National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-12
MARYLAEp NEKs
ITEMS PROM ANNAPOLIS.

AEEAPoLIs. September 10. 1s7f.
Tbs Beard o. directors Of the Chesapeake and
0bio saaai met here todsy. Present, Messrs.
Gorman, president, Biser, Bannon. Berrst. Vr.t-
kfns an1 stake, ana BenJEnh FsWestt. sss.. ses-
Setsry. TAS presidents submitted the tolIoEsnr
report;
AThs coal tonnage md rsvsEuo Of tie company
fss the menth Of AugaSt Vas Number 81 tons
insslass, as compared With ls72, OF z083 tons and
an aereaes oFo1 1878 Of $50 tou8, Wis: Coal ton
mage August 1872, 1oli5gl tonss August, 1SIS,
s-TAs rsFsnusTth that has aeerued 70 your treasury
from ~ sources daring the month Was ,o2oe5,
Which, ahoEs ap ineTease, - compared with eorrs-
''fhe ssaal ordi.usy and extraordinary expenses
eli. Ss7.sss which sh0Ws. the net revenue % Be-
Notwithstanding ths very AvOrabIsrssuits Of
its torrsgsand fsTsslIs have been very se1iousiy
dlminished b q strike among The boatmen which
occurred ODths 18th, b0t for which the tonnage
month N thehistery of the canal From the LIST
70 the 18th tie aYera re Shipments we're ASS tons
Per DAY, and IRON the 2azh to the 5lss the average
shipments peSday were only l,set tons-sholils
ne y leSs q tonaags Attributable 70 the strike %
ssThe frsqueus recurrerse Of thsss strfkss not
oniy reduce tbs revenues Of this company, but
lear VIII compel some Of the coal composites 70
hl.horaH tneiB trade from' the canal, unless
some measures ses taken prevent, In the future,
these frequent tnterruptlonE
Il fully appreciate the dificulties IN adjusting
case Of this kind, but an confident that the
main cause can be removed blythe fhOrourh 80
operation Of the coal companies. 7 therefora
respectfully recommend that aeommittoe Of this
board De appointed 10 confer With the various coal
companies and 70 report at an early day. ksubmit,
however, various communications
The Recommendation Of the PRESIDENT to- sp-
point committee 70 confer with the coal compa-
MES was approved, and the following resolutions
a Ts-ol.if.S rr;,,s !. .,,-...t... -. - 80. \,
pointed TO take into considerations the various
subjects, relative to toll and other matters re-
1erred 70 in the report Of the president and va
the coal companies and boatmen-
"ResoIred Further, That the president be- and
he Is hereby, directed to enforce strictly ali the
to bOatmen and Wharf-oWners as may Be deemed
necessary, and rs VIII insure the fullest protection
The president appointed Nessrs. Bannon, Blssr
and Watkins as the committee.
Hon. VIM. Walsh and Gen. Thomas J. McKaiZ
appeared before the board and presented several
petitions HequestinE the reduction Of tolls ceats
ton on coal and the entire abolition Of the toll
now charged upon descending Oosts, amounting
20 e4Os on each boat
The committee appointed: By the president on
the subject Of the strikes viii report 70 the board
on Thursday, the nth instant, IA Baltimore, to
which date and Place the board adjourned
IL Is stated that the action Of the president and
directors Of the canal company looks to the pro-
lection Of all the parties engaged In the trade on
the canal BY breaking up the middle men who
are understood to be drawing . large portion Of
the profits which properly belong to the beatmen
The commission to select Z airs Tor the Mary
land House Of Correction had q meeting at the
State-house to-day. The board continued the
wedding process on the proposals before them.
throwing out some sixty or seventy rsdueing the
number now 70 some ten or Twelve, from Ehich
the site will BE- chosen. Recently several Vary
favorable propositions have been received By the
commission, and It Is probable the members VIII
proceed to examine these sites. Nothing omciaI
has yet been done to indicate which VIII be the
locality selected for building the institution
Wm.Walsh, esq, the recently nominated can
didate Of the Democrats IN the Sixth Congress
sionsl district vas Ia this city to-day In company
with Thomas J. MeKAig. It Is understood the
nomination Of 1Ir. walsh. Whish was unsOught
By BIN, win heal the dissensions IN the Demo
cratic ranks in Allegheny county, which. togsther
with some want Of harmony IN the Republican
ranks, makes the election Of Dir. walsh quite
probable.
Annapolis is'Eelll represented fs. appears, on
the Bsltimors press by her former residents
Colonel Thomas b Wilson e on the Sun; James
r. Brewer, esq. Is ons Of the editors and pro-
prietors Of the Evening NetssS N. J. Watkins,
esq, Is on the WsskIy Enquirer, and Dr. James
A. AuAian - on the local department. OF the Epen-
ing Eegs. These gentlemen all at one time at
tended the venerable Sc. Johns College, the lat
ter Of whom, > ready writer, when mere boy is
said TO have inaHgdrated the ar5t regular CORE
spondenee between this place and the Baltimore
papers.
The receipts Of the canal FOR the week ending
September were: From Cumberland, 81, 7ss35;
Georgetown, $4,000; Hancock, sl5sO; Williams
port, elsO.5s; total, sissoSss. The accrued feve-
nue. at Cumberland for the sans period was
SHALL Durina the same week twenty-five
beats cleared from fCunbe=land, carrying I5.sJS
tons Of eosL
During the three days the regisezation once
was open inthis place tWenty-uine voters gis-
tered, four colOred and twenty-five white; eighty
nine persons were stricken from the list; one
transferred registered, ana three transferred
to other districts
A tWo-third interest in the farm OF MessEs-
Cooiahan Bros, containing one hundred acres,
improved By good dwelling, barn and other
farm-houses, situated about one mile from An
DApolis, was sold to-day for zoo. R.