The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-08

THE RAILROADS OF MAssACHUSRTTs.-From the
abstract of the returns of the Railroad corporations
in Massachusetts, for the year ending November
30th, 1885, prepared at the office of Secretary of
State, we learn that there sixty such corpora
tons IN this State, of which twelve horse rail-
roads. In regard to the ortyeght steam railways,
eight of which are branch roads, the following par
ticulars are given: Aggregate amount of capital
stock, $59,S57 500; capital paid in, S4S, 36, ,l64
cost of roads and equipment, S64 S05 OF; assests
of the corporations, AL; debts, $50, ,7Is;
length of roads, 1906 miles; length of double track,
3l3 miles; length of branches l23 miles; average
speed of passenger trains per hour, % 4 miles-and
of freight trains per hour, II 35 miles, number of
passengers carried during the year. 10 S07 454; tons
of freight transported, 1928, ,2SS; total income
1914 1865; expense of working roads, SIS 0Sl 04l
amount of interest paid, S902, 40; net earnings
S3,57S,O97; average rate of dividends, nearly per
cent amount of dividends 50 1894 l3S; surplus on
hand, S2,994, ,l3s; number of fatal casualties
As; not fatal, 81. The lowest speed of passenger
trains was Is miles, the Stouchton Branch road;
the highest 30, which maintained on the Provi-
dence, Warren, and Bristol road. Dividends were
declared on but % of the roads, the lowest rate
being ~ per cent, by the Petersboro' and Shir-
ley road and the highest per cent, by the Nashua
and Lowell, Taunton Branch, and Western roads.
! Boston Journal.
From THE RIO DE La PLArA.-Advices have been
received from Buenos Ayres to Dec H. Mr.. Yam
| cey, the American Minister to the Argentine Re-
| public, received with great ceremony and pre-
| sented his credentials Dec lst.
vessels laden with coal Tor the use OF the Ameri-
can squadron had arrived at Rosario and Cor
rientes.
From Asuncion, Paraguay, dates are to Nov. 90
! The 4th was the birthday of President Lopez and
was duly celebrated. There were a grand ball.
horse racing, theatricas, regattas and concerts in
honor of the day. The American question will
have pacific termination if the demands are at all
| admissible. 1t is said that the squadron will have
nothing to do. The relations with Buenos Ayres
were still on an unfriendy footing On the 9th the
new steamer Rio Apa was launched. The Semand-
rio anal Yves and discusses the report of the Com
mittee of the United States Senate upon the rela-
tions with Paraguay.
THETARIFF-The W Washington Star of yesterday
saws: So great has been the effect of Secretary
Cobb's letter among gentlemen in both branches of
Congress- as that it is already probable that con
siderable number of those who were a fortnight
ago firmly bent on refusing to seek to obtain more
revenue from important duties than the existing
tariff will accord under the existing condition of
the country's foreign commerce, will now vote in
favor of reasonable changes in the law.
new Methodist Protestant church was dedica-
ted in Chestertown on Sunday. The sermon was
preached BY Rev. DR.. j. J. Murray, and about
81 900 subscribed to pay for the building-$300
| rnra tbop Was asked for,