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of Sea Island, 230; total exports for six years, 830; 

 annual crop since 1830, 230 ; exports of cotton manu- 

 factures. 231 ; margin of profit, 231 ; manufacturing 

 in the Southern States, 231 ; amount taken by mills, 

 832; fluctuations in the price, 232 ; deliveries of bales 

 during seven seasons, 232 ; average weight of Ameri- 

 can bales, 233 ; exports of yarn and piece goods from 

 Great Britain, 233 ; estimated consuming capacity of 

 the Continent, 233 ; consumption of each country, 

 234. 



Counsel before the Electoral Commission, 178,, s^ 



Counting the electoral vote, 165. 



Creedmoor. A British and American rifle match, 234; 

 former international contests, 234; conditions of the 

 match, 234; results of the match, 235. 



Currency. Question before the public mind, 235 ; atti- 

 tude of bi-metallic countries, 235 ; testimony of Henri 

 Cernuschi, 835 ; effect of a bi-metallic currency, 236 ; 

 the silver crisis of 1876, 236 ; a plan for a speedy re- 

 sumption of specie payments, 236 ; the law of supply 

 and demand denied on money material, 236 ; mint 

 regulations in different countries .of Europe, 236 ; 

 history of the silver dollar in the United States, 237 ; 

 Annual Convention of the American Bankers' Asso- 

 ciation, 237 ; a plan for resumption of specie pay- 

 ments, 237 ; production of silver, 237 ; impossibility 

 of preserving a double standard, 237; resolutions 

 adopted, 238; Jevons's address before the Social 

 Science Association, 238; his plan for resumption, 

 238 ; Sherman's prophecy of a specie basis attained, 

 239 ; a monetary commission of Congress, 239 ; 

 topics for investigation, 239 ; report on the causes of 

 the variations of silver, 239 ; origin of the scheme of 

 demonetization, 240 ; product of silver in 25 years, 

 240; estimates of Chevalier, 240; relation between 

 the bullion value of gold and silver, 240 ; fluctuations 

 in the bullion value of silver in 117 years, 241 ; silver 

 in Europe, 241 ; do. in the East, 241 ; diminution of 

 the gold yield, 242; effect of demonetizing silver, 

 243 ; coin obligations of the United Stales, 243 ; pro- 

 hibition of the coinage of silver, 243 ; Congress com- 

 mission recommend the restoration of the double 

 standard, 244 ; minority reports, 244. 



Dakota. The Black Hills, 245 ; progress in milling ores, 

 245 ; gold product, 246. 



DAVENPORT, EDWARD L. Birth and death, 246 ; career 

 on the stage, 246. 



DAVIS, DAVTD. Senator from Illinois, 136 ; elected Sen- 

 ator, 282, 283 ; biographical sketch, 383. 



DAVIS, CHABLES H. .airth and death, 246 ; naval career, 

 246. 



DAWES, HENBY L. Senator from Massachusetts, 136; 

 on the Electoral Commission bill, 148. 



DECAZES, Due Louis. Biographical sketch, 320. 



Delaware. Session of the Legislature, 247 ; acts passed, 

 247 ; fruit-raising, 247 ; statistics, 247 ; strawberries, 

 247 ; peaches, 247 ; new enterprises, 248 ; free schools, 

 248. 



Denmark. Ruler, 348 ; ministry, 248 ; area and popula- 

 tion, 248; commerce, 248; shipping, 248; railroads, 

 249 ; legislation, 249 ; discussion of the budget, 249 ; 

 depression of business, 249; parties in the Legisla- 

 ture, 249; new session, 249; trial of ex-ministers, 

 250 ; social democrats, 250. 



DERVISH PASHA. Commander of a Turkish corps, 250; 

 military and civil career, 251. 



DEVENS, CHARLES. Attorney-General, 851 ; birth, 251 ; 

 civil and military career, 251. 



Diplomatic Correspondence Friendly relations of the 

 United States, 251. 



Disciples of Christ. Missionary Convention, 251 ; Wom- 

 an's Board, 251 ; Sunday-School Convention, 251. 



DISRAELI, BENJAMIN. Birth, 251 ; extraordinary career 

 as a statesman and author, 252. 



Domestic Kelations.Act of the Connecticut Legislature 

 giving to the wife an equal right with the husband to 

 acquire and control property, 223. 



Dominion of Canada. The fishery question, 253; the 

 agreement, 253; arbitrators, 254; the cases, 254; de- 



. cision, 254; timber trade, 254; failures, 254; treaty 

 with the Blackfeet Indians, 254 ; tracts of territory 

 surrendered by Indians, 255 ; report of postmaster- 

 general, 255 ; commerce by provinces, 256 ; shipping, 

 257 ; value of fisheries, 257 ; reproduction, 257 ; immi- 

 grants, 257; inland revenue, 258; debt, 258; school 

 statistics, 258. 



DBAeoifiBOFF. Russian general, 259; birth, 259; mili- 

 tary career, 259. 



DUFAUBB, JULES. Biographical sketch, 320. 



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Earth. Present area and population, 259 ; statistics of 

 sex, 259 ; the largest cities, 260 ; the railroads of the 

 world, 260 ; postal and telegraph statistics, 261. 



Eastern Question. Action relative to, in former years, 

 261 ; views of the Powers in 1873, 261 ; effect of the 

 Herzegovina insurrection in 1875, 262; increase of 

 complexity, 262; interests of the chief Powers in 

 Turkish affairs, 262 ; protection of the Christian na- 

 tionalities a pretext, 263 ; most difficult question the 

 disposition of the European provinces, 263 ; Austria 

 will resist any change, 264 ; schemes proposed, 264 ; 

 plan of Capo d'Istria, 264 ; other suggestions, 264 ; 

 Mr. Gladstone's paper, 265. 



EATON, WILLIAM W. Senator from Connecticut, 136; 

 on the Electoral Commission bill, 155. 



Ecuador. Boundaries, 265; area and population, 265; 

 capital, 265; finances, 265; debt, 265; commerce, 

 265; chief articles of export, 265; quantities and des- 

 tination of each, 266; railways. 265; battle at Galte, 

 266 ; effect of public disturbances, 266 ; map of Ecua- 

 dor, 267; most serious outbreak of the year, 268. 



EDHEM PASHA. Birth, 268 ; civil career, 268. 



EDMUNDS, GEORGE F. Senator from Vermont, 136; on 

 the bill to provide an Electoral Commission, 140-158. 



Egypt. Ruling family, 268 ; area and population, 268 ; 

 public debt, 268 ; imports and exports, 268 ; three 

 staple exports, 269; railways, 269; schools, 269; re- 

 ception of the new Turkish Constitution, 869 ; effect 

 of the Russian war, 269; Colonel Gordon, 269; in- 

 spection of coasts of Red Sea, 270 ; arrangement rela- 

 tive to the Egyptian floating debt, 270; Suez Canal 

 Company, 270 ; its freedom of navigation, 271 ; Lord 

 Derby's declaration, 271 ; statement of Lord Lyons, 

 271; communication to the State Department at 

 Washington, 271; decision of the Court of Appeals. 

 271; opening of the lemailia Canal, 272; books of 

 the year, 272. 



Electoral Commission. \ct of Congress to create, 137; 

 report of committee with, 137 ; its members, 164; 

 rules, 164; convenes for consultation, 168; officers 

 appointed. 168; the case of Florida presented, 168; 

 the manner of proceeding discussed and decided, 169; 

 What is the case of Florida ? 170 ; is evidence admis- 



