HEROIC DEEDS OF HEROIC MEN. (Illustrated).......J. S. C. Abbott 296, 444, 581, 784

HIGH DAYS IN A VIRGINIAN VILLAGE..........

HOME, COST OF A...............

HOUR AT SEA

..John Leyburn 183

.......J. W. Perkins 660

.... Harriet E. Prescott 250

ITALIAN BRIGANDS, THREE MONTHS WITH. (Illustrated).......A. H. Guernsey 286

MIDSUMMER.....

MISS INGERSOLL'S PRIDE........

MISS LETITIA..............

MISSISSIPPI RIVER, THE.

MISS STUYVESANT..........................

MRS. ROTH'S BRIDAL TOUR.......

MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS.

UNITED STATES. -The President's Peace Proclama-

tions, 122, 670. Texas not included; the Texas Con-

vention, 122. Texas restored, 670. Passage of the Civil

Rights Bill; Speeches of Senators Trumbull and John-

gon, 123. Analysis of the Vote, 124. General Butler's

Plan of Reconstruction, 124. Plan proposed by the

Committee of Fifteen, 124, 260, 398. Amendments to

the Constitution and Bills, 124, 261, 398. Revenue Bill

reported, 125. Bill for equalizing Bounties, 125. Colo-

rado as a State, 125, 261. Alexander H. Stephens on

the Condition of Georgia, 125. The New Jersey Sena-

torship, 125, 807. Election in Connecticut, 126. In

Maine and Vermont, 806. The Cholera, 126, 531. The

French in Mexico, 126, 399. Mr. Seward's Dispatch,

Reply of M. Drouyn de Lhuys; French Troops to be

withdrawn, 126. Austria and Mexico, 127, 399. In-

structions to our Minister at Vienna, 127. The Recon-

struction Plan passed by the House, amended in the

Senate, 260. Mr. Stevens's new Plan, 261. The Colo-

rado Bill passed, and Vetoed by the President, 261.

Views of the Cabinet on Reconstruction: Speeches of

Messrs. Seward, Stanton, M'Culloch, and others, 261.

Indictment of Jefferson Davis, 263. Death of Winfield

Scott, 263. The Fenians, 263, 398. The Fenians in

Maine, 263. Resolution proposing Amendments to the

Constitution, as passed, 398. Fenian Raid into Canada,

398. The Philadelphia "National Union Convention,"

529, 669. Call for the Convention, 529. Mr. Seward's

Letter, 529. Resignations of Mr. Speed, Attorney-Gen-

eral, Mr. Dennison, Postmaster-General, and Mr. Har

lan, Secretary of the Interior, 529. The Restoration of

Tennessee, 529. The President's Message thereupon,

530. Nebraska, 539. The Freedmen's Bureau, 530.

Adjournment of Congress, 530. The prominent Acts of

the Session, 530. Grant appointed General, Sherman

Lieutenant-General, Farragut Admiral, and Porter

Vice-Admiral, 531. Conflagration at Portland, 531.

Riot at New Orleans, 531. Laying of the Atlantic Tel-

egraph Cable, 531. The Philadelphia Convention;

Declaration of Principles and Address, 669. Speech

of Governor Orr, of South Carolina, 670. Restoration

of Texas, 670. The Message of Governor Throckmorton,

670. General Granger's Report on the Condition of the
South, 670. Speech of General Butler, 671. The Pres-
ident's Tour, 671, 807. Convention of Southern Loyal-
ists, 806. The New York State Conventions, 806. Elec-
tions in Vermont and Maine, 806. Constitutional

N. G. Shepherd 443

.Nora Perry 322

Louise Chandler Moulton 96

....John F. Dillon 511

..Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 336

William W. Sikes 611

Amendment ratified by New Jersey, 807. The Presi-

dent's Tour; unfavorable Reception at various Places

his Speeches, 807. Laying of the Corner-Stone of the

Douglas Monument; Mr. Dix's Oration and Mr. Sew-

ard's Speech, 807.

FOREIGN. The French in Mexico, 126, 399, 532, 671.

Austria and Mexico, 127, 399. Prussia and Austria,

127, 264, 399, 533, 672, 807. Grounds of the War be-

tween Prussia and Austria, 128. Bismarck's Circular to

the German States, 128. Bombardment of Valparaiso

by the Spaniards, 128. The Spanish Attack upon Cal-

lao, 263. Italy and Austria, 264. M. Rouher's Decla-

ration in the French Legislature, 264. Reply of M.

Thiers, 264 Napoleon's Speech at Auxerre, 264. The

proposed European Congress, 264, 399. Financial Panic

in Europe, 264. Statement of the British Chancellor

of the Exchequer, 264. Debts of the European Nations,

264. The War on the Plata, 399, 532, 672, 807. Bat-

tle at Estara Bellaco, 399. Napoleon on the European

Congress, 399. Austria, Prussia, and the Diet, 399.

Prussia and Italy declare War against Austria, 399.

The Prussian Manifesto, 399. The Austrian Manifesto,

400. Battle at Tuguity, on the Plata, 532. Resigna-

tion of the British Ministers, and Formation of a new

Cabinet, 532. Lord Derby on the Policy of the Gov-

ernment, 532. Action on the Jamaica Riots, 532. The

Miantonomoh in Europe, 593. The Prussians overrun

Hanover and Saxony, 533. Battle of Custozza; the

Italians defeated by the Austrians, 533. Progress of

the Prussians: Battles of Nachod, Trautenau, München-

gratz, and Gitschin, 533. The great Battle of Sadowa,

the Austrians defeated, 533. Austria cedes Venetia to

France, 534. The Emperor of Austria's Manifesto to his

People, 534. Battles of Kissingen and Aschaffenburg,

534. Operations in Italy, 534. Naval Battle at Lissa,

534. Negotiations for Peace, 534, 672, 807. Maximilian's

Blockade of Matamoras declared void, 672. The United

States and Mexico, 672. Battle at Presburg, 672.

liminary Treaty between Prussia and Austria, 672.

Acquisitions made by Prussia, 672. The Population of

the European Powers, 672. Venetia ceded by France to

Italy, 672. Prorogation of the British Parliament, 672.

Treaties between Prussia, Austria, and Bavaria, 807.
Hanover annexed to Prussia, 808. Remonstrance of
Hanoverian Deputies, 808. The French Circular, 80S.
Insurrection in Candia, SOS. War on the Plata, SOS.
Secret Treaty between the Allies, 808.

NATIONAL CEMETERIES. (Illustrated)............

NEWSPAPERIANA..........

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS...........

OLD TIMES AND NEW.......

OPENING OF THE MISSISSIPPI. (Illustrated)......................

OUTSIDE WORLD, THE.....

Pre-

.....Jane Thorneypine 234

Louise Chandler Moulton 503

Louise Chandler Moulton 744

...James F. Russling 310

...Joseph J. Belcher 366

........Joseph J. Belcher 781

.....A. L. Carroll 793

J. S. C. Abbott 296

.Louise E. Chollet 112

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF THE WAR.............D. H. Strother 1, 137, 409, 545

PICKED UP AT SEA.....

PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT, A............................................

REESE RIVER COUNTRY, THE. (Illustrated).................

....Robert D. Carter 750

....Lavinia Goodell 106

.....J. Ross Browne 26

WAR, RECOLLECTIONS OF THE. (Illustrated)............D. H. Strother 1, 137, 409, 545

WILMINGTON DURING THE BLOCKADE......

WORK-HOUSE AT BLACKWELL'S ISLAND. (Illustrated)......... W. H. Davenport 683

97. Plan of Cemetery at Chattanooga. 98. Andersonville, View from Gate.. 99. Amenities of the War 100. The Drum Ecclesiastic

101. Compromise, Duty and Laziness 102. Camp, Sugar-Loaf Mountain... 103. Head-Quarters near Hyattstown.

318 149. Fixed on a Waterfall
320 150. Washing-Barge...
409 151. French Fishers
412 152. Chain Barrier
414 153. Samuel R. Curtis
414 154. Battle of Pea Ridge.
415 155. James G. Blunt

104. Masked Battery, Edward's Ferry.... 417 156. Francis J. Herron 105. Topographical Camp, Darnestown... 421 | 157. Rabb's Battery.

106. Battery at Edward's Ferry

107. Adam the Minstrel. . . . .

108. View from Head-Quarters

109. Keep away, Indians!

110. Comanche Lodges.

111. The Ranchero and Comanches.

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580

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585

588

589

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682

682

112. Origin of the Tonkawa Indians. 432 164. The Cider Mill...
113. Head of the Ke-che-a-qui-ho-no River 434 165. Pouring out Apples
114. Crossing the Rocky Mountains... 436 166. Sucking Cider....
115. Arrival near Fort Massachusetts
116. Stampede of Horses and Mules.
117. The Grizzly Bear..
118. Jim Baker's Fight.
119. Texas Rangers

438 167. The Work-House, Blackwell's Island 683
439 168. Interior of Wing, Work-House..... 684
440 169. Hoop-Skirt Factory

126. Signal-Station, Montgomery County.. 547 178. Mess-Room..

697

548 179. Interior of a Cell

697

550 180. Prisoners getting Ice.

698

129. Machines for Field Reconnoissance.. 558 181. Building Sea-Wall. 130. Camp Seminary, Alexandria

131. Winter Camp of Fourth New Jersey 561 132. The Seminary Pump..