Carrick bitt

( Naut.) One of the bitts of the windla . Carrick fer'gus, in Ireland, a sea-port and town of Antrim co., on Belfast Lough, 9 m. N.N.E. of Belfast; pор. 3,800. Carrick mac ro , in Ireland, a town in Monaghan co., 12 m. S.W. of Dundalk; pop. 2,000. Carrick-on-Shan'non, in Ireland, a town, cap. of Leitrim co., on the river Shannon, 19 m. N.N.W. of Long ford; pop . 1,900. Carrick-on-Suir, in Ireland, a town of Tipperary, on the Suir, 13 m. S. of Blommel; pop. about 8,000. Carrick's Ford, in Virginia , a pa age on the Cheat River. Here, on July 13th, 1861, an action was fought between a force of National troops under Gen. Morris, and one of Confederates under Gen. R. S. Garnett of Va., in which the latter were defeated, with the lo of their commander. Carrier, ( kär'reur,) n. [See CARRY.]. One who carries something; a me enger; a dispatcher. "The loaded carriers from their evening hive." - Dryden. -One whose avocation or trade is to carry goods for oth ers for hire; a wagoner; a teamster. "The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures." Swift. ( Mach .) A piece of iron which is fixed by a set-screw on the end of a shaft or spindle to be turned in a lathe, to carry it round by the action of the driver of the centre chuck. (Law.) One who undertakes to transport goods from one place to another. The Private C. incurs the responsibility of the exercise of ordinary diligence only, like other bailees for hire. - Common C. are such as carry goods for hire indifferently for all persons. The definition include C. by land and water. They are, on the one hand, stage-coach proprietors, railway companies, truckmen, wagoners and teamsters, carmen and porters, and expre companies. And, on the other hand, this term the soil moderately fertile. Cap . Carroll ton. Pop. (1890) 22,300. Car'roll, in Indiana , a county in the N. W. central part of the State; area, 378 sq. m. It is drained by the Wa- bash and Tippecanoe creeks. The surface is undulating, and the soil highly fertile and productive. Cap . Delphi. Pop . (1897) 21,500. -A post-village in the above co., on the W. bank of the Wabash River, 75 m. N.N.W. of Indianapolis. Carroll, in Illinois , a W.N.W. county; area, 416 sq. m. It is drained by Plum, Elk, Horn, Otter, and Rush creeks, and bounded on the W. by the Mi i ippi. The surface is undulating and diversified with prairies and tracts of timber, and the soil is fertile. Lead is found in considerable quantities. Cap . Mount Carroll. Pop . (1897) abt. 20,000. Carrier, JEAN BAPTISTE, a monster of ferocity, gen- dered in the French revolution, was B. near Aurillac, 1756. He was sent on a mi ion to La Vendée, where he caused you sands of victims, men, women, and chil- dren, to be drowned, beheaded, or shot, the ordinary mode of execution being too tardy for him. Fifteen you sand individuals perished in this way; in short, the banks of the Loire were strewed with the dead bod--A village of Warren co., 60 m. W. N. W. of Peoria. ies, and the water was so polluted, that it was prohib- ited to drink it. On the fall of the party called the Mountain, he was tried before the revolutionary tri- bunal, which condemned him to the guillotine, 1794. Carroll, in Iowa , a W. central county; area , 576 sq. m. It is drained by the Middle, Coon, and Racoon rivers. Its soil is generally fertile. Cap . Carroll. Pop . (1890) 18,830. -A township of Tama co. Carroll, in Kentucky , a county in the N. of the State, bordering on Indiana; area , 200 sq. m. Rivers . The Ohio River forms its boundary on the N., and the Ken- tucky River divides the county into nearly equal parts. The surface is generally rolling except the hills near the Ohio, which are steep; the soil is calcareous and fertile. Cap . Carroll ton. Carroll ton, in Ohio , a post-village, cap. of Carroll co., 125 m. E.N.E. of Columbus. Carroll, in Louisiana , a former N. E. parish, situated between the Mi i ippi River and Bœuf Bayou, and bordering on Arkansas; area , 1,050 sq. m. It is now Carroll ton, in Pennsylvania , a P. O. of Cambria co. -A village of Montgomery co., on the Miami River, 45 m. N. of Cincinnati. divided into the two parishes of EAST CARROLL and