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INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



301; funding bill passed, 301; vetoed, 301; Republican 

 Convention, 301; nominees, 301; resolutions, 301; 

 same of Democratic party, 302; canvass of votes, 302; 

 results, 303; litigation as to lieutenant-governorship, 

 303; finances, 303; charitable institutions, 303; out- 

 rages, 303; public instruction, 304. 



France. Provisional government, 304; army, 304; budget 

 for support of, 305; area, 305; population, 305; terri- 

 torial changes, 305; population of cities. 305; debt, 

 305; budget for 1870, 306; commerce for 1868, 307; rail- 

 roads and telegraphs, 307; new ministry of January 

 3d, 307; statement of policy by Minister Ollivier, 308; 

 Emperor's New- Year's speech, 308; murder of Victor 

 Noir by Prince Pierre Bonaparte, 308; sentence of 

 Rochefort, 308; proceedings against the prince, 308; 

 Emperor's note to ministry on senatus consultum, 

 809; statement of reasons therefor by ministry, 309, 

 310; text of senatus consultum, 311; plebiscite, 312; 

 Emperor's proclamation respecting, 312; democratic 

 opposition to, 312; result of vote, 312; vote of cities, 

 313; Emperor's speech to Corps Legislatif on result 

 of plebiscite, 313; ministerial changes, May 15th, 313; 

 war with Germany, 313 (see German-French War); 

 recognition of republic by United States, 226; with- 

 drawal of troops from Rome, 410; position of pro- 

 visional government on occupation of Rome by Ital- 

 ians, 414. 



Freedmen, Befugees, and Abandoned Land. (The Bureau 

 of). Establishment of, 313; purposes, 313; constitu- 

 tion, 314; bill to continue, 314; provisions of, 314; 

 modification of, in July, 1868, 314; provision for ter- 

 mination of, 315; abandoned lands, 315; transporta- 

 tion, 315; claims and bounties, 315; supplies of food, 

 316; medical supplies, 316; education, 316; school 

 statistics, 317; financial statistics, 317; opinions of 

 foreigners as to Bureau, 317. 



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QAEFIELD, JAMES A. Representative from Ohio, 117; 

 offers a resolution, 118. 



Gas-Works. The Bechton chartered Gas Company's 

 works, 317. 



Geographical Explorations and Discoveries in 1870. Effect 

 of European war on, 317; in general, 317-319; death 

 of geographers, 318; geographical works, 318; arctic 

 and antarctic regions, 319; various expeditions, 319; 

 voyage of the Germania, 319; loss of the Hansa, 320; 

 sufferings of crew, 320; arrival home, 321; "Merrill's 

 Four Voyages " to the antarctic region and the Lon- 

 don Geographical Society, 321; Iceland, 322; North- 

 American Continent, 322; British America, 322; United 

 States, 322; discovery of cave in Iowa, 322; explora- 

 tions west of the Mississippi, 323; Yellowstone 

 River expedition in Montana, 323; Yellowstone Lake 

 region, 323; Geysers, 324; descent of Colorado River 

 by Powell, 324; Mexico, 325; Central America, 325; 

 Morelet'8 travels in Guatemala, 325; railroad through 

 Honduras, 325; interoceanic communication, 325; Nic- 

 aragua route, 326; Darien Canal, 326; Tehuantepec 

 route, 326; South America, 326; Myers's travels in 

 Venezuela and Ecuador, 326; British Guiana, 327; 

 Peruvian explorations of the Amazon, 327; Prof. Hart 

 in Brazil, 327; Araucanian troubles, 328; Europe, 328; 

 completion of Mont Cenis Tunnel, 328; nationalities 

 of Turkey, 328; Greeks, 328; Asia, 328; discovery of 

 "Moabite stone" in Palestine, 328; explorations in 

 Eastern Toorkistan, 329; exploration of the Panier 

 Steppe, 329; Africa, 330; attempt of Sir Samuel Baker 

 to sail down the White Nile, 330; diamond discoveries 



in South Africa, 330; Australasia', 330; West Australia, 

 330; South Australia, 330; Papua or New Guinea, 

 830. 



Georgia. Act, of Congress concerning reassembling of 

 Legislature, 331; proclamation of Governor Bullock, 

 331; General Terry to exercise military powers under 

 reconstruction acts, 331; meeting and organization 

 of Legislature, 331; Governor appoints clerk pro tern., 

 331; action of General Terry, 332; question of ineligi- 

 bility of members, 332; course of Conservative Re- 

 publicans, 332; protest of, 333; address of colored 

 members to General Terry, 333; statement of Mr. 

 Bryant in behalf of Conservatives, 333; reply of Gen- 

 eral Terry, 334; opinion of Supreme Court, 334; mem- 

 bers declared ineligible, 334; organization of House, 

 '334; seating of persons having next highest vote, 335; 

 Governor's message, 335; ratification of fourteenth 

 and fifteenth amendments, 335; senatorial question, 

 335; election of senators, 336; stay law, 336; Govern- 

 or's recommendations at April session, 336; protest 

 of Conservatives against continuation of appropria- 

 tion bill, 336; difficulty between Treasurer and Gov- 

 ernor, 336; action of Congress on the condition of 

 affairs in the State, 337; conclusions concerning the 

 organization of the Legislature, 337; bill concerning 

 the restoration of the State, 337; views of Governor 

 Bullock on the course to be pursued by Congress, 338; 

 reassembling of the Legislature, 338; message of 

 Governor Bullock, .338 ; adjournment of Legislature, 

 338; controversy as to the time of holding the State 

 election, 338; opinion of Attorney-General Ackerman 

 thereon, 339; passage of the election law, 339; pro- 

 visions thereof, 339, 340; finances, 340; bill establish- 

 ing a system of public instruction, 340; provisions 

 thereof, 341; election results, 341; population, 342; 

 agricultural products, 342. 



German-French War. Declaration of Ollivier, 342; can- 

 didature of Prince Leopold as King of Spain, and ac- 

 tion of France, 343; Count Benedetti insults King 

 William at Ems, 343; declaration of war by France, 

 343; letter of Pope to King William, 344; reply of the 

 King, 344; neutrality of European powers, 344; secret 

 treaty in regard to Belgium, 344; organization of the 

 two armies, 344; battle of Saarbriicken and Emper- 

 or's dispatch to Empress, 345; map of vicinity, 345; 

 Moltke's plan of campaign, 345; battle ofWeissen- 

 burg, 346; of Worth, 346; man of vicinity, 346; gen- 

 eral war map, 347; German success at Saarbriicken, 

 348; French army falls back, 348; Germans converge 

 on Metz to shut in Bazaine, 348; battle of Courcelles, 

 349; map of vicinity of Metz, 349; Bazaine attempts 

 to retire from Metz, 349; Napoleon's farewell to citi- 

 zens of Metz, 350; battle of Vionville, 330; removal 

 of King's headquarters to Pont-a-Mousson, 350; bat- 

 tle of Gravelotte and shutting up of French in Metz, 

 351; German forces in France, 352; army of invest- 

 ment at Metz, 352; abandonment of Chalons by 

 French, 352; attempt of MacMahon to relieve Ba- 

 zaine, and action of Germans thereon, 352; battle of 

 Beaumont, 353; MacMahon surrounded at Sedan, 353; 

 capture of Bazeilles, 353; of Sedan, 354; map of vi- 

 cinity of Sedan, 354; wounding of MacMahon, 355; 

 De Wimpffen in command, 355; note of Napoleon to 

 William, proposing surrender, 355; reply of King, 

 455; negotiations for surrender, 356; signing of ca- 

 pitulation, 356; Napoleon's interview with William, 

 356; prisoners taken, 356; affairs at Metz meantime, 

 356; effect in Paris of surrender at Sedan, 356; estab- 

 lishment of a republic, 357; recognition of, by United 

 States and other countries, 357; proceedings of Pro- 



