National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-14
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.

SHIPMENT or FIouR.-Ihe steamer Lady Of the
Lake cleared yesterday for Norfolk with 200 bar
THH Potomac boat-house IL to hs rented and
extended under the direction Of the contractors,
THE CANAL along the entire length ls frozen
over, and the Ice Il being gradually broken BY
the Ice breakers. The canal boat Theo. Embry,
DAY atter struggle OF ninety hours.
THE PRoFosED BRANCH RAILHoAp.-A meeting
q the citizens Of Georgetown was he'd yester-
day morning, at the Merchants ExchA nFe, when
ne subject o. the proposed branch Road Of the
baltimore and Ohio railroad 10 Rockville, Nd,
was discussed. The attendance OF the citizens
was large, and much eanestness was manifested,
NE CATTLE MARKET-At Drovers' Rest, $50
cat e were up. -Four hundred and eIgntV-nine
sold to butchers at saiS cents; thirty do, do To-
farmers; eighty-nve were left over; one hundred
and eighty-two sent TO Baltimore market. Nine
n nun ana torty-two sheep up. -Four hundred
two hundred left over; two hundred and forty
seven sent to Baltimore. Thrty-three cows and
calves sold at from t25 to tIO. Two eve sheep
condemned.
MEETING or DIRECTIONS oF THE CUEsIrE,NR AVN
ONO CANAL - The board Of directors OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company met al
Barn9ms hotel In Baltimore, on Thursday. Pres
emit a. Il, German, president; Col. J. q. Berret
and q. NJ. Watkins,
President German submitted his report, dated
revenues Of the canal company FER November,
lbi2, were t3o,T2hb9, decrease OF tii,TT0 from
we sane month Of ISL. Coal shipments for the
month q, s5o tons, decrease from November last
Of 2i,9t2 tons. The president SAYS:
During the entire month Oh November the
canal was In good naylRahle condition, except
the last DAY OF the month, when it was closed nv
Ice, and therefore this decrease In TONNAGE and
revenue Is mainly attributable TO the epidemic
among the horses and mules along tue line. on
which time ne dsIT syersgs cIss pr,oI 70
from Cumberland were 81, average daily tonnage
a,Itl tons. From the nth to the 10th November,
9,4lO tons. From 18th 70 99th Inclusive, the daily
clearances were only II boats and l,els tons. on
Saturday, the both, the canal was blocked by Ice
and only ! boats cleared, with 80 tons. Not
and loss Of revenue for the month, Il will he
gratifying to the board 10 know that the tonnage
o. the canal from the list day Of June last 70 the
as compared with the corresponding period Of
1851 OF ,bsI tons, viz : Coal shipped from Cum.
berllnd from June to November 90, 1879, lnclu.
syo o6S, 100 TONS same time 1871, Inclusive b5I,
olb tons; increase In 1879, 1851 tons,
THE expenses, ordinary, extraordinary and
paw on1cer for the month were or 9OO,T5. In adj
i2,sl4.6l. Total expenses for the month, SIC.
sta.so. There remains q balance In the treasuTy
after deductinR the above payments, the sum 81
tlSo,Al.Bl; 20 which add accrued revenue col.
lectable within the next ten days o. SOoOs; total
! sl98, I9l.R9.
This large balance will enable us TO nav
another Of the overdue coupons on the preferred
| construction bonds, and leave a balance OF ts2.
500 In the treasury, which will be suificlent Il
defray all ordinary expenses until the opening Of
| navigation next spring.
81 therefore recommend that the sum Of CSC, %,
pc appropriated TO pay the coupon due July
1880, and that notice be given that Il will he paid
on and after the 18th instant, which, II ordered
viii make the appropriations TO that account
since the LIST Of january, 1872 t2Bl,p9s, Of which
amount tlh2, aab has been derived from the rev
enues OF the company since your advent into
| once on the 10Th of June last
| In conformity TO the recommendation OF thu
! president ,es5 was appropriated to pay coupon
due July, 1850, The report for the quarter end
Ing sOth OF November was submitted and ORDERED
to be presented to the stockholders on the IItl
instant. In addition TO the regular report OF TN
president, he stated that he had been compelled
TO break Ice during the past week to relieve loadet
boats, but the water has been ordered 10 be draw
on on Monday next. The result OF the trade
Notwithstanding the disease among the horses
and the ability OF the company 20 pay anothe
coupon and yet leave So, ON6 In the treasury 10
water repairs, will he gratifying to all.