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1st of January, and an inch and nine-tenths on the 5th. The first day of 

 January was singularly strange, even for a winter day, in St. John, the 

 changes being extreme, sudden, and unusual. Early morning had a fresh 

 northeast wind, and was cold. About 9 a. m. the wind veered to the south- 

 east, and the barometer began to fall rapidly and the thermometer to rise. 

 In the forenoon there was a light fall of soft snow, and the wind increased 

 to a heavy gale. In the afterneon the wind changed to rain, which con- 

 tinued to fall, in heavy, pelting showers, to dusk; and about 5 p. m. there 

 were three or four vivid flashes of lightning to the eastward, followed by as 

 many loud peals of thunder. Shortly after this the rain began to fall afresh 

 and with much greater force, and continued to near midnight; when the 

 wind suddenly shifted to the northwest, increased in violence, and raged 

 with tremendous fury all night and the whole of the next day. Temperature 

 on the 2d of January, 6 a. m., 18°; 2 p. m., 10°; 10 p. m., 5°. On the 3d, 

 6 a. m., 4°; 2 p. m., 15°; 10 p. m. 13°. 



Michipicolon, Canada We$t. — Light snow on the 29th, 30th, and 31st of 

 December. Calm in the morning of the 31st; gentle breeze from the east at 

 2 p. m., and at 9 p m. strong wind from the same quarter. 



West WaterviUe, Maine. — Snow in the night of December 31, and rain on 

 the 1st of January. 



Cornishville, Maine. — January 1, snow and rain from 1 a. m. to 11 p. m. 



Lisbon, Maine. — January 1, snow and rain from 2 a. m. to 5 a. m., and rain 

 from 6 a. m. to 4 p. m. 



Williamahwg, Maine. — January 1, snow from 4 a.m. to 11 a. m., and rain 

 from 11 a. m to 8 p. m. 



Steuben, Maine. — January 1, quite a rain to-day; raised the river consider- 

 ably. January 2, almost a hurricane from the northwest at night. 



North Littleton, Neiv Hampshire. — January 1, rain and snow to a slight 

 extent. 



Littleton, New Hampshire. — January 1, rain and snow from 3. p. m. to 



8 p. m. 



^ Stratford, New Hampshire. — January 1, rain and snow from noon to 

 6.20 p. ifl. 



Brandon, Vermont. — January 1, high wind all last night and this forenoon 

 from southeast; changed to west a little before 2 p. m.; slight rain be- 

 fore daylight to 2 p. m. January 2, sharp cold wind from southwest, 

 rather uncommon; began to grow cold from 2 p. m. 



Craftsbury, Vermont. — January 1, half an inch of rain fell to-day. 



Topsfield, Mas.'^admsetts. — January 1, rain began last night and continued 

 until half past 10 this morning. 



Sandwich, Massachusetts. — December 31, it began to snow about 10 p. m., 

 and when the year closed it was snowing violently, but it soon changed to 

 rain and continued until 10^ a. m. January 1. 



Providence, Rhode Island. — December 31, overcast through the day ; began 

 to snow at 9 p. m., and continued until midnight; four inches fell, then rain. 



New York city. — December 31, snow began at 4.25 p. m. and continued 

 until T.45, when it changed to rain. 



Skaneateles, New York. — January 1, commenced with a hurricane, which 

 continued all day and night; temperature at 1 a. m., 41°, at 9 p. m., 1°. 



Oneida, New Yoy^k. — January 1, snow began last night and continued until 



9 p. ra. to-day, falling to the depth of half inch. 



Jamestown, New York. — Deceniber 31, rain, from 10 a m. to 6 p. m., half- 

 inch. January 1, snow, from 1 a. m. to 12 m., four inches. 



South Hartford, New York. — January l;the month commenced with a fine 

 drizzling rain which continued until 2| p. m.; thermometer indicating 42°, 

 with a gentle breeze from the S.SW. At that hour the wind veered fairly to 



