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Rh thief-taker, and was known throughout the Union for his many captures of criminals. His name was a terror to evil-doers, and it was a common custom of the day to threaten unruly boys with his atten- tions. On " Evacuation day " and " Fourth of July" parades, "old Hays," as he was called, headed the city officials, shouldering a drawn sword, his hat decked with a flaming cockade, and his person decorated with the glittering insignia of his office. Hays was a small, thin, comic-look- ing old gentleman, with a well-marked Jewish vis- age, set off by an amusing strut. — His grandson, William Jacob, painter, b. in New York citv, 8 Aug., 1830; d. there, 13 March, 1875, was self- taught in the art of painting, and began on fruit and flower pieces. Later he visited the western territories, where he painted landscapes and animal life. In 1850 he exhibited his first picture, " Dogs in a Field," at the New York academy of design, and in 1852 his " Head of a Bull-Dog." On the merits of the latter he was elected an associate of the academy. His largest painting is "The Wounded Buffalo." Among the best of his works are "The Stampede," "A Herd on the Move," " Setter and Game," and " Noah's Head." Some of his pictures have been engraved.

HAYS, Will Shakespeare, balladist, b. in Louisville, Ky., 19 July, 1837. He was educated at Hanover college, Ind., and Georgetown, Ky. He early gave evidence of the exuberance of fancy and the genius for melody that have made him one of the most successful ballad-authors in the United States. From his boyhood, without the aid of a master, he has been able to perform on any musical instrument. While yet at school in 1856 he wrote his first published ballad, " Little Ones at Home," and from that time his composi- tions have appeared constantly. " Evangeline " was the first ballad that he set to music, and is probably as popular as any that he ever produced, the sales having reached about half a million. He was at one time amanuensis for George D. Pren- tice, when the latter was editor of the Louisville "Journal," and has done editorial service for that paper and the Louisville " Democrat " and "Courier-Journal" until a late date. It is esti- mated that the sales of his songs in this coun- try and England have reached over six million copies. They are characterized by the pathos and sentiment of natural simplicity. His bal- lads include " Mollie Darling," " Nora O'Neal." I Driven from Home," " Write Me a Letter," " Lit- tle Old Cabin in the Lane." " Susan Jane," " We Parted by the Riverside," " My Southern Sunny Home," "Nobody's Darling," "You've Been a Friend to Me," " Shamus O'Brien," " The Wander- ing Refugee," " Do not turn Me from Your Door," "Good-by, Old Home," "Moon is out To-night, Love," and " Save One Bright Crown for Me."

HAYS, William, soldier, b. in Richmond, Va., in 1819 ; d. in Fort Independence, Boston harbor, 7 Feb., 1875. He was graduated at the U. S. mili- tary academy in 1840, and promoted 1st lieutenant in 1847, captain in 1853, and major in 1863. He served throughout the Mexican war with the light- artillery. He was wounded at Molino del Rey, and bre vetted captain and major. From 1853 till 1854 he was engaged in the Seminole Indian wars, and was on frontier duty in 1856-'60. He commanded a brigade of horse-artillery in 1861-2 in the Army of the Potomac, participating in the battles of An- tietam and Fredericksburg, and was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers in November, 1862. He was wounded and taken prisoner at Chancel- lorsville, 6 May, 1863, rejoined the army at Gettys- burg, and in November was appointed provost- marshal of the southern district of New York. At the expiration of his term in February, 1865, he rejoined his regiment at Petersburg, and served with the 2d corps, and in command of the reserve artillery until the close of the war, when he was brevetted brigadier-general in the regular army for gallant conduct. He was mustered out of volun- teer service in 1866 with the rank of major, and served on various posts, commanding Fort Inde- pendence from 29 April, 1873, till his death.

HAYTHORNE, Robert Poore, Canadian statesman, b. in Bristol, England, in 1815. He was educated in his native town, and in 1842 came to Prince Edward Island, where, in 1867, he was elected a member of the provincial legislative coun- cil. Soon afterward he was appointed a member of the Cole administration, and after Mr. Cole's retirement he continued to sit in the administra- tion of Joseph Hensley. When the latter was ap- pointed a judge, Mr. Haythorne succeeded him as president of the council and leader of the govern- ment, retaining those portfolios till his resignation in 1870. On 2 April, 1872, he was assigned the duty of forming a new government, which he suc- cessfully accomplished, and in February, 1873, he and his colleague in office, Mr. Laird, formed a delegation to Ottawa on the subject of the union of Prince Edward Island with the Dominion. As the result of this mission his government appealed to the voters of the province, but, not being sus- tained, he resigned, 18 April, 1873. He sat in the legislative council of Prince Edward Island from 1867 till 1874, and was made a Dominion senator on the admission of that province into the Con- federation, 18 Oct., 1873.

HAYWARD, James, civil engineer, b. in Concord, Mass., 12 June, 1786; d. in Boston, Mass., 27 July, 1866. He was graduated at Harvard in 1819, and was a tutor in mathematics there for six years. In 1826 he became a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Harvard, but in 1829 he severed his relations with the college to enter on the practice of civil engineering. The original survey of the Boston and Providence railroad was made by him. Later he was professionally retained by the Boston and Maine railroad, projecting and having entire charge of the construction of this road, including the building of the bridge at Haverhill, and ultimately being made president of the corporation. Prof. Hayward was recognized as a high authority in his profession, and was a frequent co-laborer with Loammi Baldwin, with whom and Lemuel Shaw he was selected, as a commission of three, to determine the water-power question that was at issue between the Boston and Roxbury water-power company and the Boston iron company. He published &ldquo;Elements of Geometry, upon the Inductive Method&rdquo; (Cambridge, 1829).

HAYWARD, John, author, b. in Boston in January, 1781 ; d. there, 13 Oct., 1862. He is the author of "View of the United States" (New York, 1833) ; " Religious Creeds of the United States and of the British Provinces" (Boston, 1837) ; " New England Gazetteer " (1839) ; " Book of Religions" (1842); "Gazetteer of the United States " (Portland, 1843 ; Philadelphia, 1854, new ed.) ; and " Gazetteer of Massachusetts, New Hamp- shire, and Vermont " (Boston, 1849).

HAYWARD, Lemuel, physician, b. in Braintree, Mass., 22 March, 1749 ; d. in Jamaica Plain, 20 March, 1821. He was graduated at Harvard in 1768, and, after studying medicine in Boston in 1769 under Dr. Joseph Warren, established himself