Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-11

This valuable work, tho only one OF Its kind
extant, contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight thousand ad-
ditional names OF persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing Of the Declaration of Independence,
making In ALL about FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEn-
soNAL REFERENoEs in the volume. 1t EN-.
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
atives, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed
eTal 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.
rios, together with very large amount OF
tabular information, gathered from official
sources, calculated to Illustrate the growth
and present condition of the Government Of
tho United States. For creator convert. nee
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
Tabular information which forms the SEQ.
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
Ohaplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers of the CIVIL Service.
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for Presi,int.
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 tho Executive Depart
menus.
Settlement of States and T. rritories.
Counties and Towns of the United States
Area Of the United States
Origin OF the names or States and Terrific
ries.
Length and Cost Of American yars.
Chief Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the UnitsJ
StAteb.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio of REORGANIZATION.
Pay Table Of Civil officers.
Leading Government Publications
The Newspaper Press.
Education In the United States,
Colonial Governors OF America
Tho State and Territorial Governors.
The Seat of the General Government.
Right Of Suffrage in the United States.
Qualifications OF Elective officials,
Diplomatic Agents of tho United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries
International Arbitrations and Commits.
lions.
Treaties and Conventions
Foreign Government Representative 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.
nee, the Book forms a worthy adjunct te
very published history Of tho United States.
nd will be an indispensable acquisition to
very Public and Private Library. In form il IA
royal octave Of about 700 pages, well printed
n good paper, and 10 sold In
Iorocco cloth binding. plain edges, for, 81 90
Ialf Morocco or Calf marbled edges co
ull Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 IN
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