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Aurora, Ind.—August 31.—Corn and potatoes are suffering for want of rain ; 
pastures look dry and the leaves of plants withered. 
Muncie, Ind—August 7—A large quantity of hail fell with the rain, be- 
tween 4and 5 p.m. Its path was about a mile in width. 30th.—A very light 
frost; no damage. 
Indianapolis, Ind—August 8.—Violent gale at 2 p. m. Several large trees 
were blown down, and some two feet in diameter were broken off at a consider-: 
able distance above the ground. Hailstones fell of large size. 
Richmond, Ind.—August 30.—A very light frost is “reported i in some places. 
Vevay, Ind. — August J 1.—Violent rain and thunder-storm from the west from 4 
to4.30a.m. 2d. —Severe rain-storm from the west from 2 to 4.30 p. m., preceded 
by a violent gale, which scattered trees, branches, chimneys, &c., in ‘all direc- 
tions, while the streets from curb to curb were under water; one inch of rain 
fell. 8th.—Strong gale and rain-storm in the afternoon; trees were blown down. 
19th.—At 3 p.m.a hurricane from the southwest, but separated near here, partly 
moving east and northeast; five miles above here both clouds united again, and 
following the course of the Ohio river eight miles above here, near Warsaw, 
Kentucky, a steamer encountered the storm, and was near being destroyed. 
Springfield, [/l.—August has been one of the dryest months on record. The 
ground is cracked in the largest, deepest fissures seen for many years. No rain 
since the first day of the month till the last, except very slight showers, hardly 
sufficient to lay the dust. Stock have suffered severely for want of water. 
Dubois, l.—Excessive drought during the first half of the month. An 
inch and a half of rain fell on the 19th. 
Tiskilwa, Ill_—On the last day of August it rained two hours, wetting the 
ground the best since the 10‘h of June. Pastures have become very short, no 
after-feed springing up on the meadows except clover. 
Mount Sterling, Ill August 31.—There has been no rain that has moistened 
more than the surface of the ground since the 4th of July. 
Aurora, Ill—TVhe month has been unusually dry, and very little thunder 
and lightning. Fox river is not remembered to have ever been sa low; for two 
weeks the channel has been nearly dry. 
Oregon, Missourt.—From the 1st to the 23d of August the weather was 
generally dry and hot. Corn began to show the effect of the drought, but the 
succeeding rains have restored vegetation. 
Nichiitawee: Wis— August 30. — Temperature 39° at sunrise; frost on low 
places back from the lake. 
Plymouth, Wis.—August 31—The dry weather which has prevailed during 
the spring and summer still continues, and corn and potatoes are suffering from 
the drought. At sunrise on the 30th the thermometer was down to 30°, with 
light frost on low places. 
Waupacca, Wis.—Slight frost in the night of the 29th in low places; no 
damage; thermometer 32° at 5 a. m. 
Baraboo, Wis.—Slight frosts on the 29th, 30th, and 31st. 
Bloomfield, Wis.—August 29.—This night occurred the first frost, killing 
melon vines on low grounds. 
Embarrass, Wis —August 30.—First frost this morning, nipping vines, &c. ; 
farmers had cut their corn mostly; potatoes injured some. Not much damage 
done in this locality. 
Minneapolis, Minn.—A slight frost in the night of the 28th. 
Red Wing, Minn.—August 28, 29, 30, 31—Frost at night, killing vines and 
tender vegetation. 
New Ul lm, Minn.—A little frost on the night of the 31st. 
Dubuque, Iowa— August 30.—Very heavy dew and slight white frost last 
night. 
