The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-25
VOL. LII. Il,

August s2Gth. 4 ne Wafnsest summer al -
October 18th. Afrost lthe first in tIefalI).
l7fsi. q. IS
March st. Peach trees beginning t TO
bloom. s. $50 s3.
April 18Th. a most severe frost; it has
carried off all the fruit, Killed most OF our
ftobaceo-p plants and those of all otber kinds,
bdestroyed our tnrnip and colewdrt-seed in
1siniurg.that frost could do s 18Th. H begaa
Ito hail and snow at about 90 clock and con-
ttinned to snow until about 2 In the afternoon
as fast as & almost ever saw it. The ground
was quitecoYered, notwith thstanding the rain
that feltSSefore and for some time with the
snow. nm persuaded there fell more snow
than did during the whole course OF the
winter. 7th. IN the morning the noun
tains appeared to be covered with avery
| deep snow. A most severe frost, In SO much
that the ground was frozen Very hard and
ice where the water was still that would
bear the weight OF a man. II anything es-
capped the last frost 1t is now finished.
May sth. "A frost3i last OF spring.. SO
October Sth. a. frost (the tirst Of tho TAIN.
aSsss Sss.sss
| january Doth. a very cold day. The river
Sroze across in many places in two nights.
February 25tb. The deepest snow we had
| the whole winter. The weather very cold.
1884.
january 18th. At night the most violent
wind and snow that can be conceived, WHICH
continued the whole OF next day. The wind
blew so remarkable hard and the weather
so very cold, the snow blew about in such
manner that it was not safe fora a person
to venture out. There were many banks of
snow occasioned by the wind, which aI,-
peared 20 be five or six feet deep, and the
snow generally very deep. It has been q
most severe spell OF cold weather for at
least n month past. -
March 10th. The hard weather breaking
up.
April 10th. Peach-trees beginning to
bloom.
September 18th. The weather cleared up
after long cloudy, rainy spell, which set
our tobacco to firing in 4 most extraordinary
manner.
April 11th The weather turned warm
after 4 very cold spring. The changes in
the weather more sudden than ever knew
them. 18th. Peach-trees beginning to bloom.
May 2Sth. Il frost.
August 2Sth. A moderate rain for the first
OF any consequence since the 10th June
Such an excessive drought never known
here before. Germ and every other thing
almost exhausted
October 22d. A severe frost that killed
our late tobacco. 25th. The. most severe
frost ever saw at this time Of the year.
1856.
March I'd. The deepest snow we have had
the whole winter. The most severe weather
/ ever knew at the time Of year.
April 1st. The most inclement day I ever
saw ut the time OF year. The wind very
high and cold. 1t rained, hailed, showed,
and froze.
May 2sth. The finest spell OF weather ever
known for planting, there having been
moderate rains for the thirteen preceding
days, and most of the time cloudy. i;.t
June Sd. The greatest freshet in the river
ever known, except in May, 177l. The
whole Of the low grounds under water, eX-
cept few spots on some parts Of the high
est banks. Our fences carried off, most of
our corn washed up, and tobacco hills car
ried Oft and the land. much injured. 1t
rained every day for twenty days.
August 21St. The weather appears to have
cleared up aftera wet spell of about twenty
six days.
October 9th. The first frost that has in.
jured tobacco.
1857.
March 10th. Peach.trees blooming: very
fine weather. 25th. A most severe frost,
which killed many peaches and tobacco
plants.
May 3Oth. A rain; the first we have had
to wet the ground since 25th OF March.
September 1st.. A fine general rain, which
wet the ground sufficiently for the first time
since March. The most general drought
ever known. Vegetation entirely stopped
! and everything almost exhausted.
17S9.
February 18th. The longest spell OF cold
weather ever known without any intermis-
sion. No progress made in plantation busi-
ness.
April 10th. Peaci-trees Just beginning to
bloom.
[Very wet weather until the Sth of May,
from which time to 23d of July there was
VERY little rain; butt
August 10Th. From the 23d of July to this
time as much rain has fallen, perhaps, as
ever was known in the same length OF time.
A great quantity Of our tobacco drowned
the rest firing amazingly. The prospect
shocking as to tobacco.
October 10th. A frost.
December 29th. The weather turned
warm and began to carry off the ice. Fol-
near q fortnight extreme cold weather. The
river was frozen over SO that it was crossed
| by men on horseback on the ice.
1889.
(February was a VERY cold monthly
March 26th. This morning the most Sc
we're frost ever known at this season by the
oldest men here. The ground and trees
were so covered as had the appearance Of {
snow, and it did not disappear until II
O'Clock. The water in vessels froZe at least
half an inch thick.
April 18th. A severe frost.
June 18th. An excessive hard rain, wind
and hail; many OF the hail-stones as large
as hen-eggs, which greatly injured oul
corn, tobacco, and every other thing tha
was growing. The wind blew down a large
tobacco-house, and injured two others. 10Th
Replanted my tobacco destroyed by the hal
and grasshoppers.
July 25th. The first rain for five weeks.
October 1st. The most severe frost ever
knew at the time Of year. Itkilled all oul
tobacco that was out totally, bit all our fod
der that was not secured, DC, &c, &c.
| 1890.
| March 18th. The deepest snow Of tn,
winter; very cold. 9th. Peach-trees be
ginning to bloom.
/ April 30th. A very severe frost.
! July 10th. The most favorable seaso1
hitherto I ever knew, and crops of ever,
kind the most promising at this time.
august was a wet month, and tobacco
| fired g in a most surprising manner.")
| October 11th. A hard frost.
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