Lenoir, an E. county of North Carolina, traversed by Neuse river; area, 390 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 10,434, of whom 5,532 were colored. The surface is undulating, and the soil fertile near the streams. The Atlantic and North Carolina railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 10,332 bushels of wheat, 195,725 of Indian corn, 20,-474 of peas and beans, 45,056 of sweet potatoes, 4,804 bales of cotton, and 27,690 lbs. of rice. There were 722 horses, 684 mules and asses, 1,300 milch cows, 2,422 other cattle, 1,795 sheep, and 11,441 swine; 6 flour mills, and 2 saw mills. Capital, Kinston.

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I. Alexandre

I. Alexandre, a French archaeologist, born in Paris, Dec. 26, 1761, died there, June 11, 1839. He completed his studies under the painter Doyen, cultivated the drama with Talma, and wrote criticisms on paintings. He did more than any other person to preserve during the revolution the great national works of art belonging to religious establishments, by prevailing upon the authorities not to include them in the sale of other property. He saved upward of 500 renowned monuments from the fury of the mob, and was wounded in preventing the destruction of Richelieu's mausoleum in the Sorbonne. He was authorized to deposit his collection in the convent of the Petits Augustins, and he obliged the monks to surrender their art treasures. His collection became the nucleus of the celebrated musee des monuments fran-gais. He was also engaged in the embellishment of Malmaison and other palaces, and in the restoration of many public monuments and buildings. Lucien and Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine promoted his undertaking, and he was the director of Josephine's private collections. His museum was closed under the restoration, and the monuments formerly belonging to churches and convents were returned to them.

He continued to be employed, however, in restoring the royal vaults in the church of St. Denis, and in other works. He published numerous books, of which the principal are: Musee des monuments francais (8 vols., Paris, 1804); La Franc-maconnerie vendue a sa veritable origin e (5 vols., 1814); and Nouveaux essais sur les hieroglyphes (4 vols., 1819-'22).

II. Alexandre Albert

II. Alexandre Albert, a French architect, son of the preceding, born in Paris, Oct. 21,1801. He studied under Debret in Paris and in Italy, and was the architect of a museum in the Palais des Thermes, uniting this palace with the museum of Cluny. In 1862 he became secretary of the school, and in 18G9 a member of the academy of fine arts. His principal works are: Architecture et archeologie (Paris, 1839); Architecture militaire au moyen age et monuments religieux du moyen age (1847); and Architecture monastique (1852).