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 HANOVER 445 id in a little time Hamilcar, his political rival id opponent, was associated in the command rith him. Hanno was afterward superseded >y the suffrages of the soldiers, and a new col- ague given to Hamilcar. This new general jing soon after taken prisoner and killed by mutineers, a formal reconciliation was ef- jcted between the two rivals, and Hanno was sstored to his command. The fortune of war low turned against the mercenaries, who were jfeated in a great battle, stripped of their >ngholds, and at length completely subdued. )m the termination of this war Hanno fig- res rather as a politician than a warrior. He the head of the aristocratic party at Car- lage, and the great enemy of Hamilcar and is sons, whose policy he invariably opposed. HANOVER, an E. county of Virginia, drained >y North Anna and South Anna rivers, which lite on its N. E. border to form the Parnun- cey; area, 400 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 16,455, whom 8,562 were colored. The surface uneven, and the soil much diversified and ipable of being^ improved. The Richmond, lericksburg, and Potomac, and the Chesa- and Ohio railroads traverse the county, chief productions in 1870 were 122,593 ishels of wheat, 225,517 of Indian corn, 119,- 511 of oats, 29,278, of Irish and 35,775 of sweet )tatoes, 439,434 Ibs. of tobacco, and 72,013 1 butter. There were 1,468 horses, 983 mules id asses, 2,175 milch cows, 1,303 other cattle, ,260 sheep, and 8,426 swine ; 15 flour mills, and saw mills. Capital, Hanover Court House. HANOVER. I. A town of Grafton co., New Tampshire, on the E. bank of the Connecti- cut river, opposite Norwich, Vt., with which it communicates by a bridge, 50 m. N. W. of Concord ; pop. in 1870, 2,085. The surface is in some parts uneven, but the greater portion is admirably adapted for agriculture. The soil is fertile, and there is probably less waste land in Hanover than in any other part of the coun- ty. The Moose mountain, an elevated ridge, runs across the town from N. to S. about 5 m. from the Connecticut. The Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers railroad passes on the oppo- site side of the river. The principal village is situated about m. from the river, on an ele- vated plain, and is built around a public square of six acres, on which front the principal edi- fices. It is the seat of Dartmouth college. (See DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.) The town con- tains a national bank, a hotel, two post offices (Hanover and Hanover Centre), 18 public schools (two graded), a monthly periodical published by the college students, and four churches. II. A town of Jefferson co., In- diana, on the Ohio river, 5 m. below Madi- son, and 80 m. S. E. of Indianapolis ; pop. in 1870, 564. It occupies a healthy situation on a high bluff, and is surrounded by fine scenery. It is the seat of Hanover college (Presbyterian), established as Hanover academy 1827, and chartered as a university in 1833. college grounds embrace more than 200 acres, and contain the president's house, a pro- fessors' residence, and a college building 200 ft. long by 80 ft. in breadth. The property and endowment amount to $275,000. The college embraces a collegiate and a preparatory de- partment, each comprising a classical and a scientific course. Tuition is free. In 1872-'3 there were 9 professors, 2 tutors, and 134 stu- dents ; total number of graduates, 403. HANOVER (Ger. Hannover). I. A N. W. province of Prussia, between lat. 51 17' and 53 51' N., and Ion. 6 40' and 11 32' E. It is bounded mainly by the North sea, the grand duchy of Oldenburg, the province of Schleswig-Holstein, the grand duchy of Meck- lenburg-Schwerin, the provinces of Branden- burg and Saxony, the duchy of Brunswick, the provinces of Saxony, Hesse-Nassau, and Westphalia, and the kingdom of the Nether- lands. Area, 14,856 sq. m. ; pop. in 1871, 1,963,618, of whom about 230,000 were Ro- man Catholics, 12,000 Jews, and the remain- der Protestants. More than one half the pop- ulation are engaged in agriculture, and about one fourth in mining and manufactures. The surface is flat, except in the S. part, which is covered by the Hartz mountains, some of the peaks of which reach an elevation of 3,000 ft. The principal rivers are the Elbe, which with its tributaries drains the N. E. boundary, the Ems, traversing the W. portion, and the Weser, with its tributaries draining the E. portion. Among the lakes are the Diimmersee, the Steinhudermeer, and the Seeburgersee. The climate generally is mild, except in winter in the high regions of the south. The greatest heat is 93 F., the greatest cold 29, and the mean temperature 45. About one sixth of the surface is covered with forests, chiefly oak, beech, and fir; the alluvial flats are natural meadows yielding large crops of hay, or are grazing grounds for vast herds of cattle ; more than one fourth of the surface is arable, and is carefully cultivated. The moors and heaths of the lowlands in the north have deep peat beds, which provide fuel for nearly the whole population, and $200,000 worth of it is sent yearly to Hamburg and Bremen. The chief agricultural products are barley, rye, oats, buckwheat, flax, hemp, potatoes, chiccory, gar- den vegetables, and some fruit. The domestic animals, generally of good breeds, in 1869 num- bered 212,905 horses, 863,362 cattle, 572,366 hogs, 158,203 goats, and 2,156,920 sheep, of which 244,095 were merinos. Bee keeping is an important industry, and in 1869 there were 213,870 hives. Poultry is plentiful, and im- mense numbers of geese are reared in the marshes. Game abounds in the Hartz moun- tains. Of river fish, the sturgeon is the most valuable ; the sea fisheries of herring and had- dock are extensive. The mineral wealth of the southern districts is considerable ; in 1869 the coal mines yielded about 1,000,000 tons; the value of iron, zinc, copper, silver, and lead ores mined was $1,500,000, but this does not