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288 FLOY FLOYD on the eve of the revolution of Sept. 4, and as a commander in the national guard took a con- spicuous part in subsequent outbreaks. Early in 1871 he was again arrested and sentenced to death, but escaped. He reappeared in Paris after the insurrection of March 18, when he was elected member of the commune and the military commission, and commander of a regi- ment. At the disastrous termination of the march on Versailles, in which he commanded one of the three divisions, he was attacked by a body of gendarmes in a house in which he had taken refuge, and killed. FLOY, James, an American clergyman, born in New York, Aug. 20, 1806, died there, Oct. 14, 1$63. He was educated in Columbia col- lege, and studied three years in Europe. He was received into the New York conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1835 and appointed to Riverhead, and was afterward for 18 years pastor of important churches in Middletown, New Haven, Brooklyn, and New York. By the general conference of 1848 he was placed on the committee to revise the Methodist hymn book. To his energy, culture, and taste are largely due the excellences of this collection. In 1854 he was appointed pre- siding elder of the New York district of the New York east conference. In 1856 he was elected by the general conference editor of the "National Magazine" and corresponding sec- retary of the tract society ; but in 1861 he re- turned to the pastorate, in which he continued till his death. Dr. Floy was noted as being among the earliest and most able anti-slavery men of the Methodist church. Besides editing the posthumous works of the Rev. Dr. Stephen Olin, he contributed largely to periodical and Sunday school literature. FLOYD, the name of counties in five of the United States. I. A S. W. county of Virginia, drained by Little river ; area, 280 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 9,824, of whom 997 were colored. The surface is mountainous, the county being in the Blue Ridge region. It is well adapted to pas- turage. Copper and iron ore are found. The chief productions in 1870 were 29,410 bushels of wheat, 41,515 of rye, 112,789 of Indian corn, 93,692 of oats, 16,033 of potatoes, 3,646 tons of hay, 119,180 Ibs. of butter, and 157,467 of tobacco. There were 1,846 horses, 3,769 milch cows, 4,159 other cattle, 7,956 sheep, and 7,820 swine. Capital, Jacksonville. II. A N. W. county of Georgia, bordering on Alabama, and traversed by Coosa river and its branches ; area, 540 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 17,230, of whom 5,753 were colored. The surface is diversified, and in some parts mountainous ; the soil of the valleys and river bottoms is good. Iron, plum- bago, galena, and other minerals are found. In the S. TV. part is a mineral spring. The Sel- ma, Rome, and Dalton railroad passes through the county. The chief productions in 1870 were 96,464 bushels of wheat, 24,091 of Indian corn, 43,229 of oats, 14,249 of sweet potatoes, and 3,182 bales of cotton. There were 1,085 horses, 1,142 mules and asses, 2,145 milch cows, 3,542 other cattle, 3,854 sheep, and 11,879 swine ; 7 manufactories of carriages and wag- ons, 5 of bricks, 4 of iron and products of the same, 2 of sashes, doors, and blinds, 4 of tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware, 2 flour mills, and 6 saw mills. Capital, Rome. HI. An E. county of Kentucky, intersected by the W. fork of the Big Sandy river ; area, 500 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 7,877, of whom 171 were colored. The surface is broken and affords good pasturage. Stone coal abounds. The chief productions in 1870 were 8,621 bushels of wheat, 338,009 of Indian corn, 26,325 of oats, and 7,795 of potatoes. There were 1,405 horses, 2,394 milch cows, 5,112 other cattle, 11,283 sheep, and 12,788 swine. Capital, Prestonburg. IV. A S. E. county of Indiana, bordering on the Ohio river, which separates it from Kentucky ; area, 148 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 23,300. The surface is diversified, and the soil fertile. Iron ore, lime- stone, sandstone, and slate abound. The Louis- ville, New Albany, and Chicago railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1 870 were 47,442 bushels of wheat, 124,807 of Indian corn, 66,110 of oats, 71,634 of potatoes, 4,509 tons of hay, and 93,243 Ibs. of butter. There were 1,780 horses, 2,002 milch cows, 1,101 other cattle, 2,815 sheep, and 5,976 swine ; 3 manu- factories of boots and shoes, 7 of carriages and wagons, 1 of cars, 6 of clothing, 10 of barrels and casks, 2 of cutlery and edge tools, 3 of fur- niture, 2 of window glass, 7 of iron and its pro- ducts, 5 of machinery, 3 of saddlery and har- ness, 2 of soap and candles, 5 of tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware, 1 of woollen goods, 4 pla- ning mills, 4 breweries, 8 tanneries, 7 currying establishments, and 7 flour mills. Capital, New Albany. V. A N. E. county of Iowa, inter- sected by Red Cedar and Shell rivers; area, 550 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,768. The Bur- lington, Cedar Rapids, and Minnesota, and the McGregor and Missouri River railroads pass through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 565,990 bushels of wheat, 310,119 of Indian corn, 29,359 of oats, 42,606 of potatoes, 18,517 tons of hay, 251,718 Ibs. of butter, and 24,938 of wool. There were 4,023 horses, 3,472 milch cows, 5,383 other cattle, 6,244 sheep, and 6,950 swine ; 4 flour mills, 3 saw mills, and 2 manu- factories of agricultural implements. Capital, Charles City. FLOYD, John Bnehanan, an American states- man, born in Montgomery (now Pulaski) co., Va., in 1805, died at Abingdon, Va., Aug. 26, 1863. He was a son of Governor John Floyd. He graduated at South Carolina college in 1826, was admitted to the bar in 1828, and in 1836 removed to Helena, Ark., where he practised for three years. In 1839 he settled in Wash- ington co., Va., and in 1847-' 9 held a seat in the lower house of the state legislature. In December, 1849, the general assembly chose him governor of the state for the term ending Jan. 1, 1853. In 1855 he was again elected to the legislature. In 1856 he was chosen a pre-