spread of communism, 83;
  reign of terror, 87;
  bridge, 99;
  cost, 120;
  opened, 122;
  improvement in local administration, 99;
  number of pastors, 120;
  pool rooms opened, 147;
  railway strike, 167;
  establishment of a labour exchange, 167;
  new jail, 175;
  pulpit builders, 186;
  committee of investigation, 193;
  ovation on the return of Dr. Talmage, 241. 
Brooklyn, the central Church of, 49, 50, 53;
  alterations, 57. 
Brooklyn Tabernacle, the first, 55;
  dedication, 3, 61, 62, 249;
  enlarged, 62;
  rededication, 62;
  amount of collections, 62, 63;
  burnt down, 65, 229, 231, 284-286;
  size of the new, 67, 252;
  law-suit, 94;
  prosperity, 162;
  appeal for funds to rebuild, 232;
  trustees, 233;
  subscribers, 234;
  consecration of the ground, 234;
  cost, 242;
  position, 242;
  rent of pews, 243;
  corner-stone laid, 245;
  contents, 245;
  opened, 249;
  financial difficulties, 268;
  celebration festival of the 25th anniversary of Dr. Talmage’s
    pastorate, 280-283;
  letter from the Trustees, 287. 
Brooks, Erastus, 131. 
Brooks, Phillips, 261, 272. 
Brower, Commissioner George V., 241. 
Brown, Henry Eyre, 281. 
Brown, Dr. John, 60. 
Brown, Dr., amount of his salary, 247. 
Brown, Senator, of Georgia, 110. 
Bryan, William Jennings, 406;
  his wonderful voice, 406. 
Bryant, William Cullen, his death, 85;
  incident of, 85;
  “Thanatopsis,” 86;
  his noble character, 86. 
Buchanan, James, President, his reply cablegram to Queen Victoria, 250. 
Buckley, Dr., 120. 
Buffalo, 408. 
Bunker Hill, 156. 
Burnside, Senator, 115. 
Burr, Aaron, his infamy, 8. 
Burrows, Senator, 337. 
Bush, Dr., his advice to students, 208. 
Bushnell, Giles F., 234. 
Butler, Ben F., nominated Governor of Massachusetts, 88;
  candidate for the Presidency, 121. 
Butter, Rev. T.G., 62. 
Byrnes, Inspector, at the Press Club, 223.

Cable service, a cheaper, 135. 
Cablegram, the first, 250. 
Campbell, Superintendent, 81. 
Canada, 326, 405. 
Canton, Ohio, 306. 
Carey, Senator, 256;
  at Cheyenne, 104. 
Carleton, Will, 317. 
Carlisle, Mr., 128. 
Carlyle, Thomas, his house, 97;
  portrait, 98;
  library, 98;
  death-bed, 110;
  his opinion of Americans, 184. 
Carnegie, Andrew, his gift of a library to Washington, 335. 
Carpenter, Samuel, 223. 
Carroll, Mr., 102. 
Carson, Rev. Dr. John F., 281. 
Carson, Joseph E., 234. 
Cartwright, Sir Richard, 325. 
Case, James S., 224. 
Catlin, General, 157. 
“Central-America,” sinks, 134. 
Chambers, Rev. Dr., 3. 
Chapin, Mayor, 241. 
Charleston, 414;
  earthquake at, 178. 
Chase, Salmon P., his death, 188. 
Chatsworth, 353-355. 
Chattanooga, 339.