Sarah Stickaey

See Ellis, William.

Saratov

I. A S. E. Government Of European Russia

A S. E. Government Of European Russia, bordering on Penza, Simbirsk, Samara, Astrakhan, the country of the Don Cossacks, and Tambov; area, 32,622 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 1,751,268, of whom 120,000 were Germans. It is watered by affluents of the Don and of the Volga, which bounds it in the east. It formerly included a large territory E. of the Volga, which is now comprised in the governments of Samara and Astrakhan. The country is generally level, but skirted by hills along the Volga.

II. A City

A City, capital of the government, on the right bank of the Volga, 450 m. S. E. of Moscow; pop. in 1867, 93,218. It contains 12 Greek and several other churches, and a gymnasium. It is an important centre of trade and industry, and the population has lately much increased. A Greek bishop resides here, as well as a Protestant consistory with an extensive jurisdiction.

Sarber

Sarber, a W. county of Arkansas, bounded N. E. by the Arkansas river, and drained by small tributaries of that stream; area, about 625 sq. m. It has been formed since the census of 1870. The surface is generally broken and hilly, but there are some prairies, which with the river bottom and valleys are fertile. There is some fine timber. Grain, grass, cotton, and tobacco grow well. Capital, Anderson.

Sarcode

See Animalcules, and Protoplasm.

Sardis

See Sardes.

Sargasso Sea

See Atlantic Ocean, vol. ii., p. 79.

Sargon

See Assyria, vol. ii., p. 35.

Sari, Or Saree

Sari, Or Saree, a city of Persia, capital of the province of Mazanderan, in lat. 36° 35' N., lon. 53° 6' E., about 15 m. from the S. shore of the Caspian sea; pop. about 20,000. It is surrounded by a dilapidated wall and ditch, has dirty unpaved streets, and contains many houses of burnt brick neatly tiled, several mosques and the remains of Parsee temples, a remarkable brick tower 100 ft. high with a conical roof, public baths, and five colleges.

Sarnia, Or Port Sarnia, A Town

Sarnia, Or Port Sarnia, A Town, port of entry, and the capital of Lambton co., Ontario, Canada, on the St. Clair river near Lake Huron, and on the Grand Trunk and Great Western railways, 168 m. W. S. W. of Toronto; pop. in 1871, 2,929. It is connected by ferry with Port Huron, Mich., on the opposite side of the river. It contains manufactories of iron castings, machinery, wooden ware, woollens, and leather, saw, grist, and shingle mills, a brewery, two branch banks, two telegraph offices, several schools, two weekly newspapers, and Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic churches. The value of imports for the year ending June 30, 1874, was $864,616; of exports, $819,517.

Sarno

Sarno, a town of S. Italy, on the Sarno (anc. Sarnus), in the province and 13 m. N. W. of the city of Salerno; pop. about 15,000. It is of great antiquity, and contains the remains of a once powerful castle, a fine cathedral, mineral springs, and manufactories of paper and silk, and is the seat of a bishop. In 553 the Goths under Teias were defeated in this vicinity, on the banks of the Sarno, by the Byzantine general Narses.