka more llka an angel now than he ever will aguin," sald the Wind. Then they trudged along the road, she cover- fog them oud oll “the flelds about, 'The short #tubble and the corn-stalks that still eeped up through her lust vislt she tenderly l';hl under the wott white sheet she ipread over tnem. As hier confldence grew in her brother, sbe scate tered her flakes faster and wider and deeper, and filled all the oir with the wavig and rusts Nugof her skirts, ** Do yon kiow I think it would be good fun 10 block up all the roads 17 sno usked, ¢ You can't do it," suld he. 1 dow's know,” she smd doubtfully, “1 think Ican, I can send downa good” many flakes In a day," ** Yes, but there are a good many roads, anid the ouly wuy ta bloek them up s 16 let meblow the suow outof thefields, 1 could do &, but you can't.” ** WHI you let me try " she asled, “Oh! You can try till the cows cothe home, but you'il fall,” . .Tu big brother has any confldence In Lis littlo ster. The 8now was plucky, like a jrood many pales faced and plucky little women, and nhuylflndu up hier mind to tey, So she' shouk out her dreas, und fuster und thicker, and th faster the flukes cotae duwn, ' The s world were full of thew, They no lu solt and molst as In the cartier mornfug. Shy Kuew wi to do, and she divided them up and ¥ent them down swifier, It was o brave under- taking, and slowly the world dianppesred under her cetforts, ‘The people who had louked upon Tiervislt In the morning ws one of ker urdlsury tlhopping oceasforn Beran to wonder, The Hakes urose i bigh ban! before them, Lung ndges marked where Lo ladd gone down, und houses looked like snow-balls “fm bright Mty windowa in them, 1tk 3 enn bock t0o," said she, Ny, you ean't dothat. Ton mnany shovels aud et and horses amd - wagons for that,'! ho rtyllrd‘ * Any way I'm golng to t:n(nm conraze us ahe lool b the eountry, Bue baa Lud o zond foundation early, but now she cominenced fu earnes 1 knew 1 eould, ¥ she excluimed gleefully, as she ruised a wall around the towa, *Thiat"s nothing, " suid the Wind, Wit til) you try the uhubited stycets,"” Then the peoplesrew more und wore amazed, Whut could be the matter with the Snow! She ad never been 8o resolute before, 10 a man came out with a shovel, she covered him up, Ble saw snow-pluws on the strect-cor Hnes, and 0x o them. The cars the strects of the clty, * she sald, forshe vd ack b der work persiated In runni und she awept ler fcy Hukes fu at the O1-fttluy windows, and pourcd th down the backs of the passengers' cke, 1 u contuctor took to punch o tare, sho tlled the mftten tu She picked out ner slipperlest und lald thetn on the road-beds and Y und the horses slipped aud stimbled, Bhe put bard puckages outhe frogeol the trucks, s0 the switenes wouldn't turn, and laughed with celight us o dimdts-car started for Elglu via Chicago svenue, und a Madivon-street bumped off fur Rivendde by way of Ogden avenue, 1t wus famous fun for her, but” abe Boticed that | eople got atuny, though with dif- feulty., “Then hurder and swilter yet she pottred down the lukes., 1t was in dead earnest then The cars uud suow-plows and wugous und peoe rh: Wwent stumbling alony, ued she peited them. t hud becomny u terrble conteat between the Sorld and the Brow, =" Better block up the lake, budu't youl” asked e Wty with u griv. But she was too much out of breath to un- swer b, Her eyes Ulled with tears, aud 1roze us they fell, Bhe waa terribly in carud this boor Uiitle Suow. Ene bad uttempted some- tblug, und sho bated to be lauched ot. Nio l‘l{ U Lave answered buck spitcfully, but the nd had reetraiued blinself so well, and been 80 Indulgeut to her that she disliked to say any- thing uukind to bim, She §s 8 warm-héared ttle creature, the Snow. Her cold hands tes- A7 tothat, Bhe woulda't s3y auything, Lut ofl his mitten ¢ went to work ail the harder, By-apd-by her e‘veu b Im" to brighten. Bome of the ‘side- strects in out-of-the-way places had becote Impas<able. If ahic conld anly work a little hard- erl Tt she had almost taxed lier strength to its limit. Bhe might keen up the shower of white stars, bu shie conld not make tlen any faster. Down they came teaden while high up and turning white ns they neared the eatth. They bid the tlouds, and " the afr was smoky with thewn. ~ Valees sounded strangely ns they discussed the prospect. Along the fronts of the Bouses she had hung festoons of riits to mateh the huge white eaps of theroofs, On the gratings she had lad deep, narrow rows, The plates over the coal-hales, she had covered, anil, a3 now amnd thena human heing sat down and slid across them, she patlently covered them again, for the coal-hole plates Jook ugly on the snowy landseape, All of o sudden she raw the strecta were crowded, and a larger number of cars than ever, 0Nt what docs this meani" sbe asked in & terrificd volee, © It fa 3 o'clock,” rafd the Wind, )rmkln;fflt N wateh, * and the people are going home.” “7 am Ro tired,” she moaned, Tne Wind u4:[pn(l bls arma to warm his handas, and shook the fiakes off his shoulders, but sabd nothlng, She struggled on allttle longer, aud then looked so falnt and weary that the vig Wind pltied her. ; ]"l'l\'c kept my promise, haven't I he asked, bluntly. "Ye{ you havej youw've done splendlaly,” she wnfhsd. * Now, slasy, Il tell you what ft's, Yon mean well eivugh nnd lave worked hiard, huk, ke a good many litle givls, f”“ have waste your strength without accomplishing unylhlng. Do you know that the flakes you havesent down on {his big eity alone are enough n number to blocl every rond dn the States” Well, they are. But you've scattered them too much, Look ab the packs; Tookut the housctops; took at the luts aml gardenss look at the lake shore, Now that fsn't where you wanted them. | You ought to have dropped them all In the streets, n.llnl nothing fn lln: world could have got through. © But (he bl :]I y wouldn't have looked eo '* she pleadeil. VTR bbb langed! # for e wonldu't sny anything worse in the presence of his little Alster,” * What liave you got to do with pretty? 1t's mischief you want. I'Il fix this thing for yun." *Ifow? " she naked, brightening up. | “You fust keepon' showlng, bt don't tire youreelt, and I'll go_around to the northwest and blow the staflin Irom the prairics nn'll livlds, and ll.lvl up these roads so quick you won't know thent, * But you'll b]nv\;l(,l:e flakes off my Louses and reea and spoll it all, ; “No, 1 ;\\'ou‘lu r fix it ourself,}* ) i Wind, Wind, wait a moment. You won't take it from nngwhere but the vacant places, will you? And you'll leave fome to cover up the dark ground ! Don't spofl the trees, what- over you tdo. Now wiil you be carefalt “Ygs, ves, yes, careful as au old woman with corns. Now I'm of[," and le kisscd his pretty leter kindly, and was away in o JULy, S Wind! Wind1" *What do you want " he yelled, o mile off. “ Come ln]cn-. d'v.;ur, nminute, won't you! Just a niinute, please, Iie ('mm.! atamping back and looked at ber, S Well ! Lo nsked, 418 my hat on steafehit!™ Hu tohl hier, und away he went, “1nm to keep on sending down flak Tuke care of ' she sajd toherself, ** but I'm awfully afrafd apoll all my houses, nud barns, and treee, Iwish [ was strone like he 185 but he's so careless, If I were # Wind_ {nstead of a Snow, I could do things sonleely, I wishIwas a Wind," Bhe drupped the whito stars more slowly than she had betore, for there wus no need of the ex- tra exertion. 'The people In the strects lovked up and thought she was golng to stop. The vurs went faster, and the snow-plow men brightened up wonderfully, Allof o sudden there was a wonderful com- motion, The strects were filled with clouds of snow, The housetops poured down thelr loads, und huge moving drifts whirled through the alr und flopped down in the streets. From every quarter, nlinost, they came, and they whirled and eddiced In the alr, and fell just behind the snow-plowe, From tho parks aind the upen luts and vileant spaces cume great mountains that scattered up and down through the thurouih- fares, Great drifts arose, und run out from the sldewatks across the tracks. The horses on the curs grew fron two to four, and they worked and tugped through the mosses of fikes, and made but sorry progress. Down from the praf- ries of the Jorthwest came more aud even lurger contributious. Country drifts, round aud fat, camne howllug aud Inughlig, and descended — wpon the ity " as the country people, ronnd and ~ fat, do at Exposition thines, Away from the tracks, the streets were soon fllled, The dritts were placed ndroitly, nnd erosred cach other at odid and unnoying ongles. They rose blgher and higher, and, when they tappéd above their brethe ren In other avenues, they were marched over to equalize the ! a8 4 reghuent 1s mndo up be- fore parude. Tne cars thinned onte The peo- 'xlu bad Leen driven Into their homes, a:d mass- ve white walls aruse before thelr gates to keep them n, A few who strugeled slong were hal! blinded by the thin flukes that drove viciousty into thelr'eyes, ‘The alr wus torn into shreds, cach sbred armed with poluted partieles along the sides, usnSouth Sea Islander's aword {3 apned with shurk’s teeth, And tho sharp- edged shreds cut and rasped, until those who had thought tabrave the storm were drlven in, The Wind howled. and roared, aind wuistled at his work, le dug down deep under huge banks, and, Nifting them bodlly, sent them whizzing throngh the alr, ~ He ture lurking drifts from under fences, and dashed them into the streets. Wherever he found rifts comfortably situated; he rooted them out ruthlessly with sbrlcks and screams, and scattered tuem up and down the tracke. Where the plows had plied the flukes beside the road-beds, ke turned them over back nguin, nutll the whols town lay engulfed In a huge white sea. it {I‘IL little Buow ddapped . hier bands with de- zht. *Lsn't that splendld? Tsn't he brave and strong1” fhe exclabined, 8he looked down uud saw her brother under her ralling a huge eloud of flukes along, * Put that on” the Ogden avenue track!” she exclafimed, e dropped {t_there and pushed his cap back from his eyes. Tue lust car went over thut Jine Just before his arrival, . “ Have they all stopped ruaning" asked the Bnow. “ Not yet, but they wi], & Are Fou tred, deard” Not 1. o lie sald, she asked., e fun. Wu don't get out every day {n tho year, Are you tired 1" “Ohlno. I ean stay us loug av you, and 1 thiak we had better finish up, And ut 1t they went sguin, And the Snow Aropped the flakea,nnd the Wind gathered them up and put them where they would do the uost good. North 8ldc, Weat Slde, aud South Side ulllze were treated, ‘The cars’ struzuicd along for uwhile, und then gave it up, und the land seupe Was a broad sheet of soft white snow, And, offering his arm to bis dittle sister, the Wil took hev'un aud down the bund,and where- ever they went tie world dbsappeared. TUE BAILKOADA, The fearful anow-storm which prevalled fn this scctlon sll day yesterday Interfered mate- rhlly with the raflroads lead ing out of the city, The rouds Lu the East sutfered more thun those i Weat and South, The storm extendeid the whole length of the Lake sShore «~ Michigan Soutliern and Miehiwan Centeal Ruil- roads, atd these two liues had the most dittheulty In getting their tains through, The traln un the Lake Bhore & Michizan Bouthern which shoutd have arrived at Do'dock erday mor- fz did nut get here until after 1 o'clock p, m, yesterday., — The other tralus werg ulso uany hours behind thne, The trouble 5 suld to be due less to the wnow on thts lue than to the diteulties experienced on the New York Central. Thiy roud Is sald tu be suflering very erely fram the heavy snow all ulong its line, and )ts Pussen- grertralis are delayed from twelve to iftecn hours. "T'wo of the fuur tracks, it i stated, had to be ubandoned for the preseat. ‘The frefght- Iflhllu ulu this road ure lulmll;l: ]\'rrv Irregutarly, und an lmmense amount of treleht i3 awalting shjpment to the West at New \‘u‘x‘k‘ Hofg ‘The Michlyan Central was_ulso cuusiderably “‘Autuul by the snow, e wtorin was ters rltic along iis entlro line, and, as w watter of courie, the trulua were all bebing tine, yet they mngnaged to plow throueh I good shupe, The ust trouble on this road was exverlenced be- tween Kalamazoo and Niles, The 5 o'clock alternoon left tlme, but how lomg f renuined thuo iy uot kuown, The 9 evenlug traly was withdruwn, it belng thought ubsafe'to send itout, N freight trains were run duriug the night, aud ouly u few during the day. . The Pittsburs, Fort Wayne & Calcago and the Balthmore & Oblo Hatirvads claln to have sullercd but little irom the storm, a5 the suow did not extend far dowu tuelr rouds. Yet thelr trains ursived more orless behind time, The ofticiuls of these roads stuted they would scud out thelr ufght truius as usual, The l‘llhbuni. Cluchinatl & 8t. Loufs and the Kaulkakee Line experenced wost of thelr trouble in this vidulty. The truinson theso roads arvived a little beblud, but the evening tralns left here on the. Toe L‘:nlv—\gv[ Ruck oland & Pacllic Raflroad reposts but little suow weat of Joliet, but conslderable of 1L, between that' plus and this oity,* The track, bowever, wus kept tolerably clear by the ald of soow-pluws aud traln on el “THE CHICAGO " T were bt little behfnd ¢ The Chicazo & Alton R from the snow hetween here anid Ocell. South of the Iatter point it was ratnfne, ‘The princls pal trouble was at Brighton, Just outside the ity limits. Here the rnow driffed very "l'"fv s gune of men had to be Lept. continally nt work keeping the track elear, 'The passenzer trabng, however, kepton coming aml goiig a8 sl The freight traine were withdrawn for the night. The Dlinols Central had also 1o with deifts near Calumet and Ke the tralns came throueh withont much delay. On the male Jine of this road (here wos also conshderable tronble from snow, and there was a bad dreilt near Frecport, JIL On the Towa e it dist not begin to enow until (! fternoon, when the starm burst forth with treat violence. A dispateh recetved by General Manager Tucker at abont 1 olock p. in. stated that “the wires were all down on that line, and that it wasgrow- inm inteuscly cold. At Pemblna and Fort Garry the thermommcter showed some fifty dexrees he- tow, with the wind Mowing n this From this it is surmised by radlroad this storm would followed by n rezular “hlizzard," atd they were expesting more tron- ble from this source than from the snnw-storm which vrevalled yesterday, There was but'little snow on the Chlcago, Buriington & Unincy Raitrond beyond Asrora, But between that point and this city the “sto was fn full blast, and ihe traing” experlens (& aldcmhlcdlllicull{' in getting througi the driftx. The principal trounle was near Hinsdale. The Omaha exprese train was half an hour be- lind. The other trains came In nealy on time, All the tralus on thls road left on ‘the usual thne, The storm on the Chleago & Northwestern and the Chicago, Milwankee & St. P'mn Eall- Tomds was very seyere as faras Milwankee, I beyond that point they clalin tolveexperienced but little trouble, The tralns on these rom)s whicl arrived during the day were ucarly on thne, It was still rnowing atalateliourinst evening, aud il the storm should continue through the night there will wmlonbtedly be wuchs trouble n {his o sible precautions have, however, heen 3 the lincr, and no disastrous results beyond se- rloun delays are anticipated, THE STUEET-RAILWA Very few people reallze how luxury a first-cluas snow-storm I, They who have the most realizine seuse of its expenelve. ness are those out of whase pockets the money Is wrung, und amang the suilerers the strect-car compunies perhnps suffer gicater lors than any other eorporations vutside’of the rallway comi- panles, The heavy, uwkward snow-plow, scith lts four or even six fiorses, then conies into play, Often asmany as cleht wen are cmployed {0 run ote of these modern devices, at an exira cost to the vompany of at least R0 per trip, When the unwieldy affuir takes s sudden notion to jJump the track, then there I8 more trouble. The cors following It ure de- layed, und the snow in front of it accumulates, and ncreases Its fature labors, And, as n street-var never Jumpud the teack withont ;ilvim: oceaston for more or less profamty durlug the efforts of the conductor, driver, and a few strong-backed passengers 1o, ko to speak, put it on its feet neains ko, when the ewnbers eoine suow-plow fes the track and lands ftself Just os fur on the ovposite stde as it s possinle to go, the very ol would be blue, i ft" wasn't for the wnow, with oaths, Then, ogain, tle iron shovels on the shies of the plow must be manuged o us ot o interlere with the passage of the curs. Whenever 1t lhoves in ala{u of a pasalng car, up goes the plow next to the car, and the Intter pussea In sufety, At least ft 15 sodn theory. T practice {4 3 oceaslonally the other wuy, ‘and the inan who §s set to gubfe the plow and being it fn safety to a baven of the stuble—neglects his duty, the inside #h collides with the whecels of the car, und, as both are under considerable hemlway, there Is uwsud- den breaking amd enupping, and the compuny enters up i ity books wnother ftem under the head of expense, In the track of that snow-plow fullows a rang of laburers, who, with shovels and coarre, havy broums, eomplete ita work, They are generally cheap laborers, un¥ number of whom iy always be found In the sfciuity of any ear-stable, only too witling to undertake any job at aluost any price. But, be thele pay ever o sunll, it 1s un- ather (tem D the expense ucconnt, But wore Important still (s the ftem of wear and tear to the stock and the cars, So at fs this wear and tear ou the stock that the rallway compsuies, readlzing the Importance of this itetn, ustinlly take off o numinr of el cars and *double-up ' the stock on the rect, But even then the straln on the poor brutes Is some- thing to iE the hreast of n member of tho S, P, C. A, with righteous fndlgnation, but of which thie ordinary street-car passengzer 8 in blissful lgnorance, * Where the stock I8 not % doubled- up,” as 18 the case on some of the roads, the strain Is of course fucreused, ' Then, again, the receluts fell off. To be sure the cariy mornin and the eventig cars are well lled, fn the one se with paskengers rolng down to work, and In the other with those gojn home “ta remaln i-dooss for the reat o1 the aleht, Durine the day the travel 18 very, very Jight, The busiuess man does not preiend ty Ko Home to his noonday menl, but takes bis Juncliat a restaurunt down town, which s hat anather dtem of expense chargeablo to the snow-storm. Between the fiush times in the morulng und evenng, the ears ure often drag- glng Just so wmuch dead welzht, compuratively speaklnis, una even when they are full, whnt conductor, in whose make-up thiere is angthing of the average mortal elay, tan reslst the temp- tatlon to M knozk down,™ made all the strouger by tho unlimited. fa.ilitles which an over-cion - ed caraffordst FRIVATE WOFS, So much for the expenses of the etrect-car compunies. But the private citizen olso has hts own pecallar woes, He fs olleged to pay o small hoy uan exorbitant price for eleaning the snow. off Liis pavement, and, perchance, by the ney mornlng bas to cmploy the samo or anothier amall boy to remove thie deposit of the plcht's snuwfall, Or, be may sumin.n all bis fortitnde snd go forth dn propria person and elean hiy own pavement, Or, wiser athl, as he thinks, he may and very often does eternly resolve 1o lot the suow take care of ftself, with the reffection that the police may not come uround with o request to renove ”obstructions, But some. tines he 13 I\'runf; I his suppostion. The policetun cannot uhways be depended upon t ull fu his duty, wnd the prudont dtizen: s § forried that lie must either have that paveine cle or pay the usual legal gine tor ¢ non-performanco of his duty, Then he pays i boy more ta clean off the deenmulations of two orthree days thun be would have puld had he attemded to It sooner, On the supposttion that arcin the nclghborhood of M,000 resf dences and places of busiuess fn- Chivago, an that the proprietors of ane-half of them somebody for dalig the work In- suma ru from 15 cents to 60 cents, and fn some chses even B1 for an enusuully large pavement and yurd, the rewler cun sorm some fden of th anount of expense incarred in this particular, ABTHE CRID ‘The followlng dispatih concernin the Crlb explatns ituelf: Suectal Disvasch ta The Tribune. ANE Crib, dan, Lis -nid bl — Anather foar- ful storm has visited thiv secllon of the country, Althourh it docs not show [tr fucy and detrinents effects at the (rib (o the v it 6l the wtorm | sceibed wn wy disputch of the 2400 fust,, yet it Bercer storm, "The temperatires out nere urs 23 deg s water, 82 deg, Wind, and hlowing flzty miles per hou arom 2 and Just connieneed rislhe, Very heavy fee ure coming tuwird shore, and ave 1 portion of the Jake: 1t us uny syerage th ortesclof the Tuke, s very alleond xafered mich attle tuch stngton, but expansive n natters at Al t noriheast, I T, efng 8.0 feet bhove the city. The Crio docs nut shake iy much os it dl in the previous storn, there velng wicn Jargu quanities of 1o thut whil not allow the sea o' rise, Dvecyihlng s 0. K, bere, Cuantes Kavuwrios, Crib-Keepee, ELSEWHERE, GALENA, IL). Bpectul Disgalch o The Tridune. QareNa, 1., Jan, 15.—A blinding snow-etonn from the northeast has heen prevalling in this section ull day to-duy, blucking up the wigon- roads leading to the city and placing an o fectual embuigo on teaflle of nearly every de- scription, Tro snow I3 new nearly twenty lnctics on o level. The narrow-gunge rallroad runndng from Galenato Platteville s fupassable owing to the heavy drifty, MENDOTA, L. Bpectal Diggaich (o The Tridune. Mexnora, 1., Jan, 1i—~Another fearful snow-stonin has been raghig here all day, and the suow s belng drifted fn such plles us to ul- n render it fmposstble for trains o keep anythiug ke good time, Tne east and northe bouud tralus vxperfence great dithiculty fu get- ting throukh tho cuttfugs. The 4 oclock traln caught up with the noun traln past Aurors, and the accommodation due Lere from Chicazo at 8:15 did not arrive tiE 10120, atd stillse drifts without cesation, HYDE FARK, ILL. Special Divpatch to The Tridune. Hyoe vaus, D, Jun. 15—The storin is blocking il the roads, The 4:30 sud 5:25 trutns from Chicago were over une hour late. Part of the passengers Kot off ot ‘I'weuty-secund street to get a sleigh, aud bad no wooner, left then the trulu started and cotuy through all right. UELDOMINOTON, ILL. Bpecial A Lo The e BLOOMINGTON, Lil., Jau. 15.—A sluet-storm {8 prevalling bere coatfug every object with e, It Is feared that aerious damage will result to he telegraph-wires, DAVENPORT, Bpectal Disputch to Tha Tridune. Davenrons, Lu, dun, 10.—A terrific snow- storm hae prevailed here shice last right. About six luches haa faiten, A high wind has presailed, which Jms rifted the enow very much, Raflroad cuts are filed fully traine ure delayed, and teasel in fmpeded. DUBLQUR, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Duntquk, lu., Jdan, 15.—A heavy snow-storm has prevalled fere to-day, The streets are blockuded, and tealns are all delayed and hee il time. On the branch rfod trains are abandoned, and [f the storm continues five huura longer all tralns will be blocked. Ahout elzht or ten inches of suow has fallen, but the wind is now blowlng, and all tie cuts will prob- ubly be drlfted before morning, KEOKUR, TA. . Bpecial Insgalch 0 The Tribune. KEOKUE, 18, Jun. 15.—~A vivlent snow-storm, necompanled By o steomg wind from thie weat, has prevalled Liere this afternoon amd _evening. Afrcleht traln is snowed in on the Keokuk & Dex Molnes Raitroad, and the niht passenger- traing on that road have heen abandonerd on ac count of the snow. “The snow i drilting Ladly, BURLINUTON, 1A, Fpectal Dirpatch to The Tribune. Buntasaros, fu, Jan. 15—A heavy snow- Atorme prevalls bere, havlng eontinued without niiteh cessation shice hefore daylight this morn. g At noon 1t rafned g lttle, but commenced snowing agaln almost inased and contln- ued unth 8 o'clock to-night. 1its clearat 9, 'The snow §s hard and dry, and driits easlly, EIOUX CITY, TA, Spectal Dispatch ta The Tridune. 1oux Ciry, bugy dan, Lh—A regular “1)z- zard™ has heen In progrees over this rection sinve early this morning. The snow on the rafl- ronds fs cunsiderably drifted, and trains delay- ol The thermumeter to-night 3 sixteen below zero, and golnz lower. 1t has now stonped snuwing, und the wind has subsided. COUNCIL BLUPFPw, L BLUrrs, 1o, Jan. 15—The heaviest orm ot the scason visited this section to- ‘rains on all the roads centerine here are late, but all arc exvected to get through except the Chieazo & Northwestern, which {3 repurted snowed o at soine point west of Boone. The torin Ig general in [te chiaracter, extending over Iowa, Nebraska, and portlons of Kausas and Missourl. JANTAVILLE, 18, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. 4 JANESVILLE, Wis., dan. 15.—Suow commenced falling at 5 o'clock this morning, and up to 8 p, . couthtites unabated. The wind blows hard from the north, drifting the snow badly, Fuliy fourteen inches hias already fullen, Tralus on the Chicagro & Northwestern Rallroad are about two hours lute, MADISON, WIR, Svectul Dispatch to The Tribnne, Mantson; Wis, dun, 1h—A blinding snow- Flurim has hee rhs atl day, some elght inches having fallen, which hus deifted bualy, Al of the trains buve been delayed, the Mil- watkee train making the best thne, tuking two engines for three vouches, and hiuz the ety oniy an hour and torty-five minntes beliind. 1t in feaved a number of tralus will be unable te reach Lhe eity, ANN ARBOR, MICH, Spectal Dixpatch to The Tridune, ANN ARBOK, Mion, dJan, To—a terrible suow-stormn has prevatled here to-day stoce 10 weluek thia morning, ebetructing business of all kinds, und deluylnir traing many bours, A fuot of k0w has alicady falien, and” the storm still continues, BUFFALO, BurraLo, dan. 15.—~The late snow-storm has 80 completely blockaded the Erstern ruatls that ¢ ktocl has been sent from this polnt for tern market since Friday, Fie New York Central Railrond Company will probably not &hip Lefore Thursday, th tase no further detentions are experfenced by storme, 8s the bulk of thelr stuck-curs nre snowed-In' on the slde-tracks of the road. Ou the Eric ltoad the shipments will e very light for some few days, on account of the shurtuge of curs and the beavy condition of the ru};{\‘l. 1 Bufulo yards there arc 200 cars of cattle, sixty ot hogs, and thirty-five of sh Western stock gencrally is arriving from tweut ¥ to twenty-four lhours beblnd thne, and fu bad conditlon. MONTIEAL. Spectal Dispatch 1o The Tetvune, MoNTREAL, Jun. 15,—Tne continted hard weather {nterferes greatly with the transit of both the Amerfean and - Cinadiun raflways, A ew York trafn which arrived to-day was forty- cfzht hours on the yowd, while a Delaware and 1ludson River tralu was cancelod altogether. MILWAUKEE, Spectal Dispaich to The Tribune. MiLwAvKEe, dun, 15, —Terible suow-storm all day, Trains all beblnd, with doubts of zet- ting through to-nizht, ot cars blockaded, LAWRESCE, KAN. Lawn Kan., Jan, 15.—The unlversal fall of snow Im,h ntinueld cold weathier bas aisabled nearly all Jines o raflrond_running foto thls city, * The Kunsos Pasific & Sunta Fé trufus from the West are entircly ont of time, From this causc many membere of the State Legislature are unable to reach Topeka, snd tl work of the sesslon hos thereby been consfde ably retarded. ‘Tis west truld on the Southe weatern {3 snowed In RAG NG FLOODS, CATKO. Spectal Dispateh 1o The Tribune, Camo, 1L, Jan, 15.—About an nch of rain has fallen here slnce yesterday afterncon, This furcnoon a heavy fog suspended river business. It is ¢lear to-night, and immense guantitivs of fee are coming down the river. At 7 o'clock the wind {3 rising, and 101t zets high some dangor Is apprehended. The gorges up the Ohio sudits tributaries scem to have broken, ond a lively time §3 auticipated on the rivers. AT MADISON, IND, InpraNaronts, Tud., Jaw, 15, vla Mapisoy, Ind., Jun, 15, —~1t rutned and sleeted all night, Iee in the river is very heavs, The stcamer Bannock City Is destroyed. No other damoge to boats fu the Kentueky River as fur as known. Twelve harges have been earrled alvay from thls city, and over 100 burges huve pussed in tho fco sinee duylght. The man Johu McLaughlin, carrled away from Clneinnoti at 10 o'clock yesterday morning ona coul-barge, has just been rescued from g cake of floating few by o purty of men near the Mam. moth Cuve Purk Nouse, He left the barge at duylight, tried to reach the shore on fee, but fatledd, aud las slnce been floating on a small 1ce-floe. CINCINNATY Jun, 15.~The present break-up of lee fn the niver has been one of the most dis- astrous on record, not only ot this place but at uliwost every polnt between here and Pitts- burg, Ty lowest estimuted danuge liere fs £250,0005 the highest, 10,000, Tho Leaviest lusses scew at this writing to bo with the coal deslers. There were seventy-five loaded and 150 empty barges sunk o carried away from landings, ot this place. Most of those not ac- tuully sunk have been left in such o condition that nothing can be done for them, and they will b vventually lost. PERNONS SWEPT AWAT, It I8 not certalnly known whether thers was any loss of life attending the break-up at this polat, thougha number of Larges thut wers swept away had men ahrard who have not since heen heard fram. T'wo of the baats, half barge md half cottage, which were wsed as famdly habitutions, were carrted away. The father and sutt un otie of them ceeaped to shore on the moving lee, and the rest were eventually rescued at poluts Lelow the clty. When the wreek of the steamer Culumet was swept wway, Capt. Dugan and mates were abourd, but made thelr escape by Jumblog on the Golden City, when the wreck reached that steamer, ‘The small propeller Mocking-Bird and steamer Naowd were sunk late last evenlng. The steamn- er Mexander Kendall, which wus sunk below the clity, kad acargo of merchandize from Cln- clunath valued at”$ tatal loss. 1 packet, § owned by Cupt. I 0 L aleo s canyw DA, 8, The followlg estimated damages by the movement Saturdsy unight are made: ~ Coul dealers—Watters' Landiig, $0U,000; Btoward's Lunding, 83,007 Crall & Wells! Landing, 20007 Watiner's Lanbug, $3,000; Cochinow - er's Lauding, $2500; Picklehelner's Landing, $0,000; Sauiuel Brown, $14,000; Yueva, City Elevator, §20,000; Collter ‘& Budd, §3,000} Zimmermay, 36,0005 salt barges, $3,000; Licke Iz River, $7,000; two produce bLoats, $3,000, Tl rlver, this morning, is still full of uat- fug fee, some of 1t quite beavy, There 13 o drlezling raw. JEFFERSONVILLE. JRPrERSONVILLE, Ind., Jau, 15.—Raln the en- tire forcuoon, The siver s slaiug slowly; the ice is runuing hcur. The river men belleve the worst {8 passed. Up to 2 o'clock p. i, no daw- ages wery reported. ‘Che cual teets at Puw) kin Fatch aro all wafe, and the Jois on the fidl- 812 sbore wmostly oo cmpty bflu sud timber from Baswmore & Howard's sblp-yards, fopry- RIBUNE: 'TUESDAY., JANUARY 16, 1877 , and $7,000, floats, will probably not exceed TIE ACERE AT LOUIAVILLE. lottsviLe, Ky., Jan. 1h.—The gorges above are all broken, and the river {a full of fco. The only steamer damaced thus far Is the Pestona. She had a hole knocked in her side by fee, nnd Is now rupposed to he sinking. The river Is riaing at the rate of two inches an hour. Lotisvinre, Kr., Jan, 15.—1t {a zald that a scene similar to that presented by the Oblo ot thivpolnt to-day waa neser hefore witnesawl, Rain fell all day, and the fog was ko thick that one could ararcely sce an object 100 feet awas, The whaef waa lined with people all day. The gorged fce, varying in size from a wheel-barrow to a circus-tent, floated down the river and oser the falls the entire day, stretching from the Kentucky to the Indlana shorc as far up and down the atream as the eve could reach. The nofee made by the fce as ft proceeded over the falls resembled very much that hieard at Niaga- 1a; and of the twoscenes theone here Is rakd be ?unlly a5 grand. The grandeur of the scene was {ncreased by parta of steamboats, dozens of barges, flat-boats, rafts, loge, lumber, and many other kinds of perishables, all heaned together, and floating swiftly on with tbe fce. Part of the steamer Bannock City passed over the falls, Another report states that a barge containing five men crying for help ulso went over. . The damage here Is, sinzular to ray, very sinall, not more than seven barges hiaving been Injured and Joat, and oo steamers whatcver, except the Pey- tona, in whose side n hole was knocked this morning, ‘The Henderron packets are all at Portland fn good condition. The Thompson Deun lles in the mouth of the canal and pro- 03eh to o South to-lay, At the prescnt writ- ne, 10 o'clock, the rvér {s il rising, with a Hghit rain falling, THE ALLEGRENT. Prrrantna, Jan. 15.—The river fs rising. It fias been raining hard and steadily since morn- fnz. Weatler warm and wind high. Tue Alle- guieny River ut Ol City Is stil] closed, 3t has heen Talning all the aftérnoon, but there are no 8lzns of & break-up The {ce will probably cotne out of the Youghiogheny to-night, TR MIS$I3SIPEL, Mesrnis, Tenn., Jan. 15.—Randolph riury:c. which extended to above Fort Pillow, broke yesterday, and flelds of ice comnenced passing here last night, anil are still running. This leaves an open river to Calro, River rose three feet iuce dark last night. INDICATIONS, OFPICIAL, Wasninarox, D, C., Jan. 16—1 . m.—In the Upper Lake reglon, ristug barometer, winds backing to the north and west, and dimfolshing fu foree, colder and clear or clenring weather. LOCAL ORSERYATIONS, Cute, Wind. 2 “Time. _Bar. T e A D, i, 109, . AMazimum thermor vExa mintmam, 4. KYATION X2 Cioudy. CRIME. MUST ITANG, Speclal Ditpatch to The Tribunae. 87 Loty Mo, Jan. 15.—Tne Court of Ap- peals to-day refused to grant a stay of exceu- tlon In the cae of Daniel Prive, the negro mur- derer, who was sentenced Lo be banged at Wer. renton, Mo, on Thursday next. The case was brought here on appeal from the Warren Clreult Court. The grounds of the exception were that the pavel from which the jury wus selected was not composed entirely of qualifled Jurors, sud that the Court refused to (fistruct the Prosecuting-Attorney 1o designate which of the courts he would go to triul in. The indicttaent contalned three counts: one alleging that the murder was effected by blowa with o ux; auother, that it was doue by a stab with o kuffe: and the third, that the viethn was thrown In the river, ‘The Court deckdes that, ay the charre was mur- cer {u the first dew t matters not how the deed was committed, as lone as the proaf is cou- clusive of the fuct. The rule in this Stute {s thut where u party Is indicted for different de- grees of murder, the prosecutor must select the degree upon which he relles, but where all the vounts are for a s/nzgle degree the trial can pro- cerd on all the counts. Price Kitled o mmn numed Samuel Tuylor on the 20th of July, luet yeur, — REARRESTED, Speciul Disputch to The Tridune. Jovtet, M, Jun. 15.—Michael G. Enright, who wus pardoned out of the State Penitentfary by Gov, Beveridze o short time ago, after serv- Ing about ten months of a five years' sentence trom this county for mayhew, was arrested by Sheriff Noble this afternoun, aud fs now locked up fo the Counts-Jail. There are two indict- mients agalnst bim, one fur maghen and the other for an assault with Inteat to murder, which were stricken from the ducket with leave to reinstute, ot the time of his conviction. ——— ADMIT'TED TO BAIL, Speciul Dispated to The 3 DaNvILLE, 1L, Jun, 15.—Willlam Woolrldge, who has beea contined fn the County Jaid for several months, charged with the murder of Conrad Shock, near Oakwood, this county, tn the latter part of the year 1575, wus brought be- for lis Honor, Judie O, L. Davis, tu-day, ou a writ of habeay corpus aud udinitted to bal, ot MURDEROUSLY INCLI 1), New Youk, Jun, Wh—Georgo Krick, (iernnan, aged 61, after many thnes threatening thy e af bis wife and son, attempted Satunlay night to exceute bifs threats by rhouting ut themn, The son used an ax ov the father's head, fnflicting, probably, fatal injuries, “The son at vnee sur- rendered bimsell at the palice-station, MAIL-BAG STOL MoxTREAL, Jun. 15.—A United States miall- bag was discovered to-day In the exprens-otllcs here by the sgent und sent to New York, It had been stalen white [n transit from Philadel- hia to Boston, aud contalued drufts and checks Pu the amount of $44,301, CASUALTIES. TOO MUCH STEA; Speclul Dispatch 1o The Tridune. Broosixutoy, i, Jou. 15.—This moming the steam-heating pipc dn the muske store of Vun Schatek, Audius & Co., o Durley Block, burst, between 5 and 8 o'clock, whew steam was turncd on. By the escopo of stesm the store was Glled and terrfble destruction wrought smong the planos, organs, and other fustru- mentsd aldo, ollpuintings, sheet-musie, sl small goods, ¢ total dumaie s esthinated at between 32,000 and 3,000, which Judee David Davls, owuer of the block, will be called upon to pay. il ASITABULA. Creverasn, O, Juv, 15.—A Leader special from Ashtabula says the Coroner's jury asseims Dled ut 3 . o, and recalled Joscph Foralinson, (1e had exaintned the wreeked bridge stnee the aceldent, und found evhlence in the angle-blocks thut some of the braces had slipped vut of plave before lust paluted, some of then 83 much as threo inches, 1o sayd the braces should have been 80 fastened to the angle-blocks thut this vould not Luve happened, ACCIDEN TO WOODSME Npecial Digatch to The Tridine, EastSauinaw, Mich, Juu, -A man named Patterson, 25 years old, employed in J. 8. Tuy- lur's camp at Wrlght's Statlon, was kilted to- pay by a falling tree, Deceased was unmarried, and hoils from Cavada. Another man, name wet ascertalued, wus serously, If not fatally, Injured by a rulliug log et Chiapssu’s lumber- cuinp on the Tittabawusse to-day. FATAL LEXPLOSION. Spaciul Dispatch 40 The Tridune. MixyzavoLs, Miun, Jan. 15.—~By the explo- slon of un engiue-boller thls worning at Rich- field, Heaoepin County, Johu D, Laymau sud son Lucius were Killed fostantly, George Brad- bury was severely injured, E THREE PERSONS KILL Brrravo, N. Y., Jun. 15. 'wo laborers were killed and three wonnded by an aecident at East Buffulo to s New Yurk Ceutrul worklug traln. TOREIGN. ews has be Fenit 4 t B roope 710 e occupation ritish tho - Eccrrflury which Is_{n du’puu between hl‘:r’llzlg i and the Transvasl, Republic. ' He bas returned - unopened a letter sent him by the British Ens. voy, and les arsembled disputed territory, B0 yrarlons n e’ MEXICO. MATAMONAS NEWS, nlnrmln%n The Powers Submit Their Final Propositions to the Porte. The Old Programme Modified in Several Instances. It Btill Retains the Provision for an International Commission, news has just arrived that Gen, Jullan Queram,* a prominent military ofiicer of the late Laredo Government, who had retired to his rancho fn : Neuoveslon after tho filght of Laredo from the Capital, was shot at Monterey on the 11th !Dnlsl. by tho order of Gen, Toevio, a partisan of a7, Gen. Labarret, Collector of the port, Col, 8eal, formerly second_fn command under Uen, ' Ievucltas, aiid severa) other officers who would not declare In favor of Diaz, leave hero to-day by the echioaner for Vera Cruz. T Revuelias’ uilicers continue to enforce the 8 per cent tax by breaking into and plundering stores. Toalay they carried off the furniture uf & prominent citizen, leaviug his family on an empty houee, Also the Clause Regarding the Appoints ment of Provincial Governors. The Russian Army Reported to Be in an Excellent Condition, Ruplare of the Anglo-American Cable of 1866 Sear the Irish Coast. 1TALY. TAPAL RECEPTION. Route, Jan. 15~The Pope Festerdny recefved - a deputation of ex-pontltieal functionarics, ona of whom read an extremely violent addreas againat the Itallan Government. The Pope, 1a repiving, censurcd the mensure contemplated by the Italian Cubinet regarding the Churcl, CANINET DIBIENSIONS.. A Times dispateh from Iome reports that dissensions have hroken out in the ltaliun Cabinet, ~ Barun Nleatera, Minister of the In- THE EAST, BULOARIA, Loxpox, Jan, 15.—It is sald that Nubar Pusha, who retired from the head of the Egyp- tlan Ministry laat year, has sevepted the Porte's offer of the Governorship of Bulgaria. THE LAST CHANCE, Loxnox, Jun. 15.—A dlspatch from Coustan- tinople says at to-day's sitting of the Confer- ence the Marquis of Sallsbury, in the name of his European colleagucs, communicated to the terfor, Insists upon the maintenance of represcutatives of the Porte the last proposals | censorship over all politial press. felegrame. of the Powers, whoso demands were reduced | His culleusucs dissent, and & modification of and oftened. The gendarmerie, the divlsions | the Cabinet may resul of Hulgaria into two provinces, tho re- I striction of Turkish ptruuns ,lo cor- BUSINESS NOTICES. g taln places, are not mentloned in the propositious submitted to-dag, The previous | incrersin coct o emiie nors e e vropositions for an Jnternational Commission, :'“flf.'.’ffi Ennrnn‘}u\'nn‘l‘l‘ln. -uarl'unl comprumu and makiug the appolntment of Governors of | 3¢ canilin, bop ine mnrket, purporting to provinces subject to the consent of the Powers, !:'-'.’,..'('I"",'f b‘q:ll;‘-.l-l.h'Tll’lli‘: .FJEE’:.’.‘;’QJ:!.’L‘.'HF“.Y. ::3:2 3 ARE CONRIDERADLY MODIPITD, 53;5:.'?}:?'{?‘."?.".’.1'?' :::illll‘ rm!-hvennem part 28 !/1:‘ |d1;luun ln. the concessfon, the cesslon of [ UG 8t the ot o ) ‘l"dmfv;m_fllfi! Zworn! lisu; St.‘rl\'u is lc"‘.n’ln nunpnnse.' The w:mc:g{.e;x;“v&: )c‘lf;t':nlgl :maflh:mlu:l-.m:. u,n ) 2 2o A - s nev nded « nided an a flay “‘:;‘;g“ PR L lfi':";'l:";:. :;'::;. the various compnundn prepared for the human swmach. Huraril's Extract of Vanitla is prapared the Porte has signified its willingness to [ from sclectod sunllla beans, and fo warzanted. aceept. Thus all the contested polnts are re- cnxl‘lrnl,v fres from ‘Tonqun or other deleteriung linquished by the Powers except the Commission | *UbFHances. of Supervielon and appointment of Governors, and ¢ven these pofnts are much altered. The Powers now propose that the appointment of Gavernors of provinces be subjected to thelr approval only during the next five years, and that, Instead of an Internationul Commissfon, n mixed body, composed of Europeans and Turks, be established, After making his commnnication, Lord Baljs- bury announced that If the Porte did not agree to the proposals now made, he had instruc- tlons to e et g Mres. Winklow's Soothing Syrup, for chil= drentecthing, eofteny the gums, reduces inflammas tion, allaysall pain. Bure to regulate the bosele. st b Boland's Aromatic Ditter Wine of Iron lsa remedy for nervous debflity, Impoverished blood, anduinpaired digestlon. Dejiot, o3 Ciark street, Couglig, Colda, anid Throat Disorders nse **Iieown's lironchial Trocher,* having proved their effleacy by a teet of many yenre, 5 © OUSEKEEPING GOODS, &cu Coldn Opportony GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE! West End Dry Goods Honss Madison & Peoria-sts, CARNON, PIRIE & (0., In additfon to other bargeins previously ad. vertised, offor the following at this sale: ; Linens & Hlonsekeeping Goods, 7-44%.[1;1-!“11 Bleachod Table Damasks, 7-4 m'm;uhet;‘ .’lgnen Dsmasks, ex, heavy, 2, worth 75. 8-4_Dlenched Lincn Damasks, ex, heavy, Ba, usunl price, 00c, 8-4 Bleached Linen Damasks, ex. fine, $1 7.4 Eioom Dice. Mabi L 30, 40, and - oomi Dica Tablo nens, 'y an 800 reduced 10 and'169 per yurd. : 7-4 Loom Damasis, 450 ; s0id for GO. 7-4 Loom Damusks, 6b0; sold for /5. QUIT CONSTANTINOPLE. S8ir Menry Eltlott sald lie also had heen fn- etructed in that event to withdraw, and leave the Dritich Embassy in care of a Charge W'Affalres. Al the other European Plenipoten- tlaries [ succeselon made slmilar declarations, sume of them laving stress on the fact that it war the Porte’s fatercst to azeept the proposals, Safvet Pasha replicd. He expressed regre thut the decisfon of the Powers should require hiin to refer the matter to the Porte before glving o fluul answer, but he would say be did nut think it possible for Turl to yleld upon the questlons relative to concessiun of super- vislon nnd appointment of Governors, those proposale, which affect the fndependene of the Porte, baving ALREADY BREN REJCCTED, The Porte, however, would examine the com- ruunieation and reply definitely thereto at the next sitting, The Conference will reassemble on Thursday il the Turklsh onswer s then ready, but it s nore than probable that the meeting will not take place untll Saturday. In the meanwhile the Grand Council of One Hundred and Elghty, cumposcd of all the great dignltaries of State, Wwill meet to declde upon the auswer. wiT, Loxnoy, Jan. 16.—A Berlin correspondent of the Zimes enya the reason each Plenipotentiary made a separate declaration to the Porte at yes- terday'a sltting of the Conference was to pre- vent Russia's future aets from being represent- od a4 undertaken In belnll of all Europe. ERRVIA. A Belzrade telezram to the Times states that all the Russian wounded are to be sent home fnmedlately, It §5 evident that there fs a breach fnn the alllance between Russia and Ser- via. The Antl-Busstan party, which favors fm- mediate peace with Turkey, i dully gainlng -4 Turkey.red Damask ash pround. . A change of Servian poliey, If not of :scglo“r:. 7Dcl.'° 5 "u.' b;;‘d' i . -8 Linon Damnsk Napkins, oz re. the Ministry, ls lllznl lr:).’,’:l:zm‘l:}:‘“ sod from Sas. P ¥ uatitios reduced in asme proportion, Good Ali-Linon Crashes, 8a nd?mwnrdl. Barzaina fa Ruasta Crashos, Bleached Damaak and Linen Huck Towels, heavy and IEMd sizo, 30 and 2803 re- duced one-third, 11-4 Honoy.Comb 'Quilts, 7803 roduced T A Vienna dispatch in_ the Zimes contalns a lonf revlew of'the condition of the Russlun mobilized artay derlved frum letlers of au fime vartlal furelgn ollicer who traversed the Rus- san lines from the Proth to Odessy, and had ample opportunities of ohservation. The cor- respondent saye the letters pive o declded fm- from 31, pression that the Russian armny, thanks 1o the | 13-4 Jarsoilles Quilts, $2.50; reduced from v mouths’ wrmietice, 8’ i far beteer | 58 % 0%i0n roduced 1a like proportion condition thun was wenerally supposed, and i3 iy on, 18 partion. certulnly Incomparably Httes 10 ke the Hen | WEMO Blaues, 18,716, ana Bo% raataaa third. Nottingham Laco Curtain Nets, 1250; for- merly 30, Nottingham Lace, 25 and 80c; reduced Not{ingtiam Lace Gurtalns, $1.50 pal ughiam Lace Ourtainy, $1.50 palr; ro. duced from $2.50, Nottinghaws Lnce Curtains, §3 pair; ree ucud from §3 than {ouny former campalzn sgainst Turkey. ‘The prineipul defect reems to be In vehicles, as those which have Leen mpressed for the serviee of the army are unsuitable for the formation of a sihtary tral bt has therefore been declded to forin & regnlar train of from 8,000 7O 4,000 VE1LCLES, which will require G0,000 denught suimals, Not Nottingham Laco Curlains, §5 pair; re- auoad from N8, 7§00 naied Hosiery and Underwear. Tho Greatost Bargaina over offored in this cinss of oods. Ladiea’ White Merino Patent Ifose, Bo s paie; well worth 20, Misses’ Merino Houe, 50 pair; worth 20, Oh',ldlcn'l ¥ancy Merino Hoso, Bo; worth Mon's Bhetland Merino !;.Hoss, scamless, roular 850 quality for 160 pair, Alen's White Monino Shirts and Drawers, 450 ench 7 unt half pric Men's White "Merino Siirts and Drawers, 30,000 animals have yet been secured. Thus anuther month or eix weeks must pass Lefore the mohilizatlon of the srmy can be coneldered n-nllly sssured, The Houmanfan raflways woulid only ald {n the Russdun advance to the Danube very sliehtly, In consequence of the difference of gaugs and paucity of rolllng-stock, it would take forty duys to carry the whole Rise slan army amd stores 1o the Danube, Letters shuw that alibourl the six army corps, when firat mobilized, were conshlerably below their nowlnat strencth, they ure” now little, It auvthing, short of “thele full number, V12,240,000 1nen, It was fieet Intended that four corpa should operate o _the Dunube, and two others defend tho Black Sea coust. Now, how- even,in cansequence of the diminution of aupre- | o 6003 reduced from 78, hetions of f Forki awac o lll(x(ufuunl,lnml Nogu Whito Heriio' Shirts and Drawors, unexpected magnitude of the Turkish brepurus ” i touson theDianiabe,the o coast curps ave been | 2€13 Sonriot Marino Shirts and Drawsra, added ns a rederve to the anny operativg on the | Men's (Il regular-made White Marino Danglie, and other furces hve mioved from the | 2 Bhicta and Drawors, Sorrs caorad interior fur the defense of the voaet, Advan- tage has been taken of the armistice to arm all rexlments In the sawme Infantry divislon with the sane kind of gun, Most of “the vatterles of artillery have dlso been supplied with NEW BHEECH-LOADING CANNON. + All stores ot clothing and arcoutrements are nuw complete, but the unibuluuce and huspital service I3 still detlcdent, LATEST. Loxpoy, Jan. 10—5:3) a. tn.—A speelul from Vienna to the Daddy News usscrts that the Arche Ives of the Rusalan Embassy at Coustantiuople have arrived ut Udessa, $1.45; caunat be bought elwowhere uiie o r s, Boys' Merino Bhirts and Drawers, 2503 would bo cheap at 5U. Mx"rn‘;' Merino Vests. 85¢; less than half meuu Morino Voats and Drawers, 5003 regular price, 73, All our fina :1usmun Underwear and Hoe siory greatly rednced, In addition to the nhove, nad the rest of our mammoth atock, s Daukrupt Stock of Ladies’ Oloaks, Undor Clothing, Corsets, snd Hamburg Embrolderies will be otfered GERMANY. o this : i, Gail A Of e actistnifor e Golden Opportun ity! German Parllsient, 63 require second electlony, | = = o7 ore Couservatlves, 27 lmpepialiste, 95 Nue tional Liberals, 18 Progressists, 85 Clercals, 10 Soclal Democrats, 11 Poles, § Alsatinns, Of the Autonomists, 3 belong to the Alsatian Protest paity, sud 7 udbere to ho purticular party, SWITZERLAND, THE POSTAL UNION, Benxs, Jan, 15.—Brazil, the Dutch and 8pan- Ish colontes of Ceylon, and some other Hrithh colonles, Luve u!llled lllllu Postal l:'lllon. ’I'In: Purtuguess colonles, Hong Konis, Japun, s e Argonting Koualte e shed e o sire to enter the Unlon, ecus R GREAL BRI'TAIN, CABLE BROKEN. NDON, Juu. 15.=Tke Dircctors of the lo-Amerivan Cuble Cutupany aunouave thag the cuble laid In 180 was broken on Saturday. The locallty of the fault Is estimated to be 180 Notlee 14 hereby given that tLe Fifth Instsliment of the +0 ith Park Aseessiueid, with accrued ioie; ' due uud paysbie’at Ve vtice of the Cotiiulrsln, sodth- eust vorner of Deurborn aud Ruidolpleata. — Addtio Ingeret aud vust gy beavollod by pruwnt pavmest, Jan, 16 1477, W, L. GEEENLEAF. Collectar. FURS J. 8. BARNES & C0,, 70 Madlson.st. 0 Senl and Mink Sacques . Wil e sold at cost to closs out the lot. These poods are of otr own well-known wmake, and warrited, mlles from” Heart's Coutent. PR AFRIOCA, AND FINTULA, Matiog e | A NZATOEN KING ASSELTS WIS RIGUTS, ! Lo¥DON, Juu. 16—5 0. w.—A dispateb, dated © Cape Town, Africs, Dec, 27, via Madelrs, says | kuaranice s positive cure Witk | it PR & Y ] 1 MNadlioa-sh., Chlcagu. en recelved from %uln'®. e Zulu Klng“ Cnt{nyto, nmn}ndl: » Nzw Onneans, Jan. 15.—Matsmaoras (Mex.) '