Kislew

See Chisleu. Kisliar (kiz-lē-är'). A town in the Terek Territory, Caucasus, Ru ia, situated on the Terek about lat. 43° 55′ N., long. 46° 50′ E. Population (1889), 6,429. Ki (kis), August. Born at Paprotzan, near Ple , Pru ia, Oct. 11, 1802: died at Berlin, March 24, 1865. A German sculptor. Among his chief works is "Amazon and Panther" (in Berlin). Ki in gen (kis's ing-en). A town and watering place Lower Franc on i a, Bavaria, situated on the Franc on i an Saale 29 miles north by east of Würzburg. It is noted for its iron and salt springs. Near the town, July 10, 1866, the Pru ians defeated the Bavarians; and it was also the scene of the unsucce ful attempt on the life of Bismarck in 1874. Resident popu lati on, about 3,500. Kistna (kist nä), or Krishna (krishna). 1. A river of the Deccan, India, flowing into the Bay of Bengal about lat. 15° 50′ N. Length, about 800 miles. - 2. A district in the governorship of Madras, British India, lying along the lower course of the river Kistna. Area, 8,397 square miles. Population (1891), 1,855,582. Kis-Ujszállás (kish'öy'sälläsh). A town in the county of Szolnok, Hungary, 46 miles west came a leader in the literary circle which included Landor, the Brownings, Trelawney, Severne, and others. With the southwest of Debreczin. It is the seat of a dis a istance of Bezzi and Henry Wilde, an American, he district court and contains a gymnasium. Popucovered Giotto's portrait of Dante in the chapel of the lati on (1890), 12,527. duced by the Arundel Society. Palazzo del Podesta, and made the sketch which was repro- Kitchai (ke'chi), or Keechie (ko'chi). A tribe Kirkwall (kėrk'wâl). A seaport and the capi of the Caddoan stock of North American In dital of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, situated on ans. Their habitat in 1712 was northeastern Texas and the island of Pomona (the Mainland) in lat. 58° the adjacent parts of Louisiana. Now i 58′ N., long. 2° 58′ W. The Cathedral of St. Magnus, Kit-Cat Club, The. A London club which flour founded in the 12th century, in the Romanesque and early Pointed styles, though finished 1540, is well pro Asiatic Ru ia, southwest of Siberia. It comprises Akmolinsk, Uralsk, Turgai, Semipalatinsk, and Lake Aral. Area, 755,793 square miles. Population, 2,000,970. Kirin (kir'in), or Girin (gir'in). A town in Manchuria, Chinese empire, situated on the Sungari about lat. 44° N., long. 127° E. Population, estimated, 120,000. Kiriris (kē-rē-rēs'), or Cariris (kä-rē-rēs ́). A tribe of Brazilian Indians, formerly numerous in the interior of Bahia and Pernambuco, now reduced to a few hundred. They were agriculturists, and superior to most Brazilian tribes. Von den Steinen regards their language as a remote offspring of the Carib. Kirjath-jearim (kėr'jath-jē'a-rim). [Heb., 'forest-town.'] In Bible town of the Gibeonites, 7 miles west-northwest of Jeru salem. Kirk (kerk), John Foster. Born at Frederic ton, New Brunswick, 1824. An American his to rian and bibliographer. He has published a "History of Charles the Bold" (1863-68), and a supplement to All i bone's "Dictionary of English Literature" (1891). Kirk bride (kėrk'brid), Thomas S. Born near Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa., July 31, 1809: died at Philadelphia, Dec. 16,1883. An American physician, superintendent of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane 1840-83. He published "Hospitals for the Insane" (1854), etc. Kirkcaldy (ker-kâ'di). A seaport in Fifes hire, Scotland, situated on the Firth of Forth 12 miles north of Edinburgh. It has manufactures of linen, floor-cloth, machinery, etc., and was the birthplace of Adam Smith. Kirkcaldy, Burnt island, Dysart, and King horn form the Kirkcaldy district of burghs, returning 1 member to Parliament. Population (1891), 27,151, Kirkcaldy, Sir William, of Grange. Executed Aug. 3, 1573. A Scottish soldier and knight, the eldest son of Sir James Kirkcaldy. He had a prominent share in the murder of Cardinal Beaton, May 29, 1546. He was imprisoned in France in 1547, but es. caped, and was employed by Edward VI. in secret service. During the reign of Mary he was alternately her supporter and opposed to her. In the end, when governor of Edin burgh Castle, he renewed his loyalty, and held the town 'and castle for her until they were taken by Sir William Drury, May 28, 1573. Kirk cud bright (ker-köʻbri). 1. A maritime county in the southwest of Scotland, also called East Galloway. It is bounded by Ayr on the north windows, and roses in transepts. This is one of the three old cathedrals in Scotland which have escaped more or le complete ruin. Population (1891), 3,926. Kirman (kēr-män'), or Kerman (ker-män'). 1. A province of southern Persia, lying south of Khorasan: the ancient Carman i a. Area, about 60 square miles. Population, estimated, 300,000. -2. The capital of the province of Kirman, in lat. 30° 16′ N., long. 57° 5' E., formerly of great commercial importance. Population, estimated, 30,000. Kir man shah an (ker-män-shä-hän'), or Kermanshah (ker-män-shä′). A city and the capital of the district Kir man shah an of western Persia, situated in lat. 34° 18' N., long. 47° 12′ E. It is a caravan center. Population, estimated, 30,000. Kirn (kirn). A town in the Rhine Province, Pru ia, situated on the Nahe 40 miles south by west of Coblenz. Population (1890), com mune, 5,166. Kirriemuir (kir-rē-mur'). A burgh of barony it is on the Wichita ished, according to the generally accepted account, from 1703 to 1733. Its meetings were held at "Cat and Fiddle," kept by Christopher Cat, a noted mutton-pieman, near Temple Bar. It was founded by members of the Whig party, and among its frequenters were Steele, Add is on, Lord Orford, and others. Its name is thought to be derived from the name of the landlord of the tavern, though the "Spectator," No. 9, says it was from the name of the pies, which were called "kit-cats." The club occasionally met in summer at the house of Jacob Tonson at Barn Elms, where a room was built for it, the walls of which were adorned with portraits of its members. As the ceiling was low, Sir Godfrey Kneller, who painted them, used a small canvas (36 by 28 inches), which has since gone by the name of kit-cat size. Kitchen Cabinet, The. In United States politics, a group of politicians very influential with Andrew Jackson during his administration. Its chief members were Major Lewis and Amos Kendall. They were "men with whom he could smoke and converse at random, without the constraint of a council and clashing count Kitchener of Khartum and Aspall. Boru Kitchener (kich'e-nėr), Horatio Herbert, VisJune 24, 1850. A British general. He served in surveys of Palestine and Cyprus; was major of Egyptian cavalry 1882-84; served in the Nile expedition 1884; was governor of Suakin 1886-88; commanded the Dongola minds" ( Schouler , Hist. of U. S., III. 495). in For far shire, Scotland, 15 miles north of Dun defeating the devised in term an Sept dee. The chief industry is weaving. It is the “Thrums” Kirs an off (kir'sä-nof). A town in the government of Tamboff, Ru ia, situated on the Vorona 60 miles east of Tamboff. Population of J. M. Barrie. Population (1891), 2,782. (1885-89), 7,193. Kisama (ke-sä mä). A Bantu tribe of Angola, West Africa, between the Kuanza (Quanza) and Longa rivers as far east as Dondo. Kisfaludy (kish'fo-lö-di), Károly. Born at Tét, County Raab, Hungary, Feb. 5, 1788: died Nov. 21, 1830. A Hungarian dramatist and novelist, brother of Sándor Kisfaludy: the founder of the modern Hungarian drama. Among his plays are "The Tatars in Hungary" (1812), "Irene" (1820), etc. Kisfaludy, Sánd Zala, Hungary, Sept. 27, 1772: died Oct. 28,1844. A Hungarian lyric poet, best known as the author of the "Love Poems of Himfy" (1801-07). Kishangarh (kish-an-gur'), or Kishengarh (kish-en-gur'). A native state in Rajputana, India, intersected by lat. 26° 30′ N., long. 75° E.