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* MONBAD. 736 MONROE. he was removeil from liis sec of Laaland. In llalPs Cabinet Jloiiniil lielil various posts in tlio Department of Edueation, and became Minister once more in ilay, ISo!). Hall resigned at the end of 1S03. Jloiirad formed a new Cabinet, in which he took the portfolio of finance. But the war with Prussia forced him from power (1864), and with his family he went to New Zealand in the following year, not to return until 18U'.). when his property had been destroyed in the Maori <anipai;;ns. He received his old bishopric in 1871, and from 1882 to 1S8G was member of the Danisli Parliament. Consult the biofiraphy by Graae (Copenhagen, 188"). MONBEALE, m6n'r-A-a'ia. A city in the rrovince of i'alcrmo, Sicily, five miles southwest of Palermo, with which it has electric railway connection (Map: Italy, H.O). It is the scat of an archbishop. Its cathedral, dating from the twelfth century, is a line example of the Norman- [Sicilian style." Tho bronze doors are beautifully ornamented, and the walls are almost completely covered with mosaics representing biblical scenes. The Benedictine monastery, with its beautiful cloisters, is now used as a school building, and has a libraiy of 17.000 volumes. There is a trade in oil, "com, fruit, and almonds. Popula- tion (commune), in 1881, 19,i543; in 1001, 23,778. MONBO, miinro', Alexander (Primus) ( l(i',i7-17(7). An eminent Scotch anatomist, born in London. He graduated at the University of Edinburgh, and then studied under Chescldcn and B(H'rhaave. In 1720 he was appointed professor of anatomy, at the University of Edinburgh, which had "up to that time oll'ered no courses in the subject. A collected edition of his works appeared in 1781. Consult the memoir by his son. Dr. Donald Monro, preli.xed to his Worlcs (Edinburgh. 1781), MONBO, Alexaxdkh (Seeundus) (17331817). A Siiilch anatomist; younger son of Alexander Monro (Prinuis) (q.v.), whom, in 1704. he suc- ceeilcd as professor of anatomy in the University of Edinburgh. His most important work is his Ohstrralions on the l<lnicliire and Fiinctionn of the Wrvnus t^jistcm ( 1783), in which he describes the 'fornTTicn of Jlonro.' MONBOE'. A city and the parish seat of Ouachit.a Parish. La., 72 miles west by north of Vieksburg, Miss.; on the Washita River, here navigable for large steamlioats during a con- siderable part of the year, and on the Queen and Crescent IJoutc aiid the Missouri Pacific Railroad (.Map: Louisiana, I) I). The Federal Covernmcnt building is one of the most promi- nent struiturcs of the ; in 1000. .1428. MONBOE. . city and the county-seat of Jlonroe County. Mich,', 3") miles south-southwest of Detroit; <in the Raisin River, and on the Pere Marfpiette. the Lake Shore and Michigan Soulhern. and the Michigan Central railroads (Map: Michigan. K 7). It has an orphan nsylum and a liome for the aged, a public library with noon volumes. Saint Mary's Academy, a fine courthouse, and an armory and opera liou-ic that cost .$.30,000. In Monroe is the mother house of the Sisters of the Immnculnte Heart of Marj', who own valuable property here. The city is in a fertile region and is an important depot for shi])ment of grain and fruit. It has extensive nurseries, fisheries, and, among the industrial [ilants, stove and furnace works, (lour, lumber, and paper mills, eaniiing factories, agricultural implement works, furniture factories, brick and tile works, paint works, etc. The government is administered under a charier ol ISHf). which pro- vides for a mayor, annually elcited. and a uni- cameral council". The city owns and operates the electric light plant. Population, in 18!K), 5258; in 1!)00, 5043. Jlonroe was settled as 'Frenchtown' by a com- pany of Canadians in 1784, and received its present name, in honor of .James .Monroe, in 1815. It was the scene of the battle of the River Raisin. January 22-23. 1S13, in which 307 of the American force were killed and 537 captured, onlv 33 escaping, while of the British, 24 were killed and 158 wounded. A number of the pris- oners wounded and unable to march were left here under ina<leiiuate protection, and were sub- sequently massacred by the Indians. This gave rise to "the battle-cry, "Remember the River Raisin." Monroe was chartered as a city in 1830. MONBOE. A city and the county-seat of Union County. N. ('.. 152 miles southwest of Raleigh; im the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (Jlap: North Carolina, B 3), It has gold mines of some value, and the jirincipal manufactories include large cotton mills and iron works, Pop- ulaticm. in 1800, 1800; in 1900. 2427. MONBOE. A city and the county-seat of Crccii County. Wis., 37 miles south by west of Madison; on the Illinois Central and the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul railroads (Map: Wisconsin, D C), It has manufactures of con- densed milk, lumber, carriages, foundry and ma- chine-shop products, boilers, etc., and enjoys con- siderable trade in the products of the adjacent region, which is intcrotcd chielly in farming, stock-raising, and dairying. The city maintains a public libraiy with about 4,iOO volumes. Mon- roe was incorporated as a village in 1850. and in 1882 was chartered as a city. Population, in ISOO, 370S; in 1000, 3027. MONBOE. Four. See Fort MoXROE. MONBOE. James (1758-1831). The fifth President of the United States. He was bora in Westmoreland County, Va.. .Vjiril 28, 1758; and was sent to William and Mary College to be educated, but his studies were simhi interrupted 1)V the outbreak of the Kevolulionarv War. when he left college and enlisted in the .merican army. He joined a Virginia regiment near New Vork in 177(with the rank of lieutenant, and took part in the battles of Harlem Heights. White Plains, iind Trenton, in the last of which he was wounded. During the campaigns of 1777-78 he served on the staff of the Karl of Stirling (William Alexander), taking part in the battles of Brandy wine. Oermantown. and Monmouth. -Mthough his services were highly commended by the Conimander-in-Chicf. Moiirix' was disap- pointed in (he way in whii-h they were rewarded,
 * iiid bis career in the army :iflcr 1778 was im-

iiiijiorlant. It was at this time that he formed an acquainlanee with .leffcrson. who was then Governor of Virginia, and the event marks the beginning of an intimacy that lasted during the