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Rh moted brigadier in 1858. When the Brazilian forces invaded Uruguay in December, 1864, he formed a body of volunteer cavalry in Rio Grande do Sul, and as commander of the 3d brigade par- ticipated in the siege of Montevideo. He took part from the beginning with his brigade in the ensuing war against Paraguay, and after 1867 was the com- mander of the van-guard, defeating the enemy in the battles of Arroio Hondo and Potrero Ovelha, capturing the town of Pilar, and being created Baron do Triompho in 1867. On 19 Feb., 1868, when it was resolved to force the passage of Hu- inaita by the fleet. Neves received orders to attack the redoubt of Estabeleeimiento at the same time and took it by storm. In August, 1868, the advance northward was determined upon, and thei'e, and in the Chaco, Neves had occasion to use his cavalry with advantage. On 11 Dec, in the battle of Avahi, he outflanked the enemy on the left, and by his cavalry charges contributed to the victory, in con- sequence of which the Paraguayans abandoned the position of Villeta and took shelter in the fortiiied camp of Lomas Valentinas. On 21 Dec, after a successful reconnoissance of Potreiro Marmore, Neves captured the first redoubt, but was seriously wounded. He was carried to Asuncion after the enemy had abandoned the fortified camp, and died there in the palace of the dictator Lopez.

NEVILLE, John, soldier, b. in Prince Will- iam county. Va., in 1731 ; d. on Montours island, near Pittsburg, Pa., 29 July, 1803. He was en- gaged in Braddock's expedition in 1755, and then settled near Winchester, Va., where he was sheriff. In 1774 he was a delegate from Augusta county to the Provincial convention. He served at Tren- ton, Princeton, Germantown, and Monmouth, as colonel of the 4th Virginia regiment, in the Revo- lutionary war, after which he was a member of the executive council of Pennsylvania. Holding the office of U. S. inspector under the excise law, he was engaged in suppressing the whiskey insurrec- tion in 1794. — His son, Presley, soldier, b. in Pittsburg in 1756 ; d. in Fairview, Ohio, 1 Dec, 1818, was graduated at the College of Philadel- phia in 1775, and served throughout the war of the Revolution, part of the time as aide-de-camp to Lafayette. He was taken prisoner at the cap- ture of Charleston in 1780, and subsequently be- came brigade-inspector and a member of the as- sembly. From 1792 till 1818 he was a merchant in Pittsburg, and married a daughter of Gen. Dan- iel Morgan. — Presley's son, Morgan, author, b. in Pittsburg, Pa., in 1786 ; d. in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1839, edited the " Pittsburg Gazette," and removed to Cincinnati about 1824. He became secretary of an insurance company there and contributed to the periodicals of that city. He acquired a wide reputation by his tale of " Mike Fink, the Last of the Boatmen," published in the " Western Souve- nir " for 1829. He was a pioneer of literature in the west, a skilful musician, and a patron of art.

NEVIN, Edwin Henry, clergyman, b. in Ship- pensburg, Cumberland co.. Pa., 9 May, 1814. His father served in the defence of Baltimore in 1812, and represented Cumberland county in the conven- tion of 1837-8 to remodel the state constitution. The son was graduated at Jefferson college, Pa., in 1833, and at Princeton theological seminary in 1836, when he was licensed to preach. He had charge of churches in Portsmouth and Portland, Ohio, from 1839 till 1841, when he became president of Frank- lin college, Ohio, and secured there the erection of a new building. Subsequently he held charges in Mt. Vernon and Cleveland, Ohio, of a Reformed church in Lancaster, Pa., and of the 1st Reformed church in Philadelphia, but afterward retired from active duties. Franklin college, Ohio, gave him the de- gree of D. D. in 1870. His works include " Mode of Baptism " (Mt. Vernon, Ohio, 1847) ; " Warning against Popery " (Cleveland, 1851) ; " Faith in God, the Foundation of Individual and National Great- ness " (1852) ; " The Man of Faith " (Boston, 1856) ; " History of all Religions " (Philadelphia, 1872) ; " The City of God " (Lancaster, Pa., 1868) ; >' The Minister's Handbook " (Philadelphia, 1872) ; " Hu- manity and its Responsibilities " (1872) ; and "Thoughts about Christ" (1882). He now has ready for publication (1888) " A Handbook of Church History" and a volume of poetry entitled "Carmiua Cordis." — His brother, Alfred, b. in Shippensburg, Pa., 14 March, 1816 ; d. in Lancaster, Pa., 2 Sept., 1890, was graduated at Jefferson col- lege, admitted to the bar in 1837, and in 1840 was graduated at Western theological seminary, Alle- ghany, Pa. He held pastorates in Cedar Grove, Chambersburg, Lancaster, and Philadelphia, but in 1861 he resigned to pul)lish and edit the " Stand- ard," a weekly religious newspaper, which was merged into the " Northwestern Presbyterian " at Chicago in 1866. He was editor of the " Presby- terian Weekly " in 1872-'4, and chief editor of the " Presbyterian Journal " from 1875 till 1880. He was lecturer in the National school of oratory, Philadelphia, in 1878-'80. Since 1855 he has fre- quently been a commissioner to the general assem- blies and synods of his church, and he is a member of various historical and literary societies. Lafay- ette gave him the degree of D. D. in 1855, and Western theological seminary that of LL. D. in 1873. In addition to sermons and addresses, he is the author of •' Christian's Rest " (Lancaster, Pa., 1843) ; " Spiritual Progression " (Chambersburg, 1848) ; " Churches of the Valley " (Philadelphia, 1852) ; "Guide to the Oracles " (Lancaster, 1857) ; " Words of Comfort for Doubting Hearts " (New York, 1867) ; " Commentary on Luke " (Philadel- phia, 1867) ; " The Age Question " (1868) ; " Popu- lar Commentary" (1868); "The Voice of God" (1873) ; " Sabbath-School Help " (1874) ; "Notes on Exodus" (1874); "Men of Mark of Cumberland Valley, Pa. " (1876) : " Notes on the Shorter Catechism " (1878) ; " Glimpses of the Coming World " (1880) ; " Triumph of Truth " (1880) ; " Prayer-Meeting Talks " (1880) ; " Parables of Jesus " (1881) ; "Letters to Col. Robert G. IngersoU " (1882): " How they Died " (1883) ; " Folded Lambs " (1885); and " Twelve Revival Sermons " (1885). He has edited the " Presbyterian Encyclopedia " (1884) and a Presbyterian year-book for 1887-8 (1887). — Another brother, David Robert Bruce, editor, b. in Shippensburg, Pa., 28 Nov., 1828, was graduated at Princeton in 1848, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1850. For many years he was connected with the Philadelphia press, was assistant editor of the " Presbyterian Encyclopiedia " (Philadelphia, 1884), and publisher and editor of " Continental Sketches of Distinguished Pennsylvanians " (1876).— Edwin Henry's son, William Channing, author, b. in New Athens, Ohio, 1 Jan., 1844, received his education in Boston, and was admitted to the bar in 1871. He established and edited the " Evening Express " in Philadelphia in 1873, and was connected with the editorial staff of the Philadelphia " Press " in 1877-'8, and that of the " Evening News " in 1881-'4. In addition to numerous essays and criticisms, he is the author of " History of All Religions" (Philadelphia, 1871); "The Life of Rev. Albert Barnes, D. D." (1871) ; " The Blue Ray of Sunlight, a Scientific Inquiry " (1877) ; " Ghouls and Gold " (1885) ; " A Wild-Goose Chase " (1885) ;