IX. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR KNOX HILL, FA. Lat. 30° 30' N., Long. 1860 W. 148 feet above the Sea. Barometer corrected for 32° Fahr. By J. Newton. 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 Mean of three daily Barom. Ther. Rain. inch. inch. 1.8489 29.848 74.5 29.903 78.6 December, 29.900 67.0 2.5193 29.955 62.9 0.9774 The coldest day, mean 35.60, December 8. 1st quarter. 6.720 7.960 5.065 5.635 8.500 Inches. Oct. 2.945 Nov. 0.920 Dec. 1.160 July to December 15.985 Total rain in 1853 28.800 5.025 10.960 Months. 1853. X. RAIN AT POWHATAN HILL, KING GEORGE CO., VA. Inches. 1854, Jan. 2.580 Inches. Feb. 4.255 10.960 8.500 16, 320; 17, 290; 29, 370. and 30, and April 17, 1 in. March 19, in.; 24, † in.; Mean of three daily 4th. 7.190 4.550 10.470 5.025 Inches. April 3.265 May 2.255 June 3.790 9.310 8.500 January to July 17.810 Rains of half an inch and over in 1853 and to July 1, 1854. 1853, Jan. 12, 0.635; Feb. 6, .875; March 1, .825; 17, .685; April 3, 4, .965; 16, 17, .875; 24, 25, .595; May 24, 25, 1.60; July 6, .875; 10, .60; 11, 12, .61; 20, 21, 1.385; 26, 1.30; August 3, 1.26; 17, .555; 18, 1.12; Sept. 9, 10, 1.675; Oct. 24, 1.375; Nov. 9, .50. 1854, Jan. 11, 12, 0.755; Feb. 8, 1.045; 15, 16, .595; 20, 21, .92; 26, 1.65; March 22, .82; April, 14, 15, 16, 2.315; 28, 29, .595; May 22, .65; June 7, .50; 19, 1.47. In 1853, thermometer highest July 1, 950; Dec. 24, 180. First frost Oct. 4. Snow, Oct. 24 and Dec. 29, 1 inch; Dec. 30, 2 inches. Ice, Nov. 26, of an inch thick. In 1854, thermometer highest June 28, 910; Jan. 9, 180; 24, 150; March 29, 230; April Snow, Jan. 1, 44 inches deep; Feb. 20, 4 to 5 in.; March 22, 28, Ice, Jan. 4, 3 inches thick; 5, 4 to 5 in.; 24, 2 in.; 25, 3 in.; April 3, in.; 19, crust. Latest frost, May 1. XI. RAIN AT CHURCH HILL, JEFFERSON CO., MISS. During the Years 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, and to July 1, 1854. By Dr. F. B. Coleman. Places. 1850. Cambridge, Mass., inches. 7.37 4.95 2.41 6.87 5.49 8.09 3.55 3.78 0.70 0.20 2.47 11.52 57.40 Plum. April 30 1851. April 30 Feb. 15 May 3 inches. 2.35 9.85 2.83 1.61 0.96 1.03 1.91 5.16 0.46 3.27 8.09 6.64 44.16 Pear. April 30 1852. XII. FLOWERING OF FRUIT-TREES IN 1854. April 8 May 6 inches. 1.57 4.57 3.08 3.89 1.31 0.24 3.38 0.89 2.27 1.89 5.10 8.81 37.00 Peach. May 3 April 25 1853. Feb. 15 May 3 inches. 0.75 7.92 5.23 2.08 4.75 1.97 7.92 9.13 1.37 4.19 2.58 4.83 52.72 Cherry. May 5 May 15 April 24 May 1 *The fruit was generally killed by the excessively cold weather in April after a very mild March. Snow and ice April 15; frost May 1. † Frost early in April killed the early fruit. UNITED STATES. I. PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION. II. EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT. THE 17th Presidential term of four years, since the establishment of the government of the United States under the Constitution, began on the 4th of March, 1853; and it will expire on the 3d of March, 1857. FRANKLIN PIERCE, of New Hampshire, President, Vice-President, Term Ended. March 3, 1797. March 3, 1801. March 3, 1809. March 3, 1817. March 3, 1825. March 3, 1829. March 3, 1837. March 3, 1841. April 4, 1841. March 3, 1845. March 3, 1849. July 9, 1850. March 3, 1853. New York, Kentucky, 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. WILLIAM L. MARCY, North Carolina, Secretary of the Navy, ROBERT MCCLELLAND, Michigan, Secretary of the Interior, JAMES CAMPBELL, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Salary 25,000 8,000 Pennsylvania, Postmaster-General, $8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 *Died in office. ↑ Hon. William R. King, of Alabama, the Vice-President of the United States, died on the 15th of April, 1853. |
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