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
