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warehouses, brisenieutn mid stores badly flooded, caiising great hJSS ; wtirli i n rill intliistrial estab- liohments 1 1 i ~ been siislieiitleil. 231. river rising; first floors of ill1 lrniltliiigs friini Iowa to En~k Island s h e t s fl~odtrtl. W l i , river rising slowly. Zitli, river stiitiouiiry ; the at,ei~iler
'6 Jeuuie Gilahrist." a,l'ter Iiassing tliroiigli t.lie tlriiw nf the C~overnnieiit bridge, wiis. swiing
aroiiiid I>g tlie fierce ciirrent and tlirowii violeiitlg agi1iust the liatter c:iiising H total wvck. %th, river cnniiiieiiced fiilliiig slowlg. Diibiiqiie, 8th. wrrk siiqiendetl in niills on acconnt of high water; na.t.s overflowed ; islii1itl cin-ered ; cellars filled : owr 200 iiie~i t,lirowu out of einployment. lOtli, riwr two miles wide; thirty hoiises oii tl;its siilmierged to sec-
oiid st,ories ; H iiiiiiiber of families living on t.lie lorn laiids ot' East L)iibiique, were compelled to dmndoii t.lieir 1ic~iiit.s ; mills ant1 factories ccrnipc?llecl tn siispeiid operations. 11 th, river rising slowlg. Y l s t , river 21 feet. iibovt. low wiiter miirk, and h i t Id inclies Iwlow the highest w;i,ter ever knowu ; ra.ilroa(l tmrrtcks iintl ~v;ireIi~i~ises flooded ; re1Jort.s. from interior of St,ate sliow t1ia.t in over one-fourth of iiortlierii Io~va, the liiiy crop in entirely riiinetl ; entire farins for scores of miles coiiqiletely iiiitler wiiter; the fliis crop is riiiuecl. lieoliiik, 31, couaiderahle dtlluiige t n the B. iInd 8t. L. E. K., seven miles l i e l i )~ st.iitiol1; river risiiig riipitllj-. 4th, bridges cm-riecl :iway 0 1 1 the 1L ~i i i t l St. L. E. B. Wli, river risiug nlowlg. 13tii, river reached cl;inger.liiie t.liis moruing ; r;i.ilroad tracks iiutler wiiter. lit.li, several iiiills ;inti factories siis-
1ie1iderl biisiiiess. lit.11, river still rising riipidly ; 1)es Moiiies river very liigli, breiiliing the Egypt,i;in lewe neiw Bnena xist>i. %th, low Iiiiuls fiir milcs t.ntirelg iiiicler \\.;iter; oali;il closed
aiid stea.iiiers pass over tlie r q i d s ; !'rniii the 1iIrge liritlye to Hamilt~on nile iinlwlren sheet of miter cowred with debris of ewry natiire: water witliiii 1.5 iiwlies nf the high water ma1k of1851. C'l;iyton, llth, riverrose over 6 iiiclies i i i p s t , 21 Iiniirs; l;irgt*st rise ever esperieiiced for this sea-
Sou of the year; consitleriible loss to prolierty. (fiitteiiliiirg, :3(btli, no fiiriii wcirli C:IU be done on
accoiiiit of wet wwitlier; tliiring :I, lieriot1 of 30 yeairs the river iit this lloint liiis not lreeu its high a t t.liis season of t,lie yeai', nnrl iiever tluring that t.iiiie Ires the rlniiiage to tlir corn cro1i been so great ; Iii,rge tliiiiut,it,iw of hay Iiil\*e beeii floiited ntf 11)- the liigli \\.;iter. Miiscatiue, 2Sth, river reached its highest point (17 ft., 8 in. iib(>\-e lnw-miter iiiiirk) it being the liigliest c'\-er ~I I ~W I I , nncl one-half iucli liiglier tliiiii the Julie rise of 1880. C'liiitnit7 Wli, river rose 19 ft.. 10 in., wliidi was
only 11 in. helcnv estreiiie high water mi~rli ; higlirst \\-;iter ever k i i ~i \v i i tit. this seiisnii cif the year. hir.asua: Yates C!eut.re, Eitli, Cetliir Creek rose X tt., the largest rise for it 11111111 ex of yeiirs; Oth,
rose 3 ft. in 20 iiiiiiiites; l i t l i , rose 9 ft. in ii liw hciiirs; stock. cnrii and feaces were sael't away. Month remarkahle for iiniisiii~lly lieiiry amlid frerliieiit rniiis, it being the wettest Octnber tbr mang years. Bleeliy Eye, l4tli, all streruns flontlerl ; iiiucli f1a.iiiage in snrriiii~idi~ig c-oiiiitrj-. Le Siieiir, 14t11, consideriible loss of hay along t,lie bottoins ; eiirtli fillet1 with wat.er, reiirleriiig alninst, ii~i~innsible to t,ravel iiiiy tlistance, even
011 Iiomebacli. St. Peter, 14t11, river rising ri1pillly ; voru fields iinder water ; loss nf hiiy serious. Fiiirbn,iilt, 14t.11, Straight river overnowrl, carrying n \v q - tliiiiis ai111 britlgen. Rliakolier, 14th. all ra,ilrottrl tra.vel siispenderl ; great qiia.iit,it,ies of hay witslietl iijvi-ny : river still risiug. IhSotil, ith, river owiflowed rizlrl the siii-roiiudiug coiiiit,rj- tlooc1t.d : iiiiiiiy farin lioiises reiitlerrtl iiiii1hll>it- a.ble by the water wliicli sui-roiiuds t,liem. l\I;iiik;ito, i t h , Mirinesotii river overflowed fiw niiles, great. claniiige to hay and buildings. fit. Pii1i1, 311, soiiie of the low liinils on Iiotll sides of the river near t,be town lia,rt.i;dly flooded ; liirgr cliiiiiitibies nt' viirtl-\vooil hiI\-e bee11 ciirrietl awiiy. Gtll,
ri\rerrisiii~slo\rl~,c.aiisiiig iiiiiuli iiltiriii to the iesitleiits ot' West St. P;iiil. itli, riwrriaiiig. Jfissorrri:
H;ilillibiIl, %th, the break i n t,he Siiy Levre :300 yiirtls iinrt.li of the H;iniiib;il britlge Iia,s ii witltli of 200 feet ; everyt.liiag carried a\i-ay hp the rii?;Iiiiig t:irreiit ; id1 recl;iiined lmd b ~l r of Lews
iiiwler water; consideraMe loss of st,ndi 1ig tlrowiiiiig ; ii.ggregiite loss froiii nvei%w itbciot
@BOO,OOO. Alesa,ndri;i, YGtB, river one font iI,lMiYP the flnntl 1ii;irk of IiMt sliriug rind wit.liin 2 ieet
niid four iiiclies of t.lie greiir, rise bf ld51 ; city ;iliiiost eiitirely iniuit1;itetl; Iieolile liviug iii the illJl>er stories of' t,lieir dwellings or leaving the city i n skitfs. C!la,rksville, Slst. river sewn inclies
above the high water niiwli of 1a.st spring: all lwol'le living i n the bottmis liiive beeii tlriren from
their lioiiies ; greitt siifleriug'fiwiii loss ofpro1)ertg nut1 the iiecessiiries of life. The t'ollowiug ge11efi1.l
a11111111a~ry of daiixige siisritined by the coiint,ry ;ilong tlir centfiil pwtiiiii of t .1 ~ illississiplii river alt.hoiigh, 1firIialis, not, 11101-e t,liaii ~~)prosiiii;it.iii~ tlir triitli will Be fiiiind dinterest, : W\'~.rsi\w Draiu-
a,ge clistrict,, $UfJ0,OOfj ; Indian Griive clistrict, @i.5O.OOO ; Hiiy Tsliii~rl district, #l.o0U,Wbo ; Qiiincy
Bag and City, $3,000 ; Alesiiiitlri~ iiiitl viviiiity, @250,000 ; I <~k i i l i aut1 Ht.. Loiiis It. E., WOO,-
(JW ; other riiilroiids, #GU.OOO ; o l ~i liiii~ls linrtli of H~iy Levee, $lN,Wb ; tcit,iil, $2.913,0W. Xew
illeziao : IIii,s Veg;~, Gth, gFe;it tla.iiiiige oii t.lie Atcliiiisoii, Topeli:~ nncl Saiita Fe R. B.;
all trafic soiitli of this l~oint siislwn(lec1; i i i t.lie Rio Chnde i ~a d Gilllister r ~i l l e g n ni1nieroiis
heavy waslioiit,s, aiirl in iiiaii~. pliices rod-lwl cn\-ered with great healis of sand. Kers
Fork: Biift';t,llo, 3d. oue of t,he Iieiiviest. riiin-fa,lls t.li;it evrr occiirretl iii this vicinity ; sewers Brnlreii, streets badly wtislietl a.ntl mauy lmihliugs tlcitrclerl. Korflr C'rrrdi~rt: Higlilaiids, 27th to
30611, ra.ia-fa,ll 8.57 iuches, wcti~iipa~nietl by the severest. tiwhet. eslierieiicecl for miiuy yearn. T e x r ~: Griersnn Siiriiigs, owing to the Iieav! rains iif tlie latt,er liiirt of nii-int.li. the canyon iu
wrliicli t,he thtion is aitiia,tetl was floorled fiir severti1 cliiys. aud Imiltlinps were iii tla,iigei. of Iwiiig ~wept. way. Rriickettrille, lst, streets flnntleil ; one iiiiiii WHK clro\viietl. ant1 niii~iy Iiersons uiir-
rawly escii.ped siiiii1n.r fate. Reliable entimites of tliiniilge t l o ~ ;ire iis tiillo\w : to stores avd
Miwbtwwtti.: Xew Ulm, l4th, river owrtlowil i i i i t l rising r:ipitllg.
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warehouses, brisenieutn mid stores badly flooded, caiising great hJSS ; wtirli i n rill intliistrial estab- liohments 1 1 i ~ been siislieiitleil. 231. river rising; first floors of ill1 lrniltliiigs friini Iowa to En~k Island s h e t s fl~odtrtl. W l i , river rising slowly. Zitli, river stiitiouiiry ; the at,ei~iler
'6 Jeuuie Gilahrist." a,l'ter Iiassing tliroiigli t.lie tlriiw nf the C~overnnieiit bridge, wiis. swiing
aroiiiid I>g tlie fierce ciirrent and tlirowii violeiitlg agi1iust the liatter c:iiising H total wvck. %th, river cnniiiieiiced fiilliiig slowlg. Diibiiqiie, 8th. wrrk siiqiendetl in niills on acconnt of high water; na.t.s overflowed ; islii1itl cin-ered ; cellars filled : owr 200 iiie~i t,lirowu out of einployment. lOtli, riwr two miles wide; thirty hoiises oii tl;its siilmierged to sec-
oiid st,ories ; H iiiiiiiber of families living on t.lie lorn laiids ot' East L)iibiique, were compelled to dmndoii t.lieir 1ic~iiit.s ; mills ant1 factories ccrnipc?llecl tn siispeiid operations. 11 th, river rising slowlg. Y l s t , river 21 feet. iibovt. low wiiter miirk, and h i t Id inclies Iwlow the highest w;i,ter ever knowu ; ra.ilroa(l tmrrtcks iintl ~v;ireIi~i~ises flooded ; re1Jort.s. from interior of St,ate sliow t1ia.t in over one-fourth of iiortlierii Io~va, the liiiy crop in entirely riiinetl ; entire farins for scores of miles coiiqiletely iiiitler wiiter; the fliis crop is riiiuecl. lieoliiik, 31, couaiderahle dtlluiige t n the B. iInd 8t. L. E. K., seven miles l i e l i )~ st.iitiol1; river risiiig riipitllj-. 4th, bridges cm-riecl :iway 0 1 1 the 1L ~i i i t l St. L. E. B. Wli, river risiug nlowlg. 13tii, river reached cl;inger.liiie t.liis moruing ; r;i.ilroad tracks iiutler wiiter. lit.li, several iiiills ;inti factories siis-
1ie1iderl biisiiiess. lit.11, river still rising riipidly ; 1)es Moiiies river very liigli, breiiliing the Egypt,i;in lewe neiw Bnena xist>i. %th, low Iiiiuls fiir milcs t.ntirelg iiiicler \\.;iter; oali;il closed
aiid stea.iiiers pass over tlie r q i d s ; !'rniii the 1iIrge liritlye to Hamilt~on nile iinlwlren sheet of miter cowred with debris of ewry natiire: water witliiii 1.5 iiwlies nf the high water ma1k of1851. C'l;iyton, llth, riverrose over 6 iiiclies i i i p s t , 21 Iiniirs; l;irgt*st rise ever esperieiiced for this sea-
Sou of the year; consitleriible loss to prolierty. (fiitteiiliiirg, :3(btli, no fiiriii wcirli C:IU be done on
accoiiiit of wet wwitlier; tliiring :I, lieriot1 of 30 yeairs the river iit this lloint liiis not lreeu its high a t t.liis season of t,lie yeai', nnrl iiever tluring that t.iiiie Ires the rlniiiage to tlir corn cro1i been so great ; Iii,rge tliiiiut,it,iw of hay Iiil\*e beeii floiited ntf 11)- the liigli \\.;iter. Miiscatiue, 2Sth, river reached its highest point (17 ft., 8 in. iib(>\-e lnw-miter iiiiirk) it being the liigliest c'\-er ~I I ~W I I , nncl one-half iucli liiglier tliiiii the Julie rise of 1880. C'liiitnit7 Wli, river rose 19 ft.. 10 in., wliidi was
only 11 in. helcnv estreiiie high water mi~rli ; higlirst \\-;iter ever k i i ~i \v i i tit. this seiisnii cif the year. hir.asua: Yates C!eut.re, Eitli, Cetliir Creek rose X tt., the largest rise for it 11111111 ex of yeiirs; Oth,
rose 3 ft. in 20 iiiiiiiites; l i t l i , rose 9 ft. in ii liw hciiirs; stock. cnrii and feaces were sael't away. Month remarkahle for iiniisiii~lly lieiiry amlid frerliieiit rniiis, it being the wettest Octnber tbr mang years. Bleeliy Eye, l4tli, all streruns flontlerl ; iiiucli f1a.iiiage in snrriiii~idi~ig c-oiiiitrj-. Le Siieiir, 14t11, consideriible loss of hay along t,lie bottoins ; eiirtli fillet1 with wat.er, reiirleriiig alninst, ii~i~innsible to t,ravel iiiiy tlistance, even
011 Iiomebacli. St. Peter, 14t11, river rising ri1pillly ; voru fields iinder water ; loss nf hiiy serious. Fiiirbn,iilt, 14t.11, Straight river overnowrl, carrying n \v q - tliiiiis ai111 britlgen. Rliakolier, 14th. all ra,ilrottrl tra.vel siispenderl ; great qiia.iit,it,ies of hay witslietl iijvi-ny : river still risiug. IhSotil, ith, river owiflowed rizlrl the siii-roiiudiug coiiiit,rj- tlooc1t.d : iiiiiiiy farin lioiises reiitlerrtl iiiii1hll>it- a.ble by the water wliicli sui-roiiuds t,liem. l\I;iiik;ito, i t h , Mirinesotii river overflowed fiw niiles, great. claniiige to hay and buildings. fit. Pii1i1, 311, soiiie of the low liinils on Iiotll sides of the river near t,be town lia,rt.i;dly flooded ; liirgr cliiiiiitibies nt' viirtl-\vooil hiI\-e bee11 ciirrietl awiiy. Gtll,
ri\rerrisiii~slo\rl~,c.aiisiiig iiiiiuli iiltiriii to the iesitleiits ot' West St. P;iiil. itli, riwrriaiiig. Jfissorrri:
H;ilillibiIl, %th, the break i n t,he Siiy Levre :300 yiirtls iinrt.li of the H;iniiib;il britlge Iia,s ii witltli of 200 feet ; everyt.liiag carried a\i-ay hp the rii?;Iiiiig t:irreiit ; id1 recl;iiined lmd b ~l r of Lews
iiiwler water; consideraMe loss of st,ndi 1ig tlrowiiiiig ; ii.ggregiite loss froiii nvei%w itbciot
@BOO,OOO. Alesa,ndri;i, YGtB, river one font iI,lMiYP the flnntl 1ii;irk of IiMt sliriug rind wit.liin 2 ieet
niid four iiiclies of t.lie greiir, rise bf ld51 ; city ;iliiiost eiitirely iniuit1;itetl; Iieolile liviug iii the illJl>er stories of' t,lieir dwellings or leaving the city i n skitfs. C!la,rksville, Slst. river sewn inclies
above the high water niiwli of 1a.st spring: all lwol'le living i n the bottmis liiive beeii tlriren from
their lioiiies ; greitt siifleriug'fiwiii loss ofpro1)ertg nut1 the iiecessiiries of life. The t'ollowiug ge11efi1.l
a11111111a~ry of daiixige siisritined by the coiint,ry ;ilong tlir centfiil pwtiiiii of t .1 ~ illississiplii river alt.hoiigh, 1firIialis, not, 11101-e t,liaii ~~)prosiiii;it.iii~ tlir triitli will Be fiiiind dinterest, : W\'~.rsi\w Draiu-
a,ge clistrict,, $UfJ0,OOfj ; Indian Griive clistrict, @i.5O.OOO ; Hiiy Tsliii~rl district, #l.o0U,Wbo ; Qiiincy
Bag and City, $3,000 ; Alesiiiitlri~ iiiitl viviiiity, @250,000 ; I <~k i i l i aut1 Ht.. Loiiis It. E., WOO,-
(JW ; other riiilroiids, #GU.OOO ; o l ~i liiii~ls linrtli of H~iy Levee, $lN,Wb ; tcit,iil, $2.913,0W. Xew
illeziao : IIii,s Veg;~, Gth, gFe;it tla.iiiiige oii t.lie Atcliiiisoii, Topeli:~ nncl Saiita Fe R. B.;
all trafic soiitli of this l~oint siislwn(lec1; i i i t.lie Rio Chnde i ~a d Gilllister r ~i l l e g n ni1nieroiis
heavy waslioiit,s, aiirl in iiiaii~. pliices rod-lwl cn\-ered with great healis of sand. Kers
Fork: Biift';t,llo, 3d. oue of t,he Iieiiviest. riiin-fa,lls t.li;it evrr occiirretl iii this vicinity ; sewers Brnlreii, streets badly wtislietl a.ntl mauy lmihliugs tlcitrclerl. Korflr C'rrrdi~rt: Higlilaiids, 27th to
30611, ra.ia-fa,ll 8.57 iuches, wcti~iipa~nietl by the severest. tiwhet. eslierieiicecl for miiuy yearn. T e x r ~: Griersnn Siiriiigs, owing to the Iieav! rains iif tlie latt,er liiirt of nii-int.li. the canyon iu
wrliicli t,he thtion is aitiia,tetl was floorled fiir severti1 cliiys. aud Imiltlinps were iii tla,iigei. of Iwiiig ~wept. way. Rriickettrille, lst, streets flnntleil ; one iiiiiii WHK clro\viietl. ant1 niii~iy Iiersons uiir-
rawly escii.ped siiiii1n.r fate. Reliable entimites of tliiniilge t l o ~ ;ire iis tiillo\w : to stores avd
Miwbtwwtti.: Xew Ulm, l4th, river owrtlowil i i i i t l rising r:ipitllg.
iiomeiion lasted 50 iiiinutes. Barliegat, N. J., lSth, 4 niilex below sitition, nioying soiitheastwwd across tlie bay.
High ~~7E'des.-I11diii1iola, lst, 8th ; Korfolk, 5th j Kea Loiiclon. PGtli ; Kew Haven, 29th.
TEMPERATURE OF W A T E R . l'k tmtp13rdiire qt' tra?~)., as ohm~ed in rivers aiicl Iinrbors at. Sigilli1 Bervice statioiis, with
the average deptli at which observations were t;ilit.n , is given in the t.able on the left,-lland side
of chart No. 111. Owing to the Iwenkage of instlament, obsel-nit~ions a.t C!liarleston, S. C., ant- ing from t.he 1st; ,to 7t.h.
!Z'Ittot.der &torns.-In t'lie various 1listricr.s they were report,ed as fnllnws : New England, :M, l i t h , 1Sth j Middle Atlant,ic states, Ist, l'?tli, 18tli, 3Ot,li, 31st ; Sonth dtliiiitic. states, Iith, IYtli,
Uth, 15th, lith, 33~1, 2lit11, 27t,h, 9Wi; Rio Qriintle yalley, 3 1 , 23d1 2Gt.li; Ohio alley i1iid Ten- nessee, 211, 3r1, dtli, Sth, $Mi, 13t.11, 15th t.o l!ttli, 2Stli to 30th; Lower Lalie region, 9tl, Stli, 15th,
l i t h , 3ith ; Upper Lake region, l ~t , Gtli to Stli, 12tli,14tli, 15th, lilli,2dth, 29th; extreme Xnrtli- west, loth, llt,li; Uplwr illissixsippi wlley, 3 t l , dtli, it.11, Stli, llth, 13th to 18th, 19tli, Zlst, 2ith, 28th ; Missoiiri d l e y , 1st to 4t11, 8th to lStli, 2lst tn 231. 2ith to 30th ; Nortliern Slope, loth,
16th; Middle Slope, Mi, llth, 12t,li, 14th to ltltli, "lst, 22d, 2citl1, 27th; Soiit.heru Slope, 3d, I t h , 13th, 16t.h to 18th, ?Sd, 35th; 8oiit.lierii PIate;in, 3 1 to Btli, 13th to 15tli, IrStli, 21st, 53c1, i'4t.h; Illidclle Pl;i.t,emi, Wtli, 25th ; Northern Plnteiiii, Gtli. dworas;-The mnst. gentmil rlislilag was t.li;it of tlie night. of tlie lGtli aiicl litli, wliivli was o b ~e r \~l i h i i S p l ~i e ~, N. S., ~e s t ~~d to Ft. Siar;c.tc.m. Ihik.. illid tiir fio11tli :IS Fweliold, h'. J., 17 intervening stat.ions repoi2ing. The iliqilay \viis iiot, :I wry remarkal-de oiie, inany of tlie fea,tiirer? nsnally observed being tibsent. The clisl)liig of the 18th !Viis esdiisii-ely ol>serwtl in tlie La.ke region being reliort.ec1 by tlic. following stations : RIiwrluette, 18t,li, from 10.10 to 11.1.5
p. 111. ; BIircHion Hniise, Wis., 18tl1, froin 9 to 11 1). 111.. thintlg illiuiiined arch, with rlnrk cloiirl nnrlerne;ttli ; Alpenti,, Midi., lWi, 9.10 p. ill., tliKiise light witliont. streaiiiers ; Toroilto, 18th. Other dkplikga were reported as fbllows : Clia~rlottetowii, 1'. E. I., 3 t h , Yst, 27th. Frerlerictou,
N. H., ith, 19th, 3itli. Dexter, Me., 19th, !'iliIit. Mt. Washiiigtoii, lWi, froiii 11.29 p. in., to early nioruiug of Wth, fhiut light. Bnrlingtou. T't., l!jtli, t'roiii 11 to 11.45 1). iii., tkiiit : 20t11,
11 to 11.30 1). in., fhint; %th, 11 to 11.40 11. ~i i ., faint; 2itIi. 11 to l1.45 1'. 111. A iiotewortliy feature of t,lie clis1)lay of the, Yit.11 W R S it.s iieariiess to tlic Iinrizon ; the dark Kegmelit. wa.s ;-\\miit 20
above the liorizoii ; itacers aiitl stremiers were nlww-eil, the lil,t,ter shooting 111) to a height of 2 5 O ; tlie genersl color \v m R fii.int j-ellowisli light.. But, t81iiatm of the ilaiicers \\-as a pale green. Wood-
stock, Vt., 19th. En.stl)ort, Me., Sitli, 10 1). 111. to iiiitliiight ; es-
tended froiii NW. to NE. nurl to iiu altitude of 1.F; ;it 11 1). 111. iiiiiiieroiis betinis ;ippeiirecl, all ra,dirttilig from tlie smile maguetic. point, iwselnbliiig riq-s of' 1 iglit fro111 tlie siiii, siwh ;is are some- times seen n~ftersui~set; theirco1orwa.s a. briglit.yt.llow. Newpoi+, R,. I., 3tl, 5 to 9 ]). in. Toroilto, 20th, 36th. Alpeua,, Wtli, S.40 p. 111, tkiiit el ell ow light, \vitli ill1 oc.ciision;il stremier ; ended at, 1 a. ,111. of' Xst. Marqnette, ?0t,li, !),50 1). 111. ; very l~rilliiillt at 10.40 1). iii., wlieii beams l ~g a n to slioot up to it lieiglit, of 300 ; tlie entire iiort,lierii lieaveiis \viis illniiiiiiiited : ilisa.ppenret1 at 11.40 1).
111. Esciiiiaba, 8tli, 9.15 to 9.35 I ). in., ti f'iw StreiilileYs poiiitiiig tinwrtl zeiiitli ; 20tli, 10.05 to 11.30 11. in., consistiug of h i l u s of pale yellcw-. lwving a wavy iiiotioii froiu E. to I\': Ft. Buelliiig,
Miiiii., 31st,, 5 it. 111. St. Vincent, Miiiii., l!jtIi. 9 1'. x i ., IN- tlowii ili tlie noi.tli ; wiis bright,, send- ing up iiiRa~-\-'st,reaiiiera nnt,il iiiidniglit ; SOt.li, frit111 ,?I to 10 1). in., consisting nf il.11 arid1 id a.l>oiit 15O in Iieiglit, with dark segiiieiit ; few streiiiiierri iind fihl*; Sitli, f r ~l i i 8 t.o 10 11. IH., iilIo11t SOo in height; w ;~ 1mrtially obwiirerl. Riley, Ill., 21st, iI iiiere iiortlie~n t,wiligIit ; ;iltit.nde a.hont 120. Keokiik, IStIi, ~iirora 1)roba,ble ; c h i t l a uiiiisiidly lwiglit in t,he ~iortlierii sky frolii ill1 nltitwle
of So to zenith ; earth ciirrent.s iiiterriilited telegriqihir. coiiiiiitiiiicatit,11. New C!orylo~i, Incl., 19tl1, 3 a. ill., st8roIig iiui*or;tl light; 33d, 2 H. ill., stroiig ii1irl>riil light. Stno~plisric Electricity htertkrilq rritli I'elepwpli ic Cor#wi,~,iic?ci.tio,l.-Sil~-er City, N. AI., 3cl;
Sto~kton, Tes., 13tl1, lGth, lith. Zodicred Li~/At.-~~onticello, 18.. 25th ; Des BIoines, Iii., 4th ; C'aiiibridge, I\Ia,ss., siislrected, llt.11, ldth, 2Gt.h; NRnlirille, Teiyi., lst, 21it1, 3rd. Sew C'orgdo~i, Iiiil., 20th to 23d, 25th to 2ith.
Lwmr h d 0 8 have Ixeu observed in the niriniik tlistrivts on tlie following diites : h'ew Englancl,
3c1, 5tb, Gth, 'it.h, 28t.11, 30t.11, 31st.; Micltlle Atlmtic states, Pd. :3cl, G t h , 311, 9t.11, lStli, 2Sth ; South South Atlantic! sta,tes, 3t-1, Gth, 3 1 1 , 9th. 29tl1, 30th; Eiist. Gulf shtes, 2~1, 'ith, 8t.h : West Gulf s t a h , Zd, 3d, Wi, loth, 9St.li to 31st; ltio Gralide Villley, 31, 5th, Gt.11, Sith; Ohio \.alleg null Tennessee, 3c1, 3d, 7th, Stli, 9th, lltli, 15tli, 231, %li, 2!lth, 30th : Lower Lake regioii, 0th. ith, l l t h , 19tI1, 2Sth, 30th, 31st; Upper Lake region, 5th to l l t h , 30tl1, 31st; estwiiie Rorthwest, 4d, 9tb; Upper Mississippi valley, Srl, 3c1, Gt,h, At.11, Otli, 29th to 31st; Alissoiiri ~-nlley, 21, 3cl. MI,
Gth, 1%h, 29t11, 31st; Nortlierii Slope, Gt.11, l5tli, 28tli, 30th ; Midclle Slope. lst, 6t,b, 8th; Sonthern Pla,tean, 3d, Sit11 to 30th: Mitldle Plateau. Gtli, 28th; N:wthern PliIteRiI, ith, Sth, 31&; North Pacific region, 14th ; ilIirlille Picific rtagion, lltlr, Mth, 28th ; Soiitli Piicific region, 31,
A T 1110 8 P H E R IC E L E (1 'I' R I CI T I',
19th, 30t.11, 31&; East G~df Nt,nteS, lst,, lGtli, lSitli, l!bt,li, %(l, 3Dtl1, 3(jt,h ; West. Giilf st.ate.4, 4th,
Sontli Lee, Bhss., 29tl1, 1). i n .
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