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Eomfon, Texas.— Jce IStli, 20th; auroras 2lRt, 25tli, 2GtL, 27tL, 28th 



Blue Branch, Texas. — Peach and jihim blossom 17th; norther, ice 

 18th ; frost 27th. Month dry, windy ; corn planting begun. 



Avsiin, Texas. — Frost 0th ; wild plum blossoms 12th, and peach 14th. 



Loclchart, Texas. — Northers 2d, 7th, 17th, 19th ; birds sing, plum and 

 peach blossom 14th. No appreciable rain except on 5th. 



Xeiv Orleans, La. — Pleasant 8th ; peach and plum blossoms 10th ; 

 thunder-showers 17th ; ice formed 18th to 20th ; strawberries in market 

 22d. 



Cohimhns, Miss. — Peach blossoms 12th ; thunder-storms 14th, loth ; 

 ice 1.5 inches thick 21st; heavy thunder-storms 22d, 26th. 



Marion, Miss. — Pewee 2d ; daffodils od ; violets 15th ; sleet, ground 

 froze 18th, 19th, 20th ; thunder and lightning 22d, 26th. 



PliiladclpMa, Miss. — Thunder-storm, high wind 15th ; hail 17th. 



BrooMaven, Miss. — Frost 1st; ice 2d; thunder and lightning 3d; peach 

 and plum blossoms 6th ; corn planting 15th ; at 4 p. m., 17th, wind 

 changed to northwest, and mercury fell 35° in one hour, with rain and 

 sleet ; wind all night, ground frozen 18th ; ice 19th, 21st ; pleasant, 

 birds nesting 27th. 



Natcliez, Miss. — Thunder, rain all day 3d ; frost 8th ; ice 18th ; cold 

 20th, 21st ; thunder-showers 22d ; martins 27th. 



EUzabetldon, Tenn. — Willows leaved 17th ; frosts about 20th. 



Clarhsville, Tenn. — Eain, then snow 7th, till a. m. 8th ; rain, sleet, 

 snow, high wind 17th. 



Trenton, Tenn. — Very large flaked snow, rain 17th ; two inches ice, 

 and ground frozen five inches, 21st. 



Mempliis-, Tenn. — Eain, snow all day 7th ; thunder peals, lightning, 

 hail, torrents of rain 14th ; rain, gale, snow 17th ; cold high wind 20th ; 

 heavy rain all day 22d ; rain, thunder, lightning, gale 26th, gale 27th. 



Phie Grove, Ky. — Snow 7th; rain, thunder, lightning, hail 14th; rain, 

 hail, snow 17th ; snows 18th, 19th, 20th. Month's snow 15 inches. 



Shelby City, Ky. — Snow 7th, 8th, 14 inches ; thunder and lightning 

 14th ; skating 21st ; heavy gale 27th. IMonth 4° colder than its average 

 for ten years. 



Neic Lisbon, Ohio. — Crows, robins 16th; heavy snow-storm 18th. 

 Streams not frozen over this winter. 



Salem, Ohio. — Hard month on wheat; late sown much injured. 



Cleveland, Ohio. — River frozen over 4th ; snow and rain storm 17th. 



Williamsport, Ohio. — Heavy thunder-storm 14th; ground frozen 4^ 

 inches 24th. 



Hillsboro\ Ohio. — Snow 3 to 4 inches 2d ; rain, 4 inches snow 17th. 

 Toledo, Ohio. — A pleasant month. Autumn of 1869 3.34° colder, and 

 this winter 2.78"^ warmer, than the average of nine years. 



Boicling Green, Ohio. — Aurora a. m.l2th; northeast snow-storm night 

 of 5th and all 6th ; first February rain 17th. 



TJrbana, Ohio. — Snow on ground 1st to 7th and 17th to 27th; thunder 

 14th. Month 7® colder than its average for eighteen years. 



Jaclzsonburg, Ohio. — Aurora 1st; rol)ins 13th; thunder-storm 14th; 

 rain, hail, snow 17th ; thunder, southwest, 26th. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. — Snow-storm 8 p. m. 17 th to 10 a. m. 18th. 



Detroit, Mich. — Bain, snow 17th ; freezing rain 26th, 27th. 



Adrian, Midi. — Violent winds, never nearer than six miles sonth and 

 forty miles north of this place ; the kingfisher remains here all winter. 



Alpena, Mich. — Bright aurora 11th ; southeast snow-storm 11th ; north- 

 east frosty snow 19th, 20th; icy drifting snow from east, 7 inches, 26th, 

 :27th. 



