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Progress, New Jfrseij. — December 9, 10. — First snow-storm of the season. 

 15ih, liaiicocus river closed by ice; opened on the 19th. Delaware river 

 obstructed by ice on the 15th ; a few steam-tugs force their way through. 

 Delaware river frozen over at this place on the night of the 23d ; broke up 

 the 26th. 



Burlington, New Jersey. — December 31. — The ground has not been frozen 

 moi'e tlum three inches deep, being protected by the snow. The warmth of 

 the 28th and 29th took all the frost out of the ground. It froze moderately on 

 the night of the 29ih, and is now covered by a snow of some six inches in 

 depth. 



Passaic Valley, New Jerey. — December 13. — Temperature of a spring near 

 the Passaic river, and which is covered by the river after heavy rains, 49'^ ; 

 temperature of the atmosphere at the same time 18°. 



Germantown, Pennsylvania. — December 31. — The ground has been covered 

 with snow since the 10th, thus keeping the ground unfrozen, and it is now 

 quite free from frost. 



Byberry, Pennsylvania. — December 9. — Ground frozen hard : ice frozen on 

 ponds hard enough to bear. 14th, ice three inches thick. 



Tioga, Pennsylvania. — December 15. — River frozen over. 



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. — The ground was covered with snow from the 

 night of the 9th of December until the 7th of January, 1865, a period of four 

 weeks — very long for Philadelphia. 



Fallsington, Pennsylvania. — December 12. — Delaware river closed first time 

 this winter at Trenton, New Jersey. 18th, river broke up. 23d, Delaware 

 closed the second time at Trenton ; broke up the 2Sth, 



Horsham, Pennsylvania. — Quite a heavy snow fell on the night of Decem- 

 ber 10 — :ibout three inches — the first of the season, and unusually late to have 

 had none. 



Fleming, Pennsylvania. — December 9. — Bald Eagle creek is freezing over 

 for the first time this season. 



Beafifort, South Carolina. — All the early part of the month excessive dews ; 

 eaves dripping as if from rain; on the 3d, at 9 a. m., window blinds of veran- 

 da, twelve feet under a roof, dripping freely. December 8, thermometer at 2 

 p. m., in shade, on south veranda, at 88^. 10th, lightning in the west. 27th, 

 lightning northwest from a cloudless sky. 23th, lightning throughout the 

 heavens at 3 and 4 a. m. 



Hilton Head, South Carolina. — December 12. — Ice an inch and a quarter 

 thick frozen over pail of water in open air. 27th, in evening diffused and dis- 

 tant lightning. 28th, shower in forenoon, accompanied with quite heavy thun- 

 der and lightning. 



Portsmouth, Ohio. — December 12. — Ice coming out of Scioto river in large 

 cakes ; some ice in Ohio river. 19, 20, river rising very fast. 21, snow, sleet, 

 frozen rain and hail ; heavy winds ; river very rough ; some damage to ship- 

 ping ; tow-path covered ; barometer at 7 a. m. lowest since in my possession — 

 four years. 22d, river falling ; steamboats compelled to lay over on account of 

 storm atid high water. 26th, ice running oiit of Scioto river. 31st, Cloudiness 

 prevailed during this month more than any I have on record. 



Cleveland, Ohio. — December 12. — Canal froze over. 13th, river froze over. 



XJrhana, Olio. — December 16. — Ice five inches. 24th, ice six inches. 

 26th, snow oft', covered the ground four days. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. — December 16. — Darkest afternoon I ever witnessed. 



Killci/s hland, Ohio. — December 20. — Xo lights in light-houses; consid- 

 erable ice in lake ; navigation has been virtually closed for about a week. 

 Schooner Zouave came from Sandusky on the 10th, and went to Put-in bay, 

 and could not get out, and is now frozen in there. 31st, there has been a 

 greater amount of cloudiwess the past month than in any month for five years. 



