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Died Nov. 2, 1829. An Ameri can politician. He was a United States senator from Maryland 1806-13, and a member of Congre 1817-19 and 1822-23. Не commanded, as colonel of militia, the reg i ment of home guards which defeated the British under Sir Peter Parker at Moore fields, Maryland, Aug. 30, 1814. Reed, Thomas Brackett. Born at Portland, Maine, Oct. 18, 1839. An American Republican politician. He was admitted to the bar in 1865; commenced practice at Portland, Maine; and held various po litical offices in his native State. He has been a member of Congre from Maine since 1877, and was speaker of the House 1889-91. Reed, Thomas German. Born at Bristol, June 27, 1817: died March 21, 1888. An English musician and conductor. He was the originator in 1855 of a novelty known as "Mr. and Mrs. German Reed's Entertainment." It provided mild dramatic entertainment for persons who objected to the theater, and was very popular. Mrs. German Reed was Priscilla Horton (born at Birmingham, Jan. 1, 1818), an actre . Reeder (rē'dėr). Andrew H. Born Aug. 6, 1807: died at Easton, Pa., July 5, 1864. An American politician. He was governor of Kansas 1854-55, and a delegate from Kansas in 1855. He but United States senator from Kansas in 1856, was refused admi ion. Reelfoot Lake (rēl'füt lāk). A submerged district in Lake and Obion counties, northwestern Tenne ee. Rees (res), Abraham. Born at Llanbrynmair, Wales, 1743: died June 9, 1825. A British author. He edited "Chambers's Cyclopædia" (1776-86), and "Rees's Cyclopædia" (1802-19). Reese (res) River. A river in Central Nevada, a tributary (at times) of the Humboldt River. Length, about 150 miles. Reeve (rev), Henry. Born 1813: died Oct. 21, 1895. An English writer and editor. He was registrar of the privy council 1837-87, and became editor of the "Edinburgh Review" in 1855, He published translations IMG:content-0838.png:[blocks in formation] ing his cause. On July 12, 1859, he i ued his famous de- cree confiscating church property, and thus increasing the breach. The war, on the side of Juarez, was generally carried on by his generals, but Miramon often commanded his own forces. The movements and counter-movements An American jurist. He established a law school at Litchfield in 1784. He published various legal treatises. Reeves (rēvz), Mrs. (Helen Beckenham Ma- thers). Born at Crew kerne, Somerset, 1852. An English novelist, known as Helen Mathers. She has published "Comin' thro' the Rye" (1875), "Cherry Ripe" (1877), "My Lady Green Sleeves" (1879), "The Story of a Sin " (1881), "Found Out" (1884), "The Fashion of this World" (1886), "A Man of the Time" (1894), etc. Reeves, John Sims. Born at Shooter's Hill, Kent, Oct. 21, 1822. A noted English tenor singer. He made his first appearance as a baritone at Newcastle in 1839, but from 1841 to 1843 he sang second tenor rôles. Shortly after he went to Paris to study, and in 1847 appeared in tenor rôles in England. He was greatly guerrilla parties. Some of the chief events were: Reac- tionist victory at Salamanca in Guanajuato, March 9-10, 1858, followed by the surrender of the liberals under Par- rod i at Guadalajara; Miramon and Mejia occupy San Luis Potosí Sept. 12, and defeat Vidaurri at Ahualulco until its capture, Oct. Guadalajara retaken by Mar- quez, Dec. 15; first siege of Vera Cruz by Miramon, ending in his repulse, March 29, 1859; liberals defeated at Tacu- bay a, April 11; execution of prisoners (called the "mas- sacre of Tacubaya"), April 11; United States ve els cap- ture as pirates Miramon's ships which had attempted to attack Vera Cruz, March 6, 1860; abandonment of second siege of Vera Cruz, March 21; liberals repulsed from Guadalajara, May 25; Miramon defeated on the Silao Hills, Aug. 10; liberals defeated at Toluca, Dec. 9; final defeat of Miramon at Calpulalpa, Dec. 22; Miramon resigns and secretly leaves Mexico, Dec. 24; entry of Juarez into Mexico, Jan. 11, 1861. The confusion did not entirely cease with Miramon's defeat, and it eventually opened the way to the French intervention and the short-lived empire of Maxi- milian. Refusal, The, or the Ladies' Philosophy. A comedy by Cibber, produced and printed in 1721. It is from Molière's "Les femmes sa- vantes," with incidents of the South Sea mania. Regalbuto (ra-gül-bö'tō). A town in the prov- ince of Catania, Sicily, situated 25 miles west- northwest of Catania. Population (1881), 10,- 032. Regaldi (rā-gäl'dē), Giuseppe. Born at No- vara, Italy, Nov., 1809: died at Bologna, Feb., 1883. An Italian poet, noted as an improv i- sat or: profe or of history at Bologna from 1866. Regan (re'gan). The second daughter of Lear in Shakspere's tragedy of "King Lear": the fierce and revengeful wife of Cornwall. Regen (rā'gen). A river in Bavaria which about 100 miles. 1517; the excommunication of Luther in his testimony before the Diet of Worms in 1521; the spread of the princi- Regensburg (ra'gens-börg). The German name Regent's Park (rē'jents pärk). One of the largest parks of London, situated in the north- western part of the city. It is 472 acres in ex- tent, and contains the Zoological Gardens. Regent's Sword (rē'jents sõrd). A peninsula in the province of Shingking, Manchuria, sep- a rating the Gulf of Liaotung from Korea Bay. Regent street (re'jent strēt). One of the prin- cipal streets of the West End of London, ex- Regga (reg'gä), or Waregga (wä-reg'gä), or Malegga (mä-leg'gä). A Bantu tribe of the Kongo State, between the Manyema and the Bakumu, northwest of Lake Tanganyika. Living isolated in an unexplored forest region, they yet show, as Reformation Symphony. Mendel ohn's sym- phony in D minor, written for the tercentenary celebration of the Augsburg Protestant Confes- sion in 1830. It was not performed, however, till 1832, when it was given in Berlin. Reform Bill. In English history, a bill for the purpose of enlarging the number of voters in elections for members of the House of Commons, Reggio (red'jō). A former duchy now forming and of removing inequalities in representation. part of the province of Reggio nell' Emilia, The first of these bills, pa ed in 1832 by the Liberals after Italy. far as known, a state of culture superior to that of the average African negro. called Calabria Ulteriore Prima. Area, 1,221 square miles. Population (1891), 393,126. Reggio di Calabria (red'jō dē kä-läʼbrē-ä), or Reggio. A cathedral city, the capital of the province of Reggio, situated on the Strait of Me ina in lat. 38° 8' N., long. 15° 40′ E. It is noted for its fruits; has manufactures of e ences, scented waters, silk, etc.; and exports fruit, etc. It was the ancient Rhegium (which see); was taken by Alaric in 410, by Totila in 549, and by Robert Guiscard in 1060; and was nearly de- stroyed by an earthquake in 1783. Population (1892), 43,000. Reggio nell' Emilia (red'jō nel lā-mē'lē-ä). 1. A province in the compart i men to of Emilia, Italy. Area, 876 square miles. Population (1891), 249,374.-2. The capital of the province of Reggio nell' Emilia, situated on the Crostolo in lat. 44° 42′ N., long. 10° 37′ E. It contains a cathedral and various works of art. It was an ancient Ro- man town (Regium Lepidi), often mentioned in the civil war. Ariosto and Cialdini were born there. Population (1892), 56,000. Regicide (rej'i-sid), The. A tragedy by Smollett. It was published in 1749, but was never acted. Regillus (re-jil'us), Lake. In ancient geog- raphy, a small lake near Rome (perhaps near Frascati). It is the scene of a traditional victory of the Romans over the Latins about 496 в. с. Regina (re-ji'nä). The capital of A in i boi a, Canada. This, and some acts of President Com on fort which were regarded as hostile to the church, led to a reaction and the deposition of Com on fort (Jan. 21, 1858). His legal succe or, Juarez, established a government at Vera Cruz (May 4, 1858), and this became the focus of the "liberal," "reform," or "constitutional" party. The reactionists made Zuloaga president of Mexico, but he was deposed on Reginum (re-ji'num). A Roman name of Rat- Dec. 23, 1858, and General Miramon, their principal miliisbon, Müller, called. Born at Königsberg, Franc on i a, June 6, 1436: died at Rome, July 6, 1476. Á German mathematician and astronomer, bishop of Ratisbon. Regnard (re-när'), Jean François. Born at Paris, Feb., 1655: died at his estate of Grill on, near Dourdan, Sept. 4, 1709. A French writer of comedy. He was of a wealthy family, and received an excellent education. He visited succe ively Italy, Holland, Scand in avian countries (including Lapland), Po- land, Turkey, Germany, etc., and left copious notes on his trips to these countries. When he finally returned to France, it was to divide his time between Paris and his estate at Grill on. After Molière he is regarded as the greatest exponent of comedy in France. His prose come- dies began to appear in 1688, and followed rapidly on each other during five years. After 1693 he composed a num- ber of short plays in verse, and in 1696 he finally put on the stage the comedy, in verse, that ranks him immediately next to Molière - "Le joueur." He further displayed the originality of his talent in "Le distrait" (1697), "Démocrite (1700), "Les folies a mou reuses" (1704), "Les Ménechmes" (1705), and "Le légataire universel" (1708). His succe was by no means limited to these plays in verse, for some of his best work is done in prose, like "La foire de Saint- Germain" (1696) and "Le retour imprévu" (1700), or else in prose and verse together, like "La suite de la foire de Saint-Germain" or "Les momies d'Égypte" (1696). Reg- nard's novel "La Provençale" is in a certain measure autobiographical: it was not published till 1731. Regnault (re-no'), Alexandre George Henri. Born at Paris, Oct. 30, 1843: killed in battle at Buzenval, Jan. 19, 1871. A French historical painter, son of H. V. Regnault. He was a pupil Regnault, Henri Victor. Born at Aix-la-Cha- pelle, July 21, 1810: died Jan. 19, 1878. A French chemist and physicist. He became director of the Sèvres porcelain manufactures in 1854. He wrote articles in the "Comptes-rend us" of the Academy of Sci- ences, "Cours élémentaire de chimie" (1847-49), etc. Regnault, Jean Baptiste, Baron. Born at Paris, Oct. 19, 1754: died there, Nov. 12, 1829. A French historical and genre painter. He took the grand prix de Rome in 1776; and received the title of Baron in 1819. Among his works are "Education of Achilles" (1783), "The Descent from the Cro " (1789), "The Three Graces" (in the Louvre). Régnier (rā-nyā'), Jacques Auguste Adolphe. Born at Mainz, Germany, July, 1804: died at Fontainebleau, Oct. 21, 1884. A French philol- ogist, librarian of the palace of Fontainebleau from 1873. He was the author of works on Ger- Ra manic, cla ical, and Oriental philology. Régnier (rā-nyā' a-nyā'), Mathurin. Born at Char- tres, Dec. 21, 1573: died at Rouen, Oct. 22, 1613. A French satirical poet, a nephew of the poet Desportes. At the age of 11 he received the tonsure, Regnitz (reg'nits). A river in Bavaria. It is formed by union of the Pegnitz and Rednitz near Fürth, and joins the Main near Bamberg. Length (in- cluding the Pegnitz), about 125 miles. Regulus (reg'ū-lus). [NL. (Copernicus), trans- lating Gr. βασιλίσκος , the name of the star in Ptolemy.] A very white star, of magnitude 1.4, on the heart of the Lion; a Leonis. Regulus (reg'u-lus), Marcus Atilius. Died 250 (1) B. c. A celebrated Roman general. He was consul in 267; and as consul in 256 defeated the Car- thaginian fleet, invaded Africa, and defeated the Cartha- The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century Cyclopedia of names Rehan She came to America with her family, whose name is Crehan, in 1865. In 1874 she made her début at Newark, New Jersey, and her first appearance in New York the same year. She became leading lady in the company of August in Daly in 1878, and made her first appearance in his theater in 1879. She has since appeared with succe in both London and Paris. Her best impersonations are Rosalind in "As you Like it," Katharine in "The Taming of the Shrew," Viola in "Twelfth Night," and Counte Vera in "The Last Word"; and she has created more than 40 rôles in the light comedy of the day. Rehearsal (re-her's al), The. A burlesque tragedy or farce by George Villiers, duke of Bucking ham, and others, produced in 1671. It is a travesty of the bombastic rimed plays of Dryden and tin Clifford, and others a isted Bucking ham. Davenant, Dryden, and Sir Robert Howard are all satirized. (See Bayes .) Sheridan's "Critic" is a similar play, and Marvell's