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Indianapolis, Indiana. — December S. — Temperature of the air, six feet above 

 the surface of the earth, at 7 a. m., 11°; temperature of water in a well, 49°; 

 temperature of air at the surface of the water, 45°. Depth of well to surface of 

 water, 19 feet 3 inches ; depth of water, 2 feet. — Butterjield. 



Indianapolis, Indiana. — December 2. — Lightning south and southwest from 

 8 to 9 p. m. Average temperature of December, 1861, 35°.57; 1862, 36°. 71; 

 1863, 34°.53; 1864, 27°.70. Amount of rain December, 1861, 1.96 inches; 

 1862, 5.74 inches; 1863, 3.14 inches; 1864, 3.42 mdv^^.—Mayhew. 



PcnviUe, Indiana. — December 2. — Thunder-storm at 9 p.m.; vivid lightning 

 at the southwest. 



Winnebago, llli?iois. — December 2. — Lightning in the east and southeast, 

 below the horizon, from 7 to 8 p. m. 



Clinton, Illinois. — December 2. — Bright zigzag lightning in the southeast at 

 7 J), m. 



Ottawa, Illinois. — December 4. — Wild geese flying eastward this morning. 



Allcnio?i, Missouri. — December 2. — Thunder and lightning from 2.25 to 2.35 

 p. m. 



Athens, Missouri. — December 1. — Heavy clouds hanging in the northwest; 

 quite sharp lightning and heavy thunder for the season of the year, from morning till 

 noon, 26th, fog from 5 to 10 a. m. ; the heaviest fog for some years, and rather 

 uncommon at this season of the year in this country. 



Ilarrisonville, Missouri. — December 1. — Distant thunder, and diffuse light- 

 ning south at 6^ p. m., thunder and diffuse lightning SW. ; between 8 and 9 

 p. m.; a very heavy peal of thunder south at 9 p. m., and heavy shower of rain ; 

 heavy peals of thunder overhead at 10 p. m., in about half an hour moved NW. 

 and died away distant. 



Manitotvoc, Wisconsin. — December 7. — Manitowoc river closed again. 



Milwaukee, Wisconsin. — December 8. — Milwaukee river closed with ice. 



Muscatine, Iowa. — December 1. — Steamer R. P. Converse passed down the 

 Mississippi river to-day. 9th, Ice stopped running. 12th, A team crossed the 

 river on the ice. 31st, Ice fifteen inches on the channel. From six to twelve 

 inches of frost in the ground. 



Dubuque, lotva. — December 8. — Mississippi river closed with ice. 



Spring Grove, loica. — December 1. — The ice is all out of Iowa river, and 

 frost out of the ground. 



Lyons, Iowa. — Lightning at the southeast at 8 p. m.; no cloud in sight. Stli, 

 The Mississippi river frozen over this morning. 9th, Crossiiig on the ice. 



Manhattan, Kansas. — December 1. — Lightning in the east and south from 

 4.30 to 5 p. m., and at 9 p. m. 



Beilevue, Nebraska. — December 2. — The last boat went down the Missouri 

 river. The river was closed for a few days in November, and one boat came 

 up after it opened. 



New Ulm, Minnesota. — December 7, — Minnesota river frozen fast for teams to 

 cross safely. December 31. — All snow disappeared except in shaded places. 



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