Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-03-07
THE WINTER WAS MILD.
An Interesting Summary of the
Record for the Three Cold
Winter Months.

more than n respect a remarka-
bic one. There have been winters
in the meteorological history of
this section during which a higher
temperature was maintained than
during the II just passed, but
those winters were marked by
stormy periods, continued rains or
murky,muddy weather for weeks at
a time, The past winter has been
one of almost continued sunshine
and mildness. There have been
few storms that deserve the name,
while the snow and rainfall, though
an average in amount of moisture
percipitated, were SO punched as TO
be almost unnotIced. The follow
ing summary of the official record
kept by ]. F. Llewellyn, local OBJ
server, is of much interest:
December.-The lowest temper
allure recorded during this month
was at 7 a. m. on the 10Th, when
the mercury indicated 49, above
zero. The lowest noon tempera-
ture was 25o on the 18th. The.
mean temperature at I a. m. was
30.87o: at noon, 40.4lo. The
total precipitation was Isl inches,
and the snowfall was but half an
inch. The highest temperature at
Z Il. IN. was So on the 10Th, and
at noon, coo on the 23d and oath.
There were seven cloudy days, but
no thunder storms. The prevail
ing wind was southerly.
January.-The lowest tempera-
ture recorded this month was at I
a. IN. on the 21st. 6 lowest noon
temperature, 19o on the 9th, The
highest temperature recorded was
at noon on the 10Th, 81 > highest at
7 u. N, So, on the same day.
The mean I a. m. temperature was
was 1925. mean II m. tempera-
ture 35.67o. The total percipita-
ton was 2.03 inches and the snow
fall amounted to 6.1O inches. The
LIST, Sd and 7th we're marked by
heavy frosts and fogs and the Sth
and 18th were the occasions OF
| sleet storms. There were six bad
days, but no thunder storms. The
prevailing wind was southerly.
February.-The lowest tempera-
ture recorded this month was So
below zero on the Odd at 7 IL. M;
at II m, on the same day, 1Oo.
The highest temperature recorded
was 4So at 7 a. m. on the 10Th,
and TOO at II m. on the same day.
The mean temperature at Z a. m.
was 26o and at noon, $500
Zero was reached on the 9th, 10Th
and 23d. The total precipitation
was 1.91 inch, with go inches of
snow. Robins were first seen on
he 10Th. The 18th was foggy,
and there we're no sheets or thun-
der storms. The prevailing winds
We're northerly and there were
seven bad days. For the first time
in twenty-five years. a cold Febru-
airy followed a mild December and
January.
The Globe-Democrat and Hutton.
Representative Hutton, of Mis-
souri,, came within fifteen minutes
of breaking his record tonight
He has been through three sessions
of Congress and nearly through the
fourth without securing the passage
of a bill or a resolution and without
making a speech or addressing the
Speaker more than about twice d
year. Tonight he really intended
to ask the House to suspend the
rules and pass a bill granting q
pension a month to Mrs. Isabella
r. Clements, of St. Louis, widow
of an army surgeon. He even wen
SO far as to attend the night session
of the House expressly for the pur
pose of calling up the measure, bu'
he was too late. Before Mr.. Hut
f ton reached the Hall of Represen
t~atiyes Mr.. O'Neil, of Missouri
called up the bill and the House
: passed it. Fifteen minutes late.
: Mr.. Hutton came in and the situa
: ton was explained to him. As tn
f bill had already passed the Senate
it will become a law, provided Mr.
Cleveland gives it his approval
2 Mr.. H%utton's congressional caree
: will end with the 4th of March
and his friends are congratulatini
him upon the narrow escape whicl
he made tonight from breaking hi
exceptional record. -Washingtol
: Correspondence St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The dlsappreval of the Globe
Democrat is about as strong an en-
dorsement as a Missouri Congress
man need want to bring home.
An editorial in that paper, c
Sunday, says:
Congressman Hutton, of Mis-
: souri,, has served four years with
= out making a speech or securing tn
e passage of a bill or resolution; an
yet he has been about as niue
e credit to the State as any of hi
more active Democratic colleague:
IT.