Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-22


This valuable work, the only one of its kind
az tsnt contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight Thousand au-
ditional names of persons who have peen
connected with the Government since tne
signing of the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about FIFTEEN THOUSAND PER-
soNAL REFERENcEs in the volume. 1t em-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
ativcs and Senators who have served IN the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the feu.
eral and State Judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries, Executive Ofncers IN
all the Departments of the Nation, as well as
all the Governors of the States and Territo-
ries together with very large fran anoas nticiai
sources, calculated to illustrate the CROWN
and present condition of the Government OF
the United States. For greater CONVEX II nee
or reference. the Book is arranged in two
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS.
and come idea of the value and extent Of the
Tabular information which forms the SEQ.
oND PART, may be gathered from the sub
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress
The Declaration of independence.
Signers of the Declaration.
Delegates to the Continental Congress.
Sessions of the Continental Congress.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress
Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution of the United States.
Sessions of the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF the House of Representatives.
Presidents of the Senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks of the House of Representatives.
Chaplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers of the Civil Service,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes Tor President.
Political Parties.
The Justices of the Supreme Court.
Clerks of the Supreme Court.
| Marshals of the supreme Court.
| Justices of the Circuit. District and Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court of Claims.
| Organization of the Executive Depart.
menus.
Settlement of States and rritories.
Counties and Towns of the United States.
| Area of the United States.
Origin of the names OF States and Terrific
| ries.
| Length and Cost of American Wars.
| Chief Commanders of the Army.
Progress of Population in the United
Density of Population.
! Population and Ratio of Represent ntation,
| Pay Table of Civil Officers
| Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
| Education in the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America.
| The State and territorial Governors.
| The Seat of tho General Government.
Right of Suffrage in the United States.
| Qualifications of Elective officials.
| Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries.
| International Arbitrations and Commits.
| 81 nns.
/ Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives In
the United States.
| officials of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date of Publication.
Index by States of Federal Congress.
| General Index.
Besides its own value as work Of refer.
| ence, the Book forms a worthy adjunct to
every published history of the United States
and will be an indispensable acquisition tC
| every Public and Private Library In form it il
| royal octave of about 700 pages, well printed
| on good paper, and is sold in
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, for st OF
1 Half Morocco or Calf marbled edges 49,. 0(
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 OK
To be had from Agents and BOOKSELLER
| everywhor ere, bymail or express prepaid
| from JAMES ANGLIM, Publisher,
no13-tf 1924 f Street. Washington D. O.