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 EASTLAND EASTON 1847 he was keeper of the national gallery ; and in 1850 he was knighted, made president of the royal academy, and director of the na- tional gallery. He was the author of notes to Kugler's "Handbook of Painting," which was translated by Lady Eastlake, and of " Materials for a History of Oil Painting." Lady Eastlake, whom he married in 1849, had acquired before her marriage, while Miss Elizabeth Rigby, literary reputation by the publication of "Let- ters from the Shores of the Baltic " (1841), " Livonian Tales " (1846), and other writings. She is also an artist of considerable ability. Eastlake's life was published by Lady East- lake (London, 1870), who also edited his posthumous " Contributions to the Literature of the Fine Arts." EASTLAND, a N. W. county of Texas inter- sected by Leon river ; area, 900 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 88. The central portion is hilly, the E. part is covered with post oak, &c., and some fertile prairies exist in the west. In 1870 there were 14,041 cattle. EAST LIVERPOOL, a village of Columbiana co., Ohio, on the right bank of the Ohio riv- er, and on the Cleveland and Pittsburgh rail- road, about 35 m. N. W. of Pittsburgh ; pop. in 1870, 2,105. It is famous for its potteries. The manufacture of china and parian ware has been recently commenced. It contains 16 manufactories of earthen ware, 2 of red brick, 2 of terra cotta, 1 of barrels, 2 flour mills, 2 planing mills, an iron foundery, 2 weekly newspapers, and several schools and churches. EASTMAN, Charles Gamage, an American poet, born in Fryeburg, Me., June 1, 1816, died in Burlington, Vt., in 1861. He early went with his parents to Barnard, Vt. ; was editor of the Burlington " Sentinel " in 1835-'6 ; commenced the "Lamoille River Express" newspaper at Johnson, Vt., in 1888 ; establish- ed the " Spirit of the Age " at Woodstock, Vt., in 1840; and purchased the "Vermont Patriot" and removed to Montpelier in 1846. He was postmaster at Woodstock and Mont- pelier for several years, and senator for Wash- ington county in 1851-*2. He published a volume of poems in 1848, was a contributor of poetry to reviews and magazines, and pro- nounced poems at the university of Vermont, and at Dartmouth and other colleges. EASTMAN, Mary Henderson, an American au- thoress, born in Warrenton, Fauquier co., Va., about 1817. In 1835 she married Capt. Seth Eastman of the TJ. S. army (author of a "Treatise on Topographical Drawing," and of the illustrations to national publications on the Indians, 1850-'57), with whom she resided for many years at Fort Snelling, Min., and at other frontier stations. She has published " Dacotah, or Life and Legends of the Sioux '' (New York, 1849) ; " Romance of Indian Life ' (Philadelphia, 1852) ; "Aunt Phillis's Cabin,' a reply to Mrs. Stowe's " Uncle Tom's Cabin ' (1852); "American Aboriginal Portfolio' (1853) ; and " Chicora and other Regions of the Conquerors and the Conquered " (1854). EAST NEW YORK, a post village of the town of Few Lotts, Kings co., New York, joining the S. E. extremity of Brooklyn ; pop. about 5,000. It is built on elevated land, fanned by the sea breezes, and is very healthy. Most of the residents are employed in New York or Brooklyn. Cypress Hills cemetery and the cemetery of the Evergreens are near its bor- ders. The village is at the terminus of a branch of the Long Island railroad from Jamaica, and is connected by horse cars with the Brooklyn ferries. It contains a few manufactories, sev- eral schools, two weekly newspapers, and five churches. An unsuccessful attempt was made in 1873 to annex it, with the rest of Kings co., to Brooklyn. EASTON, a borough, and the capital of North- ampton co., Pennsylvania, on the right bank of the Delaware river, between the mouths of the Lehigh river and Bushkill creek, opposite Phillipsburg, N. J., and 54 m. N. of Philadel- phia; pop. in 1850, 7,250; in 1860, 8,944; in 1870, 10,987. Excepting the eastern part of the town, the site is hilly, but the plot is never- theless very regular, and the streets are wide and at right angles. The town has a public square, is lighted with gas, and supplied with water from the Lehigh river. The height of reservoirs on the surrounding hills is so great that a large portion of the town fires are ex- tinguished without the aid of engines. A handsome cemetery of 40 acres has been laid out on picturesque and broken ground over- hanging the Bushkill creek. There is a far- mers' and mechanics' institute, whose build- ings and grounds cover 30 acres, where fairs are annually held. The rivers are each span- ned by several bridges, and the town is con- nected with the anthracite region, and with New York, Philadelphia, and the west, by means of the Lehigh, the Morris, and the Dela- ware canals, and the Lehigh Valley, the Le- high and Susquehanna, the Central New Jersey, the Morris and Essex, the Belvidere Delaware, and the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western railroads. Being the outlet of a rich agri- cultural region, Easton formerly manufactured and exported a large amount of agricultural products. The surrounding country contains inexhaustible deposits of the best iron ore, which is largely manufactured here ; and with- in 12 miles are found large deposits of the best zinc ore, which is manufactured near the mines. The borough contains 3 lager-beer breweries and 4 bottling establishments, 3 tan- neries, extensive paint works, 3 carriage fac- tories, 3 machine shops and founderies, 3 man- ufactories of cabinet ware, a pottery, 2 sash and blind factories, an extensive rope walk, an oil refinery, and 3 banks, with an aggre- gate capital of $987,600. In South Easton, a borough on the opposite bank of the Lehigh (pop. in 1870, 3,167), are a cotton factory, a blast furnace, a large wire and