Morpheus

Morpheus (Gr. , to shape), in Grecian mythology, the son of Sleep and god of dreams. He is represented in a reclining posture, with a crown of poppies. His name (the fashioner or moulder) was derived from his function of shaping and controlling dreams.

Morphia

See Opium.

Morris Thomas A

Morris Thomas A, an American bishop, born in Kanawha co., Va., April 28, died in Springfield, p., Sept. 2, 1874. He was licensed as a preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1814, and joined the Ohio conference in 1816. He labored in the itinerant ministry in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee till 1834, when he was elected first editor of the "Western Christian Advocate" at Cincinnati. In 1836 he was elected bishop. For several years previous to his death, through physical infirmity, he was debarred from active duty. He published "Sermons," and " Sketches of Western Methodism" (Cincinnati, 1852).

Morrison

Morrison, a central county of Minnesota, intersected by the Mississippi river, and watered by several small streams; area, about 1,175 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 1,681. The surface consists chiefly of rolling prairies; the soil is productive. The chief productions in 1870 were 11,927 bushels of wheat, 9,345 of Indian corn, 18,987 of oats, 13,668 of potatoes, and 20,005 lbs. of butter. The value of live stock was $56,116. Capital, Little Falls.

Morrison Remich Waite

Morrison Remich Waite, seventh chief justice of the United States, born in Lyme, Conn., Nov. 29, 1816. He graduated at Yale college in 1837, studied law, and began to practise in Maumee City, Ohio. In 1849 he was a member of the legislature, and in 1850 he removed to Toledo. He declined repeated nominations to congress, and also a seat on the supreme bench of the state. In 187l-'2 he was one of the counsel of the United States before the tribunal of arbitration at Geneva. In 1873 he presided over the constitutional convention of Ohio. On Jan. 21, 1874, he became chief justice of the United States, and has since resided in Washington.

Morrow

Morrow, a central county of Ohio, drained by the head streams of Vernon and Olentangy or Whetstone rivers; area, 370 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 18,583. The surface is undulating ami the soil highly fertile. It is intersected by the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis railroad. A large quarry of free-stone is worked near the capital. The chief productions in 1870 were 207,714 bushels of wheat. 615,679 of Indian corn, 343,300 of oats, 92,452 of potatoes, 20.589 of flax seed, 31,242 lbs. of flax, 07.077 of maple sugar, 532,348 of wool, 652,684 of butter, and 38,106 tons of hay. There were 7,985 horses, 16,040 cattle, 118,291 sheep, and 16,820 swine; 7 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 1 of dressed flax, 1 woollen factory, 3 flour mills, and 14 saw mills. Capital, .Mount Gilead.