THE GREAT REBELLION: Everything Quiet and Hot at Washington; REPORTED INVASION OF KENTUCKY; Rebel Troops Marching on Barboursville (8/11/1861)

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 8/11/1861

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The Prince NAPOLEON left Washington this afternoon. He was accompanied by the French Minister, and will go only as far as Philadelphia to-night. On Monday he will resume his journey and go old New-York and Albany to Niagara Falls. Owing to the intense heat, the Prince will not go further west than the Falls.

The heat to-day has been frightful. The thermometer at the Coast Survey Office reached 112° in the shade, and 125° in the sun.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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The Great Rebellion: Everything Quiet and Hot at Washington – 2
Important from Kentucky: Rebel Expedition against Barboursville – 2
A Rebel Spy Arrested in Boston – 2-3
The Two Shermans – 3
Jeff Davis’ Mansion – 3
Editorial: Unemployed Women-A Suggestion – 3-4
Editorial: The Volunteers’ Reward – 4
Editorial: The End of Them – 4
Cool and Orderly Retreat of a Telegraphic Operator – 4

[MCF]

“ The thermometer at the Coast Survey Office reached 112° in the shade, and 125° in the sun.” This is from August 11, 1861, so much for global warming.

[sauropod]

bkmk

[BroJoeK]

Seems like no need for SUVs & private jets to cause global warming when you have millions of cows, horses &/or bison creating methane and millions more people burning wood to keep warm in the winter.
On the other hand, according to natural cycles, we're coming due for the next ice age.
So we might need even more cows, horses, wood fires & SUVs to delay the ice a bit longer.