We have lately been visited by one of those winter storms which afflict this region, though I do not suppose it is unique. On January 21 the temperature was 81°, having been rising for several days. Next morning it was 70°, at noon 45%, at 5 p.m. 35°, and during the night it went down to 26°, i.c., a drop of 55 degrees in about 36 hours. Meanwhile the barometer rose from 29.46 to 30.20 to the accompaniment of a furious gale, with rain and latterly snow.
When the gale was at ite height on Saturday afternoon a high wall near the yamen was blown down on top of a small lean-to and the narrow street. Eight people were Killed outright, while four others
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