States and Territories. Area in sq. miles. Capitals. Governor’s salary.
Alabama 50,722 Montgomery $4,000
Alaska Territory 577,380 Sitka
Arizona Territory 113,916 Tucson 2,600
Arkansas 52,198 Little Rock 5,000
California 188,981 Sacramento 7,000
Colorado 104,500 Denver
Connecticut 4,750 Hartford 2,000
Dakota, North } 15,200 Bismarck 3,000
Dakota, South } Pierre 2,500
Delaware 2,120 Dover 2,000
District of Columbia 60 Washington
Florida 59,248 Tallahassee 5,000
Georgia 58,000 Atlanta 4,000
Idaho 90,932 Boise City
Illinois 55,410 Springfield 6,000
Indian Territory 68,091 Tahlequah 1,000
Iowa 55,045 Des Moines 2,500
Kansas 88,318 Topeka 3,000
Kentucky 37,680 Frankfort 5,000
Louisiana 41,346 Baton Rouge 7,000
Maine 35,000 Augusta 2,500
Maryland 11,124 Annapolis 4,500
Massachusetts 7,800 Boston 5,000
Michigan 56,451 Lansing 1,000
Minnesota 83,531 St. Paul 3,000
Mississippi 47,156 Jackson 3,000
Missouri 65,350 Jefferson City 5,000
Montana 143,776 Helena 5,000
Nebraska 75,995 Lincoln 1,000
Nevada 81,539 Carson City 6,000
New Hampshire 9,280 Concord 1,000
New Jersey 8,320 Trenton 10,000
New Mexico Territory 121,201 Santa Fe
New York 47,000 Albany 10,000
North Carolina 50,704 Raleigh 5,000
Ohio 39,964 Columbus 4,000
Oregon 95,274 Salem 1,500
Pennsylvania 46,000 Harrisburg 10,000
Rhode Island 1,306 Newport and Providence 1,000
South Carolina 34,000 Columbia 4,000
Tennessee 45,000 Nashville 3,000
Texas 274,356 Austin 5,000
Utah Territory 88,056 Salt Lake City 2,600
Vermont 10,212 Montpelier 1,000
Virginia 38,352 Richmond 5,000
Washington 69,994 Olympia 4,000
West Virginia 23,000 Wheeling 2,700
Wisconsin 53,924 Madison 5,000
Wyoming 85,000 Cheyenne 2,600
States and Territories. Legislatures meet. Time of Election in each State.
Alabama 2d Monday November 1st Monday August
Alaska Territory
Arizona Territory January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Arkansas Tuesday after 2d Mon. November 1st Monday September
California 1st Monday December Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Colorado 1st Wednesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Connecticut Wednesday after 1st Mon. January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Dakota, North } 1st Monday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Dakota, South } 1st Tuesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Delaware 1st Tuesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
District of Columbia
Florida Tuesday after 1st Mon. January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Georgia 2d Wednesday January 1st Wednesday October
Idaho
Illinois Wednesday after 1st Mon. January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Indiana 1st Wednesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Indian Territory
Iowa 2d Monday January 2d Tuesday October
Kansas 2d Tuesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Kentucky 1st Monday December 1st Monday August
Louisiana 1st Monday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Maine 1st Wednesday January 2d Monday September
Maryland 1st Wednesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Massachusetts 1st Wednesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Michigan 1st Wednesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Minnesota Tuesday after 1st Mon. January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Mississippi 1st Monday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Missouri Last Monday December Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Montana 1st Monday January
Nebraska Tuesday after 1st Mon. January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Nevada 1st Monday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
New Hampshire 1st Monday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
New Jersey Monday before 3d Tues. January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
New Mexico Territory
New York 1st Tuesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
North Carolina Wednesday after 1st Mon. January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Ohio 2d Monday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Oregon 2d Monday September 1st Monday June
Pennsylvania 1st Tuesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Rhode Island May and January 1st Wednesday April
South Carolina 4th Tuesday November Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Tennessee 1st Monday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Texas 2d Tuesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Utah Territory
Vermont 1st Wednesday October 1st Tuesday September
Virginia 1st Monday December Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Washington
West Virginia 1st Monday December Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Wisconsin 1st Wednesday January Tuesday after 1st Mon. November
Wyoming Tuesday after 1st Mon. November

THE CUSTOMS TARIFF OF GREAT BRITAIN.

No protective duties are now levied on goods imported, Customs duties being charged solely for the sake of revenue. Formerly the articles subject to duty numbered nearly a thousand; now they are only twenty-two, the chief being tobacco, spirits, tea, and wine. The following is a complete list:

Articles. Duty.
£ s. d.
Ale or beer, spec. gravity not exceeding 1065°, per bbl. 0 8 0
Ale or beer, spec. gravity not exceeding 1090°, per bbl. 0 11 0
Ale or beer, spec. gravity exceeding 1090°, per bbl. 0 16 0
Beer, Mum, per bbl. 1 1 0
Beer, spruce, spec. gravity not exceeding 1190°, per bbl. 1 1 0
Beer, spruce, exceeding 1190°, per barrel 1 4 0
Cards, playing, per doz. packs 0 3 9
Chicory (raw or kiln-dried), cwt. 0 13 3
Chicory (roasted or ground), lb. 0 0 2
Chloral hydrate, pound 0 1 3
Chloroform, pound 0 3 0
Cocoa, pound 0 0 1
Cocoa, cwt., husks and shells 0 2 0
Cocoa paste and chocolate, pound 0 0 2
Coffee, raw, cwt. 0 14 0
Coffee, kiln-dried, roasted or ground, per pound 0 0 2
Collodion, gallon 0 1 4
Essence of spruce, 10 per cent. ad valorem Ethyl, iodide of, gallon 0 13 0
Ether, gallon 0 1 5
Fruit, dried, cwt. 0 7 0
Malt, per quarter 1 4 9
Naphtha, purified, gallon 0 10 5
Pickles, in vinegar, gallon 0 0 1
Plate, gold, ounce 0 17 0
Plate, silver, ounce 0 1 6
Spirits, brandy, Geneva, rum, etc., gallon 0 10 5
Spirits, rum, from British Colonies, gallon 0 10 2
Spirits, cologne water, gallon 0 16 6
Tea, pound 0 0 6
Tobacco, unmanufactured, lb. 0 3 1¾
Tobacco, containing less than ten per ct. of moisture, lb. 0 3 6
Cavendish or Negro head 0 4 6
Other manufactured tobacco 0 4 0
Snuff, containing more than 13 per cent. of moisture, lb. 0 3 9
Snuff, less than 13 per cent. of moisture, lb. 0 4 6
Tobacco, cigars, pound 0 5 0
Varnish, containing alcohol, gallon 0 12 0
Vinegar, gallon 0 0 3
Wine, containing less than 26° proof spirit, gallon 0 1 0
Wine, containing more than 26° and less than 42 spirit, gallon 0 2 6
Wine, for each additional degree of strength beyond 42°, gallon 0 0 3

PRESIDENTS AND VICE-PRESIDENTS.

PRESIDENTS. VICE-PRESIDENTS.
Term Name. Qualified. Name. Qualified.
[[108]]1 George Washington April 30, 1789 John Adams June 3, 1789
2 „ „ March 4, 1793 „ „ Dec. 2, 1793
3 John Adams March 4, 1797 Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1797
4 Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1801 Aaron Burr March 4, 1801
5 „ „ March 4, 1805 George Clinton March 4, 1805
6 James Madison March 4, 1809 „ „ March 4, 1809
7 „ „ March 4, 1813 Elbridge Gerry March 4, 1813
John Gaillard Nov. 25, 1814
8 James Monroe March 4, 1817 Daniel D. Tompkins March 4, 1817
9 „ „ March 5, 1821 „ „ March 5, 1821
10 John Q. Adams March 4, 1825 John C. Calhoun March 4, 1825
11 Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829 „ „ March 4, 1829
12 „ „ March 4, 1833 Martin Van Buren March 4, 1833
13 Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837 Richard M. Johnson March 4, 1837
14 Wm. H. Harrison March 4, 1841 John Tyler March 4, 1841
14a John Tyler April 6, 1841 [[109]]Samuel L. Southard Apr. 6, 1841
[[109]]Willie P. Mangum May 31, 1842
15 James K. Polk March 4, 1845 George M. Dallas March 4, 1845
16 Zachary Taylor March 5, 1849 Millard Fillmore March 5, 1849
16a Millard Fillmore July 10, 1850 [[109]]William R. King July 11, 1850
17 Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853 William R. King March 4, 1853
[[109]]David R. Atchison Apr. 18, 1853
[[109]]Jesse D. Bright Dec. 5, 1854
18 James Buchanan March 4, 1857 John C. Breckinridge Mar. 4, 1857
19 Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861 Hannibal Hamlin March 4, 1861
20 „ „ March 4, 1865 Andrew Johnson March 4, 1865
20a Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865 [[109]]Lafayette S. Foster Apr. 15, 1865
[[109]]Benjamin F. Wade March 2, 1867
21 Ulysses S. Grant March 4, 1869 Schuyler Colfax March 4, 1869
22 „ „ March 4, 1873 Henry Wilson March 4, 1873
[[109]]Thomas W. Ferry Nov. 22, 1875
23 Rutherford B. Hayes Mar. 5, 1877 William A. Wheeler March 5, 1877
24 James A. Garfield March 4, 1881 Chester A. Arthur March 4, 1881
24a Chester A. Arthur Oct. 20, 1881 [[109]]Thomas F. Bayard Oct. 12, 1881
[[109]]David Davis Oct. 13, 1881
25 Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885 Thomas A. Hendricks March 4, 1885
[[109]]John Sherman Dec. 1885
26 Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889 Levi P. Morton March 4, 1889

SUMMARY OF POPULAR AND ELECTORAL VOTES IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, 1789–1888.

Year.Number of States.Total Elect Vote.Party.Candidates.States.Popular Vote.Elect. Vote.
17891073 George Washington 63
John Adams 24
John Jay 9
R. R. Harrison 6
John Rutledge 6
John Hancock 4
George Clinton 3
Samuel Huntington 2
John Milton 2
Benjamin Lincoln 1
James Armstrong 1
Edward Telfair 1
Vacancies 4
179215135FederalistGeorge Washington 132
FederalistJohn Adams 77
RepublicanGeorge Clinton 50
RepublicanThomas Jefferson 4
RepublicanAaron Burr 1
Vacancies 3
179616138FederalistJohn Adams 71
RepublicanThomas Jefferson 68
FederalistThomas Pinckney 59
RepublicanAaron Burr 30
Samuel Adams 15
Oliver Ellsworth 11
George Clinton 7
John Jay 5
James Iredell 3
George Washington 2
John Henry 2
S. Johnson 2
Charles C. Pinckney 1
180016138RepublicanThomas Jefferson 73
RepublicanAaron Burr 73
FederalistJohn Adams 65
FederalistCharles C. Pinckney 64
FederalistJohn Jay 1
Year. Number of States. Total Elect. Vote. Party. For President. States. Popular Vote. Elect. Vote. For Vice-President. Elect. Vote.
1804 21 176 Republican Thomas Jefferson 15 162 George Clinton 162
Federalist Chas. C. Pinckney 2 14 Rufus King 14
1808 17 176 Republican James Madison 12 122 George Clinton 113
Republican George Clinton 6 James Madison 3
Federalist Chas. C. Pinckney 5 47 Rufus King 47
John Langdon 9
James Monroe 3
Vacancy 1 1
1812 18 218 Republican James Madison 11 128 Elbridge Gerry 131
Federalist De Witt Clinton 7 89 Jared Ingersoll 86
Vacancy 1 1
1816 19 221 Republican James Monroe 16 183 D. D. Tompkins 183
Federalist Rufus King 3 34 John E. Howard 22
James Ross 5
John Marshall 4
Robt. G. Harper 3
Vacancies 4 4
1820 24 235 Republican James Monroe 24 231 D. D. Tompkins 218
John Q. Adams 1 Rich. Stockton 8
Daniel Rodney 4
Robt. G. Harper 1
Richard Rush 1
Vacancies 3 3
1824 24 261 Republican Andrew Jackson 10 155,872 99 John C. Calhoun 182
Republican John Q. Adams 8 105,321 84 Nathan Sanford 30
Republican Wm. H. Crawford 3 44,282 41 Nathaniel Macon 24
Republican Henry Clay 3 46,587 27 Andrew Jackson 13
M. Van Buren 9
Henry Clay 2
Vacancy 1
1828 24 261 Democratic Andrew Jackson 15 647,231 178 John C. Calhoun 171
Nat. John Q. Adams 9 509,097 83 Richard Rush 83
Republican
William Smith 7
1832 24 288 Democratic Andrew Jackson 15 687,502 219 M. Van Buren 189
Nat. Henry Clay 7 530,189 49 John Sergeant 49
Republican
Anti-Mason William Wirt 1 33,108 7 Amos Ellmaker 7
John Floyd 1 11 Henry Lee 11
William Wilkins 30
Vacancies 2 2
1836 26 294 Democratic Martin Van Buren 15 761,549 170 R. M. Johnson 147
Whig Wm. H. Harrison 7 736,656 73 Francis Granger 77
Hugh L. White 2 26 John Tyler 47
Daniel Webster 1 14 William Smith 23
W. P. Mangum 1 11
1840 26 294 Whig Wm. H. Harrison 19 1,275,017 234 John Tyler 234
Democratic Martin Van Buren 7 1,128,702 60 R. M. Johnson 48
Liberty James G. Birney 7,059
L. W. Tazewell 11
James K. Polk 1
1844 26 275 Democratic James K. Polk 15 1,337,243 170 Geo. M. Dallas 170
Whig Henry Clay 11 1,299,068 105 T. Frelinghuysen 105
Liberty James G. Birney 62,300
1848 30 290 Whig Zachary Taylor 15 1,360,101 163 Millard Fillmore 163
Democratic Lewis Cass 15 1,220,544 127 Wm. O. Butler 127
Free Soil Martin Van Buren 291,263 Chas. F. Adams
1852 31 296 Democratic Franklin Pierce 27 1,601,474 254 Wm. R. King 254
Whig Winfield Scott 4 1,386,578 42 Wm. A. Graham 42
Free Democracy John P. Hale 156,149 Geo. W. Julian
1856 31 296 Democratic James Buchanan 19 1,838,169 174 J. C. Breckinridge 174
Republican John C. Fremont 11 1,341,264 114 Wm. L. Dayton 114
American Millard Fillmore 1 874,534 8 A. J. Donelson 8
1860 33 303 Republican Abraham Lincoln 17 1,866,352 180 Hannibal Hamlin 180
Democratic J. C. Breckinridge 11 845,763 72 Joseph Lane 72
Democratic S. A. Douglas 2 1,375,157 12 H. V. Johnson 12
“Const. Union” John Bell 3 589,581 39 Edward Everett 39
1864 36 314 Republican Abraham Lincoln 22 2,216,067 212 Andrew Johnson 212
Democratic Geo. B. McClellan 3 1,808,725 21 Geo. H. Pendleton 21
Vacancies[[110]] 11 81 81
1868 37 317 Republican Ulysses S. Grant 26 3,015,071 214 Schuyler Colfax 214
Democratic Horatio Seymour 8 2,709,613 80 F. P. Blair, Jr 80
Vacancies[[111]] 3 23 23
1872 37 366 Republican Ulysses S. Grant 31 3,597,070 286 Henry Wilson 286
Dem. and Lib. Rep. Horace Greeley 6 2,834,079 B. Gratz Brown 47
Democratic Chas. O’Conor 29,408 John Q. Adams
Temperance James Black 5,608 A. H. Colquite 5
T. A. Hendricks 42 Iohn M. Palmer 3
B. Gratz Brown 18 Geo. W. Julian 5
David Davis 1 W. S. Groesbeck 1
Willis B. Machen 1
N. P. Banks 1
Not counted[[112]] 17 14
1876 38 369 Republican R. B. Hayes 21 4,033,950 185 Wm. A. Wheeler 185
Democratic S. J. Tilden 17 4,284,885 184 T. A. Hendricks 184
“Greenback” Peter Cooper 81,740 S. F. Cary
“Prohibition” Green C. Smith 9,522 R. T. Stewart
1880 38 369 Republican James A. Garfield 19 4,442,950 214 Chester A. Arthur 214
Democratic W. S. Hancock 19 4,442,035 155 Wm. H. English 155
“Greenback” James B. Weaver 306,867 B. J. Chambers
Scattering 12,576
1884 38 401 Democratic Grover Cleveland 20 4,911,017 219 T. A. Hendricks 219
Republican James G. Blaine 18 4,848,334 182 John A. Logan 182
Prohibition John P. St. John 151,809 William Daniel
Greenback Benj. F. Butler 133,825 A. M. West
Scattering 11,362
1888 38 401 Republican Benjamin Harrison 20 5,438,157 233 Levi P. Morton 233
Democratic Grover Cleveland 18 5,535,626 168 Allan G. Thurman 168
Prohibition Clinton B. Fisk 250,157 John A. Brooks
Labor R. H. Cowdrey 150,624 W. Wakefield