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522 In the New York conference of 1844 he made a speech of much power and tact, supporting the southern view of the slavery question, and, in the division of the church that occurred in that year, adhered to the southern branch, which, at its first general conference in 1846, elected liiin a bishop. He was consecrated on 14 May, 1846, and from that time till his death performed eight successive tours of visitation through the southern and south- western states. Dr. Capers was a graceful preacher, and sometimes rose to eloquence. His house was one of the homes of Asbury and the early Method- ist preachers. He wrote an autobiography, which was published after his death, with a memoir by Rev. Dr. Wightman (Nashville, Tenn., 1858), " Cate- chisms for Negro Missions," and " Short Sermons and Tales for Children."

CAPERTON, Allen Taylor, senator, b. near Union, Monroe co., Va. (now West Va.), 21 Nov., 1810 ; d. in Washington, D. C, 26 July, 1876. Af- ter attending school in Huntsville, Ala., and enter- ing the University of Virginia, he went to Yale, where he was graduated in 1882, and studied law at Staunton, Va. He was a director of the James river and Kanawha canal, and served in both houses of the Virginia legislature, his last term in the senate being in 1859-60. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1861, and opposed secession until the beginning of hostilities. He was elected to the Confederate states senate in 1863, and served till the fall of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865. He was chosen to represent West Virginia in the U. S. senate for the full tei-m begin- ning 4 March, 1875, and was a member of the com- mittees on claims, railroads, and the revision of the laws. After the close of the war Senator Caperton took an active part in bringing the coal, timber, and grazing lands of West Virginia to the notice of tlistant capitalists.

CAPILLANA (cah-peel-yah'-na), Peruvian prin- cess, d. in 1549. While Francisco Pizarro was effecting the conquest of Peru, that princess fell in love with the conqueror, became his mistress, and gave him valuable information and advice. Siie was converted to the Catholic faith in 1541, and, after her lover had been assassinated, lived a secluded life. There is in the Dominican convent of Pimo a most interesting manuscript that was wi'itten by her, in which are described many of the old monuments and some of the plants of Peru.

CAPPA, Carlo Alberto, band-master, b. in Al- essandria, Sardinia, 9 Dec, 1834 ; d. in New York city, 6 Jan., 1893. He attended the royal academy at Asti (to which only soldier's sons are admitted), his father having been a major in the Sardinian army. In 1849 he enlisted in the band of the 6th lancers, and six years later in the U. S. navy, ship- ping on board the frigate "Congress" at Genoa. He arrived in New York 22 Feb., 1858. In 1860 he entered the 7th regiment band, of which he was the leader for twelve years, playing 1st trombone for seven years during that period, beginning with 1869, in Theodore Thomas's orchestra.

CARADORI, Anna, singer, b. in Perth, Scot- land, in 1823. She was of Italian parentage, and made her dehut in her native city in " Robert le Diable." She appeared in Jliondon as Norma, in September, 1853, and on 27 Dec, 1857, sang at the Academy of Music, New York, in Handel's " Mes- siah." She made her operatic debut in New York on 30 Dec, as Leonora in " Fidelio," and appeared in Philadelphia as Norma, on 28 Jan., 1858. — Ma- dame Maria Caradori-Allan, b. 1800 ; died 1865, a famous English singer, appeared in this country in concert about 1830. She was the daughter of Baron Munck, an Alsatian officer, and took the name of Caradori from her mother's family. She married Mr. Allan, who was secretary of the King's theatre, London.

CARBERY, J. J., Canadian bishop, b. in Mullin- gar, Ireland, in 1823 ; d. in Cork, Ireland, 19 Dec, 1887. He entered the Dominican order in 1841, and was elected provincial of Ireland in 1876. In 1880 he became assistant to the father-general of the so- ciety. He was elected bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, in 1883, and took possession of his see in 1884.

CARDENAS, Bernardino de (kar'-day-nas), Peruvian bishop, b. in Chuquisaca, Peru, early in the 17th century : d. in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Peru, in 1668. He entered the order of St. Francis when quite young, and soon gained distinction for his talent as a preacher and success as a missionary. He was made bishop of Assumption in Paraguay in 1643. He resented the efforts of the Jesuits to keep Spaniards, as well as other Europeans, out of their missions, and accused them of plotting to free the Indians from their subjection to the king of Spain. The Jesuits defended themselves and succeeded in bringing Cardenas into odium with the Spanish authorities. He was not discouraged, however, but by his writings excited the other South American bishops against the Jesuits. The court of Madrid, to which both parties appealed, sent out commissioners, who had much difficulty in arranging matters. The details of the quarrel may be read in Charlevoix's "History of Paraguay." Cardenas was translated to the bishopric of Popayan, but excused himself on account of his great age. However, in 1666 he consented, from a desire of peace, to accept that of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. His principal works are " Manuel y Relacion de las Cosas del Peru " (Madrid, 1634) ; "Ilistoria Indiana et Indigenarum " ; and a " Memorial presented to the King of Spain for the Defence of D. Bernardino Cardenas against the Jesuits." A hundred years after the death of Cardenas was published his " Documentos toeantes a la Persecueion que los Regulares de la Compaiiia de Jesus suscitaron contra Don B. de Cardenas, Ebispo del Paraguay" (Madrid, 1768).

CARDENAS, Juan de, physician, b. about the middle of the 16th century ; d. in IMcxico. He was a physician, and practised in IMexico. He wrote "Problemas y Secretes de las Indias" (1591) and "Del Chocolate Mexicano" (1609).

CARDENAS, Luis Ignacio Penalver y, R. C. archbishop, b. in Havana, Cuba, 3 April, 1749; d. there, 17 July, 1810. At an early age he was placed as a student in the college of the Jesuit Fathers in Havana, afterward studied at the university of St. Jerome, and eventually entered the priesthood, proving himself a remarkable man both by his attainments and by his natural gifts. In 1773 he was appointed vicar-general of Santiago de Cuba. This charge embraced Louisiana and Florida, and he personally inspected all parts of his diocese. When the diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas was formed, in 1793, Pefialver was selected as its bishop, was consecrated, and went to New Orleans in 1794, where the existing cathedral had just been completed. Religion was at a very low ebb, and immorality and infidelity were rife. Bishop Cardenas found the task of reformation well nigh hopeless, but labored zealously for seven years, when he was promoted to the see of Guatemala, and left New Orleans, 20 July, 1801. On the voyage his ship narrowly escaped capture by a British man-of-war. In 1806 he obtained leave to resign, and, returning to his native city, devoted the remainder of his life to charitable works.