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INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



for motive power, 42; a solar engine, 42; heat from 

 the moon, 43; apparent changes in the moon, 44; 

 mean motion of the moon, 44; lunar eclipse of July 

 12th, 45; the coming transit of Venus, 45; Mr. New- 

 comb's paper thereon, 45; proposal of Dr. Neumayer 

 to the Vienna Academy of Sciences, 46; a new comet, 

 47; spectra of Uranus and Neptune, 47; asteroids, 47; 

 . the period of Algol, 47; the star Eta Argus, 47; star- 

 drift of the central sun, 48; heating powerof the stars, 

 48; new theory of the milky-way, 49; distribution of 

 stars, 49; apparent size of celestial objects, 49; the 

 Cordova Observatory, 50. 



AUCKLAND, ROBERT JOHN EDEN, D. D. Birth, 51; death, 

 51; career, 51; character, 51. 



Aurora Borealis. Display of October 24th, 51 ; account 

 of the appearance in England, 51 ; another account, 52. 



Australasia. Area and population, 62; conference at Mel- 

 bourne, 52; inundations in New South Wales and 

 Queensland, 53; intercolonial exhibition at Sydney, 

 53; emigration to colonies, 53; official statistics of 

 Victoria for 1869, 53. 



Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Emperor, 53; area of the 

 Austrian Empire, 53; population of provinces, 53; 

 numerical strength of different nationalities, 54; eccle- 

 siastical statistics, 54; expenditures and receipts, 54; 

 budget of 1868 for the cis-Leithan provinces, 64; army, 

 54; military service, 54; navy, 54; imports, 54; mer- 

 chant navy, 54; amount of mail, 54; ministerial crisis 

 in the cis-Leithan ministry, 54, 55; reconstruction of 

 the ministry, 55; new ministry, 55; dissolution of the 

 National Reichsrath, 55; opening of Austrian Reichs- 

 rath, 55; Emperor's address, 56; spread of socialistic 

 views, 56; prosecution of the leaders for high-treason, 

 56; total repeal of the Concordat of 1855, 56; conven- 

 tion of German teachers in Vienna, 56; position of 

 Austria on the Franco-Prussian War, 56; excitement 

 in Vienna occasioned by the demand of Russia for 

 the abolition of the Treaty of Paris, 56. 



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BACON, EZEKIEL, LL.D. Birth, 56; death, 56; career, 57. 



Baden,. Government, 57; area, 57; population, 57; prov- 

 inces, 57; debt, 67; receipts and expenditures, 67; 

 diet, 57; abolition of death-penalty, 67; with Prussia 

 in French War, 57; enters North-German Confedera- 

 tion, 57. 



BALDWIN, Rev. THEEON, D. D. Birth, 57; death, 57; ca- 

 reer, 57; active in behalf of education in the West, 57. 



BALFE, MICHAEL WILLIAM. Birth, 57; death, 57; pre- 

 cocity^?; resides in Italy, 57; in London, 57; musical 

 compositions, 57. 



Baltic Question. Provinces, 58; German influence, 58; 

 Russian policy, 58; original inhabitants, 58; history, 

 58; governed by Order of Teutonic Knights, 58; Rus- 

 eiflcation, 58; Greek Church sought to be introduced, 

 59; attempt to supplant native with Russian language, 

 59; sympathy of Germany, 59; population, 59; works 

 on, 60. 



BANKS, NATHANIEL P. Representative from Massachu- 

 setts, 117; reports a resolution on Cuba, 197; re- 

 marks, 198. 



Banks of the United States. Number of national banks, 

 60; liabilities, 60; resources, 60; capital, 60; circula- 

 tion, 60; State banks, 60; private banking capital, 

 60; savings-banks deposits, 60: number of savings- 

 banks in New York, 60; deposits in same, 61; growth 

 of savings-banks interest in New York, 61; national 

 banks of leading cities of the United States, 61. 



Baptists. Statistics of regular Baptists, 61; Publication 



Society, 61; Bible Society, 62; Home Mission Society, 

 62; Free Mission Society, 62; National Theological 

 Institute and University, 62; communion question, 

 62; National Sunday-school Convention, 62; Sunday- 

 school statistics, 62; publications, 62; institutions of 

 learning, 63; mission in Mexico, 63; in Europe, 63; 

 organization of churches in Spain, 63; statistics of 

 Free-will Baptists, 63; Old School Baptists, 63; Six- 

 principle Baptists, 63; Seventh-day Baptists, 63. 



BARNES, Rev. ALBERT, D. D. Birth, 64; death, 64; par- 

 entage, 64; success as preacher, 64; adheres to New 

 School Presbyterians, 64; author of "Notes on New 

 Testament," 64; other works, 64. 



BAKTLET, MOBDECAI. Birth, 64; death, 64; career, 64. 



Bavaria. Government, 64, 65; provinces, 65; popula- 

 tion, 65; religious statistics, 65; finances, 65; elec- 

 tion, 65; meeting of Diet, 65; position of King as to 

 German unity, 65; ministerial crisis, 65; position of 

 Government on doctrine of papal infallibility, 65 ; joins 

 Prussia in war with France, 65; enters German Con- 

 federation, 65; letter of King to King of Saxony in- 

 viting King William to assume title of Emperor, 65. 



BAYARD, THOMAS F. Senator from Delaware, 117; on 

 the Georgia bill, 121; reasons for voting against Vir- 

 ginia bill, 159. 



BECK, JAMES B. Representative from Kentucky, 117; on 

 the bill to admit Georgia, 134; offers an amendment 

 to the Mississippi bill, 161 ; offers a substitute to the 

 Texas bill, 167. 



Belgium. Royal family, 66; ministry, 66; area, 66; pop- 

 ulation, 66; provinces, 66; nationalities, 66; debt, 66; 

 budget, 67; army, 67; exports and imports', 67; ship- 

 ping, 67; merchant navy, 67; railroads, 67; post-of- 

 fices, 67; telegraphs, 67; meeting of Legislature, 67; 

 church property question, 67; legislative election, 

 67; speech of King on neutrality in Franco-German 

 War, 67. 



BERBI, MAREB CAROLINE FERDINANDS DE BOURBON, 

 DUCHESSE DE. Birth, 68; death, 68; attempts a revo- 

 lution in France, 68. 



BINGHAM, JOHN A. Representative from Ohio, 117; re- 

 ports a bill to enforce the fifteenth amendment, 169. 



BISMARCK, COUNT VON. Note to European powers on 

 neutrality of Luxemburg, 461; reply to English Cabi- 

 net concerning same, 462. (See German-French War.) 



BLAINE, JAMES G. Speaker of the House, 117. 



Blossom Eock, The. At entrance of San Francisco har- 

 bor, 69; blasting of, 69. 



Bolivia. Government, 69; area, 69; departments, 69; 

 population, 69; army, 69; revenue, 69; commerce, 

 69; mineral productions, 69; railroads, 69; amnesty 

 to political offenders, 70; highways, 70; mint, 70; 

 banks, 70; revolt of Morales, 70; discovery of silver- 

 mine, 70. 



BONALD, Louis JACQUES MAURICE DE. Birth, 70; death, 

 70; Catholic prelate, 70; career, 70. 



BONAPARTE, JEROME NAPOLEON (PATTERSON). Birth, 

 70; death, 70; graduate of Harvard, 70. 



BOURBON, ENRIQUE MARIE FERDINAND. Birth, 71; killed 

 in duel, 71; cousin of Queen of Spain, 71. 



Brazil. Royal family, 71; ministry, 71; area, 71; popu- 

 lation, 71; provinces, 71 ; population of Rio, 72; slaves, 

 72; census bill, 72; agricultural colonies, 72; finances, 

 72; speech of Emperor at opening of Parliament, 72; 

 position of conservatives on slavery question, 72; 

 ministerial crisis on slavery question, 73; action of 

 ministry, 73; new ministry, 73; war with Paraguay, 

 73; progress of emancipation, 73; spread of cretinism 

 and goitre, 73; causes of tardy development of re- 

 sources, 74. 



