The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-01

JAMES RIVER AND kASAWHA CANAL OOM-
PANY-MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS, &C.-An i'm
portant meeting of the Board of Directors
of the James River and kanawha Canal
Company was held at the office OF the
company in this city on yesterday. Major
Charles S. Darlington, who was elected
president of the company at the called
meeting of the stockholders on the 9th
of March, after thoroughly investigating
the affairs of the company and maturely
considering the question of duty in the
matter, has at length accepted the appoint
ment and entered on the discharge of the
duties of his office.
There were present at the meeting yes
tcrday Major Darlington, president; Will
liam p. Munford, secretary and II. Coal
ter Cabcll, John d. Harvey, Franklin
Stearns, and Samuel G. Tardy, directors.
Mr.. Tardy was recently appointed in place
of John Letcher, resigned. There are still
two vacancies, Mr.. William II. Perkins, of
Buckingham, and Mr.. Ambrose B. Rucker,
of Lynchburg, having resigned. The Board
have unanimously requested Mr.. Rucker
to withdraw his designations; and the
friends of the company entertain the nope
that he will do so.
The Board resolved to dispense with the
supply boat, and turn over the boat, with
its equipments, to the agent of transporta-
ton of the company, to be run between
Richmond and Lynchburg as a iirst-class
freight boat.
At the late meeting of the stockholders,
all the offices of the company, except
President and Board Of Directors, were
declared vacant on and after the lst OF
Nav: and the Board were authorized to
fill all vacancies. The following is full
list of the appointments made by the
Board on yesterday. They are made for
ONLY two months, and in the mean time the
President and Board will make a thorough
inSpection of the whole line of the works
and proper inquiries into the qualifications
of the officers and employees; and if the
economic and energetic administration OF
| the affairs of the company require any
changes, they will be made at the end OF
| that time.
William =. Munford, secretary and trea-
| Edward Lorraine, chief engineer and super
! intrndent, -, 900;
| Francis Mahoney, assistant superintendent
| $1,000;
/ l.
| Keeper in compauy's office, SD
| William o. Brown, second clerk III compa-
ny's office, 500; NJ.
| James Meads, master carpenter at hich-
| moud, $1,000: .
| Robert Il. Snead, toll-gathefer ana collecloi
| at Richmond, 81 500
| Johu T. Ballew, collectors clerk, $3.50;
| Geo. IL. Reith, toll -gatherer's clerk, sl,ooo; ;
| CAPTAIN George W. Allen, dock master
| DR. George n. Skipwlth, inspector at klch-
mond, $1,000:
Jacob IL. Briggs inspector At ScottsNilie
| 800;
james Campbell, inspector at Point Cabell'
| S4O0:
Walter Henderson, toll -gatherer At Lynch
| burg, $1,000
Thomas Ii. Henderson, toll. gatherer's clerk
At Iyuchburg, 500;
| Alphonso Finncy, toll-gatherer at bu-
| chanan, $50;
William Ridgway, agent Blue Ridge turn
| pike and ferry, sioO;
Il. {. Nicholas, ferryman At New Canton,
J. Saunders, ferryman at HardwicksVille,
$50; ,.,.
Robert Y Horsley, ferryman Al Bent Creek,
| $50; Recommendation, ~
Edward Dillon, agent of transportation OF
freight line, $3.50;
Thomas Elicit, assistant TO agent AT hieh-
mond, $500:
| Duls, sIuu, ,.,,,.,,,r
| N b. Johnston, clerk 10 agent OF transpor-
| tation at Lynchburg, 800 ~
| t,r.rseers on Cundi.-Nathaniel Mayo, Johh
| u Suoddy j. NJ. Stratton, George W MA
| thews, Dennis Mccarthy, w. III. Chilos, 40"
each . e, =;
smith Bosworth, master carpenter hrst dl-
| vision, $40; ,,. .o,o,d
division, 1920; .-,,
Samnel Mahoney, master mason, 1920;
| Michael Kehoe and +. Smith, superltend-
dents steam dredges, 800 each;
| / McCabe and L. Haley, engineers steam
| dredges $500 each. - a,
| FREIGHT Boat CdptdiHS.-a. l.. burgess, a
,.rt Johnson, Charles johnson, } Layne' l.
Mayo, John ID. Skeltoh' IL 81"
Taylor, each Si00
"a, 81. 81, kesnsrs Tide-catsr Connectton.-J; A
unnkins. Ship locks Charles + Mckae, Lock
No /: Daniel Cummins, Nos. ana D. ''aiiies
| II Goddin, Nos. and D. ~ u,.;..
- >ck. keeDsrs First DiUiSi0n.-J. N HOPKINS
Lock No |; r. II. Boatwrlght, assistant q, a
No Tarlton A. Tibbs, No lhomas
Gentry, No. 3 Powhatan rarisr, MrRr;ds No No 8 8
Nathaniel Mayo, lock at Sampson Samue
= Tiiiman Iock AT Maiden's Adventure WI
liam w, Pace, locks Nos. and N. L. a,,, ave
| No o. T Philpotts, No. 10 Henry New
harry n, II. Thomas ]. Hopkins, NO l.
Joh1 ID Snoddy. No IS William Diiiaru' 10
IA; James NJ Stratton, No. lo' JosePii '
mants No. l6; Nathaniel Denton ~ !,
Samuel 5. Bugg, No. Is ana river 'oon IN III
len G. Mosby No. u Margaret Johnson ~ ~
-; & w. Thomas No. % ID: Johnson NJ 70
-; A. 4. Mosby, No. %; J A. WILKINSON, ~,
20 Mary w. Cameron, No. y william a
Chandler, No. 2o; Sarah A. War, No. -
James ). Wright, No. 80; John Thomas, NO