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IndianapoU^, Indiana. — November 8. — Rain, with thunder and lightning, 

 ,u(»rthwest\vard from about midnight till morning, and lightnmg south and 

 southwest about 7 to 9 p. m. of same day, and rain at night. The rain con- 

 inued till 12i p. m. of the 9th, on which day the heaviest rain fell. 



Ncwastle, Indiana. — November 8. — Riin commenced at 3 p. m. and con- 

 tinued nearly all day; lightning diffuse, faint, distant from 6 J to 9 p. m. 9th. — 

 Rained most of last night; heavy showers; thunder and lightning towards 

 day. From J 1 a. m. to 11 J a. m the barometer fell a tenth of an inch ; from 

 noon to 1 p. m a heavy and severe gale, and rain from southwest. 



Kingsfon, Oltio. — November 9. — A very stormy day. More than half the 

 rain which has fallen during the storm beginning on the 6th, and just ended, 

 fell to-day. 



Portumouth, Ohio. — November 9. — Violent winds this p. m. ; some damage 

 to shipping. 



W ester villc, Ohio. — November 9. — There has been a high southwest wind 

 all day, accompanied with rain. 



WvUhfiild, Ohio. — High winds through the nights of the 9th and 10th, 

 followed by snow on the 11th. 



Natchez, Mississippi — November 8. — Morning overcast; 12.30 rain; over- 

 cast all the evening; wind very strong from the south all day. 9th. — Morning 

 overcast and rainy ; wind suddenly changed from the south to the southwest; 

 Tery high from that point; noon overcast and wind light. 



SNOW STORMS. 



An extensive snow storm prevailed about the middle of the month. At 

 Cornish, Maine, 8 inches fell; at Lunenburg, Vt., 5 inches; Williamstown, 

 Mass., 16 inches; Colebrook, Conn., 6 inches; Palermo, N. Y., 6 inches; New- 

 ark, N. J., :J inch ; Fleming, Penn., 1 inch; Cleveland, Ohio, 2 inches; Lan- 

 sing, JNIich., 3^ inches; Rensselaer, Ind., 2.^ inches; Riley, 111., 4 inches; 

 Waupacca, Wis., 6 inches; Minneapolis, Minn., 4^; Dubuque, Iowa, 1 inch. 

 The stations given are those where the largest amounts are recorded in each 

 State. At many stations, especially at the west, very little snow fell, and at 

 some only rain, and at some neither snow nor rain. Later in the month 

 another general fall of snow and rain is recorded, but less than during the pre- 

 ceding storm. From an official report of Col. Chirington, commanding dis- 

 trict of Colorado, published in the newspapers, heavy snows seem to have 

 fallen in that region. Under date of November 29, in Cheyenne county, 

 South B?nd, Big riandy, he says: "In the last ten days my command has 

 marched three hundred miles — one hundred of which the snow was two feet 

 deep." 



Albuquerque, New Mexico. — November 8. — No mail was received from the 

 States last week, doubtless owing to the obstruction of the road by snow, which 

 is reported to be from a foot and a half to two feet deep east of Santa Fe 

 mountains. — New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, Noccmher 8, 1864. 



Albuquerque, New Mexico. — November 15. — Yesterday morning people here- 

 about woke up to iind the streets very slippery with mud, and the rain falling 

 steadily, though not in torrents, as usual on such occasions. Last Tuesday 

 afternoon, (November 8,) snow flakes fell pretty lively for about twenty minutes, 

 and would iiave made good sleighing had it not been for contrary causes. 

 However good snow may be in its place, the Sandia mountains have had too 

 much of it for speedy travel. Mr. Subert says the snow was so deep that hia 

 wagons were four days coming from Chilili to this place. Further to the north- 

 east the fall of snow must have been very heavy. The travel on the road above 

 and below this place is difficult on account of the mud. — New Mexico Press, 

 Noiembcr 15, 1864. 



