INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



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Division of the Missouri, 00 ; Department of the Cum- 

 lierl.-md, Ui ; do. of tin; Lake*, 80; do. <>( Washington, 

 00; Dlvl-ldii of the I'm-lilc, 60; Department of the 

 East, 00; disposition and number of troop* at the 

 ho year, 00; Mr. Palne's bill to organize a 

 national inlliiiji. 00; appropriation bill sect!" 

 latin;; to the authority of the General : 

 ASH LET, JAMES M. Representative from Ohio, 1 



tin- Colorado Bill, 171; makes charges against the 

 ident, -.iiii: oiler* resolution to continue the labors 

 of thr impeachment committee, 240. 



Atfa. -Connection between lulled States 811(1 I 



Asia, 01 ; affairs in Japan, t',1 ; foreign influence in 

 China, i;-. 1 ; progress in India, 68; Russian consollda- 

 tinti in Central Asia, 62; French possessions in Far- 

 ther India. ti-J: power of the Dutch in the south. c.-J : 

 dciiendency of Asia upon Europe, 62 ; extension of the 

 :raph through Asia, 02 ; population, G3 ; religion*, 

 63. 



Astronomical Phenomena. Interesting events of the year, 

 63; meteoric shower, 63; Jupiter, 63; Mars, 08; Lu- 

 nar crater LlnruS, 03 ; new map of the moon, 64 ; colors 

 -, during a lunar eclipse, 05 ; the evening glow and 

 analogous phenomena, 65 ; observations of Venus, 65 ; 

 Mars In opposition, 66 ; orbits of comets and meteors, 

 67 ; Jupiter without his satellites, 67 ; eccentricity of 

 the earth's orbit and its relation to the glacial epoch, 

 68 ; researches on solar physics, 69 ; the solar paral- 

 lax, 70; chemical intensity of total daylight, 70; 

 changes of star colors, 71 ; comets of the year, 71 ; as- 

 teroids, 71 ; astronomical works and memoirs, 71. 



Australasia. Area and divisions, 71 ; British colonies, 71 ; 

 statistics of New South Wales, 71 ; do. of Victoria, 

 72; do. of Queensland, 72; do. of Western Australia, 

 73 ; do. of South Australia, 73 ; do. of Tasmania, 73 ; 

 do. of New Zealand, 73. 



Austria. Emperor, 74 ; area, 74 ; provinces, 74 ; nation- 

 alities, 74 ; receipts, expenditures, and debt, 74 ; army, 

 7-1 ; navy, 74 ; political history, 74 ; centralization 

 abandoned, 74 ; reorganization, 74 ; Parliament, 71 ; 

 addresses of presidents, 74 ; speech of the Emperor, 

 75; division of the Reichsrath, 75; strength of parties, 

 76 ; address of Lower House, 76 ; cooperation of the 

 government with representatives of the people, 76; 

 law of national representation, 76 ; revised constitu- 

 tion, 76; abolition of the concordat of 1855, 77; am. 

 nesty for political offences, 77 ; ministry, 77 ; settle- 

 ment of affairs with Hungary, 77 ; commercial conven- 

 tion, 77 ; report of statistical commission, 77 ; strength 

 and losses of army in war with Prussia, 77. 



BACHE, ALEXANDER DALLAS. Birth, 78; career, 78; 

 death, 78. 



Baden. Grand-duchy, in Germany, 79 ; Frederick, Grand- 

 duke, 79; area, 79; population, 79; capital, 79; re- 

 ceipts and expenditures, 79; debt, 79; army, 79; 

 policy of the government, 79 ; treaties with Prussia, 

 80. 



BAILEY, Brig-Gen. JOSEPH. Career, 80 ; death, 80. 



BAILT, EDWARD HODGES. English sculptor, 80 ; career, 

 80; works, 81; death, 80. 



BAKER, JEHC. Representative from Illinois, 131 ; offers 

 a resolution relative to reconstruction, 204. 



Banks of the United States. National, 81 ; State, 81 ; num- 

 ber in each State, 81 ; number, capital, and circulation 

 of national banks, October 1st, 89 ; banks of the State 

 of New York, 82 ; New York weekly returns, 83 



New York Clearing House, 83; State bank* of New 

 i ; Bank-note rlrmliilon 



of Great Britain, 84; London Jolnt-ntock bank*, M; 

 Bank of England returns, 84, 85; ten yean discount 

 of the Bank of England, 85; circulation of Hritirh 

 banks, 85 ; circulation of Bank of France, 86. 



Baptists. Statistics of regular Baptist*. 8fi; number of 

 nilnlHtrrx, HT>; anniversaries, 86; Missionary Union, 

 86; Publication Society, 86; Home Mission H< 

 86 ; Bible Society, 87 ; Free Mis-ion Society, 87 ; His- 

 torical Society, 87; periodicals, 87 ; colored BaptlsU in 

 Southern States, 87 ; Southern Convention, 87 ; agree 

 to accept cooperation of Northern Mission Society, 

 87 ; Free- Will Baptists, 87 ; statistics, 87 ; quarterly 

 meetings, 87; benevolent Institutions, 88; publica- 

 tions, 88 ; statistics of other denominations practising 

 immersion, 88 ; anniversary of the fix principal associ- 

 ations, 88 ; Baptists in Great Britain, 08 ; on the Con- 

 tinent of Europe, 88 ; receipts of Missionary Society. 

 88; stations, 88. 



Bavaria. The reigning sovereign, 89; prime minister, 

 89; area, 89; population, 89 ; religious denominations, 

 89; capital, 89; army. 89; finances, 89; debt, 89; 

 policy in German question, 89 ; address of deputies, 

 89 ; treaty with Prussia, 89. 



Belgium. King and heir-apparent, 89 ; area, 89 ; popula- 

 tion, 89 ; cities, 89 ; budget, 89 ; debt, 89 ; army, 89 ; 

 commerce, 89 ; navy, 89 ; Chamber of Representatives, 

 89 ; barring the Scheldt, 89 ; election to the Senate, 89 ; 

 convention with Switzerland for international copy- 

 right, 90. 



BELL, Admiral H. H. Sends an expedition against the 

 Formosans, 119 ; in command of the Asiatic squadron, 

 527. 



BraoHAM, JOHN A. Representative from Ohio, 131 ; on 

 reconstruction, 208, 219, 236. 



BLAINE, JAKES G. Representative from Maine, 131 ; mo- 

 tion relative to reconstruction, 222, 235. 



BLAIR, F. P., Jr. Brings an action to test the Test Oath 

 in Missouri, 521. 



BOCKH, AUGUST. German philologist, 90; birth, 90; 

 literary labors, 90 ; works, 90 ; death, 90. 



Bolivia. President, 90 ; area. 90 ; population, 90 ; army, 

 90 ; receipts and expenditures, 90 ; imports, 90 ; election 

 for President ordered, 90 ; revolution in, 90 ; guano 

 contract with French company, 91. 



Borr, FRANZ. Birth, 91 ; literary career, 91 ; works, 91 ; 

 death, 91. 



BoTTf, J. M. Presents platform of principles to Conven- 

 tion at Richmond, 761. 



BOUTWELL, GEOROE G. Representative from Massachu- 

 setts, 131 ; offers an amendment to the Nebraska Bill, 

 166, 167. 



BRADFORD, ALEXANDER WARFEBLD. Birth, 91 ; profes- 

 sional career, 91 ; labors, 91 ; death, 91. 



BRANDAOEE, AUGUSTUS. Representative from Connecti- 

 cut, 131 ; on reconstruction, 217. 



BRANDIS, CHRISTIAN AUOUSTE. Birth, 92 ; career, 92 ; 

 works, 92 ; death, 92. 



Brazil. Reigning sovereign, 92 ; officers of. State, 98 ; 

 area, 92 ; population, 92 ; receipts and expenditures, 

 debt, 92 ; army, 92 ; navy, 92 ; export?, 92 ; move- 

 ments of shipping, 92 ; war with Paraguay, 92 ; calling 

 out national guard, 93 ; slaves entering army, mad< 

 93 ; offers of mediation rejected, 93 ; Parliament, 93 ; 

 speech of the Emperor, 93 ; opening of Amazon to all 

 nations, 94 ; establishment of custom-houses, 94 ; com- 

 mercial results expected, 94; navigation of tributaries 

 of the Amazon, 94; efforts to promote immigration, 

 94; plan for the abolition of slavery, 94; premiums 



