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INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



Keewatin created, 237 ; boundaries of the new district, 

 237; estimated expenses for the province of Ontario, 237. 



DUBUCLET, ANTOINE. Treasurer of Louisiana, charged with 

 unlawful diversion of State moneys, 482 ; action contest- 

 ing his election decided in his favor, 493, 494. 



DUFAURE, Minister. Forms a new cabinet in France, 813, 

 814. 



DURBIN, JOHN PRICE. An American clergyman, biograph- 

 ical sketch, 287, 238. 



DURINGSFELD, IDA VON. A German poetess, biographical 

 sketch, 238. 



DUSSARD, H. A French political economist, biographical 

 sketch, 238. 



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Earth, The. Estimated area of the globe, and population, 

 1875 and 1870, 288, 289 ; statistics of sex, 239 ; populations 

 of the largest cities, 289; length of railways in 1875, 239, 

 240; comparative railway statistics, 1830- 75, 240; pos- 

 tal and telegraph statistics, 240. 



Eastern Question. Attitude of Austria, 58, 59 ; attitude of 

 Germany, 847 ; English policy, 855, 356, 861-864 ; Greek 

 do., 867-369; Hungary's movements, 887, 888; attitude 

 of Italy, 420, 421 ; Mohammedan sympathy in India, 404 ; 

 Russia, 708 ; Turkey, 711. 



Ecuador. Boundaries and population, 240, 241 ; public offi- 

 cers, 241 ; army and navy, 241 ; public instruction, 241 ; 

 revenue and expenditures, 241 ; public debt, 241 sec- 

 tional jealousies and rebellion, 241 ; speech of President 

 Borrero, 242 ; the insurrection in Guayaquil, 242. 



EDMUNDS, GEORGE F. Senator from Vermont, 131 ; pro- 

 poses an amendment to the Constitution, 182; on the 

 tenure of the office of President pro tempore, 145; on 

 counting the electoral vote, 168. 



EGGERT, F. Z. A German glass-painter, biographical sketch, 

 242, 243. 



Egypt. Reigning family, 243 ; area and population, 248 ; pop- 

 ulation of Egyptian Soodan in 1874, 248 ; population 01 

 the new annexations in Soodan, 248 ; revenue and expen- 

 ditures, 243; public debt, 243 ; relations to Turkey, 248; 

 railways, 243; postal statistics, 244; shipping, 244; 

 finances of Suez Canal, 244 ; Cave's report on the finan- 

 cial embarrassments of the Government, 244; Scialoja, 

 the Italian commissioner, agrees to Mr. Cave's plan for the 

 consolidation of the debt, 244; the Khedive agrees, and 

 orders the conversion to uniform 7 per cent, bonds, 244 ; 

 dissatisfaction of bondholders, and the calling of Goschen 

 and Joubert to Cairo, 245; their plan for liquidation, 245; 

 the objecting finance minister dies, and is succeeded by 

 Prince Hussein, 245 ; creation of International Court of 

 Appeal, 245 ; the Khedive refuses to obey the judgments 

 of the Inferior International Court of Alexandria, 245 ; 

 President Hackman closes the court in consequence, 246; 

 a Ministry of Commerce appointed, 246; retirement of 

 the Foreign Minister, Nubar Pasha, 246; retirement of 

 the Egyptian forces in Zanzibar, 246 ; execution of the 

 Sultan of Harrar for a plot against the Egyptian garrison, 



246, 247; military operations and explorations of Colonel 

 Gordon, 247 ; British Parliament grants appropriation for 

 the purchase of the Khedive's interest in the Suez Canal, 

 247 ; meeting of the shareholders of do., 247 ; traffic and 

 earnings of the canal in 1875, 247 ; shipping of different 

 countries in the canal, 247; vice-regal library founded, 



247, 248 ; Assembly of Delegates, 248 ; Abyssinian war, 

 248. 



EHRENBERG, C. G. A German naturalist, biographical 



sketch, 248. 

 Electricity. Electrical theory of a cometal phenomenon, 



248, 249 ; electrical action of a plant, 249 ; electrical con- 



ditions of the heart, 250 ; light as affecting the electrical 

 condition of metals, 250; effects of lightning on different 

 trees, 250 ; magnetic properties of nickel and cobalt, 250, 

 251 ; new electro-motor, 251 ; the electric current altering 

 the dimensions of iron, 251 ; magnetic equivalent of heat, 

 251, 252 ; electrical railroad signal, 252. 



ELIO, JOAQUIN. A Spanish general, biographical sketch, 252. 



Engineering. New engineering schemes, 252 ; contempo- 

 rary works, 252, 258 ; interoceanic canal, 253 ; connection 

 of the Black and Caspian Seas, 253, 254 ; submersion of 

 the Great Desert, 254; Mississippi improvements, 254; 

 the Dutch North Sea Canal, 254 ; drainage of the Zuyder 

 Zee, 254, 255 ; drainage works in Italy, 255 ; harbor im- 

 provements at Genoa, 255 ; tunnel under the Straits of 

 Dover, 255 ; tunnel under the North River at New York, 

 255, 256; African telegraph, 256; harbor improvements 

 at Batavia, 256 ; Brooklyn Bridge, 256 ; railroad bridge at 

 Pougbkeepsie, 256, 257 ; Royal Albert Bridge at Montre- 

 al, 257; New York Elevated Railroad, 258. 



ENGLISH, JAMES E. Senator from Connecticut, biograph- 

 ical sketch, 203. 



ESQUIROS, H. A. A French socialistic writer, biographical 

 sketch, 258. 



Europe. Total area and population, 258; area and popula- 

 tion of divisions and countries, 258, 259 ; percentage of 

 area and population of the different countries to Europe's 

 total, 259; area and population of European colonies, 

 260 ; Turkish troubles, 260 ; French affairs, 260 ; Austria, 

 260; England, 260; Germany, 260, 261 ; Italy, 261; Spain, 

 261; Denmark, 261. 



Evangelical Alliance. Annual meeting in New York, 261 ; 

 meeting of British branch, 261. 



Evangelical Association. Statistics, 262; Missionary So- 

 ciety, 262 ; Board of Publication, 262. 



Exhibition, Centennial. Action of Congress on, 194 ; ap- 

 pointment of the Centennial Commission, 262 ; invita- 

 tions to foreign Governments, 263; the Centennial officials, 

 268; the capital fund, 263; foreign commissioners, 263; 

 preparation of the exhibition place, 263; participation ot 

 different countries, 263, 264; Main Building, 265; Ameri- 

 can exhibit in Main Building, 265, 266 ; British exhibit in 

 do., 266, 267; British textiles, 260; British pottery, 266; 

 British furniture, 266,267; Elkington silver-ware, 267; 

 Australian exhibit in Main Building, 267 ; Indian do., 267 ; 

 Canadian do., 267; French exhibit in Main Building, 267 ; 

 dress articles and silks, 267 ; bronzes, 267 ; pottery, 267 ; 

 Dutch exhibit in Main Building, 268; Belgian do., 268; 

 German exhibit in Main Building, 268 ; German porce- 

 lain, 268; Austrian exhibit in Main Building, 26S ; Swiss 

 do., 268; Swedish do., 268, 269; Norwegian do., 269; 

 Danish do., 269; Russian exhibit in Main' Building, 269; 

 Russian silver- ware, 269; Italian exhibit in Main Building, 

 269 - Italian wood-carving, 269 ; Italian jewelry, 269 ; Por- 

 tuguese exhibit in Main .Building, 269, 270 : Spanish do., 

 270; Turkish do., 270; Egyptian do., 270 ; Tunisian do, 

 270; Orange Free State do., 270; Hawaiian do., 270; 

 Japanese exhibit in Main Building. 270, 271 ; Japanesfc 

 bronzes. 270 ; Japanese porcelain, 270 ; Japanese lacquer- 

 ware, 270, 271 ; Japanese screens, 271 ; Chinese exhibit 

 in Main Building, 271; Brazilian do., 271; Argentin- 

 ian do., 271 ; Chilian do , 271 ; Peruvian do., 271 ; Mexi- 

 can do., 271 ; carriage annex, 271 ; educational exhibits, 

 271,272; Belgian schools, 271; Swedish do., 272 ; Swiss, 

 Canadian, Egyptian do., 272 ; Japanese do., 272 ; Ameri- 

 can do., 272 ; Kindergartens, 272 ; Women's Pavilion, 272 ; 

 women's exhibits, 278 ; Art Building, 273 ; American art 

 exhibit, 273; English do., 273; French do., 273, 274 ; Ger- 

 man do., 274 ; Austrian do , 274 ; Spanish do., 274 ; Swed- 

 ish and Norwegian do., 274; Dutch do., 274; Belgian 

 do., 274; Italian do , 274 ; Castellan! collection of antiqui- 



