Conington
JOHN, an English classical scholar; born in Boston, Aug. 10, 1825. He was educated at Beverley and at Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1854 he was appointed to the newly founded chair of Latin Language and Literature at Oxford, which he filled until his death, Oct. 23, 1869. His greatest work is his edition of "Vergil" (3 vols., 1861-1868). His edition of the "Aga- (1848), and "C "Choephori" memnon" (1857), of Æschylus are of less moment. In his last years he gave himself much to translation; a metrical version of the "Odes" of Horace (1863), the "Eneid" (1866), in Scott's ballad-meter; the "Iliad" (1868), and the "Satires and Epistles" of Horace (1869).
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Coniston Lake
in the English Lake district, in N. Lancashire; at the E. foot of the Coniston Fells, 9 miles W. of Bowness on Windermere. It is 5 miles long, ½ mile broad, 147 feet above the sea, and its greatest depth is 260 feet. Its waters abound with trout and perch. On the E. shore stand Ruskin's home, Brantwood, and Tent House, once Tennyson's residence. The Old Man of Coniston, to the N. W., is 2,633 feet high.
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Conjunction (Grammar a connective)
in grammar, a connective indeclinable particle serving to unite words, sentences, or clauses of a sentence, and indicating their relation to one another. They are classifiable into 8-Vol. III-Cyc two main groups: Coördinating conjunctions, joining independent propositions, and subdivisible into copulative disjunctive, adversative, and illative conjunctions; subordinating conjunctions, linking a dependent or modifying clause The only to the principal sentence. active influence which the conjunction can be said to exercise grammatically in a sentence is in respect of the mood of the verb following it in dependent sentences, the rule being to employ the subjunctive where futurity and contingency are implied, the indicative where they are not; as "I will do it though he be there" (which he may or may not be); or "I will do it, though he is there" (which he is).
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Conjuring
the production of effects apparently miraculous by natural means. The earlier professors of the art claimed bonâ fide supernatural powers; and in ages when the most elementary principles of physical science were unknown beyond a very limited circle, it was not difficult to gain credence for such a pretension. The modern conjurer makes no such claim, but tells the public frankly that his marvels are illusory, and rest either on personal dexterity or on some ingenious application of natural principles. Of the conjurers of remote antiquity we have few reliable records; though it is a tolerably safe conjecture that the prestige of the ancient mysteries rested in no small degree upon effects of natural magic. The founder of the modschool of conjuring was Robert Houdin (1805-1871), with whom a new era began in 1841. He was followed by Frikell, Hartz, Herrmann, Buatier de Kolta, Verbeck, Lynn, Bertram, etc., protheir ducing magical results with the minimum of visible apparatus. There are, however, signs of a reaction in favor of more spectacular illusions in which the resources of optical and acoustic, as well as mechanical science, are laid under contribution in aid of conjuring proper.
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Conkling
ROSCOE, an American legislator; born in Albany, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1829; was admitted to the bar in 1850; sat in Congress as a Republican in 1858- 1862 and 1864-1866, and was elected to the United States Senate in 1867, 1873, and 1879. He became an influential mem ber of his party; in 1876 he received 93 votes for the Presidential nomination, and in 1880, by his support of Grant and his personal opposition to Blaine, divided the Republicans into two sections. In 1881 he and his colleague, Thomas C. Platt, suddenly resigned from the Senate, owing to a dispute with President Garfield on a question of patronage, and sought re-election; but after a warm canvass both were rejected, though vigorously supported by Vice - president Arthur. Conkling afterward practiced d law in New York City. He died April 18, 1888.
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Connaught
the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland; between Leinster and the Atlantic; area, 4,392,- 086 acres. Its W. coast is much broken up by numerous bays and inlets, and is thickly studded with islands. A large proportion of the province is bog, and, generally, it is the least fertile of all the provinces. It is divided into five counties: Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, and Sligo. Pop. about 595,000.
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Conneaut
a city of Ohio in Ashtabula co. It is on Conneaut creek and on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis, and the Bessemer and Lake Erie railroads. It is an important port for the shipping of iron ore and coal. It has a good harbor and excellent shipping facilities. There are railroad shops and manufactures of canned goods, bricks, shovels, lumber, etc. There are hospitals, a public library, and a park. Pop. (1910) 8,319; (1920) 9,343.
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Connellsville
borough in a Fayette co., Pa.; on the Youghiogheny river, and the Baltimore and Ohio, the Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie, and the Western Maryland railroads, 57 miles E. of Pittsburgh. It is the center of the most extensive coke burning region in the United States. Other important industries are machine shops, pump works, brick works, and coal mining. It is the seat of Cottage State Hospital; and has electric lights, electric railways connecting with South Connellsville and adjacent towns, several newspapers and National banks. Pop. (1910) 12,845; (1920) 13,804. CONNEMARA ("the Bays of the Ocean"), a boggy and mountainous district occupying the W. portion of County Galway, Ireland; about 30 miles in length and 15 to 20 miles in breadth. Its coasts are very broken, and there are numerous small lakes. It is subdivided into Connemara Proper in the W., Jar- Connaught in the S., S., an and Joyce's Country in the N.
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Connersville
a city of Indiana, the county-seat of Fayette co. It is on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, and the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville railroads, and on the White Water river. It has manufactures of motor cars, pianos, carriages, furniture, flour, etc. There is a public library, an excellent high-school building, a park, and a sanitarium. Pop. (1910) 7,738; (1920) 9,901.
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