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red maple in blossom. 21st, rain with thunder and lightning at 2 a. m. 23d, 

 rain from 8 a. n». to 6 p. m., with strong northeast wind, which then hauled to 

 northwest, bringing snow; this continued till 11 a. m. 24th, about four inches 

 of snow fell ; most of it melted a3 it fell ; the greatest depth measured was two 

 inches; ice driven from this end of the lake and navigation open. 25th, ice in 

 the gutters, and ground frozen. 26th, slight snow before daylight. 27th, loose 

 earth frozen. 30th, frost this morning; 



Troif, New York. — April 8. — One inch of snow last night, and falling lightly 

 until 10^ a. m. 24th, great barometrical depression, the reading at 7 a. m. being 

 the lowest recorded in this city. 



Skaneateles, New York. — April 5. — Butterflies flitting around. 8th, 9th, 10th, 

 white frost. 12th, lake free of ice. 16th, hepaticus and daffodils in blossom. 

 21st, thunder-storm from 1 to 2 a. m., about a mile to the northwest. 24th, four 

 inches of snow; also two inches on the 25th and one inch on the 26th. 28th, 

 thunder and diffuse lightning. 30th, severe frost. April has been remarkably 

 dry ; grass and grain look well, but a warm rain would have a good effect in ex- 

 panding buds of every description. 



FishkUl on Hudson, New York. — April 8. — Snowed all day, melting on roads ; 

 two inches laid on fields, five inches on the mountains; temperature before and 

 after not low enough to do any injury. 23d, cherries and plums in bloom. 30th, 

 the mouth has been very dry,«with frequent gales, injurious to the grass crop, 

 which looks very indifferent; winter grain is much frozen out. 



Gouverneiir, New York. — April 6. — Ice out of the Oswey river ; it was melted 

 by the heat of the suti. 24th, barometer the lowest during the last six years. 



Ncwbitrgh, New York. — April 29. — A violent gale visited this vicinity during 

 the night of the 28th, and lasted during the 29th. 



Rochester, New York. — April 5. — Ice about out of the canal. 6th, freshet 

 in the Genesee. 25th, thermometer at 2 p. m. 85°, nearly insupportable by per- 

 sons working on roofs; hottest known here in April, except once, when it was 

 88°; apricots in blossom ; horse-chestnuts leafing; some thunder, with shower, 

 at 5 J p. m. 24th, the greatest storm of the season thus far; it commenced with 

 rain yesterday morning, and changed to snow at about 9 in the evening, con- 

 tinuing till 3 p. m. to-day; at least four inches of snow must have fallen, though 

 nearly all melted by evening. The barometer was quite low during this storm, 

 but it has been lower in more than one case. 25th, ground frozen this morning 

 half an inch deep; freshet in the Genesee, the highest this season. 28th, early 

 cherries in blossom. 30th, farmers were able to plough and sow oats, plant 

 potatoes, &c., in the dry and warm first half of the month, and to make good 

 progress in farm work. The large rain has stopped that work in part, and it 

 has hardly begun again. 



Palermo, Netc York. — April 30. — This has been the warmest April for thirteen 

 years. The spring has been quite favorable; fruit and foliage are quite forward, 

 and also grass. The prospect for fruit is thus far believed to be good. 



Greenwich, New Jersey. — April 7. — Hyacinths and crocuses in flower. 22d, 

 trees in apple orchard generally in bloom. 23d, barometer lower to-night than 

 the observer ever noticed it. 



Mount Holhj, New Jersey. — April 17. — Plum tree in bloom. 21st, cherry 

 trees in bloom. 22d, butter pear tree in bloom. 23d, heavy showers in the 

 morning, from 6 to 10 o'clock; about 5 p. m. a heavy fall of rain, with consider- 

 able hail as large as peas, and attended by thunder and lightning; the barometer 

 lower than the observer ever before saw it. The storm moved from southwest 

 to northeast. About five miles to the southwest it was as severe as here; and 

 about five miles northeast the hail- stones are said to have been half an inch in 

 diameter, and a large wild cherry tree was almost demolished by lightning. 

 26th, apple trees in bloom, with good prospect of fruit. There is said to have 

 been frost this morning, but the observer did not see it nor any effects of it. 



