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Moorestown, N. J.—The ground was without snow until the 31st, savea few hours on the rothe 
Reading, Penn.—Strawberry plants in bloom in the beginning of the month, and fruit 
buds of trees very much pushed forward. Gale from the west from the evening of the 27th 
till towards daylight of the 29th, preceded by a light snow. 
Tioga, Penn.—On the night of the 27th, all of the 23th, and a part of the 29th there was 
a high cold wind from the west. 
North Whitehall, Penn.—December 27.—Three-and-a-half inches of snow ; high wind in 
afternoon and night. This December was the coldest since the record began, eleven years. 
Pocopson, Penn.—December 27.—Light fall of snow this morning. 
Stevensville, Penn. —- December 27.—1l'wo inches of snow fell to-day. 
Failsington, Penn.—December 27.—Sprinkle of rain at 3 a.m. Snow squalls from 3 a. 
m. to5 p. m.; gale. 
Philadelphi', Penn.—December 27.—Rain last night, changing this morning to snow, 
ceasing at 10 a. m; depth of snow one inch. 
Meadville, #?enn.—December 29.—It has been snowing here for the last forty-eight hours; 
it is two feet deep and still falling. —Newspaper telegram. 
Emmittsburg, Md.—December 27.—A violent gale commenced at 9 a. m. and continued 
during the whole day and night and during the 28th, until 10 o’clock a. m., when it mode- 
rate 1 a little, but during the afternoon and night considerable wind. 
Charleston, 8. C.—December 29.—Cold and rainy.— Newspaper telegram. 
Columbia, S. C.—Snow began here on the 28th and fell to the depth of a foot, the deepest 
snow that any remember to have occurred here.—Correspondence. 
Augusta, Ga.—December 29.—The snow here this evening is oneinch deep.—Newspaper 
telegram. 
Atlanta, Ga.—December 29.—Heavy snow here; good sleighing this evening.—Newspa- 
per telegram. 
Natchez, Miss.—December 26.—Thunder in the west at 3.30 p.m. Light shower of rain 
from 3.40 to 3.55 p. m., with a few peals of thunder. 27th.—Clear and cold day with a 
fresh breeze from the north. 
Helena, Ark.—No snow recorded during the month, and no rain after the 14th. 
Lookout Mountain, Tenn.—December 26.—Sleet this morning, First snow storm of the 
season ; it continued only an hour or two. 
Chilesburg, Ky.—December 26.—Began to snow before day, and it was an inch deep at 
daybreak, but ail melted before evening. Began to rain and snow at 4 p. m.; mostly rain 
at first, but in a short time it was mostly snow; depth two inches. 
Ohio.—Throughout Ohio there was a fall of snow on the 26th, varying from less than an 
inch in depth to four inches. The wind generally was west, and during the night of the 26th 
and throughout the 27th and 28th was a strong or high wind at some of the stations, at 
others only a gentle or fresh breeze. ' 
Michigan.—At Holland snow fell every day from the 25th to the 31st, inclusive, amount- 
ing in all to eighteen and a half inches, with but little wind. Only a slight fall of snow is 
recorded at the other stations. 
Further west the evidences of the storm of the 27th became very slight, and the remaining 
portion of these notes will uot be confined to it as the previous part has been. 
Spicelund, ind.—December 26.—Showering nearly all day. Very stormy p. m.; exceed- 
ingly so after night. 
Vevay, Ind.—December 23.—10.45 a. m. violent thunder storm from the south; forked 
lightning of a dark red color; the rain fell in torrents; thermometer 6U° at 11 a. m.; wind 
from the southwest. 
Merom, Ind.—December 23.—At 7 a. m. the temperature was 52°, which was the highest 
at that hour during the month. Soon after 8 a. m. the wind changed trom southwest to 
west. At 2p. m. the temperature had fallen to 41°, and it continued to descend till it reached 
6° at 7 a.m. onthe 27th. Rain from 8p. m. 22d till past noon the 3d. 
Aurora, Iil.—December 31.—The ground is bare, with the exception of some spots of ice. 
Andalusia, [ll.— From the 4th to the 18th the ground was entirely free from frost. The 
Mississippi river at this place was not frozen over till December 27th in the main channel. 
The streams were frozen over two weeks before. 
Winnebago, [il.—December 26.—Light snow squalls at intervals through the day. Strong 
west wind in the afternoon and night. 
Leami, Ilt.—Only two inches of snow fell duriug the month, which was on the 15th. 
Riley, [/1.—The temperature of December was about 22° below the mean of the month for 
eleven years, and the temperature of the year nearly 3° below the annual mean for the same 
period. The amount of rain and melted snow was about equal to the general average. 
During the great storm in the last week of the mouth further east, the weather here was 
steady, cold, and pleasant, with a fresh breeze from the northwest; ou the night of the 26th 
the wind was high trom the west. The ground and streams froze on the Yth and 10th, up to 
to which time there was good ploughing. No snow or rain after the ith. 
Waterloo, [ll.—December 15.—5 p. m. hail the size of a hazel-nut, and thunder and light- 
ning as heavy as in summer. 
Ottawa, Ill.— December 16.—A hard snow storm, much drifted; depth about fifty-four and 
a half inches. 
