The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Eighteenth wards of Buffalo. XXXVIth-The Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twentysecond, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth wards of Buffalo as now constituted and the VIIth and VIIIth Assembly districts of Erie County. XXXVIIthAllegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties. SENATE AND ASSEMBLY APPORTIONMENTS. Counties Having 1 Member.-Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton and Hamilton, Genesee, Greene, Herkimer, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Nassau, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates. Two Members.-Chautauqua, Dutchess, Jefferson, Niagara, Orange, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Suffolk and Ulster. Three Members.-Albany, Oneida and Onondaga. Four Members.-Queens chester. Five Members.-Monroe. Nine Members.-Erie. and West Twenty-three Members.-Kings. GOVERNORS OF NEW-YORK STATE. The following table gives the names and politics and the terms which the Governors of New-York State have served since the first election. Those marked with an asterisk were elected for three year terms and the others for two year terms. Name. Politics. Years served. ! *George Clinton.......D. R......1777-1795 John Jay.............Federal....1795-1801 *George Clinton.......D. R..............1801-1804 *Morgan Lewis.......D. R......1804-1807 *D. D. Tompkins.....D. R......1808-1817 (John Taylor, Lieutenant-Governor, succeeded D. D. Tompkins when he became Vice-President, March 4, 1817. 1817-1823 Name. Politics. Years served. 1851-1853 .D. 1853-1855 Whig. 1855-1857 R. 1857-1859 Edwin D. Morgan.. .R. 1859-1863 Horatio Seymour .D. .1863-1865 1865-1869 suc De Witt Clinton.....D. R.. Lieut.-Gov., ceeded Gov. Clinton February 11, 1828. Martin Van Buren.....D. .....1829 (Enos T. Throop, Lieut.-Gov., succeeded Gov. Van Buren March 12, 1829.) Enos T. Throop.. .D. William L. Marcy. .D. William H. Seward....Whig. Silas Wright.. ..1831-1833 ..1833-1839 Theodore Roosevelt....R........1899-1901 Frank W. Higgins......R..... NEW YORK ORGANIZED MILITIA. .1905-1907 .....1907-1909 The military forces of this state are under the command of the Governor, the commander in chief of all forces. General headquarters, Adjutant General's office, Albany, N. Y., and State Arsenal, 35th street and Seventh avenue, New York City. All orders governing the military forces of this state are promulgated from this office by command of the Governor, and all correspondence upon military subjects is transmitted to the Adjutant General's office. The organized militia of the state consists of the National Guard. The Naval Militia is not a part of the organized militia of the state, as far as such term is considered by the War Department, but is a part of the organized military forces of the State of New York. Adjutant General, State of New York, Brigadier General Nelson H. Henry. The national Guard consists of one field hospital, two companies of signal corps, two squadrons and two separate troops of cavalry, four batteries of light artillery, one regiment of coast artillery, one regiment of engineers and thirteen regiments, one battalion and fifty separate companies of infantry, the latter constituting the 1st, 2d, 3d and 10th regiments. The strength of the guard on September 30, 1907, was as follows: General and staff officers. Field hospital.. Signal corps. Cavalry 61 Light batteries... 43 Coast artillery..... 179 Infantry 755 551 Total 404 1,223 .11,731 ..14,947 The National Guard is commanded under the orders of the Governor by Major General Charles F. Roe, with headquarters at the Capitol, Albany, and an office at No. 280 Broadway, New York City, to which headquarters are attached the Field Hospital, 1st and 2d companies, Signal Corps; Squadrons A and C, Troops B and D, Cavalry; the 1st, 2d, 3d and 6th batteries, Light Artillery; the 13th Regiment, Coast Artillery, and the 22d Regiment, Engineers. The infantry is organized in four brigades, as follows: First Brigade-Brigadier General George Moore Smith; headquarters, Park avenue and 34th street, New York City; composed of the 7th, 9th, 12th, 69th and 71st regiments and 8th Battalion. Second Brigade-Brigadier General John G. Eddy; headquarters, Municipal Building, Brooklyn; composed of the 14th, 23d and 47th regiments. Third Brigade-Brigadier General James H. Lloyd; headquarters, No. 72 Chapel street, Albany; composed of the 1st, 2d and 10th regiments. Fourth Brigade-Brigadier General Lauren W. Pettebone; headquarters, No. 451 Main street, Buffalo; composed of the 3d, 65th and 74th regiments. The Naval Militia is composed of two battalions and two Separate Divisions. The strength of the Naval Militia is 59 officers and 659 enlisted men, a total of 718. The Naval Militia is commanded under the orders of the Governor by Captain Jacob W. Miller, with headquarters on board the U. S. S. Newark, foot of West 97th street, N. R., New York City. The vessels of the United States Navy loaned the State of New York for the use of the Naval Militia are: Newark, 4,098 tons; Aileen, 192 tons; Sandoval, 100 tons; Granite State, 4,150 tons. Headquarters-1st Battalion, U. S. S. Granite State, 97th street and North River, New York City; 2d Battalion, U. S. S. Aileen, 52d street, Brooklyn; 2d Separate Division, Rochester, U. S. S. Sandoval, Charlotte Harbor; 3d Separate Division, Buffalo. NEW-YORK STATE COMMITTEES. Gleason, Chairman, Timothy L. Woodruff, Brooklyn; secretary, Lafayette B. New York; treasurer, George R. Sheldon, New York. Headquarters, No. 12 East 30th st., New York. 7-M. J. Dady, Brooklyn. 18-W. H. Ten Eyck, New York. 21-L. F. Payn, Chatham. 8 George Cromwell, New Brighton, S. I. 25-John K. Stewart, Amsterdam. 9-C. H. Murray, New York. 10-Samuel S. Koenig, New York. 11-William Halpin, New York, 12-John S. Shea, New York. 13-Henry E. O'Brien, New York. 14-Jos. H. De Bragga, Evergreen, L. I. 17-Moses M. McKee, New York. 26-John F. O'Brien, West Chazy. 35-John Grimm, Jr., Buffalo. 36-John G. Wickser, Buffalo. 37-G. H. Witter, Welsvine. Democratic. Chairman, William J. Conners, Buffalo; secretary, John W. Potter, Marcy; treasurer, Arthur A. McLean, Newburg; clerk, John A. Mason, New York. District. 1-Edwin Bailey, jr., Patchogue. 2-Joseph Cassidy, Long Island City. 3-M. J. Cummings, Brooklyn. 4-J. W. Webber, Brooklyn. 5-T. F. Wogan, Brooklyn. 6-M. E. Butler, Brooklyn. 7-P. H. McCarren, Brooklyn. 8-J. L. Shea, Brooklyn. 9-Conrad Hasenflug, Brooklyn. 10-James P. Sinnott, Brooklyn. 11-Daniel E. Finn, New York. 12-J. T. Oakley, New York. 13-D. F. Cohalan, New York. 14-C. F. Murphy, New York. 15-William Dalton, New York. 16-Maurice Featherson, New York. 17-T. E. Rush, New York. 18-J. J. Hagan, New York. 19 T. F. McAvoy, New York. 20 J. J. Frawley, New York. 21-E. J. McGuire, New York. 22-L. F. Haffen, New York. 23-M. J. Walsh, Yonkers. 24-Arthur McLean, Newburg. 25-R. W. Chanler, Poughkeepsie. 26 J. A. Betts, Catskill. District. 27-Stephen Ryan, Norwich. 30-John Anderson, jr., Newcomb. 35-J. M. Fitzgerald, Sackett's Harbor. 38-W. F. Rafferty, Syracuse. 39-H. G. Jackson, Binghamton. 43-J. E. Schwarzenbach, Hornellsville. 45-T. W. Finucane, Rochester. 51-J. O. Bennett, Silver Creek. SHERIFFS AND COUNTY CLERKS OF NEW YORK STATE. (Term three years except in Kings and New York counties. Term ends Dec. 31 in years given.) Sheriff. County seat. Belmont. Cattaraugus.. Little Valley County. Albany Allegany. Broome. Cayuga. Chemung.. Chenango. Clinton. Auburn. Chautauqua.. Mayville. Term ends. County Clerk. Term ends. Elmira... Norwich.. Plattsburg. Malone. Johnstown. Catskill. Lake Pleasant. George S. Henry (R.).1908 Harvey J. Dudley (R.).1909 -1910 Austin B. Klock (R.).1909 Gersham Smith (R.)...1909 Ezra D. Bellinger (R.).1908 E. B. Johnson (R.).....1909 Alfred T. Hobley (R.). 1909 Frank Ehlers (R.)....1909 Geo. S. Hubbard (R.).1908 Lester B. Parker (R.).,1909 Platt C. Halsted (R.)..1909 B. H. Oberdorf (R.)..1910 Wm. T. Tyler (R.)....1908 Wm. A. Northrup (R.).1909 Wm. H. Craig (R.)...1908 Jas. L. Hotchkiss (R.).1909) -1910 -1910 Joseph H. Foster (R.). 1910 Thos. S. Cheshire (R.). 1910 New York City. Thomas J. Foley. ..1909 Peter J. Dooling (D.)..1909 Morrisville. Mineola. Lockport. Utica. Oswego. Cooperstown. T. Eckensperger (D.). 1908 Matthew Walsh (D.)..1910 County. Rockland.. County seat. Troy.. Richmond.. New City. Ballston Spa. Watkins. Schuyler. Seneca. Ovid. Steuben.. Suffolk. Sullivan. Tioga. Bath. Riverhead. Monticello. Owego...... Ithaca. Kingston.. Lake George. Washington... Argyle.. 'Tompkins Ulster. Warren. Wayne. Lyons.. Westchester.. White Plains.. Warsaw. Penn Yan. Sheriff. The population of the State of New York on June 1, 1905, was 8,066,672, com-. pared with a population in 1900 of 7,268,894 and in 1890 of 6,003,174, including Indians and other persons on Indian reservations. The increase in population between 1900 and 1905 was 797,778, or 11 per cent, against an increase during the preceding decade of 1,265,720, or 21.1 per cent. The population of the State in 1905 and 1900, respectively, was distributed by counties as follows: The plan of distributing the population of public institutions is not observed in the United States Census and the gains and losses due to this cause should be borne in mind in making comparisons with the results of the last Federal Census. EQUALIZATION OF TAXES. At the meeting of the State Board of Equalizatiton on September 4, 1907, the equalized percentages of assessed valuations of all properties were changed in eighteen of the counties of the state. The new percentages in the counties are: Delaware, 68; Dutchess, 85; Erie, 74; Essex, 60; Franklin, 65; Fulton, 75; Hamilton, 85; Livingston, 82; Monroe, 82; Otsego, 75; Schenectady, 78; Schoharie, 79; Schuyler, 74; Suffolk, 75; Sullivan, 60; Ulster, 83; Warren, 67; Washington, 73. Figures presented to the board showing the aggregate assessed value of all property within the state for 1906 include: Real estate, $7,933,057,910; increase over 1905, $620,446,465; personal property, $697,600,582, less amount not taxable locally for state purposes, $64,685,105, leaving a total of $632,321,477; decrease from 1905 in personal property, $70,147 79; total real and personal property, $8,565,379,394; total increase, $550,288,672. To keep this record complete and continuous deaths are included which occurred after December 23, 1906. ALDRICH, Thomas Bailey, poet and editor, 71, Boston, Mass., March 19. ALGER, Rusell A., Brigadier General, U. S. V., United States Senator from Michigan, ex-Governor of Michigan, ex-Secretary of War, 70, Washington, D. C., Jan. 24. ex-Chief Justice District of CoVa., Sept. 5. BAKER, Lucien, ex-United States Senator from Kansas, 61, Leavenworth, Kan., June 22. BINGHAM, Edward F., Supreme Court of the lumbia, 79, Union, W. BIRNEY, William, Major General U. S. A. (retired), 88, Washington, D. C., Aug. 14. BOWEN, Thomas M., ex-United States Senator from Colorado, ex-Justice Supreme Court of Arkansas, 71, Pueblo, Col., Dec. 31, 1906. BULLOCK, Rufus B., ex-Governor of Georgia, 73, Albion, N. Y., April 27. CAFFERY, Donelson, ex-United States Senator from Louisiana, 71, New Orleans, Dec. 30, 1906. CARUTH, Asher G., ex-Representative in Congress from Kentucky, 63, Louisville, Ky., Nov. 25. CASSATT, Alexander J., president Pennsylvania Railroad, 68, Philadelphia, Dec. 28, 1906. CHAMBERLAIN, Daniel H., ex-Governor of South Carolina, 71, Charlottesville, Va., April 13. Prot COLEMAN, Right Rev. Leighton, estant Episcopal Bishop of Delaware, 70, Wilmington, Del., Dec. 14. CONGER, Edwin H., ex-Representative in Congress from Iowa, ex-Minister to Brazil and China and Ambassador to Mexico, 64, Pasadena, Cal., May 18. CONWAY, the Rev. Moncure D., preacher and author, 77, Paris, France, Nov. 16. CREIGHTON, John A., pioneer and philanthropist, 75, Omaha, Neb., Feb. 7. DAVIS, John W., ex-Governor of Rhode Island, 81, Pawtucket, R. I., Jan. 25. DOWIE, John Alexander, religious leader, founder of Zion City, 60, Chicago, March 9. ESTILL, John H., Georgia editor and political leader, 67, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 9. FARQUHAR, Norman Von H., Rear Admiral, U. S. N. (retired), 67, Jamestown, R. I., July 3. FINCH, Francis M., ex-Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, 80, Ithaca, N. Y., July 31. FINDLAY, John V. L., ex-Representative in Congress from Maryland, member of Venezuela Boundary Commission, 68, Baltimore, April 19. FITZGERALD, Rev. James N., Meth odist Episcopal Bishop, 70, Hong Kong, April 5. FLACK, William H., Representative in Congress from New York, 46, Malone, N. Y., Feb. 2. GRANBERRY, Rev. Dr. John C., Methodist Episcopal Bishop (South), 76, Ashland, Va., April 1. ex GROW, Galusha A., ex-Representative in Congress from Pennsylvania and Speaker of the House, anti-slavery leader, 84, Glenwood, Penn., March 31. GUNTER, Archibald Clavering, novelist and playwright, 59, New York City, Feb. 23. HALL, Asaph, astronomer, U. S. N. (retired), 77, Annapolis, Md., Nov. 23. HAMILTON, Alexander, Major General U. S. V., churchman and writer, 92, Tarrytown. N. Y., Dec. 10. HARGROVE, Rev. Dr. R. K., Methodist Episcopal Bishop (South), 77, Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 3. HARRIS, Benjamin W., ex-Representative in Congress from Massachusetts, 83, Bridgewater, Mass, Feb. 7. HEILPRIN, Angelo, geologist and explorer, 54, New York City, July 17. HIGGINS, Frank W., ex-Governor of New York, 49, Olean, N. Y., Feb. 12. JACKSON, John J., ex-United States District Judge, district of West Virginia, 83, Atlantic City, Sept. 2. JAMES, D. Willis, New York merchant and philanthropist, 75, Bretton Woods, N. H., Sept. 13. JEANES, Miss Anna T., philanthropist, 84, Philadelphia, Sept. 24. KAUTZ, Albert, Rear Admiral, U. S. N. (retired), 67, Florence, Italy, Feb. 6. KEARNEY, Denis, San Francisco "Sand Lot" agitator, 60, Alameda, Cal., April 25. LESLIE, Preston H., ex-Governor of Kentucky, ex-Governor of the Territory of Montana, 88, Helena, Mont., Feb. 7. M'COMAS, Lewis Emory, Justice Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, ex-Representative in Congress and Senator from Maryland, 61, Washington, D. C., Nov. 10. M'KINLEY, Mrs. William, 60, Canton, Ohio, May 26. M'SHERRY, James, Chief Justice Maryland Court of Appeals, 65, Frederick, Md., Oct. 23. MAGRUDER, Julia, novelist, 53, Richmond, Va., June 9. MALLORY, Stephen R., United States Senator from Florida, ex-Representative in Congress from Florida, Pensacola, Fla., December 23. MANSFIELD, Richard, actor, 53, New London, Conn., Aug. 30. |