Canne
a town of southern Italy, province of Bari, near the mouth of the the scene of the great battle in which the Romans were defeated by Hannibal (216 B. c.) with immense slaughter.
Romans were defeated by Hannibal (216 B. c.) with immense slaughter. taining extraneous earthy matters, which kinds of ordinary coal, and jet, in con- It varies much in appearance, but is generally of a brown or black color, with a dull earthy to a brilliant waxy luster. It It varies much in appearance, but is gen- erally of a brown or black color, with a largely conchoidal fracture, and does not soil the fingers. When burning, it splits and crackles, without melting, and leaves 3 or 4 per cent. of ash. kinds of ordinary coal, and jet, in con- CANNES (kän), a seaport of France, on the shore of the Mediterranean, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes; famous as a winter residence, and as the place where Napoleon landed when he returned from Elba, March 1, 1815. Pop. about as a winter residence, and as the place ned CANNING