Heaviest Rains from 1st July, 1855, to 1st July, 1856. 1855. July 13, 1.615; Sept. 3, 4, 1.420; May 24, 1.165; Oct. 2, 1.035; Feb. 14, .960; Oct. 23, 24, .960; Sept. 30, .945; June 24, 25, 925; March 13, 14, .905; December 14, 15, .885; June 1, 795; Aug. 4, 785; May 19, 760; July 5, 725; June 17, 18, 655; Oct 6, .650; Dec. 25, 610; Aug. 15, 16, .575; Aug. 26, .535; Aug. 23, .520; July 21, 22, .520.One rain over 14 inches, 4 over 1 inch, 21 over inch, and 73 under inch. 1856. June 4, 1.830; April 21 (rain and snow), .855; Jan. 12, 835; Jan. 2, 3, .755; May 7, .525; May 17, .515. - One rain over 1 inch, 6 over inch, and 29 under inch. Snows. Jan. 5, 9 to 12 inches; 12, 2 inches; 20, 5 to 6 inches; 27, 2 inches; March 9, 1 inch; April 21, 3 inches. Thermometer.-Jan. 7, 100; 9, 70; 11, 80; 22, 100; 23, 120; 24, 70; Feb. 4, 40; 13, 220; 14, 60; 15, 160; 19, 16o. Ice. Jan. 24, 10 inches thick on the Rappahannock River; Jan. 30, 14 inches thick. Rappahannock River frozen 7 weeks. XI. FLOWERING OF FRUIT-TREES IN 1856. †The Peaches, Peas, and Plums were nearly all killed in the winter by the excessive cold. UNITED STATES. I. PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE 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 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. " |