INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



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739 ; area and population, 739 ; exports and imports, 

 739 ; receipts, expenditures, public debt, 739, 740 ; crisis 

 on the railroad question, 740 ; Austrian influence in Ser- 

 vian affairs, 740 ; disturbance and excitement, 740 ; de- 

 mands for larger liberty, freedom of speech, etc., 740, 

 741. 



Sewage Disposal. Importance of the question, 741 ; use to 

 be made of city sewage, 741 ; Berlier's system of pneu- 

 matic voidance applied in Paris, 741 ; mode employed in 

 Berlin and other German cities, 741 ; Hanson's system in 

 England, 741, 742. 



SEYMOUR, Sir F. B. P. Vice-admiral, commanding the Medi- 

 terranean squadron at Alexandria, 244-248. 



SKOBELEFF, MICHAEL DIMITRIEVITCH. Russian general and 

 strategist, 742; sketch of his life and military successes, 

 742. 



SMITH, JOHN COTTON, D. D. Episcopal clergyman, 742 ; 

 sketch of his life and labors, publications, etc., 742, 

 743. 



South Carolina. Governor and State officers, 743; finan- 

 cial condition good, 743; bonded debt, revenues, etc., 

 743 ; Governor's recommendation to the Legislature, 

 743 ; cash balance in the Treasury, 744 ; increased inter- 

 est and efficiency of schools, 744 ; opportunities for 

 higher education, 744 ; South Carolina College, 744; Mil- 

 itary Academy, 744; other institutions, 744, 745; Pea- 

 body fund, how used, 745 ; Lunatic Asylum, 745 ; Deaf 

 and Dumb Institution, 745; Penitentiary, 745; Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, duties, and general results, 745, 

 746 ; value of the phosphate deposits, 746 ; fisheries, 746, 

 747 ; manufactures, 747 ; financial condition of Charles- 

 ton, 747; redistricting the State for congressional elec- 

 tions, the act in full, 747, 748; summary of white and col- 

 ored voters, 748; election law amended, 748; Demo- 

 cratic Convention, 748; Opposition Convention, 748; ses- 

 sion of General Assembly, measures discussed and acted 

 on, 748, 749. 



Spain. Government of the country, 749 ; King and Minis- 

 try, 749 ; area and population, 749 ; chief cities, 749 ; im- 

 ports and exports, 749, 750 ; railroads, telegraphs, post- 

 offices, 750; area and population of colonies of Spain, 

 750 ; trade of Cuba, Porto Rico, etc., 750 ; army reor- 

 ganized, 750,751; receipts and expenditures, public debt, 

 751 ; table of loans, etc., 751 ; aspirations, troubles with 

 England, 751 ; case of Maceo and Rodriguez, 751, 752 ; 

 apprehended Carlist demonstration, 752; action of the 

 Cortes on finances, increasing army and navy, etc., 752 ; 

 excitement and disturbances, 752 ; struggle over the 

 tariff and free-trade question, 752; non-settlement of 

 commercial treaties, 752, 753. 



Star-Route Trial. Origin of the name, 753; trial continued, 

 persons arrested, 753 ; indictment by Grand Jury, case 

 opened, 753, 754 ; motion to quash denied, 754 ; motion 

 for bill of particulars denied, 754 ; action as to Rerdell 

 and Dorsey, 754; new indictment, 755; Judge Wylie's 

 decision as to quashing, 755 ; jury obtained, 755 ; case 

 opened, June 2d, 755; judge's remarks on newspaper 

 charges, 755, 756 ; dispute over Rerdell's " confession," 

 756 ; court overrules objections of defense to certain evi- 

 dence, 756; further overruling, 756, 757; episode with 

 the Grand Jury, 757 ; Senator Kellogg's explanation, 757, 

 75S ; question as to admitting testimony of J. A. "Walsh, 

 758; judge admits it, 758; ruling as to competency of 

 Rerdell's " confession " for evidence, 758, 759 ; absence 

 of ex-Senator Spencer, 759 ; evidence for defense begun, 

 July 31st, 759; judge rules out certain testimony, 759, 

 760; affidavit as to Spencer, and what was to be proved 

 by him, 760; Brady's sworn denial, 760; summing up 

 by couusel on both sides, 760 ; judge's statement as to 

 certain jurors affirming efforts to corrupt the jury, 760, 



761 ; case submitted to the jury, judge's charge, 761 ; 

 comments on other points, 761, 702; delay, jury ask for 

 instruction, 762, 763 ; exception to judge's remarks, 763 ; 

 jury wish to bring in partial verdict, 778; judge con- 

 cludes to accept it, 763, 704 ; motion for new trial, 764 ; 

 charge of attempting to corrupt the jury investigated, 

 764 ; Mr. "Wells's report on the matter, 7G4, 7G5 ; prose- 

 cution of Fall, Foot, Payne, and others commenced, 765 ; 

 Foreman Dickson's position, 765 ; new trial begun in 

 December, 765 ; complaint of Mr. Bliss against hostile 

 attitude of certain persons, 765, 766 ; Attorney-General's 

 letter to the President, 766 ; Dorsey's card in denial of 

 fraud, etc., 766 ; judge's ruling as to challenges, 766 ; 

 jury obtained on the 14h, case opened, still on at end of 

 year, 767. 



STEPHENS, ALEXANDER H. Governor of Georgia, sketch of 

 767. 



St. Gothard Tunnel. (See ENGINEERING, 278, 280.) 



STOCKLEY, CHARLE& C. Governor of Delaware, life and ser- 

 vices, 189. 



Sweden and Norway. Constitutional monarchies under one 

 King, 767 ; Legislature of Sweden, 767 ; of Norway, 768 ; 

 modes of procedure, etc., 767, 768; King and Cabinet of 

 Sweden, 768; Norwegian Council of State, 768; area and 

 population of Sweden, 768 ; emigration, etc., 769 ; im- 

 ports and exports, 769 ; railroads, post-offices, telegraphs, 

 769; army and navy, 7C9; receipts and expenditures, 

 769, 770 ; public debt, 770 ; session of the Diet, 770 ; ques- 

 tions before it, 770. Norway, area and population, 770 ; 

 imports and exports, 770; railroads, telegraphs, etc., 771 ; 

 army and navy, 771 ; receipts, expenditures, public debt, 

 771 ; political condition and legislation, 771, 772; disputes 

 as to royal prerogatives, 771, 772. 



Switzerland. Legislative and executive authorities, 772 ; 

 cantonal governments, 772; President and members of 

 the Federal Council, 772; area and population, 772 ; towns 

 and villages, 772, 773; table of the cantons as to area, 

 inhabitants, religion, etc., 773; emigration, 773; imports 

 and exports, 778 ; railroads, telegraphs, posts, 773 ; Postal 

 Union returns, 773, 774; army, 774; receipts and expen- 

 ditures, table of net, 774; debt, commercial treaty, etc., 

 774; political questions and struggles, 774, 775; legis- 

 lation as to national fortifications, public education, 

 etc., 775. 



TAIT, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, D. D., D. C. L. Archbishop of 

 Canterbury, 775 ; sketch of his life, labors, publications, 

 etc., 775-777. 



Tariff Revision. Agitation of the question, 777 ; discussion 

 in Congress, appointment of Commission, 777 ; members 

 of the commission, character, standing, etc., 777, 778; 

 meeting of commission, address of president, 778 ; ses- 

 sions, gathering of testimony, rules therefor, 778 ; pres- 

 entation of views by different industries, 779 ; sessions 

 held and testimony collected in various parts of the coun- 

 try, 779, 780 ; report of commission to Congress, 780 ; 

 statement as to their scheme of tariff duties, 780, 781 ; 

 table of progress of manufacturing industry (1850-'80), 

 781; schedules of duties, fourteen in number, details, 

 781, 782; imports, free of duty and dutiable, 782; com- 

 missioners agree on report, 7S3 ; tariff bills in the House 

 and Senate, 783 ; course pursued by Republicans in the 

 House, 783; amendment of rules, 783; substitute adopt- 

 ed, 784 ; committee of conference, result, 784 ; bill passed 

 and signed by the President, 784 ; probable results of 

 the working of the bill, 784, 785; bill not generally satis- 

 factory, 785. 



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