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UUzahethton, Tenn. — Frost IStli ; dog-wood 28th. Season backward. 



Axistin, Tenn. — Kaiu, an inch snow IGtli ; sleet, icicles ITtli ; frosts 

 ISth, 19th. 



Clarlcsville, Tenn. — Light frosts 5th to 7th ; skim ice, misty snow 17th. 



Trenton, Tenn. — Snow 15th, IGth; heavy frosts, ice 17th, 18th, all 

 peaches, many apples destroyed. Except 15th to 20th, fine month for 

 planting. 



Pine Orove^ Ky. — Rain to 3d ; wet snow all day 17th. 



Shelby City, Ky. — Martins 2d ; plowing 10th ; showers, snow 16th. 



Salem, 0. — Snow 5th ; aurora 21th ; plum blossoms 25th. 



Steuhenville, 0. — Aurora 24th; peach blossoms 24th, cherry 25th, plum 

 27th, apple 28th ; frosts 8th, 13th, 23d, 2Gth, 30th. 



Cleveland, 0. — Lake open 11th ; maple blossoms 23d, cherries 25th ; 

 heavy frost 26th. 



Sandusky, 0. — Pewees 8th ; bluebirds 22d ; apricots blossom 24th. 



N^orth Fairfield, 0. — Snow 17th, with rain 18th, rain 19th; aurora 25th; 

 ice 26tli ; peach blossoms 27th. Season two weeks early. 



North Bass Island, 0. — Heavy dew 11th ; thunder 15th ; last frosts 

 4th, 5th. 



Eillshoro, 0. — Snow, rain 17th ; peticli and early cherry blossoms 22d, 

 apple 29th, (last year May 5th ;) some frost 26th. 



Toledo, 0. — Eain, snow 15th, 16th; cherry blossoms 26th, iieach 28th. 



Botcling Green, 0. — White aurora 25th ; frost 30th. Spring favorable. 



Urbana, 0. — Aurora 30th. Month 4° above average, 5° above last 

 year. 



Springfield, 0. — Sncrw 16th, 17th. At 5 p. m., 26th, air calm, sky clear, 

 a sudden, sharj), musical sound in southwest, swelled till like rumbling- 

 thunder, (as if a i)onderous mass was whizzing past with terrific speed,) 

 and then died away far in the northeast. The sound lasted about one 

 minute. 



Bethel, 0.— Light thunder-shower lltli ; rain, snow, very cold 16th ; 

 peach blossoms showing 17th; light frosts 26th, 30th. 



Jaclcsonhurg, 0. — Ice 7th; martins 13th; snow-storm 16th; peach, 

 cherry, plum full bloom 24th, apple 28th ; swallows 25th, 29th ; aurora 

 25th. 



College Hill, 0. — Brilliant meteor 29th, sparks in its trail as large as 

 a fist. 



Detroit, Mc/<.— Auroras 3d, 25th ; thunder-showers 13th, 24th; ground 

 frozen, heavy white frost 26th, frosts 27th to 30th. 



Adrian, Mich. — Beautiful bright aurora, i>ortions rose color 25th. 



Alpena, Jiic/t.— Auroras 1st, 2d, 5th, 21st, 25th, 28th; blue birds 8th 

 thunder and lightning 13th. 



Litchfield, Mich. — Aurora 5th ; cherry blossoms 30th. 



Chrand Rapids, Mich. — Aurora 5th ; thunder-shower 24th. 



Northport, iJfic/i.— Auroras 2d, 25th ;lfrogs 9th ; thunder and lightning 

 13th ; freezes 28th, 29th. Some apple"'trees killed, i)robably last fall, 



Ontonagon, Mich. — Eiver open 9th ; frost 24th, lake open 30th. 



Benzonia, Mich. — Lakes open 13th ; snow 15th ; bright aurora 25th. 



Vevay, Ind. — Plum blossoms 14th, peaches 13th, ]jears 20th, apples 

 22d ; snow 16th, 17th. 



Mt. Carmel, Ind. — Eain, sijow 16th ; aurora, corn planting 25th. 



Spiceland, Ind. — Eain, sleet, two inches snow KJth ; lightning 27th. 

 Numerous solar spots visible nearly all tlie month with one hundred 

 power telescope. 



Columbia City, Ind. — Bright auroras 5th, 6th; thunder 14th; rain, 



