INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



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Ute tribes, 46; the Ute outbreak In Colorado, 46; the 

 Indian administration, 47 ; question of Its transfer to tbo 

 War Department, 43; statistics of the reservations, 48; 

 expenditures of the War Department, 48 ; mortality in 

 the army, 43; surveys of the Territories, 48; ordnance 

 trials, 40 ; the Fitz-Jobn Porter case, 49. 



Artenical poisoning from wall-paper, 4. 



Atia. Afghan difficulties, 50 ; Burinah's threatening attitude, 

 50; Russian movements in Turkistan, 50; Russia re- 

 stores Ku|)a to China, 50 ; Japan obtains the Loochoo 

 Islands, 50; England and Asiatic Turkey, 50; religious 

 movements, 51 ; table of the Christian population, 51. 



Astronomical Phenomena and Progress. Sun-spots, 51 ; 

 discoveries of minor planets, 51 ; comets, 51 ; Jupiter's 

 pots, 51 ; density of Saturn, 52 ; meteoric showers, the 

 August and the November meteors, 52 ; origin of the 

 latter, 52 ; fire-ball seen In England, 53 ; meteorites seen 

 in Minnesota and Indiana, 58 ; Professor Hall awarded 

 the British medal, 58. 



Ataoama, the Desert of, 82. 



ATKINS, J. D. C. .Representative from Tennessee, 193, 251 ; 

 on the judicial appropriation bill, 244-246 ; on the bill in 

 extra session, 274; presents an amended appropriation 

 bill, 291. 



Audiphone, an Instrument for making the deaf hear, 54. 



Australasia and Polynesia. Increase of population in Brit- 

 ish colonies, table, 54; religious statistics, 55; public 

 affairs of New South Wales, 55 ; International Exhi- 

 bition at Sydney, 55 ; Victorian affairs, 56, 57 ; question 

 of imperial control, 56 ; Parliamentary proceedings, 56 ; 

 islands attached to Queensland, 57 ; New Zealand Parlia- 

 ment, 57 ; difficulty with the Maoris, 57 ; census of New 

 Zealand, 58; the Chinese question, 68; revolt in New 

 Caledonia, 58 ; missionary labors, 58, 59. 



Austro- Hungarian Monarchy. The imperial family, 50; 

 members of the Government, 59 ; biographical sketches 

 of the ministers, 59 ; area and population, 60 ; vital sta- 

 tistics, 61 ; the universities, 61 ; finances, 61 ; the debt, 

 61 ; commerce, 62 ; shipping, 62 ; railroads, 62 ; army and 

 navy, 62; the occupied Turkish provinces, Bosnia and 

 Herzegovina, 62 ; the Reichsrath, 62, 63 ; debate on the 

 Treaty of Berlin, 62, 68; question of the unity of the em- 

 pire, 68 ; Cabinet changes, 63 ; the elections and the for- 

 mation of the new Cabinet, 64 ; opening of the new Reichs- 

 rath, 64; the speech from the throne, 64; the Lower 

 House, 65; meeting of the delegations, 65; Andrassy re- 

 signs, and Baron Haymerle appointed Prime Minister, 

 65; administration of the occupied provinces, 66; con- 

 vention with Turkey, 66 ; military occupation of Novi- 

 Bazar, 66; commercial treaty with France, 66; confer- 

 ences between Andrassy and Bismarck and the two Em- 

 perors, 67 ; a Protestant church In Innspruck, 67. 



Baptists. Statistics of the denomination, 67, 63; missionary 

 societies, 63 , Southern Baptist Convention, 69 ; German 

 Baptists, 69 ; Scandinavian Baptists, 70. Free-Wlll Bap- 

 tists : statistics, 70 ; allied associations, 70 ; church so- 

 cieties, 70. Seventh-Day Baptists : statistics, 71 ; Con- 

 ference, 71. Brethren or Tunkers: rite of feet-washing, 

 etc., 71. Canadian Baptists, 72. British Baptists : statis- 

 tics, 72, meetings and societies, 72; the Scotch Union, 

 78 ; General Baptists, 78. German Baptists, 78. 



BARKY, General W. FARQUUAR. Life and military services, 

 78, 74. 



BATTLE, Judge WILLIAM HERN. Life and services. 74. 



BAYARD, THOMAS P. Senator from Delaware, 198, 249 ; on 

 resolutions to Investigate the freedom of recent elections, 

 201, 204, 205. 



BECK, JAMBS B. Senator from Kentucky, 198, 249; on the 

 judicial appropriation bill, 248; on the amended appro- 

 priation bill, 299. 



Beet, New Product from the Sugar. Utilization of the ref- 

 use for cattle-food, rum, potash, 75; now mode of ob- 

 taining chloride of methyl, 75; its remarkable refrigerat- 

 ing properties, 75. 



Belgium. The royal family, 76; population, 76; religious 

 and vital statistics, 76; Treasury statement, 76; commer- 

 cial movement, 77; the question of primary education in 

 the Chambers, 77 ; the Church and the new school law, 

 77. 



BITTER, K. II. Prussian Minister of Finance, biographical 

 notice, 740. 



BLAINE, JAMES G. American statesman, 78; life and ca- 

 reer, 78, 79 ; speech on his resolution for an inquiry into 

 the practice of Intimidation at elections, 193-196 ; debate 

 on the same, 201, 202, 208, 204; on the army appropria- 

 tion bill in extra session, 260-262 ; on the bill to prevent 

 military interference at elections, 270 ; letter on the de- 

 cline of American shipping and proposal of measures to 

 encourage ship-building, 887, 888. 



Bolivia. Her material resources and commercial backward- 

 ness, 80 ; her mining industries, 80; products of the soil, 

 80; elements of the population, 81 ; estimated imports, 

 81 ; revenue and expenditures, 81 ; the debt, 61 ; the 

 Chilian boundary, historical review, 82; the Desert of 

 Atacama, 82 ; the treaty of 1874, 82 ; Peruvian machina- 

 tions and the breach of the treaty, 88 ; hostile prepara- 

 tions, 88; Chilian forces occupy Mejillones, 88; decree of 

 the Bolivian President, 88 ; expulsion of the Peruvian 

 envoy from Santiago, 84 ; composition of the Peruvian 

 executive, 84 ; overthrow of the Government, 84 ; text of 

 the Chilo-Bolivlan boundary treaties, 84, 65. 



Bonaparte family, genealogical table, 85. 



BONAPABTB, Mrs. ELIZABETH PATTERSON. Birth and fam- 

 ily, 86 ; married to Jerome Bonaparte, 86 ; repudiated by 

 Napoleon, 86; he obtains their separation, 87; her efforts 

 to obtain recognition, 87 ; her wealth, 87 ; personal traits, 

 88 ; her death, 88. 



BONAPARTE, THE PRINCE IMPERIAL Loos. Birth and edu- 

 cation, 88; political shrewdness, 88; departs for Zooloo- 

 land, 89 ; letter to Rouher, 89 ; assegaled by the savages, 

 89 ; his successor appointed in his will, 89. 



BONAPARTE, PRINCE NAPOLEON. Becomes the pretender to 

 the imperial succession, 894. 



Bosnia and Herzegovina. Statistics of the provinces occu- 

 pied by Austria, 62. 



Brahmo Somaj. Movement for the reform of Brahmanlsm, 

 89 ; history of the Brahmo Somaj, 90 ; tendencies toward 

 Christianity, 90 ; the new Brahmo Somaj and its leader, 

 Sen, 90 ; doctrines of the reform parties, 91 ; incorpora- 

 tion of Christian ideas into Brahmanical doctrine, 91 ; 

 belief in a living God, 91 ; signs of a religious awaken- 

 ing, 91. 



Bratil. The Emperor and his Cabinet, 91 ; resignation of 

 the Naval Minister, 92; his reasons, 98; members of 

 the Council of State and the provincial presidents, 98; 

 the army and navy, 98; revenues and expenditures, 98 ; 

 the debt, 94 ; commerce, 94 ; the Emperor's address, 94. 



BCDINQTOH, Rev. Dr. WILLIAM IVES. Biographical sketch, 

 94. 



Bulgaria. Creation of the principality, 95; statistics, 95; 

 assembly of notables, 95; address of the Russian com- 

 missioner, 95; character of the constituent National As- 

 sembly, 95; its proceedings, 96; an electoral assembly 

 choose Prince Battenberg to be Prince of Bulgaria, 97; 

 the Prince visits the European courts, 97 ; arrives and 

 appoints a Cabinet, 97 ; manifestations of popular discon 

 tent, 98. 



