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That source is the history of China. If the Huns be the Hiong-nu, whose ravages are recorded in that history, then we have a minute account of their doings for centuries before the Christian era, and we know, in fact, far more about them than about the inhabitants of Gaul or Britain before the time of Julius Cæsar: if they are not, our ignorance is complete. A learned and laborious French man, M. Deguignes, in the Hunt, William Holman. Born at London, 1827. An English painter, one of the leaders of the Pre raphae lite school. He first exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1846. Among his works are "Awakened Conscience" and "Light of the World" (1854), "Finding of the Saviour in the Temple" (1860), "Isabella and the Pot of Basil" (1868), "The Shadow of Death" (1873), "Portrait of Dante Gabriel Ro etti" (1884). Hunt, William Morris. Born at Brattleboro, Vt., March 31, 1824: died at Isles of Shoals, N. H., Sept. 8, 1879. A noted American portrait, landscape, and figure painter, a pupil of Couture and Millet. Among his works are sketches of street life in Paris, mural paintings in the Capitol at Albany, New York, etc. Hunter (hun'ter), David. Born at Washington, D. C., July 21, 1802: died at Washington, Feb. 2, 1886. An American general in the Civil War. He commanded the main column of McDowell's army in the Mana as campaign, and participated in the battle of Bull Run July 21, 1861. He was appointed to the command of the Department of the South in March, 1862, and May 9, following, i ued an order liberating the slaves in his department (Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina), which order was annulled by the President ten days later. Hunter, John. Born at Long Cal der wood, Lan arks hire, Scotland, Feb. 13, 1728: died at London, Oct. 16, 1793. A noted British surgeon, anatomist, and physiologist, brother of William Hunter sile collected at London a museum of anatom Natur History of the moment tise on the Blood, Inflammation, and Gunshot Wounds" (1794), etc. Hunter, Mrs. Leo. The author of an ode to "an expiring frog": a character devoted to celebrities, in Dickens's “Pickwick Papers." Hunter, Robert Mercer Taliaferro. Born April 21, 1809: died July 18, 1887. An American statesman. He was a member of Congre (Democratic) from Virginia 1837-43 and 1845-47 (speaker 1839 secre 1884-confederate sec mi ioner in 1865. He became treasurer of Virginia in in 1861; com 1877, and retired from public life in 1880. He took a lead ing part in the framing of the tariff act of 1857. Hunter, William. Born at Long Cal der wood, London, March 30, 1783. A British physician, Lan arks hire, Scotland, May 23, 1718: died at anatomist, and physiologist. He was noted as a lecturer on anatomy, and as the collector of a museum (now in the University of Glasgow). He wrote "Anatomy of the Gravid Uterus" (1774), etc. Hunter, Sir William Wilson. Born July 15, 1840: died near Oxford, Feb. 7, 1900. An English statistician and author. He received an appointment in the Indian civil service in 1862, and became director-general of statistics in India in 1871. He published "A Comparative Dictionary of the Languages of India and High Asia" (1868), "The Imperial Gazetteer of (1881), "The Indian Empire" (1882), "A Brief India" History of the Indian People" (1882), "A History of British India," Vol. I. (1899). Hunting don (hun'ting-don). [ME. Huntyngdon , Hunt end on , Huntendun , AS. Hunt andūn , hunter's hill.] 1. A county in south midland England, also called Hunts. It is bounded by Cambridge on the east, Bedford on the south and southwest, and North ampton on the west and north. The northern portion be IMG:content-0617.png:[blocks in formation] 2. The capital of the county of Hunting don, on the Ouse 57 miles north of London. It was the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell and the residence of Cowper. Population (1891), 4,349. Hunting don, Counte of. See Shirley , Selina. Hunting don i ans (hun-ting-do'ni-anz). A denomination of Calvin is tic Methodists in Eng land and Wales, adherents of George White field and Selina, counte of Hunting don, after their separation from the Wesleys. It is Congregational in polity. Huntington (hun'ting-ton), Daniel. Born at New York, Oct. 14, 1816. An American painter, especially noted for portraits. He was a pupil of Morse and of Inman, and was elected national academician in 1840. He was for many years president of the National Academy. Among his paintings is "The Republican Court in the Time of Washington.' Huntington, Frederick Dan. Born at Hadley, Ma ., May 28, 1819. An American bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He was pastor of the South Congregational Chur at Boston 1842-55, and was Plummer profe or of Christian morals in Harvard University 1855-60, when he withdrew from the Unitarian denomination and took orders in the Protestant Episcopal Church. He established, with Dr. George M. Randall, the "Church Monthly" in 1861, and in 1869 became bishop of Central New York. Huntington, Samuel. Born at Windham, Conn., about 1732: died at Norwich, Conn., Jan. 5, 1796. An American politician, a signer of the Declaration of Independence as member of Congre in 1776. He was governor of Connecticut 1786 1796. Hunts (hunts). An abbreviation of Hunting don or Hunting dons hire . Huntsville (hunts'vil). A manufacturing town and the capital of Madison County, Alabama, in lat. 34° 45′ N., long. 86° 41′ W. Population (1900), 8,068. Hunyady (hön'yod-i), János. Born at Hunyad, Transylvania, 1387: died at Semlin, Croatia-Slavonia, Aug. 11, 1456. A Hungarian general. He became voivode of Transylvania in 1442, and was chosen regent of Hungary on the death of Ladislaus I. of Poland at the battle of Varna in 1444. His most celebrated exploit was the succe ful defense of Belgrad against the Turks under Mohammed II. in 1456.