XI. RAIN AT CHURCH HILL, JEFFERSON CO., Miss. (About 15 miles North of Natchez, Miss.)

During the Years 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, and to July 21, 1855. By Dr. F. B. Coleman.

The heaviest fall of rain for some years was from the 19th to the 22d of September, 1854; as follows:- Sept. 19th to 7 P. M., .63 inches; from 7 P. M. 19th to 7 A. M. 20th, 2 inches; to 6 P. M., 3.94 inches; to 7 A. M. 21st, 3.25 inches; to 7 A. M. 22d, .76 inches; in all, 10.58 inches. The drought from the 22d of September to June, 1855, was severe, more so than for thirty years past.

XII. FLOWERING OF FRUIT-TREES IN 1855.

THE

AMERICAN ALMANA C,

FOR

1856.

PART II.

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,

Vacancy,†

Vice-President,

THE CABINET.

Salary.

$25,000

8,000

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

North Carolina, Secretary of the Navy,

8,000

JAMES CAMPBELL,

ROBERT MCCLELLAND, Michigan, Secretary of the Interior,

Pennsylvania, Postmaster-General,

8,000

8,000

CALEB CUSHING,

Massachusetts, Attorney-General,

8,000

*Died in office.

† Hon. William R. King, of Alabama, the Vice-President of the United States, died on the

18th of April, 1853.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE.*

William L. Marcy, Secretary.

J. Addison Thomas, Assistant Secretary, salary, $3,000.

Salary.

Salary.

William Hunter, Chief Clerk, $ 2,200 Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro, Trans

Francis Markoe, Princ'l Clerk, 1,800 lator,

Robert S. Chew,

do.

$ 1,800

2,000

1,800 Edmund Flagg, Superintendent

Edward Stubbs, Disburs. Agent, 2,000 of Statistics,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

James Guthrie, Secretary.

Peter G. Washington, Assistant Secretary, salary, $3,000.

Gilbert Rodman, Chief Clerk

Geo. F. Emery,

of the Treasury Department, $2,200 G. W. Pomeroy,

Comptrollers.

Elisha Whittlesey, 1st Comp., 3,500
James M. Ramsey, Chief Clerk,
John M. Brodhead, 2d Comp.,
Tobias Purrington, Chief Clerk, 2,000|

Auditors.

Thos. L. Smith, 1st Auditor,
David W. Mahon, Chief Clerk,
Philip Clayton, 2d Auditor,
William Mechlen, Chief Clerk,
Robt. J. Atkinson, 3d Auditor,
Samuel S. Rind, Chief Clerk,
Aaron O. Dayton, 4th Auditor,
A. J. O'Bannon, Chief Clerk,
Maurice McConnel, 5th Auditor,
T. M. Smith, Chief Clerk,
Wm. F. Phillips, Auditor of
Treasury for P. O. Depart.,
Thos. J. Johnston, Chief Clerk,

Commissioner of Customs.

Hugh J. Anderson,

Thomas Feran, Chief Clerk,

H. C. Loughlin,
Wm. P. Pouder,

Appraisers
at Large.

2,000|

3,000|

3,000
2,000 I. W. Beard,
3,000 John J. Cisco,
2,000 Daniel Sturgeon,
3,000 B. C. Pressly,
2,000 Jas. Brewer,
3,000 Isaac H. Sturgeon, St. Louis,
2,000 Jacob R. Snyder, California.
3,000
Register's Office.
2,000 Finley Bigger, Register,

Philadelphia, 2,500
Charleston, 2,500
New Orleans, 2,500

2,500

3,000

3,000

2,000|

Charles T. Jones, Chief Clerk, 2,000
Solicitor's Office.
Ferris B. Streeter, Solicitor,

3,500

* By the 4th section of the Civil and Diplomatic Act, it is provided that the clerks in the Department of State shall be examined, classified, and distributed as directed in the other Executive Departments (see American Almanac for 1854, page 148, and for 1855, page 132), from and after June 30, 1855, and that the permanent clerical force shall consist of three clerks of class 1, salary $1,200; two of class 2, salary $1,400; eight of class 3, salary $1,600; eight of class 4, salary $1,800; and one chief clerk; and that one of the clerks of class 4 shall give bonds and make the disbursements for the Department, and superintend the northeast executive building, receiving therefor $200 additional salary.