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tive to city bonds, 636 ; mine explosion, 636 ; railway 

 disturbances, 637; change of boundary, 637. 



Persia. Sovereign, 637 ; area and population, 637; min- 

 istry, 637; receipts and expenditure*, 637; military 

 law, 637; army, 637; foreign commerce, 638; the capi- 

 ta], 638; telegraphs, 638; the Kussian war, 638; works 

 on Persia, 638. 



Phonograph. Description of the machine, 638, 639 ; man- 

 ner of operation, 639; capacity, 640. 



Portugal. Sovereign, 640; area and population, 640; 

 . area and population of possessions, 640 ; finances, 

 640; debt, 640; military system, 640; navy, 640; com- 

 merce, 641; chief articles, 641; shipping, 641 ; minis- 

 terial crisis, 641; exploration in Central Africa, 641; 

 its objects, 641. 



Presbyterians. Statistics, 642; General Assembly, 642; 

 question of its numbers, 642; synodical plan, 642; 

 presbyterial plan, 642 : fraternal relations with South- 

 ern Presbyterians, 643 ; other subjects. 643 ; Presby- 

 terian Church in the United States, 643; statistics, 

 643 ; funds, 644 ; General Assembly, 644 ; report on 

 correspondence with the Northern Assembly, 644 ; 

 Colored Institute, 644 ; other subjects considered, 

 645; United Reformed Presbyterians, 645 ; statistics, 

 645 ; General Assembly, 645 ; subjects considered, 

 645 ; Synod of Reformed Presbyterians, 645 ; statis- 

 tics, 646 ; proceedings, 6H5; Reformed Presbyterian 

 Church, 646; statistics, 646 ; Cumberland Presbyte- 

 rians, statistics, 646 ; General Assembly, 646 ; pro- 

 ceedings, 647; Presbyterian Church in Canada, 647; 

 statistics, 647 ; General Assembly, 647 ; proceedings, 

 647; Established Church of Scotland, 647; General 

 Assembly, 647; proceedings, 647; Free Church of 

 Scotland, etc., 648 ; General Assembly, 648; proceed- 

 ings, 648; United Presbyterian Church, 649; statis- 

 tics, 649 ; Synod, 649 ; proceedings, 649 ; English 

 Presbyterians, 649 ; statistics, 649; Irish Presbyte- 

 rians, 649 ; General Assembly, 649 ; General Council 

 of Presbyterian Alliance, 650; Representatives, 650; 

 papers read, etc., 650, 651. 



Protestant Episcopal Church. Statistics, 652; Triennial 

 Convention, 651, 652 ; proceedings, 652, 653 ; conse- 

 cration of bishops, 654 ; dioceses in Illinois, 654 ; 

 fourth Church Congress, 654 ; proceedings, 654 ; Mex- 

 ican Mission League, 655 ; Board of Missions, 655. 



Prussia. Ruler, 655 ; ministry, 655 ; area and popula- 

 tion, 656 ; finances, 656 ; public debt, 656 ; session of 

 the Diet, 656; Emperor's speech, 656; organization 

 of Chambers, 657; result of the ministerial crisis, 

 657 ; violent discussions, 658 ; conflict between the 

 Government and the Catholic Church, 659. 



PRUYN, JOHN V. L. Birth and death, 659 ; career, 659. 



Public Documents. Inaugural address of President 

 Hayes, 659 ; message at the opening of the extra ses- 

 sion of Congress, 661 ; message at the commencement 

 of the regular session on December 3d, 662. 



RADETZKI, PBODOE. Russian general, 671; birth, 671; 

 career, 671. 



RANDALL, SAMUEL J. Speaker of the House, 136. 



Reformed Churches. Statistics, 671 ; foreign missions, 

 671 ; General Synod, 671 ; proceedings, 671; Reformed 

 Church in the United States, 672; statistics, 672; 

 Reformed Dutch Church of South Africa, 672 ; statis- 

 tics, 673. 



Reformed Episcopal Church. Statistics, 673 ; General 

 Council, 673 ; proceedings, 673, 674. 



Representative. Members of the Electoral Commission, 

 164. 



Rhode Island. Legislative session, 674; important acts 

 passed, 674 ; Democratic Convention, 674 ; nomina- 

 tions and resolutions, 675 ; Republican Convention, 

 675; nominations and resolutions, 675 ; results of the 

 election, 675 ; finances, 676 ; debt, 676 savings banks, 

 676; school statistics, 676; State prison, 676 ; State 

 farm, 676. 



Roman Catholic Church. The Pontiff, 676 ; his decree in- 

 serting certain words in the creed of Pius IV., 676 ; 

 allocution reviewing the condition of the papacy, 

 677 ; its effect, 681 ; Clerical Abuses Bill, 681 ; epis- 

 copal jubilee of Pius IX., 681 ; seizure of churches, 

 681 ; promotions of Cardinals, 682 ; the position of 

 the Church in Germany, 682 ; do. in Switzerland, 

 682; do. in Poland, 682; do. in Mexico, 682; do. in 

 Canada, 682 ; foreign missions, 682 ; decease of prom- 

 inent Catholics, 682. 



Roumania. Kuler, 683 ; area and population, 683 ; rail- 

 roads, 683 ; the army, 683 ; excitement at the new 

 Turkish constitution, 683 ; proceeding of the Cham- 

 bers, 683; ministerial crisis, 683; disordered finances, 

 683 ; complaints, 684 ; feelings toward Russia, 684 ; 

 declaration of independence, 684 ; hopes from the re- 

 sult of the war, 684. 



Russia. Ruler and family, 684; area and population, 685; 

 population of Finland, 685; religious statistics, 685; 

 finances, 685; commerce, 686; shipping, 686; railroads 

 and post-offices, 686; telegraphs, 687; military prepa- 

 rations, 687 ; trials of socialists, 688 ; origin of the 

 Propagandists, 688. 



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SAFVET PASHA. A Turkish statesman, 689 ; birth, 089 ; 

 career, 689. 



SAT, JEAN BAPTISTS. Biographical sketch of, 320. 



Schools. In principal countries of South America, 35. 



SCHITRZ, CARL. Secretary of the Interior, 689; birth, 

 639; career, 690. 



SEMMES, RAPHAEL. A naval officer, 690; birth and death, 

 690; naval career, 690. 



Senators. Chosen members of the Electoral Commis- 

 sion, 164. 



Servia Ruler, 690; area and population, 691 ; army, 691; 

 propositions for peace with Turkey, 691; stipulations 

 for Jews, 691; legislative session, 691; proceedings 

 relative to peace. 692 ; another session, 692 ; speech 

 from the throne, 692; further proceedings, 692 ; war 

 declared, 692. 



SHACHOVSKI, ALEXIS. Birth, 692; military career, 692. 



SHERMAN, JOHN. Secretary of the Treasury, 692 ; birth, 

 692; career, 692; prophesies the attainment of a spe- 

 cie basis in twelve months. 239. 



SHUVALOFF, Count PETER. Russian diplomatist, 692 ; 

 birth, 692; career, 693. 



Silver. The Elaine bill for the remonetizition of, 291. 



SKOBELEFF, MICHAEL D. Russian general, 693; birth, 

 693; military career, 693. 



SMITH, ASA D. Birth and death, 693 ; writing, 693. 



SMITH, HENRY B. Birth and death, 694 ; clerical career 

 and writings, 694. 



SMITH, WILLIAM N. H. Elected Chief Justice of North 

 Carolina, 574; biographical sketch of, 574. 



South Carolina. Settlement of affairs, 694 ; letter of 

 State officers to Chamberlain, 694; his address to the 

 Republicans of South Carolina, 694 ; State oflices 

 turned over to Hampton, 695; Legislature convened, 

 695 ; organization, 695 ; proceedings in the Senate, 



