Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-08
Affairs in Georgetown

THE CANAL-Neehnq Of Merchant and ofS.-.
Ia'eresfsd-Pursuant TO Adjournment OF tho
meeting on the 3lst August, the merchants
manufacturers, and others interested m the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, assembled m tue
hall of the new market tins morning. and were
called to order by the Chairman, JenkiG
Thomas, Esq.
MIR. George Hi. Jr, chairman OF the com
mIttee appointed at the last meeting to confer
with the President and Directors of the Ch--a-
peake and Ohio Canal Company, submitted
the following IN writing.
The committee appointed at the meeting o.
August 81, ''to confer with the President and
Directors OF the Chesapeake and OHIO Ca A
Co, AT their next meeting" &c, beg Ieayr TO
submit the following report. The proceeding,
OF said meeting were placed IN the hands OF
Mr.. liili. chairman, with authority 20 proceed
10 Berkeley Springs. and act for the commit
tee IN carrying out the wishes OF the meeting
as expressed IN the resolution under which
ihey were appointed Before proceeding 20
wait upon the Board The chairman, suppo-Ing
the Mayor of the town. being director. would
80 consult the interests and wishes of has con
stituents, as 10 lay aside all personal
and co operate with the committee, called "a
has office on the day OF September, and er-
pressed a wish 10 consult with him. and art
tremendously IN the matter. Instead of beng
received an the spirit an which he approached
his Honor, he " as rudely repulsed by the dec
laTatloE that he 1.-THE Mayor wanted. aud
would have no intercourse with him on th-
subject. and was directed TO leave his the
May rsl office, which he did. The Chairman
then proceeded 10 wait upon the Board 10 dis
charge the duty which was devolved upon
BIN. and was met 10y Mr.. Ringgold I-s secre-
tary, with request from the Board. based
upon a motion made by Mr.. Addison. that hp
should deliver TO him any papers, Resolutions.
OF other mater IN has possession, growing OUT OF
the meeting OF August 81, that they might be lad
before The Board. That not being con idered
the manner in which he understood himself
as being instructed to ssconfer with the PresI-
dent and Directors &c., the chairman de-
clIned accedIng 10 Mr.. RInggod's request. aud
was compelled consequently TO return with
out accomplishing the OBJ lect for which az WAS
appointed. In view OF the strange IL not dis
courteous proceeding of the Canal Board, As
well as The reprebensible conduct OF the Nav
or II Is recommended that committee be APP
pointed 10 prepare such resolutions for the
action OF this meeting as shall he deemed
proper under the circumstance"
On motion Of Mr.. Hill. the report was re-
TERED 10 A committee of five, consisting OF
Messrs. Samuel Cropley, ]. g. Heiston. II. l.
Shoemaker. Captain Masters, and II. A. Shinn.
Mr.. CTopley, from the committee. asked ~
Their time 10 report, and prcnosed NAT ,vha,
the meeting adjourn 1! oe tiIf next Monday \
week same hour and place IL was so ordered
and The mee.rng adjourned
I-rERANCE SEReMoS.-Rey. Mr.. Brry
t@sror OF the West End NJ. T.. Church, will
preach temperance sermon to- morrow morn
ing, and there Will be lecture on the
same subject by a distinguished gentleman 81
the evening service.
FOUND DRowNED-Ths morning. Justice
Buckley held an inquest in view of the BODY
Of a white mar found in the marsh near Ans
lostan Island. The body conld not be identi-
fed. and the jury decided that the deceased
came 10 his death by accidental drowning
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKEr-The down
ward tendency of flour and wheat has been
checked by falling of in receipts and an in
creased demand. Flour-Supers, SIOdsiu5 So:
cutextra, $40 95aSll 81: extras, sI2asi3, accord
ing TO quality ana reputation OF brands
GraIn-Good 10 best red wheat. - 5Jas2 90.
white, s2.60as3. Corn-Yellow, IS cts: white
95 cents.
TBs CANAL.-Arrived- The Economy. r
Sanbope, and Jno. Short, with wood, TO mar
keT and twenty-nine boats with coal-To
Cumberland Co, 500. III tons; Borden Co. ABS
tons: G.. III. Plant, 226l6 tons: American Co.
3s.1s tons; Central Co, s7Il9 tons; Hamp-
shire and Baltimore Co, 2ls.2 tons; J. H. L.
Mcpherson, 1l2.i tons. Departed Thirteen
boats light
COAL SHIPMRNTs.-By the Cumberland Co
sllO Tons; Lorden Co, $40 tons; Consolidation
haryes, $40 tons; Rays Docks, 1000 tons
SEIZURE.-Collector HollIngsworth has
seized all boats with coal consigned to J. IL T.
Mcpherson. Mr.. Mcpherson is dead, and no
one is responsible for the tolls, hence the
seizure OF the boats, and also 10 tons coal on
the wharf.