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INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



other miscellaneous books, 450. Books published in 

 Great Britain, 450; number of British publications, 

 450; biographies, 450; travels, 450; theology, 450; 

 general literature, 450. 



LLANOVEB, Rt. Hon. BENJAMIN HALL, Lord. Birth and 

 death, 451 ; education and pursuits, 451. 



LONSDALE, Rt. Eev. JOHN. Birth and death, 451 ; educa- 

 tion, 451 ; pursuits, 451 ; published works, 451. 



Louisiana. State of thing's at the opening of the year, 

 growing out of the New-Orleans riot of 1866, 451 ; rep- 

 resentations to Congress of affairs in the State, 452 ; 

 petitions for change of government, 452 ; the ques- 

 tion in Congress, 452 ; meeting of the Legislature, 452 ; 

 the Governor on the political aspect, 452 ; rejection of 

 amendment to the Federal Constitution, 452 ; conven- 

 tion to revise the constitution provided for, 453 ; Gov- 

 ernor vetoes the measure, 453 ; subsequent action on 

 the same matter, 453 ; resolution proposing to test the 

 Reconstruction Act, 453 ; resolutions on Federal rela- 

 tions, 453 ; protest against the Reconstruction Act, 

 454 ; steps taken to test the constitutionality of the 

 act, 454; New-Orleans election under the Recon- 

 struction Act, 454"; Governor Wells proclaims the act 

 in force, 454 ; Gen. Sheridan interferes, 454 ; Legisla- 

 ture continues officials in place until their successors 

 are chosen, 455 ; proposed impeachment of Governor 

 Wells, 455 ; Gen. Sheridan assigned to the command, 

 his order No. 1, 455 ; public sentiment on the Recon- 

 struction Acts, 455 ; Legislature recommends registra- 

 tion, 455; address of the Legislature to the people, 

 456 ; close of the Legislature, 456 ; other acts of that 

 body, 456 ; Gen. Sheridan removes civil officers, 456 ; 

 protest of Judge Abell against his removal, 456; Gen. 

 Sheridan's reasons for making the removals, 457 ; Judge 

 Abell denies the charges of Gen. Sheridan and asks to 

 be reinstated, 457 ; Gen. Sheridan suspends all elec- 

 tions, 457; registration inaugurated, 457; instructions 

 as to persons qualified to register, 457 ; press of New 

 Orleans on registration, 458 ; registration of negroes, 

 458 ; carrying flre-arms forbidden, 458 ; Gen. Sheridan 

 favors the removal of the Governors of Texas and 

 Louisiana, 458; Gen. Grant advises against the re- 

 movals, 453 ; Governor Wells and the Levee Commis- 

 sioners, 458; Gen. Sheridan appoints new commis- 

 sioners, 458 ; Governor Wells asks for a revocation of 

 the order, 459; Gen. Sheridan's explanation of the 

 matter, 459 ; removal of Governor Wells, 459 ; the Gov- 

 ernor's protest, 259 ; Mr. Wells's refusal to yield the 

 office, 459 ; Gen. Sheridan's note thereon, 459 ; Gen. 

 Flanders enters upon the office of governor, 459 ; Gen. 

 Sheridan on the situation, 459 ; action of the Repub- 

 lican Convention, 460 ; Gen. Sheridan's order on an 

 appeal from a refusal to register an applicant, 460 ; ex- 

 tension of time of registration demanded, 460 ; Gen. 

 Sheridan's reply animadverting on Atty.-Gen. Stan- 

 bery's interpretation of the Reconstruction Act, 460 ; 

 Gen. Sheridan to Grant on the effect of the Attorney- 

 General's opinion, 461 ; Gen. Sheridan at a loss as to 

 whether it is an order, 461 ; directed by Grant to go on 

 as before, 461 ; order for closing the registration and 

 preparing for the election, 461 ; result of registration, 

 461 ; plan laid down for conducting elections, 461 ; 

 Gen. Sheridan on the opposition to his labors, 461 ; 

 removal of officials in New Orleans, 461, 462 ; regis- 

 tered voters only to vote or serve as jurors, 462 ; Gen. 

 Sheridan relieved from the command, 462 ; Gen. Han- 

 cock assigned to the command, 462 ; temporary com- 

 mand on Gen. Griffin, 462 ; death of Gen. Griffin and 

 accession of Gen. Mower to the temporary command, 

 462; Gen. Mower dissolves the drill-bands, 462 ; con- 



vention ordered, 463; Gen. Mower removes " impedi- 

 ments," 463; arrival of Gen. Hancock, 463; his order 

 assuming command, 463 ; important changes instituted 

 by Gen. Hancock, 463 ; reinstates officers removed by 

 Gen. Mower, 464 ; meeting of the Constitutional Con- 

 vention, 464; preliminary labors, 464; Bill of Rights 

 on distinction on account of color and on slavery, 464 ; 

 franchise provisions proposed, 464 ; crevasses in the 

 levees of the Mississippi, 464; agricultural interests 

 of the State, 464. 



Lubeck. German city, 465 ; area and population, 465 ; 

 budget, 465 ; military obligations, 465 ; imports, 465 ; 

 shipping, 465. 



LUMPKIN, JOSEPH HENBY. Birth, 465 ; career, 465 ; death, 

 465. 



Lutherans. In the United States, 466 ; statistical view, 

 466 ; literary and benevolent institutions, 466 ; period- 

 icals, 466 ; General Council of those who adhere to the 

 Augsburg Confession, 466 ; proceedings, 466, 467 ; Mil- 

 lenarianism, 467; in Europe, 467; fusion of the Lu- 

 theran with the Reformed Church, 467; statistics, 

 467 ; agitation in Germany respecting union with the 

 Reformed Church, 467 ; missionary societies, 467 ; 

 Lutheran Church in the Scandinavian States, 467 ; in 

 Austria, 467 ; in France, 467 ; in Russia, 467 ; in Hol- 

 land, 467 ; missions in Asia, Africa, and Australia, 

 467. 



Luxemburg. Government, 468 ; area and population, 468 ; 

 budget, 468 ; debt, 468 ; army, 468 ; " Luxemburg 

 Question," 468; negotiations between Prussia and 

 the Netherlands, 468 ; efforts of France for the pur- 

 chase of Luxemburg, 468; diplomatic proceedings, 

 469 ; conference of interested powers in London, 469 ; 

 treaty signed by the conference, 469, 470 ; ratification 

 of the treaty, 470. 



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Magnesium. Experiments with battery of, 470 ; alloy of, 

 with thallium, 470 ; green light, 470 ; improved lamp, 

 471. 



Maine. Ratification of the constitutional amendment, 

 471 ; resolutions of the Democratic Convention, 471 ; 

 do. of the Republican Convention, 472 ; result of the 

 State election, 472; finances, 472; war claims, 472; 

 banks, 472 ; military department, 472 ; pensions, 473 ; 

 education, 473 ; agricultural college, 473 ; insane hos- 

 pital, 473 ; State prison, 473 ; amounts paid for war 

 purposes, 473 ; prohibitory liquor law, 473 ; ship- 

 building, 474 ; political status of Legislature, 474 ; 

 Governor's views on present condition of the fanning 

 interest, 474. 



MANZANO, JOAQT^N DEL MANZANO Y. Captain-General, 

 birth, 474; public services, 474 ; death, 474. 



Maryland. Meeting of the Legislature, 474 ; election of 

 U. S. Senator, 474, 475 ; resolutions addressed to Con- 

 gress on the leading questions of the day, 475; rejec- 

 tion of the constitutional amendment, 475 ; sale of ne- 

 groes for crime prohibited, 475; claim on Federal 

 Government for loss of property by emancipation, 

 475 ; Sunday street cars, 475 ; restoration of franchise 

 to those deprived of it by the constitution of 1864, 

 475; movement to frame a new constitution, 475; 

 resolutions of the General Assembly, 476; vote for a 

 convention, 476 ; opposition of the Republicans, 476 ; 

 meeting and resolutions of the Republican Conven- 

 tion. 476 ; second meeting of the Republican Conven- 

 tion, 477 ; resolutions, 477 ; meeting of the Constitu- 

 tional Convention, 477 ; proceedings, 477, 478 ; adop- 

 tion of the new constitution, 478 ; finances, 47S : 



