Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-01

This valuable work, the only one OF Its kind
extant, contains about seven Thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight Thousand adj
ditional names OF persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about yIFrEEN TEoUBAND PER
soNAI REFERENcEs in tho volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
atiycs, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed.
eral and State judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries. Executive Ofhcers IN
ell the Departments of the Nation, as well as
all the Governors of tho States and Terrific.
ries, together with very large amount OF
tabular information, gathered from official
sources, calculated TO illustrate the growth
and present condition OF the Government OF
the United States. For greater converts ace
or reference. the Book is arranged in two
parts: tho first containing tho
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and seine idea of the value and extent OF the
Tabular information which forms tho 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 Representa- ives,
Presidents OF the Senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
clerks of the House of Representatives.
Ohsplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers of the OWL Service,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for PRECEDENT.
Political Parties.
The Justices of the Supreme oourt
Clerks of the Supreme Court.
Marshals of the supreme Court.
Justices Of the Circuit, District ana Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments.
Counties and Towns of the United states,
Area of the United States.
Origin of the names OF States and Terrific
rios.
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Chief Commanders of The Army.
Progress of Population in ths United
States.
Density OF Population.
Population and Ratio OF Representation,
Pay Table of Civil Ofiicers.
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper prees.
Education in tho United States,
Colonial Governors OF America.
The State ana IerrlJOrial Governors
The Seat OF the General Government,
Right of Suffrage In the United States.
Qualifications of Elective Officials
Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Couptriea
International Arbtratons and Commits.
ions.
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 a work Of resar.
ence, the Book forms a worthy sdjunct 70
every published history of tho Unite,i states,
and will be an indispensable ACCUSATION 10
every Public and Private Library, In form il il
aroyal octave of about 700 pages, well printed
on good paper, and Is sold In
Morocco cloth binding, plain edees for. .f7 10
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