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Alger, William Rounseville, his life of Edwin
Forrest, notice of, 379-381.
America in Africa, article on, by Gilbert
Haven, 147-158-Africa the realm of
romance, 147-progress of discovery in
Africa, 148- Africa as a market, 149
activity of European nations in African
trade, 150 Africa as an outlet for popu-
lation, 151-Africans in America, 152
attempts to establish American colonies in
Africa, 153- Part II., 517-528-produc-
tions of Africa, 517-its political condi-
tion and population, 518-its necessities,
521-traffic with islands and coast, 522-
annexation, 525-railroad to Cairo, 527.
American Constitution, The, article on, by

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Oliver P. Morton, Part II., 68-78- de-
fects in American electoral system, 68-
necessity for reform, 69-intentions of
framers of Constitution, 71-departures
from original plau, 72-failure of Electo-
ral College to represent will of people, 73
-advantages of voting by districts over
present method, 74.

Baker, James, his Turkey, notice of, 168-

169.

Blavatsky, H. P., his Isis Unveiled, notice
of, 578-579.

Campbell, George, his Log Letters from Her
Majesty's Ship Challenger, notice of, 387 -

389.

Carpenter, W. B., his Mesmerism, Spiritual-
ism, etc., notice of, 390-391.
Chereley Novels, The, A Modern Minister,
notice of, 169 170.

369 -

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Crowe, J. A., and G. B. Cavalcaselle, their
Titian, notice of, 164-165.
Discovery, Progress in Astronomical, article
on, 363-370-lunar theory, 363 recent
works on double stars, 363
- great tele-
scopes of the future, 365 - comets of 1877,
astronomical expedition to Ascen-
sion Island, 369,- new Durchmusterung,
370-new satellites to Mars, 370.
Douse, T., Le Marchant, his Grimm's Law,
notice of, 177–182.
Drama, Decline of the, article on, by Dion
Boucicault, 235-246- drama said to be
declining for two thousand years, 235-
criticisms of Addison and Goldsmith ap-

plicable to entertainments of present day,
236 dramatic literature classified, 236
-sentimental drama,237-Shakespearian
age, 238 educational progress, 238
demands of present century, 239- de-
structive influence of newspaper press,
240-information needed by dramatic
critic, 242-commercial management and
its evils, 243.

Electoral Conspiracy, The, article on, by J.
S. Black, 1-34-public mind affected by
counting in" of Hayes, 1-indignation
of Democrats and satisfaction of Repub-
licans, 1-position of Democracy during
War of Rebellion, 3- pledges of Republi-
cans to Democrats broken, 4— - injustice
of Reconstruction Act of 1867, 4-char-
acter of "carpet-baggers," 5-results of
carpet-bag rule, 7-responsibility of ad-
ministration, 10-unpopularity of carpet-
bag government, 11-origin of Returning
Board, 11-powers of Board, 12 — its
illegality, 12-first acts of Board, 13-
efforts of Southern Democrats to preserve
electoral franchise, 14-charges of intimi-
dation against Democrats unsustained, 15
-revolt of negroes against carpet-baggers,
16-personnel of Board, 17 — alteration of
election returns, 18- Republican wit-
nesses of Louisiana count considered, 19 -
course pursued by Gen. Grant, 21-ap-
pointment of Commission by Congress, 23
duties of Commission, 24- decision in
support of fraud by Commission, 25-at-
tempt of Board to justify its conduct, 25
- hedging for Oregon, 26-
evidence sup-
pressed by Commission, 28- -case of Flor-
ida, 29-veneration for forms of law by
Commission, 32- unreasonable discrimi-
nations made by Commission, 32- right of
American people to elect their chief mag-
istrate, 33.

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Electoral Conspiracy Bubble Exploded, The,
article on, by E. W. Stoughton, 193-234

antecedents of Judge J. S. Black, 193
-statements made by him, 194 -base-
ness of his charges, 196-position of coun-
try, 197 provisions of Electoral Bill, 198
-charges of conspiracy analyzed, 199
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Commission, 200- duties of Commission,
201-powers of State and Congress, 201-
finality of legislative decisions, 202-jus-
tice of system practised, 203- -illustration
by case of Louisiana, 204 intentions of
framers of Constitution, 206- results that
would follow were Congress given greater
power, 207 governors not organs to de-
clare electors, 208- situation in Oregon,
209-Florida, 211 — quo warranto pro-
ceedings, 213-legality of action of Com-
mission, 215-Judge Black as attorney-
general, 217 his participation in Rebel-
lion, 219 Northern men and capital in
South, 222- - outrages in South, 225
causes for creation of Returning Board,
witnesses of count of electoral vote,

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227
233.
Fields, James T., his Underbrush, notice of,
594-595.

France, The Situation in, article on, 529-

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543 diversity of political conceptions in
Europe, 529- English views of French
action, 530 need of uniformity in Con-
servatism, 531-French ideas of foreign
criticism, 582-prospect of Radical rule
considered, 533-terrors of apprehension,
534-statements of members of cabinet,
535 estimates of opposing forces, 536
- personal pecuniary interest a defence
against Radicalism, 537-re-establishment
of monarchy improbable, 538-1 mistaken
policy pursued under Marshal MacMahon,
539 his position, 540 Socialism de-
stroyed by free institutions, 541- arbi-
trariness of Conservatives, 542- respon-
sibility of originators of Act of 16th of
May, 543.

Furness, Horace Howard, his New Edition
of Shakespeare, notice of, 392 393.
Gill, William F., his The Life of Edgar Allen
Poe, notice of, 580-582.

Gobineau, his Nouvelles Asiatiques, notice of,

182-183.

Grisebach, Eduard, his Study of a Chinese
Novel, notice of, 159 - 161.
Halleck, Fitz-Greene, article on, by Bayard

Taylor, 60-67-monument to Halleck,
60 Halleck a pioneer in literature, 60
-nature and early development of his
genius, 61-his prominent poems, 62-
quality of his productions, 62- his char-
acter and opinions, 63-his personal ap-
pearance, 64his last days, 66.
Hassard, John R. G., his Richard Wagner
at Bayreuth, notice of, 162-163.
Hodgkins, George, his Report on the Ontario
Exhibit, notice of, 391-392.
Hoffman, Wickham, his Camp, Court and
Siege, notice of, 171–172.

Holland, J. G., his Nicholas Minturn: A
Study in a Story, notice of, 588-589.
Hugo, Victor, his Art d'être Grand-Père,
notice of, 393-394.

Huxley, Roscoe, and Balfour Stewart, their
Science Primers, notice of, 165–166.
Huxley, Thos. H., his American Addresses,
with a Lecture on the Study of Biology,
notice of, 595-596.

Judaism, Reformed, article on, by Felix Ad-
ler, 133-146 peculiarities of Jews, 133
changes within last century, 134-
purity of their domestic relations, 134 -
their schools, 137- organization of syna-
gogue, 139 — influence of persecution,
140. Part II., 327 - 350 Mendelssohn,
327-Bible, 328-social standing, 332-
Paris, the New Jerusalem, 334 — Liturgy,
335"Hep-Hep," 339-science of Ju-
daism, 340 scientific theology, 341 —
principles, 345-prospects, 349.
Kitchin, G. W., his A History of France, Vols.
II. and III., notice of, 576-578.
La Marmora, Alphonse, his Secrets d'État
dans le Gouvernment Constitutionel, notice
of, 382-383.

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Lange, his Commentary on the Holy Scrip-
tures, notice of, 183-185.

La Salle, Cavelier de, article on, by Francis
Parkman, 427-438-origin and charac-
teristics, 427-letters, 428-plans, 429 —
difficulties first encountered, 430-jour-
ney from Peoria to Fort Frontenac, 431 -
destruction of fort and colony in Illinois,
433-exploration of Mississippi River,
434 answers to criticisms, 435- official
power turned against him, 437-deficien-
cies as a leader of men, 438.

Lodge, Henry Cabot, his Life and Letters of
George Cabot, notice of, 582-584.
MacDonald, George, his Marquis of Lossie,
notice of, 383-384.

Mc Coan, J. C., his Egypt As It Is, notice of,
584-585.

Meyer, Bruno, his Studies and Criticisms,
notice of, 173-175.

Michelangelo and the Buonnarroti Archives,
article on, by T. Adolphus Trollope, 499-
516-will of Cavaliere Buonnarroti, 499-
early surroundings of Michelangelo, 500-
development of his genius, 501 — his ac-
quaintance with Vittoria Colonna, 502-
his poems, 503-his manners and personal
appearance, 504- his art-works in middle
life, 505 his letters to Lionardo, 506 —
his plainness of speech, 508- his religious
sentiments, 509-his labors at St. Peter's
Church, 510-his happiness, 511 - his
death, 512 his operations at Sistine
Chapel, 513 details of his painting at
chapel, 514- his methods of work, 515
his genius, 516.
Miller, Joaquin, his Baroness of New York,
notice of, 591 - 592.

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Moral Reflexions, by a Japanese Traveller,
7993 Americans attach too much
value to names, 79-vices and virtues of
countries differ, 79- American missiona-
ries, 80 Christians compared with Ma-
hometans and Buddhists, 81 - effects of
Christian example upon people of Japan,
82-corruption of Christian cities, 82-
teachings of Confucius, 83- - disrespect
towards public officials, in America, 83-
Phariseeism of America, 85 sale of
Christian clergymen and churches, 85
appreciation of character in Japan, 86
Confucius on hypocrisy, 87- Commer-

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Novels, New American, article on, by Ed-
ward L. Burlingame, 309 - 321
The
American, 309-its literary finish, 309-
its intellectual character, 310- its dissim-
ilarity to previous works by its author, 311
- its hero, 312-contrasts in personages
described in it, 313 defects in its de-
nouement, 314-Garth, 315 - peculiari-
ties of its style, 315- its inconsistencies,
316 A Modern Mephistopheles, 316-
its plot, 317 - its merits, 318 - That Lass
o' Lowrie's, 318-description of charac-
ters delineated, 318- The Jericho Club,
The Barton Experiment, The Scripture
Club of Valley Rest, 319-their tentative
character, 319 relative merits, 320-
Nimport, First Love is Best, 321.
Parkman, Francis, his Count Frontenac and
New France under Louis XIV., notice of,
585-587.

Payer, Julius, his New Lands within the
Arctic Circle, notice of, 163-164.
Perpetual Forces, article on, by Ralph Wal-
do Emerson, 271-282- importance of
employing every advantage, 271 — opera-
tion of natural agencies, 272— compensa-
tions of nature, 274-parallels between
mind and matter, 273-
-ability of man to
use the elements, 275-man's resources,
276 value of persistency, 277-con-
cealed
powers, 278-effects of sensibility,
279 desire of man to make use of forces
of nature for private ends, 280- - disasters
logically follow attempts to do without jus-
tice, 281 timidity discreditable, 281.
Perry, Arthur Latham, his Introduction to
Political Economy, notice of, 185–186.
Prosperity, How shall the Nation regain?
article on, by David A. Wells, 110-132
equality of results of labor, 110- advan-
tages possessed by United States, 112-
wages and interest, 113-abundance of
supplies and lack of demand, 115 — ina-
bility of nations to purchase, 116 - re-
quirements of families, 119- - changes in
trade produced by improvements, 122 -
increase in power of production and dis-
tribution manifested in novel manner, 124
- disposition to be made of surplus labor,
126
opportunities for effecting desir-
able social and economic changes becom-
ing fewer, 128- duties of public teachers,
131 Part II., 283-308- illimitability of
man's wants, 284 - principles involved in
trade, 286 reasons why demand for
productions of United States is not greater,
287-evil effects of restrictions upon com-

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merce with British Provinces, 288
of domestic freight exchanges, 289-ad-
vantages to be secured by free trade with
Canada, 290- annexation considered, 291
-resources of Canada, 294 operation
of Reciprocity Treaty, 295 General
Grant's views in regard to San Domingo,
298 trade with Canada examined, 299
- relations with Canada not exceptional,
300- effect of legal enactments upon
commerce with Chili, 301- advantages
possessed by English manufacturers, 302

character of trade between England and
Chili, 303 effect of duties upon traffic
with Argentine Republic, 306 - results
with Australia and New Zealand, 308-
Part III., 544-556- necessity for enlarged
markets in foreign countries, 544- need
of steamship transportation, 545 - Ameri-
can shipping decreased, 546-early sec-
tional interests affecting navigation, 547—
compromise between sections, 548- pas-
sage of arbitrary laws, 549- their provis-
ions, 550-illustrations of their operation,
551- additional legislation, 552-remov-
al of restrictions in other countries, 558-
opposition to free trade in England, 554
increase of tonnage in England resulting
from free trade, 555.

Publications Received, 190-192, 396, 598.
Reade, Charles, his A Woman-Hater, notice
of, 389-390.

Reid, T. Wemyss, his Charlotte Bronté, no-
tice of, 394 395.

Resumption of Specie Payment, article on,
by Hugh McCulloch, William D. Kelley,
David A. Wells, Thomas Ewing, Joseph
S. Ropes, and John Sherman, 397-426-
opinion of Hugh McCulloch, 397-404-
plethora of paper money, cause of finan-
cial troubles, 397-protection against
over-issue by banks, 397-impropriety of
legal-tender acts, 398-probable inability
of government to redeem its notes in 1879,
399-
-impracticability of repealing Re-
demption Act of 1875, 400-manner in
which legal-tender notes can be with-
drawn, 401-reduction of currency not
likely to cause large decrease of prices, 402

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- disadvantages of use of silver as a stand-
ard, 402- opinion of William D. Kelley,
404-408-cause of paralysis of indus-
tries and trade, 405 origin of Resump-
tion Act, 405-impossibility of its execu-
tion, 406 extract from letter by Henry
C. Carey, 407-opinion of David A.
Wells, 408-412- difficulties in way of
repeal of Resumption Act, 408 - obliga-
tion of government to pay interest in case
of delay in paying principal, 409-pro-
priety of funding legal-tender notes, 410
-powers of Secretary of Treasury to
carry Resumption Act into effect, 411
opinion of Thomas Ewing, 412-416-ob-
ject of Resumption Act to destroy legal-
tender notes, 412- resumption cannot be
maintained without large and rapid reduc-
tion of circulation, 413-operation of
British Resumption Law, 414 - results to
be expected from resumption, 415-im-

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portance of repealing act, 416-opinion
of Joseph S. Ropes, 416-420 - difficulty
lies not in resumption, but in re-establish-
ment of specie standard, 416-effects of
uncertainty, 417-amount of currency
possible to be sustained on par with specie,
418-means of resuming safely, 419-
opinion of John Sherman, 420-426-
error of attributing financial distress to
Resumption Act instead of to inflation,
420-object of Resumption Act, 422-
new plans for resumption not desirable,
423- projects considered, 424- -power
given by Resumption Act, 425-public
faith not likely to be impaired, 426.
Russia, New, article on, by M. W. Hazeltine,
94-109- abolishment of serfdom, 94-
gradual progress of, 96— unequal effects
of, 96-disappointment of liberated serfs
in, 97
essential features of communal
system, 98 stability of, 99- causes of
immorality connected with, 102-condi-
tion of woman, 102 — moral and religious
status of clergy, 103-social position of,
105 characteristics of national church,
106 - progressive tendency of noblesse,
failure to create intelligent aristoc-

107

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racy, 108.
Sellar, W. Y., his The Roman Poets of the
Augustan Age, notice of, 587-588.
Southern Question, The, article on, by
Charles Gavarré, 472-498-origin of
question, 472-relations resulting from
slavery, 473-cause of antagonism between
North and South, 474-secret of South-
ern influence, 476- Northern opposi-
tion to slavery prompted by political and
not by humanitarian considerations, 477

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present form of Southern problem more
difficult than former one, 478-condition
of South after war, 479-question of races
now the only question, 481- injustice of
government in giving control of South to
negroes, 482-abuses under negro rule,
483-necessity for frank statement of
Southern views, 484-restoration of self-
government, 485-natural tendency of
strong races to destroy weak ones, 486-
sexual relations between whites and
blacks, 487
negro presumption, 488-
prejudices between mulattoes and negroes,
489-hybrids, 490— unreasonableness of
claims of hybrids to represent blacks po-
litically, 491-importance of races being
kept as distinct as possible, 492-distri-
bution of patronage according to color
an outrage, 493-the South better quali-
fied than the North to settle the posi-
tion of the negro, 494- Caucasian suprem-
acy essential to peace and prosperity, 495
-confidence of negroes in white men, 496
future to bring relief for difficulties, 497
-object of author, 498.
Spencer, Herbert, his Principles of Sociology,
notice of, 167 -168.

Spry, W. J., his Cruise of Her Majesty's
Ship Challenger, notice of, 386 - 387.
Squier, E. George, his Peru, notice of, 374-

379.

Strikes, The Recent, article on, by Thomas
A. Scott, 351-362-review of facts in
connection with, 351-origin of, 352
causes of general financial depression, 353
business interests assisted by railways,
354-responsibility of railway employés
for disturbances, 355-right of railways to
protection, 356-necessity for prompt ac-
tion by authorities, 357 inadequacy of

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present means to suppress riots, 358-
losses to government by strikes, 359 — im-
portance for distribution of military forces,

360- demand of early Congressional ac-
tion, 361-just intentions of railway man-
agers, 362.

Symonds, John Addington, his Renaissance
in Italy, The Revival of Learning, The
Fine Arts, notice of, 371-374.

Tegnér, Esaias, his Frithjof's Saga, no-
tice of, 187-189.

Ulrici, Herman, his Treatises upon Art His-
tory as Applied Esthetics, notice of, 175 -
177.
Unbelief, The Functions of, article on, by
Thomas Hitchcock, 462-471-mankind
naturally divided into believers and un-
believers, 462-unbelief most conspicu-
ous in religious matters, 463 - moral
character independent of belief, 464
results that would follow suppression of
unbelief, 464-unbelief a preventive of
imposture and fanaticism, 465-punish-
ments inflicted upon unbelievers in un-
civilized times, 465- believers receiving
benefit of work done by unbelievers, 466-
religious faith purged of error by scepti-
cism, 467-wholesome influence of unbe-
lief in political affairs and criminal juris-
prudence, 469-unbelief and the doctrines
of immortality, 469-mental condition of
believers and unbelievers compared, 470.
Ultramontane Movement in Canada, The,
article on, by Charles Lindsey, 557-575

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Canadian pre-eminence in Catholicism,
557-operations of Zouaves, 558-con-
trol of press, 559-liberty of religious
opinion prohibited, 560 -teachings of
priests, 561-claims of jurisdiction, 562
- condemnation of civil marriages, 563 —
punishments inflicted upon newspapers,
564 -first attempt to control elections,
565- right to control political affairs
claimed, 566 rulings of bishops, 567
contradictory orders, 568- -support of ex-
treme measures by Pope, 569-objections
from people, 570-influence of priests
upon electors, 571-priests sustained by
a judge, 572-their action condemned by
Supreme Court, 573- - repeated cases of
intimidation, 574- rupture between civil
and ecclesiastical powers, 575.

Van Laun, Henri, his History of French
Literature, III., notice of, 597.

Viking Tales of the North, notice of, 187-

189.

Wages, Fair, article on, by A Striker, 322-

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326
newspapers arrayed against work-
ingmen, 322-relations between labor and
capital before and after War of Rebellion,
323-claims of working classes, 324 - rail-
way statistics, 324 right of laborer to be
shareholder, 325 — responsibility of rail-
way companies, 326.

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War in the East, The, article on, by George
B. McClellan, 35-59-decrease of Turk-
ish power, 35 -progress of Russia in
military strength, 36-national differences,
37 ambitions of Russia, 38-resources
of Russia and Turkey compared, 39 — to-
pographical features of Turkey, 41
roads of Turkey, 50- operations of Mar-
shal Paskévitch in 1828 and in 1829, 53-
probable plan of Russians, 55 - outline of
campaign of 1828 and 1829, 56-depen-
dence of belligerents upon action of other
powers, 58. Part II., 246-270-miscal-
culation of Russian forces, 247- unex-
pected advance of Turks, 247 - victory of
Russians at Taghir, 248-attack and re-
pulse of Turks, 249-rout of Turks at
Bayazeth, 249-defeat of Russians at Ze-
vin Dooz, 250-battle with doubtful re-
sult at Batoum, 250 advantages pos-
sessed by Turks in control of Black Sea,

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Russian occupation of Principali-
ties, 253-crossing Danube, 255 — Turk-
ish Quadrilateral, 258- defeat of Turks
at Shipka Pass, 262
capture and loss of
Plevna by Russians, 263-disaster of
Russians before Plevna, 264. - Part III.,
439-461-positions of forces, 439-im-
portance to Russians of holding Shipka
Pass, 441-contest upon summits of
Balkans, 443-bad management of Turks,
445-ability of Skobeleff's generalship,
446-small engagements near the Kara
Lom, 447-operations of Suleiman pre-
dicted, 448-description of Plevna and
vicinity, 449-fortifications of Plevna,
450 Lovatz and its surroundings, 451-
attack upon Lovatz by Russians, 452-its
capture, 453-attempt by the Turks to
repossess it, 454-renewal of Russian
operations against Plevna, 455 - carrying
of two points by Russians and ineffectual
effort to regain them by Turks, 456 - battle
of Eshek Kalias, 457-massacre of Chris-
tians by Turks, 458-Turks driven to Bay-
azeth, 459-height of Kazil Tepe taken
by Turks, 460.

Whetham, J. W. Boddam, his Across Cen-
tral America, notice of, 383-384.