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 ELLORA ELLSWORTH 549 again manager of the Surrey theatre, and con- tinued occasionally to perform his principal characters until the close of his life. He was called the first comedian of his time. His chief merit perhaps was the facility with which he adapted himself to every variety of charac- ters, from the humorous to the tragic. He possessed inordinate self-esteem, and many an- ecdotes are told of his eccentricities. ELLORA, Elora, or Elonro, a decayed town of Hindostan, in the Nizam's dominions, 13 m. N". W. of Aurungabad, celebrated for its cave temples, excavated from the inner slope of a crescent-shaped hill of red granite and black and gray basalt, about a mile from the town. These caverns are sculptured over an extent 1J m. in length, and may be regarded as a Hin- doo pantheon, since every divinity of India has there a shrine. Most of the caves are not less than 100 ft. in depth ; 20 of them are conse- designs and sculptures representing lions, tigers, elephants, and fantastic animals of all sorts. Within are 42 colossal figures of Hindoo divini- ties, each one the centre of a group ; and be- yond this main temple may be seen others of smaller size and similar decorations. These gigantic works, which Elphinstone and others compare with the pyramids of Egypt as works of labor, and far surpassing them as specimens of art, are of unknown antiquity, and seem to have been executed by Buddhists as well as by Brahmans. The village of Ellora is small, and is resorted to by numerous pilgrims. ELLSWORTH, a central county of Kansas, in- tersected by Smoky Hill river ; area, 720 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 1,185. The Kansas Pacific railroad passes through it. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 2,175 bushels of wheat, 12,167 of Indian corn, 4,393 of potatoes, and 1,604 tons of hay. Capital, Ellsworth. ELLSWORTH, a city and the capital of Han- cock co., Maine, the port of entry of the dis- trict of Frenchman's Temple of Kailasa. crated to Siva, and two to the Trimurti, or Brahmanic trinity. They are all adorned with colossal statues and innumerable sculptures and bass-reliefs. The greatest and most remarkable of these monuments is the Kailasa,, or paradise, dedicated to Siva, and designed to represent the court of that divinity where he receives those of his worshippers who, having escaped metempsychosis, come after death to enjoy eternal happiness. This does not, like the others, extend subterraneously, but rises to a lofty height in an excavation 401 ft. in depth and 185 in breadth. It is composed of a porti- co, a chapel, and a grand pagoda. The portico is sustained by pillars and flanked by curious sculptures. Two obelisks, 41 ft. in height, 11 ft. square, beautifully carved, and two gigantic elephants, surround and support the chapel, which is likewise adorned on every side by sta- tuary. The pagoda rises from the centre of the whole structure to the height of 100 ft., and is surrounded externally by mythological Bay, 26 m. S. E. of Ban- gor, situated on both sides of Union river, a navigable stream, which empties into French- man's bay about 4 m. below this point, the opposite banks being connected by several bridges; pop. in 1870, 5,257. It is one of the most flourishing towns of the state, and is ex- tensively engaged in the lumber trade. In 1872 there were registered, enrolled, and licensed 290 vessels, with an ag- gregate tonnage of 17,- 736 ; engaged in the cod and mackerel fish- ery, 50 vessels of 1,543 tons. The city con- tains 11 manufactories of lumber, 2 of planing machines, pails, sash, blinds, &c., 1 of pumps, blocks, &c., 4 of saddles and harness, 2 of car- riages and sleighs, 1 of axes, 1 of furniture, 2 of sails, and an iron and brass found ery. There are 4 hotels, a weekly newspaper, a library of 1,000 volumes, 22 school houses with an average of about 800 pupils, and 6 churches. ELLSWORTH. I. Oliver, an American states- man and jurist, born in Windsor, Conn., April 29, 1745, died Nov. 26, 1807. He graduated at the college of New Jersey in 1766, and soon after commenced the practice of law. In 1777 he was chosen a delegate to the continental congress, and he was a member of the council of Connecticut from 1780 to 1784, when he was appointed a judge of the superior court. In 1787 he was elected to the convention which framed the federal constitution, and was afterward a member of the state convention