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 466 CRAWFORD Indian corn, 160,939 of oats, 79,649 of potatoes, 12,264 tons of hay, and 226,277 Ibs. of butter. There were 3,149 horses, 3,779 milch cows, 6,346 other cattle, 7,921 sheep, and 9,668 swine ; 2 breweries, 5 saw mills^ 1 pork-pack- ing establishment, 2 manufactories of agricul- tural implements, 4 of carriages and wagons, 2 of saddlery and harness, and 1 of soap and candles. Capital, Prairie du Chien. IX. A W. county of Iowa, intersected by Boyer and Soldier rivers, and drained by affluents of the West Nishnabatona ; area, about 600 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 2,530. The Chicago and Northwestern railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 78,538 bushels of wheat, 131,635 of Indian corn, 35,431 of oats, 13,236 of potatoes, 6,468 tons of hay, and 50,138 Ibs. of butter. There were 921 horses, 952 milch cows, l,803>other cattle, 2,629 sheep, and 1,083 swine. Capital, Denison. X. A S. E. county of Missouri, intersected by Mara- mec river, and drained by two of its branch- es; area, 600 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 7,982, of whom 86 were colored. The surface is much diversified, and in many parts hilly. It is occupied by tolerably fertile prairies and tracts of excellent timber, but the county is less re- markable for its agricultural productions than for its mineral wealth. The hills contain very rich mines of copper and iron, the latter being extensively worked. Lead is also found in various localities, and stone is obtained in the vicinity of the iron district. The Atlantic and Pacific railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 64,530 bushels of wheat, 242,906 of Indian corn, 66,882 of oats, and 16,265 of potatoes. There were 2,573 horses, 2,474 milch cows, 4,837 other cattle, 9,380 sheep, and 18,917 swine. Capital, Steel- ville. XL A S. E. county of Kansas, border- ing on Missouri, watered by Spring river and other affluents of the Neosho ; area, 504 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 8,160. The Missouri River, Fort Scott, and Gulf, and the Missouri, Kan- sas, and Texas railroads pass through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 34,382 bush- els of wheat, 285,500 of Indian corn, 56,785 of oats, 33,368 of potatoes, 14,745 tons of hay, and 130',319 Ibs. of butter. There were 3,304 horses, 3,014 milch cows, 8,952 other cattle, 2,605 sheep, and 3,245 swine. Capital, Girard. CRAWFORD, Nathaniel Maeon, D. D., an Ame- rican clergyman, born near Lexington, Ga., March 22, 1811, died near Atlanta, Oct. 27, 1871. He graduated at Franklin college (uni- versity of Georgia), Aug. 5, 1829, studied law and was admitted to the bar, but never prac- tised. In 1837 he was elected professor of mathematics in Oglethorpe university, Ga., which office he held until the close of 1841. In 1843 he was licensed to preach, and was ordained in 1844. He was pastor of the Bap- tist church in Washington, Ga., in 1845, and in Charleston, S. C., in 1846. From 1847 to 1854 he was professor of Biblical literature in Mercer university, at Penfield, Ga., of which he became president in 1854, and in 1857 professor of men- tal and moral philosophy in the university of Mis- sissippi. In the same year he became professor in the Western Baptist theological seminary at Georgetown, Ky., where he remained until July, 1858, when he resumed the presidency of Mercer university. In 1857 he was elect- ed president of the Bible revision association. He wrote many articles for periodicals, and several small works on some of the tenets of his church. In 1858 he published a volume entitled " Christian Paradoxes." CRAWFORD, Qnintin. See CRATTFTJRD. CRAWFORD, Thomas, an American sculp- tor, born in New York, March 22, 1814, died in London, Oct. 10, 1857. In early childhood he manifested an extraordinary fondness for art. He worked first at wood carving, and at the age of 19 entered the studio of Frazee and Launitz, monumental sculptors in New York. After two years, during which he executed several monumental designs, and worked upon portrait busts of Chief Justice Marshall and others, he set out for Italy, furnished with a let- ter of introduction to Thorwaldsen, who invi- ted him to work in his studio. For several years he wrought earnestly, and soon began to be in- trusted with commissions for portrait busts and copies in marble. The sums received for these barely sufficed for his support and the purchase of the necessary materials; but he was glad to work for any remuneration, feeling that excel- lence could only be attained by incessant labor. During 10 weeks in 1837 he modelled 17 busts to be put in marble, and copied in marble the figure of Demosthenes in the Vatican. In 1839, having previously executed a few ori- ginal pieces, he designed his "Orpheus," the work which first brought him into notice in America, and which elicited the warm commendation of Gibson and Thorwaldsen. Charles Sumner, who saw it in Rome, was so struck with its merits that on his return to Boston he procured by subscription the means of sending Crawford an order for a copy in marble. Its reception in America, where it was exhibited with others of Crawford's works, formed an epoch in the life of the artist. The statue is in the possession of the Boston Athe- na3tim. Crawford was now enabled to give more attention to ideal composition. To this period may be referred his more purely classic subjects and his Scriptural bass-reliefs, remark- able for the spirit and propriety of their treat- ment. His industry seemed to increase with the favorable turn in his fortunes. He fitted up large studios, which soon became a favorite resort of strangers from the number of striking original works always to be seen there. In 1844 he visited America, where he married. During the next summer he modelled a remark- able bust of Josiah Quincy, sr., for the library of Harvard university, and returned to Europe with numerous commissions for new works. In 1849 he made a second visit to the United States, and reading in a newspaper the propo-