The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-26
CLIPPINGS.
Items of News from Our Exchanges.

RAYMONDS SUCCESSOR. is quite sharp
contest going on for Mr.. Raymond's successor in the
Times. The principal stockholders in the concern
George Jones, the publisher and business man OF
the concern, who owns thirty shares; Mr. RaymOnd's
estate thirtyfour shares James b. Taylor fourteen
shares E. B. Morgan, of Cayuga, ten shares; A. B.
Stout ten shares; and two other shares owned by
other parties, making in all one hundred shares. The
shares are valued at 80,000 making the concern
worth about 81, ,e00 0o0 The different interests are
divided as to who will be Mr.. Raymonds successor
One interest favors George William Curtiss another
interest would like to Mr. Godkn, of the Nation
end another interest is pressing Mr. District Attorney
Tracey, of Brooklyn: How the matter viii end 1t is
impossible to way. The Times is prosperous news
paper, and is paying large dividends. 1t is under
since, making Judge Benedict his administratOr.-M
Y. Commercial.
AN ALARMED CORRESPONDENTS cores
pondent OF a New York Journal who values his
head above all other things, Is the subject OF this
Washington despatch TO the Times:-A member Of
the editorial stan of one OF your contemporaries,
who was despatched by that journal some time ago
on trip through the South feT the purpose OF re-
porting on its condition politically and financially
but more particularly with q view to examine its
agricultural and business aspects, has just returned
10 this city after an absence of nearly two months
When he first started he wrote one or two letters on
the Southern country but as he proceeded into the
interior and got below Virginia he felt that lie could
not conscientiousy discharge his duty journalist
and feel safe He says that the whole South is for
sale, and represents the condition OF society as
turbulent and riot0us. AS precautionary meas ure
he requested Mr. Greeley not to publish MS letters
until his return to New York, which was complied
with. The editor in question got more intimately
acquhlnJeu WIN hu-hluA gangs tlld nc Cohslu0i GU
desirable but his editorial associates Will be glad 10
learn that he comes back with the usual number OF
legs, arms, etc.
FEMININE STATISTICS.-The class historian a
blonde, Of the Packer Female Institute, New Hork,
gives the following interesting statement about the
class of 90 =
The class numbers 22. OF these the Oldest is 22
yeaK months youngest, II years months age OF
the class 48S years monthsi average age, 10 years
months day .Tallest feet 6H inches; shortest,
feet II inches height OF the class ITO ieet lnches
40 feet higher than the dome OF the lnsttute aver
age height, feet 2A inches Heaviest, l45 pounds
lightest, 9O1S pounds weight OF the class, ton q
cwt. Qrs. lbs. av average weight l20H pounds.
Color OF hair-Shade Of brown, inherited from
| Mother Earth, 1O auburn, POLITICALLY so-called 4:
| light, a hue of ravens wing, 3 golden, l. Wear
either friZZes, curls, or bOth-habituany 10; IRE
quently, 6; naturally, 2; never, 4 Color OF eyes
| "Heaven's own blue" q earths own brown, B.
"eyes too expressive to be blue too lovely to be
| grey" 8; OF midnight darkness, 3 hazel, O.
Wear eyeglasses-h -habitualy, 3; sem-occaslonallyi
a; depend entirely on the naked eye 10. Wear dia-
mond rings 8; live in anticipation, 4 neither wear
nor care, 49, Wear earrings, 10; DO not and VIII moi
make holes in their ears where from 10 suspend
| jewels, O. "DOte on the German, 4; dance other
wise, 10 neither dance nor dote, s. Are called
"nirts, o; never 80 sandered II but show slight
disposition TO coquetry 22 Songstresses, 10; "nevel
sing under any circumstances" O; 'play the piano,
1s; "No, thank you, don't play" 4 Ambitious e
become anthoresses, 4; not 30 moved, loi nave
'nnpg away apbtioni"3.