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30 CARROLL limestone is abundant. The Louisville, Cincin- nati, and Lexington railroad passes through the S. part. The chief productions in 1870 were 38,236 bushels of wheat, 263,629 of Indian corn, 26,965 of potatoes, 12,640 Ibs. of wool, and 669,875 of tobacco. There were 2,058 horses, 1,282 milch cows, 2,480 other cattle, 3,495 sheep, and 6,489 swine. There were 4 flour and 3 saw mills, and 1 manufactory of woollen goods. Capital Carrollton. X. An E. county of Ohio ; area, 360 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 14,491. It is somewhat hilly, but well watered and fertile. Hard coal and iron ore are found. The Tuscarawas branch of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad, and the Car- rolltort and Oneida railroad traverse the coun- tv. The chief productions in 1870 were 211,- 008 bushels of wheat, 23,699 of rye, 417,864 of Indian corn, 520,663 of oats, 75,819 of po- tatoes, 27,133 tons of hay, 600,785 Ibs. of but- ter, and 538,589 of wool. There were 5,628 horses, 6,314 milch cows, 6,720 other cattle, 131,069 sheep, and 10,230 swine. There were 8 flour, 3 saw, and 3 planing mills, 7 tan- neries, and 5 currying establishments. Capi- tal, Carrollton. M. A N. W. central county of Indiana, drained by the Wabash and Tippe- canoe rivers; area, 378 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 16,152. The surface is diversified and well timbered, and the soil productive. It is trav- ersed by the Wabash and Erie canal, and by the Toledo, Wabash, and "Western railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 521,689 bushels of wheat, 401,635 of Indian corn, 65,738 of oats, 36,834 of potatoes, 7,475 tons of hay, 236,988 Ibs. of butter, and 69,452 of wool. There were 5,175 horses, 4,268 milch cows, 6,640 other cattle, 19,942 sheep, and 18,338 swine. There were 5 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 2 of wrapping paper, 1 of sashes, doors, and blinds, 2 of woollen goods, 5 brick kilns, 13 flour and 23 saw mills. Cap- ital, Delphi. XII. A N. W. county of Illinois, separated from Iowa on the W. by the Missis- sippi river; area, 416 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,705. The surface is rolling, and divided between prairie lands and forests, and there are extensive lead mines. It is traversed by the Western Union railroad. The chief pro- ductions in 1870 were 418,333 bushels of wheat, 25,721 of rye, 1,367,965 of Indian corn, 775,100 of oats, 123,466 of barley, 133,949 of potatoes, 25,610 tons of hay, 532,486 Ibs. of butter, and 32,659 of wool. There wore 9,813 horses, 7,984 milch cows, 14,613 other cattle, 7,342 sheep, and 26,213 swine. There were 6 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 10 of saddlery and harness, 2 of malt liquors, 9 flour and 2 saw mills. Capital, Mt. Carroll. XIII. A W. central county of Iowa, drained by North and Middle Raccoon rivers, and the West Nishnabotunga ; area, about GOO sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 2,451. The climate re healthy and the soil fertile. Coal, iron, building stone, and timber are abundant. They Chica- go and Northwestern railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 65,- 758 bushels of Indian corn, 12,525 of oats, 68,830 of wheat, and 2, 189 tons of hay. There were 745 horses, 503 milch cows, 1,107 other cattle, and 1,528 swine. Capital, Carrollton. XIV. A N. W. central county of Missouri, lying between the Missouri river on the W. and Grand river on the E. ; area, 700 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 17,446, of whom 827 were col- ored. The surface is somewhat uneven, and in many places is covered with thick forests of oak, black walnut, and other trees. The soil, which rests on beds of limestone and sand- stone, is generally productive. The western division of the North Missouri .railroad trav- erses it. The chief productions in 1870 were 233,069 bushels of wheat, 1,205,966 of Indian corn, 192,829 of oats, 4,986 tons of hay, 186,- 278 Ibs. of butter, 41,821 of wool, and 256,578 of tobacco. There were 7,542 horses, 1,787 mules and asses, 5,729 milch cows, 10,407 other cattle, 17,171 sheep, and 84,499 swine. There were 4 manufactories of saddlery and harness, 3 of tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware, and 7 flour mills. Capital, Carrollton. CARROLL, Charles, of Carrollton, a patriot of the American revolution, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, born at Annapolis, Md., Sept. 20, 1737, died Nov. 14, 1832. In 1745 he was taken to the college of English Jesuits at St. Omer, France, where he remained six years, and then went to the Jesuit college at Rheims. After two years he went to Bourges to study the civil law, and after remaining there one year spent the next two in Paris, whence he repaired to London and began the study of law in the Temple. In 1764 he returned to America, and in 1768 mar- ried Mary Darnell. He inherited a vast estate, the last of the manorial grants of Maryland, and at the commencement of the revolutionary war was considered the richest man in the colo- nies, his property being estimated at $2,000,000. In 1770-'71 he wrote articles, under the signa- ture of "The First Citizen," against the right of the government to regulate fees by procla- mation. In 1775 he was chosen a member of the first committee of observation established at Annapolis ; and during the same year he was elected a delegate to the provincial convention. In February. 1776, he was appointed one of the commissioners to proceed to Canada in or- der to induce the inhabitants of that country to unite with the colonies. He returned in June, and on the 12th presented their report. He found the declaration of independence un- der discussion, and the delegates of Maryland shackled by instructions " to disavow in the most solemn manner all design in the colonies of independence." He hastened to Annapolis to procure a withdrawal of these instructions. Together with Judge Chase, he labored so as- siduously that on June 28 the instructions were withdrawn and the delegates authorized to join in a declaration of independence. On July 4, 1776, he was appointed a delegate to congress,