INDEX OP CONTENTS. 



ABBOT, GORHAX DUMXEK. Birth, 1 ; education, 1 ; ca- 

 reer, 1; death, 1. 



.irfwn/Uto, SornM-/)ay. Statistical returns, 1; General 

 Conference, 1; truths intrusted to the denomination, 

 1; proceedings, 2; Advent Christian Association, 2; 

 annual meeting 2; Evangelical Ad ven lists, 2; an- 

 nual meeting, 2; Life and Advent Union, 2; annual 

 meeting, 8. 



Afghanittan. Boundaries, 2; district*, 2; area, 8; pop- 

 ulation, 3; dynastic difficulties, 8; the province of 

 Herat, 3; policy of the British authorities, 4; capture 

 of Yakoob Khan, 4. 



Africa. Growth of Egypt, 4; war with Sultan of Darfur, 

 4; Ashantee War, 4; the Natal colony, 4; Emperor 

 of Morocco, 4 ; trade on the eastern coast, 4 ; diamond- 

 fields in South Africa, 4; new British possession, 4; 

 area of Africa, 4; population, 5. 



Agriculture. Crops of 1874, 5; locusts in the West, 5; 

 wheat-crop, 5; Indian-corn, 5; rye, 6; oats, 6; bar- 

 ley, 6; buckwheat, 6; potatoes, 6; hay, 6; tobacco, 6; 

 cotton, 6; yield per acre, 7; flax, 7; sugar-cane, 7; 

 fruits, 7; table of live-stock, 8; variations of wheat- 

 crop. 8; laws of the development of cereals, 8 ; yield 

 of wheat per acre in England, 9; glutted markets, 9 ; 

 remarks on over-production, 10, 11. 



Alabama. Condition of affairs in the State, 12; letter of 

 Charles Hay?, member of Congress, 12; instances of 

 atrocities, 12; do. in Sumter County, 12 ; do. In Pick- 

 ens County, 13; do. In other counties, 13; statement 

 of Mr. Hays denounced, 13; reply of the State Com- 

 mittee, 13; affidavits, 14; Democratic and Conserva- 

 tive Convention, 15; resolutions, 15; nominations, 

 15; Republican State Convention, 15; resolutions, 

 16; convention of colored voters, 16; address and 

 resolutions, 16; results of the election, 17; Demo- 

 cratic success, 17; address of the Democratic Execu- 

 tive Committee, 17; biography of Governor Houston, 

 17; acts of the Legislature, 17; State Treasury, 18; 

 debt, 18; railroad bonds indorsed, 18; Alabama & 

 Chattanooga Railroad, 18; other roads, 18. 



Alatka. Boundaries, 18; area, 18; population, 18; settle- 

 ments, 19; climate, 19; agricultural resources, 10; 

 leading industries, 19; seal-Islands, 20; extent of the 

 fur-trade, 20; United States agent, 20; Government 

 income, 20. 



ALEXANDER, WILLIAM COWPKB. Birth, 20; relatives, 20; 

 public life, 20; death, 21; character, 21. 



ALFRED, Prince, Duke of Edinburgh. Marriage, 872. 



Algeria. Its area and population, 817. 



ALRICKS, HERMAN. Decease of, 644. 



ALVORD, CORYDOX A. Decease of, 669. 



America. Progress of affairs in the States, 21 ; disturb- 

 ances at the South, 21; mixed schools, 21; finances, 

 21; countries of South America, 21; peaceable con- 



dition, 21; Mexico, 91; education, 21; alliance of At- 

 lantic and Pacific republics, 21. 



Anglican CAurcJui. Bill in the House of Lords for the 

 better administration of the laws regulating worship. 

 21; discussions, 21; passage, 21; provisions of the 

 bill, 21. 22; the convocation of Canterbury, 22; ad- 

 dress of Dr. Bickerstetb, 22 ; petitions on the subject 

 of a Pan-Anglican Council, 22, S3; speech In the 

 House of Lords of Bishop of Lichfleld, 98; speeches 

 of other bishops, 98; reply of the lower House of Con- 

 vocation, 98; resolutions, 28; reply of the ArchbUhop 

 of Canterbury, 23; action of the committee on the bill 

 of the archbishop, 23; discussions on ritual, 24; on 

 the ornaments rubric, 24; report on intercommunion 

 with the Eastern Churches, 24 ; convocation of York, 

 24; proceedings, 24; the Church Congress, 25; sub- 

 jects of papers read, 25; Church Congress at Edin- 

 burgh, 25; the Exeter reredos case, 26; enlarging 

 the episcopate In India, 26; union of Anglicans and 

 non-conformists, 26; Society for the Propagation of 

 the Gospel, 27; Church Missionary Society, 27; the 

 Irish Church, 27; General Synod, 28 ; Provincial Syn- 

 ods of Canada, Australia, and West Indies, 28. 



ANTHON, JOHN II. Decease of, 656. 



ANTHONY, CHARLES L. Decease of, 637. 



ANTHONY, HENRY B. Senator from Rhode Island, 150; 

 opposes inflation, 198. 



Argentine Republic. Boundaries, 29; title to Patagonia, 

 29; provinces, 29; population, 30; immigrants, 30; 

 map of the country, 39; table of immigrants, 31 ; ac- 

 cretion to the public wealth, 31 ; officers of the repub- 

 lic, 81; revenue, 31; expenditures, 31; signs of finan- 

 cial prosperity, 32; interest on the public debt, 82; 

 growth of the revenue, 32; salaries of officials, 82; 

 national debt, 82; distribution of foreign capital, 82; 

 articles of revenue, 33; Buenos Ayres, revenues, 83; 

 army, 33; navy, 33; schools, 33; foreign trade, 83; 

 articles of export, 84; do. to United States, 34; lines 

 of steamers, 34 ; shipping movement, 34 ; length of 

 railroads, 34. 85; international railway, 35; telegraph- 

 lines, 35; post-office, 35; insurrection in Eutre Rio?, 

 85 ; electioneering campaign, 36. 



.Arizona. Boundaries, 86; area, 30; Indians, 30; min- 

 eral resources, 36 ; wages, 36 ; provisions, 86 ; route 

 to Arizona from the Northern States, 87 ; immi- 

 grants, 37 ; military posts, 37 ; telegraphs, 37 ; climate, 

 87; government, 87. 



Arlantcu. Public excitement during 1874, 87; origin of 

 the contest for Governor, 37. 38; petition to contest 

 election before Legislature, rejected, 38; proceedings 

 in court, 38 ; revival of the controversy in 1874, 88; ap- 

 peal to President Grant, 39 ; letter of each contestant, 

 89 ; reply of the Attorney-General, 89 ; proclamation of 

 Brooks, 89; proclamation of Baxter declaring mar- 

 tial law, 40 ; proclamation to the people, 40 ; action 



