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mile are entirely hidden. I suppose tliis comes from the extensive fires north 

 of here, in New Jersey and elsewhere. 



TJrhana, Ohio. — July 21, 22. — A peculiar bluish, smoky and hazy atmos- 

 phere, similar to that of June 27. 



Cleveland, Ohio. — July 22. — Thin stratus and smoky. 



Westjield, Ohio. — July 21 to 31 (except the 25th and 26th) were smoky 

 days, some of them so much so, as partially to obscure the sun. 



East Fairfield, Ohio. — July 20, 23. — Indian summer like, sun appearing as 

 through a smoked glass. 



Ypsilanti, Michigan. — Very little rain fell here in July, and not a very large 

 amount in June. The drought has been very severe ; in some of our streets the 

 sycamore shade trees are shedding their leaves as though it were autumn. 



Pontiac, Michigan. — July 20. — Wind changed from north to east between 

 6 and 7 p. ra., bringing dense smoke; 21st, smoky, vegetation suffering from 

 drought ; 22d, 25th to 28th, smoky ; 29th, thunder shower at 6.30 p. m., wind 

 changed to east, bringing much smoke. 



Sandunch, llUtiois. — We have had more than the usual amount of rain for 

 July ; five inches fell on the 9tli and 10th, and three inches on tbe 18th ; in all 

 ditring the month 8.78 inches. 



Fort Rileij, Kansas. — July 27, 28, 29. — Quite smoky and foggy until 9 p. m. 



Lyons, loica. — July has been unusually liot. Plenty of rain fell during the 

 early part of tbe month ; the latter part was very dry. During the first ten 

 days the rain amounted to four and a half inches, and during the last twenty- 

 one days to only thirty-five hundredths of an inch. 



FEOST. 



BahhcinsvUlc, Massachv setts. — July 22. — A slight frost this morning. 



Columbia, Connecticut. — July 22. — A frost on the low lands this morning. 



Tioga, Pennsylvania. — The night of the 22d of July was unusually cold. 

 At 5 a. m. the mercury was at -lO*^, and there was quite a frost on the upland 

 in some places, but no injury. 



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