made arrangements for having ecclesiastical stu- dents educated in the College of tiie propaganda, Rome, and in the Seminary- of Quebec. After lie had labored zealously for several years, his vicariate was erected into a titular bishopric, and the new see was placed in Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward Island, 11 Aug., 1829.
MACEDO, Joaquim Manoel de (mah-shay-do).
Brazilian poet, b. in San Joiio d'ltaborahi, 24 June,
1820. He studied medicine in Rio Janeiro, and
was graduated there, but never practised his pro-
fession, and was appointed in 1850 professor of
national history in the college of the city. He en-
tered politics in 1854, and was elected deputy by
the city of Rio Janeiro several times. Macedo has
acquired a great reputation as a lyric poet, but
he has also written novels, and composed several
dramas and comedies, which have been repre-
sented with great success in the principal cities of
South America. Macedo is highly esteemed by the
Brazilians, who consider him the most elegant of
their national poets. His works include " More-
ninha," a novel (Rio Janeiro, 1844 ; 5th ed., revised,
1877) ; " Mogo loura," a novel of the early stages
of the Portuguese conquest (1845) ; " Forasteiro,"
a novel (1855) ; " A Nebulosa," a poem (1857) ;
" Cotie," a drama, " Fantasma Branco," a comedy
(1856) ; " Luxo-e-Vaidade," a comedy (1859) ; and
" Corographia do Brazil " (1873).
MACEDO, Sergrio Texeira de, Brazilian jour-
nalist, b. in Rio Janeiro in September, 1809 ; d. in
Lisbon, Portugal, in 1865. He was graduated in
law in Olinda in 1831, and immediately began his
career as journalist, publishing the paper Olin-
dense." In 1832 he published in Rio Janeiro the
" Verdade " and the " Aurora Fluminense." In
1833 he was appointed secretary of the Brazilian
legation in France, and in 1834 became special en-
voy to Lisbon. In 1838 he was sent to Rome to
settle some difficulties between Brazil and the pope,
and by his good offices the independence of Chili
was recognized. Macedo was also minister to
Turin in 1842, to France in 1843, and to Austria in
1847. In 1853 he was called by the government to
Brazil to consult on its financial difficulties, and,
although not a specialist, he settled the question
satisfactorily, and restored the credit of the nation.
In 1854 he began to agitate against the slave-trade,
and the same year was appointed minister to Lon-
don, where he gave valuable hints to the abolition-
ists in regard to preventing the trade from Africa.
In 1855 he was appointed minister to the United
States, but declined and retired to Brazil, where
he published valuable papers in the " Journal do
Commercio." He was elected representative in
1856 and senator in 1857, from 1859 till 1861 was
minister of state, and in 1865 he went to Europe in
quest of health, but died there.
McELLGOTT, James Napoleon, educator, b.
in Richmond, Va., 3 Oct., 1812 ; d. in New York
city, 22 Oct., 1866. He came to Mew York at an
early age, attended a private school, and studied in
the New York university, but left before receiving
a degree. In 1837 he became a candidate for or-
ders in the Protestant Episcopal church, but was
not ordained, and devoted his subsequent life to
teaching and to the preparation of text-books. In
1845 he was principal of the school of the General
society of mechanics and tradesmen in New York.
In 1849 he opened a private school, which he con-
tinued until his death. He labored actively among
the poor, and was interested in Epiphany mission
church, raising a fund for its future support. He
was president of the State teachers' association.
In 1849 he received the degree of M. A. from Yale,
and in 1852 that of LL. D. from Harrodsburg Fe-
male college, Ky. In 1848 he was editor of "The
Teachers' Advocate," a journal devoted to science
and literature. In addition to Greek and Hebrew
text-books, he published a " Manual, Analytical
and Synthetical, of Orthography and Definition "
(New York, 1845) ; " The Young Analyzer " (1849) ;
"The Humorous Speaker " (1853) ; and " The
American Debater" (1855). He also wrote Sunday-
school hymns, and an unfinished Latin grammar.
McELRATH, Thomas, lawyer, b. in Williams-
port, Pa., 1 May, 1807; d. in New York city, 6
June, 1888. He became a printer early in life, but
subsequently began the study of law. Removing
later to New York city, he was engaged as proof-
reader and then as head salesman in the Methodist
book concern, and in 1825 he formed a partnership
with Lemuel Bangs in the publication of school and
religious books. On its dissolution he resumed his
legal studies, was admitted to the bar, and began
the practice of law in New York. In 1838 he was
elected to the legislature, was placed on its judi-
ciary committee, and chosen to write a report on
petitions praying for the abolition of capital pun-
ishment. He early allied himself with the Whig
party, and was an earnest supporter of Henry Clay.
In 1840 he was appointed a master in chancery,
but in 1841, relinquishing the law, he entered intO'
partnership with Horace Greeley in the conduct of
the " New York Tribune " under the firm-name of
Greeley and McElrath. It is conceded that the
establishment and success of the " Tribune " were
assured only after Mr. McElrath joined in its publication. In 1857 he was elected corresponding secretary of the Amei'ican institute, editing the state-annual reports of the institute until 1861, when he resigned. In 1861 he was appointed appraiser-general for the New York district, but he resigned in 1864 to resume the publication of the " Tribune." In 1866 he was appointed chief appraiser of foreign merchandise at the port of New York. He was one
of the commissioners to the Paris exposition in
1867, and to the Vienna exhibition of 1873, and, with
John Jay, special commissioner to adjust and su-
perintend the American department in the latter
exhibition. In 1876 he was secretary of the New
York state commission at the Centennial exhibi-
tion. At his death he was a banker in New York.
He published " Dictionary of Words aud Phrases
used in Commerce " (New York, 1872).
McELROY, John, clergyman, b. in Brookeborough. County Fermanagh, Ireland, 11 May, 1782; d. in Frederick, Md., 12 Sept., 1877. Owing to the penal laws, he received a very limited education in his native country, and about the beginning of this century he emigrated to the United States and settled at Georgetown, D. C, where he engaged in
mercantile business. He afterward became bookkeeper at Georgetown college, and, wishing to improve himself, employed his leisure hours in the study of Latin, assisted by one of the students of the college. In 1806 he entered the Society of Jesus as a lay brother, but after a brief experience in that capacity he was recommended to the general of the order as a suitable person for the priesthood by one of his superiors, who had heard him ex-
plain very logically a lesson in catechism. He was ordained in May, 1817, by Archbishop Neale, of Baltimore, and for several years stationed at Trinity church, Georgetown, but in 1822, at the request of Roger B. Taney, was transferred to Frederick, Md. Here he began to display that practical ability that made him ever afterward one of the most useful members of the Society of Jesus in the United States. He built St. John's church,
