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Rh flicts of Christianity" (New York and London, 1850); "The Catacombs of Rome" (New York, 1854); "Unnoticed Things of Scripture" (1868); " The Olden Time in New York " (1872) ; and " The Church of the Apostles" (1877). He has also edited "The Confessions of a Romish Convert" (New York, 1850). Many of his works have gone through several editions. — His brother, Leonard, author, b. in New York city, 13 Sept., 1826, was graduated at Trinity in 1846, and studied law. In 1849 he went to California by way of Cape Horn. But he soon returned to Albany, N. Y., where he has since followed his profession. In 1885 he was made president of the Albany institute. Mr. Kip has contributed tales and sketches to the maga- zines, and has published "California Sketches" (New York, 1850); "Volcano Diggings" (1851); " jEnone, a Roman Tale " (1866) ; " The Dead Mar- quise " (1873) ; " Hannibal's War, and other Christ- mas Stories" (Albany, 1878): "Under the Bells" (New York, 1879) ; and " Nestlenook " (1880).

KIRBY, Ephraim, jurist, b. in Litchfield, Conn., 23 Feb., 1757 ; d. in Fort Stoddard. Miss., 2 Oct., 1804. He spent his boyhood on his father's farm, but joined the Revolutionary army before the battle of Bunker Hill, and served through the war, participating in nineteen actions and receiv- ing thirteen wounds. At Germantown he was left for dead on the field. At the close of the war he earned by manual labor the means of obtaining a classical education, was for a short time a student at Yale, and in 1787 received from that college the honorary degree of M. A. He studied law. was admitted to the bar, and published " Reports of the Decisions of the Superior Court and Court of Errors" (Litchfield, 1789), which was the first volume of reports issued in the state, and probably the first in the United States. He was several times an unsuccessful candidate for governor, was in the legislature in 1791-1804, and in 1801 was appointed by President Jefferson supervisor of U. S. revenue for Connecticut. On the acquisition of Louisiana he was made a judge of the newly organized territory of Orleans, but died on his way to enter on the duties of the office. He ac- quired a large property by his profession, but lost it through the dishonesty of an agent that he had employed to purchase land in Virginia. — His son, Reynold Marvin, soldier, b. in Litchfield. Conn.. 10 March, 1790 ; d. in Fort Sullivan. Me., 7 Oct., 1842, entered the army, 9 July, 1813. and re- ceived the brevets of 1st lieutenant and captain for gallantry in the siege of Fort Erie. He became captain of artillery in 1824. and brevet-major in the same vear. — Another son, Edmund, soldier, b. in Litchfield 8 April, 1794 ; d. in Brown ville, N. Y., 20 Aug., 1849, entered the army. 6 July, 1812, served through the war with England, and in 1819 was aide to Gen. Jacob Brown, whose daughter he married. He became captain in May, 1824. and paymaster, 5 Aug., 1824, relinquishing his rank in the regular line, and afterward served on the staff of Gen. Zachary Taylor at Monterey, and on that of Gen. Winfield Scott in the valley of Mexico, receiving the brevet of lieutenant-colonel for gal- lantry at Contreras and Churubusco, and that of colonel for Molino del Rev. — Edmund's son, Edmund, soldier, b. in Brownville, N. Y., in 1840; d. in Washington, D. C. 28 May, 1863, was gradu- ated at the U. S. military academy in 1861, and assigned to the 1st artillery. He was made 1st lieutenant on 14 May, 1861, and, succeeding to the command of his battery on the capture of Capt. James B. Ricketts at Bull Run. he retained it till his death. He was engaged with this battery through the peninsula and Maryland campaigns, on the march to Falmouth, Va., and at Fredericks- burg and Chancellorsville, in which last engage- ment he was mortally wounded. For his gal- lantry in this battle he was given on his death-bed the commission of brigadier-general of volunteers, to date from 23 May, 1863.

KIRBY, J. Hudson, actor, b. on shipboard near Sandy Hook, N. J., 3 April, 1819 ; d. in London, England, in 1848. He first appeared in subordi- nate parts in 1837, at the Chestnut street theatre in Philadelphia. Later he was seen at the Rich- mond Hill theatre in New York as Young Norval in Home's tragedy of " Douglas," and other leading juvenile characters. For a brief time thereafter he managed the Franklin theatre in New York city. In 1842 he played in Albany and other places as Claude Melnotte in " The Lady of Lyons," and King Lear and other Shakespearian parts. Dur- ing several years Kirby was engaged as leading performer at the Chatham street National theatre. Here he met with remarkable popularity in the dramas " Six Degrees of Crime," " The Surgeon of Paris," "The Carpenter of Rouen," and others, that ran nightly for several seasons. In 1845 Kirby went to England, where he performed in tragic and dramatic parts in London at the Olym- pic, Surry, and other theatres, extending his pro- fessional visits to the other large cities of Great Britain. As an actor he was favored with great natural endowments, and in the representation of some romantic characters was unequalled. But the subtleties of the higher drama were beyond his grasp, and he appeared in them without mak- ing any lasting impressions.

KIRBY, William, Canadian author, b. in Kingston-upon-Hull. England. 13 Oct., 1817. He came to Canada in 1832, studied in Cincinnati, Ohio, resided for a time in Montreal, and removed to Niagara, Out., in 1839. He edited and published the "Niagara Mail" from 1841 till 1861. and has been collector of customs at Niagara. He is the author, among other works, of the " U. E., a Tale of Upper Canada," a poem (Niagara, 1869) ; " Chien D'Or," a Canadian historical romance (Montreal, 1877): "Beaumanoir" and "Joseph in Egypt," dramas : and manv poems.

KIRCHHOFF, Charles William Henry, mining engineer, b. in San Francisco, Cal., 28 March, 1853. He received his scientific education in Europe, and was graduated at the Royal school of mines in Clausthal in 1874. After his return to the United States he settled in New York, and was connected with various technical journals, becoming in 1883 managing editor of the &ldquo;Engineering and Mining Journal.&rdquo; This place he held until 1886, when he was made assistant editor of the &ldquo;Iron Age,&rdquo; and he became its editor in 1887. Mr. Kirchhoff, in addition to his editorial work, has contributed frequent papers of scientific value to the &ldquo;Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers.&rdquo; of which society he is a member. He has since 1882 prepared annually for the &ldquo;Mineral Resources of the United States&rdquo; chapters on certain of the heavier metals.

KIRK, Edward Norris. clergyman, b. in New York city, 14 Aug.. 1802 ; d. in Boston, Mass., 27 March, 1874. He was of Scotch ancestry, and was educated at Princeton, where he was graduated in 1820. After studying law for eighteen months in New York city, he entered Princeton theological seminary and remained there four years, after which he was appointed agent of the Board of foreign missions, and travelled through the south in its behalf. In 1827 he was ordained