Marianne Isles

See Ladrones.

Mariazell

Mariazell, a village in Styria, Austria, 55 m. S. W. of Vienna (pop. about 1,000), situated in a picturesque country, and celebrated for its shrine of the Virgin, which makes it the principal resort of pilgrims in the Austrian monarchy. From May to September there are 80 great processions from different parts of Austria, and the number of pilgrims annually is estimated at 250,000.

Maricopa

Maricopa, a central county of Arizona, bounded E. by New Mexico and S. by the Gila river, and intersected by the Salt riser and other tributaries of the Gila; area, about 14.500 sq. m. It has been recently formed, and is not included in the census of 1870. The a t-tlements are chiefly in the valley of Salt river, one of the largest'and most productive in the territorv. Irrigation is practised, the river supplying abundant water. The chief crops are wheat, barley, and Indian corn. The val-lev of the Gila also contains large tracts of land suited to agriculture, and the table lands and mountains adjacent furnish good pasture throughout the year. The E. portion is generally broken and mountainous, but is watered by a number of streams, and contains much timber. Gold, silver, copper, and lead exist in most of the mountain ranges. The Apaches have held possession of the greater portion of the county. Capital. Phoenix.

Maricopas #1

See Coco-Maricopas.

Maries

Maries, a S. central county of Missouri, intersected by the Gasconade river; area, about 500 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 5,916, of whom 22 were colored. The surface is broken and generally well timbered; the soil of the valleys is fertile, that of the uplands poor. Iron, lead, and copper are found. The chief productions in 1870 were 79,243 bushels of wheat, 103,479 of Indian corn, 72,075 of oats, 8,887 of potatoes, 17,672 lbs. of tobacco, 15,152 of wool, and 41,633 of butter. There were 2,720 horses, 466 mules and asses, 1,998 milch cows, 4,337 other cattle, 8,095 sheep, and 10,759 swine. Capital, Vienna.

Marie Anne Camargo

Marie Anne Camargo, a dancer, born in Brussels, April 15, 1710, died in Paris, April 20, 1770. Her father, whose name was De Cuppi, was of an ancient Roman family; her mother belonged to the Spanish house of Camargo. De Cuppi made the arts of dancing and music a means of supporting his family, and brought up one of his children as a painter, another as a musician, and Marie Anne as a dancer, in which art she was instructed by Mile. Prevost. On appearing on the stage at Brussels she at once became a favorite of the public. She made her debut at the opera in Paris in 1726, and became very popular there. The count de Melun abducted her partly by force and partly by persuasion, and kept her for some time a prisoner in his hotel. She retired from the stage in 1734 for some unexplained reason, and returned six years later, when she was received with the utmost enthusiasm. She finally retired in 1751 with a pension of 1,500 francs.