INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



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tion on liquor-traffic, 94 ; Convocation of York, 84; re- 

 fusal of cominuuloii to non-bellcvers In a personal Satan, 

 Jenkins rt. Cook, 24 ; aMuinptlon of the title ' Re verend " 

 by Nonconformist ministers In grave-Inscriptions, case of 

 II. K .-. .v.; prosecution of Rev. C. J. Rldsdalc, ritualist, 

 for violations of the Public Worship Regulation Act, 25 ; 

 Church Congress at Plymouth, 26; letter from the Arch- 

 bishop of Canterbury with reference to a Pan-Anglican 

 SVIKH! In 1878, 20; Synod of the Irish Church, 26; Church 

 Missionary Society, 20; anniversary of the Society for 

 the Propagation of the Gospel, 27 ; South American Mis- 

 sionary Society, 27. 



ANTONELU, Cardinal GIACOMO. Biographical sketch, 27. 



Arcfafoloffy.Dr. Schlieinann's excavations at Mycenee, 28- 

 81 ; discovery of the site of Troy, 28 ; Cesnola's explora- 

 tions In Cyprus, 81-84. 



Argentine Republic. Population of provinces and capitals, 

 84; dispute with chili on the partition of Patagonia, 84; 

 members of Government, and governors of provinces, 

 84; revenue returns, 84 ; public-works loan, 84, 85 ; con- 

 dition of finances, 85; commercial depression, 85,86; 

 national-loan contract for 1876- 1 77, 85; postal treaty with 

 England, 86; extradition treaty with Belgium, 8<>; trade 

 statistics, 86; new railways, 86, 87 ; immigration statis- 

 tics, 88. 



Arizona. Financial report, 88; public-school expenses, 38; 

 school tax, 83, 89 ; educational statistics, 89. 



Arkansas. Republican Convention, 89 ; Democratic Conven- 

 tion, 89, 40 ; election statistics, 40 ; Board of Finance 

 created, 40 ; new State loans, 40; Treasury account, 40 ; 

 plan for testing the validity of State bonds, 41 ; public 

 schools and institutes, 41 ; demand for immigrants, 41. 



Army of the United States, Commission on reorganization 

 of the Anny,41 ; estimates of Army expenses, 41, 42 ; de- 

 sertions, 42 ; Army claims, 42 ; national cemeteries, 42 ; 

 mortality in the Army, 42 ; signal-service, 42; active op- 

 erations of the Army, 42 ; Belknap, Secretary of War, re- 

 signed, succeeded by Taft and Cameron, 42; military 

 operations against the Sioux Indians, 42, 43; death of 

 General Custer, 48; surrender of Sioux of the Mlsaouri 

 River agencies to Colonel Miles, 48 ; transference of 

 military headquarters to Washington, 48 ; aggregate 

 strength of the Army, 48. 



ARSIM, Count HARRY vox. Trial and conviction of, 848. 



Asia. Area and population, 44; Russian and English influ- 

 ence and progress, 44 ; journey of the Prince of Wales in 

 India, 44; Lord Lytton succeeds Lord Northbrook as 

 Viceroy of India, 44; English complications with China 

 In consequence of the Margary murder, 44; Chinese op- 

 erations against Kashpar, 44 ; island of Hainan opened to 

 commerce, 44; mutiny on the Anna, and consequent dif- 

 ference with the German Government, 44 ; progress of 

 Japan, 44 ; Japanese treaty with Corea, 44 ; Persian ex- 

 peditions against the Kurds and Turkomans, 44 ; Dutch 

 war in Acheen, 44; slavery abolished In Sumatra, 44; 

 Spanish expedition against Sooloo pirates, 44; cholera 

 in Asiatic Turkey, 44 ; cyclone In Bengal, 44. 



Attronomical Phenomena and Progrem. Veiled solar 

 spots, 44,45; temperature of sun's surface, 45; the sun's 

 atmosphere, 45 ; minimum of sun-spots, 45 ; an Intra- 

 mercurlal planet, 45 ; new minor planets, 45, 46; Saturn 

 and his rings, 46; comets, 46, 47 ; meteors, 47, aerolites 

 and fire-balls, 47, 48 ; star systems, 48 ; Omega Leonis. I - : 

 Gamma Corona Australis, 43; Eta Cassiopeia?, 48,49; 

 Slrlus, 49 ; Procyon, 49 ; Cincinnati catalogue of double 

 stars, 49 ; variable stars, 49 ; Pleiades, 49 ; spectroscoplc 

 observations, 49, 60 ; nebulae, 50 ; changes In Mcssier's 

 nebula No. 17, 60; variable nebula in the Pleiades, 50; 

 Knobel's reference catalogue, 50 ; award of Royal Astro- 

 omlcal Society's medal, 60. 



ACEXSPKBO, ANTON ALEXANDER Count vox. An Austrian 

 statesman and poet, death and biography of, 61. 



Auttralia and J'olynvtia.An* and population. 61 ; re- 

 ligious and nativity statistics, 51, 53 ; statistics of birth*, 

 deaths, taxation, revenue, debt, ItnporU, exports, educa- 

 tion, railroads, telegraphy, poet-office, tor the several 

 colonies, 52 ; population of principal cities of New Zea- 

 land, 52; agricultural statistics of do., 52; census of South 

 Australia, 52 ; new mines, 68 ; cable between Sydney and 

 New Zealand, 58; exploration, 58; Tasmania, death ol 

 last native, 63 ; incursion of Feejee cannibals, and defeat 

 by Sir A. Gordon, 68 ; crew of Dancing Wave destroyed by 

 Solomon-Island cannibals, 58; periodicity of Australian 

 lakes, 58; expedition of D' Alberts, 68, 54 ; extinction of 

 native Australians, 54. 



Austro- Hungarian Monarchy. The rf-lgning family, 64; 

 members of the Government, 54 ; statistics of area and 

 population, 54; of nationalities of Inhabitants, 64; of 

 births, marriages, and deaths, 56 ; of education, 66 ; of the 

 press, 55; budget, 66; public debt, 56; army, 56; navy, 

 66; aggregate commerce, 1878-'74, 56; commerce of 

 Trieste. 56, 57 ; railroads and telegraphs, 57 ; Introduction 

 of the Uchatius gun, 57; proceedings of the Reichsratb, 

 67, 58 ; monastic association bill, 57 ; new marriage law, 67 ; 

 attitude In the Eastern question, 5$, 59 ; Count Bylandt- 

 Rheldt, Minister of War, 59 ; Baron von Holzgetban suc- 

 ceeded by Baron von Hofmnnn as Minister of Finance, 

 69; meeting of the ds- Lei than Diets, 69; floods and 

 earthquake, 59 ; negotiations with Hungary, 59, 60; com- 

 mercial treaty with Koumania. 60 ; new members of the 

 Ilerrenhai-3, 60; delegations of the empire, 60. 



BAER. KARL ERNST VON. A Russian naturalist, death and 

 biography of, 60. 



BAKER, JOHN H. Representative from Indiana, 131 ; resolu- 

 tion on nationality, 167. 



BAKUNIN, MICHAEL. A Russian communist, biographical 

 sketch, 60, 61. 



BALARD, ANTOINE J. A French chemist, biographical 

 sketch, 61. 



BALDABSERONI, GIOVANNI. An Italian statesman, biograph- 

 ical sketch, 61. 



BANDEL. J. E. VON. A German sculptor, biographical sketch, 

 62,63. 



BANKS, NATHANIEL P. Representative from Massachusetts, 

 t81 ; offers amendment to amnesty bill, 192. 



Baptists. Regular Baptists in the United States, 62-65; sta- 

 tistics, 62; Publication Society, 62; Home Mission Socie- 

 ty, 68; Educational Commission, 63; Bible Society, 68 ; 

 Missionary Union, 68; Woman's Missionary Society, 68, 

 84; Historical Society, 64; Southern Baptist Convention, 

 64, 65; Bible Union, 65; Free-Will Baptists, 65, 66; 

 Seventh-Day Baptists, 66; Baptist? in British America, 

 66, 67 ; BapHsts of Great Britain, 67, 68; Baptists of Ger- 

 many and Northern Europe, 6$. 



BAKII.I. ANTONIO. An Italian composer, biographical sketch, 

 68. 



BAUER, CLARA A German authoress, biographical sketch, 

 r,-. .v.i. 



BAYARD, THOMAS F. Senator from Delaware, 181 ; on the 

 Joint rules of Congress, 155-168; on counting the vole 

 for President 159. 



BAYKR, H. J. P. VON. A German jurist, biographical 

 sketch, 69. 



Belgium. Royal family, 69 ; area and population. 69; move- 

 ment of population. 69 ; educational statistics. 69; reli- 

 gious statistics, 70; mutual aid and savings societies, 70; 



