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 COVILHAM COVINGTON 439 printing the " Great Bible " of Cranmer. Cov- erdale held the office of almoner to Queen Cath- arine Parr, and officiated at her funeral in 1548. In 1551, when appointed to the bishopric of Ex- eter, the customary payment of first fruits was remitted to him, at the solicitation of Cran- mer, on account of his poverty. On the acces- sion of Queen Mary Coverdale was deposed and imprisoned. He was released after two years at the request of the king of Denmark, whose chaplain had married the sister of Cov- erdale's wife, but only on condition of banish- ment. He found an asylum first in Denmark, and afterward in Geneva, where he assisted in the English translation known as the " Gene- van Bible." He returned to England on the accession of Elizabeth, but was not restored to the see of Exeter. In 1563 he was recom- mended to the bishopric of LlandafF, but de- clined, and took the rectory of St. Magnus, London bridge. This he resigned in 1566. His last days were spent in translating the writings of the continental reformers, and publishing original tracts in support of the principles of thie reformation. He was buried in the church of St. Bartholomew, London, Feb. 19, 1568. On Oct. 4, 1835, was cele- brated the third centenary of the publication of his Bible. COYILHAM, or Covilhao, JoSo Peres da, a Portu- guese navigator, born at Covilhao about the middle of the 15th century, died in Abyssinia toward the middle of the 16th. He passed part of his early life in the Castilian service, and afterward became a man-at-arms in the household of Alfonso Y. and John II. of Por- tugal, participating in several campaigns. He was employed in a mission to the Barbary states, where he acquired a knowledge of the Arabic language, which qualified him for a more important expedition to Abyssinia, said to have been destined for the discovery of the kingdom of the mysterious Prester John, and also for commercial purposes. With Affonso de Paiva he left Lisbon May 7, 1487, reaching Abyssinia by the way of Cairo and Aden. After the death of his companion he visited the principal towns of the coast of Malabar, and returned to Abyssinia in 1490, presented to the ruler the letters addressed by John II. to the legendary Prester John, and was de- tained at his court, marrying a wealthy Abys- sinian woman, and leading a life of ease, though regretting his involuntary exile. The principal result of his explorations was its pa- ving the way for Vasco da Gama's discovery of the route to India round the cape Of Good Hope, the itinerary of Covilham being of con- siderable use to Da Gama. The fullest informa- tion about him is contained in the Verdadeira informa$ao do Preste-Jodo das Indias, &c., by Francisco Alvarez, chaplain of the Portuguese embassy who visited Covilham in Abyssinia (Lisbon, 1540). COVILHJLO, a town of Portugal, in the prov- ince of Beira, situated on the E. slope of the Sierra de la Estrella, 20 m. S. W. of Guarda ; pop. about 9,000. It has an antique castle, nine churches, a hospital, a workhouse, and a manufactory of cloths, druggets, and baizes. COVLNGTON. I. A S. county of Alabama, bordering on Florida, drained by Conecuh and Yellowwater rivers; former area, 1,240 sq. m., but a portion has recently been taken to form Crenshaw county ; pop. in 1870, 4,868, of whom 599 were colored. The surface is uneven, and mostly occupied by pine forests, the lumber obtained from which is the principal article of export. The soil is sandy and poor. The chief productions in 1870 were 63,389 bushels of Indian corn, 16,264 of sweet potatoes, 689 bales of cotton, and 9,646 gallons of molasses. There were 462 horses, 1,796 milch cows, 3,900 other cattle, 4,250 sheep, and 7,077 swine. Capital, Andalusia. II. A S. county of Missis- sippi, drained by affluents of Leaf river; area, 680 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 4,753, of whom 1,647 were colored. Pine timber occupies portions of the surface, but it is not abundant. The soil is light and sandy. The chief productions in 1870 were 109,813 bushels of Indian corn, 28,042 of sweet potatoes, and 1,605 bales of cotton. There were 965 horses, 1,979 milch cows, 3,683 other cattle, 3,766 sheep, and 8,965 swine. Capital, Williamsburg. COVBfGTON, a 'city and one of the seats of justice of Kenton co., Kentucky, situated on the Ohio river, opposite Cincinnati, and imme- diately below the mouth of the Licking, which separates it from Newport. Its growth since 1830, when it contained 715 inhabitants, has been rapid. In 1840 the population was 2,026 ; in 1850, 9,408; 1860, 16,471 ; 1870, 24,505, of whom 1,104 were colored, and 7,052 foreign. The wire suspension bridge over the Ohio to Cincinnati, completed in 1867 at a cost of near- ly $2,000,000, is supported by two towers, each 200 ft. high, between which the span measures 1,057 ft. ; the entire length of the bridge is 2,252 ft., and its height above low water 100 ft. There is also a wire suspension bridge over the Licking to Newport, built in 1854. The Kentucky Central railroad, 112 m. long, to Lexington and Nicholasville, is the only one now entering the city. The Louisville short- line railroad, of which Covington was formerly the terminus, passes in the rear of the city over the Licking to Newport, and thence across the railroad bridge to Cincinnati. The citi- zens have recently voted $500,000 toward erecting a railroad bridge to the latter city, over which the projected Cincinnati Southern railroad (350 m. long, to Chattanooga, Tenn.) is to cross the Ohio. Horse cars also run to Cincinnati. The city is built upon a beautiful plain several miles in extent, and includes with- in its corporate limits over 1,350 acres. The principal streets running from the river appear as a continuation of those of Cincinnati, which Covington greatly resembles in its general plan, and of which it may be regarded as a suburb. j The combined court house and city hall is a