Shawnee

(shaw'ne,) in Kansas, an E. co.; area, 425 sq. m.; C. Topeka. Pop. 13,121. Shaw'nees, a N. Amer. Indian tribe of the Algonquin family, formerly having their habitat in the neighborhood of the Wabash River, Ohio. They are now located in Kansas, and number abt. 1,200 souls. Shays, DANIEL, (shaz,) an American insurgent leader, B. 1740, after serving as captain during the War of the Revolution, was in 1786 chosen as chief of a body of turbulent malcontents who sought to resist the payment of taxes, and other supposed grievances, by armed force against the authority of the State of Ma achusetts. S., at the head of 2,000 men, in advancing to attack the army at Springfield, was met by a force 2 South down ram; 3. Cheviot Sheep. of militia, and a brief conflict ensued in which the insurgents were dispersed, leaving 3dead and 1 wounded on the field. After laying down their arms, the majority were granted a pardon, and S. himself eventually was set at liberty. D. in N. Y. State, 1825. Shears. (Shipbuilding.) See SHEERS.-(Gardening.) A large kind of sci ors, used in arboriculture, for the pruning of trees, clipping of hedges, and the like. [s. 819]