INDEX. 



839 



Sharpey, Wm., examination of Prof. Henry by, 



775. 

 Shea, J. G., Indian linguistics of, recommend- 

 ed, 100. 

 account of library of, 190. 

 advice of, on Indian vocabulary, 202. 

 Indian linguistics by, 191. 

 Indian publications of, 207. 

 Indian vocabularies, account of, by Gibbs, 20G. 

 Shells, account of, given by Philadelphia Acad- 

 emy, 249. 

 asked for by Sir W. E. Logan, 1G2, 

 presented by J. G. Totteu to S. I., 295. 

 Shepard, C. A., letter from, on preparing lists 



of minerals, 188. 

 Shepherd, A. It., attendance as Regent, 419. 

 Sherman, John, attendance at Establishment, 



774. 

 Sherman, William T., elected Regent, 357. 

 appointed on committee on death of S. P. 



Chase and L. Acassiz, 416. 

 attendance as Recent, 3:>7, 387,389, 416, 419. 

 elected to Executive Committee, 357. 

 letter of resignation as Regent, and approv- 

 ing policy of Prof. Henry, 428. 

 motion by, to adopt resolutions on death of 



S. P. Chase, 421. 

 report of Executive Committee, 564, 570, 571. 

 report on Corcoran Art Gallery, 391. 

 Shoes, collection of, offered, 465. 

 Sibley, Hiram, co-operation of, in meteorology, 



195. * 

 Shuttlework, Sir James P. Kay, examination of 



Prof. Henry by, 775. 

 Silk culture proposed by F. Gotteri, 123. 

 Silliman, Benj., elected Honorary Member, 475, 



771. 

 Silliman, Prof., letters from, relative to selec- 

 tion of building material, 5, 6. 

 Simpson, Sir George, letter from, announcing 

 desire of Hudson's Bay Company to co-ope- 

 rate with S. I., 135. 

 letter from, offering to collect information, 

 162. 

 Simonton, J. W., communication from, asking 

 permission to report meetings of Board, 115. 

 Site of Smithsonian building to be certified to, 

 3. 

 change of, not to affect contract, 34. 

 City Hall suitable for, 36. 

 consent of parties to selection of, 20. 

 description of, to be recorded, 3. 

 Mall between Ninth and Twelfth streets se- 

 lected for, 19. 

 Mall between Seventh and Twelfth streets 



selected, 17. 

 refusal of approval of selection of, 19. 

 selection of, by Board of Regents, 6, 9, 16. 

 selection of, referred to Committee on Build- 

 ing, 4. 

 vote selecting, reconsidered, 10. 

 Sitjar, B , Sextapay vocabulary, 191. 

 Skinner, Mr., purchase of books from, on Agri- 

 culture, 464. 

 Skulls deposited with Department of Agricul- 

 ture, 425. 

 Sky-lights, specifications for, 660. 

 Smith', Buckingham, Ileve grammar, 191. 

 on language, 206, 207. 

 Nevome grammar, 208. 

 Smith, F. O. J., communication from, on tele- 

 graph, 386. 

 Smith, Richard, letter from, offering portraits 



of revolutionary worthies, 43. 

 Smith, Thos. L., letter from, requesting appoint- 

 ment, 23. 

 Smithson fund, petition that §150,000 be added 



to principal of, 71. 

 Smithson, James, design for monument in 

 commemoration of, 79. 

 bequest undiminished, 246. 

 biographical notice of, to be prepared, 26. 

 books of, how to be preserved, 357. 

 <did not intend to found a library, 105. 



Smithson, James— Continued. 

 engraved head of, to be made for title page 



of books published by 8. I., U 2. 

 letter from J. Guillemard and Prof Faraday 



concerning, ">::. 

 medallion head of, used for seal, 38, 445. 

 motto from manuscript of, for Smithsonian 



publications, 165. 

 offer of Henry Stevens to collect materials 



for memoir of life of, 79. 

 personal effects of, lost in fire, 238. 

 portrait of, offered lor sale, 56. 

 portrait of, received, 63. 

 purchase of 5 Vols, of an encyclopedia be- 

 longing to, 63. 

 remainder <>i legacy received, 532, 535. 

 researches on use of blow-pipe, 295. 

 residuary legacy of, committee appointed on, 



219. 

 residuary legacy received and to be invested 



in United State bond , J 16. 

 residuary legacy of, disposition of, 245. 

 residuary legacy of, memorial to Congress 



on, 302. 

 residuary legacy received into Treasury and 



fldded to original bequest, 305. 

 Secretary to purchase portrait of, from Mrs. 



Fi tall, 56. 

 will of, to be recorded, 3. 

 Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, ex- 

 penditures for, 481, 4S2, 491, 493, I 

 498, 504, 508, 511, 511, 516, 519, 521,5 

 531, 534, 538, 543, 546, 549, 553, 556, 5G0, 567, 

 574, 582, 724. 

 account of, Vol. 2, 475. 

 ordered to be published, 26. 

 parts of 3d and 4th Vols, presented, 81. 

 0th Vol. presented to Board, 112. 

 11th Vol. presented, 103. 

 Smithsonian Institution, history of, presented 

 to Imperial Academy of Bordeaux, 154. 

 A. D. Bache's services to, 

 services of W. W. Seaton in Establishment 

 of, 308. 

 Smyth, R. B., maps of mines in Victoria from, 



251. 

 Snell, S. S., apparatus to illustrate wave motion, 



from, 471. 

 Sniffin, John, claims of, against G. Cam 



condition of suit between Cameron and, 83, 

 report of Building Committe on claims of, 80. 

 Societies, transactions of. Prof. Henry's propo- 

 sal relative to catalogue of, 123. 

 Soemmering, plan-; of telegraph of, 115. 

 Solar parallax, Gilliss proposes observatories, 



44. 

 Solicitor of Treasury, question referred to, as 

 to payment of interest in coin, 236. 

 decision by, relative to payment of interest 

 in gold, 534. 

 South American Mail Steamship Co., thanks 



to, for free freight, L2 ;. 

 Sparks, Jared, commending Shea's Indian 



linguistics, 190. 

 Sparrows, account of shipment of, from Ham- 

 burg toS. I., 329,330. 

 Speaker, Regents appointed by, 121. 

 Specimens, collection of,in accordance with 

 intention of Congress and design of smith- 

 son, 26. 

 circular sent with, stating conditions of dis- 

 tribution, 411. 

 l.tter iii reference to distribution of, ls7. 

 rules in presenting, 390. 

 Specimen walls, 481. 482. 

 Spence, Chas. s„ letter from, transmitting 



classical bouquet, 135. 

 Spencer, C. A., & Co., telescope by, to bo exam- 

 ined by 8. I., 123. 

 Spinner, don., thanks to, for arrangements re- 

 specting deposits in treasury, 423. 



Si ner, s., memorial from, asking 8. 1, to pub- 



lisn Musee Francais and uusee Royal 

 under his superintendence, 



