The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-10


-CaRsArKAxs Axp ONO CANAL COMPANY
The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal COMPANY. was
held Sesd.y nsds, shsr ss" 20 hSs
president and six difectors. Tho chief stock. .
holder, the State OF Maryland, which owns
~ aovsraor swami, oS%piroIier Isoead
and Treasurer Fowler. The other stool holders
the state Of Virgins, the United States and
and Alexandria-had no representatives in q,
the meeting, notwithstanding the secretary
Of the company, Mr.. Benjamin. Fawcett, stated
s@sas S %s. s aSs.n nt % d pSs ''
whose management the Susinsss Of the canal
sa sssa sssii oS @ss Il
ness FOR the year sadins December 81, lSe1, and
ssins. XSs revenue for liz yssr sineuatsd to
t$ss, 6sls3, an excess over the previous year OF
S1s,ls1,T. The total expense for the came time,
1851, was ~, %, showing an excess q re.
celpts over expenditures Of 4l3s,s7s.U From
this fund there has been paid on interest sc:
count, GleiI " ~ and 70 repay loans Oh 1907
The severity and long duration Of the past
winter prevented all the repairs and improve.
proper time, but much was done In the way Of
repairing lock gates and water weirs, and 10
preparing material for use when the weather
from the bed Of the canal deposits Of years &C:
sumuon and Which At some IN points had
tlon. The original depth having been re,
stored, navigation was feopened on the LIST of
Ap hs Mcs nS hssS' Su way.
fully justified by the increased facilities AZ.
forded for transportation. From. facts laid
s SSs, q Of y
BY canal, the company wsre constrained to re.
duee the tolls on coal TO one quarter Of one
,Ia n 1.s. a e
revenue, and the Board believe that, from the
coal shipped on the canal as shown BY re-
are fa s%d Il Isscs On yss
All the floating debt Of the company, except
Dc S.sa ps and Ss
proper maintenance and Improvement Of the
Of the General Assembly according to the legal
priority. The Interest In arrear and due on
Ths =, repost was .sse9 and or
and sig directors, to serve until the iat Mon
s sns Messrs' Alfred lire spates and John Thomp
ppe.ident, and the following named sentlsmsI
T feS' yo' Ysl. MbS oaay h E. N f Ps
: George Cotton, WIN. Thompson, Of R., VIM
Devecmon, NJ, Bannon, and James Coudy. tn,
together with Messrs. Murray, stake. Thomas
Upon motion Of Mr.. Fowler, . resolution wa
nSSpssah he Sss o S nS%a and seSey
! the company to Annapolis.
The meeting then adjourned. - Bdiimor
Gd-effe.
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The CASE OF A. II. REED.-The followin
:, are copies Of the letters taken by Speeds
Agent Depro, OF the Post ONCE Departmen,
from the trunk Of Mr.. A. II. Reed, of the Pay
: master Generals office, who was arrested ant
examined, as stated in the REPUBLICAN, o
q. the charge Of sending circular: to the posi-
q funds in the name OF the "Nationsi Msnagin
o Spouse was received at the Post ONCE yestel
!. (CoPY-Enveiope post-marked April5.l
3 RooHEsrER, Saturday Evening-My Ded
y Reed; consulted Rowley lsaid to be the be.
: foot from the ears. I told him that 1t was a
g politicians at Washington, that they sent th
!. fered with BY the police, and I rePre.ente
o myself as solicitous Tor his safety, and asked
b he could be indicted for fraud or getting mo ne
n to break up the concern. He said the elrcnls
Ss not .onS SU tSss, IA nos al
If to be the Governmenti that 1t WAS nltogeth'
A. too general to be criminal, and that 1t won
D. be:utterly Impossible to make out a; ca ~
ID little stink. Well, rushed to the printe
IS and ordered 1000 circular. and one thousaI
saturday. want you to ask Clark to wri
Q, rather sMsssrTsph. me- he Rs
70 | Give him directions God bless you. / fe
h ttSSooSp;y-Euvelops pS.tn..k X, we.swsiWoit
a HoME, Monday noon.-My Dear Reed; Ever
thing Is all right. Folks are all well. Tht
L. all send their love. The p: Q. affair is bull
e most that can be done Is to stop the thing al
Of put y into the papers, which Is very II
m 1 shall probably be with you Saturday,
r. CLARK does not telegraph me to meet him
,e New York.
k h.vs ,.sn everybody At the village. az a.
IN YOU were here. But am nearly alex. Th'
have lot Of yi'sors to-day Mas n nesi wr,
10 agaiu. Eternally, REYNOLDS
as CosFRRLscE BoUsDARIEs.-At the late 81
at which adjourned to meet at Brookiyn, N.
Soundsrie. n thiS District and "dj0ini
IT, Baltimore s Conferences shall embrace the D
trict Of Columbia, the Western Shore Of MAJ
land, excepting 80 much Of the Ailegany count
er- as lies west Of the dividing ridge Of the Al
In gany Mountains, the county Of Frederick,
We the State Of Virgiuia, and the counties OF
'ss ferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Miner
of Hardy, Pendleton, and Grant, In the State
70 Virginia conference shall include all Of t
m State Of Virginia not embraced In Batting
ng and wilmington conferences, and Poeahont!
Greenbriar, and Monroe counties OF West v
lis washington conference tof colored membe
ful shall embrace Western Maryland, the Distr
OF Columbia and Virginia.
Ire West Virginia Conference shall be bound
nd as follows Beginning at the southwest o.
ex- ner OF the State of Pennsylvania, thence alo
ess said line to the northeast corner Of o.
pg county, West virginia including w h,.s,
III, thence to Short creek, Including Short Ore
,n- and Liberty Olrcuiti thence down the 81
asst creek to the Ohio riveri thence down the 81
ely river to the mouth Of Big Sandy riyeri on
aid west Of II shall be bounded by the State Ill
,pe on the south and east by the Virginia a
baltimore Conferences, to the PennsyiyaI
md state line; thence westward along said line
see the place OF beginning.
ia. State OF Delaware and the Eastern Shores
Maryland and Virginia.
her
ers ABOUT CRABs.-A gentleman at Annapo
err fenced In a cove near the mouth OF the Sew
re- river and commenced the cultivation Of 81
OF on a large scale. He has put In about 4,
and feeds them on coarse fish and any Kind
refuse meat. A squad OF them will attacl
eid catfish, deyour It In one night, and pick