Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-07

This valuable work, the only one Of its kind
extant contains about seven Thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight thousand ad-
with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration OF Independence,
making In all, about FIFTEEN THOUSAND PER
eoNAL REFERENCES in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
atiyes and Senators who have served in the
and Federal Congresses, the Fed.
eral and State Judiciary, Ministers TO and
from Foreign Countries, Executive Officers In
all the Departments of the Nation, as well as
all the Governors of the 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
che United States. For greater converts ace
or reference. the Book is arranged in Two
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea of the value and extent of the
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 tho 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.
Ohaplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive officers of the Civil Service,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for 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
mentS.
settiemenu Of States and I, rritories.
Counties and Towns of the United States.
Area of the United States.
origin of the names OF States and Terrific
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Ohiet Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the Unitad
States
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio of Representation,
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 Ooinmis.
Aons.
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
snce. the Book forms worthy adjunct Il
avery published history of the United States
And viii be an indispensable acquisition Il
avery public and Private Library. In form it /,
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on good paper, and 10 sold In
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