Brown, Maximilian

ULYSSES, a field-marshal, of Irish origin, in the Austrian army, who rendered great services to the Empre Maria The res a, gaining in 1746 the battle of Placentia, and taking Genoa. In 1746 he defeated the Pru ians, who had invaded Bohemia, and won the battle of Losowitz. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Prague. B. at Bâle, 1705; D. 1757. Brown, in Illinois, a W.county with an area of 320 sq. m. It has for its E. frontier the Illinois River, and Brown, in Ohio , a S.S.W. county, near the Ohio River which divides it from Kentucky. It is drained by the East fork of Little Miami River, and also by the White Oak, Straight, and Eagle creeks. Area , about 500 sq. m. Surface, uneven. Soil , excellent, with a sub-stratum of limestone. Cap . George town. -A township of Athens co. -A township of Carroll co. -A township of Darke co. -A township of Delaware co. county. -A township of Mifflin co. Brown, in Texas , a central county, with an area of about 1,050 sq. miles. The Colorado River bounds it on the south, and it is also watered by the Pecan River. Brown, in Wisconsin , a N.E. county at the head of Green Bay. Area , 525 sq. m. The Neenah or Fox, and East and Centre rivers flow through it. Surface , uneveu. Soil , partly fertile. Cap . Green Bay. Brow'bill, n. See HALBERT. Brown Coal, n . ( Min . ) A variety of coal distinguished from stone coal by its streak when scratched, which is brown and different from the black streak coal. There are, however, two distinctions of greater importance than streak, affecting brown coal: one is, that they deteriorate by exposure to the air, tending to split and fall to powder; the other, that they contain water, which interferes with their value as economic fuel. As almost all the lignites belong to a more recent geological period than that called carboniferous , they have been often spoken of as modern coal . They are, however, confined to no age, many true lignites occurring in rocks much older than the tertiary period, while some tertiary rocks contain excellent stone coal.