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* KENDALL. 441 KENIL WORTH. the war, although still calling himself a 'Jaek- sonian Democrat.' He published a Life of Jack- son (1843), and his Autobiography was pub- lished after lis death (1872). KENDALL, Geokge Wiikixs ( 1809-67 ). An American journalist, born in Amherst (now Mount Vernon ), Hillsboro County, X. H. He worked as a printer in many States, and settled in 18.35 at New Orleans, La., where in 1837 he was one of the founders of the Picayune. Seeking nealth and adventure, he joined the unfortunate Texan Santa Fu expedition in 1841, but was taken prisoner by the Mexicans and held for seven months. He was an eye-witness of much of the ilexican War, accompanying the American armies as correspondent for his paper. After 1852 he lived on his large sheep ranch in Comal County, Texas. He published: Xarrative of the Texan Santa Fc Expedition (1844), and War liettrecn United States and Mexico (1851), the latter a folio volume, elaborately illustrated in color. KENDALL, Hexbt Clabence. See Austba- LIA.V LiTERATUKE. KENDALL, William Sergeant (1869—). An American figure, portrait, and landscape painter, born at Spuyten Duyvil, X. Y. He studied under Thomas Eakins in Philadelphia, and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and under iler- son in Paris. His work shows good draughts- manship and fine color. One of his best pic- tures is "The End of the Day." He won an hon- orable mention at the Salon of 1891, a medal at the Columbian Eposition of 1893. and a bronze medal at the Paris Exposition of 1900. — M.U(- garet 1Cend.ll. his Avife (1871 — ). a pupil of Alden Weir, is also known as a figure and por- trait painter. KEN'DRICK, A.sahel Cl.a.rk (1809-95). An .raerican Baptist educator. He was born at Poultney, Vt.; graduated at Hamilton College in 1831 : became professor of classics in Madison University at Hamilton; and from 1850 to 1888 held the chair of Greek at the University of Roch- ester. He revised Olshausen's Commentaries on the y'eic Testament, translated from French and German poets a volume of Echoes (1855), and published Life and Letters of Emily C. Judson (1860) and Our Poetical Favorites. His edition of Xenophon's Anabasis was long popular. Ken- drick was a member of the American committee for the revision of the Xew Testament. KENDRICK, .John (1745-1800). An Ameri- can navigator, born at Martha's Vineyard. He commanded a privateer during the latter part of the Revolution, and in 1787-88, as commander of the Columbia and Washinyton. fitted out by Boston merchants, explored Xootka Sound and parts of the northwest coast of America. In 1791 lie made another voyage, and this time visited Oceanica, discovered (and named) Massachu- setts Sound, and opened the sandalwood trade between Hawaii and China. While in Kealakeaka Bay. Hawaii, in 1800. he. with two of his men, was accidentally killed by grapeshot. fired as a salute in his honor by an English captain. KENEALY, ke-ne'll. Edward Vaughan Hyde (1819-80). An Irish barrister. He was born in Cork and was educated at Trinity College, Dub- lin. After practicing law for seven years in Ireland, he was called to the English bar in 1847, and in 1868 became a bencher of Gray's Inn. In 1850 he was imprisoned for a month for cruelty to his son, was counsel for the defense of the Fenians Casey and Burke in 1867, and in 1873 acted as leading counsel in the celebrated Tichborne case, which brought him considerable notoriety for the pAsistency of his defense. The violent character of his arguments and his un- professional conduct throughout the whole trial were censured in the jury's verdict, which lost the case to him. He then established The Eng- lishman, in which he continued to uphold the cause of Orton, the Tichborne claimant, and after libelous attacks upon the presiding justice and many other members of the bar, he was expelled in 1874 from the O.'^ord circuit and disbenched by Gray's Inn. In 1868 he contested Wednesbury unsuccessfully, .and in 1875 was returned for Stokes to Parliament, where he could find no memljer to introduce him and was informally seated. He was an uninfluential member through- out his term, but continued his combative at- tempts to give national importance to the Tich- borne case. His publications include an edition of tile proceedings of the Tichborne case, and Brallaghan, or the Dcipnosophists (1845); Goethe, a Veic Pantomime (1850): and Poems (1864). His scattered poems, collected in three volumes, appeared in 1875-79. KENEH, ken'e, or GENEH. The capital of an Egyptian province of the same name, situated on the right bank of the Xile, 34 miles noi-th of Thebes ( Map : Egypt, F 6 ). It is a station for Xile steamers and opposite a station on the Xile Valley Railroad, and has well-developed pottery industry and some .sugar manufacturing. It is visited by numerous pilgrims from the interior of Africa, on their wav to Mecca. Population, in 1897, 27.478. KENELM CHILLINGLY, ken'elm chll'ling- li. A nnvel by Lord Bulwer Lytton (1873). KEN'ESAW MOUNTAIN, Battle of. An engagement fought near ilarietta, Ga., June 27, 1864, during the Civil War, between a Federal force of about 95,000 under General Sherman and a Confederate force of about 60,000 under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. The Confederates were strongly intrenched on Kenesaw Mountain, and repelled the Federal assault after two and a half hours of fighting, the Federals losing about 3000, including the brigade commanders Gen. C. G. Harker and Col. D. McCook. The Con- federates lost about 700. It was the onlv serious reverse sustained by General Sherman in his Atlanta campaign. Soon afterwards Sherman mana>uvred Johnston out of his position, and on .Jul.v 2 the latter abandoned Kenesaw Mountain, falling back behind the Chattahoochee Kiver. KENIA, ka'ne-a. Mount. An isolated, extinct volcano in British East Africa, situated 12' south of the Equator and 180 miles east of Victoria Xyanza (Map: Congo Free State, G 3). Its alti- tude is between 18.000 and 19.000 feet: it is cov- ered with perpetual snow above 15,000 feet, and has a number of glaciers, ilount Kenia was first brought to the attention of the civilized world by Krapf in 1849. In 1887 it was ascended by Count Telcki to an altitude of 15.280 feet, and "in 1893 by Dr. Gregory to an altitude of 17.800 feet. KENTLWORTH. A market-town in War- wickshire. England, five miles north of War- wick (Map: England. E 4). It has the remains of an abbey erected in 1122. Xear by is Kenil-