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Rh mercy in that city. She was the first mistress of novices in St. Catharine's convent, New York, and trained all its earlv members. She was active in establishing the different works of the institution and in the visitation of the poor, and also built St. Joseph's industrial institute for children.

HORDEN, John, Canadian Anglican bishop, b. in Exeter, England, 20 Jan., 1828. He was ordained a priest in 1852, a missionary at Moose Factory and the adjacent territory, and became the first bishop of Moosonee, Northwest territory, in 1873. He received the degree of D. D. in 1873. He is the au- thor of sermons and of several religious works and manuals of worship in the Ojibbeway language.

HORN, Charles Edward, musician, b. in London, England, in 1776; d. in Boston, Mass., 10 June, 1848. He was educated by his father, a German musician of reputation, and in 1809 made his debut as a vocalist at the English opera-house, London. Thereafter, applying himself to vocal study under noted instructors, he came again before the London public as an opera-singer in 1814, with success. He now appeared in most of the large play-houses of Great Britain and Ireland, both as a vocalist and as a conductor of music, and during that time wrote many songs, some of which became widely popular. Among them are "The Deep, Deep Sea," "Even as the Sun," "Cherry Ripe," and "I've been Roaming." One of his best compositions, the duet "I Know a Bank whereon the Wild Thyme Blows," is still sung in Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream." In 1827 Horn came to this country, where he first sang at the New York Park theatre in Bishop's musical arrange- ment of "Guy Mannering," followed by "The Barber of Seville," "Der Freyschiitz," and "Love in a Village." He then visited the other large cities of the Union, and repeated his rounds for several years. In 1831 he returned to London, where, for a time, he directed the music at the Olympic theatre. In 1832 he returned to this country, and. after losing his voice, opened a music-store in New York, with a partner, under the firm-name of Davis and Horn. He closed his career in Boston as a teacher of music and conductor of the Handel and Haydn society. Horn's voice was a baritone of indifferent quality, under good control. As an opera-artist he ventured to sing tenor, baritone, and bass parts, transposing and altering compositions of eminent masters to suit his purposes.

HORN, Edward Traill, clergyman, b. in Easton, Pa., 10 June, 1850. He was graduated at Pennsylvania college, Gettysburg, in 1869, and at the Philadelphia theological seminary in 1872; became pastor of Christ (Lutheran) church at Chestnut hill, Philadelphia, in 1872, and in 1876 of St. John's (Lutheran) church, Charleston, S. C, where he still (1887) remains. Mr. Horn took an active part in the work of effecting a union of the Lutheran synods in the south. He is known on account of his labors in the interest of liturgies, a subject on which he is an authority. He is now (1887) an active member of the committee on a common service for all English-speaking Lutherans. The degree of D. D. was conferred upon him by Roanoke in 1887 and by Newberry. He is the author of "The Christian Year" (1876); "History of St. John's, Charleston, from 1734 till 1886" (1886); and "The Evangelical Pastor" (1887); besides articles in "The Lutheran Church Review " and other periodicals.

HORN, Van de or Van, buccaneer, b. in Holland about 1635; d. near Vera Cruz, Mexico, in 1683. He was engaged in the Dutch merchant service from about 1655 till 1659, and then bought a vessel with his savings, and with a band of reckless men,

whom he had enlisted, became a terror to the commerce of the Netherlands. He afterward had several ships in his employment, and obtained such notoriety that some civilized governments were willing to employ him against their enemies. In 1666 a French minister sent him a commission empowering him to pursue and capture Spanish vessels, and, as he was uniformly successful, he amassed enormous sums. After the treaty of Aix la Chapelle, it was expected that he would cease ravaging the American coast, but the French government, while openly disowning their champion, secretly connived at his misdeeds. He made the mistake of pillaging a French ship, but, after an unsuccessful attempt to take him had been made in 1663, he no longer attacked the French flag. Learning that several Spanish galleons were waiting in the harbor of Porto Rico for a convoy, he entered the harbor and offered his services to the governor. He put forward his recent quarrel with the French, and declared that his only chance of safety was in the protection of the king of Spain. The governor allowed the galleons to leave port under the protection of Horn, but, as soon as they were outside of the Antilles, they were attacked by the flotilla of the buccaneer, who gained over 2,000,000 livres by the adventure. Horn was engaged with De Graff and other buccaneer chiefs in the capture of Vera Cruz in 1683. The division of the spoil caused a duel between Horn and De Graff, which was fought on the shores of the bay of San Sacrificid, five or six miles from Vera Cruz. Horn was dangerously wounded in the arm, and, after he had returned to his ship, the extreme heat, combined with the absence of surgical aid and his passion for drink, soon ended his life.

HORNADAY, William Temple, naturalist, b. near Plainfield, Ind.. 1 Dec, 1854. He studied at Iowa agricultural college, and in 1874 entered the employ of Henry A. Ward at his natural science establishment in Rochester. During his connection with this gentleman he was sent on expeditions in search of rare specimens in natural history, including visits to Cuba and Florida in 1874-'5, to the West Indies and South America in 1876, and a trip around the world by way of Europe to Egypt, Arabia. India. Ceylon, the Malay peninsula, Borneo, in 1876-'9. He was appointed chief taxidermist to the U. S. national museum in Washington in 1882, which office he now holds. In 1886 he was sent to Montana in charge of the expedition of the Smithsonian institution for buffalo, and was successful in achieving the desired results. He founded the National society of American taxidermists in 1880, an organization which has accomplished a great work in developing and advancing the art of taxidermy, and he has introduced many new and important methods. Of late years he has made a specialty of mammals, on account of the difficulty of mounting them and the field they present for the display of skill. Noted examples of Mr. Hornaday's work are shown in the groups of orang-outangs and American bison, which were both collected and mounted by him, in the U. S. national museum, and also in the group of orangoutangs in the American museum of natural history in New York. He is president of the Society of American taxidermists, and at each of its exhibitions has received the highest prize for the best specimen of mounting. His work has also received medals elsewhere. Mr. Hornaday has written articles on taxidermic methods, and has published "Canoe and Rifle on the Orinoco," a serial in the "Youth's Companion" (1885); "Two Years in the Jungle" (New York, 1885); and "The Buffalo