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 520 WAYNE or cattle, 11,960 sheep, and 34,890 swine; 6 manufactories of agricultural implements, 14 of carriages and wagons, 2 of iron castings, 8 of machinery, 1 of linseed oil, 5 of woollens, 13 llour mills, 4 tanneries, 4 currying estab- lishments, 1 brewery, and 14 saw mills. Capi- tal, Richmond. XI. A 8. E. county of Illinois, intersected by the Little Wabash river and its affluent, Skillet fork; area, 720 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 19,758. The surface is generally level, diversified by prairie and woodland, and the soil is fertile. The Springtield and Illinois Southeastern railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 164,955 bush- els of wheat, 1,179,291 of Indian corn, 404,482 of oats, 69,872 of potatoes, 233,295 Ibs. of but- ter, 72,355 of wool, 541,605 of tobacco, and 20,130 tons of hay. There were 7,890 horses, 1,296 mules and asses, 5,843 milch cows, 10,524 other cattle, 28,967 sheep, and 39,427 swine; 25 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 10 flour mills, 17 saw mills, and 2 woollen mills. Capital, Fairfield. XII. A S. E. county of Michigan, bordering on Lakes Erie and St. Clair, bounded E. by Detroit river and S. W. by Huron river, and drained by Rouge and Huron rivers and their branches; area, 600 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, .119,038; in 1874, 144,903. The surface is undulating in the W. part and level in other portions, and the soil is very fertile. Limestone of a superior quality is found, and there are sulphur springs. It is traversed by several railroads terminating at Detroit. The chief productions in 1870 were 239,501 bushels of wheat, 413,284 of Indian corn, 477,321 of oats, 28,068 of barley, 28,295 of buckwheat, 440,569 of potatoes, 891,305 Ibs. of butter, 60,850 of cheese, 204,543 of wool, and 57,367 tons of hay. There were on farms 10,118 horses, 11,927 milch cows, 8,465 other cattle, 42,683 sheep, and 12,655 swine. The whole number of manufactories was 1,191; capital invested, $14,732,160; value of prod- ucts, $26,217,685. Most of them are in the capital, Detroit. XIII. A S. county of Iowa, bordering on Missouri, and drained by the South fork of the Chariton river; area, 510 eq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 11,287. The surface is undulating and the soil very fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 109,702 bushels of wheat, 560,828 of Indian corn, 184,531 of oats, 89,260 of potatoes, 230,975 Ibs. of butter, 50,- 570 of wool, 5,049 of tobacco, and 19,291 tons of hay. There were 4.418 horses, 8,627 milch cows, 7,453 other cattle, 18,750 sheep, and 14,142 swine; 1 woollen mill, 1 flour mill, and 3 saw mills. Capital, Corydon. XIV. A N. E. county of Nebraska, drained by affluents of Elkhorn river ; area, about 450 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 182; in 1875, 431. The surface con- sists of rolling prairies, and the soil is produc- tive. Capital, La Porte. XV. A S. E. county of Missouri, watered by the St. Francis, Big Blackwater, and Castor rivers; area, 750 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 6,068, of whom 67 were col- ored. The surface is undulating, and the soil in some parts fertile. Timber is scarce. Mingo swamp extends into the S. E. border. The chief productions in 1870 were 23,819 bushels of wheat, 293,569 of Indian corn, 31,121 of oats, 8,380 of Irish and 3,739 of sweet pota- toes, 54,309 Ibs. of butter, 11,803 of wool, and 47,054 of tobacco. There were 1,781 horses, 1,636 milch cows, 3,435 other cattle, 7,138 sheep, and 16,259 swine. Capital, Greenville. WAYNE, Anthony, an American soldier, born in Chester co., Pa., Jan. 1, 1745, died at Presque Isle (Erie), Dec. 14, 1796. His grandfather, a native of England who settled in Ireland, com- manded a squadron of dragoons in the battle of the Boyne, and his father served in several expeditions against the Indians. Anthony was educated at the Philadelphia academy, and be- came a surveyor. He visited Nova Scotia in 1765-'6 as agent for a land company, and in 1767 married and settled on a farm in his na- tive county. In 1774 he was a member of the Pennsylvania convention, and was elected to the legislature. In 1775 he was a member of the committee of safety, and in September he raised a regiment of volunteers, with which, being commissioned as colonel, he joined Gen. Sullivan in Canada in the spring of 1776. He was conspicuous in the battle of Three Rivers, and was afterward placed in command of the fortresses of Ticonderoga and Mount Indepen- dence. In May, 1777, he was made a brigadier general, and joined Washington in New Jersey. At the battle of Brandy wine (Sept. 11) his com- mand opposed all day the passage of the river at Chadd's ford by Howe's right wing, and at sunset retreated. On the 20th Wayne was sud- denly attacked and defeated near Paoli. At Germantown ho led the attack of the right wing. During the winter of 1777-'8 he made a raid within the British lines, and captured a large amount of cattle, horses, and forage. His skilful manoeuvring at Monmouth was espe- cially commended in Washington's report of that battle. In the night of July 15-16, 1779, Wayne surprised and captured the garrison of Stony Point on the Hudson (see STONY POINT), for which brilliant achievement he received the thanks of congress and a gold medal. In leading the attack he was wounded in the head. In January, 1781, he skilfully suppressed a se- rious mutiny at Morristown. In February he was ordered to join the southern army, and at Jamestown ford, Va., July 6, by a prompt at- tack he saved Lafayette's forces from disaster. He assisted in the capture of Cornwallis, and soon after was assigned to command in Geor- gia, where ho routed largo bodies of Indians on their way to reenforce the British, and drove the enemy from the state. The legislature gave him a vote of thanks and a large tract of land. After the war he retired to his farm. In April, 1792, he was appointed major general and com- mander-in-chief in the war against the western Indians ; and he gained a signal victory over the Miamis in August, 1794. He was shortly afterward appointed sole commissioner to treat