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Eschylus' Agamemnon, translated by Ed-
ward Fitzgerald, notice of, 154.
African Explorers, article on, by Lau-
rence Oliphant, 383-403-great results
achieved in last twenty-five years, 383
Speke's discovery of the sources of the
Nile, 385-387-discovery of Tanganyka
and Victoria Nyanza Lakes by Captains
Burton and Speke in 1858, 385 - Speke's
discoveries revised by Stanley, 387-392-
Albert Nyanza, a backwater of the Nile,
392-Sir Samuel Baker's tribute to
Speke's memory and services, 393- Colo-
nel Long's brief trips and generous as-
sumptions, 393-396-explorations in the
Niam-Niam country, 397-Livingstone's
discovery of Lake Bangweolo, 397 - Con-
go, Ogowé, Lualaba, Welle, and other
rivers, 398-theories about Lake Tan-
ganyka, 399-401 Livingstone's great
achievements, 401- German and other
explorers, 402, 403.
American Politics, Points in, article on, by
R. H. Dana, Jr., 1-30-election by gen-
eral ticket, its evils, unfairness, demoral-
izing effect, giving enormous power to
politicians in large States, 2-6-elec-
toral colleges afford opportunity for fraud,
8-10-objections to direct popular vote
for president, 10, 11-term of president
should be six years, without re eligibility,
12-modes of ascertaining the vote, 13-
16-pressing importance of civil-service
reform, 16-21-objections to giving
Cabinet Ministers seats in Congress, 21-
23-resumption of specie payments, 23-
25 the Southern Question, 25-30
danger of allowing the army to assist at
elections, 28-duty to the negroes, 29.
Anglo-Saxon Law, Essays in, notice of,

Arctic Expedition, English, article on, by
Charles P. Daly, 229-245-excellent
equipment and promise of Sir George
Nares's expedition, 229-general outline
of its course and results, 230-235-sci-

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entifically and geographically a success
Mr. Markham's estimate, 2351- Nares's
conclusions, the Palæocrystic Sea, 237-
the open Polar Sea, origin of belief in it,
Ruysch's map, Mercator's, 238-
Itinerary of Jacob Cnoyen of Bolduck, 239
- Maury's theory, 240-effect of Gulf
Stream, 240-Dr. Kane's views, 241-
Dr. Hayes's, 242-Payer's discovery that
his supposed Polar Sea was but a polynia
243-use of Polar expeditions, 243-245.
Atlantic Monthly, Index to Vols. I. -
XXXVI., notice of, 336.

Auerbach, Berthold, his Nach dreissig Jah-
ren, notice of, 494.

Balzac, H. de, his Correspondance, notice of
314-318.

Beckwith, Arthur, his Majolica and Fay-
ence, notice of, 499.

Bixby, James T., his Similarities of Physical
and Religious Knowledge, notice of, 330.
Brillat-Savarin, his Physiologie du Gout
translated by R. E. Anderson, notice of
506-509.

Broughton, Rhoda, her Joan, notice of, 483-
485.

Burnaby, Fred, his A Ride to Khiva, notice
of, 512-514.

Christian Policy in Turkey, article on, by
Laurence Oliphant, 190-213-changes
in European nations from Crimean War to
1876, 191-effect of England's indica
tions of a "vigorous foreign policy," 192-
of the popular meetings and anti Turkish
speeches in England, 193-195- diffi
culty of Christians and Mahometans un
derstanding each other's supreme con
tempt, 196- Mahometan estimate
Christian hypocrisy, 197-200-great dif
ficulty of organizing any scheme of reform
for Turkish administration, 200-203-
hatred of Greeks for Slavs, 202-diplo
matic value of Turkish Constitution, 20:
-Turkish evils not merely those arising
from tyranny and corruption, 204-vari
ous races and religions in Turkey, 204-

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their hatred for one another, 205-
-con-
stant evils arising from political intrigues
of European consuls in Turkey, 206
Russian intrigues to prevent peace be-
tween Turkey and the provinces, 208-
general mismanagement of all Christian
efforts to help Turkey, 210-213.
Constitution, The American, article on, by
Oliver P. Morton, 341-346-distrust of
the people manifested by its framers, 341
-theory of presidential electors, and prac-
tice, 342-virtue and conservatism of the
American people, 344 - presidential elec-
tion of 1876 showed failure of electoral
system, 345.

Cowley, Abraham, article on, by William
Cullen Bryant, 368-382-now neglected,
though formerly so celebrated, 368 —
-his
love of poetry, 369- the "Davideis," 370
-374-contrasted portraits of Merab and
Michal, by Cowley, and of Minna and
Brenda Troil, by Scott, 370-373- Cow-
ley's "Pindaric Odes," 374-"The Com-
plaint," 375-poems on distinguished
persons, 377-his purity, 879-retire-
ment to the country, 380-general char-
acteristics of his poetry, 381.
Daniel Deronda, article on, by E. P. Whip-
ple, 31-52- George Eliot's largeness of
intellect, 32-wide-ranging sympathies,
33-comparative ease of portraying
"fixed" characters, 33 difficulty of ex-
hibiting character growing, 34 - popular
objections to "Daniel Deronda," 35 — its
proof that George Eliot's genius has not
reached its limits, 37 its remarkable
descriptions, characterizations, and satire
of English life, 38 the Meyricks, 38-
Herr Klesmer, 39-41- the four distinct
and remarkable characters of the work,
Gwendolen, 42-46- Deronda, 46-50 —
Mordecai, 50- - Mirah, 51.
Darwinism, The Triumph of, article on, by

John Fiske, 90-106-ordinary slow ac-
ceptance of a new scientific theory, 90-
triumph of Darwinism in eighteen years,
91-fallacy of theological objection to
scientific theories, 92-reference of a phe-
nomenon to Divine agency not a scientific
explanation, 93- - easy and positive proof
of Newtonian theory of gravitation, 94-
far greater difficulty, and utterly different
methods, of proving Darwinian theory,
95-general acceptance of Natural Selec-
tion, 96-misrepresented as only operating
occasionally, 97-no "fixity of species,"
99-natural selection proved by facts of
classification, 101 - by embryology and
morphology, 102-by geographical dis-
tribution and geological succession of
organisms, 103-paleontological history
of the ancestors of the horse, 105.
Daudet, Alphonse, his Sidonie, notice of,

325-327.

tive or unproductive capital, 419 — ex-
pressed in terms of money, 420 - differ-
ent functions of money, 421-coining
money should be confined to the supreme
government, 423-greenbacks made legal
tender by Congress, 423-duty and power
of government, after civil war, to furnish
the best possible money, 424-modes of
resumption, 425-recoinage, and reduc-
tion in value, of the dollar the easiest and
best way, 426-430-the government not
to do a banking business, but to furnish
the best measure of debt, 431-perma-
nent value of real estate, 432- -govern-
ment lies very demoralizing, 433, 434.
Demonology, article on, by R. W. Emerson,
179-190 character of dreams, their
hints and significance, 179-183 - animals
"the dreams of nature," 180-omens,
183-luck, 184- the demonic element,
described by Goethe, 185- the demonolo-
gic only a fine name for egotism, 187-
animal magnetism, 187 -the luck of
great men, 188 mesmerism, high life
below stairs, 189-folly of spiritism, 190.
Diman, J. L., his Alienation of the Edu-
cated Class from Politics, notice of, 156.
Doudan, X., his Melanges et Lettres, notice
of, 126-132.

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Eastern Question, The, article on, by Edwin
L. Godkin, 106-126- Grand Design of
Henry the Fourth, 106- Mussulman ag-
gressions from sixteenth to nineteenth cen-
tury, 108-diminished interest in Turkey
during eighteenth century, 109- the mas-
sacre of Scio, and Greek independence,
110-Turkey's good luck in 1849-50 in
refusing to surrender Hungarian and Polish
refugees, 111- lack of enterprise and civ-
ilizing purpose among Mohammedans, 112

their loss of official power in India, 113
-failure of college founded by Warren
Hastings, 114-no noteworthy improve-
ment in administration since 1855, 115-
tyranny of Turks over Christians, 116-
119-timidity and spiritlessness of Chris-
tians, 118-fierce arrogance of Mussul-
mans, 119-the Turks think their govern-
ment highly successful, 120 - pleasant
socially, 121-legislative and constitution-
al schemes of no use to protect the Chris-
tians, 122-what they need, 123 — a for-
eign armed Christian force necessary, 125.
Ehrenfreuchter, Fr., his Christenthum und
Moderne Weltauschauung, notice of, 148-

150.

Electoral Commission, The, and its Bear-
ings, article on, by Charles R. Buckalew,
161-178 8-serious defects of electoral
system, 163-166-Electoral Commission
Act of 1877, 166-need of a permanent
statute, 167-169-decisions by the Com-
mission, 169-Mr. Maish's proposed con-
stitutional amendment regarding presi-
dential elections, 170-173 - important
objects it would secure, 173-theory of
single term, 174-178-résumé, 178.
European Diplomacy, Revelations of, article
on, by Karl Blind, 347-367-cipher tele-

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gram'of de Novikoff, Russian ambassador
at Vienna, to Mr. Ionin, Russian consul at
Ragusa, in 1870, to promote insurrection,
348- Khalil Bey's confidential reports
respecting Count Beust's friendship for
Russia and Count Andrassy's hostility,
348-351-these documents never denied,
351 European astonishment at cam-
paign in favor of Russian policy by Mr.
Gladstone and others, 352- Swinburne's
brave "Note," 353-history of the Polish
rising of 1863-64, 354-366 English
sentiment in favor of Poland, 355- Lord
John Russell's backsliding, 357 - Polish
insurrection not "Communistic,'
planned from abroad, 358- Mazzini's
relation to it, 359-friendliness of Aus-
tria-Hungary, 360 Polish aspirations
revived in 1859, 361 the committees,
362-reasons for giving the signal for
rising, 363 Louis Napoleon's desire to
intervene, 364 - insurrection crushed,
865 Kosciuszko's letter repudiating the
expression Finis Poloniæ, 366.
Ferrier, David, his Functions of the Brain,
notice of, 310-314.

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Fichte, I. H., his Questions and Considera-
tions upon the newest Development of
German Speculation, notice of, 146.
Fox-Bourne, H. R., his Life of John Locke,
notice of, 136–141.

Griffis, William E, his The Mikado's Em-
pire, notice of, 151.

Grimm, Herman, his Goethe, notice of, 509.
Harte, Bret, article on, by E. S. Nadal, 81-90

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- his dialect poems best, 81-excellence
of his short stories, 82-same names fre-
quently recurring, but not quite the same
people, Starbottle, and John Oakhurst, 83
-humor overworked, 86 admires his
characters in the wrong places, 87-"Two
Men of Sandy Bar," poor literature, poor
play, 88-Mr. Harte's style, 89.
Hugo, Victor, his La Légende des Siècles,
notice of, 487-489.

Insurance Crisis, The, article on, by Shep-
pard Homans, 254-264-scientific basis
of life-insurance, 255 - vast growth of
life-insurance in United States, 255-257
- what rights have policy-holders in the
companies' vast accumulations, 257
distinction between deposit portion of
premium, and insurance portion, 258-
disgraceful failure of certain companies,
259-greatest defect in life-insurance,
liability to forfeiture, 259- no need of
present stringent regulations, 260 - deci-
sion of Justice Bradley, 262-1
- the con-
tribution plan," 262-no necessity of
confining life-insurance to plan of level
premiums, 1263-suggested reforms and
improvements, 263, 264.

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Keats, John, his Poetical Works, edited by
Lord Houghton, notice of, 500.
Kingsley, Charles, his Life and Letters, no-
tice of, 511.

Kinkel, Gottfried, his Mosaic for Art His-
tory, notice of, 147.
Kismet, notice of, 327.

Landor, W. S., his Works and Life, notice

of, 132-136.

Lanfrey, P., his History of Napoleon the
First, Vol. III., notice of, 155.
Lange, John Peter, his Commentary, Vol.
XIII., notice of, 320–322.

Loring, George B., his Farmyard Club of
Jotham, notice of, 333-335.
Martineau, Harriet, article on, by James
Freeman Clarke, 435-450-the volumi-
nousness and range of her writings, 435-
437-the noble motive of her work, 437
-censorious character of her autobiog-
raphy, 438-all she had known sum-
moned into the judgment-hall of Osiris-
Martineau, 439-her visit to America,
experiences, and acquaintances, 441-443

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her cure by mesmerism and adoption of
Mr. Atkinson's philosophy, 443-447- of-
fence given by James Martineau's article in
"Prospective Review," 448- Mrs. Chap-
man's unjust disparagement of Dr. Chan-
ning, 449-of Unitarian ministers, 450.
Morris, William, his Sigurd the Volsung,
notice of, 323-325.

Mozley, J. B., his University Sermons, no-
tice of, 337.

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New Publications, 159, 338-340, 515.
New York State Survey, Report of the Board
of Commissioners, notice of, 504-506.
Painting in America, The Progress of, arti-
cle on, by the Editor, 451-464-1
- present
love of sensation, 451-Puritans cared
not for art, 452 Smybert and Copley,
453 greater encouragement for Ameri-
can artists in last century in Europe, 454
Stuart, 455-American landscape
school, its excellences, 455, 456-great
services of American Art Union, 457-
second period of American art, - great
demand for pictures among men enriched
during the war, 457-John Rogers, 458

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French paintings, and imitations of
French, in great request, 459 — advanta-
ges of foreign study, 460-excellent in-
struction now attainable in America, 460
- examples of fine work at the Academy
of Design, 462-need of an Annual Na-
tional Exhibition, 462- promise of great
excellence in future, 463, 464.

Physical Science, Recent Progress in, 475-
480-new international platinum-iridi-
um standard of length, 475- extinction
of one musical sound by another, 475
experiments with the radiometer, 476-
478-divided circles on glass, 478-spec-
troscopic measurement of sun's rotation,
478-protection of buildings from light-
ning, 479-gallium and neptunium, 480.
Poetry and Verse-Making, article on, by
Charles T. Congdon, 246-254-how to
deal with bad poets, 246-origin of com-
monplace poetry, 248-Mr. Branagan's
"Avenia," 249-biography of a little
cambric-clad book of verses, 250-trans-
formations of unsuccessful poetasters, 251
-Peacock's "Vendetta," 253 -verse-
making possibly innocent recreation, 254.
Political Reflexions by a Japanese Traveller,