The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-17
evening State Spasrmat.
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.


IS WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 10, 1871.
Most of the Cabinet officers and heads Of
bureaus under them are now busily engaged
in preparing their reports for Congress.
Some have them already concluded and are
in the printers hands, and from those al
ready submitted, one would judge that they
will be satisfactory.
Contrary to the anticipation of furnishing
Congress with schedule of mortality on its
meeting, the Census Bureau finds it inn
possible to do so, and now nearly the whole
force of the Office is put upon the Agricul-
turaI statistics under Mr.. A. w. Paine,
which is intended to be in readiness for
Congress.
The Sunday Gazette here, edited by
Hon. Tom Florence, reviews the moral
effect of the recent elections and concludes
in advising his Democratic friends to nomi-
nate as their standard-bearer for the con-
test of ~, Col. Thos. A. Scott of Phia-
delpaia. Col. Florence, it will be remem-
aered, was once a popular Democratic M.
q. from Philadelphia, and during the war
and three years thereafter, editor of the
daily Constitutional Union, Democratic
organ, published in Washington, and a
warm supporter of the administration of
Andy johnson. Is it not to be wondered
at that man of such Democratic proclivi-
ties as Florence should be satisfied with
Thos. A.. Scott, who has voted the Repub-
lican ticket during the last thirteen years,
as the Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency? Is it not because the most unter-
rified of old have become terrified, and
devil-like, offer the highest reward for
prohigacy.
This move in favor of an old Republican,
who is known now to entertain only Re-
publican principles, is, indeed, sugges-
tive that the only hope that the leaders
of the Democracy have, is to bedevil the
minds of luke-warm Republicans by the
show to nominate good loyal men, Repub-
licans, as their candidate for the Presiden-
cy. It's, too thin, Mr.. Scott, it is well
known here, would not, under any consid-
GRAFTON, accept the Democratic nomination.
From Mr.. Young, the Chief of the Bu-
reau of Statistics, have received the returns
from the British government in regard to
the financial results of the new postal tele-
graph system for the fiscal year ending
March 3lst, 1871. 1t appears that the
gross receipts were S4,700,6S3 81, and ex-
penditures 81 1922, 1884 %, leaving net
revenue to the government of 1897, 999.-
sSs IneSc figures SuOulu De Especially HI
ter-sting to the American public at the
prese ut time, for the reason of the fact that
It is in .seriOus contemplation to introduce
in Congress during the next session, a bill
to establish q postal telegraphy in the I.
s., and thus supereede the monopolieS
which now control the telegraphy business
of the entire country.
The amount OF profits above mentioned
are equal to nearly 10 psr cent. on the
stock created by the purchase ct the lines,
which is certainly very satisfactory rate
of remuneration, as the British government
can borrow all it wants at about 3 per cent.
1t should be borne in mind, too, that these
profits have been made in spite of large ex-
tensions of lines to minor places which
never before have engaged Geographic
facilities and also in spite of the fact that
the average rate of toll under the govern
ment has been about one-third less than it
was under the private companies which tor
merly conducted the business. If our
British cousins can make it pay so we'll to
do their own telegraphing through the
agency of their government, we may well
consider whether we may not find it profit
able to do likewise rather than submit to
the extortions of the present Geographic
monopolies. LIFE.