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572 beck, N. Y., was secretary of the Xew York fe- male Bible society from 1854, and from its origin in 1869 was president of the New York branch of the Woman's foreign missionary soeietj She con- tributed to the " Methodist Quarterly Review " and other denominational publications, edited Dr. Olin's " Works " and his " Greece and the Golden Horn," the proceeds of which were given for a prize fund in Wesleyan university, and wrote his " Life." She published for the benefit of the chapel at Rhinebeck a book of poetical selections called " Hillside Flowers," and was the author of " Words of the Wise" (New York, 1851); "A String of Pearls " (1855), containing scripture texts and illus- trations; Sunday-school stories entitled "Four Hays in July " (1855) ; " A Winter at Woodlawn " (1856) ; " What Norman Saw in the West " (1859) ; and " Hawk Hollow Stories " (1863) ; and books for Sundav-school instruction entitled " Curious and Useful Questions on the Bible" (1849, 1851, 1861); a volume of biographical sketches of eminent Chris- tian women entitled " The Perfect Light, or Seven Hues of Christian Character " (1865) ; " Questions on Lessons " ; and " Questions on the Natural His- tory of the Bible " (1865).

OLINDA, Pedro de Aranjo Lima (o-Ieen -dah), Marquis of, Brazilian statesman, b. in Antas, province of Pernambuco, 22 Dec, 1793; d. in Rio Janeiro, 7 June, 1870. In 1813 he went to Coira- bra to complete his studies, and in 1819 he was graduated there as doctor of canonical law. He returned to Brazil in 1820, and was appointed " ouvidor " of Paracatu, but he had scarcely been installed when he was elected, in 1821, deputy to the constituent cortes of Lisbon, where, together with the other Brazilian deputies, he signed the constitution, but vainly tried to obtain recognition for the claims of equality of the American prov- inces. After the declaration of Brazilian independ- ence in 1822 he returned to his country, and was elected deputy to the constituent assembly that met in Rio Janeiro on 3 May, 1823. After the dis- solution of that assembly he occupied for a few days the ministry of state, and was elected deputy to the general assembly for Pernambuco, in which body he served till 18*37, several times occupying the presidential chair. During that time he formed part of the so-called ministry of forty days, from 3 Aug. to 13 Sept., 1832, as secretary for justice and foreign relations. On 5 Sept., 1837, he was elected senator, but on the 18th of the same month he was called by the regent, Diego Antonio Peijo, to take the portfolio of state, and next day, on Feijo's resignation, he was, according to the con- stitution, declared provisional regent. During his regency there was a republican uprising in Bahia and Maranhao, but he suppressed it by energetic measures. When, in 1840, the Liberal party pro- posed the declaration of the emperor's majority, before the age that was authorized by the constitu- tion, Lima was induced by the chiefs of the Con- servative party to oppose the motion vigorously, and when the majority of the chambers declared for the proposition, he dissolved the legislative bodies by a decree of 22 July. This brought about a popular reaction, the result of which was that the Marquis of Olinda was deposed, and Pedro IL, being proclaimed of age, assumed the govern- ment. From 29 Sept., 1848, till 8 Oct., 1849, Lima occupied the portfolio of foreign affairs and the presidency of the council of ministers. He was again called twice to organize a cabinet, on 4 May, 1857, at the death of the Marquis of Parana, and on 30 May, 1862, and in the latter he took the port- folio of state, but he soon retired to private life.

'''OLIPHANT. Laurence, '''English author, b. in Cape Town in 1829 ; d. in London, 23 Dec, 1888. After receiving his education in England, he went to Ceylon, where his father was chief justice, there met Jung Bahadoor. the Nepaulese ambassador, accom- panied him to Katmandu, and on his return pub- lished a narrative of the journey (London, 1852). He prepared himself for the bar at the University of Edinburgh, then travelled in Russia in 1852, pub- lishing an account of the tour (1853), and soon af- terward became private secretary to Lord Elgin, governor-general of Canada. He was made civil secretary and superintendent of Indian affairs, and secured an important compact with the Indians, He accompanied Lord Elgin to Washington, assist- ed in the negotiation of the reciprocity of trade and fisheries treaty of 5 June, 1854, travelled through the southern states, where he made many friends, and at the instance of Pierre Soule joined an expedition to re-enforce William Walker in Nica- ragua, but was arrested at the mouth of the San Juan river by the English and taken on board their fleet, the commander of which was his cousin. He returned to Europe, published an anonymous pamphlet recommending a campaign against Rus- sia in the Trans-Caucasus, and accompanied Omer Pasha's army as a correspondent, describing the operations in a volume entitled " The Trans-Cau- casian Campaign of Omer Pasha " (1856). In 1857 he went with Lord Elgin, as his private secretary, to China, and on his return published a narrative of the mission (London, 1860). He was charge d'affaires in Japan in 1861, and while there was at- tacked and severely wounded by persons that were hostile to the Europeans. He was a member of parliament in 1865-8, but resigned in order to join the spiritualistic society called the Brother- hood of the New Life, at Portland, Chautauqua co., N. Y. He was a member of that community for many years, and after the departure of Thomas L. Harris he was its leader and the proprietor of its lands. In 1873-"5 he was the American manager of the interests of the direct cable company. He afterward returned to England and interested him- self in planting Hebrew colonies in Palestine. Among his published works are " Minnesota, or the Far West," a narrative of his travels in Canada and the United States (London, 1855) ; " Patriots- and Fillibusters, or Incidents of Political and Ex- ploratory Travel " (1861) ; " The Land of Gilead "• (1881) ; and " Episodes in a Life of Adventure, or Moss from a Rolling Stone " (1886). He is the re- puted author of " The Tender Recollections of Irene Macgillicuddy," a satire on American society, originally published in " Blackwood's Magazine," and afterward in book-form (New York, 1878).

OLIVA, Anello (o-lee'-vah), Italian missionary, b. in Naples, Italy, in 1593 ; d. in Lima, Peru, in 1642. He was sent to Peru, where he labored successfully for the conversion of the Indians, and was also rector of several Jesuit colleges. His works are " Catalogo de algunos varones ilustres- in santidad en la provincia del Peru de la com- pailia de Jesus " (Seville, 1632) and " Libro Primero y introduccion a las vidas de los varones ilustres de la compania de Jesus de la Provincia del Peru " (Naples). The latter is the first volume of a work, the manuscript of which was sent to Spain.

OLIVARES, Miguel de (o-lee-vah'-res), Chilian author, b. in Chilian in 1675 ; d. in Imola, Italy, about 1768. He entered the Jesuit society, be- came a missionary, and as such began about 1701 to travel through the territories of Quillota, Polpaico, Tiltil, Limache, and others. From 1712 till 1720 he directed the missions of Nahuelhuapi and