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See Sampson. Domrémy-la-Pucelle (dôn-rā-mē'lä-pü-sel'), or Domrémy. A village in the department miles southwest of Nancy. It is celebrated as the birthplace of Joan of Arc. Don (don). The name of several rivers, the chief of which are: (a) A river of Ru ia which rises in the government of Tula and flows into the Sea of Azoff in lat. 47° 15' N., long. 39° 20′ E.: the ancient Tanais. Its chief tributary is the Donetz. Length, about 1,100 miles; navigable for about 700 miles. (b) A river in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, which joins the Ouse 18 miles south of York. Length, 55 miles; navigable to Sheffield (39 miles). (c) A river of Aberdeen shire, Scotland, which flows into the North Sea 11 miles north of Aberdeen. Length, about 80 miles. Donaghadee (dona-cha-de'). A seaport in County Down, Ireland, situated on the North Channel 16 miles northeast of Belfast. Don alba in (don'al-ban). In Shakspere's "Macbetl beth," son of Duncan, king of Scotland. Donald son (donald-son), James. Born at Aberdeen, Scotland, April 26, 1831. A Scottish Hellenist. He became principal of the united colleges of St. Salvator and St. Leonard in the University of St. Andrews in 1886, and in 1890 principal of the university. He has edited, in conjunction with Alexander Roberts, Ante-Nicene Christian Library" (1867-72), and is the "The author of "Critical History of Christian Literature and Doctrine from the Death of the Apostles to the Nicene Council" (1864-66). Donald son, John William. Born at London, June 7, 1811: died at London, Feb. 10, 1861. An English cla ical philologist and biblical critic. His works include "New Cratylus" (1839), "Var ron i an us" (1844), "Jashar" (1854). Donald son, Thomas Leverton. Born at London, Oct. 19, 1795: died there, Aug. 1, 1885. An English architect and author. He was profe or of architecture in University College, London, 1841-65, and emeritus profe or from 1865 until his death. His works include "Pompeii" (1827), and "A Collection of the Most Approved Examples of Doorways from Ancient Buildings in Greece and Italy" (1833). Donar (do'när). The German form of Thor . Donash ben Labrath (dō-näsh' ben läb-räth'). A Jewish grammarian and poet of the 10th century, native of Bagdad. He lived and wrote in Fez, and was an opponent of Menachem ben Saruk: both of them may be considered as among the earliest scientific Hebrew grammarians. Donash was the first to apply the Arabic meter to Hebrew verse. Donatello (don-ä-tel'lo) (properly Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi). Born at Florence about 1386: died at Florence, Dec. 13, 1466. all of them enjoyed by the Emperor and his senate, all of them shewing the same desire to make the pontifical a copy of the imperial office. The Pope is to inhabit the Later an palace, to wear the diadem, the collar, the purple cloak, to carry the sceptre, and to be attended by a body of chamberlains. Similarly his clergy are to ride on white horses, and receive the honours and immunities of the senate and patricians." Bryce, Holy Roman Empire. Donatists (don'a-tists). [From Donatus the Great.] An early Christian sect in Africa which originated in a dispute over the election of Cæcilian to the see of Carthage, A. D. 311, occasioned by his opposition to the extreme reverence paid to relics of martyrs and to the sufferers for the Christian faith called confe ors, and by the rivalry of Secund us, primate of Numidia. Secund us and the Numidian bishops declared Cæcilian's consecration invalid because conferred by Felix of Aptunga, whom they charged with being a traditor. They excommunicated Cæcilian and his party, and made one Major in us bishop in opposition. The name Donatist came either from Donatus of Ca e Nigræ, who headed the party of Major in us at the Later an Council in 313, where it was condemned, or (more probably) from Donatus the Great, who succeeded Major in us in 315, and under whom the schism became fixed. Repre ed under Constans, the Donatists revived under the favor of Julian the Apostate. Repre ive measures, provoked by their frequent acts of fanatical violence, were resorted to from time to time. These measures, internal schisms, the conciliatory conduct of the orthodox clergy at a conference held at Carthage in 411, and the arguments of St. Augustine caused many to abandon Donatism, and the sect became insignificant, though not entirely extinct till the 7th century. The Donatist party held that it constituted the whole and only true church, and that the baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid, because they were in communion with traditors. They therefore rebaptized and reordained converts from Catholicism. Donatus (dō-nā'tus). Bishop of Case Nigræ during the Diocletian persecution, and leader of a party which courted martyrdom with fanatical enthusiasm, and regarded with horror the "traditors," or those who to escape their persecutors delivered up to them the sacred books. This division was the starting-point of the Donatist schism, though the party was named from Donatus the Great. Donatus, surnamed "The Great." Bishop of Carthage 315, elected by the rigorists or opponents of the moderate party or "traditors" (see Donatists ) to succeed Major in us who had been elected by them in opposition to Cæcilian, elected by the moderates and deposed by the rigorists in a council a embled at Carthage. It was for this Donatus that the Donatist party was named. Donatus, Ælius. Lived in the middle of the 4th century A. D. A Roman grammarian and rhetorician. Of his works we po e a Latin grammar, Donatus, Ælius Moos. Donauwörth (dō'nou-vert). A small town in Swabia and Neuburg, Bavaria, situated at the junction of the Wörnitz and Danube, 25 miles north of Augsburg. It was formerly an imperial city; was outlawed in 1607; was taken by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632, and by Ferdinand II. in 1634; and was incorporated with Bavaria in 1714. Here, Oct. 6, 1805, the French under Soult defeated the Austrians under Mack. The battle-field of Blenheim is in the vicinity. Don Benito (dōn bā-nē tō). A town in the province of Badajoz, Spain, in lat. 38° 55′ N., long. 5° 52′ W. Population (1887), 16,287. Don Carlos (don kär'los). 1. A tragedy by Otway, produced in 1676. The story is taken from de St. Real, and the plot simpler than in Schiller's play. IMG:content-0370.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A play by Schiller, completed in 1787.-3. An opera by Costa, words by Tarantini, produced in London June 20, 1844.-4. An opera by Verdi, words by Méry and Du Locle, first produced at Paris March 11, 1867. Don caster (dong'kas-ter). [AS. Do nec ester, *Do nec easter, from L. Danum and AS. ceaster , city.] A town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated on the Don: the ancient Danum, and the Saxon Do nec ester (whence the modern name). It is the scene of the St. Leger and other races (in September). Population (1891), 25,936. Don César de Bazan (dôn sa-zär de bä-zon'). 1. A French comedy by Dumanoir and Den nery, from an episode in Victor Hugo's play "Ruy Blas," produced in 1844. The comedy is also played in English. Don César is the ruined Count of Garofa: he a umes the name of Zafari, and retains in his rags his frank, gay nonchalance. 2. A comic opera by Ma enet, first produced at Paris Nov. 30, 1872. Don Co acks (don kos'aks), Province of the. A government in southern Ru ia, situated in the valley of the lower Don. Capital, Novo Tcherkask. Area, 61,886 square miles. Population (1891), 2,078,878. Donder berg (don'der-berg), or Dunder berg (dun'der-berg). ['Thunder Mountain.'] The chief mountain at the southern entrance to the Highlands of the Hudson, New York, opposite Peeks kill. Height, 1,090 feet. Donders (don'ders), Frans Cornel is. Born at Tilburg, Netherlands, May 27, 1818: died at Utrecht, March 24, 1889. A Dutch oculist. His chief work is "Anomalies of Accommodation and Re fraction of the Eye" (published by the Sydenham Society, 1865). Dondo (don'dō). A town of Angola, West Africa, situated on the right bank of the Coanza River, and at the head of river navigation, a few miles from Ca oalala, a station of the Loanda Railroad. It is the terminus of several caravan roads, and the principal market of the Cazengo coffee. Population, about 5,000. Dondra Head (don'dra hed). The southernmost cape of Ceylon. Donegal (don'ē-gal). A maritime county of Ulster, Ireland, lying between Lough Foyle, London derry, and Tyrone on the east, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Leitrim, and Donegal Bay on the south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the north and West. Lifford. Its Area, surface 1,870 is generally miles. mountainous on Capital, (1891), Donegal Bay. An inlet inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Ireland, in lat. 54° 30′ N. Do nelson (don'el-son), Andrew Jackson. Born near Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 25, 1800: died at Memphis, Tenn., June 26, 1871. An American diplomatist and politician. He was United States minister to Pru ia 1846-49, and was the unsucce ful candidate of the American party for Vice-President in 1856. Do nelson, Fort. See Fort Do nelson . Donetz, or Donez (dō-nets'). A river in Ru ia, the chief tributary of the Don, which it joins in lat. 47° 35' N., long. 41° E. Length, about 500-600 miles. Dongan (dong'gan), Thomas (afterward Earl of Limerick). Born at Castle town, County Kildare, Ireland, 1634: died at London, Dec. 14, 1715. Colonial governor of New York 1683-88. Dongan Charter. A charter for the city of New York, granted by Thomas Dongan, lieutenant-governor and vice-admiral of New York and its dependencies under James II. of England, dated April 27, 1686. It remained in force until 1730. An early charter of the city of Albany, by the same authority, is known by the same name. Don Garcia (don gär-se'ä). A tragedy by Alfieri, produced in 1785. It is drawn from the history of the Medici family. Don Garcia was one of the sons of