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 1G8 MARION comprising Rubini, Lablache, Tamburini, Mali- bran, Sontag, Persiani, and Grisi. From that pi-riod, he was constantly before the public, occupying the position of the first tenor singer upon the stage. After performing principally in London and Paris, he visited Russia in 1845, remaining there five years, and in 1850-'60 generally snng in London in the spring and summer" and in Paris in the winter. In 1854- '5 he accompanied Grisi, with whom he had lived for many years, having by her a family of children, and whom he finally married, on an operatic tour through the chief cities of the United States. In 1859 he appeared in Lon- don and Paris in the part of Don Giovanni, in the opera of that name, transposed to suit his voice. On June 18, 1871, he took his farewell of the stage at Covent Garden in La favorita. In the autumn of 1872 he again visited the United States on a concert tour. His voice had quite failed him, however, and his reap- pearance was a detriment to his reputation. He possessed respectable dramatic abilities, and excelled in parts like Almaviva in the u Barber of Seville." Among the operas in which he has principally appeared are La donna del lago, La gazza ladra, Cenerentola, Moise, and others by Rossini ; La sonnambitla, Norma, and / puritani, by Bellini; Lucia di Lammermoor, La favorita, Lucrezia Borgia, Don Pasquale, &c., by Donizetti ; and Ernani, La traviata, and II trovatore, by Verdi. MARION, the name of 17 counties in the Uni- ted States. 1. A N. county of West Virginia, drained by the Monongahela and its branches ; area, 275 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 12,107, of whom 78 were colored. It has an undulating surface with considerable woodland, and a fer- tile soil. Coal and iron ore abound. The Bal- timore and Ohio railroad intersects it. The chief productions in 1870 were 26,538 bushels of wheat, 63,643 of Indian corn, 29,819 of oats, 12,780 Ibs. of wool, 22,927 of butter, and 3,780 tons of hay. There were 907 horses, 1,110 milch cows, 2,377 other cattle, 4,924 sheep, and 508 swine. Capital, Fairmont. II. An E. county of South Carolina, bordering on North Carolina, bounded E. by Little Pe- dee and Lumber rivers, and S. by the Great I ]. ,- and Lynches creek ; the Little and Great Pedee also intersect it; area, 1,200 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 22,160, of whom 10,732 were colored. The Wilmington, Columbia, and Au- gusta railroad traverses it. The surface is lev- el and the soil moderately fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 190,326 bushels of Indian corn, 11,412 of oats, 58,103 of sweet potatoes, 12,450 of peas and beans, 6,910 bales of cotton, and 415,382 Ibs. of rice. There were 1,419 horses, 957 mules and asses, 3,633 milch cows, 5,468 other cattle, 4,420 sheep and 19,521 swine. Capital, Marion Court House. III. A W. county of Georgia, drained by trib- utaries of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers; area, 432 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 8,000, of whom 3,830 were colored. The surface is undulating and the soil generally fertile. A branch of the Southwestern railroad passes through the N. W. corner. The chief productions in 1870 were 9,523 bushels of wheat, 163,298 of Indian corn, 20,967 of sweet potatoes, 15,050 Ibs. of butter, 5,439 bales of cotton, and 5,330 gallons of molasses. There were 514 horses, 1,002 mules and asses, 1,404 milch cows, 2,480 other cattle, 1,260 sheep, and 7,448 swine. Capital, Buena Vista. IV. A central county of the pen- insula of Florida, intersected by the Ocklawa- ha river, and partly bounded S. by the With- lacoochee ; area, 1,760 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,804, of whom 7,878 were colored. The surface is level and the soil fertile, There are numerous lakes, of which the largest are Or- ange, Bryant, and Ware. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 129,596 bushels of Indian corn, 3,355 of oats, 23,968 of sweet potatoes, and 3,858 bales of cotton. There were 637 horses, 906 mules and asses, 3,035 milch cows, 306 working oxen, 458 other cattle, 442 sheep, and 3,488 swine. Capital, Ocala. V. A N. W. county of Alabama, bordering on Mississippi, drained by branches of the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers ; area, about 700 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 6,059, of whom 224 were color- ed. The surface is uneven and the soil gener- ally fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 5,108 bushels of wheat, 90,429 of Indian corn, 15,546 of sweet potatoes, 1,010 Ibs. of tobacco, 9,691 of wool, 25,335 of butter, and 463 bales of cotton. There were 662 horses, 1,269 milch cows, 665 working oxen, 1,707 other cattle, 2,- 999 sheep, and 5,765 swine. Capital, Pikeville. VI. A S. county of Mississippi, bordering on Louisiana, and drained by Pearl river ; area, 1,224 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 4,211, of whom 1,649 were colored. It has an undulating sur- face and a fertile soil on the borders of the streams. The chief productions in 1870 were 69,691 bushels of Indian corn, 22,268 of sweet potatoes, 4,949 gallons of molasses, 793 bales of cotton, and 32,038 Ibs. of rice. There were 797 horses, 2,206 milch cows, 4,637 other cat- cle, 4,827 sheep, and 8,574 swine. Capital, Columbia. VII. A 1ST. E. county of Texas, bordering on Louisiana, and bounded S. by Big Cypress bayou and several lakes, which with Red river afford navigation to New Or- leans; area, 320 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 8,562, of whom 4,362 were colored. The bottom lands are very fertile. It has an abundance of timber of all kinds, and iron ore of superior quality ; and there are seven mineral springs. The chief productions in 1870 were 73,118 bushels of Indian corn, and 8,345 of sweet potatoes. There were 362 horses, 943 milch cows, 2,363 other cattle, and 3,241 swine. Capital, Jefferson. VIII. A N. county of Ar- kansas, bordering on Missouri, drained by White river and its branches ; area, 900 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 3,979, of whom 19 were colored. It contains lead ore, and a variegated marble is found in the W. part. The chief productions in 1870 were 12,822 bushels of wheat, 115,169