275;
his reception of Dr. Talmage, 276;
speech, 278.
Blackburn, Mrs., 278.
Blaine, James G., candidate for the Presidency, 138;
reports against, 138;
his vigour and exhaustion, 139;
reception at the White House, 144;
cartoons of, 175.
Boardman, Rev. Dr., 48.
Bobolinks, number of, killed, 184.
Bobrinsky, Count, 263, 283.
Boer War, 347.
Bond, Mr., 72.
Bonnet & Co., failure of, 76.
Bonynge, Mrs., 261.
Boody, Hon. David A., 241, 281.
Boston, conflagration of 1872, 231;
Union Church of 49.
Bound Brook, 9.
Bowery Mission, anniversary, 395.
Bowles, Samuel, 131.
Brainerd, Dr., 38.
Branch, F.H., 269.
Brewer, Justice, 337.
Brewers' Association, demand, 162.
Bribery, practice of, 165-167.
Briggs, Dr., 245.
Brighton Beach, races at, 147.
Broadhead, Rev. Dr., 91.
Brooklyn, corrupt condition, 64, 69, 75;
custom of carrying firearms, 75;
standard of commerce, 75;
Bill for a new city charter, 78;
number crossing the ferries, 78;
Lafayette Avenue railroad scheme, 79, 88;
police force, 82;
management of public taxes, 82;
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;
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