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4. Cathcart (kath-kärt'), Sir George. Born at London, May 12, 1794: killed at Inkerman, Crimea, Nov. 5, 1854. A British general, third son of the first Earl Cathcart. He served in the campaigns of 1813-15, being in all the important battles; was appointed governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape, Jan., 1852; ended the Kaffir war 1852-53; and in 1854 was sent as commander of the fourth division to the Crimea, with a dormant commi ion to supersede Lord Raglan in case of accident to the latter. He wrote "Commentaries" (1850) on the war in Ru ia and Germany in 1812 and 1813. säl-vä-dor'). An island in the northern part of the Bahama group, West Indies, long identified with Guanahani, Columbus's first landfall. Catley (kat'li), Ann. Born near Tower Hill, London, in 1745: died at Ealing, Dec. 14, 1789. An English singer. She was the daughter of a hackney coachman. In 1762 she appeared at Vauxhall, and from this time her beauty and voice made her not only succe ful but notorious. In 1784 she made her last appearance, having then become the wife of Major-General Francis Lascelles. The ladies eagerly copied her dre , and to be "Catleyfied" was to be dre ed becomingly. Catlin (kat'lin), George. Born at Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 26, 1796: died at Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 23, 1872. An American artist, and traveler among the North American Indians and in Europe. His chief work is "Illustrations of the Man ners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians" (1841). He painted more than 500 portraits of Indians from life, a unique and valuable collection, now in the United States National Museum at Washington. Cathcart, William Shaw. Born at Peter- Catmandoo. See Khatmandu . sham, Sept. 17, 1755: died at Cart side, near Cat Nation. See Erie . Glasgow, June 16, 1843. A British general and Cato (kā tō). A tragedy by Add is on, produced diplomatist, tenth Baron Cathcart in the Scotat Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1713. tish peerage, created Viscount (Nov. 3, 1807) Cato. A pseudonym of Alexander Hamilton. and Earl (July 16, 1814) Cathcart in the peer- Cato Major. See De Senectute . age of the United Kingdom. He served in the Revolutionary War 1777-80, and at the bombardment of Copenhagen 1807. He was amba ador to Ru ia 1812-14. Cathedral (ka-thedral), The. A poem by James Ru ell Lowell, published in 1869. Cathelineau (kät-le-no'), Jacques. Born at Pin-en-Mauges, Maine-et-Loire, France, Jan. 5, 1759: died at St. Florent, France, July 11, 1793 A French royalist, leader of the Vendeans in 1793. Catherine. See Catharine and Katharine . Cathlamet (kath-lä'met), or Katlamat. A tribe of North American Indians. Their former habitat was Oregon and Washington on both sides of the Columbia River, near its mouth. See Chinook an . Cathlapooya. See Calapooya . Catholicon Anglicum. An English-Latin dictionary, compiled about 1483. It was edited by Mr. Sidney J. H. Herrtage for the Early English Text Society In 1881. He believes it to have been compiled in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The name "Catholicon" was first used for such a work in a Latin grammar and dictionary written by Giovanni dei Balbi, a Genoese monk, frequently called Jannensis. It was finished in 1286, and the first edition was printed by Gutenberg in 1460. Catholic Majesty. A title of the kings of Spain, a umed at times after the Council of Toledo, and permanently since the time of Ferdinand "the Catholic" 1474-1516. Cathos (kä-tos'). A female character in Molière's "Les Précieuses Ridicules," who a umes the name Aminte. She affects the fashionable sentimentality of les précieuses, and is finally taken in by a valet who adopts the same style with greater succe . Catilina (kat-i-li'nä), E. Cat i line (kat'i-lin), Lucius Sergius. Born about 108 в. с.: killed at Fæsulæ, Italy, 62 B. c. A Roman politician and conspirator. He was of an ancient but impoverished patrician family. As a partizan of Sulla he rendered himself infamous by his complicity in the horrors of the proscription, destroying with his own hand his brother-in-law, Q. Cæcilius. He was pretor in 68, and governor of Africa in 67. After an abortive attempt, in conjunction with P. Autronius, to murder the consuls elect for 65, with a view to seizing the fasces, and after an unsucce ful candidacy in the consular elections of 64, he organized a wide-spread conspiracy against the republic, whose object is said to have been the cancellation of debts, the proscription of the wealthy, and the distribution among the conspirators of all offices of honor and emolument. It was defeated by the vigilance and elo Cattaro (kättä-rō), Slav. Kotor or Kotur. A seaport in Dalmatia, situated on the Bocche di Cattaro in lat. 42° 25′ N., long. 18° 46′ Ε.: probably the Roman Ascrivium. It is famous for its picturesque situation. It has a cathedral, and is strongly fortified. It was ceded finally to Austria, 1814. Population (1890), commune, 5,435. Cattegat, or Kattegat (kat'e-gat). A sea pa age which separates Sweden from Jutland, and connects the Skager Rack with the Baltic through the Sound and the Great and Little Belts. Length, about 150 miles. Greatest breadth, 85 miles. Cat term ole (kat'er-mol), George. Born at Dickleborough, Norfolk, England, Aug. 8, 1800: died at Clapham, near London, July 24, 1868. An English painter, one of the earliest English water-colorists. He illustrated the "Waverley Novels." His subjects were chiefly medieval. Catti. See Chatti . Cattywar, or Kattywar. See Kathiawar . Catullus (ka-tul'us), Caius Valerius. Born at Verona, Italy, 87 (?) в. с.: died about 54 в. с. A celebrated Roman poet. Concerning his personal history little is known, except that he came to Rome at an early age; that he enjoyed the society of the most celebrated men of his day, including Cicero, Cæsar, and Pollio, and that he was probably po e ed of a moderate independence, although vicious and expensive habits reduced him to pecuniary difficulties. He is remarkable for the versatility of his genius, for the liveline of his conception, and for his felicity of expre ion. According to Apuleius the real name of Lesbia, who forms the theme of most of his amatory poems, was Clodia; and some critics have, though apparently erroneously, identified her with the sister of the demagogue Clodius slain by Milo. His extant works are 116 poems, lyric, epigrammatic, elegiac, etc. Catulus (kat'ū-lus), Caius Lutatius. A Roman general. He was chosen consul for the year 242 B. C. When he entered office the first Punic war had been waged since 264; and the senate, discouraged by numerous lo es, had abandoned the war at sea. He obtained command of a fleet built by wealthy patriots at Rome, and 241 gained Cato, Marcus Porcius, surnamed Uticensis (from Utica, the place of his death). Born at Rome, 95 в. с.: committed suicide at Utica, North Africa, 46 в.с. A Roman patriot and the decisive victory at the Ægadi an Islands which resulted Stoic philosopher, great-grandson of Cato the Censor. He fought under Gellius Publicola against Spartacus in 72, served as military tribune in Macedonia in 67, and was questor in 65, tribune of the people in 62, and pretor in 54. He supported Cicero against the Cati linarians, and sided with Pompey against Cæsar on the outbreak of the civil war in 49. After the battle of Pharsalia he retired to Utica, where he put himself to death on receiving intelligence of the victory of Cæsar at Thap sus . Cato, Marcus Porcius, surnamed "The Censor," and Priscus. Born at Tusculum, Italy, 234 в. с.: died 149 в. с. A Roman statesman, general, and writer. He was questor under Scipio in 204; consul in 195; served in Spain in 194, and against Antiochus in 191; was censor in 184; and was amba ador to