Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-04
GORGE N.
Correspondence of The Star.

GEoReErowN, May 4, 1853.
we have been assured by some Of the new
Board OF Directors Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company, that the implied statement in
the washington correspondence of the Baltimore
sun OF yesterday morning. that the present Board
had refused TO pay the moneys due to the late
dsS,s wsro OF tne company and Others with whom
wholly incorrect. On the contrary, they gave
the late President (Mr. Maulsby) an assurance
that an OF them should be liquidated as soon as
the directors could accomplish the com pletion
OF the work now progressing upon the dams
where the major portion of the difficulties which
nave interrupted navigation upon the canal have
9eIt.ol1Ie occurred Some twenty five thousand
dollars nave recently been spent upon these dams
In trying to render them permanent They are
sun IN an unfinished and insecure condition
ana II lett In their present unfinished state the
nrst heaVy 1reShet that may occur might carry
away the cribs and other portions of the worL 70
an extent which would render IL impossible for
the managers OF the work to repair the damage
ana pun the canal in navigable order again du-
ing the present depressed financial condition of
the company. The same gentlemen have as
sured us That 1t is the intention of the present
board TO meet the demand Of every claimant at
the very earliest period the condition OF the
treasury will enable them to do so
A viIlanous attempt was made this morning
ABOUT Tour O'Clock, to fire a frame building on
MaSnihgton street occupied by very worthy
colored man named Peter CLANCY as a feed store
Inc premises is surrounded by number of frame
buildings-among them the extensive coach man.
ntactoIy OF Mr. Payne-and if the fire had no,
Deen discovered and extinguished by Mr.. B.
Monkey, soon after being kindled il must hay,
resulted in the destruction of a large amount O.
property.
If those whom 1t is our duty to serve are will
ing, we have no very particular objections {,
other newspaper correspondents appropriations
our "itemS,h either In whole or in part TO thai
own use, provided they will not in the futur,
garble them, as is often the case, so as to rendo
them almost unintelligible, and frequently strj,
them OF all truth. In our Council proceedinU
OF yesterday we do not even hint thatth saIar1e
OF all the officers proposed fixed at 500. onl
that OF the chief or captain The salaries of nom
| OF the rest have vet been determined upon ~,
are always ready, as far as we are able TO shout
uer ana atone Tor our own sins; but we arc ret
ting little tired Of being joked and ieered abou
the SINS OF others There is point in everytbip,
beyond which "forbearance ceases to be wiz
| tue - "
| The ball OF The Vigilant Fire Compapv. las
| night, was very cOmmendable affair. Tn
| attendance was large and agreeable and ever
| thing passed Of i'm a truly pleasant manner TO al
| who patroniZed them. Each member of tn
| company put forth every effort to render thei
guests comfortable, and to heig hten the enjoy
| ment of the occasion.
Our river wharves, this morning present a
| unusual degree of business activity The fol
| iowlh. vessels have arrived since our report @
| yesterday: SchTs. Thos. Carroll, Porter fror
| WycomiCo, with lumber to Libby & son Butter
| ny, Hurbert, and Federal Hill, Wheatley, fror
| Port Deposit, and Somerset, Hlman, from Sail,
| bury, all with lumber to f Pickrell & Co; Hop.
| Franks, and Winter Shrub, Harrington. fr1,l
| Richmond with ll-feed to d. l., Sboemaker
| also quite fleet of bay and liver craft with Woo
| coopers ~
There appears to be very little activity in fou
| ana gram, and very little of either is coming in
Prices have undergone no material change Sine
| our last SpECTs1op