INDEX. 



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Martin, John, nominated, 460. 

 Martin, Marion, nominated, 766. 

 Maryland, 515. 

 Massachusetts, 517. 

 Massowah, Italians at, 3, 4. 

 Mathews, George A., nominated, 



263. 



Mathews, James N 1 ., sketch, 545. 

 Matout, Louis, sketch, 665. 

 Mat-son, Courtland C., nominated, 



441. 



Maurau, James Eddy, sketch, 645. 

 Maverick, Augustus, sketch, 645. 

 May, Abby Williams, sketch, 645. 

 Meany, Stephen Joseph, 645. 

 Medals, astronomical, 58. 

 Melikoff, Count Louis, 521. 

 Mell, Patrick Hues, sketch, 646. 

 Memphis colossi, 30. 

 Merriam, William R., nominated, 



560. 

 Merrick, Priscilla Braislin, sketch, 



646. 



Message, President's, 190. 

 Metallurgy. 

 Meteoric showers, 54. 

 Meteorites, 54. 



Meteorites, constitution of, 150. 

 Meteorology, 531. 

 Methodists, 539. 

 Mexico, 547 ; church work in, 



709. 



Michigan, 550. 



Middleton, John C., sketch, 646. 

 Middletown incorporated, 60S. 

 Milan, King, divorced, 739. 

 Miller, Warner, nominated, 609. 

 Mills Bill, the, 206. 

 Mills, Robert, sketch, 646. 

 Milroy, John B., nominated, 443. 

 Mineral-land convention, 569. 

 Mining law, 552. 

 Minnesota, 557. 

 Missions. See the articles on the 



religious denominations. 

 Missions, Protestant, International 



Conference of, 560. 

 Mississippi, 561. 

 Missouri, 564. 



Mitchell, Lucy Myers, sketch, 646. 

 Mivart, St. George, quoted, 7. 

 Mobile, 167. 



Mceris, Lake, monuments at, 29. 

 Mohammedans, 567. 

 Molbech, Christian K. F., sketch, 



665. 



Money market, the, 323. 

 Mongredien, Augustus, sketch, 665. 

 Monoliths, perforated. 

 Monselet, Charles, sketch, 666. 

 Montana, 568. 

 Montenegro, 569. 

 Montgomery, 167. 

 Montpelier, 168. 



Monuments, preservation of, 24. 

 Moravians, 570. 



Morford, James C., sketch, 646. 

 Morgan, James, nominated, 847. 

 Morgan, William F., sketch, 646. 

 Morison, James C., sketch, 666. 

 Morocco, 571. 



Morris, Luzon B., nominated, 240. 

 Morton, Levi Parsons, sketch and 



portrait, 576. 



Moulton, Charles W., sketch, 646. 

 Mound-builders' works, _ 

 Mount-Temple, William Francis 



Cowper-Temple, sketch, 666. 

 Mulford, Joseph L., sketch, 647. 

 Muncie, 168. 



Murchison letter, the, 269. 

 Muscular system, the, 694. 

 Musgrave, Sir Anthony, sketch, 



666. 



Music, progress of, in 1888, 578. 

 Mycenae, tombs at,' 27. 



Natal. 122. 



Navy of the United States, 787. 



Nazarenes, 584. 



Nebraska, 585. 



Nebraska City, bridge at, 298. 



Neilson, Joseph, sketch, 647. 



Nervous system, the, 689. 



Netherlands, 587. 



Nevada, 590. 



New Brunswick, 592. 



New Hampshire, 593. 



New Hebrides, the, 62. 



New Jersey, 595. 



New Jerusalem Church, 599. 



New Mexico, 600. 



New Orleans, 168. 



New York city, 610. 



New York State, 601. 



Nicaragua, 613 ; canal, 614. 



Nicholls, Francis T., nominated, 



501. 



Nichols, James R., sketch, 647. 

 Noble, Samuel, sketch, 647. 

 Norris, A. Wilson, sketch, 647. 

 North Carolina, 617. 

 Norway, 756. 

 Nova Scotia, 619. 

 Nubar Pasha, 291. 

 Nutrition, 694. 



Oakley, Lewis W., sketch, 647. 

 Obituaries, American, 621 ; foreign, 



659. 



Observatories, new, 48. 

 Ogden, 169. 

 Ohio, 669. 



Oliphant. Laurence, sketch, 666. 

 Ontario, Province of, 671. 

 Orakzai, Gen., 6. 

 Oregon, 672. 



Organ, Caleb P., nominated, 849. 

 Operas, 578, 579. 

 Operettas, 580. 



Otero, M. S., nominated, 601. 

 Oyster-survey, 618. 



Pacific Islanders, arming of, 64. 

 Painting. See FINE ABT. 

 Palestine Exploration fund, 31. 

 Paley, Frederick A., sketch, 667. 

 Palgrave, William G., sketch, 667. 

 Palizzi, Joseph, sketch, 667. 

 Palmer, Courtlandt, sketch, 648. 

 Panama Canal, the, 177, 354. 

 Papal rescript, the, 394. 

 Paphos, temple a 1 

 Paraguay, 673. 

 Parker, Joel, sketch, 648. 

 Parker, Peter, sketch, 648. 

 Patents, 674. 



Patrick, Marsena R., sketch, 648. 

 Patrons of Husbandry, i 

 Patton, Alfred S., sketch, 648. 

 Paul, J. H., nominated. 559. 

 Pauper immigration, 424. 

 Peabody, Elizabeth P., 11. 

 Pearson, John James, sketch, 648. 

 Peasant insurrection, 721. 

 Peculiar People, 676. 

 Pene, Henri de, sketch, 607. 

 Pennsylvania, 676. 

 Pensio'ns, 618, 743, 772, 234. 

 Perkins, George L., sketch, 648. 

 Persia, 678. 

 Peru, 679. 

 Petroleum, 680. 

 Pharmacy, 687. 



Phelps, George May, sketch, 648. 

 Phonnium hemp, 248. 

 Photography, astronomical, 49. 

 Physiology, 689. 

 Pickering, Charles W., sketch, 



649. 



Picture-galleries. See FHTE ARTS. 

 Pierrepont, Henry E., sketch, 649. 

 Piersol, S. H., nominated, 841. 

 Pike-county disorders, 463. 

 Pilot-chart, 59. 



Piukney, Howard, sketch, 649. 

 Pishin, annexation of. 7. 

 Planchon, Jules Emile, sketch, 



667. 



Plants, chemistry of, 146. 

 Plumfield, 11. 

 Poisons, 695. 

 Polaris, 57. 



Poliakoff, Samuel, sketch 

 Political conventions, national. 



See article UNITED STATES. 

 Poppy-oil. 145. 

 Portal, Mr., his mission, 2, 3. 

 Port Arthur, 170. 

 Porter, Elbert S., sketch, 649. 

 Porter, James, sketch, 649. 

 Porto Rico, 840. 

 Portraits, ancient, 29. 

 Ports, new. 

 Portugal, 696. 

 Potts, Frederick A., sketch, 649. 



:. Nicholas. . 



Powell, D. Frank, nominated, 846. 

 Powell, John W., his address, 44. 



