Mihlenbirg

Mihlenbirg, a W. county of Kentucky, bounded N. E. by Green river and W. by Pond river, its principal branch; area, 430 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 12,038, of whom 1,633 were colored. The surface is hilly and the soil generally fertile. It contains coal and iron mines near Green river. The Elizabethtown and Pa-ducah railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 36,544 bushels of wheat, 364,513 of Indian corn, 86,880 of oats, 1,821,988 lbs. of tobacco, 27,091 of wool, 76,-389 of butter, and 2,615 tons of hay. There were 2,985 horses, 1,290 mules and asses, 2,961 milch cows, 4,024 other cattle, 13,959 sheep, and 17,830 swine. Capital, Greenville.

Mihsiy Yorosmarty

Mihsiy Yorosmarty, a Hungarian poet, born at Nyek, in the county of "Weissenburg, in 1800, died in Pesth, Nov. 9, 1856. He was a lawyer, but early gave up practice. In 1821 he published the drama "King Solomon" (of Hungary), which was followed by Kont and other dramas, numerous fine ballads and lyrical poems, and the epics Zalán futása (" The Flight of Zalan"), Cserhalom, Tündervolgy ("Fairy Valley'1), and Eger ("Erlau"), esteemed the finest in the Hungarian language. He was appointed secretary of the Hungarian academy soon after its foundation in 1830.. His patriotic song entitled Szozat ("Appeal") became the great national song of Hungary. After the revolution of 1848-9 he commenced a version of Shakespeare, but did not finish it. The edition of his works by Paul Gyulai (10 vols., 1865-'6) contains a biography.

Miiyionomoh

Miiyionomoh, sachem of the Narragan-setts, nephew of Canonicus, whom he succeeded in 1636. He maintained friendly relations with Massachusetts, and in 1637 aided in chastising the Pequots. Sequasson, one of his chiefs having been attacked in 1642 by Uncas, the Mohegan, Miantonomoh with the consent of the governor of Hartford marched against bncas with nearly 1,000 men, but was defeated and taken prisoner at Norwich. The victor took his captive to Hartford and left his fate in the hands of the commissioners of the United Colonies, who advised his execution. He was tomahawked in 1643 on Sachem's plain, the field where he was defeated. A monument was erected on the spot in 1841.

Mikael Dahl

Mikael Dahl, a Swedish portrait painter, born in Stockholm in 1656, died in London in 1743. In 1688, having studied in France and Italy, he went to London, where he was patronized by Queen Anne and the prince consort. At Hampton court are several of his portraits of admirals. His equestrian portrait of Charles IX. of Sweden is at Windsor, and some of his whole-length representations of ladies are at Petworth. He also painted a portrait of Lady Walpole, which is at Houghton.

Mikhail Kheraskoff

Mikhail Kheraskoff, a Russian poet, born Oct. 25, 1733, died in Moscow, Sept. 27, 1807. He served in the army, and was at one time director of the Moscow university. He was a copious writer in prose and poetry; but he is now remembered only as the author of the "Rossiad" (Moscow, 1785), an epic in 12 cantos on the conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible; and of the "Vladimir" (Moscow, 1786), in 18 cantos, on the conversion to Christianity of the czar of that name.