The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-08


'NS '''-'' '''' ''. -, --$26z 88lSs
Leases Observation-Disclosures. $S7,76S16
Interest. ................. S227435
Taxes .... ...,....-.,,.., 1.-Two Oo
Sea Breeze House ....... 40l320
'''0'''O - 1s5,o7s79
Balance applicable to dividend. .$lS2, ,255'O4
AMOUNT OF DIVIDENDS PAID.
February B. 1869. .........S6 $50, 445'00
August 10, 1869. ......... 60, 445O0
Tax on dividend and sur
piuS.. uS....................s i,I0foo -.--
Cost of operating road, 59per cent of earnings
Net profits for year, 10 9-10 per cent. on capi-
tai stock
Capital account for the year.
West Jersey Railroad. ............. Sl6T 1881
Cape May and Mlllville Railroad. 55,629'63
Salem Railroad. Observation-Disclosures. 163OO
Swedesboro Railroad .:.......... 621S45
Total tal..................... 299. 16o89
Summary of cost of West Jersey Railroads,
December 81, 1869, as per construction jour
West Jersey Railroad. ............S2 OO7 467O9
Salem Railroad. Observation-Disclosures. 270'5S
Cape May and Millville Railroad. 56Ol4SO
Swedesboro Railroad ............. 6,2l345
Total. 81, O69, ,966OO
Passenger travel on the West Jersey Railroad
for the year ending December 81, 1S69:-Total
number passengers carried, 5f5'S11I; total re-
ceipts, $427, 91441; average per passenger
70 SS-100c.; number passengers carried one mile
1850 l93; average per passenger per mile,
2 43-10Oc.; average number miles travelled per
passenger, 80 27-100.
Total tonnage of freight for the year ending
December 81, 1S69--TOtal tons carried, sos;
total number tons carried one mile, 3.497, ,157;
total receipts, $780, 1872; average receipts per
ton, $1'6S; average receipts per ton per mile,
S 15-100c.; average distance each ton was car
ried, 32 S0-100 miles.
A BLUNDER-ARREsT OF A SPECIAL OFFICER.
Special Officer Breneiser whilst at Thirty
third and Green streets yesterday afternoon,
noticed one John Leary In the act of robbing
countryman. The officer arrested Leary, where
upon the friends of the latter set upon him and
beat him and rescued his prisoner. Breneiser
followed up the crowd, and ut Thirty-siXth and
Market streets he made a second attempt to
arrest Leary, and he was served In the same
manner. At this time Constable Holiday, OF
the Twenty-fourth ward, came upon the scene,
and instead OF arresting Breneser's assailants
he captured the special officer and marched him
to the Sixteenth District Station-house. Here
the officer was identified by Lieutenant Leech
and at once released. The Lieutenant acco M
panied Breneiser down Market street. and at
Thirty-third street they came across Leary and
secured his arrest The countryman, il appears,
had been robbed of eighty cents. The prisoner
will have hearing at the Central this after
noOn.
ALMOST A BURGLARY.-Last night, between
and 10 o'clock, Sergeant Whartman, Officer
Lo2g, and Tipstaff CoulSton being in the neigh
borhood of Louraine and Green streets, were
informed that parties OF doubtful appearance
had been observed skulking about the residence
of Mrs Benners, on the corner, the family
being temporarily absent from the city, having
notified the Sergeant of their intention to go
sway. They saw man hiding in a dark recess,
ana attempted to circumvent him, but he was
200 quick tor them, and ran off like scared
deer.
An investigation of the premises disclosed the
1act that an attempt to force open the back door
with a immyhad been made, which would have
hap Gna han fhe hurOrI han, t,nta
Tuptcd Ia his work. The officers searched the
interior OF the house and found everything n-
tact. AT that hour not public lamp in the
reigh6oThoOd was lighted, which fact prevented
the recognition of the man who ran away.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. About half-past Q
o'clOcl; this morning an attempt was made to
enter the hair-dressing establishment, Ninth
and Arch streets. The thief or thieves
forced open pen back wlnd9w-shutter,
glass in the sash were broken. The noise aroused
81 man who slept on the premises, and on making
an examination he found the window open and
"a ''jImmy" lying on the windoW-sill. The thief
ar thieves had disappeared.
HAM-Pat. Mulln bearing in mind the near
approach of Easter and being fond of ham and
eggs, yesterday went foraging, in order to be
prepared for the festival in advance. Entering
1he grocery of Charles McCully, N. W. corner OF
Sixth and Pine streets, he selected fine sugar
cured ham and marched off with it. Before
proceeding far an officer couared him and
marched him down to Moyamensing.
THEFT OF CLoTHNG.-Mary Jones, colored
who has OF late been residing in the capacity o
a servant with q family named Anderson, OF
Haines street, Germantown, was yesterday de
tected in the theft of about $25 worth of wear
ing apparel. She was taken before Alderman
Good, who heldaher in $500 bail to answer a
court.
STONE F1GHTING.-For some time past Thu
residents in the neighborhood of Cumberland
and Sergeant streets have been annoyed by
party of boys who almost daily indulge il
stone-fghts. Yesterday they notified the police
and watch being set, three of the lads wer
arrested and taken before Alderman sinex, VIII
committed them to prison.
CARRYING A CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPON
A man named Henry Lesley was arrested a
Twelfth and SAMSON streets yesterday, upon tn
charge OF drunkenness. On being searched a
the station house, black-jac was found in th
possession of the prisoner. Leslie was com
mitted to answer.
NARROW EscAPE.--Henry Smith, aged