INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



ABDUL-AZIZ-KHAN. Sultan of Turkey, 727. See Turkey. 



ABELL, EDMUND. Removed from office of Judge in New 

 Orleans, 466. 



Abyssinia. Area and population, .1 ; army, 1 ; forts, 1 ; 

 firm of government. 2; British captives, 2; English 

 artisans cent to Abyssinia, 2 ; efforts to obtain release 

 of prisoners, 8; cruelty of King Theodore, 4; disaffec- 

 tion of the people, 5; British ultimatum to Kin;; 

 Theodore, 5; preparations for war, 6; proclamation 

 of SkR. Napier, 6; exploration In Abyssinia, 6; sci- 

 entific character of the expedition, 7 ; progress of the 

 KiiLrlish army, 7; friendly aid of Egyptian Govern- 

 ment, 8 ; death of the Abuna, 8 ; recent works on 

 Abyssinia, 8. 



Africa. Notable political event, 9; native Governments 

 of Africa, 9; interchange of territory on the west 

 coast, 9; affairs in Tunis, Morocco, and 'Senegambia, 

 9; King Aggery, 10 ; population, 10. 



Agriculture. Review of productions, 11 ; wheat, 11 ; rye, 

 11 ; oats, 11 ; barley, 11 ; Indian corn, 12 ; buckwheat, 

 1-J: potatoes, 12; hay, 12; sorghum, 12; cotton, 12; 

 tobacco, 12 ; hops, 12 ; sheep, 12 ; crops in Europe, 12 ; 

 Ramie-plant, 13 ; introduction of the Alpaca and the 

 Cashmere goat, 13; silk culture, 13; progress of agri- 

 culture in the United States, 13; fruit culture, 14; 

 market umrdening, 14 ; agricultural work*, 14. 



Alabama. Sessions of the Legislature, 15 ; resolutions on 

 public affairs, 15; message of Governor Patton on 

 relations to the Union, 15; Union convention at 

 HuntsviHe, 16; public meeting at Montgomery, 16: 

 General Pope's orders, 17 ; order Tor registration, 17; 

 suffrage, 18; freedmen's meetings, 18; meeting at 

 Mobile, 18; resolutions adopted by the meeting, 19; 

 disturbances from colored people riding in street cars, 

 19; meeting at Mobile relative to reconstruction, 19; 

 removal of civil officers, 20 ; people in favor of recon- 

 struction, 20; State convention of colored people at 

 Mobile, 21; resolutions of convention, 21; prepara- 

 tions for registration of voters, 21 ; orders of General 

 Pope to govern registration, 21 ; public meeting at 

 Mobile, addressed by Hon. W. D. Kelley, broken up 

 by riot, 22; testimony of Mayor Withers, 22; report 

 of General Swayne, 22; court of inquiry appointed, 

 28; General Swayne's orders to prevent violence, 

 23; orders defining duties of municipal police, 23; 

 orders prohibiting the carrying of fire-arms, and 

 breaches of good order, 28 ; meeting of citizens of 

 Mobile, 23; General Pope removes mayor and chief 

 of police of Mobile and appoints others in their place, 

 34 ; report of these changes to General Grant, 24 ; ses- 

 sion of United States District Court, 25; Judge Kel- 

 ley's address at Montgomery, 25; removal of common 



council and aldermen of Mobile an.' appointment of 

 others in their stead, 25 ; proceedings in the common 

 council, 25 ; General Pope's order directing Governor 

 to report vacancies In civil offices, to be reported to 

 district commander, 25 ; Union Republican Conven- 

 tion at Montgomery, 25 ; resolutions of Union Conven- 

 tion, 26 ; session of State Loyal League, 26 ; promis- 

 ing condition of the crops, 20 ; harmony of feeling 

 on the subject of reconstruction, 26 ; friendly relations 

 between freedmen and whites, 26; General Pope's 

 letter on reconstruction, 26 ; orders relative to civil 

 courts, 26 ; orders respecting juries, 26 ; orders con- 

 cerning advertising in journals opposed to reconstruc- 

 tion, 27 ; returns of registration, 27 ; population, 27 ; 

 number of voters, 27 ; General Pope's orders for elec- 

 tion of delegates to State convention to establish a 

 constitution, 27; number of delegates, 28; Conserva- 

 tive State Convention at Montgomery, 23 ; resolutions 

 of Conservative Convention, 28 ; committee to prepare 

 address to people of United States, 28; complaint 

 relative to Boards of Registration, 29; detailed in- 

 structions to Boards of Registration, 29; official rote 

 of the State, 29; composition of the convention, 80; 

 General Pope's orders for assembling the convention, 

 30 ; meeting and organization of the convention, 80 ; 

 resolution concerning removal of political disabilities, 

 80; resolutions in regard to basis of new constitution, 

 80 ; General Pope's address to convention, 30 ; resolu- 

 tion removing all distinction of color and caste, 80; 

 do. giving laborers a lien upon crops and property of 

 their employers, 30 ; ordinance to appoint provisional 

 government, 31 ; resolutions concerning slavery and 

 registration, 31 ; do. respecting new constitution,- 81 ; 

 do. providing system of free schools, 81 ; report of 

 committee on elective franchise, 31 ; ordinance re- 

 specting franchise of colored persons, 32 ; do. relative 

 to compensating colored people for services after 

 January 1, 1863, 32; ordinances changing namea of 

 counties, 32; report of committee on executive de- 

 partment, 32; report of committee on militia, 82; re- 

 port of committee on finance and taxation, 82; sub- 

 stitute for report on elective franchise, 82 ; debate on 

 unction, 3-2; addition to article on legislative depart- 

 ment, 33 ; article containing declaration of rights, 88; 

 establishment of schools, 33; ordinance concerning 

 marriages between white and black persons, 38; also 

 legitimatizing marriages of Ireedmen, 83 ; lsodecUr- 

 in,' Stntc war debt void, S3; oath of office, 84; Gen- 

 eral Pope's letter to General Swayne concerning 

 proceedings of convention, 34 ; property exempt from 

 debt, 34 ; Judiciary, elective, 34 ; adoption of consti- 

 tution, 84 ; final form of article on elective franchise, 



