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Rh les mines de mercure du Chili&rdquo; (1786); &ldquo; Mémoire sur le cuivre muriaté&rdquo; (1787). Dombey's posthumous works, published by L'Héritier, are: &ldquo;Flore Perouvienne&rdquo; (Paris, 1799, 2 vols., in 4o); &ldquo;L'Herbier de Dombey expliqué&rdquo; (Paris, 1811, 6 vols., in 4o); and &ldquo;Observations de Dombey faites au Chili et au Pérou&rdquo; (Paris, 1813, in 4o).

DOMENECH, Emmanuel Henry Diendonné, French author, b. in Lyons, France, 4 Nov., 1825; d. in France in June, 1886. He became a priest in the Roman Catholic church, and was sent as a missionary to Texas and Mexico. During Maximilian's residence in America, Domenech acted as private chaplain to the emperor, and he was also almoner to the French army during its occupation of Mexico. On his return to France he was made honorary canon of Montpellier. His &ldquo;Manuscrit pictographique Américain, précédé d'une notice sur l'idéographie des Peaux Rouges&rdquo; (1860), was published by the French government, with a facsimile of a manuscript in the library of the Paris arsenal, relating, as he claimed, to the American Indians, but the German orientalist, Julius Petzholdt, declared that it consisted only of scribbling and incoherent illustrations of a local German dialect. Domenech maintained the authenticity of the manuscript in a pamphlet entitled &ldquo;La vérité sur le livre des sauvages&rdquo; (1861), which drew forth a reply from Petzholdt, translated into French under the title of &ldquo;Le livre des sauvages au point de vue de la civilization Française&rdquo; (Brussels, 1861). He has also published &ldquo;Journal d'un missionaire au Texas et au Mexique&rdquo; (1857); &ldquo;Voyage dans les solitudes Américaines, le Minnesota&rdquo;(1858); &ldquo;Voyage pittoresque dans les grands desert du Nouveau monde&rdquo; (1861); &ldquo;Les Gorges du Diable, voyage en Islande&rdquo; (1864); &ldquo;Legendes islandaises&rdquo; (1865); &ldquo;Le Mexique tel qu'il est&rdquo; (1867); and &ldquo;Histoire du Mexique, Juarez et Maximilien, correspondances inédites&rdquo; (1868). The historical accuracy of the last-named work has been questioned by several writers, including Gen. Prim. Domenech also published &ldquo;Quand j'etais journaliste&rdquo; (1869); &ldquo;Histoire de la campagne de 1870-'1 et de la deuxième ambulance de la presse Française&rdquo; (1871); and &ldquo;L'écriture syllabique (Maya) dans le Yucatan d'après les decouvertes de l'Abbé Brasseur de Bourboug&rdquo; (1883); and during the latter part of his life he produced also several works pertaining to religion and ancient history.

DOMENECH, Miarnel, R. C. bishop, b. in Rios, Spain, in 1816 : d. in Tarragona, Spain, in 1878. He was educated in France by the priests of the congregation of the mission, and after becoming a member of that order came to the United States in 1837, He finished his studies in the theological seminary of The Barrens, Missouri, was admitted to the i^riesthood in 1839, and became a professor in St. Mary's college. In 1842 he founded St. Vincent's male academy at Cape Girardeau, and was subsequently a missionary in the state of Mis- souri. He was sent to Pennsylvania in 1845, and performed pastoral duties in Nicetown. His next mission was in Germantown, where he erected the church of St. Vincent de Paul. He was conse- crated bishop of Pittsburgh in 1860, and during his administration erected several churches and schools. The diocese of Pittsburgh was considered too large for a single bishop, and in 1875 a portion , of it was formed into the see of Allegheny, to which Bishop Domeneeh was transferred in 1876. This division gave rise to dissensions and diffieiil- ties, and, in order to bring all questions to a decis- ion, he went to Rome in 1877. He resigned his see the same year.

DOMVILLE, James, Canadian capitalist, b. in England, 29 Nov., 1842. He was educated in his native country, and in 1858 went to Barbadoes, where his father, Gen. James Domville, R. A., was in command of the garrison, and there became a merchant. In 1866 he arrived in St. John, New Brunswick, engaged in business as a merchant, and also became proprietor of the iron works, rolling mills, and nail factories at Moosepath, Coldbrooke, and Rockland, in Kings county, and entered largely into other commercial schemes. He is president of the Maritime bank of the dominion of Canada, a member of the council of the Dominion artillery association, a fellow of the Royal colonial institute, London, England, has been president of the Kings county board of trade, and was chairman of the delegation from St. John, N. B., at the Dominion board of trade, Ottawa, in 1871. He was elected a representative to the Dominion parliament in 1872, and re-elected at the general elections in 1874 and 1878. He is a liberal conservative.

DONALDSON, Edward, naval officer, b. in Baltimore, Md., 17 Nov., 1816; d. there, 15 May, 1889. He entered the U. S. navy as cadet midshipman on 21 July, 1835, and served on several vessels of war in the West India squadron. In 1838 he went to the East Indies in the &ldquo;Columbus,&rdquo; and in 1839 participated in the attack on the forts on the coast of Sumatra. He was promoted passed midshipman in June, 1841, and attached to the Mosquito fleet in Florida during 1841-'2, after which he served on various vessels until 1846, when he was appointed on the coast survey. He received his commission as lieutenant in October, 1847, and was connected with the &ldquo;Dolphin,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Water-witch,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Merrimac,&rdquo; and the &ldquo;San Jacinto,&rdquo; and was on special shore duty until 1861. During 1861 he commanded the gun-boat &ldquo;Sciota,&rdquo; attached to the Western gulf squadron, and took part in the bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the subsequent capture of New Orleans. He participated in the passage of the Vicksburg batteries, and was made commander in July, 1862. After a year in command of the receiving-ship at Philadelphia, he was transferred to the &ldquo;Keystone State&rdquo; as executive officer during her trip to the West Indies in search of the Confederate cruiser &ldquo;Sumter,&rdquo; and was her commander in 1863-'4. During the battle of Mobile bay, 5 Aug., 1864, he commanded the &ldquo;Seminole,&rdquo; and rendered efficient service by his coolness and judgment in piloting his vessel while passing Fort Morgan, the regular pilot being ill. In 1865 he was on ordnance duty in Baltimore. He was made captain in July, 1866, and subsequently had command of the receiving-ship at Philadelphia until 1868, when he was assigned to the Brooklyn navy-yard. In September, 1871, he became commodore, and for a time had charge of the naval station in Mound City, Ill. He was promoted to rear-admiral on 21 Sept., 1876, and placed on the retired list a few days later. &mdash; His brother, Francis, b. in Baltimore, Md., 23 July, 1823; d. there, 9 Dec., 1891; was educated in the University of Maryland, and studied under Drs. Samuel Chew and Thomas H. Buckler, receiving his medical degree in 1846. For two years he was a resident student in the almshouse hospital, Baltimore, and subsequent to his graduation studied in the hospitals in Paris, settling in Baltimore in 1851. He held the offices of attending physician to the Baltimore almshouse hospital, physician to the general dispensary, attending physician of university hospital, and resident physician to the marine hospital. From 1863 till 1866 he was professor of materia medica in the Maryland college