Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1881, Page 12

i { i Ie 2 THE GREAT STORM, Effects of -tho Big Snow- Drop in Chicago and Suburbs, A Terrible Time for Most of the Railroads, Mainly on tho Lake-Frount. Hight Locomotives Fail to Push and Pull ao ‘Train Through the Drift, Provision Dealers Figuring for an Advance on Butter, Eggs, Etc. Remove the Snow from Your Roots, and Avert Possi- ble Disnster. Continued Fall of Snow in lowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Mlinois. ‘ Tho Railronds Abandon for tho Pres- ent All Attempts to Clear Their Traoks. Snow to tho Depth of from Fiyo to Seven Feot in Many Plncos. Tho Gravest Approhensions Hutertained for the Reault Whon tho Thaw Sets In. CHICAGO. THE SITUATION SURVEYED. The champion snow-storm has gono by, leav- joy, ns an unpleasunt reminder of its visit.a chy buried benenth tho snow; nnd, while Hts dnal Makes were falling, the news arrived that fnothor one, capable of wresting away ts honora and relegating It to the ist of ex- champions, was on Its way: from the wilds of Wievonsin, It tho Slynal-Service reports spoke truly, and they generally do, at some thine dure ing Inst night thore should have arrived, before the efty well bud a breathing-apace after its Nght with {ts predecessor, another deluge of snow, with all tho wntsertes renewed of choking tvallronds, roofs gronning under unwonted bur- dena, sidewnlky clogged, fuot-supplles de> Joyed, ond tho thousand other ily which Aretie weather brings with = it) whon it vomes ta make a enll upon the North Temperato Zone and remind Its Inhabit- ants of the Joyless whiters which are the jot of those who live In high latitudes. ‘To-day a repe- Ution of the ecenca of ‘Thursday le tho progran. If tt {5 earriud out as fully as tho moteorolugical Management have promised, those scones, with’ tholr attending discomforts, will be eclipsed: If, ‘on the other hand, expectation Is nut fally real- “fzed, tho ininor inconvenience enused by aminor storm will bo borne with comparative sutisfac- ton, while ff tho storm falls altogether to pay its promlacd visit, Joy universal witl prevall throughout the city, At jLo'clock thore was 1 Sonaldurable full of Hnesnow well caleuinted for Probs' predictions would be vorilied to the 'y letter. At 2 o'clock Tei afternoon, while the fun yas shining through breaking clots and it lookéd ns thorxh an ora of fine weather was about to set tn, the Signal-Service observer {n- formed Tun Taiuunn reporter who visited hi that another storm: was approsehing fra northwest, and that at the identical mome centre, 18 indigated by the low stage barometer, Was at rand Haven, Wis., t thoro war very litte ditterence betwee reaulug there and nt Milwaukee, Between 10 Jast night and 6 this morning thora had been a heavy fall of snow at La Crosse, Wis, and dure ioe the sume thine five Inches of snow had fallen at Milwaukee and ut Marmictic, Mich, ‘the chances wero that the storin would strice Chicago soine time during the night, though 4% might come cariier, The pia plan storm of Wednesday night and ‘Churaday, the Sigual-Service ollizor observed, cum torn end aboyt the the which hud been pyuilotar and the show which fett during tho night and yeaterday: mpentes belonged to quite adistinct 6torm. At nbout 1:0 o'clock yestor= day morning tho sky was ctear and tho stirs were shining. ‘Tho barometer had begun to risa slowly during the ovening previous and con> tinued to do so until about p. ar, when it began to fall, whlet it bad continued since to do. At 22:50 yesterday afternoon the wind guangzed round from the west to the southenst, proving that thero was an urea of low burumeter west or a hittle porth of west of Chivayo, With regurd to the amount of snow which fell cueing Thursday's storin, the ollleer sald that bo: could hot epeak with preefslon ow aacount of the drifting which uceurred, ‘The offiviul eecord, made according to instructions frum Wishing- ton, showed thut it.was only glx inches In depth, but thia was manifestly an’ error, aud Uabeert one tout was nearer tho truth. In fis i somo better metho? of testing tho an could be einployed than that at presont in youu, tho igures given by the Service could not be consideret reliable. By isny of contrast the following doseription of New Orleans weather Wednesday will be rele Isher » Now Orleans yesterday was wild with e: ment, and to-day thy city is in sneketoth) und. ashes, ‘There ary two rensons for this,—the oar nival King bug departed and Ash Wednesday Ie here. The bully luxt eveningsthere were woven, or elght—were attended by thousands of people, ‘The buttor tho King was alone attended ty 10,000 Indies and yenttemen, Everybody in New Ore Jeans wag on tho street, Tho waither, evan in tho simul! hours of tho moraing, was do buliny that ladies went from tholr houses to the several, balls und hame agaln ly ball costume, without romoving thotr duncing shoes or puttlug on the ellybtost extra covering. ——_ STRERT-OAR TRAVEL, At tho varlous strect Ine offteea tho Suporine tendonts were found to be hovering between complacency at having sneeessfully overcome tho ditticultles of the proviuua day and auxtety at tho prospect of anoltor storm. Me. Luka, Supeciutendent of the West Division Company, was lit capital apieita, whlel ho would not per- tole the report af uw renowal of tho troubles Just coped with todisturb, Hu consitered that tho {nconvoniences of the champlon storm were at anend. Tho tracks woro still heavy, but, with tho number of cura reduced one-half, trips wero being made on regwtar time, and it wad hopod that by the following morning tho doubling up of teams would bo dise Pensed with The Company had begun to work einoving = the — anow-plles at on thy sides of thele tracka,—n Job whieh was In some localities a very formidable undertaking, ty in places on Miudlson and South Matstad Btrevts the snow was piled up toa bight of nine hanly the tops of same ot the Tutnp-pudta boing visihlo above the ridze. Tho great fear In connectlon with those: py ‘4s that, In the event of anothor atormsvou succeeding thy ladt, tho khow-plaws would me: throw the fresh RecmUlaHons againat the ohh piled, when they would fall back ugaln upon the ‘tracks. Un order to prevent thiy eoutaugeney an wry of shovelers iu baen ket to. worl to dimintal tho Jarger plies suas Lo leave roam for possible fresh ucurotlons, “What willbe better thin oll wo ean do jaa Tew Jays of warm, wunsbiny weather,” Mr. Lake For my port, Vd ke to Kee it rain hot water for n day, but Pd be content with a milder jeune Of removing the moat enormoys piles of snow whieh we hay resent on hand.” At tho Bout thing was lotely axuln; H tities werv Funding on time, that doubling-up wis dispensed with antirely, ad whut even the [tty and Oalnportunt orow-town Mae, whieh bad stopped runnlag the duy previous, ‘wate ngulit ia operation, - bean Superintendent Byulres a the turthern cxtronnties ot Bide Compu f. hid bash conte ble trouble, but hye beleved that they ban gotten over the wordt of it, und that Hext marnine ull the lines would be wus ‘on tine wilh the udual complement of care. Is great auxiety was lest the thin stratui of snow on the rally should f: aa dre ing tho nigtt.and, in order to xinied against thts, be was huving tho salt-aprinkiee sont ulin ah tho lines, While the reporter was At the barn he uw this apparatus start ou a trip with a catyle of burrels of uait fa the hopper and six more held in rearve. Th rknowledged that at it. Tines the North, Buporiutendent satd that this methead of gitar ing auraliee disasiar by i waa v4 Ge uel tas ind Uhat on mere. the: ously it had averted tranbl ‘here Was avidunced yesterday some Mttls tae cligalivn va tho ear vt stucekeopess ty yeu | ur purposes, and tho prospects were tnt | THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCIL 5, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES ble at shee ence in front of thelr places of Dusiness ot the nego piles of snuw thrown up by tho snow-plows of tho street rallrond compas mes, nnd fu gavernl instances the snew wis thrown baek 1 x k. These were tho vrs eepttons to the swevera iy to clone any. WORT he Hnpossinte, would be more Unrest thom ta de xo. ‘The heavy # PLOWAS AW eommon mistortiine. whieh stores stho snow on ebort ane that nothing Yistos cork sumaion, bn y be some trouble between the ienants of buildings tacing the ear tracks and the street-ralivay companies, on aeeountol the snow whieh the plows of the Inter have piled np otside of tho rags. Onty une come Palnr, however, has thas fir b mute, und, thot by the West Division Sau) ye who obs Jeeted to. tho people on South (falated street bitching the snow back where It eting from, in order tint teding might got ap to the sidewalk, The pollee wuthorities were naked tu stop this puree ine of an obstruction in the way of the curs, capt. Montel consulted Corporition-Counsel aAduing, who advised hin, in oifeet, not to duterfore—to ‘emaln —sratttral + Until there was a disturbance and then to arrest all concerned; furthormore, tint the foree were ft the disposal of whoover awore out warrants: there belong nothing 1 tre lus or ordinances to veot people front cleaning olf thelr side- tks. Tho attorneys of the conmpanies have Wing gud have talker about bartered rights,” but yout (ttle satisfaction, Trig wvident that tho ity authorities prupage te keep thelr hands olf onless thera fan breach of the pence. As the snow on all tho: str whore there ave ear-iravks Is piled up so high ag to ine terfere with tho transaction of buaiiess. tha Btorekeopers are Hoble to sally out at any mus mate wid then there will be some fu ew altention of the pollee was cated yester= day: to tho fuet that comma were unloading snow futhe rendway at the gorner of MeAllister atrect nid Coatre aventie, much to the annoy ance of the residents thereaboute, und steps were taken to stop the work, since it ly wrong, If not ilegal, Tha snow was huulud from the Dusiness district, . ‘rhe shopkeepers who throw linck snow upon tho caretracks ongit to understand tune publie fevllng fe not on thelr alle. dverybady = must understand that it 1% linpossible fur the railway. compantoe, at Junst linmedintely, to clear nwiy the enormaus awcumulition of snow on bot sided of thew trooks, “Phat accumulation bas bees mide in anelfortte keup their rouds open so that the xoooral publig, Including these same shopkeep- ers, inay bu necommoduted, ‘Mhuse deaters on itniated. street, Milwuuxed avenie, aud other thoroughfares mirht stop and thiak what te condition of atalrs woukl be if tbe radeon were not Lo pit on thelr snow-plows, and were not to keep thelr tracks cleur, Tbere would be ry litte (ravel on any of those structs, and very Uitte opportunity. for any team to get anywere, The railroads huve been working for their necummodution quite uv: much na for thair own, The proper w to do js to follow the oxampla whieh has buen svt in numerous sections of the sand for the qWerelunt to clear away bis own show, Here and there listiieas gre scen where the proprice tor of aimeat-murket or of a dry-gnuds store husearted away tho pile in front of nis own premises, 80 118 to allow free (eames. hat (3 the only way fa whiua it can be done, ‘Vo ask tho rallroails to remove the enurions accl> mulation of snow is slinply wbsurd, ‘Yoers have been one or two grumbling letters: revelved nbout tho street-raiway companles iid, thofr fallure to furnlab suliciontaccummodation fo piseengers. A person who will grumble at auch i thine ay thigis not tlt to be Tistened to. He ought to have been here a fee tun yenrs uo, when such a snow ay this would have pue an absolute embargo on all steeet-car travel Tor bout a week. Inthe old days it was the custom, when It bean snowing, to ran the ¢: Into the barn, for fear test thos be fojured oy the elements, and to keep thent thers untll the storia was over, mid unitll ogame of a dozen or #o fad succeeded hit clearing tho tracks. Now the companies make its desperate and good Hylit as they can ty keep their roadwry in order. ‘They put to work every innn they can get, Uutllize all tholr snow-plows, and nev and often use up at thelrstock. It Is ‘true that this is the most profitable course for them to pursue, beeause ff thoy were to follow the isto of other days, and taake no clfert to remove snow Until te sturm was over, it would cost thom far tore than to kecp ou ‘remaving it while it 1s falling, fora track on whieh snow is unce compneted and frozen dawn is very dii- cult to free, While they donot reeuive ay large an Income fron tho ents they do rus us thoy would If wii the ears were on thy track, yet they yet sumnothing, and by these ris ty keep the rondway clear they fre uble to begin Business with all theit ears und horses a great dent soon er than would otherwise be the ensue. Grum- bilge ut the strect-car compunies for the tick of accommmoditions during tho bust twa city's 1s dis- reputable business, ROOV-CLEANING. Noof-cleahing was extenilvaly in vogue in business parts of the elty yesterday, and tho careless manner in which it was carried on did not fall to exelta cumment. ‘Chore was no vositive danger in the cutting advitt by tho nan on the reof of lurge, overhanging nitssed of soft snow, or of throwing ahoveifil ufter shoveifal so that it fanded i the iniddle of tho sidewalk, Instead of In the street; but tho re- sult wus occasionally yory unplensant to foot. pussongers, and more than hulf a dozen tins uinculnte allk-bata wo crushed Into shapelass nowentlty by falilng avalanches, whieh, of courgy, Way even a mere serions matter than thu snowy baptism reeaived by tho sutferur. In citles whore Hs the roots of snow Ly Hot an ovensional Job, regulations axiet conlloing the work In tho business jmrts. to certaly hours of the day when trafic is Might, and even thon of stutioning men ut elthor end of the Luilding to wwirn passers-by of tha danger, and It would ba well if, ot loast, the latter precaution wore gone erally followed, ‘The experience of elties which nro “snow-bound every whiter pues alse tu show that the fallure to elenr roofs of the une usyal burden of by snows it often followed by very disuatrous Woquances. In the event of unotber storm wrishig the wolght of snow upon tainy of the flat roofs will he y cansid~ orablu, aud whore, through driftiug it ty not evenly distributed, the danger. of eotlupse. Ls are iy. inercaset, Ina prominent Canadian aity, where toofs are built with ew Co ony ing tho dead woight of uccumulnted anna, there hive been many serfous weckdents, With a sue dion crash the overburdened root of thy St. Mat+ rick’s Hatt in Mentroul fell tuwards some yours stove and carrlod the contents of tho larga und fundsomoe structure te the ground, Just a tow tninules after a vast asevinblaye bud ynented the place, At anothor tine the roof of bie drill+ shed Fell in, and wugeln that of a large warehouse eollopsed and carrigd caeh of the tours of tho story belaw with ft to tho basement, Should ecess to hi: ¥ light oraln fait upon the snows collceted upon many of the roof. tops of Chlengo, tho welght of their burden, greatly inoreased by tha additianal imolative whitey woukl bo sorked up instead of rinnning off, could in all probability cause mero: than one aceldent of the kind duscribed. ‘Tho roofs bad better be cleuned as soon As pose sible, aways rememberlug of course that tho Job can be necomplighed without any uniecus- wary crushing of sill lata, A skylight over the reading-room of the’ Patmer Howse became overwelghted with snow shortly before noon yestorday and crashed: down on tho floor, creating vonsidurable cone fusion, but result lug in no thore serous diane than allyhtly cuttiog Mr. Russell, a guest of tho hotel, who waa wrltuy ut the table, > TIE RATILNOADS, All that was sald of tho rallroad-htockuta yesturday can be eal again to-day with ulmost equal appropriateness, for the siuintion yesiers dity wag not much changed from that of the day before, ‘There was not much invroused trouble resulting from tho additional snowfall, sv far us Chlougo and vicinity were concerned, excapt that it discournged tho ctountng away of the old deifta, but In Jowa, west of Daven: port, ang in Northern Wisconsin and Minnegotn, tho aturm = continue atl during yesterday with ita vigor very Httte abated; ‘hud there wus it prospect lave night of Chicago catching it again is badas over. The Northern and Weatern roads are still tho prinel- yt sulturars, mid those that runnlony the Lukos eont. On the Northwestern [toad thore wits uo holo cut for piasengur trains ns far as Milwaukee, and a train started for there atdv o'clock in the morning, renching (ts destination only about one hour behind the. Anothor passenger trai sturted for Mitwaukeu nt 6 o'elavk in U a! ts hoon, tho tritn being the one which urrived nere from’ Milwaukee about 4:80 o'clock, Nu elfart was mide te run passage traing boyond Milwaukee, and no frolyht tralns ‘weru moving: at al, na thoy could hot by tnuled from the yards, Suburban traind Wore running on vory irregular thing and with two cagines upleee, “doublo-hoaders.” AC train started for Elgin lito in the afteraoan, Super- dutendent Cuyler, of tho Milwaukee Division, deserves great eres fur tho udialrably quivic time he mute in keouring a conneation with Milwaukes, thors bony twa truiny vlther way’ between bere nid thers yesterday, Tho Miwaukoe & 50. Paul tnd no fralgbt ar pusagnyur tralns hoving yesterday oxeept that W passcnper-truly wag started for Milwaukee lato fn the afternoon, ‘The Chicago & Alton train which loft Chieago night before: list retehod Nt. Louly yesturday morning only twenty minutes lito, but the trun which left St, Loulé night bofure lust reaehed bere nbout three houra late. The tru due from Bata City at 2:00 In tho afternoon was something over (wo bours Inte. All the passen- wer tralnd lett here yesterday on this road at tho usuut tine, and freight trains were all rune hing. Everything conaidercd, who Colungu. & Alton bud not muh trouble, On the Wabush Hund tho passongor train from St. Loula which should have reached bere Tura day worning did not show up uatil yeaterduy aud Was the oaly ous that came in at all, rain lett Bt. Lowls for Chivage ‘Thursday te Two teats wert xent out yusterday, one du the inoruing: Cae st Wid wad tho Deaver e: pres ut doeloeis Ay wtormen. The Wite rer Reset meets Wl tte troubh bupa dines Hon wares the tracheal the Westen Badan Kowl are datereveted with, AC gaiue Ob Uy iM Were Working thors yesterday, ‘Phu HpAly Was Fecelving freight, le soutiye out hone, Va the Port Wayuy load, passenger and -hitor finds jeht trains: wer making requtar timo, ©: eept where dolayed by other canses than thosa of the stornt, sich as heavy frelehts and toss of thine on waiting foreonneetions, ‘The passenger: trains left huroe yosterday ing uRdal. but, the itive teaina wore from one to two he i ke Shore & Michigan vouthe wbout the same is the pasdenger trait due 1 fast in ihe worniing waa nearly un tine, and the ono luo oul (8 o'elock wot ins at 1 The afternoon tralns were half an hour kite, Tho pussenger-train which started east night before last was reported ax golng through on schedule thine, and the athor piassengor-trains left the city ‘yesterday ut the regttar hours, The freight-irains werd ronualtyz reyularly, AE OL them with two engines its fier as Blikbart, ‘On the Hoek Island Itond: the train made up at Davenport got inte Chloage marly on ime, and tho traty whieh deft here nicht before Inst went through to Davenport about on time. “Phe: Wo'eiouk train whiel) shank) have left Chierge yesterday forenaon was subandoned, The through train for Omaha teft at noon with a procpeet of getting thrown as Caras Davens per least, From Davenport west ta Counull suits everything wasnt a standstill, tho storia lone thls part Of tho Tne betue worse than on the day previous, ‘There wus one passonze tralu snowed-in at Marengo and another at Wa cot. by Phe throurh train Unit tele Council Whur nthe before lust had to be wWhudened: at Des ites, nn ono trans Of any Kind were running yesterday on the Jowa Diviston. ‘On the Kansas City Division there are ouly two or three bad places, and tho tralns can so right through on this division ng) soo as tho mii dine fs oponud, The Company hus praptred con struction tris and sectrod hinge wags of men to cleny ont the euls negaon asthe starin fs ov Onty one Frolght-train Was ranniny this being w con) ono on the Unofa Division. Huburban teats wore ruaning, but bobind thug somewhat. ‘The Hultimore & Obla trafne were running with ubout as litte trouble as the Fort Wayne and other Eastern rouds inet with, ‘Thy state of nifalrs on tho LukesFront was but titde changed from that of the day’ before, and although all the desienble locomotives or the Hinolg Centra) and all the laboring men frou the car-shops aid treight-houses und all other hulp that gould be procured were em- Dloyed, it was not until 1 rele i. Uvfure wny trains were able to run with any degcee of aufety between the Central Dopot and tha elty Mintta, “A fine ot snow shovelors extended nents Ty uit tha wity from the depot to Hyde Park, aud IL would have tuken these men but little thu to clear the track, had it not been for tho biyh ny betere, wind whieh blew the snow buck © a fast as it wns shoveled off In nddi- tion to tho lirge mimbur of snow-shovels and picks, whlch the [inls Central evastuntly kocus on hand dt bought yesterday Le shovels tid forty pleks, which wereppln the hunds of robust mon to assist ln keeping tho tracks clear. A sung of nen with picks anovels had.to precede were. train and daga way through tho drifts, ‘Tho leo that covers the tracks caused stil more trouble than the show, and on account of it several onyines ran off tho trick, en dittonaldetuys, Bho Mllnoafs Centrat Thurs night put the New Orleuns and Cineloonti traunatogethor and triad to run them out with four engines in front, and four in the renr, intonding to divide the train at Itank kee, leaving two onuines with the Now Orleans train and two with the Cincin= math tralu. ‘Thoy left the. Central Depot he . AB p.m, anddit wot get pust V tugnth street) until 7:30 yeaterday morning, con suming thirtoen hours to mike tho distance of one and threo- quarter tiles, mithough a pang of snow-shovelers worked like beavers atenat tho traln, clearing tho tracks, ‘This train lete Weldon at Ta yesterday mourning, and mule tolurubly good headway alter that. Oav ftyda Burk triin went out nt 8343p. in Thuraday. Yesterday forenoon two subir! tralna mane aged to Work their way to Hyde Park, and two eame from Hyde Park to this elty, At Uu'ctoele yp. in. anethor Hyde Park traln Went out, and it was the intention of the row to start guburbaty uulus for Hyde Park at ils, 6 and 10 o’clook lnat evening, Tho Gilman necommoaation traln tuck ont tho prsaengera that were to have taken tho 430 p.m. Uydy Park truin, the moralng express train toleave here at 8310 did not got away until b10 p.m. ‘Tho Cinclanatl express, Wich usually leaves at 8 a.m, did not getaways untill sa mn. Chings were getting inte good shape towards eventig, and unless anothor snow-storn sets In duclag the night tho rond trom the Central Depot to Hyde Dark will be tn geod runnjog order to-day. “The New Or- luans express arrived yesterday afterngon and brougut in tho Roston Eagicers and Charlestown Cudets who went tu Now Orleans sume duys ago totake part in the curutvat festivities, Thoy ought to have been here diy sooner, ‘Thy North Division of tha Tllnots Central from Meatota to Dubuque [s still complotely ebste ed, but hinge yainys of men are at work trylig: to remove the mowitulng of snow fron the tracks, and GUenernl-Superintentant Jeilory thinks he will huve them elear by this evening. ‘Lhe Lowa Division Bi ulio att blockaded, and dlypatehes recelved last eveulug state tit ane other severe storm ie new prevalilng fy that section, and there Is no iminedsute prospret of wetting any trains through, The dispatch also stutes that auppilea of provisions and fuel aro running vory low in some of the country towns, anil, Untess “some relief Is suun bronght, there wilt be great suturing. * The Barllogton brought In two trains from Aurora yesterduy, ono at 12a. im. undone at Tin. ‘The Kinga and Nebrusin express iett on tine at 10:0n ti, and arelved att Aurore two: hours date. From aurora to Galva the drifts are stil very bad and the train will find great diticulty in Hott through. The No. 2 Maciite express coming vast passed Civive wl aso p, mM. boing whout lx hourd tite, When the trata wil rovch hore is matter of conjecture. ‘Thly rond brought In during the forenoon eighty cure Jonta of deluyed live stock, whlolt took’ great labor ty get throng. ‘The 1 o'eiack express for Omabn and Missourl River polats Wis nbanduned, ‘The evening tarough traln and the Mondota passenger lott on time, The tril which loft at 10 n.W. required Cour engines to pull It to Sixteenth street,* Tho Paci oxprews, duo Thursday wftornaon, canio In at Wo'vlook yesterday morning with Culifornla passengers, Those Uiat cata in on this train repore that it wag snowing hari all tho way to Counail [hut Tho Michunu Central. sent out the di press, Which usiaily leaves hore at Oa. m. at 21. ANG tho, prospouts are that lt will be able to work Its way through to Detroit, A speolal tray was Rent out ne 4p. om, with tho Hogs ae Lancers and Charlestown Cndets. Tho wat tral usually loaving at ps0 p.m, and the express which wus to loave at birth wero abandoned. ‘The ovcnmy tran for Detrok und the East loft ns usualatt o'clock Froixht trains wera not FUL yosiots day, ‘Tho storm on tho lnv of the Mluhlgan Central Lotween Chletgo nnd Dotroit cease Tam. yestorduy, and tho ofligials of tho roud peet to huve overything In good worklug ordor again to-day. THE FOOD QUESTION, Tho provalenco uf the suow-atorme through- out the Northwest, and the ombarge placed upon all the radrouds, bus led soma peuple to fear that Chlengo Is not welt provided for, tn case of tho emergeney continuing fae some days, with brovislons,--vspoelally butter, eggs, poultry, po- tntoes, otu. A'Trinune reporter spent soveral hours on South Water streut yesterday afternoon and made an lnvestigation of tho resources of Chiengo ng regards Lutter, eggs, oblekens, po- intoes, cabbage, ete. ‘Thora ts a simplielty avout tha South Water street commission man which brands him at ouce os x patriot, a man who wouldn't He, wad whose fair dealing is provorb- fat, espeviuily with i transiont gistomer who hits u desire for aumothiny capecintly nico, © Howls tho butter supply?" asked tho ree porter of ong of the dealers in that commodity, “HL, thore aln't diy to be got in tho market, hy the way, are sou looking for bome? Lat rue. only man "on thy strect wie has siime choca dairy, nud Ui soll it to you ut Weents, ‘That's cheap, don't awe When tho reporter informed him what he wns looking after, the neta supply in tuo mnarket, tho dealer maids O, h—IT There's plonty of butter, auch as (tis, 1) know there's any quinine tty of roll in tho market, and thoy ure selilng ut an average of fram ss to 26 eenta, and have the cheek tous 27, J am sulling ob diury and creamery utan average of GR conte, nae for something oxtra fine got 31 and 3 cunts.” 5 ‘Thon why did you ask 33 conts whon I camo ne “ Beoause I thought you was a tsucker,’ Wo took In several that way this mornin who wero Nfrahl that buttur was scarce In Chicagy,” Who reporter nade quite au investigation In tha butter ling alone, and it fsa fuct, some of the commission men tea tha contrary not Withutanding, that there is plenty of bute ter in Chicago, and on South Walter atreot. Thera 4 uu elfort to make people pay a fancy price, owing to the tomparun stop: page er trating, but tho quantity of roll butter: here in aturg te Bacar uay ra and the high: vat prico domiundod for It vent. Dalry and ereamory of the Naer qualltivs ave compuratives Jy Keurce, yor very tlhe butter ean by obtained: on the stroct at frou i) to a8 cents, Laws. of gourd, ura up, ‘The ouly raltraad that added to the nape of poultry tind eygs peau was the: Chicago & Alton. It brought. iy 1S} cade Of eu, mutt aeveral loos of very nica chigkens, turkeys, and yess, Tho ou apuoi- hig home on South Water strevt, When a TRiusk reporter saw one of them yvs- torday ho had goventy-tive @ued on hand, cous tuiniig thirty dozen cnoh, “etelotly fresh.” He Waa striving to aul a cane ae 43 ects n dozen, ee oduwa to 4i, dtty, and tnally sold thom jut 40 cents. kgwa soll yustorday On (ho wrest nt from Tis ta ag cunts, which was the highest pricy obtulned, ‘Vhore arg pleaty of exes on tha au > und wher brivcgure us high wat present nobody investe every lurguly fh them. “Rouill grocers know ust if tralus run tn to-day exes wilkdrop to 1 gud 17 conts, aud thoy don’t want a birh-priced stock on bund. Nearly all tho eges ure in the bunds of Mmeuiataesy and If the publle will nse but few tho prices must drop at thenselves, Hut to-day muy break tho market. ‘Thero is this so guy agai i this coumuctont Lhore 18 pron fsu of unuther storm, whlch, some usdert, will bo as bad if not worde, than the lust one pros coding. Bhoutd thiy fo tho ense, prices will Fomitin tra until the railroads ean move Troight. However, there are eggs enough In Chicuyo to tast for over & month, even should not another cuse come in, bose’ that ury boro willramaln, berause, if the rullroads ean bring no wworg tn, there will ourtalnty by noue sent out. Which ty a consulation, Comluy down to tho line of poultry the prices. geked are bih, but it 6 not because of a paucity tn the supply on band. . It je excuudingly large, even if thy clreumstatces were not su extruure ‘oliion (Si! at guing 0 é nary, Poultry tas b very high all ter, owing to tho weather, which rendered tho keep: {ng "on hand of siuuyhtered birds on very cusy task, ‘The prices naked yeas terday wero from nine te ten conte’ for ohickens, ane oki for turks One of the rreat poultry qa siune firms on the streot there wan plenty or poultry on hand ta inst pele OF MOTH, Ex] ally 1€ the cold wanthor hotds on. "We have over four tons of dead chickens on hand.” auld te, “and: there are ho bave two tons and les. While wo ve no nddition’ to stock, wo nlso enn ship pono out, Ko that what fs on hand to-day will not only supply present demande, but pro vido foran cmergency whieh ay arise If ane other storin somes andl the rasta are block: nded over Sunday and Monday. ‘Phore waa only ono train that “enme in to-day. whieh added to thy stock on the street, god thnt was on tho Chicugy & Alton, Even should mutters cons tine ag they aro four of five haraty think dive longer, 7 {hut poultry thon would be’ very mutt hlihor,”” In ovory placo an tho street whers poultry, ts handled the reporter found plenty on hand, "Phe amnalities are above tho average, especially In tho, Kins Of turkeye, ‘One large dealer std that the only thing tho atrect was short In was potatoes.” [f the ombarzo continned ho thought there ineht ben seareity of those. Penehblows | were bringing w) conta on buahe and curly rose bo, which wasn pretty good priee, OF everything else there was a surfeit. Apples were vory picuty. Of celery there wes an exceedingly nirge supply, considering the time oe yen. OF onlons, carrots, parstipd, dud turnips there was enough to hist Gib warm wenthor act in, if it was Noeevasury to bold the atuit In Chenango. Cabbnyo: was senreo ancbhieh, and a he 1 quutity brought: 20 hondred. ‘There had beer no Hermucde a ahipped to this mmrket this year to noun to unything, A fow tomatoes camo In, but that was wt. | New det. tuco owas belng brought Jn, and selling Al from to & cents per de thitarb und early soup vegetables hua beon ablpped tera in goodly qunntitles from. thy South, and) the supply somewhat execoded tho demand, Ueenuse of high prices. Of all those there were yet plenty ou the street, Summing Up tho whote thing togethor, it my be stated to the readers of Tin Trruese that there is an nipte supply of all kinds of provisions in Chitugo—suiliciont ty iaat until tho storm ts ready to relunsy tho alty, und low tho rai@ads to curry froleht asin, and no one need Fear of n dearth of olther butter, eggs, poultry, or voxetables, : A look around among the milknien yertorday showed that they had recolved mune, and, for the firet thine in many years, the mille venders were tiklog a rost, which pleased Boma of therm oxceadingly. Some wilk cune In daring tho afte ernoon fram Whenton nod vieluity, but it wag moat sufligiont to supply the demand, When intlk- mon detivered ‘Thursday afternoon they warned Auolr customers of the linpending trouble, and. supped In advance to alls farm they could. ‘There were no" mk trudns yesterday morning, and henoe the demund for condensed inllk grew apace, Tho wholesile urocers and ennined- dvalers sold dnrgo qtautities, and Stores the prlua ran up to 1, while the wsnil price tsi) and 20. For fresh milk as big as 24 cents a quart was nald, and, In fadtances, this was for slup-fod atult, which is unwhotesome and impure, ‘There are nlurge number of people fn this city. who cep st few cows, and they had quite a birvest, ay izund 15 cents per quart sugmed ta be tho average price. None of tho targe dealers in tiltic hid any supply on hand, and they werg ute willing to ay when thoy world be able to again start in and Fopulncls sau pply thote trade, All were tnxious to do so, and hoped that they could Btart int again to-day, of whieh there wis: it good prospect, slnvo tho. rullronds were mike wm owvery offort to clear the tricks to ‘gin anil beyond Into the Cbleige milk and butter district. Ag it was, but very fow tillic wagens were acen on tho Btrocts attending ty tho dallvery of tho Incteal tluld to customers, ‘The notels Have ns yet experienced no rerious wit of milk or egus, but they ure npprehonalye for the Cuture, and buye beg to economize In tho servants’ Halls, “Pho suppty is amnll and two ditya more of the milk blockade would put tho guusta in all tho hotels on shurt allowances. THE, MAILS. ‘The malls arrived nt tho Post-Onlce yeatotday In muoh better shupo than tho day before. Tho heada, while ronda to tho South and East forward mutt Prouiptly, but pouches for the North and West are sti! oplled —oup dn the postal-cars nt tho dapots, No mall has been reesived from Milwaukee for three diya, and the Burlington and tog dsland Honds brought in’ yesterday atternadn Keverul days’ mull. It was believed that every= dhing would be in eqnparatively yond shupe to- diy, unless laat nlght's tori should prove general, — om THE STOCK-YARDS, At tho Stock-Vards the offuet of the storm ‘wns inoat seriously evidenced In tho decreased gimount of arrivals aud dhipments of enttto. The total recuipts of eattio yostorduy were only Muenr-louds, disteibuted as follows: Mtlnois Cen+ tral. 0; Rovk Istand, 42; Nuclington, 40; Alton, 02 Theshipments nmotinted to only thirty cura by the Fort Wayne and tifty-ilyve ears by the Lake Shore, which road also shippod few car-loads of hows, Norecolpts wore brought in by tho Chicago & Northwestern, and no ehipments wore made by the Grand ‘Crunk, Dultlinore & Oho, or Micblyan Central. Cousldering that some tlines tho regolpte aud ahipments ran each upton thousand cars and over, the disastrous edvct of the storin upon business at tho Stouk- Yards will bo onsily acon, ft wis reported ‘that nine trains of cars wore jylug between Kenaington and Hyde Park. una- Uly to get te the Stook-Vurds, Considerable en ‘ergy was dispinyed by one consiynee, who made vo car-londs of cattle Jump Crom tho ears inte aanowbank none Hyde Park, ufter whieh thoy were driven tothe yards. ‘The Michigan South orn dumimy-iniudo regular trips to tho yards, and tho etrect-cars ran at Irregular intervills, SUBURBAN, Tho storm in Hyde Park yoateritay enusod more dellverate awenring thun hog ooeurren during the past your. ‘Choro wus no train out ta Hyde Part until about noon, and none to Chi engo until 1 o'clock, whon tha Gilman paasonyor took the peopto in ata goon rate of spaed, No one reuined to oxpext tho trains te go, but by, common congunt all gathored at tho depot to Jearn the news and to discuss tho snow, Finally, after a long ruhunranl of tho troubtes of tho provious day, how some had walked Jn, some had watted in tho curs witll novn, and how afew bad taken tha 6:25 o'olock traln out and reached Hyde Vark ut 10, they viewed tho snow-dritts and discussed tholr hights, and It was ustonlshing how much lirgor tho Uelfts in front of cack man's house were than those fn tho timinedlute view of the congreation, and If tho stories enn be rolled on, thoro was a full of suow of at least. five feat, and probably ten, Myde Park basa large numbor of prosperous renl-vatute donators, who domaunded teams nt once, ff the proporty: laying within the Hinits of tho prinatpality and Titure city was ta bo sold; but as the suow withered fast on tho tricks, and without tho dinturbing powor of a anow-plaw, locomotive, or suction-hand, thoy banied together and eons cluded that thoy would set the property with boulevard tourked mapd, aud walt for nh tow duys beforu thoy boyan to putup thole For Bufo" bourds, ‘The testive snail drawn by two horsog, wis put nt work cluaniug the silownlka, and mado ghtd the heart of the lazy inn with wife who would notahovel, A number of tho ruse donate atuyod at home, ‘Iwo hinge elelgh-loada were inade vp, and deawe by four horses, suirted for Chicago via diydo Vay and Michigan uve- nites, and any residents of those streets vtowad the crawd yesterdity inorulny, as hile, happy, and henrty thoy moved lou at a night ratu of speci, may know that tho slolgher were venerable oidery and upright citizens of the vile higu. Many a Joke was made, and muy a song wis ung. ‘The trains wore rannog last evoning na usual, with (bo excoption that the 7:0, #515, and PIO trulug wore takun olf; and there wus promis (hat tho trilas this morning woul ho going through all right, ay tho snow was telting. The dummy tratea on tho Rock Islund Road arrived on tine, each having two locomotives, It tuok four locomotives nuurly an hour to clear tho weat track nt Bifty-tth street All traing arriving and loaying bad two locomotives, exe gupt thy Soutiy Chteago dummy on tho Linke Hate ond, which mude good tine without any hayistanau, ‘Tus turribto condition of affairs on tho rall- rouda ateuburban poly is shown tn tho fret tat site Vireduy atlernaod a reporter suv Uftysthroo locomotives Houndermg within W Very nurraw cuinpies In deeply-drified snow in tho ¥ichiity of ine Burlington roundhouse, cornor of Western uventio and Sixtosaty strut, Bix or seven ongines would hitch br SH rea on aleamy and drive a passage Urough tho: or run off tho track ag the cise tight be, Bix Jasaungerctrains tuale part in tho strugule, aud hese wore pulled about by three, four, of five engines and worked through tho deep snows drifts encumboring tho erods-travks of two or three roads of thut locality, BTR ) CLUANINGS, ~ ie The Superintendent of Streets hired alt tha mien who applied for work yeaturday, yot there wero ouly 10 und thirty tone employed dure ing tho day on the streats. Tho teams und most of the men devoted attention to the long vine dlueta, from which nearly atl the enow wis roe moved. ‘The other men looked after the saver openings downetuwn, but there ure vo tinny: o then that few comparatively were. put in vondition for a thaw. The reason so few borers wore avalible yesterday wns sald to be adisinclingtlon to remain out tn the storm all au Uf it ts clear and wot too cold to-day there will probubly bo on hand this worning all who can be maven work, and, in that vent, eeverul hundrod mon will be distriuuted throughout tio buviness distrlot to put thy gutters and lites Auto proper shape to take care of the snow when temelte With all that can be dong in thts dl. recon, bowever, in cuse the thaw ly audden and coutilete, considerable damage 13 auticpated by thy floouluy of cellars and busuments. West Luke street, between the streot-car trucks and the sidewalks, from Union Park west, looks liko a chuin of snow-clad mountains, Tho snow bas been plied up twit will average fully Ove tn hight, and in many places ts bes tween sever nod efght foot high. What le going to be dono with It? WEST. MENDOTA, ILL. Speetal Ulepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mrxoota, ML, Mareh ¢,Although tho storm continuad allinst night and ta-day, and tho snow kept on drifting, owing to tho Indefathe able exertions of the Company in combating with tho cloments tho rallrond —blockado. was partlilly opened this oventug. No. 2, from Uolestirg, got hero about 7 p. nay and haying rematuedt for suppor, atarted out for Chicuga, The St. Loula passenger fram Cul- eiro wot hore about 0p. nie and brought Chie cure papers, but tot bait enough to meet the eager demand of our snow-bonnd guests, Farther ntteinpt ta continue =the trip was atmudoned. No. 6, west, Is expocted hers about mid nights and will probably: brace tnalla, ‘ho wind ling moderated eonsidcrably, but thy snow is still falling. The buroincter 1 still statlonary at BW. Stock and cattle ave suffering much, Those put in thy heru were reshipped to-day, to a eearelty of hy. for will whundred, or $410 pur tony Is hein donned. OF course 'there 18 he getting unyttilig fn Com the country, und ft will be severil days before aur ronds ean be opened up. Cha dritts aro sid. to be twenty fest bigh in many places, DAVENPOITL, TA, Sprelal Dispatch to Tre Chteago Tribune, DAvENLONT, Iu, March 4,—The wind has blown f ralo nll dny, and abunt three Inches of snow has fallen, causing it todritt badly, Vue condt- tlon of tue ralleanda ts evan worse thin yester- duy., Tho Magglo Mitetell party played here Wednesday night, and were billed for Jowa City tast evoning. ‘There being no regular trains through, a soccial was engaged by the Munnger, who was desirous of keeping tho cn- enirement, i posalble, Leaving Davenport at 3 O'clock yesterday afternoon, it succucded ronching oleatt, 2 usiles ub 2 o'etock morning, At the train was sturted back, ft deity uactess to try to yo furthor wost. With the i of tive locomotives and a force of men working wl duy the troune was fortunate onvugh ty get buck “to this elty at 1 u'elugk to-nig! nt. On the Chleago, Milwaukes & St. Vault not & tralu ling moved to-day, ‘The eltantion fatho sume on the Rock lalind & Peoria Koad und un thu Culcngo, Burlington & Quincy. ‘Tbe Mock Islund Road is open east to Chiengo, bat closed west, no regular tratn urciving or depart- jug in that direction since Wednesday night, At this write (10 o’clouk) itis nguin suowlug fast nit AT DUBUQUE, IA, Dunugur, Ia., Murch 4.~The storm hasabated, Dut the blockude existe more forinidubte than over, Ahigh wind. lust night undid whnt was dono yesterday by tiling all tha cuts un the rall- roads with hurd puckod snaw. No trains wore gont out or came In yesterday or to-day on whe Moots Central. Trans are running on the ttlvor oud Lotween this city and La Crosse, for which city a train left tueday, ‘Cho inet Chlcava mall camo Wedneaday night over the Milwankeo & St. Paul Rullroud., Except, by way of La Crosse, all outsite communivation ts cut otf, ‘Lhe supply of bard coal is exhausted nud wood tweubstituted. ‘rude Is completoly paralyzed, And tn the absenceof remittances merchants are Unuble to meet maturing paper, evonit it are rived. Amerubantsnow-bound In thdelty three thiys attempted to renoh Cascade to-day, but was forced to return from Key West a few tniles out, the roads bot i im puss v from deep siow= drifts, ‘Tho only redeem teature of tho storm {8 the uilhiness of the temperature, Wore tha cold tntenge tho suttering would bo severe and Wie Jeopirdized, No trains are tikely to reach the city to-day trom any direcuon, MONMOU‘TIT, ILL, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mossourtit, IL, March 4.—Soveral inches moro ofenow fell to-day, which hig all been swept long by tho scurrying wind and piled up into drifts of teu fect or more in the streets and rall- rout cuts. Such # vomplete bluckndo of tho Chiéayo, Burliugton & Quincy Rullrond ts une Precedentod. Alt tho euts nre paciced full with snow ton and Aftcen feet deup, through whleb it fs Imposvibto to push an engine, and which, if Bhoveled out, aro drifted full agaln ina short time, Alt through tnungs Nnve beon wbandaned = yusterday and testi and no iors. or mul bave been reeelved from viluago singe ‘Thursday moving, On the St. Louls Diviston mutters ure equidiy as bad, ‘The train which left bere ‘Thursday inorniug for Roek tstand Is snowed In nt Kio, thirty sulles, north, AC train wns sturted from here. th morning for St, Louls equipped with lane Kiug of shovelo: ‘but ut » tH. Ibhad onl sono ns fur ad Hosevillc, ten miles south. Tt [3 expected that a train will get through from Chie cure by to-morrow nlylt, when three duys" inail will arrive, STREA'TOR, ILI. Spectat Disputeh to The Chicaca Tribune, Streator, UL, March 4.—The storm stillrages, Snow hag beon faliing nearly forty-oight hours, and drifting all of thut tino, Musitioss fs entire: ly suspended. Yusterday ono traln went exch wry onthe Wabash and Alton Roads, To-day nothing bus moved save the morniny passenger onthe Wabash, which wont eouth at 7:10, but only to meot ita peritat Cornell, being blocked by tho snow, where [t still remains, No mutts hive arrived hore from Chieazo tor two days, and # Chicago paper 13 as scarco ns snow In Panna. A piussenger conductor whose train 16 snowed in hero dispatched to the "Division Superintendent this morntig asking if there was unything hoe could do to help the matter, Tho Superintendent replied to enjoy hls goad gizar till the storin abated and they could send tho snow-plows over tho ro ‘The coal shafts havo all shut down, ns overy empty ear in town : Fulbaad they buve no plucy to dump thelr oul. — AURORA, ILL. Speclat Dispatch to Tas Chicago Tribune Aunona, Il, March 4.—We have had no malls nor Chleayo papers sluce Wednosday night, ‘Tho city ls out of coal, the schuvls have dis- uilased for want of it, and thore will be great dlatross uniess the Fox Ivor Road to Streator ta soonropened., Wednesdiy night's Dubuque bassinur fy stl in the yard with its pussonyors aboard, Four onglnes, with snow- plow, succeeded to-day in elearing ono of the tracks to Bfondota, ‘Tho othor track {8 covored with ten or tielve fect of snow, In any plitcos the country ronda are impussudle, and farmers have {nu dome eases mado détours or olvht or ten tiles to make a distunve of whut 4 a qllo ordivarily. Old aet- tlora Hkon tho snowfall to chit of 1853, when tho Chieugo, Burlington & Quinoy Houd was blockaded for ton diye, WATERTOWN, WIS, Hpectal Dispatch to The Crtcago Tridune, Warrutown, Wis, March 4—A snowestorm exvooding In oxtont and violonce anything over before known in Wievonaln got iu Wednesday night at) o'clock and sontinucd with unabated fury for nearly forty-oight hours, burying this acotion in porfcot Avulnnohus of snow, and rere during avory roud and thoroughfare complotoly inipasiable on neaount of the immonso drifts, ‘Tho full was about four foot on tho lovel, which, auded to tha snow already on the ground, mrke Adoepth of from soyon to olght foot covering this entire country, Tho rallronds are olfrctually Ulockaded, and tho prospect for the opening of them very soon fooks dubloug, At present come munication of all kinds ts closed by the storm, biany tliding It Impossible to got through tha snow oven to thole placea of businoss, and tho roault iy that trado ia ut an end, OMAIIA, NEB. Speetat Diapatch to The Chicuga Tribune, OMAA, March 4.—No Chiongo trains arrived or doparted here to-day, Tho Nobraska rail- Ponds aro again moro or loss blookaded owing to the high wind drifting tho snow, The Union Paoltle and Uurlington & Missourl mula tines fn Nobruskn ure opon, but branch roada aru closed, ‘Dy the Western Assuctated Press, OMAA, Neb. Maveh 4.—Tho storm has again out oft Eastern communication. No trains lave arrived from the Lust élnco yosturday morning, and the ollictuls sre unable to say whon trning wil be running again. ‘the wind is blyd, una sho cute are drifted full. ‘Tho weather ts clear and plensant, but cold, to-day. ‘The etorus Is not so anveds hore or uloug tho Unton Pucifio ns cust of us. , ——. COUNCIL NLUFFS, TA, Counce Uuurey, Is, Mureh 4—Dut ovo through train arrived hero from Chleago to-day, and that wag a Chicago, Burlingtan & Quincy mall due hero last night. No truins departed frum Council Llutta ovor the pool Nues yeatur- day morning or last oventng, and all tralus, ox- vopt on tho Union Paotiic and Wabash Ronds, or rods terminating hore, are ubandonod, Tratns Uutt foft here for Chicago last night havo not wot through fowa, For some miles tn all direo- Yong tra Counsl Mutts ho trouble is oxpurl- euead from snow, re woe datunce out drifts four nnd stx foot en aro encountercd, ‘Tho Louk Istaud states to-night that {ts Towa Diviu- pa {a clear, and that teiins wilt bo rugumed to- day, AT CLINION, TA, CLANTON, Ta. March 4.—Lusiness tat a atand- stillou avcount of tho atorm. Our mitle and factories aro Idlo, because they canuot make shipments and thoro tv no storage room. On the railways the situation is worse (han during the provlous storins, complot- ing the worst winter on record, Hardly a Wheelds moving on tho Northwestern Rallway from Chiengo to Council Mtufls. Trains sro snow-hound along the rote. ‘Tho wind fills tha cuts ns fast xs the plows and shovelors olcar thom, Thoro nre two passonger-traing at Cedar Tapids and another at Bryant, ‘There haa been ne Mall from Chicago stice Wodnesday after: von, z LA CROSSh, WIS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. TA Crosse, Wis, Marah 4.—Protably tha most Revero Biow-sturni of tho scason that hag via- {ted this vicinity and Southern Minnosuta “has been raging nearly allday, Tho snow ts falting ranilly and tho wind blowing a mito, drifting so aetoamake all public ways almost. {inpassable. Business is nearly suspended, All roads run- ang Inte this are outirely bovkaded, ex- cept the Dubuquas Diviston of tho Milwaukee & St. Paul Hallrond, and tt ia aald it will requira three or four days of bord work to ¢luar tho tracka after the storm subsides, GALESBURG, IL Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. GAresnuna, UL, March —The snow-blockada till continues, ‘Tho rellronda huve heon unablo to run any trains sinco Wednesday night. Large kings of men aro out clearing away tho snow, No mails has arrived alco yostorday morning. A lnrge amount of mail matter bas olrendy ae. eurmiated In the oftice here, Tho hurnalig of tho Union Depot yesterday morning and: tho snow-blockade tnakes things very Inconvenient for tho traveling public. DIXON, ILT. Speclat Disputch to The Chieaga Tribune, Drxoy, Vl, March 4—It ta two days ainco any train arrived bore, Tho snow Is threo fecton a luvel and still coming, Ten car-lonis of cattle, aimile cast of here on the Nurthwestern, wero tu-day dug out of tho srow-drifts. ‘Three of thom were doud, and the balance were not vory marketable, Busiuess ts protty much suspend- ext ‘Tho question on alt lps is not what will tho Bary eat be, but whut will tha flouds do in tho rib. AT DES MOINES, TA, Des Moines, Ia. March 4—Latirond trains were emburgorcd here yesterday. None were sont out on tho Nurthwestorn nor on the Fort Dodye Roads, ng thore was nO prospect thut they could get through. Twa trains from tha woat on theChiengo & tock Istand, duo at nogn and {n tho eventing, were hitd up tor the night, atid wre hero yet. ‘Che trains from tho enst on thie ront, whlon left Chiongo Wednesiay are etitt out, It lssnowing und blaw- lug bard were to-day. AT FREEPORT, 1LTe Freevonr, U1., March 4.—Tho raltrond block- adv on nil tho rouds centering hore stilt cone Unues. ‘The last tralu from Chicago fa stuck nt Uockford. Forty cnr-londs of stock fire shut up in the snow-banks wostof here, near Eleray. on tho Central, Three ‘engines und a wang of slaty shovelurs wont to tholr retlef, but ure thamsolvos blocked in and unable to return, Wo havo had no papors from Chicago since Woduesday. ‘ ELGIN, ILL, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Bruin, I, March 4—But ong train loft Rigin to-day,—a speelnt for Chicago at 2o'oluck on the Chicugo & Northwestern, No trains are running ont tho Chiongo, Milwaukee & St, Paul. It ls thought none will got through to-morrow. A tmall-truln {3 expected here nt? o'clock from Chicago, It will bo tho trat muil since Wedios- duy afternoon, ‘Tue storm dns consed, PLANO, ILL, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Puano, ML, Marek 4.—No passenger trains from ulther direction to-day, A Chicago paper has not been secon hore alnce Weduesduy, A snow-plow bis boon worklux slong this part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney ting to-day, pushed by four cugings, ‘he storm, after lust- Ing two dus's aud two nights, ja now abating, and the prospects are goud for sureny weather to- imurrow. —— AT LIBERCY VILLE, ILI, Sptclat Dispatch to The Chteago Tridunes LInentyvintr, Ml, Mure 4—It hos boon snowlng for thirty-alx hours, Tho ronda are all blockaded, The Libertyville passongor-train on the Chicngo, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road has been snowed In since Wednesday night, Suow fa now falling as fast as over, E id A CONCERT TROUPE, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Crpan Raving, Ia, Mareb 4.—Tho Rivé-King Concert Company Is snow-bound at Codar Rape lds, In., and hins been obliged fu consequence to cancel a number of engagements, It ls proba- blo their trat appearance will be at Elgiu, 1, hext Monday nigut. NORTHWEST. MILWAUKEE, Mibwaukes, Wla., Sfuroh 4.—Tha storm cone Unued nt nter vals to-day, but the backbone of the Ullzzurd is considered broken, No trilis north or weat as yot, and no attempt to open the linea will ba mado until tuemorrow. Noports from interior points iso stato that tho storm is continuing, but with lesa severity, A gonerul senrelty of fuel Is complained of in Milwaukee, , Tho Stenm Supply Compuny, furnishing beut to hundreds of realdonues und etoam to oninos, factories, ete., could get na fuck on credit, and suspendes, and put the mannagoment Into the hands of heommitteo of stockhoidura, Cont ig $12 a ton and wood 399 cord. Both aro almost imposible to get. Denlers are rolling cont ut $1 fee two bushels, Hualness continues auspondod, he streets aro boing cleared us rapidly as suows plows and‘bundreds af shovelera cun dogo. Alt tho country routs are fmpasstble. SIN sold to diy ut 25 cents a quart, Ninety conta a dozen ts offered tor eyxs, but could not be bought, Ine tortor polnts predies reat suffering, ‘The ral- rond bivokade north and west will continue two. or three duys at least, ——— : WINONA. MINN. Speciat Dispatch to ‘The Chteago ‘Tribune. Wrvosxa, Minn March 4.—1t commenced snowlny hore at 12 o'vlock Inst night, and kept it up until $ this afternoon. The snow belong Ightdocs not amount to much, showing 4 fall of only two Inches. This, with thy bigh wind which blow yesterday and still continues, hea completely Blocked the road enst and west of Winena, tho Milwaukee & St. Paul being the only vond opon, wud that oast but to Ln Crosse. est of here,on too Winuia & Bt. Voter, bat one traln wag run to-day, anu that nu distance uf Atty miles, ‘The report on the Madison Diyhion. of the Chicngo & Northweatuen shows an aver. nes, of olght inohes of snow at North Freedom, id htoon ut Elroy, with a gradual diwinlening: towards tho Sllsslusipyl. JANESVILLE, WIS, Speclal Dispatch to The Catcago Tribune, JANCSVILLE, Wie Barch 4,—For sbout two. hours this afternoon tho snow stuppod falling, and begun again até p. m., aud fans tad os over, witha prospect of continuing through tho ulght, The snow in Our alreots ts from six to fifteen fect deep Tho oldest Inhabitints never saw tho fiko before. ‘The raitrosds niade un effort to. clean thelr tracks this afternoon, but wilt now walt until tho aturi ty over for certalu. AT WAUKEGAN ILL, Waunerean, HL, Murel 4.—Tho severest anow- storm known for yours bis been raging in this city for two daya past. ‘Tho roada ure im- passable, and bitslness ot all kinda 19 aus- vonded, The public schools are closed. Tho rauflroad between Chicago and Milwaukeo hb blouked, only tho local agcommodation trains trun Chivago Delng ablo to get through. Tho drifts in the streots bore are dg high ua tho soue ondetory. Lt ls still anowing, A MADISON, WIS, Manion, Wis. Murch 4.—Tho storin that com: moneed Wodneaday continued until upon to- day. It now has tye appearancoot clearing off, Tho railroads and highways ure thorougbiy blookadod, with no prospect of trulas runbing for goverat days, EAST. RKPIDERS AS BAROMETENS, Spectat Duavatcn to ‘Tra Clea Tribune, Cotpwaren, Mich., March 4.—This I$ the way that au old sportsman of Coldwater quuges the weather: He bas preserved in bls house a apie dor-web, which nuawers eyory purpose of 4 Lurometor, Hy closely watching this he ob- sorves that when tho insect finds it necessary tn ghorten the threads which suspend the web, raft and wiud may bu oxpevted; if reefs be let out, fino weather inay be certains und if the spider remulns inert, rain will probably follow withlive short thine, By compurison with regu. Marly manufactured title barometers this Uttie Insect has demonstrated Chat it 16 almost jnvarlably correct tn that ita actlous aigulfy tho coming Weather. TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. Special Dispatch to The Crteago Triouns, Traverse Crry, Mich. Murch L—Tho snow le Aye feut ona level, Musiness is suspended, EAST SAGINAW, MICH, Spiclal Dispatch to The UAlcayo Tritune Easy Saginaw, Mich. Maroh 4.—Nearly two foetof anow bas fullen sluco Thursday morn- ing, and It is still snowing, The train on the Mackinaw Division of the Bilohlyau Central, duo hore atdp. im. yesterday, bas not arrived yet, forgotten us. help? ? ard .at iia, m. to-day was stuok Of West ticanich. ‘Three loomtotivna {tet norte nealat tho Weak aro. wise Feported stuck tnt? ow. ‘Trains ‘thor ronda y ng sriow, wis Wee Nonely on Ee, — ee RAILROAD VERSUS STI Spectat Dispateh to The SrEANBOAT, TOUEDO, Ou Muireh 4=The e240 of tho tip asylyantiaCompany ngainst tho stone tir, ~~ A.Turnor was Anished tn the Common vgs Court of thiselty to-day. Bix thousand yet nd dil «himagos wore clalmud on accountot injury ats talned by thedraw of tho brldgy truck hy iy Ineo, aver two years: aur aes, fur toy mnoving trains, ote, ‘Tho Judge etre the ‘ te that tio eity hada right to bulld the heh Which was ntterwari told to the Tatleongle® pany; that the whole question way ane Hegligenco; that tha two parties re contest were equal as. to thor and dutles; that the various chuaes of Nues cintined were legitimate, otc. ‘ihe 4 after belug out about twalve: hours, M verdict txing the damuges at $49, "Tite Fondants propose to appeal tho ante: whee les rallrond en olatat hwe tan mutate ne tory for thymy and that the bridges mie ge apgeted. “The mutter 9m contest betwee” Te railroad aud anariue interes nthe piel Al ETHEL MEDICAL MISSION, To the Editor af The Unieaga Vrivune, Circago, March 4—About elgity weekly receive froo treatment at (Pasa mission. ‘This winter about mW xarinents hay beon distributed to tho deserving poor, Othe have tied fond and coal, Many enses of painent interest have come under our enre, Abont ay persons have been vaccinated trevor charg Our volunteer phystolnns uve kept bravely ce Work, hotwithstniniing tho great. Tuts, we tholr time daring the sewson of epidumet ‘There Ja no sovlots, eommittoo, ov weutthy patron tebind this work. ‘The mission mney auppurted by volunteer damations, Tyree hu paldagenta, All the fands go to tho wleke Ae Paor. We do tot propose to io tn debt. and at this season wo should rewret to clos our dove Tho chizcus of Chieags havo almost on ee hones this reminder, Why wih Uronar C. Neepuan, Pastor Cateayo Avena Chireh, AL. 5. Hopant, M.D, Medien! Superiutendent, — ENFORCED TEMPERANCE, Special Dispatch to The Chicuyo Tribune, Prrrsnuna, Marah 4.—On tho tst of this month the license of evory antoonkeuper tut one In Cambria County, Ponnsylyaula, expired ‘by liml- tation, and a week wilt elnpse before the Heenses can bo renowod, ‘Tho consequence Is, scarcely a drop to drink can be had.in the county. ‘Those toons in Johnstown and all tho larger towns arg closed, and the work of dispensing tho ardent tunporarily suspended. A visilancecontmittce, composed of tho temperancy cloment, hina bee organized, and threatens to proseente any per gon whose Heenaes have expired who ls det tected solling cither matt, spirltuouseor vinous | or even bard vidor. tquor, a Doath of a Distinguished Etallan Selons= lst, Rome Correaponitence Paihanelvhia Telegraph, ‘Tho distinguished welontile Teale Pat Gorin, the roat advocate of eremation, is dlead, Garinl was tho creator of tho study of experi: mentul geology and tilnoral life, Ite showed by marvelous experinents how Incandescent lava y force of the gas in It produced eruptions and earthquakes, [ts demonstrations are mineral existence, ure a sortof wild sclentifie povsy, f have road some of ble writhigs, vspeutally his fino work on voloanors, Ho belfevtd that tha bodies in tho orth supposed tobe inert and dead are corstantly undergoing changes uf com position and decomposition, Molecutes Josie cach othor, unite, mingle, aro in incessant nove. ment. ‘There Js an loipurceptible change ot rocka and of tho whole surtace of the earths this necounts for tho ehangy. in tho uspeet of ity surfree, the dlferont positions of eas und mountains itt diferent periods. ‘Thus ean to ve. counted fur this strange glovation of soll io Rome, The Incossant movenent aad change of gluciers bus fon been belloved by geologists, Gorlnt was tho very personitiention of sete outliicathelgm, fle was, ay most Jenrned men In Italy aro, very pane: No held a vrofessorsn} In vgutall towny hodk, aud tnd buroly euouek pay to buy his clothes and food. Ils works were alwaya published by tho assistance of ds frlonds. When tbo Minister of Public Metres thon, Bacelll, hurd of Gorlnl's dangerous itl ness he sunt hin 1,60) re (OO, and Corini's lust moments wero made more peacofal by tale tutional gift, Et enabled flim to leave suing thing to his Ren ttess sister, ‘Three hunared dollars waa it fitte fortune to thls king of act ence. Gorint watched his inst moments as though thoy bad beon those of another person, He held tha cunate to hla, mouth to show the failing strength of the fasteebbing breath, whispering, "A Pultirna prove" (it is tno lest proof), And ho bellevoed tut ho jud ve soul, but that ho passod uway inte nothingness, Boor nial with allhig loarning and eel + What am have boen hia wonder and dellzht when be Was awakened in that othor state of yxisteucel —<—<———. BiveeCout Olgars. Detroit Free Press, Tho Chairman of the Committee on Manufact+ tres and Machinery of tho Limeliin Clin aid thut hfs Cominittce bad thoroughly tn iygntod tha complatut mado by certain State Scuntors that tho (ive-cent cigars xold {ni this Stute wero dolerorious to the hentth of smokers, Thoy bod purchased a dozen dilfurent grades and mades vlose Inspection of cach. Thoy had discovered th presence of totuceo, horseradish leaves, old. on cloth, wooden toothpleks, ald (nit, wiro, strand of rope, and several other articles of jm port ond export, but medical men were divided AB to Whothor these substancos were infuriouste ths syatent. Ono eminent phyaiclan had known of feaso of consumption being oured by tho par Ment chewing 4 f uw clothos-ttne. Another sald that the win of anald folt hut wasn sure eure for the asthont. Another bolioved thit te reaenos of serapelron In a oli acted bene lclutty on the liver. Other madical gentlemen of high standing omphnticatiy condemned tho Praotice of Introduoing foralyn substunees Into olgars, and the Coumitteo, thiding Itself bee tween two Ilras, would ho cobtont with ndvising Pr dived hire to substitute enin-hosbs i place of the tobacco, Just fora change, U.S. STANDARD scales! CHICAGO SCALE (0, 147, 149 & 151, Jafferson-st., Chicago, Manufacture moro than 300 Dillerent Varicties THE BEST QUALITY AT LOWEST PRICES. 2-Ton Wazon Healer (1 Bean TAB... 0 | AeTan (x BaD. ROE All other size: roportion, All Keates Periect. Iron Laverg, Steel Bearings, Drass Team, Ueame Box, and building directions with cach Scale. $3 fe ste The ‘Little Detectiva," for FamblyorOfics, Bold by dealers everywhere. Sond for price-ils BAKING POWDEN _. 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