Seal (sel) River

A river in British America. It flows into the west side of Hudson Bay northwest of Church ill River. Length, about 200 miles. Seals field (sēlz'fēld), Charles (originally Karl Postl). Born at Poppitz, Moravia, March 3, 1793: died near Solothurn, Switzerland, May 26, 1864. A German author. He traveled extensively in the United States, and lived in Switzerland. He ✓ wrote the novel "Tokeah, or the White Rose" (1828: altered as "Der Leg i time und die Republikaner," 1833), and novels and works on America, including "Der Virey und die Aristokraten" (1835), "Lebensbilder aus beiden Hemisphären" (1835-37: 2d ed. as "Morton," 1846), and "Süden und Norden" (1842-43). Sea of Glory. One of the principal gems of the Persian crown. It is a diamond weighing 66 carats. Sea, or River, of Light. The largest diamond belonging to the Shah of Persia. It weighs 186 carats. Search (serch), Edward, Esq. A pseudonym of Abraham Tucker, under which he wrote "The Light of Nature" (1768-78). Seasons, The. A poem in blank verse, in four parts, by James Thomson. "Winter" was published in 1726, "Summer" in 1727, "Spring" in 1728, the whole (including "Autumn” and a “Hymn to Nature") in 1730. Seasons, The. [G. Die Jahreszeiten .] An oratorio by Haydn, produced at Vienna in 1801. Seaton, Baron. See Colborne , John . Seattle (se-at'l). The capital of King County, Washington, situated on Puget Sound in lat. 47° 36′ N., long. 122° 20′ W. It is one of the chief places of the State in population and importance, and has a large trade in lumber and coal. It is the seat of the State university. In 1889 it was devastated by fire. Popu lati on (1900), 80,671. Sea View (sẽ vù), Mount. A mountain in New South Wales, about lat. 31° 25′ S. Height, about 6,000 feet. Seb (seb). In Egyptian mythology, the father of Osiris, god of the earth and consort of Nut, godde of heaven. In art he is given the human form. Sebago Lake (se-bāgō lāk). A lake in southwestern Maine, 17 miles northwest of Portland. Length, 12 miles. Sebaste (se-bas'tē). [Gr. Σεβαστή .] The name of the city of Samaria after the time of Herod the Great Sebasteia (seb-as-te'yä). [Gr. Σεβάστεια .] The Sebastian (se-bas'tian), Saint. Born at Narbonne, Gaul: shot to death by order of Diocletian, about 288 A. D. A Roman soldier and Christian martyr, revered as a protector against pestilence. Sebastian. 1. Brother to the King of Naples, a character in "The Tempest" by Shakspere. -2. Brother to Viola, a character in Shak spere's "Twelfth Night." Sebastian. Born 1554: killed in the battle of Alcazarquivir, Aug. 4, 1578. King of Portugal 1557-78. He led an expedition against Morocco in 1578, in which he was defeated and slain. Soon after the battle rumors began to arise that he was not dead, and in 1584, 1594, and 1598 impostors appeared claiming the crown. The last was hanged at San Lucar in Spain in 1603. The belief of the people in these impostors arose from the popularity of Sebastian and their firm faith in his reappearance. So late as 1808 in Portugal and 1838 in Brazil, his name was used as a rallying-cry. Dryden and others have written plays on the subject. Sebastian, Don. See Don Sebastiano . Sébastiani (sā-bäs-te-ä'nē), Comte François Horace Bastien. Born near Bastia, Corsica, Nov. 10, 1772: died at Paris, July 21, 1851. A French marshal, diplomatist, and politician. He served in the Napoleonic wars; was amba ador in Constantinople in 1802 and 1806-07; was distinguished in the Spanish and Ru ian campaigns and in 1813-14; was minister 1830-34 (minister of foreign affairs 18301832); and was amba ador to Naples in 1834, and to Lon IMG:content-1027.png:[blocks in formation] Sebastopol (sē-bas'tō-põl or seb-as-tō'pol), or Sevastopol (sē-vas'tō-pol; Ru . pron. saväs-to'poly). A seaport in the government of Taurida, Ru ia, situated on the southwestern coast of the Crimea, in lat. 44° 34′ N., long. 33° 36′ E. It is situated in a strong position on arms of the roads of Sebastopol, and is an important naval station for the Black Sea fleet. It was found in 1784 site of a Tatar village and strongly fortified under Alexander Land Nicholas. Since 1870 it has been fortified anew. The siege of Sebastopol was the chief event of the Crime an war. The allied army (British, French, Turkish, and later Sard in i an) commenced the siege in Oct., 1854, after the battle of the Alma (the British commanded by Raglan, later by Simpson; the French by Can robert, later by Péli ier; and the Ru ians by Ment chik off, later by Gortchakoff). The Ru ian fortifications were superintended by Todleben. An unsucce ful attempt to storm was made June 18, 1855. On Sept. 8 the French took the Malakoff by storm, and the British attacked the Redan. The city was entered by the allies Sept. 11. (Compare Crime an War .) Population (1885), 33,803. Sebek (seb'ek). In Egyptian mythology, the crocodile-headed god, seemingly a double of Set, the god of evil. In historical times he was generhunted except in the localities where his cult was in honor. Sebenico (sa-bā'nē-kō). [Slav. Žibnik . ] A seaport in Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary, situated on the Adriatic, at the mouth of the Kerka, in lat. 43° 45′ N., long. 15° 58′ E. It has a flourishing trade. The cathedral, begun in the 15th century in the richest Venetian Pointed style, and finished a century later upon Renai ance lines, has a fine dome 100 feet high. Population (1890), 7,014; commune, 20,360. Sebennytus (se-ben'i-tus). [Gr. Σεβέννυτος .] A town of ancient Egypt, nearly in the center of the Delta. The town of Semennud is on its site. Sebu (sā-bö'). A river in northern Morocco which flows into the Atlantic north of Sallee: the ancient Subur. Length, over 200 miles. ally detested, and his sacred animal (the crocodile) was Sebustich (sa-böste-en village on the site of the ancient Samaria. Secchi (sek'kē), Angelo. Born at Reggio, Emilia, Italy, June 29, 1818: died at Rome, Feb. 26, 1878. A noted Italian astronomer, director of the observatory in Rome: a member of the Jesuit order. He made researches in spectrum analysis, meteorology, etc. His chief work is "Le soleil" ("The Sun," 1870). Secchia (sek'ke-ä). A river in northern Italy which joins the Po 12 miles southeast of Mantua: the ancient Secia. Length, about 80 miles. Sece ion, Ordinances of. In United States his to history, ordinances pa ed by conventions of eleven Southern States in 1860-61, declaring their withdrawal from the Union. Sece ion, War of. See Civil War . Sece ion of the Plebs to the Sacred Mount. See Sacred Mount . Sechuen. See Szechuen. Seckendorff (zek'en-dorf), Count Fried rich He in rich von. Born at Königsberg, Franc on i a, July 5, 1673: died at Meuselwitz, Germany, Nov. 23,1763. An Austrian general and diplomatist, nephew of V. L. von Seckendorff. He became amba ador in Berlin in 1726; defeated the French at Klauzen Oct. 20, 1735; commanded against the Turks in 1737; and was in the Bavarian service 1740-45. Seckendorff, Veit Ludwig von. Born at Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Dec. 20, 1626: died Dec. Sedgemoor 18,1692. A German historian and official in the service of several German states. His chief works are "Der deutsche Fürstenstaat" (1655), "Com men tar i us historic us et apologetic us de Lutheranismo" (1692). Seckenheim (zek'en-him). A village in northern Baden, situated on the Neckar near Schwetzingen. Here, June 30, 1462, the elector Frederick I. of the Palatinate gained a decisive victory over the allied forces of Baden and Würtemberg. Seclin (sė-klan'). A town in the department of Nord, France, situated 6 miles south-southwest of Lille. Population (1891), commune, 6,141. Second Maiden's Tragedy, The. A play at one time attributed to Chapman and also to Shakspere, from their names having been written on the back of a manuscript where the name of Goughe stood erased. It was licensed in 1611 and first printed in 1824. It is thought to be by Mas singer and Tourneur from internal evidence, and probably owes its existence to the succe of Beaumont and Fletcher's "Maid's Tragedy," though the plot is entirely different. Second Nun's Tale, The. One of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." It is a tale of the life and pa ion of St. Cecilia, and was taken from the "Legend a Aurea" of Jacobus a Voragine. There was a French version of this by Jehan de Vignay about 1300, an Early English one before 1300, and Caxton's "Golden Legend" in 1483; also a Latin version by Simeon Metaphrastes. The preamble to Chaucer's poem contains fourteen or fifteen lines translated from the 33d canto of Dante's "Paradiso," or perhaps from their original in some Latin prayer or hymn. See Nun's Priest's Tale . Secrétan (sek-rā-tan'), Charles. Born at Lausanne, Jan. 19, 1815: died there, Jan. 22, 1895. A Swi philosopher. He was appointed profe or of philosophy at Lausanne in 1838, in 1840 at Neuchâtel, and returned to the same position at Lausanne in 1866. He wrote many philosophical works, and was for some time editor of the "Revue Sui e." Sec under a bad (se-kun-de-rä-bäd'), or Sakanderabad (sa-kun-de-rä-bäd'), or Sik and era bad (se-kun-de-rä-bäd'), or Sekunderabad (sekun-de-rä-bäd'). A British cantonment and town in the Nizam's Dominions, India, situated 6 miles north of Hyderabad. It is the largest British military station in India. Population of cantonment, 5,000 to 6,000; of town, about 30,000. Secundra (se-kun'dra). A village situated 5 miles northwest of Agra, British India. It is notable for the tomb of Akbar, dating from the beginning of the 17th century, an imposing monument whose IndianSaracenic style is much influenced by Buddhist models. It stands in a large inclosed garden with a fine arched gateway, and consists of 4 square terraces of red sandstone, superposed in the form of a stepped pyramid. On a platform in the middle is the splendid cenotaph of the king, covered with sculptured arabesques. The real tomb is in a vaulted chamber in the basement. The lowest terrace is 320 feet square, the highest 157. Secund us, Johannes. See Johannes Secund us . Sedaine (sė-dan'), Michel Jean. Born at Paris, July 4, 1719: died there, May 17, 1797. A French dramatist and poet. Among his works are the comic operas "Le diable à quatre" (1756), "Blaise le save tier" (1759), "Rose et Colas" (1764); the comedies "Le philosophe sans le savoir" (1765), "La gageure imprévue" (1768); a poem, "Le vaudeville (1750); etc. He also wrote "Guillaume Tell" and "Richard Cœur de Lion" with Grétry, and was admitted to the Academy in 1786. Sedalia (se-dā'li-a). A city, the capital of Pettis County, Mi ouri, situated 60 miles west of Jefferson City. It is a leading railroad center, and has flourishing manufactures and commerce. Population (1900), 15,231. Sedan (sė-don'). 1. A former barony or princiFrance, the chief place of which was pality in Fra the town of Sedan. It was annexed to France in 1642.-2. A city in the department of Ardennes, France, situated on the Meuse in lat. 49° 43′ N., long. 4° 56′ E. It has important manu factures of cloth, and was formerly a strong fortre . In early times it was under the rule of lords and princes of the families La Marck and Turenne, but pa ed to France in 1642. It was taken by the Germans in 1815. It was the scene of a notable victory, gained Sept. 1, 1870, by the German army of 250,000, under the direct command of William I., over the French under Napoleon III., МасMahon, and Wimpffen. The next day the French emperor and army (about 84,000) surrendered. The battle and capitulation led directly to the fall of the French empire and the establishment of the republic. Population (1891), 20,291. Seddon (sed'on), James Alexander. Born at Falmouth, Stafford County, Va., July 13, 1815: died in Goochland, Va., Aug. 19, 1880. An American politician. He was Democratic member of Congre from Virginia 1845-47 and 1849-51, and was afterward Confederate congre man and secretary of war. Seddon, Thomas. Born at London, Aug. 28, 1821: died at Cairo, Nov. 23, 1856. An English landscape-painter. In 1852 he began to exhibit ancient name of Sivas. at the Royal Academy. In 1853 he joined Holman Hunt at Cairo, and devoted himself to topographical landscape in the East. He exhibited "The Pyramids" and "Jerusalem" in 1854, and returned to Cairo in 1856. Sedgemoor (sej'mör). A locality in Somerset, England, near Bridgwater. Here, July 6, 1685, the Royalists under Fever sham defeated the forces of the Sedgemoor Duke of Mon mouth. The battle (which has been called the last battle in England) resulted in the overthrow and capture of Mon mouth. Sedgwick (sej'wik), Adam. Born at Dent, Yorkshire, 1785: died at Cambridge, Jan. 25, 1873. An English geologist. He graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1808, and was elected fellow in 1809. In 1818 he became Woodward i an profe or of geology at Cambridge. His principal discoveries were in the Paleozoic strata of Devons hire and Cornwall, and the Permian of the northwest of England. Sedgwick, Catharine Maria. Born at Stock bridge, Ma ., Dec. 28, 1789: died near Roxbury, Ma ., July 31, 1867. An American novelist and miscellaneous writer, daughter of Theodore Sedgwick. Her works include "A New Eng. land Tale" (1822), "Redwood" (1824), "Hope Leslie, etc." (1827), "Clarence, etc." (1830), "The Linwoods, or Sixty Years Since in America" IMG:content-1028.png:[ocr errors] "Means and Ends, etc." (1838), "Letters from Abroad, etc." (1841), "Married or Single" (1857), etc. Sedgwick, John. Born at Cornwall, Conn., Sept. 13, 1813: killed at the battle of Spottsylvania, May 9, 1864. An American general. He graduated at West Point in 1837; served in the Seminole and Mexican wars; and was a lieutenant-colonel of cavalry at the beginning of the Civil War. He served in the Army of the Potomac as commander of brigade and division until Feb., 1863, when he obtained command of the 6th army corps. He distinguished himself at the battles of Fair Oaks, Savage's Station, and Glendale; was severely wounded at Antietam; and took a leading part in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Wilder IMG:content-1029.png:[blocks in formation] Becky Sharp. Sedley, Catherine, Counte of Dor chester. Died 1717. The daughter of Sir Charles Sedley, and the mistre of James II. Sedley, Sir Charles. Born in Kent, 1639: died Aug. 20, 1701. A wit, poet, and dramatist of the Restoration. His first comedy, "The Mulberry Garden," was published in 1668. He also wrote "Antony and Cleopatra" (1677), "Bell amir a, etc." (1678), "Beauty the Conqueror" (1702), "The Grumbler" (1702), and "The Tyrant King of Crete" (1702). He sat in Parliament for New Romney, and took an active part in politics. His life was scandalous, and he is remembered as excusing him self for the part he took in the Revolution by saying that, "as James II. had made his [Sedley's) daughter a counte [see above], he could do no le than endeavour to make the daughter queen." Sedley, Joseph. A collector from Bogley Wallah, in Thackeray's "Vanity Fair": brother of Amelia Sedley. He is a fat, sensual, but timid dandy, and falls a victim to Becky Sharp. Sedlitz (sed'lits), or Seidlitz (sid'lits). A small village in northern Bohemia, near Brüx: noted for its springs of mineral water. Sedulius (se-dū'li-us), Cœlius. Lived in the 5th century. A Roman Christian poet. He was the author of a poetical version of the history of the New Testament, entitled "Carmen Paschale" (subsequently enlarged in prose as "Paschale opus"), and of an abecedarian hymn, "A sol is ort us cardine." Seduniaancientgraphy, aber Seeberg (za'berg). A height near Gotha, Germany, long noted as the seat of an observatory. Seebohm (se'bōm), Frederick. Born at Bradford, Yorkshire, 1833. An English historian. He was admitted to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1856, and subsequently became a member of a banking firm at Hitch in, Hertfordshire. Among his works are "The Oxford Reformers of 1498" (1867), "The Era of the Protestant Revolution" (in Epochs of Modern History series, 1874), "The English Village Community, etc." (1883). (se-dū'nī). In peo See land. 1. See Zealand (in Denmark).-2. See Zealand (in Netherlands). Seeley (sē'li), Sir John Robert. Born 1834: died Jan. 13, 1895. An English historian. He graduated at Cambridge (Christ College) in 1857; and became profe or of Latin in University College, London, in 1863, and in 1869 profe or of modern history bridge. "Ecce Homo, or Survey of the Life and Work of Jesus Christ," his most celebrated work, appeared anonymously in 1865. His other works are an edition of Livy, "Lectures and E ays" (1870), "Life and Times of Stein" (1879), "Natural Religion” (1882), "The Expan. sion of England" (1883), "Short History of Napoleon I." (1886), etc. Seelye (sē'li), Julius Hawley. Born Sept. 14, 1824: died May 12, 1895. An American educator. He became profe or of philosophy at Amherst College in 1853; was president of Amherst College 1876-90; and was Independent Republican member of Congre from Ma a. chusetts 1875-77. He translated Schwegler's "History of Philosophy" (1856), and wrote "Lectures to Educated Hindus" (1873), "Christian Mi ions" (1875), and philosophical text-books. Seelye, Laurens Clark. Born at Bethel, Conn., Sept. 20, 1837. A clergyman and educator, brother of J. H. Seelye. He was profe or of Eng. lish literature at Amherst College 1865-73; and since 1874 has been president of Smith College (for young women) at North amp ton, Ma achusetts. Sées. See Séez . See! the Conquering Hero Comes! An air in Handel's "Joshua." It is introduced three times, and was so popular that he used it again in his "Judas Maccabæus. It has frequently been used as a motif by others, with many variations. The words were ere written by Dr. Thomas Morell for Handel's "Joshua" (1748); they were introduced in late acting versions of Lee's "Rival Queens" at the beginning of the second act. As this first appeared in 1677, Lee has been erroneously supposed to have written the verses long before "Joshua" appeared. Seewis (zā'vis). A village and noted health resort in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland, situated in the Prättigau 12 miles north-northeast of Coire. Séez, or Sées (sā-es'). A town in the department of Orne, northern France, situated on the Orne 11 miles north-northeast of Alençon. The cathedral is a fine 13th-century building. The west front has handsome buttre ed spires, pleasing arcades, and a south portal of charming design and ornament. The south transept, with its great rose, closely approaches that of the cathedral of Paris; and the choir is admirable, with its radiating chapels and the tracery of the clearstory. Population (1891), commune, 4,272. It Sefid (se-fed'), or Safid (sa-fed'). A river in northwestern Persia which flows into the southwestern side of the Caspian Sea, east of Resht. Length, including its main head stream (the Kizil-Uzen), about 300 miles. Segan Fu. See Singan Fu . Segesta (se-jes'tä). [Gr. Σέγεστα.] In ancient geography, a city of Sicily, situated near the coast 27 miles west-southwest of Palermo. was of non-Hellenic (reputed Trojan) origin; was often at war with Selinus; was an ally of Athens in the Peloponnesian war; became a dependent of Carthage about 400 B. C.; was sacked by Agathocles, and had its name changed to Dicæopolis; and pa ed under Roman supremacy in the time of the first Punic war. There are ruins near the modern Calatafimi. The Greek temple, though never finished, is one of the most complete examples surviving. It is Doric, hexastyle, with 14 columns on the flanks, on a stylobate of 4 steps. The architectural details are of the best period. All the 36 peristyle columns are still standing, and the entablature and pediments are almost entire. There is also a Greek theater, of the 5th century B. C., with Roman modifications. In plan it is more than a semicircle: the diameter is 209 feet, that of the orchestra 54; the length of the stage is 91. The cave a is in great part rock hewn. Segesvár. See Schä burg. Seginus (se-ji'nus). [Origin uncertain.] One of the many names of the constellation Boötes: Seine-et-Marne ated in the upper valley of the Niger. The inhabitants are Bambarras.-2. The capital of the state of Segu, situated on the Niger. It is in the French sphere of influence. Population, 36,000. Seguin (sā'gwin), Arthur Edward Shelden, known as Edward Seguin. Born at London, April 7, 1809: died at New York, Dec. 9, 1852. A popular English ba singer. A pupil of the Royal Academy, he appeared first in 1828, and sang succe fully in England till 1838, when he came to New York. The Seguin Opera Troupe, which he organized, was suc ce ful in the United States and Canada. Seguin (se-gan'), Édouard. Born at Clamecy, France, Jan. 20, 1812: died at New York city, Oct. 28, 1880. A French-American physician, & specialist in the training of idiots, and the inventor of a physiological thermometer. Among his works are "Traitement moral, hygiène et éducat i on des idiots," "Historical Notice of the Origin and Progre of the Treatment of Idiots," etc. Ségur (sā-gür'), Comte Louis Philippe de. Born at Paris, 1753: died 1830. A French politician and author. He served in the American Revo lution; was amba ador to Ru ia; was a councilor of state under the empire; and was made a peer at the Restoration. His chief work is "Mémoires, ou souvenirs et anecdotes" (1824). He also wrote a history of France, a universal history, etc. Ségur, Comte Philippe Paul de. Born Nov. 4, 1780: died Feb. 25, 1873. A French general and historian, son of L. P. de Ségur. He served in the Napoleonic campaigns. His best-known work is a "His toire de Napoléon et de la grande armée en 1812" (1824) Segura (sā-göʻrä). A river in southeastern Spain which flows into the Mediterranean 19 miles southwest of Alicante: the ancient Tader. Length, about 150 miles. Segura, Juan Bautista. Born at Toledo, Spain, about 1542: died in Virginia, Feb. (?), 1571. A Jesuit mi ionary. He went to Florida as vice-provincial of his order in 1568. In Aug., 1570, he and several companions were sent to Chesapeake Bay to establish & mi ion. They ascended the Potomac and thence, apparently, cro ed to the Rappahannock, where all were killed by the Indians. Segusiani (sē"gū-si-a'ni). [L.] In the time of Julius Cæsar, a Gallic people living in the valley of the Rhone, in the vicinity of Lyons. Seharunpoor. See Saharanpur . Seidl (zi'dl), Anton. Born at Pest, Hungary, May 7, 1850: died at New York, March 28, 1898. A Hungarian conductor, especially of Wagner's music. He was a pupil of the conservatory at Leipsic, and in 1879 through Wagner's influence obtained the pos i tion of conductor at the Leipsic Opera House. In 1882 he left it for a tour through various parts of Europe as conductor of the Nibelungen Opera Troupe. In 1883 he was made conductor of the Bremen Opera House, and in 1885 of German opera in New York, from which time he conducted the concerts of the Philharmonic Society, New magnitude star y Boötis. Segnes (zeg'nes) Pa . An Alpine pa in Swit-