. Johnson's new universal cyclopaedia : a scientific and popular treasury of useful knowledge. 1822,brother of Dr. E. K. Kane, noticed above; was educated inParis, where be was intimate with Auguste Comte andthe democratic leaders of the day; was admitted to thobar at Philadelphia in ISItJ, but abandoned the law forcivil engineering; visited the Mormon settlements in 1847,and acquired such influence among them that ten yearslater (1858) he was sent to Utah by tlie l. S. governmentns confidential agent to prevent the outbreak of to tho profession of an engineer in WesternP
. Johnson's new universal cyclopaedia : a scientific and popular treasury of useful knowledge. 1822,brother of Dr. E. K. Kane, noticed above; was educated inParis, where be was intimate with Auguste Comte andthe democratic leaders of the day; was admitted to thobar at Philadelphia in ISItJ, but abandoned the law forcivil engineering; visited the Mormon settlements in 1847,and acquired such influence among them that ten yearslater (1858) he was sent to Utah by tlie l. S. governmentns confidential agent to prevent the outbreak of to tho profession of an engineer in WesternPennsylvania, raised and commanded in 18fil, thofamous regiment of mou!itairiecrs known as the Ruck-tail Rifles; was wounded at Dranesvillo and Harrison-burg, was taken prisoner at the latter engagement, ex-changed in Aug., 18(i2, and appointed a brigadier-generalof volunteers in September. D. 1875. Kane City, post-v. of Complanter tp., Venango co.,Pa. It has numerous oil-wells. Kaneville, i)ost-v. and tp. of Kane co., 111. Pop. 999. Kangaroo, a name given to numerous species of mar-. Kangaroo. supial or pouched animals living exclusively in Australia,belonging to the family MAritoioiuDA: (which see), but moreespecially to the large species of tho genus MorropuM. Kan-garoo is a native name. The kangaroo was first made knownto the world by Capt, Cook, who on lauding at New SouthWales was astonished at tho sight of what was at first re-garded as a new and very peculiar species of kangaroo is characterized by a remarkable di.^pmpor-tion between the anterior and posterior extremities, andparticularly l)y the presence in tho region of the abdomenof a curious pouch, within whieh are the mamma?. Thomalo is without this development. The licad is small andresembles that of the deei, having the same mild amiplacid (m, as well as delicate shape. The hind feetare proviiled wilh four toes, the middle <tne being muchlarger than the others, of great strength, and
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