The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-25
GENERALITIES.
Our Railways,

Inc CaplJ0l invested III railways III JllC OnlJeu
States is nearly four times that doing business
in banks. The total of this latter is $493, 600
$436, ,000, 600 in 1880 national banks; $67, 100000
in 240 State banks-the earnings from which are
from ten to twelve per cent. on their capital
from $5OOOOOOO to $6OOOO,OOO. The cost of
the 43 900 miles of railway in operation has been
81, $40, 000O 600, the aggregate earnings on which
were, in 1868, $400 600 000-freght, $3.50 600 900;
passengers, $120, 600, 000--a sum exceeding the
gross annual revenue of the General Govern
mCnt
The Chances Ofthc Harvards.
Although the friends of Oxford are still as
sanguine us ever, it is impossible for the impair
tial observer to deny that the result of last
nights trial proves much nearer approach to
equality in the relative powers and chances of
the rival crews than the betting market indi-
Gates. Unprejudiced Oxford men who were
present admitted that, conceding the Americans
can endure the pace over the entire course
which they maintained during the greater part
of it, they must be very near winning If they do
not actually carry home the laurels. They have
perfect confidence in themselves and more so
since they have seen the Oxford men row. They
say they can beat them in pace, and can endure
MS long and longer; and certainly as regards the
latter essential, they look it.-London Daily
AelcS Aug. l3.
southern Prosperity.
The New York Express has the following
Last spring it was roughly calculated that
the shipments of cotton, allowing for all over
land drains to Eastern ports and for all other
drawbacks, would net the planter $25,OOO,OOO.
There is some incredulity concerning this esti-
mate. What are the real figures? To last Friday
the average receipts at Mobile may be set down
at 227, COO bales at an inside estimate. The price
has averaged a fraction over twenty-three cents,
giving gross return of about 1927 600 600. Thus
the unfinished season has largely exceeded the
spring estimate of the whole.
The Best Long Branch Swimmer.
From the Boston Post
A lovely girl the most vigorous dancer at the
biggest hotel at the Branch, washes out all
traces of the last nights ball in n morning swim
out beyond the surf, when the enVlous waves do
not flash their foam in her little mouth, but the
long rollers kindly rock and caress her. a
notable swimmer is she. Encased in free and
not cumbersome suit of light blue, her long hair
| free to wind and waves, she trips to the surf
takes bold header through the first breaker and
| strikes out. Another roaring wave comes at her.
| but the little dripping head ducks and plunges
| through it, reappearing on the other side, and
| shaking the salt drops back with gee. Again
| and again, and the last breaker Is past and she
| strikes out over the rolling deep water, beyond
| the safety buoy, with stroke that would shame
the AdOnis who whirled her last night in the
| dance, and who has not yet come down to
| breakfast. Returning, she rides in on the
| breakers like a queen, fresh, invigorated, and
careless of the tcrrOrs of the deep, OF which she
is the charming mistress. After the bath the
ladies retire to their rooms and the other sex to
! the bar. 1t is said that both have the same OBJ
| iect and that the "little glass" is the regular
| corrective of sea water, without distinction OF
| SEX There is also u queer odOr of cigarettes,
! which is unaccountable but by supposlng male
| The Press Warned.
The Minister of Justice in Italy has issued a
| circular respecting the eXccsses OF part OF the
| Italian press. Certain journals, he says, the
organs of extreme views, have for some time
| become so violent as to pass all bounds. Not
only do they assail the laws and the institutions
of the country, but they even attack the sacred
person of the King, and advocate open rebel
| lion against the Constitution These eXcesses,
the Minister adds, must be repressed, and he
therefore calls upOn the authorities to exercise
a strict and vigilant censorship over the offend
ing Journals and to contscate them whenever
they violate the law. Especial activity is to be
displayed to this end when street disturbance
are apprehended.
Why Senter should be Senator.
C0rrcSnOnd nee Louisville COuTier- -JOuTHdL
] met very shrewd politician-one of the
lights of the dncteH regtme-in TACT good ole
Rebel" and l said, after some preliminary re
marks about the crops and the weather.
We'll, how about Senter 7"
"Why," said he, ''Senter cussed ass"
Hes losing deal, sir. He's letting Etheridgt
and johnson get the start of him. In fact he's
a mere quarter nag"
| Ventured to remark that l dldn l see III, ant
he continued
IF were Governor by the Lord, sir, Tdknov
know who'd be Senator"
'Who?"
''You think, then, that Senter could be Senate
if he desired p
'Desire, the dckens OF course he desires it
, but he don't know how"
, ''What should he do 2"
81 won't say what he should do, but I'll tel
you what | would do. When the Legislature
meets I'd call the boys up like drove of fell
, hands, and I'd say:-'LOok here fellows, I'll b
, plain with you. All this is my work; so don
, be proud. Your existence is my doing. Yo
owe your places to me. Alone did it, and if
cannot undo it | can do the next thing to undo
f ing it-l can thwart and bother you nightly.
; can so yeX and destroy your legislation rs t
! make it practically valueless. | have only t
Join hands with the Radical Tennessee delegatio
l in Congress to raise up preteXt which Con
! gress and the administration will jump at.
a don't want to make trouble, however. Elect m
J Senator and Ill say no more about j
! I'll consider the account between us squared
J Refuse me, and I'll just raise the devil. That
5 what would do if l were Senter But he hasn
| the melt to do il,