Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-07

This valuable work, the only one OF Its king
extant. contains about seven Thousand pio-
graphical sketches, and eight thousahd hu'
ditional names of persons VINO nave Desn
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of independence
making In all, about yIFTEEE THoUsAND PER
sONAL RErERENoEs in the volume. II ehl'
hracas in its scope the Delegates, Eepresent
atiyes, and Senators VINO nave serves ~ ~ LII .ne
eraI and state Judiciary, Ministers 10 ano
from Foreign Countries. Executive oihcers ~
ali the Departments of the Nation, as Wen as
ali the Governors of the states anu TefIito,
ries. together with very large sra anouai at,cia
sources, calculated to illustrate the grown
and present condition OF the Government OF
fine United States. For greater conyelht ace
or reference, the Book is arranged IN tWo
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea Of the value aud extent OF the
Tabular information which forms the SEQ
OND PART, may be gathered from the sun
Joined -
ps,eeates to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration of Independence.
6iCners of the Declaration.
Deiegates TO the Continental Congress-
Sessions of the Continental Congress.
Preaidents of the Continental Oongrens
Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution Of the United statee.
Hessions of the Federal Congress.
Speakers of the House OF Representatives.
Presidents of the Senate.
Eecretarie5 Of the Senate.
CLERKS of the House of Representative
ChAplains to Congress.
auccessive Administrations.
Executive officers of the OWL SsrVtnr.
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 ans frf
ritOrial OOurJs.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization OF the Executive Depart.
rnents.
Aattlement of States and It rrltori-s
Oounties 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.
Ohief Commanders of the Army.
Progress of Population in the On!tsd
States.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio of Representa- tiuu.
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 the 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.
Ions.
Trenttos 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 refer.
snce, the Book forms a worthy adjunct to
every published history of the United States,
and will be an indispensable acquisition to
avery Public and Private Library. In form it is
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