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380 favorable circumstances. Before this time an accurate knowledge of the diseases of the heart was impossible, but the observations then made at Dublin, Philadelphia, and London were so thorough as to render knowledge of diseases of the heart more accurate perhaps than that on which the treatment of diseases of any other internal organ is based. As a lecturer. Dr. Moore is fluent, but clear, natural, and entertaining ; in the practice of his profession he has been eminently successful, having, in addition to wide knowledge and readiness of resource, a sustaining coolness and confidence in the most critical cases.

MOORE, Edwin Ward, naval officer, b. in Alexandria, Va., in 1811 ; d. in New York city, 5 Oct., 1865. He entered the U. S. navy as a midshipman in 1825, and became lieutenant in 1885. His first cruise was in the sloop-of-war "Hornet," and he was much in service until the Texan war of independence of 1836, when he was selected by the new government of Texas for the chief command of its navy, with the rank of commodore. On 16 July, 1836, he resigned his commission in the U. S. service, and partly from the credit of the republic and partly from his own resources purchased in New Orleans two small ships, which he equipped as vessels-of-war. With these and a tender he set sail from New Orleans in the spring of 1843 for a trial of strength with the Mexican fleet awaiting him in the Gulf. This fleet consisted of eight or ten vessels, including two steamers, the "Guadaloupe" and "Montezuma," which had been constructed in England at an expense of $1,000,000. To save his ships from what he believed would be certain destruction. President Houston repeatedly ordered Com. Mooi'e to seek shelter in Galveston bay ; but, disregarding these orders, or failing to receive them, Moore put out to sea in search of the enemy. A series of hot engagements ensued, in which the enemy were routed, with heavy losses in ships and men. Notwithstanding this. Com. Moore was dismissed from the service by President Houston for disobedience of orders, but the Texan congress indemnified him for pecuniary losses, and granted him a large tract of land. After the annexation of Texas, Moore and his associate Texan naval officers unsuccessfully applied to congress to be reinstated in the U. S. navy, with the rank they had held in that of Texas. A compromise was finally passed in the shape of an appropriation to these officers of leave pay from the day of annexation to the passage of the bill. Of this appropriation in 1855, the share accruing to Com. Moore was about $17,000. He subsequently resided in New York city engaged in mechanical experiments and inventions.

MOORE, Erasmus Darwin, editor, b. in Winsted. Conn., 30 Sept., 1802. He studied theology at New Plaven in 1830-3, and held Congregationalist pastorates at Natick, Barre, and Kingston, Mass. He was editor of the " Boston Recorder" from 1844 till 1846. the "Boston Reporter" from 1846 till 1849, the "Congregationalist" from 1849 till 1851, and the "Old Colony and Massachusetts Bay Record," published by the state. In 1861 he held an office in the Boston custom-house. Since 1862 he has been the Boston correspondent to the "New York Evangelist" and other papers. He was associate editor of a "Cyclopasdia of Missions" (New York, 1852), and the author of "Life Scenes in Mission Fields" (1857), and other works.

MOORE, Gabriel, senator, b. in Stokes county, N. C., about 1790; d. in Caddo, Tex., 9 June, 1844. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, practised in Huntsville, Ala., and held several local offices. He was elected a representative to congress front Alabama, in place of John W. Walker, resigned, serving from 21 Jan., 1828, till 3 March, 1829. was governor of Alabama from 1829 till 1831. and U. S. senator from 5 Dec, 1831, till 8 March, 1837.

MOORE, Harry Humphrey, artist, b. in New York city, 2 July, 1844. After studying in his native city and in San Francisco, he went to Dresden in 1865, and afterward entered the studio of Gerome in Paris. He then visited Spain, where he became the pupil of Fortuny, and afterward devoted two years to the study of Moorish life in Morocco. He worked in Rome under Fortuny in 1873-'5, and in the latter year returned to the United States. He spent the years 1880-'l in Japan, and since that time has resided in Paris. In 1886 he was made chevalier of the order of Charles III. by the queen-regent of Spain. His works, which are chiefly on Moorish, Spanish, and Japanese subjects, include "Alraeh," the figure of a Moorish dancer in the Alhambra, for which he received a medal at the Philadelphia centennial exhibition in 1876; "The Blind Guitar-Player," "A Moorish Bazaar," "A Bulgarian," "A Moorish Merchant," "A Morning Call in Japan," "The Daimio," and "A Garden-Party at the Alhambra."

MOORE, Sir Henry, governor of New York, b. in Jamaica, W. I., in 1713 ; d. in New York city, 11 Sept., 1769. He became governor of Jamaica in 1756, and was made a baronet for suppressing a slave insurrection in that year. He was appointed governor of New York in 1764, and, arriving in that city in November, 1765, occupied the executive chair until his death. He espoused the popular interest with warmth, and immediately on his arrival gained the good will of the colonists by dismantling the fort and suspending his power to execute the stamp-act. They erected floral pyramids, and made a magnificent bonfire in his honor. In December, 1767, he dissolved the assembly in ojxler to enable it to regain the ground that it had lost in the previous election. Although as a representative of the government he was often forced to come into collision with the people, his amiability, courtesy, and indolent disposition made him a favorite with all parties except the Presbyterians, whom he of- fended by his attempt to establish a play-house. He was the only native colonist that was ever governor of New York. He died suddenly, and was succeeded by Lieut.-Gov. Cadwallader Colden.

MOORE, Horatio Newton, author, b. in New Jersey in 1814; d. in Philadelphia, Pa., 26 Aug., 1859. He published his first important work, "Orlando, or Woman's Virtue." a tragedy (Philadelphia, 1833), at nineteen years of age. This was followed by "The Regicide," a five-act drama (1834). He then devoted himself to novel-writing, and subsequently to historical sketches and memoirs. Among the latter his "Memoir of the Duanes," published in the "Boston Museum," is a curious and interesting account of these famous refugees. His first short novel, "Mary Morris" (Philadelphia, 1840), enjoyed great popularity. His other works include " The Lives of Marion and Wayne " (1854).

MOORE, Jacob Bailey, physician, b. in Georgetown, Me., 5 Sept., 1772; d. in Andover, N. H., 10 Jan., 1813. His ancestors emigrated to this country from Scotland. Jacob studied medicine, settled in Andover in 1796, and practised successfully till 1812, when he was appointed surgeon's mate in the U. S. army. He wrote verses and numerous newspaper articles, and composed several pieces of music that were published in Samuel Holyoke's &ldquo;Columbian Repository.&rdquo; &mdash; His son, Jacob Bailey, author, b. in Andover, N. H., 31 Oct., 1797; d. in