Ngan Khing, capital of An Whui, 137. Nienfi rebellion, ended (_1867_), 168. Nih Kia Shi, tea district, 90, 91. Northrop, B. G., commissioner of education for Connecticut (_1872_), 189. Norton, Prof. William Augustus, of Sheffield Scientific School, 42. Occidental civilization, Superiority of, demonstrated, 216. Olyphant Brothers, contribute toward support of Yung Wing at Yale, 39; _also_ 20, 43. Opium war, First (_1840_), 8, 15; Second (_1864_), 7. Ou Ngoh Liang, member of Chinese Educational Commission, 197, 200. Oyama, Marshal, 242. Palmer and New London railroad, 37. Parker, Dr. Peter, 58, 59. Parkes, The Misses, 7, 8. Parkes, Harry, 7. _Parsons on Contracts_, parts translated by Yung Wing, 167. Partitionment of China threatened, 73. Peacock’s feather, conferred only by Imperial sanction, 154; given to Yung Wing, 167; _see also_ Rank. Pearl River, Canton, 52. Pedro Island, 1, 6. Peking, Paying official calls in (_1882_), 219; _also_ 58. Perit, Pelatiah, of Messrs. Goodhue and Co., 42. Persecution resorted to by Chinese government to quell religious fanaticism, 118. Peru, Coolie labor in, 192. Po Yang Lake, Kiangsi, 86. Poppy cultivation, early plan for extinction, 220. Population in interior of China, 93. Porter, Noah, president of Yale, protest against breaking up of Chinese Educational Commission, 211. Putnam Machine Company, Fitchburg, Mass., execute first order for machinery for China, 156; _see also_ Machinery. Railroad between Tsientsin and Chinkiang, unsuccessful plan for, 237. Rank, Second in, Red Button grade, 272; third in, Blue Button grade, 271; _see also_ Mandarin; Peacock’s feather. Rebellions, significance in Chinese history, 113; _see also_ Kwang Tung rebellion; Taiping rebellion. “Red Hair Men,” 9. Revolutions, _see_ Rebellions. Rights of Chinese, to be more fully recognized in future, 73. Ritchie, A. A., 20. Road, Macadamized, between Sheong Shan and Yuh-Shan, 83, 84. Roberts, Rev. Icabod J., American missionary, 114; acquaintance with Hung Siu Chune and its results, 115; disappearance at fall of Nanking (_1864_), 115; _also_ 107. Roman Catholic Church, its part in Tsientsin massacre, 177. Russell and Co., Messrs., 155. St. Helena, 21, 22. San Kow, village, 127. Sandlotism, Spirit of, 208. Sandy Hook to Hong Kong in _1854_, 18. Savannah, Ga., Ladies’ Association of, render financial assistance to Yung Wing, 36. School, Mechanical, annexed to Kiang Nan Arsenal, 168. School, Preparatory, established at Shanghai (_1871_), 185; _see also_ Chinese Educational Commission; Gutzlaff, Mrs.; Morrison school. Seal of official rank offered to Yung Wing by Kan Wong, 110. Seelye, Leuranus Clarke, president of Smith College, protest against breaking up of Chinese Educational Commission, 211. “Seven Dragons,” on Tsientang River, 85. Shan Hing, city, 94. Shanghai, city, 51, 67. _Shanghai Mail_, 76. Sheffield Scientific School, 42.