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-GENESIS New York Central railroad, the Batavia and Attica branch, the Oanandaigua, Batavia, and Tonawanda branch, and the Erie railway. The chief productions in 1870 were 722,874 bushels of wheat, 428,710 of Indian corn, 509,690 of oats, 380,466 of barley, 21,447 of buckwheat, 275,717 of potatoes, 42,891 of peas and beans, 883,721 Ibs. of butter, 461,337 of wool, 143,208 of hops, and 60,144 tons of hay. There were 10,411 horses, 10,485 milch cows, 7,796 other cattle, 73,884 sheep, and 8,496 swine ; 5 manufactories of agricultural im- plements, 3 of brooms, 30 of carriages and wagons, 3 of cheese, 9 of clothing, 18 of bar- rels and casks, 1 of malt, 14 of saddlery and harness, 8 of tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware, 13 flour mills, 1 planing mill, 9 saw mills, 4 tanneries, and 3 currying establishments. Capital, Batavia. II. A S. E. county of the S. peninsula of Michigan, drained by Flint and Shiawassee rivers ; area, 500 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 33,900. It is intersected by the Flint and Pere Marquette, the Detroit and Milwaukee, and the Port Huron and Lake Michigan rail- roads. Its surface is undulating, covered with extensive oak openings in the S. part, and densely wooded with pine and other timber in the N. The chief productions in 1870 were 553,133 bushels of wheat, 326,637 of Indian corn, 410,561 of oats, 288,829 of potatoes, 910,876 Ibs. of butter, 375,877 of wool, and 48,041 tons of hay. There were 7,486 horses, 8,850 milch cows, 11,360 other cattle, 79,306 sheep, and 9,818 swine; 12 manufactories of agricultural implements, 4 of boots and shoes, 8 of bricks, 31 of carriages, 9 of .barrels and casks, 18 of furniture, 12 of iron castings, 18 of saddlery and harness, 8 of sashes, doors, and blinds, 11 of tin, copper, and sheet iron, 3 of woollen goods, 18 flour mills, 5 breweries, 3 planing mills, and 50 saw mills. Capital, Flint. GENESIS, the name of the first book in the Bible, denoting in Greek "the generation," i. ., the account of the generation or pro- duction of all things. In Hebrew Bibles it is called Bereshith, signifying " in the beginning," because it commences with that word. By some Jewish writers it is also called SepJier yetzirah, the book of creation. Its history goes back to the very earliest ages of the hu- man race, and covers a period of upward of 2,300 years ; giving an account of the creation, the fall of man, the religion, arts, settlements, genealogies, corruption, and destruction of the antediluvian world ; of the repeopling and di- vision of the earth, the dispersion of its inhab- itants, the calling of Abraham, and the rise and progress of the Hebrew nation, to the death of Joseph. For all questions relating to the authorship and authenticity of the book, see PENTATEUCH. GENEST (in this country commonly written GENET), Edmond Charles, a French diplomatist, born in Versailles, Jan. 8, 1765, died at Schodack, Rensselaer co., N. Y., July 14, 1834. Although his father was attached to the court and his GENET 667 sister, Mine. Campan, was in the service of Marie Antoinette, he made himself known by his republican opinions. In April, 1789, he was appointed charge" d'affaires to the court of St. Petersburg, where his situation soon be- came uncomfortable ; in 1791 he was informed by Count Ostermann, minister of Catharine II. that he would better not appear again at the court; and in July, 1792, he was formally dismissed. On his return to France he was appointed ambassador to Holland ; but before going thither he received (December, 1792) his nomination as minister to the United States. He arrived in April, 1793, at Charleston, S. 0., where he was cordially welcomed. On May 20 he had a triumphant reception in Phila- delphia; the citizens presented him with an address congratulating France* upon obtaining the freedom she had helped the United States to secure. Encouraged by these demonstra- tions of popular feeling, Genest thought he could easily persuade the American people to embark in the cause of France, notwithstand- ing the proclamation of neutrality recently issued by President Washington. He openly maintained that the United States were in duty bound to side with France against England, and bitterly denounced the American govern- ment for want of sympathy toward the French republic. He even fitted out privateers from Charleston, to cruise against the vessels of na- tions then at peace with the United States, and to project hostile expeditions against Florida and Louisiana, then colonies of Spain. In con- sequence of these imprudent measures Wash- ington demanded and obtained his recall. Genest decided not to return to France, settled in the state of New York, was naturalized, and married a daughter of George Clinton. GENET (genetta, Cuv.), a digitigrade carniv- orous mammal of the family viverridm, inhabit- ing Africa, and occasionally found in southern Common Genet (Genetta vulgaris). Europe. The dentition and structural charac- ters are the same as in the civet, the principal difference being that the anal pouch which contains the glands secreting the odorous sub- stance is much less developed and prominent in the genet than ic the civet. The common