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Opelika, Ala-—Mocking-birds resumed singing 4th; cotton-worms appeared 
on 10th. 
Moulton, Ala —Quite cool 17th, 18th, and 19th; making sorgo molasses 19th; 
maize corn ripe 24th. Month foggy and damp. 
Jacksonville, Fla —Temperature of September unusually high—about 3° 
above usual average. The northeast storm of 17th and 18th reduced it below 
usual range. 
New Orleans, La.—Much rain and sultry weather; heat more oppressive 
than in July; northeast wind of 18th cooled the night. 
Clarksville, Tenn.—Cumberland river over the lower bottom fields, for the 
first time in September since the country was settled. 
Clinton, Ky.—First white frost 18th, second 26th, both very slight. 
Chilesburg, Ky. —Slight frosts 17th, 18th, 26th, 29th; only tenderest veg- 
etables injured. Corn has ripened well; grapes all gathered, 
New Lisbon, Ohio.—First frost 17th; hard frosts 18th, 19th. Pastures as 
fine as in May. 
Marion, Ohio.—First frost 17th ; sharp, but did not kill vegetables in town. 
Litchfield, Mich—Heavy frost on 17th; injured buckwheat, potatoes, &c., on 
low grounds. A very cold month, but vegetation still growing, as but two frosts 
did any injury. 
Otsego, Mich.—Frosts on 15th, 16th, 18th, and 20th; that of 18th nipped 
corn. 
Northport, Mich—A chilly, wet Heth 88 frost of 20th about a month earlier 
than usual, damaged potatoes and buckwheat some. 
Copper Fails, Mich.—On 23d finest auroral display ever seen here ; another 
very fine on 29th. 
Ontonagon, Mich.—Light frost 17th; heavy 21st. Snow, one and one-half 
inches, 22d*and 23d. Ground frozen hard on 25th. 
Muncie, Ind —Frosts 17th and 18th, damaging fodder but not the corn. 
Indianapolis, Ind.—Frosts on 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th, and 29th, searing the 
corn. 
Chicago, Jll—First frost, severe, 17th; another, slight, 28th. 
Near Chicago, Iil.—Slight frost 16th ; severe 17th. The month has been 
very chilly, with much rain. 
Ridge Farm, Iil.—Frost 17th, searing corn-blades, and damaging late corn. 
Marengo, Ill.—Light frosts 13th, 16th; heavy 17th. 
Belvidere, Ili.—Severe frost with ice night of 16th; last previous frost May 
19th—120 days. 
Ottawa, Iii.—Rain 24, 5th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 19th, 29th, and 30th; fog or 
mist 7th, 24th, 25th, and 26th; frosts 17th, 18th, 21st, and 23d. 
Hennepin, Lll.—Moderate temperature and equably distributed rain keep 
crops growing and ripening finely. The only check was the frost on the 17th. 
Dubois, Ii.—Light frosts, in places, 4th and 17ih; great rains, 5 inches on 
10th, and 4.3 inches on 30th; more rain in September than in any one month 
for years. 
Waterloo, Iil.—On 8th, 10th, and 12th, heaviest rains ever known here; also 
on 21st and 22d heavy rain all night with lightning and thunder. 
Mount Sterling, Iii—FKirst white frost 16th, others 18th and 23d ; some late 
corn in low places hurt by the latter. 
Manitowoc, Wis.—Thunder storms Ist, 2d, 6th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 27th; 
frost in low places 16th, also, with freezing, 21st. Coldest September in 17 
years. 
Plymouth, Wis.—First frosts in September, 1861, 27th; 1862, Ist; 1863, 
17th; 1864, 27th; (1865, October 2d;) 1866, 21st; 1867, 30th; 1868, 21st; 
average of eight years, September 22d. 
Milwaukee, Wis——Heavy hoar frosts 16th, 21st, 23d. 
