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ington and Augusta some observers noticed two or three shocks. 
A rumbling was heard at the former place. The reports of the 
direction of vibration are too contradictory to be briefly stated. 
No damage was done, but the shock was sufficiently strong 
“to cause a mirror to nod back and forth from the wall.” 
Nov. 2.—Advices of this date from San Francisco say: “A 
severe shock of earthquake is reported at Fort Yuma on the 
orado River.” 
Nov. 7.—A heavy shock in San Benito County, Cal., accom- 
panied by a harsh rumbling noise. The direction of vibration 
was from east to west. 
Nov. 8.—A shock at 4.40 a. M., felt at Leavenworth, Law- 
rence, Burlingame (direction S.W. to N.E.), and Manhattan, 
ansas. At the latter place the time was “about 5 A. M.,” the 
direction west to east and lasting a minute. 
Nov. 12.—A shock at 2 A. M. at Knoxville, Tenn., lasting 
ten seconds. The vibration was from west to east, and accom- 
panied by a rumbling noise. 
Nov. 14.—A shock at San Francisco and San Jose, Cal. (U.S. 
Sign. Serv.) 
Nov. 15.—A smart shock at 7.55 P. M. at San Francisco, 
Cal.; vibrations east and west. 
Nov. 27.—A shock at San Francisco, Cal. (U.S. Sign. Serv.) 
Dec. 1.—Two slight shocks at 4 and 6 A. M. at Keene, N. H. 
Dec. 8.—A heavy shock in the afternoon at Grass Valley, 
Cal., lasting ten seconds, vibrations north and south. Felt 
slightly at 3 Pp. M. at Carson City, Nev. 
Dec. 4.—The town of Abancay, Peru, was destroyed by an 
earthquake, “ between 4 P. M. of the 4th and 9 A. M. of the 5th, 
no less than thirty-seven shocks occurred, some of them very 
severe” This town is east of the Andes and some fifty miles 
from Cuzco. 
Dec. 8.—On the night of the 8th and 9th, an earthquake 
occurred in Porto Rico by which the town of Arecibo was 
almost entirely destroyed, “two churches and only six houses 
remaining.” 
Dec. 8.—On the same day as the preceding, hour not stated 
but spperennly about breakfast time, the bark Mora experienced 
an earthquake at sea in N. lat. 10° 7’, W. long. 42°. 
Dec. 9.—A slight shock at 3 A. M. at Nebraska City, Neb. 
Dec. 15.—A shock at 2.45 p.m. at Maricopa Wells, Arizona 
Terr. (U.S. Si say h : 
Dec. 21.—A shock at Santa Barbara, Cal. (U.S. Sign. Serv.) 
_Dec. 22.—An earthquake was felt about 11.45 P. M. in Vir- 
ginia. It was most severe at Richmond and vicinity, where 
three distinct shocks were noticed, lasting twenty or thirty 
