Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-08
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CONDITION OF THE CANAL.-From an ex
hibit furnished at a meeting of the directors or
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal COMPANY, in
baltimore yesterday, il appears that the in
crease from tolls on the canal for October of the
present year was Si,T2215 over the tolls col
iected during the same month last wear ami
S25,2I6.f2 more than the tolls of October 1870;
while the increase in tonnage last October as
compared with October, lsTn Is Is o52 tons:
compared with October, 1871, is 1,499 tons.
ms increase IN tonnage IL mainly due to the
coal trade, which il yearly expanding it's pro-
portions. President German said that nOtwith-
STANDING the very gratifying increase in the
revenue OF the company, he WAS satisfied ii
would have been much greater had there not
been efficiency in the supply of water during
the first ten days OF the month, when the COM
psny was compelled TO restrict boats TO four feet
draught. thereby reducing the tonnage OF each
boat. He called the attention OF the directors
To the question OF an increased supply of water
at umberland and Georgetown, and said that
from the best data be could get the loss of rev
enue 20 the company in the past two years be-
canse OF the deficient supply has not been less
than $4,000. The directors of the canal yester-
day adopted resolutions sppropriating money
for a steam pump for the Cumberland division
and for building dam at the Little Falls. The
time for closing the canal was fixed for Deem
Der eth, unless it is the opinion OF the president
that navigation can be safely continued for a
longer period. The announcement that the
deficiency in the water supply il to be remedi ed
by a dam at Little Falls Will De hailed with ioy
by the miters of this city. who lost thousands OF
dollars last summer from the cause menti Onei
II All OF AN ARC H.-aDOut y clock yeSt2T-
day afternoon the arch III High street. over the
cellar-wa of house No IS, owned and occupied
by the Potomac Insurance Co., fell in, taking
the entire pavement in front OF the house with
IL. Fortunately no one As passing at the time.
A wooden bridge was placed across the Ch4sm
this morning.
GocD FOR THE POLICRMsN.-The BODY OF
Mr.. Daily, who was killed by falling into the
sewer excavation, was removed to his resider ce,
corner of 18th and Nj streets, where his funeral
took place yesterday afternoon. He was buried
in st. Matthews (CathOlic) buTying ground.
The police officers who headed a subscription
for the expenses OF the funeral and for the re-
ief of the widow and her children, report at
noon to-day that the fund amounted to $40 So
ARRlvALs.-Steamer Express, from Balti-
more, with general merchandise; schooner K. G..
StAnnsrd, with 5000 shingles to Jos. x j. Z.
Iihbey, and 10000 feet of lumber and lGO 600
shingles to Wbeatly Bros; schooner John .
Travers. from Norfolk, with 80 700 feet yellow
pine to Wheatly Bros. Cleared-Steamer Jno.
Gibson, for New York, with 500 barrels of -four
and steamer Express for Baltimore.
GRAIN TRADR-The receipts to-day were
500 bushels red wheat 10 Hartley * Bro. by
boat Medley; S,0iS bushels wheat 200 barrels
flour, and 40 barrels apples, by boat K. f.
Ste fey, Il. j. Baker, Adam Shannon, Monon-
gal ella. and Three Brothers, to George Waters
with All barrels -four, 600 barrels apples 500
barrels cement, $50 bushels wheat, 81 cords
bark; and boat Seneca to W. III. Dougal, with
800 bushels mill-feed, 100 barrels -four, and 900
Bushels wheat. Sales on Change to-day were
1903 bushels red wheat at SI.95.
COAL TRADE.-The receipts for the past week
were $50 tons coal to the Borden mining COM
paIy, SCI tons TO Rays docks, 200 tons to A =
news wharf, and 5,2i7 to the Consolidation
company. Shipments were, from the Borden
mining company 1,isO tons, Rays docks 3, 57S
tons, Agrew's wharf 500 tons, and Consolidation
company 1850.