Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-09-22
Local Intelligence.

MARYLAND Coal TRADE. For the
week ending Saturday, Sept 18th, 6,6G7.15
IONS Of coal were shipped over the Cumber-
land and Pennsylvania Railroad, and 1882. 10
over the rond of the Georges Creek Coal and
tron Company. Making a total for the week
from the entire region of l1,900.o5 tons.
Total shipments for the year from the en-
sire region, 872OS7. 1s tons
CT boats cleared this port during the week
ending Wednesday, the 9th inst, carrying
1881. 90 tons of Coal.
During the season 2024 boats cleared this
port, carrying 21s,175Os tons Of Coal.
CuI.vEnr GoNE-On Saturday last the
railroad culvert, at Cherry run, sixty-six
miles east Of this city, was washed out by
reason of the heavy rains of Friday and
Saturday, destroying about twenty-five feet
Of the railroad track. In consequence of
this, the Mail train due here on Saturday eve
ming at four o'clock, was not able to reach
this city. The Express from the west which
reaches here at nine O'Clock, r. NJ, passed
on to Cherry run, and having exchanged pas
sengers, baggage and mail returned the fol-
lowing morning Trains are now passing
over the temporary fixture, and hands are
employed In reconstructing the culyert.
The CASAL.-The heavy fall of rain which
occurred on Friday and Saturday of last
week, has, we regret to learn done eonsid-
cradle damage to the canal. Dam No. 8
We believe is uninure1. The latest Inform
alton we have received from Dam No. 4, by
telegraph. saws: The old cribbng safe and
all here-one hundred and seventy feet of
the stone dam gone next to the Virginia
shore-the abutment unhurt-about tue same
amount of cmbankmcnt gone that was out
IN May-Brown's Golfer dam crib lost-no
thing much else lost-thc dam gone IS that
portion built by Mr.. Patterson" 1t is sup
posed that navigation will be suspended for
from 4 to weeks
Cosr OF Coal TRANSFORMATION Yes
ter,lav evening a communication was received
from the City Directors in the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, in reply to resolution of in
Yniry relative to the cost of transporting coal
from Piedmont and Cumberland to this city.
Tho following is the estimated cost:
FROM PIEDMONT TO BALTIMORE:
For locomotive and train expenses,
due to hauling one ton of coal. III cts,
Repair of coal cars................. III "
Mnintainance Of railway, bridges,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40 "
Total expenses .................... 1888 cts.
FROM CUMBERLAND TO BALTINoRE:
For locomotive and train expenses,
due to hauling one ton Of coal. 65.7 cts.
Repairs Of coal cars.................. i6.4 g
Mnintainancc Of railway. bridges,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. a. -
Total XpenScs..................... l24.o Gus.
The communication also stated that the
contract for furnishing wheels had been given
to Mcssrs Bush &c Lobdell, of Wilmington,
Del, at the following prices:
For 3l-inch wheels, weighing
$50 Observation-Disclosures. : ~ per wheel.
For 3l-inch wheels, weighing
$50 lbs.....,..,................ ii
For 31-inch wi els. double
plate weighing 4SO lbs. IL &"
1t was found now that the Company's
works at Mount Clare coud manufacture
wheels at a less price, and accordingly Bush
& Lubdel only furnished those which the
works were liable to. execute. The Direct
ors state that all contracts are invariably
given out to the lowest responsible bidder
Baltimore Escltange of 1871 inst.
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD Earn
IyGs FOR AUGUST. The regular monthly
meeting Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Board was held on the lith inst, when the
revcnhc Of the road for the month of Au-
gust 1859, vas shown to have been as fol-
lows:
NJ. Stem. W. Birch. Wv. Va.
Passen gers. SOS, 500 90 SSO,O75.29 1888 3s
Mails. 7,s33.34 l,000.00 SSG.C6
Express.. 3,929.g7 10000 ........
Tonnage. ...246,9l4.97 6,14l.44 6,I902l
Total. 1927, 1sO.oi $Ss,569.73 s1l,19O25
Grand totI ................. s3'b'94o92
Compared with the same month in 1868,
the returns show an increase for the past
month OF Sl2, 122O2 on the Main Stem;
decrease of $2,24343 on the Washington
Branch, and decrease of $3,3io03 Oh the
Northwestern Virginia road--lcaving to-