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severe and distinct undulations, shaking strong buildings, breaking crockery 
and window lights, overthrowing wood-piles, &c., the whole lasting sixty-five 
seconds. It moved toward northeast. ‘The year closes very dry ; swamps dry, 
streams low, the St. Lawrence four feet below high water mark. 
Minaville, N. Y—Thke month very dry—wells failed in many places. 
South Trenton, N. Y.—18th, 3 a. m., shock of an earthquake distinctly felt— 
duration some eight seconds—the first known in this county. 
- Oneida, N. Y.—18th.—Slight shock of an earthquake this morning, lasting 
about a minute. 
Depauville, N. Y—18th, 2.48 a. m., heavy shock of an earthquake from 
southwest to northeast, lasting about fifteen seconds. The trembling of the 
ground shook houses and opened doors. The noise lasted about a minute. The 
atmosphere was clear and calm; the undulations were horizontal. A shock or 
two preceded this one. This was the coldest December ia thirty years. 
Theresa, N. Y.—About 3 a.m.on the 18th heard a hissing or blowing sound, 
like a strong wind, though the air was calm. It was followed by a strong 
vibratory movement, shaking the house, and rattling doors, windows and furni- 
ture, lasting but a few seconds. The whole lasted one minute. 
Palermo, N. Y.—18th, at 3 a. m., an earthquake shook houses, furniture, 
&c., lasting over a minute. It was a succession of waves, from seuth to north, 
most violent at first, and gradually diminishing in volume. This has been the 
coldest December in fourteen years. 
Nichols, N. Y.—River frozen over the second time on the 9th, and open again 
on the 29th and 30th. 
Geneva, N. Y.—The drought surpasses any ever known here. Rain since 
July, only 6.235 inches—less than half the usual average; for November and 
December, only 1.027 inch—less than one-fourth the usual average. 
Buffalo, N. Y.—27th, slight shock of an earthquake at 3 a. m. Heavy 
thunder the same day at4a.m. ‘The mean temperature of the month is below 
the December average for the past ten years. Passable sleighing from 9th to 
22d. Loose floating ice in the lake from 16th to 22d. 
Newark, N. J.—Temperature of the month 6° below the average of twenty- 
four years, and this not owing so much to extreme cold as to the number of cold 
days, especially in the first half of the month—the lowest temperature of only 
two Decembers of the twenty-four occurring so early. ‘The storm of the 12th, 
from the violence of the wind and low temperature, proved more trying than any 
for many years, and extended throughout the middle and eastern States. 
Trenton, N. J.—12th, heaviest snow-storm ever known here so early in the 
season. ; 
Burlington, N. J.—12th, steamboats stopped, and river frozen over. 28th, 
ice broken up in the D -laware. 
Dover, N. J—Winter unusually early and severe. Streams low, wells and . 
springs failing. : 
Greenwich, N. J—12th, thermometer fell all day—severest rain, hail and snow- 
storm for eleven years. 28th, moles running, and caterpillars crawling. 
Fallsington, Penn —The past has been the coldest December since 1859, and 
with greatest quantity of snow—in all eighteen inches. ' 
Philadelphia, Penn—31st, storm of snow, (three inches,) which continued 
into the new year. 
Dyberry, Penn —7th, Delaware and Hudson canal closed. 13th, first sleigh- 
ing—lasted till 27th. For three months previous to the 27th streams were very 
low, and many springs and wells failed. 
Whitehall, Penn.—The average mean of the month is lower than any De- 
cember in eleven years. 
Reading, Penn.—About sixteen inches of snow fell this month—good sleigh- 
ing from 12th to 25th. 
