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Moidton, Ala. — Pleasant for out door work till 21st; then a cold week. 



Fish River, Ala. — Sleet, then one-quarter iueh snow, !i2d ; most in 

 twenty years. 



Jacksonville, Fla. — Hard freeze 23d to 25tli, injuring orange and other 

 tiees. 



PilatJca, Fla. — Hardest freeze since ISo.j, 23d, 24th ; lemon, lime, and 

 young orange trees killed to the ground; beariug orange trees will sur- 

 vive it. 



Clarlcsville, Texas. — Ice 11th to 20th, mornings ; 23d, 24th, froze all 

 day. 



Pontaclioula, La. — Coldest morning since 1851 ; ground frozen. 



Brookkaven, Miss. — First frozen gnmnd 20th; frozen five inches; ice 

 three inches thick 24th ; the cohlest "snap" since February 8, 1835. 



Clinton, Miss. — Hard frost 2lst; ground frozen three to six inches 

 22d to 25th ; robins here 2(;tli. 



Fiizabethton, Tenn. — Streams full of ice 24th, 25th, and ground frozen 

 6ix inches. 



Pine Grove, Ky. — Snow, hail, sleet, rain, 19th; sleet, snow, 20th; 

 enow, 21st. 



tShclbij City, Ky. — Aurora 21st; first skating 22d ; ice six inches 27th. 



JSfeuhenville, Ohio. — liain, with thunder, lightning, hail, and high 

 wind, 5tij. 



Cleveland, Ohio. — Thunderstorm 5th; river and canal freezing over 

 21st. December tern i»eratnre in 18515, 24o.81 ; this year, 28<^.93; aver- 

 age for sixteen years, 30°.y8. 



Kelley^s Island, Ohio. — Slush i{!e in lake 2 1st ; lake crossed on ice 24th, 



Carson, Ohio. — Sudden thunder-storm, hail, almost a hurricane, 5tli. 



North Fairfield, Ohio. — Heavy rain and wind, severe thunder and 

 lightning, 5th; storm commencied with hail; snow, ending m lain, lOth, 



Urbana, Ohio. — Month 5'^.5 warmer than in 18liU; ice on ponds twelve 

 inches. 



Bethel, Ohio. — Driest fall and earliest winter in many years. 



Colleye Hill, Ohio. — Ohio River full of ice; smaller streams closed. 



Ann Arbor, Mich. — A foot of snow on the grouml; good sleighing. 



Onto)ia(/on, Mich. — Season mild, with but half the usnal snow. 



Northport, Mich. — Snmmer unusually wet and warm ; fall very fine, 

 and no severe weather till 20th, and then not very severe. 



Blount Carmel, Ind. — Aurora 4th ; coldest day since January 1, 18G4, 

 24th, but exceeded by February 4, 1850, when the thermometer stood 

 at 230. 



Kentland, Ind. — Snowed before freezing; hence ground is not frozen. 



Vtvay, Ind. — Much ice in river 21st; six to eight inches thick 27th. 



Merom,. Ind. — Wabash river frozen over; crossed by teams 25th. 



Marengo, III. — Beautiful till snow-storm on 7th; thunder and light- 

 DiJigl2tii; thun<ler and snow 13th ; Urst sleighing lUth ; a blustering 

 Chiistmas. 



Mattoon, III. — Xo rain, jionds dry; no running streams here; water 

 scarce; two weeks' sleigiiing — vei-y I'are occurrence here. 



Aurora, III. — Ponds frozen 20th ; then to 20th very cold ; ground bare. 



lidvidere. 111. — Unusually warm spring, summer, fall and l)e(tern 

 ber to 10th. Kain and melted snow in 1870, 27.82 ; iu 1801), 42.49 

 inches. 



Hennepin, IlJ.—Y:\\v and i>leasant to middle; 20th to 20th cold, 

 cleai-, ealui ; then milder to close, with good pasture and plenty of good 

 butter. 



