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CLARK CLARKE 637 for discovering a new star near Sirius, by means of his own great reflecting telescope. CLARK, Davis Wasgatt, D. I >.. an American clergyman and author, born on the island of Mount Desert, Me., Feb. 25, 1812, died in Cincinnati, May 23, 1871. He graduated at the Wesleyan university in 1836, for seven years was president of Amenia seminary, and for nine years afterward filled important sit- uations in the Methodist church. In 1852 he became editor of the " Ladies' Repository " and of the books issued by the western book concern, Cincinnati, and in 1864 was elected bishop. Besides preaching continually, he was a frequent contributor to the " Methodist Quar- terly Review," and edited 27 volumes pub- lished by the book concern. He also published an algebra (1843), " Treatise on Mental Disci- pline " (1848), " Fireside Readings " (5 vols., 1854), "Life and Times of Bishop Hedding" (1854), "Man Immortal" (1864), and "Ser- mons" (1868). CLARK, Sir James, a British physician, born at Cullen, Banffshire, Dec. 14, 1788, died at Bagshot Park, June 29, 1870. He studied medicine at Edinburgh, and received his de- gree in 1817, after which he travelled in France, Switzerland, and Italy, studying the sanitary institutions of those countries. He then settled in Rome, and practised there as a physician eight years. Returning to Edin- burgh, he obtained a reputation as one of the most skilful physicians of that capital, espe- cially in diseases of the lungs. In 1826 he set- tled in London, and became physician-in-chief of St. George's hospital, and consulting phy- sician of the king, the queen of the Belgians, the duchess of Kent, and the princess Victoria. On the accession of Victoria to the throne he was chosen her physician in attendance, became physician in ordinary to the prince consort, and received the title of baronet. In 1832 he was elected a fellow of the royal society, and on the establishment of the university of Lon- don he was chosen to its senate. Dr. Clark published " Medical Notes," made during his travels (1820); "The Sanitive Influence of Climate " (1829 ; 5th ed., 1856), which contains a clear and philosophical account of the cli- mates resorted to by invalids, together with meteorological tables ; and a " Treatise on Pul- monary Consumption " (1835). CLARK, Jonas, an American clergyman, born at Newton, Mass., Dec. 25, 1730, died Nov. 15, 1805. He graduated at Harvard college in 1752, and afterward officiated as pastor at Lexington, Mass. It was only a few rods from his door that the first blood was shed in the revolutionary struggle, April 19, 1775. He published a sermon on the first anniversary of the battle, 1776. He was an ardent patriot, and as a preacher was distinguished for his fervor. CLARK, Lewis Gaylord and Willis Gaylord, Ame- rican journalists, twin brothers, born at Otisco, Onondaga co., N. Y., in 1810. In 1834 Lewis became editor of the " Knickerbocker " maga- zine, which had been founded two years be- fore under the charge of Charles Fenno Hoff- man, and continued to be its editor for about 25 years, until just before its discontinuance. During this period he wrote the "Editor's Table" and the "Gossip with Readers and Correspondents," which formed special fea- tures of the magazine. In 1852 he published " Knick-Knacks from an Editor's Table;" and in 1855 some of the contributors to the magazine issued for his benefit a volume made up from their contributions, entitled "The Knickerbocker Gallery." He died at Piermont, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1873, where he had resided many years. Willis, his brother, died in 1841. At the age of 20 he went to Philadel- phia, where he engaged in literary enterprises, and at the time of his death was proprietor and editor of the "Philadelphia Gazette." He had furnished to the "Knickerbocker" a series of contributions under the title of " Ollapodiana," which with others of his works were collected and published in 1844, and again in 1847. CLARK, Thomas March, D. D., an American bishop, born in Newburyport, Mass., July 4, 1812. He graduated at Yale college in 1831, studied theology at Princeton, N. J., and was licensed to preach by the presbytery in 1835. He was for a time at the Old South church in Boston ; but having resolved to enter the Epis- copal church, he was ordained in January, 1836, and became rector of Grace church, Boston, where he remained till 1843, when he removed to Philadelphia. In 1847 he returned to Boston, and became assistant minister of Trinity church. In 1851 he became rector of Christ's church, Hartford, Conn. Having been elected bishop of Rhode Island, he was consecrated Dec. 6, 1854, in Grace church, Providence, of which church he was rector for 1 2 years. Besides numerous charges, addresses, &c., Bishop Clark has published works en- titled " Ear|y Discipline and Culture" (1852), and " Primary Truths of Religion " (1869). The latter has been translated into Chinese, for the use of schools in China and Japan. CLARKE, the name of nine counties in the United States. I. A N. county of Virginia, bounded N. E. by "West Virginia ; area, 208 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 6,670, of whom 2,159 were colored. It is traversed by the Shenandoah, is diversified by hills, valleys, and plains, and comprises a portion of the great valley of Vir- ginia, on the N. W. side of the Blue Ridge. The soil is very fertile. The Winchester, Po- tomac, and Strasburg division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad crosses the N. W. corner. The chief productions in 1870 were 234,858 bushels of wheat, 211,028 of Indian corn, 59,- 618 of oats, 2,233 tons of hay, and 26,443 Ibs. of wool. There were 1,769 horses, 1,499 milch cows, 3,424 other cattle, 6,248 sheep, and 5,067 swine. There were 2 grist mills, 5 saw mills, and 6 carriage factories. Capital, Berry- ville. II. A N. E. central county of Georgia, tra- versed by Oconee river and two of its branches;