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have received full treatment. Such writers as Gen. Manning F. Force, Gen. Jacob D. Cox, Gen. Henry M. Cist have contributed to the history of the war and our own Prof. P. V. N. Myers has won distinction 'by his general his- torical work. It is impracticable, however, to mention all who in one manner or another have added to the literature of the country. There is a chapter in Ford's "History of Cincinnati." which is excellent as it shows that such an attempt results in little more than a list of names. Mr. Venable in his admirable work "The Begin- nings of Literary Culture in the Ohio Valley" covers as no other man could have covered the earlier period and the same writer in his contri- butions on the "Ohio Literary Men and Wo- men," published as part of the proceedings of the Ohio Centennial celebration at Chillicothe in 1903, takes up a later period and gives practically a complete list of the publications and authors of recent years.
APPENDIX A .- OFFICIALS.
ELECTIONS FOR MAYOR -OFFICERS OF THE TOWN AND OF THE CITY - SOME FEDERAL OFFICIALS - CITY OFFICERS IN 1904.
The first act to incorporate the town of Cin- cinnati passed January 1, 1802, vested the cor- porate powers in seven trustees, a president, recorder, assessor, collector and marshal. The president was practically the supreme officer of the town. The names of those that held this position have been given in Chapter XXVI.
By the act incorporating the town passed January 10, 1815, provision was made for the election of a mayor by the trustees, who should also preside over that body. The first mayor and president was William Corry, who served until the time of the incorporation of the city, February 5, 1819. By this latter act provision was made for a mayor to be elected by the City Council. The first mayor of the city was Isaac G. Burnet, who was reelected from time to time and served until the passage of the act of Janu- ary 26, 1827, from which time the mayor has been elected by the people. Mr. Burnet was the first mayor elected by the people. The votes by which he and his successors to the present day have been elected are as follows, the suc- cessful candidate in each case being placed first :
ELECTIONS FOR MAYOR.
1827-Isaac G. Burnet 1,004
Elisha Hotchkiss 984
1829-Isaac G. Burnet 1,042
Andrew Mack 784
William Corry 263
1831-Elisha Hotchkiss 1,697
Samuel W. Davies 931
1833-Samuel W. Davies 1,882
Elisha Hotchkiss 1,479
1835-Samuel W. . Davies 1,500
Jolin C. Avery 1,168
364
Isaiah Wing
190
1837-Samuel W. Davies 1,754
Elisha Hotchkiss 1,521
1839-Samuel W. Davies 2,048
. John A. Wiseman
1,173
Elisha Hotchkiss
1,08.4
1841-Samuel W. Davies 3,658
R. W. Lawrence 417
1843-Henry E. Spencer 3,193
Henry Morse 3,112
Marcus Smith 797
1845-Henry E. Spencer 3.360
Henry Morse 3,161
George W. Jones 418
1847-Henry E. Spencer 4,21.1
Mark P. Taylor 3.599
1849-Henry E. Spencer 5,830
John H. Gerard 3,802
Samuel Perry 319
1851-Mark P. Taylor 6.023
Henry E. Spencer 6,800
1853-David T. Snelbaker 5,943
James D. Taylor 5,187
Joseph S. Ross 2,881
F. T. Chambers 990
1855-James J. Faran 0,454
James D. Taylor 8,432
1857-N. W. Thomas 8,785
C. J. W. Smith 8,559
1859-R. M. Bishop 10,717
William J. Flagg 8,787
1861-George llatch
12,587
Charles F. Wilstach
10,40.4
Crusel F. Robinson
589
1863-Leonard A. Harris Joseph Torrence 13.102 11,958
1865-Leonard A. Harris 11,252
Joseph Torrence
1,683
1867-Charles F. Wilstach 13.733
James Saffin 9,362
1869-John F. Torrence 13.654
Charles Thomas 11.733
1871-S. S. Davis 15.474
Leonard A. Harris 13,548
1873-George W. C. Johnston 16,500
S. S. Davis 14.872
1875-George W. C. Johnston 21,595
John Robinson 15,198
1877-Robert M. Moore 18,240
George W. C. Johnston 16,606
Charles A. Thompson 3.594
1870-Charles Jacob, Jr .. 21,441
Leonard A. Harris 21,020)
1881-William Means 23,804
Charles Jacob, Jr 21.384
+
Elisha Hotchkiss
,
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1883-Thomas J. Stephens 25,020
Lewis L. Sadler 22,757
1885-Amor Smith, Jr 27,638
George Gerke 24,107
1887-Amor Smith, Jr. 17,998
William H. Stevenson 17,317
Isaac B. Matson 11,858
1889-John .B. Mosby 22,000 Thomas J. Stephens 21,454
Daniel Stone 7,295
1891-John B. Mosby 25,582
Gustav Tafel 25,444
1894-John A. Caldwell 26,667
Theodore F. Horstman
Isaac J. Miller
11,657
1897-Gustav Tafel
35.868
Levi C. Goodale 28.423
34,447
Alfred M. Cohen 28,843
1903-Julius Fleischmann 42,87I
Melville E. Ingalls 27,275
The officers of the town ( 1802-19), other than those of president and mayor, were as follows :
RECORDERS.
Jacob Burnet 1802, 1812
Charles Kilgour 1803
Aaron Goforth 1805-09
James Andrews 1810-II
Samuel W. Davies 1813
Griffin Yeatman
1814
Oliver M. Speneer
1815-16
Martin Baum
1817-18
John W. Armstrong 1818
TREASURERS.
Jacob Williams
1813
Davis Embree
1814
David Kilgour 1815-16
Jacob Wheeler
1817-18
MARSHALS.
James Smith 1802
Andrew Brannon 1813
James Chambers 1814-18
CLERKS OF COUNCIL.
John Reily 1802
William McFarland 1803
Matthew Nimmo 1804
Griffin Yeatman 1805-06
John Mahard 1807
Jaines Ewing 1808-09
Ethan Stone
1810
Daniel Symmes
1811
Jacob Burnet 1812
William McFarland and Dan Drake. 1813
William Corry 1814
William Ruffin 1815
George P. Torrence
1816
Jesse Embree 1817-18
Some of the officers of the city ( 1819-1904), other than the mayors, were :
CLERKS OF COUNCIL. '
John Tuttle and R. L. Coleman 1819
William Phillips and William Disney 1820
William Ruffin :1821
Thomas Tueker 1822-23
Daniel Roe
1824
John Gibson
1825-28
John T. Jones 1829-31
Charles Satterly 1832-49
William G. Williams 1850-53
Stephen B. Hulse 1854-57
Samuel L. Corwin 1858-61
George M. Casey
1862-63
H. G. Armstrong - 1864-66
Julius F. Blackburn 1867-72
R. C. Rohner
1874-79
Edwin Henderson 1880 --
RECORDERS.
William Oliver 1819-20
Samuel Perry 1821
Thomas Henderson 1822-23
Charles Taten 1824
Oliver Lovell 1825-27, 1830-33, 1839-40
Samuel R. Miller
Ebenezer Hinman 1834-38
Jonah Martin 1841
William Stephenson 1842
D. E. A. Strong 1843
L. E. Brewster 1844
Joseph G. Rust
.18.45
N. W. Thomas
1846
Daniel F. Meader 1847
Caleb Burdsal 1848
Benjamin Dennis and William B. Cassilly 1849
Thomas M. Bodley 1850
Charles F. Wilstach
.1851
Joseph M. Blundell 1852
MARSIIALS.
William Ruffin 1819-20
Samuel R. Miller 1821
John C. Avery 1822-24
William C. Anderson 1825-26
Zebulon Byington 1827-28
William Doty 1828-32
Jesse Justice 1833-34
James Saffin 1835-46
Ebenezer Hulse 1847-48
Charles 1 .. Ruffin 1849-54
William Craven
1855-57
Benjamin Robinson
1858
John S. Gano 1859
TREASURERS.
Jacob Wheeler 1819-20
Richard L. Coleman 1820-30
Stephen McFarland 1831-32
James Comly 1833-34
Samuel Scott 1834-41
William Disney 1843-50
James Johnston 1850-59
E. B. Townsend 1859-61
J. M. Noble
1861-63
Adolph Carnes
1863-60
Ezekiel I .. De Camp 1867-68
Robert Moore
860-74
1
1828-20
1900-Julius Fleischmann
19,912
1
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August Ligowski 1875-76
Henry Knorr 1877-81
William Boettger 1881-83
George L. Herancourt 1883-85
Albert Bohrer 1885-89
Henry M. Ziegler 1889-97
E. O. Eshelby 1897-1900
John R. Kinsley 1900-
POLICE JUDGES.
William L. Spooner 1853-55
Andrew J. Pruden 1856-59
D. P. Lowe 1859-61
James Saffin 1861.63
John B. Warren 1863-67
Waiter F. Straub
1867-73
Nathan Marchant
1873-75
George Lindeman
1875-77
Moses F. Wilson 1877-81
Warren Higley 1881-83
A. R. Von Martels 1883-85
James W. Fitzgerald
1885-87
John A. Caldwell
1887-89
James D. Ermston
1889-91
Ellis B. Gregg
1891-97
Edward Schwab
1897-1900
W. H. Lueders 1900
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS OF POLICE COURT.
W. M. Dickson 1853
Thomas A. Logan 1854-55
H. B. Brown 1856-59
E. M. Johnson 1859-61
Fred C. Jones
1861-63
Walter F. Straub 1863-67
C .... H. Blackburn 1867-68
Isaac J. Neall 1868-69
Moses F. Wilson 1869-71
Thomas C. Campbell 1871-75
Charles E. Callahan 1875 -77
John P. Murphy 1877-81
Jolin A. Caldwell 1881.85
Jolm C. Schwartz
1885-89
. P. J. Corcoran
1889-91
Fred Hertenstein
1891-94
C. L. Nippert
1894-97
W. H. Lueders 1897-1900
Scott Holmes 1900-
CITY SOLICITORS.
R. A. Ferguson 1852-53
Patrick McGroarty 1854-55
Samuel Hart 1856-58
Rutherford B. Hayes 1859-61
Thomas C. Ware 1861-63
Thomas J. Gallagher 1863-65
Edward F. Noyes 1865
Henry A. Morrill 1867-68
J. Bryant Walker 1809-70
Fred W. Moore
1871-73
John W. Warrington 1873-74
Robert O. Strong (died in office) 1875
lliram D). Peck ( clected at special election ) 1876
Clement S. Bates 1877-78
Philip II. Kumler 1879-83
Joshına M. Dawson 1883-85
Frank M. Coppock 1885-87 * Theodore E. Horstmau 1887-91
Corporation Counsel.
Theodore F. Horstman 1891-94
Fred Hertenstein 1894-97.
Ellis G. Kinkead 1897-1900
Charles J. Hunt
1900-03
City Solicitor.
Charles J. Hunt 1903-
Cyrus Davenport 1853-55
S. S. McGibbons 1856-58
Emanuel Wassenich 1859-61
George Stackhouse 1862-63
Charles S. Betts
1863-65
Harry H. Tatem
1865-68
Charles H. Titus
1869-71
William B. Folger 1871-72
S. W. Hoffman 1872-79
Comptrollers.
E. O. Eshelby 1880-89
Edwin Stevens 1889-91
Auditors.
Dan. W. Brown 1891-97
Henry P. Boyden
1897-1900
Paul M. Millikin 1900-03
William T. Perkins
1903-
CIVIL ENGINEERS.
A. W. Gilbert 1851-55
S. W. Irwin 1856-57
Thomas S. Peter
1858-59, 1861-63
A. W. Gilbert
1859-61, 1863-66
Jacob Wirth 1867
R. C. Phillips 1869-70
A. Hickenlooper
1871-72
A. E. Tripp
1872-74
W. G. Halpin 1875
A. L. Anderson 1876-78
C. N. Danenhower 1879
HI. J. Stanley 1880-84
C. N. Danenhower 1884-85
H. J. Stanley 1886-90
James A. Stewart 1891-92
H J. Stanley
1892-98
Thomas B. Punshon
1808-1900
.H. J. Stanley
1900-
SOME FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
The Presidents of the United States from Cincinnati have been . William H. Harrison, Rutherford B. Haves and Benjamin Harrison.
William H. Harrison was for many years identified with Cincinnati and was clerk of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas at the time of his election to the presidency.
Rutherford B. Hayes practiced law in Cin- cinnati for many years prior to the war and en- listed in the army from this city.
Benjamin Harrison was born at North Bend and studied law in Cincinnati.
The members of the cabinet have been Jolin
AUDITORS.
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CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF CINCINNATI
McLean, Postmaster General, 1823-28; Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64; Henry . Stanbery, Attorney General, 1866-69; Jacob D. Cox, Secretary of the Interior, 1869; Alphonso Taft, Secretary of War, 1876, and At- torney General, 1876-77; Judson Harmon, At- torney General, 1895-97, and William H. Taft, Secretary of War, 1904.
The judges of the United States Supreme Court have been John McLean, 1829-61, Salmon P. Chase, chief justice, 1864-73, Stanley Mat- thews, 1881-89.
The United States Senators have been John Smith, 1803-08; Ethan Allen Brown, 1822-25 ; Jacob Burnet, 1828-31 ; Salmon P. Chase, 1849- 55 and 1860-61 ; Stanley Matthews, 1877 ; George H. Pendleton, 1879-85; Joseph Benson Foraker, 1897 -.
Representatives in. Congress .- The first terri- torial delegate was William Henry Harrison who served for a few months in 1799 and 1800. He resigned and his unexpired term was filled by the election of William McMillan. Paul Fear- ing of Marietta served from March 4, 1801, to the admission of Ohio as a State. Ohio had but one representative in Congress from 1803 to 1813,-Jeremiah Morrow of Lebanon. Will- iam Henry Harrison represented the First Dis- trict, in which was Hamilton County, in the 14th" and 15th Congress. The Congressmen from this district thereafter to the 33rd Con- gress inclusive were as follows: James W. Gaz- lay, 1823-25; Jamies Findlay, 1825-33; Robert T. Lytle, 1833-35; Bellamy Storer, 1835-37; Alexander Duncan, 1837-41 ; Nathaniel G. Pen- dleton, 1837-41 ; Alexander Duncan, 1843-45; James J. Faran, 1845-49; and David T. Disney, 1849-53.
In 1852 Timothy C. Day was elected in the First and John Scott Harrison in the new Sec- ond District. The new alignment of parties be- gan at this time and in 1854 the anti-Nebraska ticket for Congress, having as its candidates' Tim- othy C. Day and John Scott Harrison, carried llamilton County, defeating George 11. Pendle- ton and William S. Groesbeck, Democrats, by pluralities of 3,274 and 3,671 respectively. Two years later Messrs. Pendleton and Groesbeck were elected, the former defeating Alphonso Taft and James S. Torrence, and the latter John A. Gurley and John Scott Harrison.
In 1858 l'endleton defeated Timothy C. Day his old antagonist by a small plurality of 346 and Gurley in the Second District defeated Groes- beck by a plurality of 791.
In 1860 Pendleton was elected in the First District, defeating Oliver M. Spencer, Repub- lican, by a plurality of 903. Gurley defeated Alexander Long, Democrat, by a plurality of 803.
In 1862 strangely enough George H. Pendle- ton running on the Democratic ticket defeated his old associate William S. Groesbeck running on the Republican ticket by a majority of 1,127. In the Second District Alexander Long turned the tables on Gurley and defeated him by a plu- rality of 131.
Two years later, 1864, Benjamin Eggleston, Republican, defeated George E. Pugh, Demo- crat, by a plurality of 2,429 and Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican, defeated Joseph C. Butler, Democrat, in the Second District by a plurality of 3,098.
In 1866 Benjamin Eggleston and Rutherford B. Hayes, Republicans, defeated George H. Pen- dleton and Theodore Cook, Democrats, by phi- ralities of 926 and 2,558 respectively.
In 1868 the First District went Democratic, Eggleston being beaten by Philip W. Strader by a majority of 211; in the Second District Job E. Stevenson, Republican, defeated Samuel F. Carv, Democrat, by a plurality of 497:
in 1870 the Republicans carried both con- gressional districts. Aaron Fyfe Perry and Job E. Stevenson defeated Milton Sayler and Samuel F. Cary by pluralities of 745 and 1,549 respectively. Perry subsequently resigned and was succeeded by Ozro J. Dodds, Democrat.
Both districts went Democratic in 1872. Say- ler defeated Eggleston in the First by a plu- rality of 3,560 and Ilenry B. Banning defeated Hayes in the Second by a plurality of 1,502.
The same Congressmen were elected two years later over John K. Green in the First and Stevenson in the Second. The Democratic plu- ralities were 4,314 and 1.535.
Sayler and Banning were again elected in the centennial year over Manning F. Force and Stanley Matthews by pluralities of 670 and 750, respectively.
In 1878 Benjamin Butterworth, Republican, defeated Sayler in the First District by a plural- ity of 720 and Thomas L. Young, Republican. defeated Leonard W. Goss by a plurality of 974.
Butterworth and Young defeated Samuel F. Hunt and Henry B. Banning in 1880 by plurali- ties of 1,208 and 1,004.
In 1882 the Democrats once more were suc- cessful owing to the liquor and Sunday ques- tions. John F. Follett and Isaac M. Jordan were
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elected to Congress in the First and Second dis- tricts over Benjamin Butterworth and Amor Smith, Jr., by pluralities of 819 and 1,817.
Butterworth defeated Follett at the following election by a plurality of 1,609 and Charles E. Brown, also Republican, defeated Adam Kra- mer, Democrat, in the Second District by a plu- rality of 205.
In 1886 Butterworth and Brown were again elected, defeating Samuel A. Miller and Hugh Shields by pluralities of 2,357 and 1,799, re- spectively.
In 1888 Butterworth and John A. Caldwell, Republicans, were elected over Otway J. Cos- grave and Clinton W. Gerard, Democrats, by pluralities of 1,899 and 1,596.
In 1890 Bellamy Storer and John A. Caldwell, Republicans, carried the First and Second dis- tricts over Otway J. Cosgrave and Oliver Brown, Democrats, by pluralities of 2,288 and 7,730.
In 1892 Storer and Caldwell were reelected, defeating Robert B. Bowler and Charles T. Greve by pluralities of 1,255 and 2,166, respect- ively.
In 1894 Charles P. Taft and Jacob H. Brom- well, Republicans, defeated Hiram D. Peck and James B. Matson, Democrats, by pluralities of 8,937 and 11,554.
In 1896 William B. Shattuc and Jacob H. Broniwell, Republicans, defeated Thomas G. Donnelly and David S. Oliver by pluralities of 9,627 and 9,197.
In 1898 Shattuc and Bromwell defeated John F. Follett and Charles L. Swain by pluralities of 6,152 and 6,508.
In 1900 the same Congressmen were returned by pluralities over John B. Peaslee and Henry · Ketter of 8,004 and 5,170.
In 1902 Nicholas Longworth and Herman P. Goebel, Republicans, defeated Thomas Bentham and Harry C. Busch by pluralities of 14,611 and 12,179.
CITY OFFICERS IN 1904.
The principal city officers of 1904 are as fol- lows : Mayor, Julius Fleischmann, term expires
1005; vice-mayor and president of the Council, Ifarry 1 .. Gordon, term expires 1905; president pro tem of the Council, William W. Granger ; clerk, Edwin Henderson;, city auditor, W. T. Perkins, term expires 1906; city solicitor, Charles J. Hunt ; city treasurer, John R. Kinsley, term expires 1905; Police Court judge, William H. Lueders, term expires 1906; prosecuting at- torney of Police Court, Scott Holmes; Board of Public Service,-W. C. Johnson, Samuel Weil. Jr., M. A. McGuire, William Magly and William E. Hutton; chief- civil engineer, H. J. Stanley ; superintendent City Water Works, William H. Boch ; superintendent Park Department, B. P. Critchell ; health officer, Clark W. Davis, M. D .; wharf master, John A. Pentland; examiner of weights and measures, James H. Whitney; şu- pervising engineer (smoke inspector), William F. Gass; inspector of buildings, Charles A. Tooker; city electrician, L. H. Weissleder ; Board of Review,-Clark B. Montgomery, E. G. Schriefer and Frank Armstrong; Commis- sioners of Water Works, -- August Herrmann, Maurice J. Freiberg, William B. Melish, Charles M. Holloway and Leopold Markbreit; Trustees of Sinking Fund,-Charles P. Taft, C. H. Kel- logg, George W. Harris and Thornton M. Hin- kle ; Board of Public Safety,-Wade Cushing, James J. Faran, Max Burgheim and Abe Furst ; chief of police, Paul M. Millikin; president Board of Education, John G. O'Connell; presi- dent Union Board of High Schools, John G. O'Connell; public librarian, N. D. C. Hodges ; chief of Fire Department, J. A. Archibald; su- perintendent House of Refuge, James Allison ; superintendent City Work House, William Ruehrwein ; superintendent City Infirmary, Frank A. Tucker; superintendent Cincinnati Hospital, John Fehrenbatch; Superior Court of Cincinnati,-Rufus B. Smith, Howard Ferris, Lewis M. Hosea; and justices of the peace, Cincinnati township,-Philip Winkler, George W. Tibbles, Michael Muller, and James M. Brandt.
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APPENDIX B .- WEATHER BUREAU.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA - READY REFERENCE SHEET.
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Latitude N. 39° 6'.
Longitude W. 84° 30'.
Elevations above sea level : City datum
. 546.9 feet
Low water 431.96 feet .
Zero of river gage .. · 430.06 feet Lowest river stage 1.9 feet, September, 1881. Highest river stage 71.1 feet, February, 1884. Average annual temperature 55 degrees.
Average annual precipitation 38.40 inches.
Other climatological data given in ready refer- ence table on the next page.
Weather Burean office was established on No- vember 1, 1870.
The main business portion of Cincinnati is sit- uated on a series of terraces in a basin eroded by the Ohio River. The elevation of the bluffs or "hills" ranges from 375 to 450 feet above low water mark, or about 800 to 880 feet above sea level.
The surrounding bluffs, widely known as the Cincinnati hilltops, largely protect the city from destructive winds, and mitigate the effects of passing storms. On the other hand, however, in foggy conditions and with little or no wind, the city in the basin is frequently so densely cov-
ered with fog and local smoke that artificial light is required in midday, while beyond the hills, in the suburban portion, clear skies may prevail.
The location of the city is such that it is more or less affected by all great storms crossing the country. Hot summer waves strike it with vary- ing intensities, while the cold waves of winter bring a degree of discomfort depending upon whether they flow from the north over the lake regions and are in consequence damp or whether they come from the northwest and west and are dry and invigorating.
Weather Bureau instruments are located with the view of removing from them all improper influences, and register actual conditions. The rain and snow gages are 143 feet above the ground, practically free from eddies. The ther- mometers are 152 feet above the ground and in regulation shelters, free from moisture, wind and sunshine. The sunshine recorder is 156 feet above ground freely exposed to the sky. The wind vane and velocity measurer are 161 feet above the ground, and not influenced by sur- rounding "sky-scrapers." All instruments are electrically self recording and an unbroken rec- ord is made on registers in the office.
S. S. BASSLER, Local Forecaster.
November 1, 1870, to March 31, 1904.
READY REFERENCE SHEET.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR. 1
MAY.
JUNE.
JULY.
AUG.
SEPT.
Ост.
Nov.
DEC.
Normal temperature.
.
32°
35°
43º
54°
65°
74°
78°
76°
69°
57°
44º
36°
Warmest month
49°, 1880
46°, 1882
51º, 1878
62°, 1896
71°, 1896
79°, 1874
82°, 1901
80°, 1881
76°, 1881
65°, 1879
49°, 1883
48°, 1889
Coldest month .
21°, 1893
23°, 1885
33º, 1885
48°, 1874
60°, 1897
70°, 1889
71°, 1891
71°, 1875
64°, 1879
51°, 1895
37°, 1880
25°, 1876
Highest temperature.
71° 12, 1890
73º 16, 1883
84° 29,1885
87° 18,1896 29, 1899
94° 27,1875
98° 28,1874
105° 22, 1901
101° 12, 1881
99° 6,1899
88º 3, 6, 1884 1, 1897
78° 7,1895
72° 31, 1875
Lowest temperature.
-12º 11, 1886
-17º 9, 1899
1º 4, 1873
18° · 18, 1875
33° 2,1897
39° 1,1889
5.3° 1,1885
51.º 28,1885 23,1890 25, 1891
35 ° 30, 1899
27º 29,30,1873 30,1895
5° 5, 1880
-8º 22,1872
Earliest date of first killing frost
30th
Average date of first killing frost.
25th
Average date of last killing frost.
14th
Latest date of last killing frost.
24th
Average precipitation.
3.30
3.42
3.59
2.90
3 40
3.98
3.48
3.43
2.38
2.25
3.27
3.00
Average No. of days .01 inch or more.
13
12
14
12
12
12
10
9
8
9
11
12
Greatest monthly precipita- tion. .
9.49
8.87 1884
9.89 1897
7.10 1893
8.47 1882
9.86 1880
9.63 1875
11.72 1879
5.00 1896
8.39 1883
6.80 1897
1879
Least monthly precipitation.
0.60 1872
0.37 1895
0.56 1885
0.59 1896
1.02 1871
1.01 1900
0.13 1894
0.26 1889
0.28 1900
0.40 1892
0.74 1901
0.88 1876
Greatest precipitation in 24 hours.
3.57
2.98
4.97
2.21
2.98
3.12
2.43
2.68
2.36
3.06
2.75
3.10
6, 7, 1895 2, 3, 1887 4, 5, 1897 22,23,1887 25,26,1879 14,15,1880 7, 8, 1891 24,25,1879 28,29,1896 28,29,1883 12,13,1873 4, 5, 1880
Greatest snowfall in 24 hours.
4.00 12, 1895
5.50 15, 1886
4.00 15, 1896
-4.00 5,6, 1886
1.50 2, 1897 ʻ
None
None
None
None
Trace 22, 1898
1.50 27,1888
7.00 25, 1890
Average No. of clear days. . .
7
7
7
10
9
9
11
12
13
· 14
8
7 -
Average No. of partly cloudy days ...
9
9
11
10
14
13
13
13
10
9
10
10
Average No. of cloudy days.
15
12
13
10
8
8
7
6
7
8
12
14
Prevailing wind. ..
S. W.
N. W. 48-S. W. 41-N. W. 48-S.W. 44-S. W. N. W. 9,14, 1889 26, 1887 3, 1901 26, 1902 S.E.
S. E. 45-N. 20,1902
S. E.
S. W.
N. E.
S. E.
S. E.
S. E.
S. W.
Highest wind velocity.
52-N.W. 43-S. W. 50-N.W. 40-N.W. 41-S. W. 48-S.W. 40-N.W. 22, 1885
23, 1901
15, 1896
1,1896
7,1903 | 26, 1895
4,1885
7.11
1876
INDEX
PAGE
Abbe, Cleveland 867
Abolitionists in 1842.
752
Academy of Fine Arts, Cincin- nati 933
Adams, Dr. John.
. ..
.365, 952
Agriculture, Manufactures
and
Domestic Economy, Society
for Promotion of.
528
Bethel, Union.
702, 1032
Allen, Marston
721
Allison, Dr. Richard
365, 951.
Alms, Frederick H.
IOIO
Amberson, John
94
Births
352
"Americans As They Are".
551
Amusements
. . 364, 467, 474, 637, 850, 1034
Ancient Remains
.24, 425
Blockhouses.
121, 124, 176, 201
Anderson, Maj. Robert ...
.820, 822
Anderson Family, The, in Civil War 8,37
Angling Club, Cincinnati. 651
Annexations. . . 18, 655, 853, 876, 958
Anniversaries
588, 605
Apollo Club
930
Apollo Hall
605
Armstrong. John.
.94, 102, 220
Arrison Infernal Machine.
731
Boon ( Boone), Danicl. .
.80, 86, 115
Art Academy
936
Botetourt County
89
Art Club, Cincinnati.
938
Art Museum
935
Boundaries. .. . . 16, 424, 436, 509, 522
Bouquet, Colonel
69
Artists. .. 380, 428, 538, 540, 681, 930
Arts Union Hall 694 Bradstreet, E. P. 773
A'she, Thomas
201
Brant, Joseph
42
Astronomical
Society,, Cincin-
nati 898 Bridges .. . 384, 503, 529, 542, 849, 879
Atwater, Calch
555
Audubon Society
904
Baily, Francis
182, 349
Bancroft, Aaron
624
Banks. .. .. . .. 425, 428, 493, 522,
527, 536, 543, 547, 560, 678,
603, 609, 847, 877, 882, 993, 1019
Bar Association, Cincinnati.
1028
Bunker, Joseph
976
Burgoyne, John
773
Burnet, Isaac G.
508
Burnet, Jacob. . . . 28, 30, 43, 153,
155, 157. 205, 207, 215, 230, 253. 297. 319. 346, 377, 572, 628
I AGE
Burnside, Gen. A. E.
835
Bushy Run
69
Business Colleges
787
Business Men's Club.
1027
621
Butler, Gen. Richard.
.... 93, 95,
108, 125, 127, 141, 240, 248, 250
Byrd. Charles Wylling.
320
Byrd ( Bird), Col. Henry ...
.82, 120
California Excursion
854
Callaway, Betsey
116
Camp Hobson's Choice.
254
Campbell's Station
292
Canals
528,
536, 544, 548, 582, 679, 694, 712
Captain Fig
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