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Show THE PSEDICTED KSOWNTOItW. r York Crta Her Mi a re or It Today. Xkw York, Dec. 2d. The predicted pre-dicted snowstorm arrived this morning. morn-ing. Pedestrians are few and far between. The cars are making poor progress in spite of the fact thai four horses are trying to do the usual work of two. Tbe navigation on thu river and the bay is seriously interfered with. o far, no accidents acci-dents are reported. This storm which is promised to lie the worst since tbe blizzard of March, 1SSS, has been giving the South a taste of its quality since early yesterday morning. Its centre worked Its way up from Louisiana to Tennessee. As Xew York is iu tbe centre of the track slii) will havo a full share of the depression. The weather bureau sent out warnings last night to all officers of all the east- I crn railroads to look out for heavy snow and ordered tbe northeast storm signals hoisted all along the Atlantic coast, from Norf-dk to Boston, along the gulf from Pensa-cola Pensa-cola to Xew Orleans. There was a lunar halo of 2J degrees radius in the heavens last night. This with other remarkable feats performed by that luminary these last three nights, set every olJ weather dog along the South Street aud Battery busy prophesying violent elKilltlons of nature in a very near future. UEEl'BSOV. PiTTSBUKU, Dec 2a. Another big snowstorm is raging here. It has beeu snowing steadily for eighteen hours and there are no Indications of cessation. Between twelve and fourteen inches snow has already fallen. The trains are all behind thelrtloie. Thustreei car traftlcon all but cable roads is suspended. BUSINESS BVSVKSDVD. WiLKS.-iAKKK, Pa , Dec 20. The snow torm is still raging fiercely, and tile snow Is now tsu or three feet deep In the street!:. Tbe electric street railn ays and horse cam are unable to run. The trains ou all the rallroais are delayed, and business nractieally suspended throu-out throu-out tbe Wyoming Valley. WW TEMPERATURE. LYXDOSVJI.I.E, Vermont, Dec. 20 The therm meter was -10 d-grers d-grers below zero last night and 30 below this morning. TOTAL, WRECK. Asiiduhv Park, X J.,"Dec 0. A heavy snowstorm prevails here and a thn-e mast schooner has stranded oft the beach. It will probably bu a total wreck. MAILS DELAYED. Xew York, Dec 20. The mails today are late arriving, the most serious delays being to the western and southwestern malls over thu Pennsylvania road. 8SOW STORW IN THE ilOHAWK a valley. Utica, N. Y.f Dec 20. A severe storm prevails throughout the Mohawk Mo-hawk valley. The snow is falling aud the trains on all railroads are lale. The entire system of electric wires of the city was tied uju rvarfnl Drath of An Acrd Woman. SAKAToaA. X. Y., Dec 20.-Mrs. Klleu Uibbons, aged eighty, was burned to deatb at her houiu early this morning. She was addicted to smoking. Adjournment or the Home. WasiitxuTu.v, Dec 20. About fifty members were present when thu House wm called to order this morning. It was agreed that when tlie House adjourn, it be to meet Tuesday next. An adjournment was then taken. Kxlremrly Ball. Xkw York, Dec 28. The stocks opened extremely dull. Tho only strength shown was in the lead trust which advanced to 18andfalled to bold the Istiirnarmeiit. The Union Pad He oiiened lower at 421 but declined to 41 J. Tbe dullness dull-ness continut-d at II o'clock. The market at noon still presents a weak frout, but in Atchisou, Union Pacific, 8t. Paul and sugar some animation wasshown. After II. further losses were sustained in those shares, aud the luwest price of the morning were reached. The market Is now dull, heavy. Sfadanao Koabrr Dead. PAttis, Dc 20. The death Is announced of Mme Ilouher, tbe widow of Eugene Rouber. Napo leon's friend, adviser and minister. minis-ter. BaslneM at a Klaodatlll. GLASaow, Die. 23. The railroad strike couttnues to keep business at a standstill. A. ,BATILE WITH IXOIANa. Vbarco Xawoer of tha Woandetl Mil Killed. Uajip Near Battle Creek, S. D., Dec 25 The Weather is cold and the rivers frozeu solid. A company com-pany qf Cheyenne scouts is encamped en-camped at tbe mouth or Battle Creek. Two attempts have been made by tbe hostile, who number about eighty, to break Into their camp. The first attack was made by only a few of tho Indians, who were repulsed re-pulsed with a loss of two killed and several wounded, and, It is thought, one fatally hurt. The second atUck was made aft-r dart by the whole band, led by Kicking Bear. Volley wler volley was tired on boLhsldn. and a desultory fire was kept up for an hour or more. It is not known bow many hostiJes wero killed, but Judging from tbe reports of tbe scout there most have been several killed. The troops seat to the scene report everything quiet and no hostilities hos-tilities in sight. tioapasnter EsBloaUa. New York, Dec 26. An explosion ex-plosion occurred ttals morning la the cartridge bouse of tbe American Forcible Powder Company at Lake Sapatcong, X. J. J Two workmen were killed luataBtly. 1 ho aiarrfrr of MHtrakajr. PausTIVc. 20. Colonel Pepou", Chief of Itussiaa political police, now m this city and investigatlmr. the murder of Genera! Sellverskr.fr, statt that Padlescoake, stwpected of having killed tbe General, can be traced to Bukouia, tbe only country, frem which he cannot be extradited. I |