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LYON 755 er bird or quadruped, into trees. According to Temminck, this species hunts in packs like dogs, tracing prey by the scent, and also eats the leavings of the lion and larger carnivora ; these dog-like habits may indicate the lynx as one of the animals connecting the cats with the dogs. It is found in Asia and Africa. Other species are described. LYOJV, the name of five counties in the Uni- ted States. I. A W. county of Kentucky, bounded S. W. by the Tennessee river, and in- tersected by the Cumberland ; area, about 375 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 6,233, of whom 1,419 were colored. The surface is diversified, and the soil fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 15,505 bushels of wheat, 263,925 of Indian corn, and 854,212 Ibs. of tobacco. There were 1,116 horses, 1,131 milch cows, 2,250 other cattle, 3,486 sheep, and 8,782 swine ; 2 flour mills, and 2 iron works. Capital, Eddy- ville. II. A S. W. county of Minnesota, bor- dering on Dakota, recently formed, and not in- cluded in the census of 1870 ; area, 1,980 sq. m. It is watered by Redwood and Big Cot- tonwood rivers. III. The N. W. county of Iowa, bordering on Minnesota on the N., and separated from Dakota on the W. by the Big Sioux river ; area, 640 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 221. It is intersected by Rock river. IV. An E. county of Kansas, intersected by the Neosho river; area, 858 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 8,014. Timber is abundant in the river bottoms, and the soil is fertile. The Missouri, Kansas, and Texas, and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe" railroads traverse it. The chief productions in 1870 were 112,153 bushels of wheat, 342,- 855 of Indian corn, 106,006 of oats, 32,004 of potatoes, 14,986 Ibs. of wool, 129,120 of but- ter, and 16,740 tons of hay. There were 3,108 horses, 4,188 milch cows, 7,983 other cattle, 3,214 sheep, and 2,655 swine; 1 brick kiln, 2 flour mills, and 5 saw mills. Capital, Empo- ria. V. A W. county of Nevada; area, 480 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 1,837. It embraces a large portion of the valley of the Carson and some of that of Walker river, comprising large tracts of arable and grazing lands. Copper ore is found, and the precious metals exist in the mountains S. E. of the county seat, but the deposits have not been worked. There is good water power, which is chiefly used in crushing ores obtained in the adjoining counties. The Central Pacific railroad skirts the N. E. border. The value of farm productions in 1870 was $35,295 ; of live stock, $18,535. There were 22 quartz mills, an iron foundery, and a ma- chine shop. Capital, Dayton. LYON, George Francis, an English traveller, born in Chichester in 1795, died on the pas- sage from America to England in 1832. He entered the naval service in 1809, was present at the attack on Algiers by Lord Exmouth in 1816, and in 1818 was commissioned to ac- company Joseph Ritchie on his tour of explora- tion into central Africa. Ritchie died at Moor- zook in Fezzan, and Lyon returned to Eng- land, after encountering many dangers and privations, and published his "Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa" (4to, London, 1821). In 1821, in command of the Hecla, he accompanied Capt. Parry on his arctic expe- dition, publishing on his return " The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon," &c. (8vo, 1824). In 1824 he made an unsuccessful at- tempt in the Griper to enter Repulse bay in the arctic regions, through Sir Thomas Rowe's Welcome, of which he also published a narra- tive. His remaining works are : " The Sketch Book of Captain G. F. Lyon during 18 Months' Residence in Mexico, No. 1 " (London, 1827), and " Journal of a Residence and Tour in the Republic of Mexico in 1828 " (2 vols., 1828). LYON, Mary, an American teacher, born in Buckland, Mass., Feb. 28, 1797, died in South Hadley, Mass., March 5, 1849. Under great difficulties she acquired by persevering effort such an education as she judged necessary to qualify her as a teacher, and for several years was engaged in teaching in different schools. In 1837 she succeeded in opening at South Hadley, Mass., the Mount Holyoke female seminary, upon a plan which she had been maturing for many years, the peculiar fea- ture of which was the combination of do- mestic labor with the highest moral and intel- lectual culture. She presided over this insti- tution with great success until her death ; and many of her pupils have since established schools upon a similar plan. Her only pub- lished works are a pamphlet entitled "Ten- dencies of the Principles embraced and the System adopted in the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary " (1840), and " The Missionary Offer- ing" (Boston, 1843). See "Power of Chris- tian Benevolence, illustrated in the Life and Labors of Mary Lyon," by Edward Hitchcock, D. D. (Northampton, 1851 ; 2d ed., 1860). LYON, Matthew, an American politician, born in Wicklow co., Ireland, in 1746, died at Spadra Bluff, Arkansas, Aug. 1, 1822. He emigrated to New York in 1755, and, being unable to pay for his passage, was assigned by the captain of the ship, in accordance with the practice of the time, for a pecuniary consideration, to a far- mer in Connecticut, in whose service he re- mained a number of years. Subsequently he became a citizen of Vermont, and in July, 1776, was commissioned as lieutenant in one of the companies of "Green Mountain boys." In the latter part of the same year he was cash- iered for unnecessarily deserting a post on Onion river; but he subsequently served as commissary general, and eventually rose to the rank of colonel of militia. After the war he engaged in paper making, iron casting, and a variety of other occupations, and at one time edited a newspaper entitled " The Scourge of Aristocracy and Repository of Important Po- litical Truth," of which the types and paper were manufactured by himself. He married a daughter of Gov. Chittenden, and, becoming an active political leader, was elected in 1797