Alphabetical Index.

A.

• Accolade 130
• Alabama claims:
  • report of the clerk of the court of commissioners 615
• Argentine Republic:
  • dispute with Chili respecting boundary 7
  • treaty with Brazil and Paraguay respecting boundary 9
• Arnim, Count Harry von:
  • sentenced to penal servitude 166
• Asylum:
  • refused by the United States minister in Bolivia in the case of Mr. Suariz 17
  • his course approved 18
  • proposed abolition or modification of the practice of granting asylum in Hayti 321
  • same subject; correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Haytian minister 338–344
• Austria-Hungary:
  • legislation respecting religious communities in the empire 11
  • military budget compared with the budgets of France, Russia, and Germany, 13
  • cordial addresses between the government and the Delegations 14

B.

• Bianchi, Albert:
  • is sentenced to imprisonment, without trial, for the publication of attacks upon the Mexican government; is subsequently released by the supreme court 408
• Bolivia:
  • change of government in 19
• Bonin Islands:
  • report respecting, made by the British consul at Kanagawa 354–357
• Borrero, Dr. Antonio:
  • elected President of Ecuador 101
  • his proclamation 101
• Brazil:
  • law for the punishment of foreign subjects for crimes committed out of Brazil 25
  • same subject; attitude of the United States and Great Britain respecting the said law 26
  • decline in the sugar-trade of the empire 26
• Brenk, Rev. Julius D.:
  • letter addressed to him by Archbishop Ledochowski and his reply thereto 164
• Brent:
  • applies for a writ of habeas corpus 250
• Burley, Bennet:
  • his case cited in support of the position of the United States in the case of Winslow 261–264
• Burriel, Gen. Juan:
  • his letter to the Revue des Deux Mondes 488–493
  • the minister at Madrid instructed to inquire into the truth of General Burriel’s statements, and when and where the Spanish government intends to institute proceedings against him 49
  • correspondence between Mr. Cushing and the minister of state on the above subject; disavowal of General Burriel’s publication and explicit denial of his statement 494–498
  • delay of the Spanish government in taking ground against General Burriel’s acts is unsatisfactory to the United States 500
  • further correspondence respecting proceedings against him 501–514
  • his promotion; the Spanish government is asked to explain the circumstance 514–517
  • explanation given by the minister of state 517
  • further correspondence between Mr. Cushing and the minister of state respecting the stipulation of the protocol as to the trial of officers implicated in the Virginius affair 521–525
  • dispatch from the Secretary of State reviewing the course of Spain and directing that the
  • trial of Burriel be insisted on 525–529
  • further correspondence resulting in an assurance that Burriel would be brought to trial 529–535

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C.

• Caldwell, Richard B.:
  • his case cited in connection with the position of the “United States in the case of Winslow 265–268
• Canal:
  • report made to the Colombian congress by a commission upon an interoceanic canal 76–82
  • contract between the Colombian government and Anthoine de Gogorza for the construction of an interoceanic canal 87–93
• Canal, Boisrond:
  • forms a provisional government in Hayti 330
  • his character 334
• Carlos, Don:
  • his reception in Mexico 405
• Centenary:
  • of American independence, proclamation of the President respecting the same 2, 3
  • celebrated at Buenos Ayres 10
  • letter of congratulation on the occasion from the Emperor of Austria-Hungary to the
  • President, and reply of the President 16
  • congratulations by telegraph from the Princess Regent of Brazil, and reply of the President 28
  • congratulatory letter from the central committee of the Israelite Alliance to the President 119
  • acknowledgment of the same 120, 121
  • letter of congratulation to the President from the Emperor of Germany, and reply of the
  • President 173
  • anniversary celebrated in Hayti 332
  • congratulatory letter addressed to the President by the Emperor of Russia; reply of the
  • President 441
• Central America:
  • synoptical report upon the republics of 28–36
• Chili:
  • dispute with the Argentine Republic respecting boundary 7
  • review of recent political history of 39
  • wool exported free of duty 42
• China
  • proclamation issued at Peking against assaulting and posting offensive placards respecting
  • foreigners 42
  • scheme for a railroad at Shanghai 43, 50
  • opening of coal mines 44
  • necessity for a uniform currency in 45
  • circular to consuls respecting missionaries 46
  • treaty with Peru 48
  • emigration to the United States 49
  • contract for a telegraph between Foochow and Amoy canceled 55
  • correspondence respecting maltreatment of Chinese in California 57–59
  • replies of Dr. Williams to inquiries respecting the Chinese, addressed to him by a committee of Congress 61
  • opening of the first railroad in China 71
  • proposal to adjust the Lekin question contemplated by the British minister 73
  • negotiations respecting the attack on Mr. Margary and the Brown party 73
  • indemnity to be paid by China 75
• Coinage:
  • laws of the German Empire respecting the same 166–172
• Collisions at sea:
  • report of a committee in Great Britain respecting regulations for preventing the same 182–202
• Colombia:
  • meeting of the national congress and message of the President 82
  • report of Secretary for Foreign Affairs 84
  • inauguration of President Parra 86
  • out break in the state of Cauca 93
  • measures taken for its suppression 94
  • defeat of the insurgents at Los Chancos 94–97
• Condon, Edward O’M.:
  • instructions to the minister of the United States at London, in accordance with a joint resolution of Congress, requesting the President to take steps for the release of Condon 176
  • correspondence between the United States minister and the British government on the subject 178
• Consolidation:
  • of certain missions in South America; obstacles thereto 419
• Corea:
  • hostilities between Coreans and Japanese 348
  • conclusion of treaty with Japan 370
  • reception of the minister sent from Japan; resources of the country 370
• Cortina, General:
  • joins the Mexican revolutionists; hispronunciamiento 402
• Crédit Foncier:
  • operations of 114–117
• Cuba:
  • award of the Cuban loan at Madrid 460
  • same subject; royal order respecting the loan 465–468
  • minutes of the proceedings for the negotiation of the same 468–472
  • sugar trade with the United States 463–465
  • General Martinez Campos appointed commander-in-chief of the Spanish army in Cuba 473–475
  • great efforts made by the government to quell the rebellion 473
  • appointment of General Jovellar as governor-general of Cuba 486
• Customs regulations:
  • construed unfavorably to officer of United States Navy at Rio de Janeiro 22

D.

• Daza, General Hilarion:
  • is chosen provisional President of Bolivia 10
  • his triumphal entry into La Paz 20
• Denmark:
  • social condition and education of the Danish people 97–100
• Domingue, General:
  • President of Hayti; his overthrow and escape 325–330

E.

• Ecuador:
  • election of Dr. Antonio Borrero to the presidency 101
  • the proclamation of the new President 101
  • revolutionary movement at Guayaquil 103
• Egypt:
  • the proclamation of the President respecting the new tribunals 1,602
  • military operations against Abyssinia 594
  • decree of the Khedive respecting the new codes of laws 595
  • defeat of the Egyptian troops by the Abyssinians 600
• Emigration:
  • from China to Peru 48,418
  • from China to the United States 49
• Explosive materials:
  • suggestions of the British government respecting the United States statutes relative to their shipment 202
• Extradition. (See Brent, Jones, Smith, Winslow.)

F.

• Finances:
  • of France 117, 123
  • of Peru 420–423
  • of Russia 438
  • new loan of the city of Paris 120
• France:
  • reception of the diplomatic corps by the President; adjournment of the National Assembly 104
  • features of the new constitution 105
  • result of the elections 106
  • opening of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies 107
  • depreciation of silver; solutions of the difficulty proposed in different countries 109–113
  • commercial treaties under consideration 114
  • operations of the Credit Foncier 114
  • financial progress 117
  • new loan of the city of Paris 120
  • prorogation of the French Parliament; beneficial results of its measures; death of Casimir Périer and Wolowski 122, 123

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G.

• Geographical Congress, International:
  • close of its labors 104
• Germany:
  • law proposed for the organization of the Lutheran Church 130–134
  • report made upon the subject by Mr. Coleman 143–149
  • further report on the same subject 150–154
  • same subject; text of the law as passed 154–163
  • dissolution of the Prussian Parliament 165
• Gogorza, Anthoine de:
  • his enterprise for the construction of a ship-canal across the isthmus of Darien 87–93
• Greece:
  • revocation of an order prohibiting the sale of the Scriptures and other works in Greece 309–316
  • order for the exchange of foreign silver coins 316
  • discovery at Athens of an ancient treaty between the Athenians and Chalcidians 445 B. C 317
• Greppi, Count:
  • his pamphlet relative to the election of popes 449

H.

• Hawaiian Islands:
  • treaty with the United States, proclamation of the President concerning the same 3
  • proclamation of the same by the Hawaiian government 318
• Hayti:
  • embarkation of political offenders 320
  • proposed modification or abolition of the practice of granting a ylum to refugees in the
  • foreign legations and consulates 321
  • revolutionary movement apprehended 323
  • success of the revolution; downfall of Domingue’s government and death of Rameau 325–330
  • new government does not concur with the old as to terminating the treaty of 1864 with the United States, but desires its continuance 331, 337
  • election and inauguration of Boisrond Canal as President of the republic 333
  • his character 334
• Honduras:
  • political affairs in, change of presidency 36–39
  • proclamation of President Medina 38
• Hunting regulations, Japanese:
  • claim of Japanese government to the fines adjudged by foreign consuls 350
  • such claim cannot be conceded under the laws of the United States 366

I.

• Indians:
  • the minister of the United States in Mexico is instructed to suggest to the government that such remnants of the Kickapoo and Lipan tribes of Indians be removed into the interior of the country 387
  • same subject; action of the legation in Mexico 387–391
  • further correspondence on the subject 393
• Ivanheimer, Baron:
  • acknowledgment of courtesy extended by him to the United States steamer Lancaster 21

J.

• Japan:
  • address of the Empress at the inauguration of a female normal school 349
  • right of the municipal council of Nagasaki to maintain actions in the consular court of the United States 350–353, 374–377
  • report of the Postmaster-General 357–362
  • various statistics relating to the country 362
  • restrictions upon the press 363–366
  • same subject; right of the government to enforce the press-laws 367
  • laws of the empire respecting the publication and copyright of books 371–374
  • treaty of 1866 with the United States; other powers having similar convention with Japan; convention of 1869 with North Germany 380
  • message of the Emperor to the Genroin, with a view of framing a constitution for the empire 381
  • second annual report of the minister of education 382–386
  • national-bank laws 386
• Jones, Charles P.:
  • fugitive from justice in the United States under arrest in Canada; reasons for not making application for his surrender 308

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K.

• Khokand:
  • recently annexed to Russia; account of the country 438

L.

• Lawrence:
  • no proceedings whatever taken against him not based upon the particular charge of forgery upon which he was surrendered 305
• Ledochowski, Archbishop:
  • correspondence with Pastor Brenk respecting the latter’s recognition of the church laws of Prussia 164
• Lerdo de Tejada:
  • President of Mexico, his re-election 407, 409–411
  • his address on the opening of the Mexican Congress 413
• Lew Chew Islands:
  • observance by Japan of its agreement with the United States respecting the islands 379
• Lutheran church:
  • proposed law for the organization of, in Germany 130–134
  • report made by Mr. Coleman on the subject 143–149
  • further report upon the same subject 150–154
  • same subject, text of the law as passed 154–163

M.

• Margary:
  • indemnity to be paid by China for his murder 75
• Medina, José Maria:
  • provisional president of Honduras, his proclamation respecting the presidency 38
• Mexico:
  • outbreaks in various parts of the country 391
  • newspaper article upon the commercial and political condition of Mexico 394
  • progress of the revolution 396–398
  • comments of Mexican newspapers respecting certain resolutions in the United States House of Representatives respecting the raids across the Mexican frontier 398–402
  • pronunciamiento issued by General Cortina 402
  • advantages gained by the Government against the revolutionary forces; attempts of the latter to prevent the election for President 405
  • article by Mr. Matias Romero, discussing the question of a reciprocity treaty with the United States 406
  • Lerdo de Tejada receives majority of votes in the presidential election 407
  • Mexican press on the re-election of President Lerdo 409–411
  • removal of members of the cabinet 411–413
  • opening of the Congress; address of President Lerdo 413
  • report of the agent of the United States before the United States and Mexican Claims Commission 617–620
• Minorca:
  • sub-governor of, prohibits advertisements of movements of evangelical sects in the journals of Mahon 450
• Monroe, James:
  • extract from the journal of the national convention of August 15, 1794, respecting his reception as minister from the United States 129
• Mosquito chief:
  • British consul at Greytown authorized to act as his agent in connection with subsidy due from Nicaragua and Honduras 179

N.

• Nordenskjöld, Prof. A. E.:
  • his expedition to Nova Zembla and the Yenisei River 535–537
• North Boundary Commission:
  • acknowledgment by the British commissioner of courtesies extended to him by military and civil officers of the United States 204

P.

• Paine, Thomas:
  • curious letter addressed by him to Danton 126–128
• Paraguay:
  • rejoicing upon the departure of the troops of the allies 607
• Pardo, Don Manuel:
  • banquet given by him on the occasion of his retirement from the presidency of Peru 424
• Paris:
  • new loan issued by the city 120
• Parra, Señor Don Aquileo:
  • his inauguration as President of Colombia 86
• Passports:
  • change in the mode of recording passports at the legation at Berlin, and statistics respecting those issued in 1875 134–143
• Périer, Casimir:
  • his death 123
• Peru:
  • treaty with China, its objects 48
  • election of General Prado to the Presidency 415
  • political and financial affairs 416
  • production of sugar 417
  • political outbreaks 423
  • review of the political situation 428
  • attack on the residence of Ex-President Pardo 430
• Philippopolis:
  • productions and trade of 586–591
• Pope:
  • intervention formerly exercised by Spain in the election of the Popes 449
• Portugal:
  • abolition of slavery in the Portuguese possessions; correspondence respecting the notice thereof in the message of President Grant 432–435
• Prado, General Mariano Ignacio:
  • is elected President of Peru 415
  • his inauguration 426
• Prim, General Juan:
  • report of the prosecuting officer in the proceedings respecting the assassination of General Prim 455–460

R.

• Rameau, Septimus:
  • his tyrannical rule in Hayti 324
  • threatens barbarous measures against the revolutionists 325
  • his assassination 328
  • his character 329
• Rosenbaum:
  • case of his extradition cited in the case of Winslow 221
• Russia:
  • finances 438
  • projected railway between Warsaw and Marienburg 440

S.

• Salonica:
  • reports of the affair at, by Mr. Lazzaro, United States consular agent 569–572, 574
• Santa Anna, General Antonio Lopez:
  • his death at Mexico 405
• Smith, Maraine:
  • arrested in Canada for murder committed in the United States; reason for not making a formal request for his surrender 307
• Soto, Marco A.:
  • proceeds to the assumption of the Provisional Presidency of Honduras 36
• Spain:
  • law of succession to the throne from the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella to the present time 442
  • its connection with the Carlist revolution 444
  • religious toleration legalized by an article of the new constitution 416
  • prominent features of the new constitution 446
  • religious question growing out of the action of the sub-governor of Minorca 450–454
  • condition of the Spanish navy 461
  • religious question; interpretation of the eleventh article of the new constitution 476
  • same subject; opinion of Don Manuel Alonso Martinez on the true meaning of the said article 478–482
  • same subject; royal order regulating religious liberty 482–486
• Stephens, Rev. John L.:
  • punishment of his assassins in Mexico 386
• St. Michael:
  • charges made by the governor for passports issued to destitute American seamen; restitution of the amount paid ordered 435
• Suez Canal:
  • purchase of the Khedive’s shares by Great Britain 596–600
• Sweden and Norway:
  • amendment of the constitution 538
  • poor-laws; statistics, history, and causes of pauperism in the kingdom 538–552
  • the civil service of Sweden 553–564
• Switzerland:
  • proposed law for the punishment of the disturbance of religious peace 564–566
  • organization of a national Catholic Church 566
  • law respecting the acquisition of Swiss citizenship 567

T.

• Telegraph:
  • contract for, between Foochow and Amoy canceled 55
  • Direct United States Cable Company applies to the minister of the United States in London for protection of the cable from injury 174
  • same subject; views of the Secretary of State 175
• Tunis:
  • murder and disturbance at 603
  • minister’s request to the United States vice-consul as to the non-interference of Israelites in such cases deemed reasonable 605
• Turkey:
  • dethronement of Abdul-Aziz and accession of Murad V 568
  • assassination of ministers assembled in council 572
  • description of the Turkish navy 575–578
  • war in the northern provinces 578–582
  • Murad V declared incompetent, on account of malady, and Abdul Hamid proclaimed Sultan 583
  • inauguration of the new Sultan 584
  • cessation of the effect of commercial treaties; raising of the duties on imports 591–593

U.

• Uruguay:
  • revolution and change of government 605–607

V.

• Venezuela:
  • annual message of the President 609–612
  • trade with the United States 612–614
• Virginius, the:
  • presentation to the Spanish government by the minister of the United States of the views of his Government respecting the execution of passengers and crew of the vessel 499
  • presentation of the views of the United States Government by the minister approved 500

W.

• Winslow, Ezra D.:
  • telegraphic order for his arrest in London 204
  • his arrest 205, 208
  • the minister of the United States in London is instructed to make application for his surrender 205
  • British government declines to surrender the prisoner without promise that he shall be tried only for the extradition crime 206, 207
  • the United States Government declines to make such a promise 208
  • note of Lord Derby on the subject to the chargé d’affaires of the United States, and t latter’s reply 209
  • dispatch of Secretary Fish upon the position taken by the British government 210, 218
  • further note of Lord Derby upon the subject 219
  • memorandum of a conversation between Mr. Fish and Sir Edward Thornton 222
  • the chargé d’affaires of the United States asks temporary postponement of the release of the prisoner; he is informed that his course is without instructions 223
  • reply of Lord Derby to Mr. Fish’s dispatch of March 31, 1876 227–230
  • rejoinder of Mr. Fish 233–244
  • unauthorized suggestion by the United States chargé d’affaires in London for an additional article to the treaty of 1842; conversation between Mr. Fish and Sir Edward Thornton respecting an additional article 246–249
  • discharge of Winslow from custody 253
  • message of the President to Congress respecting the case of Winslow and the extradition treaty with Great Britain 253
  • further note from Lord Derby 257–261
  • English newspaper articles respecting the case 269–272, 303
  • speeches of Lords Granville, Derby, Cairns, and Selborne 272–303
• Wolowski:
  • his death 123
• Wool:
  • exported free of duty from Chili 42
• Woosung:
  • opening of the first railroad in China 71
• Wuchang:
  • disturbance at the military hospital there 53