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 TUSCARAWAS TUSSER TUSCABAWAS, an E. county of Ohio, inter- sected by the Tuscarawas river, one of the head streams of the Muskingum ; area, 520 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 33,840. The surface is undulating and the soil fertile. Iron ore and bituminous coal abound. It is traversed by the Ohio canal, the Tuscarawas branch of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad, and the Lake Shore and Tuscarawas Valley and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and St. Louis railroads. The chief productions in 1870 were 509,295 bushels of wheat, 20,520 of rye, 723,659 of Indian corn, 683,594 of oats, 18,192 of barley, 133,705 of potatoes, 496,414 Ibs. of wool, 917,- 708 of butter, 97,112 of cheese, and 41,459 tons of hay. There were 9,188 horses, 10,077 milch cows, 11,369 other cattle, 128,301 sheep, and 20,361 swine ; 3 manufactories of agricul- tural implements, 3 of brick, 24 of carriages and wagons, 13 of clothing, 1 of pig iron, 4 of iron castings, 13 of saddlery and harness, 3 of salt, 5 of woollen goods, 16 flour mills, 16 tanneries, 13 currying establishments, 3 breweries, 3 planing mills, and 8 saw mills. Capital, New Philadelphia. TUSCARORAS, one of the Six Nations of Iro- quois, which separated from the others at an early period, and according to tradition went southwest and then southeast to North Caro- lina. They were divided into seven clans, and about the year 1700 occupied 15 villages and had 1,200 warriors. In 1711 they attempted to massacre the whites, but troops were called from South Carolina, and Barnwell routed them in the battle of the Neuse, Jan. 28, 1712, killing and wounding 400. They made peace, but hostilities were soon resumed. Col. Moore marched against Nahucke, a Tuscarora fort near Snowhill, and took it March 20, 1713, capturing 800 prisoners, who were given to his Indian allies. The remaining Tuscaroras fled, most of them making their way to New York. The Tuscaroras under Tom Blunt had taken no part in the hostilities. A treaty had been made with them, Nov. 25, 1712, and Blunt was made king of all the tribe in Caro- lina. They were placed first on Pamlico riv- er, and were afterward removed to the Roa- noke in the present Bertie co. Those who removed to New York were well received by the Five Nations and allowed to settle at the S. E. end of Oneida lake, and were formal- ly admitted as a sixth nation in the league. During the wars with the French the Tusca- roras served under the English. In 1766 the Carolina band leased part of their lands for 150 years, and 160 removed to New York. During the revolution they sided with con- gress, and some of their chiefs were commis- sioned as captains and lieutenants ; and in 1794 the United States indemnified the tribe for losses during the war. The whole tribe in time removed from North Carolina, continuing to receive rents for their lands; but as this caused difficulties, an arrangement was made by which North Carolina in 1829 sold the re- version and paid the money to the tribe. The tribe in New York occupied a reservation on Niagara ridge given them by the Senecas and confirmed by the state of New York, and an adjoining tract purchased by them from the Holland land company. A Baptist mission and school were established among them about 1800, and they have since advanced in agri- culture and the arts of civilized life. In 1874 there were 388 Tuscaroras on the reservation, and there are a number in Canada with the bands of the Six Nations who emigrated thith- er. The name Tuscarora means shirt wearer, and must be of comparatively recent adoption. Tl'SCULA, an E. county of the S. peninsula of Michigan, bounded N. W. by Saginaw bay and intersected by the Cass river ; area, about 850 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 13,714; in 1874, 16,998. The surface is level, the soil productive, and timber is abundant. The Detroit and Bay City railroad traverses it. The chief productions in 1870 were 116,480 bushels of wheat, 82,880 of Indian corn, 84,475 of oats, 12,610 of peas and beans, 122,102 of potatoes, 40,635 Ibs. of wool, 359,136 of butter, and 14,996 tons of hay. There were 2,163 horses, 8,333 milch cows, 4,861 other cattle, 9,428 sheep, and 3,713 swine ; 2 flour mills, 1 tannery, 25 saw mills, and 1 woollen factory. Capital, Vassar. TUSCCLUM. See FBASCATI. TtSClMBIA, a city and the capital of Colbert co., Alabama, on the Memphis and Charleston railroad, 2 in. S. of the Tennessee river, and about 180 m. N. N. W. of Montgomery ; pop. in 1870, 1,214, of whom 450 were colored ; in 1875, about 1,500. Steam navigation is interrupted at this point by Muscle shoals, around which a canal is in process of construc- tion. Tuscumbia has a healthful and agree- able climate, and is situated in a very fer- tile region, with coal and iron near at hand. About the centre of the city is a large spring of pure water, giving rise to Spring creek, which flows into the Tennessee. There are two large flouring mills, to one of which a cotton gin is attached, a female seminary, a small academy, a weekly newspaper, and eight churches (five for white and three for colored people). Tuscumbia was first settled in 1816, and was incorporated under its present name in 1822. It suffered much during the civil war, but is beginning to recover. TISSER, Thomas, an English poet, born at Rivenhall, near Witham, Essex, about 1515, died in London about 1580. He became a chorister, and finally served as a retainer in the family of William Lord Paget. Afterward he became a farmer at Katwade (now Catti- wade) in Suffolk, where he wrote " A Hun- dreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie" (1557). This was the first didactic poem in the lan- guage, and in 1573 appeared as "Fiue Hun- dreth Points of Good Husbandry vnited to as many of Good Huswiferie" (reprinted by Dr. Mavor in 1812). Fuller says Tusser was "successively a musician, schoolmaster, serv-