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Show LATEST TELEGRAMS. SILVER AND LEAD QUOTATIONS. Silver, New York 911-4 Lead $4.3l The Ban'.t Clearing. Today's bank clearings were $265,322; e.me day last year, $25'J,M7. . . Echoes of the Storm. Pittsburg, Nov. 24, Suuuyside school house, near Carlisle, was blown down and a number of people injured during the storm yesterday. The teacher had her ley broken. At Loilcisviiie a few miles above McKccs-pon McKccs-pon a farmer lud na'ued Bailey, about IS years old. was crushed to death under a tailing tail-ing building. At Hynuman, Peun., on the B. & O. railway, rail-way, a mill and a church were dciuolisned by the wind, but so far as eau be learned no one was hurt. At Cumberland, Md., several roofs were lifted from houses, and a number of people reported injured. Great damage was done at Braddock to manufacturing concerns. Aharon, Pennsylvania, reports the worst blizzard in years, Six inches of snow, badly drifted, prevented the regular trains from getting through last night. In this city the high winds continue aud the clouds are threatening. No further damage is reported today. The telegraphic service is still paralyzed. The Western Union and postal companies are almost completely com-pletely cut otf from the east aud north, with the western wires working poorly. Business is badly delayed and it will be several days before communication is entirely restored. lu Westmorland county the storm was the worst ever known. - - |