INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



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BRIGHT, JESSE D. Decease of, 576. 



BRIBTOW, BENJAMIN H. Biographical sketch of, 745. 



BBUNNO-W, Baron PHILIP DE. A Russian statesman, 90; bio^ 



graphical sketch of, 90. 

 BUCHANAN, EGBERT. A Scotch clergyman, 90 ; biographical 



sketch of, 90. 

 BUCKINGHAM, WILLIAM A. An American statesman, 91; 



biographical sketch of, 91. 

 BUFFET. Vice,-President of the French Ministerial Council, 



813. 



BUFFINGTON, JAMES. Decease Of, 578. 



BUBLEIGH, CELIA. Decease of, 680. 



Burmah. Area and population, 91; difficulties with the 

 British Government, 91 ; expedition of Colonel Browne, 

 91; the disputed territory, 92; other difficulties, 925 

 preparations for war, 98 ; message by the British envoy? 

 93 ; negotiations completed, 94 ; annexation of Burmah 

 discussed, 94. 



BUTLER, BENJAMIN F. Eepresentative from Massachusetts, 

 188 ; on the bill to improve the currency, 141 ; on the 

 civil-rights bill, 157, 158, 166 ; on the term of the presi- 

 dential office, 207. 



BUTTEBWOBTH, SAMUEL F. Decease of, 575. 



BYBNES, EEID P. Decease of, 574. 



CAILLAUX, EUGENE. French Minister of Public "Works, 314. 



CAIN, EICHARD H. Eepresentative from South Carolina, 

 138 ; on the civil-rights bill, 165. 



California. Boundaries, 95 ; value of property, 95 ; taxa- 

 tion, 95; revenue and expenditures, 95; debt, 95; de- 

 linquent taxes, 95 ; State Capitol, 96 ; insurance compa- 

 nies, 96 ; savings-banks, 96 ; State-prison, 96 ; death-pen- 

 alty, 96; Deaf and Dumb Asylum, 96; university, 97; 

 State lands, 96 ; immigration, 97 ; Eepublican Convention 

 and platform, 98 ; People's Independent party Conven- 

 tion and platform, 99, 100 ; Democratic Convention and 

 platform, 101 ; Temperance Eeform Convention, 101 ; 

 results of the election, 101 ; the question of a constitu- 

 tional convention, 102 ; amendments to the constitution 

 prepared, 102 ; session of the State Grange, 102 ; views 

 of the Governor on irrigation, 102 ; suspension of the 

 Bank of California, 103 ; decision of the court on the tax 

 levy, 103 ; decision on the education of colored children, 

 104. 



CABPEATTX, JEAN B< A French sculptor, 104; biographical 

 notice of, 104. 



CABEOLL, JOHN S. Governor of Maryland, 475; biograph- 

 ical sketch of, 475. 



CASSEL, DOUGLASS. Decease of, 577. 



Central America. Area and population, 104; states in- 

 cluded, 104 ; proposed basis for the new republic, 104. 



CHANDLEB, ZACHABIAH. Appointed Secretary of the Inte- 

 rior, 743. 



CHARLICK, OLIVEB. Decease of, 575. 



CHASE, HORACE. Decease of, 573. 



Chemistry. Salicylic acid, 104 ; properties, 105 ; antiseptic, 

 105 ; action on vegetation, 106 ; new process for purify- 

 ing illuminating gas, 106; researches on the coloring 

 principles of madder, 107 ; improved process for pre- 

 paring sulphate of nickel, 107 ; water-analysis, 107 ; in- 

 fluence on vegetation of arsenical poisons in the soil, 107 ; 

 improved manufacture of sulphuric acid, 108; a new 

 coloring-matter, 109 ; detection of lead in the tin lining 

 of vessels, 109 ; action of light on silver salts, 109 ; do. 

 on cane-sugar, 109 ; new test for the detection of prus- 

 sic acid, 109 ; explosion of methyl nitrate, 110 ; maltose, 

 110 ; new process for determining the extraneous alcohol 



in wine, 110; new arsenical green paints, 110; action of 

 saline solutions on tin, 111 ; formation of nitrogen com- 

 pounds in nature, 111; atmospheric peroxide of hydro- 

 gen, 111 ; chemical changes attending the growth and 

 ripening of fruits, 111 ; detection of arsenic in organic 

 matter, 112 ; detection of artificially-colored wine, 112 ; 

 new method, of preparing vermilion, 112; improvements 

 in chemical apparatus, 112 ; cotton gunpowder, 118; in- 

 fluence of ammonia on the color of flowers, 118 ; source 

 of ammonia in the ah*, 114. 



Cliili Boundaries, 114 ; dispute with the Argentine Gov- 

 ernment, 114; its action, 115; protest of the Chilian min- 

 ister, 115; lengthy reply, 115; population, 116; do. of 

 towns, 116; ministry, 116; army and navy, 116; im- 

 ports and exports, 116; coal-fields, 116; revenue, 117; 

 debt, 117; arbitration between Peru and Chili, 117; 

 elections, 117. 



China. Euler, 117 ; foreigners, 1 18 ; importance of Ching- 

 Kiung, 118 ; death of the Emperor, 118 ; his successor, 

 118; difficulty between China and Great Britain, 119; 

 murder of Mr. Margary,119; proceedings of the Chinese, 

 119 ; feelings of the natives, 120 ; new minister to Eng- 

 land, 120 ; sketch of, 120 ; settlement with Japan, 120 . 

 conflict with southern aborigines of Formosa, 120 ; pur- 

 pose to reconquer Kashgar, 121 ; civil disturbances, 121 ; 

 attacks upon foreigners, 122 ; American missionaries as- 

 sailed, 122 ; treaty between China and Japan, 122 ; de- 

 cease of the Dalai-Lama, 123. 



Christian Associations. Annual convention, 128 ; statistics, 

 123; reports of local associations, 124; General Confer- 

 ence at Hamburg, 124. 



Christian Union. Second annual convention, 124; pro- 

 ceedings, 124 ; plan of coSperation for the churches, 125 ; 

 report, 125. 



CHUBBUCK, SAMUEL W. Decease of, 577. 



Church of God. Triennial meeting, 126; proceedings, 126 ; 

 resolutions, 126. 



COLLINS, GEORGE C. Decease of, 572. 



COLLINS, NAPOLEON. A naval officer, 126; biographical 

 sketch of, 126. 



Colombia. President and cabinet, 127 ; Governors of States, 

 127; revenue, 127; debt, 127; Congress, 127; Northern 

 Eailway Company, 127 ; exploration of the Isthmus, 128 ; 

 foreign relations, 128 ; conflict with State governments, 

 128. 



Colorado Officers of the Territory, 128; formation of the 

 Territory, 128 ; population and valuation, 128 ; pastoral 

 area, 129; irrigation, 129; mines, 129; coal, 129; pre- 

 historic ruins, 129 ; grasshoppers, 129. 



Colorado Beetle. The first appearance, 130; description, 

 130; advance eastward, 180; loss sustained by its rav- 

 ages, 130 ; means by which to check it, 181. 



Commerce of the United States. Foreign imports, 181 ; do. 

 at New York, 131; during separate years, 181; free 

 goods, 132 ; specie, 182 ; classification of imports, 132 ; 

 receipts of customs at New York, 182; exports, 188; 

 foreign free, 133 ; foreign dutiable, 183 ; specie and bullion, 

 133; exports exclusive of specie, 188; number and capa- 

 city of coast and inland steam- vessels, 183, 184; loss of 

 life. 184 ; explosions, 184. 



Congregationalists. Twenty-second annual meeting, 184; 

 Home Missionary Society, 184; American Missionary 

 Society, 134; foreign missions, 185; statistics, 185; 

 operations for ten years, 135 ; Hawaian Association, 186 ; 

 Union of Ontario, 136; of England and Wales, 136; au- 

 tumnal meeting, 136 ; London Missionary Society, 187. 



Congress, United States. Second, session of the Forty-third, 

 138; list of members, 188. 



In the House, a bill for the improvement of the cur- 

 rency considered, 189; the bill, 139; extract from the 



