INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



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40; military movements of General Howard, 40; a 

 most extraordinary Indian war terminated, 40. 



Asia. Divisions and subdivisions, 41 ; war between 

 Russia and Turkey, 41 ; its effects in Asia, 41 ; death 

 of the Amir of Kashgar, 41 ; proclamation of Queen 

 Victoria as Empress of India, 42 ; relations of India 

 with Its neighbors, 43 ; rebellion in Japan, 42. 



Astronomical Phenomena and Progress. Discovery of 

 oxygen in the sun, 42; sun-spot period, 42 ; mass and 

 density of Mercury, 48 ; late transit of Venus, 48 ; 

 new determination of the diameter of Venus, 43 ; 

 mass of the earth, 43 ; satellites of Mars, 48 ; new 

 minor planets, 44 ; elements of Gerda, 44 ; phenom- 

 ena of Jupiter's satellites, 45 ; physical condition of 

 Jupiter, 45; rotation of Saturn, 45; appearance of 

 Saturn's rings, 45 ; orbit of Hyperion, 46 ; comets, 

 46 ; D' Arrest's comet, 46 ; meteors, 46 ; notices of 

 the Royal Astronomical Society, 47 ; new star T 

 Coronse, 47 ; new star in Cygnus, 48 ; Burnham'B 

 double-star discoveries, 48 ; changes in nebulae, 48. 



Australia and Polynesia. Area and population, 49; 

 population of each colony, 49 ; rate of taxation, debt, 

 etc., of Australian colonies, 50 ; telegraph statistics, 

 60; postal do., 50 ; live stock, 50; libraries in Vic- 

 toria, 50 ; Parliament in New South Wales, 50 ; do. 

 In Victoria, 50 ; South Australian Parliament, 51 ; do. 

 in Queensland, 51 ; Chinese Immigration, 51 ; New 

 Zealand Legislative Assambly, 62; Feejee Islands, 

 62 ; exports aud imports, 52 ; drought in New South 

 Wales, 52 ; industrial exhibition at Sydney, 52 ; death 

 of Queen Pomare of Society Islands, 53 ; treaty be- 

 tween Germany and the King of Tongo, 58; other 

 islands, 58. 



Auttro-ffungarlan Monarchy. Ruler, 55 ; ministry, 63 ; 

 area and population, 64 ; movement of population, 

 64 ; do. in Austria proper, 54 ; statistics of schools, 

 64 ; professors and students, 54 ; nationality of stu- 

 dents, 54 ; the periodical press, 55 ; public debt, 65 ; 

 political subjects, 55 ; interpellations in Parliament, 

 65 ; interview between the Emperors of Germany and 

 Austria, 55 ; do. of their chancellors, 55 ; affairs in 

 Croatia, 56; customs treaty between Austria and 

 Hungary, 66; discussion on the Eastern question, 

 67 ; attitude of Austria to Servia, 67 ; understanding 

 reached on the tariff question, 57; proceedings of the 

 Reichsrath, 67; the budzet, 58; details of tariff, 

 68, 59; Diet of Gallic! a, 69; proceedings, 69. 



BABDOCX, ASBNOB. Biographical sketch, 820. 



BAYARD, THOMAS P. Senator from Delaware, 186; on 

 the Electoral Commission .bill, 150; on receiving tea- 

 timony by the commission, 200. 



BAYLET, JAMEB ROOSEVELT Birth and death, 66 ; eccle- 

 siastical career, 66 ; writings, 66. 



Belgium. Ruler, 66; area and population, 66; do. of 

 provinces, 67 ; movement of population, 67 ; educa- 

 tion, 67 ; universities, 67 ; church statistics, 67 ; 

 voters and votes, 67 ; legislative members, 67 ; re- 

 ceipts and expenditures, 68 ; debt, 68; army, 68; im- 

 ports and exports, 68; railroads, 68; legislation, 68 ; 

 popular demonstrations, 68 ; electoral law, 68 ; in- 

 crease of population, 69 ; King's tpeech, 69 ; reply, 

 69 ; exploration of Africa, 69. 



BdoochMan. Relations with India, 69 ; treaty, 69; oc- 

 cupation of Qnetta, 70; effect*. 70; movements of 

 the Indian Government, 70 ; the Bolan Pass, 70. 



BLACK, JEREMIAH. Counsel before the Electoral Com- 

 mission, 180. 



BOOT, LEWIS V. Birth and death, 71; political career, 71. 



Bolivia. Boundaries, 71; President and ministers, 71; 

 army, 71; revenue, 71; debt, 71; report of corpora- 

 tion bondholders, 71; exports, 72 ; the Madera Rail- 

 road contract, 72 ; rebellions in 1877. 72 ; National 

 Assembly, 72 ; free transit, 72 ; map, 78. 



BOIIEL, General. Biographical sketch, 820. 



BRADLEY, Judge JOSEPH P. Member of the Electoral 

 Commission, 164 ; relative to evidence to be admitted, 

 180 ; on receiving testimony, 201. 



Brazil. Boundaries, 74 ; unsettled boundaries, 74; pop- 

 ulation, 76 ; races, 74 ; free population, 74 ; natu- 

 ralization, 74 ; immigration, 74, 75 ; sums expended, 

 75 ; manumitted slaves, 75 ; ruler, 75 ; ministry, 

 75 ; Council of State, 75 ; Senate, 76 ; Chamber of 

 Deputies, 76 ; ecclesiastics, 76 ; army, 76 ; navy, 76 ; 

 finances, 76 ; payment of debt, 76 ; revenue, 77 ; va- 

 rious branches, 77 ; budget, 77 ; remarks on the for- 

 eign debt, 77 ; report of the Minister of the Interior, 

 78 ; schools, 78 ; value of exports and imports, 78 ; 

 shipping movement, 78 ; political condition, 79. 



BBIOOS, CHARLES F. Birth and death, 79 ; literary 

 career, 79. 



BROGUE, Due ALBERT J>B. Biographical sketch. 811 



BROWNLOW, WILLIAM G. Birth and death. 79; career, 79. 



BRUNET, JOSEPH MATTHIEU. Biographical sketch, 820. 



BUCK, Dr. GORDON. Birth and death, 79 ; medical ca- 

 reer, 79. 



BAILEY, THEODOBUS. Birth and death, 69 ; naval ca- 

 reer, 69. 



Baptists. Regular, in United States, 59 ; statistics, 60 ; 

 tables for other countries, 60 ; American Missionary 

 Union, 60; Asiatic and European Missions, 60; 

 Women's Missionary Society, East, 60; do., West, 

 61 ; Home Mission Society, 61 ; do. Women's, 63 ; 

 Publication Society, 61 ; Historical Society, 61 ; Snn- 

 day-School Convention, 61 ; Bible Union, 62 ; South- 

 ern Baptist Convention, 62 ; Consolidated Mission- 

 ary Convention, 62; Free- Will Baptists, statistics, 

 62; General Conference, 68; Home Missionary So- 

 ciety, 68 ; Conference of New Brunswick Free-Will 

 Baptists, 64; Seventh Day-Baptists, 64; General 

 Conference, 64; Missionary Society, 64; Education 

 Society, 64 ; Tract Society, 64 ; Tunkers or German 

 Baptists, 64, General Conference, 64; Baptists of 

 Great Britain, 65 ; statistics, 65 ; Missionary Socie- 

 ties, 65 ; periodicals. 65 ; churches, 65 ; Baptist Union, 

 66; do. of Scotland, 66. 



CAILLATTT, EUGENE. Biographical tketch, 819. 



Caltfornia. Chinese immigration, 80; disturbances, 80; 

 appeal of the Catholic Archbishop, 80; remarks of 

 Governor Irwin, 80; his suggestion, 81; investigation 

 by State Senate Committee, 81 ; memorial to Congress, 

 81; counter-memorial, 82; resolutions before the Leg- 

 islature, 82; receipts and expenditures, 88; theachool 

 fund, 83; bonded debt, 84; lunatic asylum, 84; gen- 

 eral election, 84; vote for a Constitutional Conven- 

 tion, 84; United States Senator, 84. 



Cape Colony and BrUith South .d/rfca. -Movement for 

 union, 84; area and population, 84; census. 84; ex- 

 ecutive of Cape Colony. 84; education, 84; adminis- 

 tration, 84; proceedings of Parliament. 86; annex 

 tion*, 85; war between native tribes, 86; proceed- 

 ings, 86. 



CABLYLE, Tnoif AS.-Letter on war between England 



Russia, 365. 



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