X. METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL, MUSCATINE, Iowa. For the Year 1851. By T. S. Parvin. Barometer. Thermometer, detached. Clearness fr. 0 to 10. An M'n, 29.46 29.47 29.46 29.46 40.8 49.9 55.5 46.148.11 72 18 4.8 5.3 5.2 5.9 N. W. 5S. W. Cloudy. coClear. January, 2.0 2.3 2.9 2.8 2 217 10 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 1 218 7 910 SERRAT Var❜ble. Days.| Quantity Days. Quantity j (inches). 23 17 4 19 8 6 4.5 4 8.4 .3 March, 2.2 2.3 2.7 2.2 4 613 8 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.0 2 210 811 2 18 4 An. M'n, 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.0 8 5 9 8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 4 3 9 9 7 5 18 8 6.0 3 3.0 Lowest temperature, December 16th, 180; highest, July 27th, 920. Range, 1100. Lowest height of Barometer, January 9th, 28.60 inches; thermometer attached, 600; greatest, December 4th, 30.60 inches; thermometer attached, 280. Range, 2.0 inches. Mean, 29.46 inches. Mississippi closed, January 30th; opened, February 21st. Closed 22 days. May 1st, thermometer stood, at sunrise, at 220, with severe frost, which killed most of the fruit. May 21st, from 5 o'clock, A. M., to 10 P. M., there fell 4.5 inches of rain, 2.5 inches of which fell from 7 to 8 P. M. Immense destruction of mills and bridges. August 10th, 12 inches of rain in 2 hours at 9 P. M. June 8th, Mississippi 14.38 feet above low-watermark, and higher than it has been since the spring of 1828. Total quantity of rain in inches, 72.4. XI. METEOROLOgical table FOR ROCHESTER, N. Y., For the Year 1851. Lat. 43° 8' 17" N., Long. 77° 51′ W. Elevation above Barometer. Greatest height, Thermometer. о Highest degree, 48 58 70 58 79 92 83 inch. inch. inch. inch. inch inch inch inch inch. inch. inch. inch inch. 30.19 30.15 29.87 30.06 29.85 29.95 29 70 29.84 30.07 29.70 30.14 29.98 30 19 28.67 28.80 29.08 28.83 28 96 29.03 29.23 29 30 29.11 28.95 28.78 28.67 28.80 29.40 29.53 29.44 29.47 29.41 29.48 29.46 29.58 29.57 29.36 29.34 29.43 29.58 Monthly mean, 28.50 32.20 35.90 43.20 55.90 65.60 70.30 67.70 62 20 50.30 35.80 24 00 47.40 Lowest degree, Range, GOOD August. 2 11 24 25 25 15 4 15 22 23 10 12 0 2 0 0 30 Je. 29 189 2.21 2.15 3-58 1.54 1.13 2.14 3.62 2.70 24.97 XII. FLOWERING OF FRUIT-TREES IN 1852. XIII. FALL OF RAIN AT KING GEORGE'S COURT-HOUSE, VA. As denoted by Crosley's (English) Rain-Gauge. UNITED STATES. I. PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION. II. EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT. THE 16th Presidential term of four years, since the establishment of the government of the United States under the Constitution, began on the 4th of March, 1849; and it will expire on the 3d of March, 1853. MILLARD FILLMORE, of New York, President, Vice-President, Salary. $25,000 5,000 Vacancy, General Zachary Taylor, of Louisiana, having been elected by a majority of thirty-six of the electoral votes, was on the 4th of March, 1849, inaugurated President of the United States, and died on the 9th of July, 1850. In consequence of this event, the duties of the office have devolved on Millard Fillmore, of New York, who had been elected by the same majority VicePresident, in accordance with the provision of the Constitution of the United States, which says, "In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice-President." THE CABINET. The following are the principal officers in the executive department of the government, who form the Cabinet, and who hold their offices at the will of the President. * Died in office. |