INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



ABDUL- Aziz. Sultan of Turkey, biography, 1, 2; ascends 

 the throne, 1 ; first acts of his reign, 1 ; journey through 

 Europe, 1 ; ineffectual reforms, 1 ; Internal disturbances, 

 2 ; visit of the Khedive, 2 ; revolt in the Herzegovina, 2 ; 

 abdication and death, 2 ; autopsy, 2 ; his efforts to abolish 

 the law of succession, 2. 



ABDUL-HAMID II. Sultan of Turkey, biography, 2, 8; suc- 

 ceeds Murad V., 2 ; his previous life, 2, 8 ; his tastes and 

 character, 8. 



Abyssinia. Area and population, 8; war with Egypt, 8-5; 

 cause of the war, 8; Egyptian expedition of 1876, 8; 

 position of the Egyptians at Cazachor, 8, 4 ; Abyssinian 

 tactics, 4 ; surprise and defeat of the Egyptians, 4 ; fruit- 

 less conference between the commanders, 4 ; revolt of the 

 Abyssinian chief Walda Michael, and sacking of Zakzaga, 

 4,5; reduction of the rebellion, 5; reported capture of 

 Massowah. 5. 



ADAMS, CHARLES F. Accepts the nomination as Governor 

 of Massachusetts, 514. 



Adventists, Seventh-Day. Specia.1 session of the General 

 Conference, 5 ; annual session of the same, 6; statistics, 

 6; camp-meeting at Lansing, 6. 



Afghanistan. Area, population, reigning Amir, army, 6; 

 special Russian and Indian embassies, 6, 7 ; military prep- 

 arations, 7; incursions in India of the Afridis, 7 ; Schlag- 

 intweit on the relations with Russia and Persia, 7; 

 former conflicts of Persia with the predatory Turkomans, 

 7, 8 ; the Russian frontier threatened, 7 ; Persia and He- 

 rat, 7; Afghan occupation of Mymana, 7; probable league 

 of Russia, Persia, and Afghanistan, to subdue the Turko- 

 mans, 8; Captain Burton on the Central Asia complica- 

 tions, 8 ; the Amir's hostility to England, 8. 



Africa. Area and population, 8 ; England and the Orange 

 Free State, 8; transactions regarding a union of the 

 Transvaal Republic and Cape Colony, 8 ; British war with 

 Dahomey, 8, 9; Zanzibar, 9; Abyssinia, 9; insurrections 

 in Morocco and Algiers, 9 ; lawlessness in Tunis, 9 ; Li- 

 beria, 9 ; Socotra purchased by Great Britain, 9 ; Com- 

 modore Hewetfs expedition against the Niger tribes, 9; 

 troubles on the Gaboon, 9. 



AGOTTLT, MAKIE, Countess D 1 . A French authoress, bio- 

 graphical sketch, 9, 10. 



Agriculture. Reports of the crops in the United States for 

 1876: Corn, 10; cotton, 10; potatoes, 10,11; sweet pota- 

 toes, 11; hay, 11 ; beans, 11; peas, 11 ; buckwheat. 12 ; 

 sorghum. 12 ; tobacco, 12 ; flaxseed, 12 ; apples, 12; pears, 

 18; grapes, 13; winter wheat, 13; winter rye, 18 ; pro- 

 duction increasing, 18. 



AIED, THOMAS. A British poet, biographical sketch, 14. 



Alabama. Session of the Legislature, 14; new salaries to 

 officials, 14; report of the joint committee on the election 

 of George E. Spencer to the United Stales Senate, 14; 

 report of the commissioners for the liquidation of the 

 State debt, 14 ; their classification and plan for commuting 

 the debt, 14, 15; act passed ratifying the compromise, 15; 

 amounts of the new issue, 15 ; new revenue code, 16 ; 

 amendments of the registration and election laws, 16; 

 the school-fund, 16; State University, 16; law for corpo- 

 rations, 16; commissioners of immigration, 16, 17; mis- 

 cellaneous acts of the session, 17; sale of the Chattanooga 

 Railroad, 17; two Republican Conventions, 17; nomina- 

 tions, 17 ; resolutions, 17 ; Democratic Convention. 17 ; 

 nominations, 17; resolutions, IS; address to the people, 

 18; State election, 18; session of the Legislature, 18. 



ALBRECHT, WILHELM EDUARD. A German jurist, biographi- 

 cal sketch, 18. 



Algeria Area and population, 19; jurisdiction, 19; com- 

 merce, 19 ; percentage of French and foreign vessels, 19 ; 

 tonnage, 19; commercial navy, 19 ; public instruction, 19; 

 land-grants to colonists, 20 ; railways, 20 ; mission of tho 

 Sherif El-Hadsh, 20; his reception, 20 ; position of the 

 sherif, 20 ; rebellion in the province of Constantine, 21 ; 

 suppressed, 21. 



ALSINA, ADOLFO. A statesman of the Argentine Republic, 

 biographical sketch, 21. 



AMBEOS, AUGUST W. A German composer and author, bio- 

 graphical sketch, 21. 



Amerifa, The Centennial Exhibition, 22; Presidential elec- 

 tion, 22 ; Indian battle, 22 ; struggle in Mexico. 22 ; war 

 in San Salvador, 22; revolution in Honduras terminated, 

 22 ; state of Brazil, 22 ; disturbance in Colombia. 22. 



ANDRAL, GABRIEL. A French physician and author, bio- 

 graphical sketch, 22. 



ANDRASST, Count Austrian premier, resigns in consequence 

 of the Hungarian compact complications, 887 ; his under- 

 standing with the Hungarian cabinet regarding the 

 Eastern question, 887, 388. 



Anglican Churches. Convocation of Canterbury, 22 ; resolu- 

 tions of Old Catholics, 22 ; speech of the Archbishop of 

 Canterbury, 22; provision for infirm clergymen, 23; 

 second meeting, 28 ; proceedings, 23 ; third meeting, 23 ; 

 proceedings, 23 ; Convocation of York, 24 ; provision foi 

 superannuated clergymen, 28 ; number of clergymen and 

 benefices in England and Wales, 23 ; second meeting of 

 the convocation, 23 ; letters from American bishops on a 

 universal Church Conference, and on letters of commen- 

 dation for emigrants, 23 ; burial of the unbaptized, 28 ; 

 third meeting, 28; rubric concerning the communion- 

 service, 28 ; burial without hymns or address, 23 ; resolu- 

 tion with reference to the Bulgarian outrages, 24 ; resolu- 



