K

Kansas-Election, 447; disturbances in the State, 447;
finances, 447; progress, 447.
Kentucky.-Excitement on recruiting negroes, 447; reply
of Governor Bramlette to the agent, 447; action of the
State Legislature on the subject, 447; enrolment of
slaves, 448; address of the Governor to the people, 448;
mission of the Governor to Washington, 448; interview
with the President, 448; letter of the President to A. G.
Hodges, 449; agreements made with the authorities at
Washington, 449; manner in which military affairs were
conducted in the State, 449; troops furnished to the
army, 450; Emancipation Convention, 450; resolutions,
450; Executive Committee, 451; Republican Convention,
451; Democratic Convention, 451; address to President
Lincoln, 451; letter of General Sherman relative to raids
of the enemy, 452; proclamation of the President de-
claring martial law, 452; arrests of citizens, 453; treat-
ment, 458; order relative to the poll book, 458; elec-
tions, 453; proclamation of the Governor, 453; state of
the slaves, 454; rebel State Government, 454.

KERNAN, FRANCIS.-Member of Congress from New York,
219; on confiscation, 275.

announcing the successes of Sherman and Farragut, 795;
address to citizens of Maryland, 796; speech on the even-
ing of election day, 799; letter to Postmaster Blair, 801.
Literature and Literary Progress.-Number of publica-
tions in 1864, 459; republications, 459; historical litera-
ture, 460; histories of the war, 460; personal narratives
and essays, 461; sanitary fair papers, 461; local histo-
ries, 461; historical reprints, 462; ecclesiastical histo-
ries, 462; biographies, 462; genealogies, 463; theology
and Polemic divinity, 468; religious books, 463; commen-
taries, 464; religious duties, 464; moral and intellectual
science, 465; mathematical science, 465; philosophy and
chemistry, 465; astronomy and meterology, 465; zoolo-
gy, 465; political and social science, 466; financial sci-
ence, 466; encyclopædias and statistical works, 466; phi-
lology, 466; technology and mechanical science, 467;
medical treatises, 467; legal literature, 468; educational
literature, 469; geography and travel, 469; essays, 470;
poetry, 471; fiction, 472; juvenile works, 472; works of
fiction, 478.

London Conference.-Powers represented, 474; explana-
tions of Austria and Prussia, 474; bases of pacification,
474; declaration read by Lord Russell, 474; action of
the Danish plenipotentiaries, 475; arbitration, 475.

on repealing the fugitive slave laws, 254.

KING, THOMAS B.-Birth, 454; pursuits, 454; death, 454.
KIRKLAND, CAROLINE M.-Birth, 454; writings, 454; death,

454.

LAFONTAINE, LOUIS H.-Birth, 455; career, 455; death, 455.
LANDER, WALTER S.-Birth, 456; writings, 456; death, 456.
LANE, JAMES H.-Senator from Kansas, 219; on colored

voters in Washington, 241; on bounty to volunteers and
pay to soldiers, 317.

LANE, H. S.-Senator from Indiana, 219; on repealing the
commutation clause of the enrolment act, 820–323.
Lead, Erosion of.-Insects the cause, 457; bullets injured,
457; cartridges, 457; sheet lead, 457; the insect, 458.
LEECH, JOHN.-Birth, 458; career, 458; death, 458.
Liberia.-Treaty with the United States, 12.
Light.-Emitted by magnesium wire, 459; process, 459;
density, 459.

LINCOLN, President A.-Letter relative to affairs in Arkan-

sas, 29; order relative to the draft, 83; proclamation rel-
ative to the draft, 83; his letter to General Gillmore rel-
ative to Florida, 47; address on giving Lieut.-General
Grant his commission, 67; announcement of the cap-
ture of Atlanta, 88; address to the people relative to
Grant's battles in the Wilderness, 100; speech to sere-
naders, 100; proclamation relative to the bill of Con
gress for reorganizing the insurrectionary States, 807;
letter to A. G. Hodges, 449; proclamation of martial
law in Kentucky, 452; order to Gov. Hahn, 477;
letter on the ratification of the new Constitution by Ma-
ryland, 504; reply to the Methodist delegation, 514;
message to Congress relative to peace negotiations at
Fortress Monroe, 710; on Governor Johnson's plan of
reconstruction in Tennessee, 763; reply to the protest
from Tennessee, 766; proclamation modifying the am-
nesty proclamation, 778; letter to General Grant on the
campaign, 779; reply to an invitation to be present at a
meeting in New York to celebrate Grant's victories,
779; proposition relative to peace to Confederates in
Canada, 781; reply to ex-Governor Dennison on the
Presidential nomination, 789; reply to the Union League
Committee, 789; letter of acceptance of the Presidential
nomination, 789; addresses to Ohio soldiers, 791; letters

offers a resolution for negotiating a peace, 334; remarks
on the conduct of the war and making a peace, 884.
Louisiana-Proceedings relative to the formation of a State
Government, 475; the basis, 475; order of General Banks
relative to the qualifications of voters, 476; candidates
for Governor, 476; the vote, 476; the inauguration, 477;
oath of office, 477; order of President Lincoln, 477; order
of General Banks relative to the election of delegates to a
State Convention, 478; election, 478; convention assem-
bles, 479; vote on the constitution, 479; its features,
479; franchise of colored persons, 479; views of General
Banks, 479; board of education for freedmen, 480; free
labor, 480; failure of crops, 480; receipts of produce at
New Orleans, 480; Provisional Court, 480; the validity
of its organization, 480; opinion of Judge Peabody, 480.
LOVEJOY, OWEN-Member of Congress from Illinois, 219;

on the reference of the President's message, 220; letter
relative to the issue of the emancipation proclamation,
267; birth, 485; pursuits, 486; death, 486.
LOWELL, CHARLES R.-Birth, 486; military services, 486;
death, 486.

LowENTHAL, ISIDORE.-Birth, 486; pursuits, 487; death, 487.
Lutheran Churches.-Synods, churches, communicants, 487;
clergymen, 488; proceedings of General Synod, 488; do.
of Austria, 488; memorial to the emperor, 488.

Magneto-Electricity.—Application to lighthouses, 489; Fres-
nel lens, 489; frictional electricity, 490; amount of mag-
netism induced in soft iron, 490; on what the production
of current depends, 490; how the current generated in
the wires of the helices is to be withdrawn from the
machine, 490; a steady and constant current only a part
of the problem, 491; what constitutes a good regulator?
491; how employed, 492.
Maine-Meeting of the Legislature, 492; State expendi-
tures, 493; men sent to the army, 493; soldiers' votes,
493; charitable institutions, 493; political canvas, 494;
State election, 494; raid on the Calais bank, 495; admis-
sion of defendant as a witness in criminal cases, 495;
emigrant association, 495.

MALAN, ABRAHAM H. C.-Birth, 495; pursuits, 495; death
496.

MALLORY, ROBERT.-Member of Congress from Kentucky,
219; on the date of issuing the emancipation proclama-
tion, 267; on the destruction of State Governments,
808; on the freedom of slaves in the army, 827, 828.
Maryland.-Meeting of the State Legislature, 496; res-
olutions relative to negro soldiers, 496; test vote rel-
ative to emancipation, 496; two reports of Committee
on Constitutional Convention, 496; majority report,
496; oath, 497; minority report, 497; oath of voters
struck out, 497; other amendments, 497; section rel-
ative to military interference, 497; letter of General
Wallace to Governor Bradford, relative to the election
of delegates, 498; reply of the Governor, 498; interrog-
atories to a delegate ordered by General Wallace, 499;
reply of the delegate, 499; interrogatories to voters, 499;
result of the election, 500; meeting of the State Con-
vention, 500; oath required of the members, 500; ma-
jority and minority report of amendments, 500; amend-
ments proposed, 500, 501; speech of Mr. Cushing on
paramount allegiance to the Federal Government, 501;
do. of Mr. Belt, 501; do. of Mr. Miller, 501; do. of Mr.
Ridgely, 501; vote, 502; speech of Mr. Valliant on com-
pensation to the owners of slaves, 502; objections to
emancipation, 502; objections to the Constitution, 503;
section relative to the qualification of voters, 508; sol-
diers' votes, 504; objections of the minority, 504; do. of
those opposed to the Constitution, 504; letter from Pres-
ident Lincoln, 504; letter of the Governor to the public
relative to the vote, 504; a case made and taken to the
Court of Appeals, 505; opinion of the Court, 505; the
State election, 506; finances, 506; order of General Wal-
lace to aid slaves in securing freedom, 506; destruction
of property by the invasion of the enemy, 506.
Massachusetts.-Address of the Governor, 507; finances,

507; bounty fund, 507; quota of troops, 508; credits,
508; valuation of property, 508; savings banks, 509;
taxes, 509; schools, 509; asylums, 509; coast defence,
509; political canvas, 509.

MCCLELLAN, Gen. GEORGE B.-Resigns as Major-General,
156; letter accepting the nomination for President,
794.

MCCULLOCH, JOHN R.-Birth, 510; pursuits, 510; writings,
510; death, 510.

MCDOUGALL, JAMES A.-Senator from California, 219; on

the oath of a Senator, 224; on amending the Constitution,
261; on the number of votes required in the Senate on
an amendment of the Constitution, 265; on confiscation,
287.

MCPHERSON, JAMES B.-Birth, 511; military services, 511;
death, 511.

MEREWETHER, FRANCIS.-Birth, 511; writings, 511; death,
511.

MERIAM, EBEN.-Birth, 512; pursuits, 512; death, 512.
Methodists.-Numbers, 512; General Conference, 512; sub-

jects considered, 513; colored members, 513; resolutions
on the state of the country, 518; delegates to President
Lincoln, 514; missions, 514; Southern Convention, 514;
resolutions, 514; arrest of Bishop Kavanagh, 515; Af-
rican Methodists, 515; Methodist Conferences, 516; Brit-
ish Conferences, 516; Annual Conference of India, 516.
Mexico.-Resolution in Congress relative to, 814; Position

of the French, 517; the Juarists, 517; state of the
country, 517; military movements, 517; occupation
of Monterey by Juarez, 518; his position, 518; ar-
rival of Santa Anna, 518; order of Gen. Bazaine, 518;
blockade of the coast, 519; reply of Maximilian to the
French delegation at Miramar, 519; convention be-
tween France and Mexico, 520; Maximilian visits Rome,
520; goes to Mexico, 520; reply to the Prefect of Mex-
ico, 521; enters the capital, 521; excitement attending

his arrival, 521; clemency, 521; reply of Juarez to his
letter, 521; finances, 522; military organization, 523;
events, 528; military operations, 523; tour of the em-
peror, 524; letter to the Minister of State unfolding his
policy, 524; civil organization, 524; decree, 524; collis-
ion with the Church party, 525; letter from the Pope,
526; arrival of a Nuncio in Mexico, 527; letter of Maxi-
milian to the Minister of Justice, 527; decree of relig-
ious toleration, 527; resolution in United States House
of Representatives, 527; inquiry of the French Govern-
ment, 528; letter of Secretary Seward to Mr. Dayton,
528; replies of Mr. Dayton, 528; state of the empire
at the close of the year, 529.
MEYERBEER, GIACOMO.-Birth, 529; musical compositions,
529; death, 530.

Michigan.-Finances, 580; fisheries, 531; white fish of the
lakes, 531; copper mines, 581; saline springs, 531; agri-
culture, 531; troops sent to the war, 532; correspond-
ence with the provost marshal, 582; report of a commit-
tee on quotas, 533; difficulties, 588; raid from Canada
feared, 583; elections, 533.

Microscope.-Improvements, 533; decrease in the angles,
584; how to advance in high powers, 534; binocular ar-
rangements, 534; new method of illuminating opaque
objects, 585.

Military Surgery and Medicine.-State of surgery at the
beginning of the war, 586; improvement in instruments,
586; tourniquets, 537; styptics, 587; transportation of
the wounded soldier, 537; different means adopted, 588;
railroad cars, 588; constructed by Sanitary Commission,
540; use of deadly missiles, 540; treatment of gunshot
wounds, 541; extracting bullets, 541; secondary hem-
orrhage, 542; trephining, 542; treatment of gunshot frac-
tures, 548; apparatus, 544; splints, 545; cradles, 546;
amputation, 546, 547; gangrene, 547; the scorbutic con-
dition, 548; anesthetics, 548.

Minnesota.-Public lands, 549; lumber, 549; railroads, 549;
finances, 549; correspondence with the Provost Marshal
General, 549; elections, 549; Indians, 549.

Mississippi.-Affairs in the northern part of the State, 549;

efforts to employ freedmen, 549; corn crop, 550; refu-
gees, 550; their condition, 550; military expeditions,
550; arrest of the Catholic bishop, 550.
Missouri.-Action of the Legislature on a State Convention,
551; election of members, 551; regulations of General
Rosecrans relative to voting, 551; elections, 552; meet-
ing of the Legislature, 552; troops furnished to the Fed-
eral army, 552; State debt, 552; public schools, 558;
new State officers inaugurated, 553; wealth of the State,
553; meeting of the State Convention, 558; proceedings,
558, 554; emancipation adopted, 554; how received by
the people, 554; motion to submit the amendments to a
vote of the people, temporarily laid on the table, 054.
MOCQUARD, JEAN F. C.-Birth, 554; services to Louis Na-
poleon, 554; death, 555,

MORRILL, LOTT M.-Senator from Maine, 219; offers a bill
relative to bail in cases of arrest, 223; on colored
voters in Montana, 239; on colored voters in Washing-

ton, 241.

MORRIS, GEORGE P.-Birth, 555; writings, 555; death, 555.
MORTON, MARCUS.-Birth, 555; pursuits, 555; death, 555.
MYERS, LEONARD.-Member of Congress from Pennsylva
nia, 219; offers a resolution on reconstruction, 832.
MULLIGAN, JAMES A.-Birth, 556; military services, 556;
death, 556.

N

Navy, Confederate.-Three classes of vessels, 556; letter
from Earl Russell relative to Rams, 556; reply of the

Secretary of Jefferson Davis, 557; number of Federal
vessels destroyed, 557; by whom, 557; cruisers, 558;
capture of the Roanoke, 558; letter of Earl Russell, 558.
Navy, United States.-Blockade, 558; how planned, 558;
Wilmington, 559; various classes of vessels constructed,
559; their peculiarities, 559; comparative statement of
the naval force, 560; vessels constructed, 560; iron-clads,
560; experiments with coal and petroleum, 560; school
for boys, 560; number of vessels captured by the squad-
ron, 561; proceeds of the sale of condemned property,
561; estimates and expenses of the navy in the last fis-
cal year, 561; men in service, 561.
Navy, United States, operations of.-Squadrons and com-
manders, 561; North Atlantic squadron, 561; blockade
operations, 562; results of blockade running at Wilming-
ton, 562; operations in the sounds of North Carolina,
563; action with the Albemarle, 563; destruction of the
Albemarle, 563; removal of torpedoes in the James
river, 564; preparations for the capture of Wilmington,
564; plan of proceedings, 565; position of the forts, 565;
arrival of the force, 566; explosion near Fort Fisher,
566; reason for the experiment, 566; its results, 566; at-
tack by the fleet on the fort, 567; disembarkation of
troops, 567; result, 567; correspondence between Gen-
eral Butler and Admiral Porter, 568; troops ordered
back from Fortress Monroe, 568; preparations for anoth-
er attack, 568; bombardment, 569; movement of the
troops, 569; assault and capture of Fort Fisher, 570;
loss, 570.

South Atlantic squadron, 570.

East Gulf squadron, 571.

West Gulf squadron, 571; position of Mobile, 571;
preparations for an attack, 571; advance upon the forts,
571; fight with the Tennessee, 572; account of Admiral
Farragut, 572; movements of the troops, 572; success,
572.

Mississippi flotilla, 573.

Potomac flotilla, 578.

Contest between the Kearsarge and Alabama, 578; ac-
count of Captain Winslow, 578; capture of the Florida,
574.
Nevada.-Action of the State Convention, 574; proclama-

tion of the President, 574; elections, 574; boundaries of
the State, 575; the enabling act passed by Congress, 575;
its conditions, 575; mineral resources, 575; deposits of
mineral wealth discovered, 575; mills in operation, 575.
NEWCASTLE, HENRY P. F.-Birth, 575; services, 575; death,
875

New Hampshire.—Election, 576; debt, 576; sessions of the
Legislature, 576; disagreement with the Governor, 576;
new military bill, 577; disagreement between the Gov-
ernor and Legislature, 577; elections, 577.
New Jersey.-Debt, 577; troops contributed, 577; reorgani-
zation of the militia, 578; letter of the Governor rela-
tive to recruiting slaves, 578; schools, 578; agricultural
college, 578; message of the Governor relative to Fed-
eral post-roads across the State, 578; elections, 579.
New York.-Men contributed to the Federal army, 579; mil-
itia enrolment, 579; debt, 579; earnings of canals, 579;
tonnage of railroads, 579; banking associations, 580;
immigration, 580; schools, 580; payment of interest,
message of the Government relative thereto, 580; amend-
ment of the Constitution, 581; soldiers' votes, 581; cir-
cular of the Governor relative to soldiers' votes, 582;
order of General Dix, 582; order of Brigadier-General
Green, 583; order of General Dix to provost marshals,
588; proclamation of Governor Seymour, 588; letter of
Secretary Seward relative to conspirators, 584; reply of
Mayor Gunther, 584; arrival of General Butler with
troops in New York, 584; order of General Peck. 584;
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arrest of State agents at Baltimore, 584; their trials, 584,
585; order of Governor Seymour to Messrs. Parker, Al-
len, and Kelley, 585; their proceedings and report, 585,
586, 587; elections, 588; attempt to burn New York,
588; statement of Robert Kennedy previous to execu-
tion, 588.

North Carolina.-State of public sentiment on peace, 588;
action of the Legislature, 588; further proceedings, 589;
views of the candidates for Governor, 589; election, 589;
blockade-running, 589; capture of Plymouth, 590; Si-
amese Twins, 590.

NOYES, WILLIAM C.-Birth, 590; pursuits, 590; death, 590.

Obituaries, American.-Hubbard, H., 591; Bowden, L. J.
591; Herrick, J. B., 591; Mayer, C. F., 591; Camp, A.
591; Loomis, W. F., 591; Storer, G. H., 591; Tousley'
L. B., 591; Rose, E., 591; Saunders, T. M., 591; Wiley.
F. S., 591; Tarbell, J. A., 592; March, C. W., 592; Clay,
J. B., 592; Hitz, J., 592; Mead, D., 592; Champlin, S. G.,
592; Borland, S., 592; Gamble, H. R., 592; Hoppin, C.
A., 593; Lawson, L. M., 593.

Goddard, C. B., 593; Bibb, L., 598; Stork, C., 593;
Meier, K. T., 593; Staples, N. A., 593; Aschwanden, J.,
598; Wilcox, J. A., 593; Embury, D., 593; Butler, A.
J., 598; McCluney, W. J., 593; Cranston, H. Z., 594;
Kelley, H., 594; Ramsey, A., 594; Duncan, W., 594;
Packard, C., 594; Barnard, T., 594; Ward, A. H., 594;
Newell, G. W., 594; Willet, J. C., 594; Bouligney, J. E.,
594; Phenix, D., 595; True, G., 595; Whelpley, E. W.,
595; Williams, A. B., 595; Fribley, Col., 595; Dewey, J.,
595; Town, S., 595; Tudor, F., 595; Randall, Gen., 595;
Harrison, W. H. Mrs., 595; McLane, J. W., 595; George,
P. R., 596; Tileston, T., 596; Ketchum, J., 596.

Ray, W. P. 596; Appleton, J. J., 596; Buel, N. J.,
596; Gilbert, R., 596; Martin, C. F., 596; Scott, O., 597;
Strong, M. M., 597; Miholotzi, G., 597; Cozzens, W. B.,
597; Chapman, H., 537; Kennedy, S., 597; Moore, G. W.,
597; Badeau, P., 597; Flint, J. B., 597; De Charms, R.,
598; Coxe, J. R., 598; Gardiner, R. H., 598; Van Rens-
selaer, 598; Janvier, L., 598; Gooderson, M. N., 599;
Marmaduke, M. M., 599; Wood, F., 599; Schenkl, J. P.,

599.

Cromwell, H. B., 599; Taylor, J. N., 599; Banks, J.,
599; Devlin, H. J., 599; Ringgold, G. H., 599; Brande-
gee, J. J., 599; Clay, L. H. Mrs., 600; Drinker, W. W.,
600; Kittridge, J., 600; Mouton, A., 600; Parsons, M. M.,
600; Taggart, T., 600; Thayer, W. S., 600; Ticknor, W.
D., 600; Willard, J., 600; Green, 601; Lovett, A. A.;
601; Cahill, J. A., 601; Murray, A., 601; Root, F. P.,
601; Gilder, W. II., 601; Tracy, H., 601; Andrews, W.
B., 601; Barlow, B. R., 601; Morgan, E. E., 601; Faile,
E. G., 601; Slidell, T., 601; Field, H. M. Mrs., 601;
Kibbe, W. R., 601; Clack, F. H., 602; Schneider, J. H,
602; Parsons, L. S., 602; Holbrook, J., 602; Ware, J.,
602; Harrison, J., 602; Kingsbury, C., 602; Solomon,
A., 602; Pugh, E., 602.

Marston, N., 602; Motley, T., 603; Chapman, A. B.,
608; Hays, A., 603; Jenkins, A. G., 608; Jones, S., 603;
Lloyd, J., 608; Cooper, T. C., 603; Pike, B., 603; Hacke,
H., 603; Jones J. M., 603; Sanford, D. C., 604; Steven-
son, T G., 604; Daniels, J., 604; Doubleday, T. D., 604;
Goodrich, C. E., 604; Gordon, J. B., 604; Perrin, 604;
Stafford, L. A., 604; Steuben, B. V., 604; Brown, C. B.,
604; Calvert, C. B., 605; Farrar, S., 605; Lloyd, Col.,
605; Tyler, H., 605; Spencer, P. R., 605; Shaw, P. B
605; Fiske, S., 605; Lyndall, J., 605; Maffit, 8. S., 605.

Hinckley, Z. R., 605; Dales, G. E., 605; Drake, J. C.,
606; Keen, A. A., 606; Keitt, L. M., 606; McConihe, J.,
606; Price, F., 606; Haskell, F. A., 606; Morris, L. O.,
606; Morris, O. H., 607; Porter, P. A., 607; Schall, E.,
607; Stryker, J., 607; Wead, F. F., 607; Dutton, A. H,
607; Jones, W. G., 607; Winslow, G., 607; Adams, D.,
608; Thaxter, A. W., 608; Crallé, R. K., 608; Pye, E.,
608; Mix, S. H., 608; Ewing, A., 609; Weymon, G. W.,
609; Sanger, H. K., 609; Cubas, J., 609; Hardenbrook,
J. K., 609; Corsen, E. F., 609; Wheeler, W., 609;
Young, W. H., 609; Wyatt, W. E., 609; Hyer, T., 610;
Harker, C. G., 610; Harmon, O. T., 610; Daniel, I., 610;
Wilson, W., 610.

Clancy, J., 610; Blythe, J. E., 610; Hoge, W. J., 610;
Rice, S. A., 610; Winslow, C., 611; Davis, P. S., 611;
Dunlop, T., 611; Boweryem, G., 611; Reynolds, M. T.,
611; Vail, S., 611; Gardner, S. J., 611; Simmons, J. F.,
611; Boone, W. J., 611; McCook, D., 611; Lamson, A.,
611; Marsh, N., 611; Featherstone, W. S., 612; Long, A.
L., 612; Pettus, J. J., 612; Stevens, G. M., 612; Great-
house, L., 612; Walker, W. H. T., 612; Lansing, A. D.,
612; Wagner, P. K., 612; Barlow, A. G., Mrs., 612; Bon-
ney, S. W., 612; Hallett, S., 612; Miller, S., 612; Cox, A.
S., 618; Palmer, V. B., 613; Patchen, A. D., 613; Dun-
bar, D., 618; Maginnis, J., 613.

Mallory, S., 613; Craven, T. A., 613; Faron, J., 613;
Stedman, G. A., 614; Fisk, F. Miss, 614; McCall, J., 614;
Varian, I. L, 614; Van Doren, L., 614; Collier, J. A.,
614; Girardey, V. J. B., 614; Streight, A. D., 614; Wood-
bury, D. P., 615; Duncan, J. M., 615; Dushane, A. F.,
615; Van Vleck, C., 615; Marsh, E., 615; Rulison, W.
H., 615.

Anderson, R. H., 615; Cumming, A., 615; Grower, W.
T. C., 615; Patten, —, 615; Hargous, P. A., 615; Ire-
land, D., 615; McGilvery, F., 616; Morgan, J. H., 616;
Whittier, E. H. Miss, 616; F.; French, A. C., 616; Has-
cell, M. S., 616; Johnson, H., 616; White, A. S., 616;
Clark, J. C., 616; Bartow, E. J., 616; Chambers, R. D.,
616; Thomson, G., 617; Faxon H. W., 617; Alverson,
J. D., 617; Howell, J. B., 617; Patton, H. L., 617; God-
win, A. C., 617; Rhodes, R. E., 617; Russell, D. A., 617;
Marshall, T. F., 617; Wells, R. W., 618; Conover T. A.,
618; Burnham, H., 618; Welch, N. E., 618; Williams, J.
W., 618; Baldwin, J. G., 618; Greenhow, R. A. Mrs., 618.
Bellamy, D., 618; Wood, R., 619; Piatt, L. K. Mrs.,
619; Winslow, N. Mrs., 619; Meigs, J. R., 619; Redfield,
J., 619; Amory, T. J. C., 619; Gregg, Gen., 619; Young,
E. M., 619; Willard, J., 619; Ohlenschlager, E., 619;
Wells, G. D.,619; Sanderson, J. P., 619; Wadkins, Gen.,
619; Mott, J. M., 619; Porter, L., 620; Bidwell, D. D.,
620; Thoburn, J., 620; Chandler, A., 620; Ramseur, S. D.,
620; Eels, M., 620; Cobb, L., 620; Fagan, J., 620; New-
ton, E. H., 620; Cahill, D. W., 621; Deering, Gen., 621;
Kiddoo, Col., 621; Greenleaf, B., 621; Adams, S. W.,
621; Pate, H. C., 621; Huntington, D., 621; Winans, B.
F., 621.

Thompson, R. H., 621; Swan, W. D., 621; Whitlock,
G. C., 621; Maxwell, T., 621; Medary, S., 622; Tolles, C.
W., 622; Elton, J. P., 622; Morris, P. V., 622; Stearns,
J., 622; Pitman, J., 622; Hopkins, J. A. P., 622; Tins-
lar, B. R., 622; Paine, J. W., 622; Cleburne, P. R., 622.
Boardman, D. S., 628; Sargeant, L. M., 623; Kitching,
J. H., 623; Leonard, L. W., 623; Savage, J. A., 628;
Farnham, E. W. Mrs., 623; De Forrest, O., 623; Hooker,
H., 623; Miner, Myrtilla Miss, 624; McClelland, A., 624;
Kessler, J., 624; Fox., J. L., 624; May, C. A., 624; Wood,
J. M., 624; Fillmore, J. S., 624; Cooke, E., 624; Orton,
A. G., 624.

Obituaries, Canadian.-Leitch, W., 625; Barber, J., 625;
Begg, W., 625; Graham, Sir E., 626; Kirk, W. A., 626:

628.
O'BRIEN, WILLIAM S.-Birth, 628; career, 628; death, 628.
Ohio.-Finances, 629; debt, 629; effect of the war on the

banks and debts, 629; troops contributed, 629; hundred
day men offered, 629; their services, 630; elections, 630;
agriculture, 630; statistics of the pork trade, 630; re-
form school, 631; its results, 631; statistics of the State,
631; colleges, 681; order of General Hooker relative to
raids, 681.
Ordnance.-Parrott guns, 632; experience with them, 632;
rifled guns used in the navy, 632; endurance of Parrott
guns, 633; metals suitable for guns, 633; Ames' wrought
iron gun, 684; Brooke gun, 634; improvements in small
arms, 634; cartridges, 635; Sharps' rifle, 686; Merrill
rifle, 636; Ashcroft rifle, 636; Greene's rifle, 636; May-
nard rifle, 687; Smith's breech loading, 638; Burnside
rifle, 638; Wesson rifle, 688; Bullard rifle, 639; Colt's
rifle, 640; Spencer's repeating rifle, 640; Henry's repeat-
ing rifle, 641; its construction, 642; very effective st
short distances, 642; incidents of its use, 642; Whit-
worth rifle, 643; its construction, 643.

Oregon.-Area, 643; state affairs, 643; terms of office, 643;
elections, 643; newspapers, 648.

ORTH, GODLOVE S.-Member of Congress from Indiana, 219;
on confiscation, 276.

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Patents.-Number of applications for, 643; number granted,
644; horse powers, 644; holder for bank bills, napkins,
&c., 644; potato plough, 644; ship machinery, 644; ver-
tical windlass, 645; cathead stopper, 645; heaving socket,
645; stoppers for hawse pipes, 645; naval ram, 645; um-
brellas, 645; lead pipes lined with tin, 645; lamps, 646;
atmospheric forge hammer, 646; lard manufacture, 647;
amalgamator for gold ore, 647.

PELISSIER, AMABLE J. J.-Birth, C48; career, 648; death,
648.

PENDLETON, George H.-Member of Congress from Ohio,
219; offers a resolution relative to the arrest of Vallan-
digham, 222; on the date of issuing the emancipation
proclamation, 267; on the guarantee of a republican gov-
ernment to States, 297; on the expulsion of Alexander
Long, 350; nominated for Vice-President, 793.
Pennsylvania.-Prosperity, 648; debt, 648; refusal to pay
interest in gold, 648; explanation of the State Treasurer,
649; finances, 649; military contribution, 649; system
of bounties, 649; votes of soldiers, 649; elections, 650;
invasion of the State by the enemy, 650; difficulties in
Clearfield County, 651; coal mined, 651; decisions of the
courts on legal tender notes, 651.

PERIT, PELATIAH.-Birth, 652; pursuits, 652; death, 652.
Peru.-Area, 652; government, 652; revenue, 652; army,
652; exploration of the Amazon, 652; involved in dif-
ficulty with Spain, 658; proceedings, 653, 654; proceed-
ings of foreign residents, 654; action of the Government,
654, 645.
Petroleum.-Nature and relations, 655; constituents, 656;
general chemical character, 657; use of rock oil for
illumination, 658; North American oil region, 659,
Pennsylvania, 659; West Virginia, 659; Ohio, 659;
Canada West, 660; California, 660; New York, 661;
Kentucky, 661; geological relations of petroleum, 661,
662; cavities, 662; contents, 663; geological position of
oil rocks in different localities, 663; nature of the strata,
664; dip of strata, 664; indications of petroleum, 665;
gas-springs, jets, 665; oil-springs, surface bitumen, 666

surface oil, 666; show of oil, 666; salt water, 666; sink-
ing of oil wells, 667; qualities of crude petroleum, 668;
refining of petroleum, 669; separation into distinct
products, 669; varieties of color, 670; burning oil, 670;
distinction between eastern and California oil, 670; pu-
rified oils, 671; uses of petroleum, 672; lubricating oil,
672; capital invested, 672; paraffine, 672; naphtha, 672;
residium, 672; tax on petroleum, 673; commerce of pe-
troleum, 678; durability of the oil supply, 678.
Physical Forces.-Correctness of investigation, 674; phi-
losophy of energy needed, 674; heat consists in the
movements of the atoms of matter, 674; a mode of mo-
tion, 674; light a mode of motion, 674; electricity some
kind of molecular motion, 675; the antecedent of elec-
tricity, 675; antagonisms in the molecular motions, 675;
waves of perturbation, 675; positive and negative waves
of perturbation, 676; summary of the argument, 676;
interesting results in the field of radiation, 676; how
may dark radiations be separated from others? 677; con-
version of heat into light, 677.

RANSOM, THOMAS E. G.-Birth, 716; military services, 716;
death, 616.

REEDER, ANDREW H.-Birth, 717; pursuits, 717; death, 717.
Reformed Churches.-Synods, classes, ministers, 717; mem-
bers, 717; meeting of General Synod, 717; proceedings,
717.

REID, DAVID B.-Birth, 717; pursuits, 718; death, 718.
Revolving Turrets.-The invention, 719; how received, 719;

advantages of the revolving turret, 719; details of the
structures, 721; main purpose of a land turret for harbor
defence, 721; the plan for vessels, 722.
Rhode Island.-Contribution of men for the Federal army,
728; drafting, 723; amendment to the Constitution, 728;
elections, 724; finances, 724; arrest of citizens, 724.
RICE, JAMES C.-Birth, 724; military services, 724; death,
724.

RICHARDSON, WILLIAM A.-Senator from Illinois, 219; on
emancipating the wives and children of colored soldiers,

278.

RIVES, JOHN C.-Birth, 724; pursuits, 724; death, 724.

Pneumatic Railway.—Trial trips, 678; plan of its operation,
678; results of trials, 678; details, 678.

POLK, LEONIDAS.—Birth, 679; clerical services, 679; military
services, 679; death, 679.

PORTER, WILLIAM D.-Birth, 680; naval services, 680;
death, 680.

POTTS, GEORGE.-Birth, 680; career, 680; death, 680.
POWELL, LAZARUS W.-Senator from Kentucky, 219; on

amending the Constitution, 264; on emancipation of the
wives and children of colored soldiers, 268.
Presbyterians.-Meeting of the General Assembly, 680;
proceedings, 681; McPheeter's case, 681; order of the
Secretary of War, 681; Presbytery of Nashville, 681;
Church in Kentucky, 681; Synods of Kentucky, 681;
New School Assembly, 682; resolutions on Church unity,
do. on the state of the country, 682; presbytery of East
Tennessee, 682; Cumberland Presbyterians, 688; united
Church, 683; General Assembly of insurrectionary
States, 683; resolutions on organic union of the Old
School, 684; Free Church at Edinburgh, 684.
Prisoners, Exchange of.-Numbers, 684; points of dispute,

684; correspondence, 685; principles involved, 685;
suspension of exchange, 685; appeal of prisoners to
President Lincoln, 685; exposure of officers to artillery
fire, 686.

Protest of Messrs. Wade & Davis against the proclamation

of the President relative to the bill of Congress for re-
organizing insurrectionary States, 307.

PRUYN, JOHN V. L.-Member of Congress from New York,
219; offers a resolution relative to the suppression of cer-
tain newspapers, 221; on amending the Constitution, 265.
Public Documents.-Message of President Lincoln, 687;
Message of Jefferson Davis in May, 691; do. in Novem-
ber, 693; plan of the Canadian Confederation, 698; En-
cyclical letter of Pope Pius IX., 701; syllabus, 704; in-
structions to Confederate cruisers, 707; proceedings rela-
tive to peace, 710; letter of Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams
on the same subject, 718; report of Messrs. Stephens,
Hunter, and Campbell relative to peace negotiations at
Fortress Monroe, 714; do. of Mr. Lincoln, 714.

Jersey, 219; offers a resolution on the conduct of the
war, 332.

ROLLINS, JAMES S.-Member of Congress from Missouri,
219; offers a resolution on the conduct of the war
831.
Roman Catholic Church.-Great increase of members, 725;
cathedral in Philadelphia, 725; Encyclical letter of the
Pope, 725; how received, 725; the Church in Austria,
726; do. Italy, 726; do. Spain, 726; do. Portugal, 726;
questions at issue, 727; liberal papers of Belgium, 727;
Catholic Congresses, 727.

Russia.-The Government, 727; nobility, 728; area, 728;
population, 728; religion, 728; finances, 728; commerce,
728; army, 728; navy, 729; Polish revolution, 729; sta-
tistics relative to, 729; war in the Caucasus, 730; paci-
fication of Poland and the Caucasus, 780; internal re-
forms, 730; constitutional form of government, 780;
fires in the provinces, 781.

S

San Domingo.-Area, 781; population, 731; effect of the
climate on the Spanish troops, 781; manifesto of the
President to the people, 732; military movements, 782;
proposition of President Jeffrard, 782; change of views
in Spain, 788;.

Sanitary Commissions.—Origin, 733; organizations, 788;
draft of powers asked for, 784; objects, 784; materiel of
volunteers, 784; prevention of disease, 784; relief, 784;
first commission, 784; tracts issued, 785; committees,
785; agents, 785; departments of work comprehended,
736; of general relief, 786; of special relief, 787; lodges,
787; cars, 787; steamers, 787; hospitals, 737; department
of field relief, 788; auxiliary relief corps, 788; expen-
ditures and receipts, 738; Western commission, 789;
order of Gen. Fremont, 789; other commissions, 740;
New England soldiers' relief, 740.

SANTANA.-Birth, 741; career, 741; death, 741
SAULSBURY, WILLARD.-Senator from Delaware, 217; on the
oath of a Senator, 223; on colored voters in Montana,
240; on amending the Constitution relative to slavery,

259.

SCHENCK, RORERT C.-Member of Congress from Ohio, 219;
offers resolutions on the object of the war, 333.
Schleswig-Holstein.-Question of succession, 741; action of
the Diet of Germany, 741; propositions of Prussia and
Austria, 742; resort to arms to carry them out, 742;
movement of troops, 742; crossing the Eider, 742; de-