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a similar report coming on the 23rd from some places in the Province of Ontario. The casualties from lightning in certain rural districts have been numerous, in some instances attended with loss of life. The rains, were, however, attended with fine weather, and the reports from the west of damage to grain crops were not so persistent as might have been expected. An unusually low temperature for the time of year prevailed during the nights of the 27th and 28th.

AUGUST.-Excepting one day (the 23rd), the first week of August was generally pleasant and seasonable, with cool weather, but rather unseasonably cold nights. A report at this time along the line of the Grand Trunk Railway showed that the fall wheat, though winterkilled in some districts, promised a very good yield in others; while spring wheat was below the average owing to rust in many places. During the second week of the month, the weather continued from moderately warm to very warm-like much of July-with heavy rain and sultry weather on the night of the 7th. After some rain on the 13th, a cool change set in with frost early on the morning of the 16th, while hail storms were reported in a number of localities. From Virginia we had reports of a severe storm of hail and rain on the 15th, doing great damage to the tobacco crop, and, from New York State, accounts of heavy frost the same night, but, fortunately, not severe enough to injure the crops. Towards the 19th, heat and oppressive weather, with heavy rain and storm occurred. On the 25th of this month a heavy storm on Lake Ontario was reported from Toronto ; while, in New York, the gale along the coast was terrific and it was feared many vessels had foundered. The storm sprang up suddenly and gave vessels but little chance to seek harbor. There was heavy rain on the 27th and 28th, ending on the 29th with frost at night. On the 30th there was a fine display of the Aurora in the north during fine and pleasant weather. The month closed with fair weather.

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SEPTEMBER.-The month set in with cloudy, wet and "muggy weather. There was frost between the 6th and 7th days, and rather cool and fall-like up to the 10th. About this date, bush-fires prevailed through many parts of both Quebec and Ontario, as well as in the United States, and the air was filled with smoke. Rains previous to the 17th of the month quenched, for the most part, these bush-fires, which had done considerable damage in many places. Smoke and fog on the river St. Lawrence impeded navigation a little, and there was some detention of vessels on the Gulf. Smoke again appeared on the 19th in the air, but was again speedily quenched by rains on the night

of the 19th, and on the 20th. There was snow in Scotland on the 21st, a most note-worthy occurrence. On the 23rd, the "Weekly Review," of the Montreal Gazette, stated that the agricultural regions and pasture lands had been greatly benefited by the showers; and that bush-fires seemed to have all been extinguished. The weather between the 19th and 23rd was quite autumn-like, and nights almost frosty. The Equinoctial period in this region appeared to pass over quietly and without its characteristic storms, but there were heavy and cold rains with strong wind on the 27th, 28th and 29th days, as well as the 30th and closing day of the month. On the 26th, snow was reported at Father Point, and on the 30th there were sleet and snow and sharp frost at night at a number of points in the Laurentian range of mountains, to the northward of the Ottawa River.

OCTOBER.-The wet, cold and windy weather of the last few days of September, continued up to the 5th of October without intermission, and a cold thunder-storm broke over my camp on Lac St. Joseph in Argenteuil County, early on the morning of the 3rd. After the 5th the weather became more settled, and on the 9th, 10th and 11th typical "Indian Summer" occurred with hazy atmosphere and unusual warmth for the time of year. There was very sharp frost on the early morning of the 1st October, and also between the 7th and 8th. On the 15th and 16th of the month heavy fogs prevailed, interfering with the navigation of the St. Lawrence. The dreary, foggy weather which marked also the beginning of the next week, merged into a period of unusually cold weather, during which many sudden deaths occurred. With the week beginning on the 17th, heavy storms prevailed, with disasters to vessels on the upper lakes. On the 18th snow-storms were reported from Toronto and other western points, and snow fell in the west on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th insts. in some places to a considerable depth, and on the 24th snow fell in small quantities in Montreal and the vicinity. This was accompanied by cold weather, and on the 23rd and 24th insts. overcoats were pretty generally worn in Montreal. During the great storm of the 20th, predicted by Mr. Vennor, near by a foot of snow fell in the northwestern sections of Canada. For twenty-four hours the snow in Minnesota was so deep that for that length of time St. Paul was isolated, and for three days had communication with Milwaukee only, and over the whole country telegraph lines were blown down, and much damage done.

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