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See Ezzelino da Ro mano . Ecclefechan (ek-l-fech'an). A village in Dumfries, Scotland, 13 miles east of Dumfries. It is noted as the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle. Ecclemach. See Eslen . Ecclesfield (ek'lz-fēld). A manufacturing town in Yorkshire, England, near Sheffield. Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher. [Gr. ἐκκλησι αστικός , a member of the ecclesia ( εκκλησία ), an ecclesiast: a translation of Heb. qoheleth .] A book of the Old Testament, commonly ascribed to Solomon, but probably of later date. Eccleston (ek'lz-ton), Samuel. Born in Kent County, Md., June 27, 1801: died at George town, D. C., April 21, 1851. An American prel ate of the Roman Catholic Church. He became archbishop of Baltimore in 1834. Ecclesia zusæ (ek-klē-zi-a-zū'sē). A comedy of Aris toph anes, exhibited in 392 B. C. In it the women meet in parliament (whence the name), and decide to take control of the state, with community of goods and husbands. The play is inferior in literary quality, and is marked by obscenity. Ecgberht. See Egbert . Echeetee. See Hitch it i . Echeloot (e'che-löt). A tribe of the Upper Chinook division of North American Indians, first encountered by Lewis and Clarke near the Dalles of the Columbia River, and probably extinct. See Chinook an . Echenique (ā-chā-nē kā), José Rufino. Born at Puno, 1808: died at Are quip a, Oct. 18, 1879. A Peruvian general and statesman. He served. under Santa Cruz, but after the defeat at Yungay (Jan., 1839) he gave his allegiance to Gamarra. In 1843 he was one of the leaders of the revolt against Vivanco. He was elected president of Peru April 20, 1851. Revolts against him, beginning in 1853, resulted in his defeat by Castilla and exile, Jan., 1855. He returned in 1862; aided in the defense of Callao in 1866; and was again a presidential candidate in 1872. Echeverría (a-cha-vā-rē'ä), Estéban. Born in Buenos Ayres, 1809: died at Monte video, 1851. An Argentine poet. He published lyrical poems and others, including "La Cautiva," "El Angel Caido," and "Elvira." He was banished by the dictator Rosas. Echeverría, Francisco Javier. Born in Jalapa, July 25, 1797: died at Mexico, Sept. 17, 1852. A Mexican financier. He was secretary of the treasury in 1834, again in 1838, and finally from 1839 to 1841. In 1839 he succeeded in funding the Mexican debt. He was. acting president for a short time in 1841. Echidna (e-kid'nä). [Gr. Ἔχιδνα .] In Greek. mythology, a monster half maiden, half ser red pany of the nymphs. The godde punished her by condemning her never to speak first and never to be silent when any one else spoke. She pined away to a bodile voice (echo) for love of Narci us. the Darley Arabian. He was a chestnut horse with a blaze and one white leg. American Eclipse was an American horse foaled in 1814. Eclympasteyre. A name given by Chaucer in "The Book of the Duche " to the heir of Morpheus, the god of sleep. "Morpheus, and Eclympasteyre That was the god of slepes heyre."