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Columhia, Fla. : More hail fell September 10, than for mauy years 

 together. 



Wahdia, Fla. : Little rain since August 1. 



Aransas, Tex. : We have had the heaviest rain-fall and the highest 

 salt-water tide known for years. The heaviest part of the storm was 

 during the night of September 5. It raged still more severely to the 

 ■west of us. 



SagadaJioc, Me. ; Three light frosts in September, but not enough to 

 kill pumpkin-vines. 



Indiana, Pa. : First frost September 22 ; no damage. 



Westmoreland, Pa. : Slight frosts in some localities. 



Mk, Pa. : The crops of Fox Township, except wheat, were almost en- 

 tirely destroyed by successive hail-storms. 



MecTclenlurgh, Va. : Terrific storm September 28 ; great damage to 

 corn and tobacco. 



Heynpstead, Arlt. : No rain from May 12 to September 16, in many 

 parts of the county ; beat intense. 



Ontario, N. Y. : First frost October 2. 



IIndson,¥. J. : No rain from August 9 till September 12; then it came 

 in torrents. 



Victoria, Tex. : Heavy rains daily up to September 27 ; all our streams 

 are out of their banks, causing total destruction of bottom crops. 



Stone, Arlc. : Drought of twelve weeks cut off cane and cotton and 

 dried up pastures. 



Oldham, Ky. : Drought from the latter part of Aiiril till the present 

 time; the dryest year since 1854; streams and springs have failed. 



Williams, Ohio : We are still suffering from a very severe drought. In 

 many localities there has not been a thorough drenching rain this sum- 

 mer. 



Decatur, hid. ; The season has been peculiarly unfavorable to crops; 

 scarcely enough rain to keep life in vegetation. There will be a smaller 

 amount of wheat sown this fall than usual ; the ground is too dry and 

 bard for breaking. There has not been much sown up to this date. 



Ripley, Ind. : A four-weeks' drought until Saturday, when we had a 

 good rain ; but pastures are dried up, and in many localities water has 

 to be hauled two or three miles for family use, and cattle driven to water 

 the same distance. 



Jennings, Ind. : We are having the severest drought we have ever 

 experienced at this time of the year; wells and cisterns nearly all dry. 



Butler, Mo. ; Dry weather is the cause of the failure of crops here. 



Vernon, Mo. : But one light shower, last week, since the middle of July. 



Grundy, III. : A severe drought, which has prevailed for three mouths, 

 still continues. It cuts short all late-growing crops. Stock-water is 

 scarce, and farmers have been feeding their cattle since the 20th of July. 



Lucas, Ohio : Have lived here thirty-six years, and never before saw 

 the wells and streams so low. 



Phelps, Mo. : From the 9th of July to the 24th of September we had 

 no rain. 



Boone, Mo. : Not since 1854 have we had any drought to compare 

 with the one we are still afflicted with. In the north and interior of this 

 county nearly all the stock-water is exhausted. 



Perry, Mo. : Everything that grows has nearly failed from the severe 

 drought — unprecedented in this county — which has lasted from the 2d 

 of May until September. 



Pettis, Mo. : Stock-water very scarce. The old citizens say the creeks 

 here are lower than ever before. 



