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186. Ponte Vecchio (pon'te vek'kē-ō). [It., 'old bridge.'] A bridge in Florence, over the Arno: a picturesque structure with 3 wide arches, rebuilt in 1345. The roadway is bordered on both sides by quaint little shops, except over the middle arch, where there is an opening. Over the south row of shops is carried a gallery, built by Vasari, connecting the Pitti Palace with the Uffizi and the Palazzo Vecchio. Pontevedra (pōn-tā-vā'Thrä). 1. A province in west and on Portugal on the south. Area, 1,739 Galicia, Spain, bordering on the ocean on the square miles. Population (1887), 443,385.-2. A seaport, capital of the province of Ponteve quered and temporarily held by the British; but was finally district. Population (1888), 41,253. Population of French Pondoland (pon'do-land). A British po e ion in South Africa, situated southwest of Natal, about lat. 31°-32° S. It was taken directly under ulation (1887), 19,996. imperial rule in 1884, and in 1894 was annexed to Cape Ponthieu (pon-tyė'). An ancient countship in Colony. Population, about 200,000. Pov ske), Prince Jozef Anton. Born at Warsaw, May 7, 1762: drowned in the Elster, Oct. 19, 1813. A Polish general, nephew of King Stanislaus August us Poniatowski. He served against Ru ia in 1792, and in the insurrection of 1794; was commander of the Polish contingent in the French campaigns: was minister of war in the duchy of Warsaw; invaded Galicia in 1809; and was made a French marshal in 1813. He fought at Leipsic, and lost his life at the close of the battle. Poniatowski, Jozef Michael Xavier Francis John. Born at Rome, Feb. 26, 1816: died at London, July 3, 1873. A Polish composer, prince of Monte Rotondo, and nephew of Prince Poniatowski (1762-1813). He settled in Paris in 1854, and was senator under the empire. He composed a number of operas, the first ("Giovanni da Procida") in Poniatowski, Stanislaus August us. See Stan islaus August us Poniatowski . Ponka (pon'kä). [Pl., also Ponkas .] A tribe of the Dhegiha division of North American Indians, numbering 847. Part are in Nebraska, the rest in Oklahoma. See Dhegiha . Pons (pôn). A town in the department of Cha dra, situated at the head of the Bay of Ponte vedra, about lat. 42° 27′ N., long. 8° 35' W. Pop northern France, in the government of Picardie, forming part of the department of Somme. Capital, Abbeville. It fluctuated in early times be Norm andy and Flanders, and was conquered by William of Normandy in 1056. In the later middle ages it fluctuated between England, Burgundy, and France. Pontia, or Pontiæ. See Ponza . Pontiac (pon'ti-ak). Killed 1769. A celebrated chief of the Ottawa Indians, the leader in Pontiac's war. He led the unsucce ful attack on Detroit in 1763, and submitted to the British in 1766. Pontiac. A city, capital of Oakland County, Michigan, situated on Clinton River 23 miles north-northwest of Detroit. Population (1900), 9,769. Pontiac's War, or Pontiac's Conspiracy. An Indian war in 1763, between the settlers and garrisons on the western frontier and the Indians from the tribes of the Del a wares, Wyandots, Shawnees, Mingoes, Chippewas, etc. Pontiac was the leader of the Indians. They captured Mack inaw, Presque Isle, and other forts, and unsucce fully besieged Detroit. Pontifical States. See Papal States . Poole, John part ment of Yonne, France, situated near Aux. erre, noted for its ruined abbey. Its abbey church, a simple early-Pointed structure, is the most perfect surviving Cistercian church. Its windows are narrow lancets; there is no triforium; and, except the beautiful polished rose-granite shafts of the choir, there is almost no ornament. There are a small open narthex and plain choirscreen and stalls. The length is 354 feet; the height, 68. Pontine Islands. See Ponza Islands . Pontine (pon'tin) Marshes. [L. Pomptinæ Pa ludes .] A marshy region in Latium, Italy, lying between the sea and the Volscian Mountains, and extending 31 miles from Terracina to near Velletri. Since ancient times it has been notoriously pestilential, and thinly inhabited. Pontivy (pon-te-ve'). A town in the department of Morbihan, France, situated on the Blavet 30 miles northeast of Lorient. It was called Napoléonville under the empire. Population (1891), commune, 9,175. Pont martin (pon-mär-tan'), Armand August in Joseph Marie Ferrand, Comte de. Born at Avignon, France, July 16, 1811: died there, March 29, 1890. A French critic and littérateur. His articles are collected in "Causeries littéraires" (1854 and 1856), "Causeries du Samedi" (1857-59-60-65-81), "Semaines littéraires" (1861-63), etc. He also wrote a number of romances, etc., among which is "Les Jeudis de Mme. Charbonneau" (1862). Pont Neuf (pôn nef). [F., 'new bridge.'] A bridge over the Seine in Paris, near the Louvre, built by Henry IV. Pont-Noyelles (pôn-nwä-yel'), Battle of. A battle fought Dec. 23, 1870, at Pont-Noyelles (a village near Ami Amiens, France), between the French under Faidherbe and the Germans. Also called the battle of the Hallue. Pontoise (pôń-twäz'). ['Bridge of the Oise.'] A town in the department of Seine-et-Oise, France, situated at the junction of the Viosne and Oise, 17 miles northwest of Paris: the an cient Briva Isaræ. It has an important trade in grain and flour. It was an ancient Celtic town; pa ed and repa ed between Normandy and France; was taken by the English in 1419, and again about 1437; and was retaken by Charles VII. in 1441. It was the capital of French Vexin. The Parliament of Paris met at various times at Pontoise. A treaty between France and Navarre was concluded there in Population (1891), commune, 7,422. Pontremoli (pon-trem'ō-lē). A town in the province of Ma a e Carrara, Italy, situated on the Magra, at the foot of the A pennines, 37 miles southwest of Parma. Population (1881), 3,828; commune, 14,355. Pont res in a (pon-trā-zē'nä). A village in the Upper Engadine, canton of Grisons, Switzerland, situated 31 miles southeast of Coire: a noted tourist resort. Height, 5,915 feet. Ponts-de-Cé (pôn-dė-sā'), Les. A small town built on islands in the Loire, directly south of Angers, France. Pontus (pon'tus). [Gr. Πόντος.] In ancient geography, a country in Asia Minor. It was bounded by the Euxine on the north, Colchis on the east, Armenia on the southeast and south, Cappadocia on the south, Galatia on the southwest, and Paphlagonia on the west. The surface is diversified. It became independent of Persia in the 4th century B. C.; rose to great power with extended boundaries under Mithridates the Great; after the victories of Pompey (66 B. C.) was reduced to its former limits; and was eventually made a Roman province. Pontus Euxinus (pon'tus ūk-si'nus). [L., 'Euxine Sea.'] The ancient name of the Black Sea. Ponty pool (pon'ti-pöl). A town in Mon mouth northwest of Bristol. It has flourishing iron England, situated on the Avon 27 miles manufactures. Population (1891), 5,842. Pontypridd Pontari wale manufacturing Wales, northwest of