Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-03-16

d. y. OlUeTt: w III. ~. DauielS, Aaron
Hefebower, Morgan Entler, Edward
Colston, VIM. McSherry, J. H. Outer
er, Edward Murphy, Jno. Avis of VIM,
WIN. N. Lemen, Charles Janney, John
N. Byers, Thos. NJ. Shaull, Benz. Sbew-
bridge, VIM. Wentzell, Jr., John w.
Hendricks, F. A. Yates. WIN. A. Mar
shall, Charles L. Hopwood, James Al
bridge, Charles Licklider, Jno. N. Sad
Ter, John A. Brooks, Jno. w. Marshall,
S. w. Wysong, John Melvin.
S9 The water in the Georgetown
level of the c. & o. Canal has been
drawn off and will likely be off for
week tor the purpose Of repairing al leak
at the first lock and giving tbs canal q
general cleaning out. The compromise
effected between the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company and the State of
MARYLAND will, it is predicted, have a
very beneficial effect upon the coal trade
in Georgetown. By the provisions Of
the compromise the railroad company
are prohibited from discriminating
against the canal in their freights from
the coal mines on the Pittsburg road
and the main stem of the Baltimore and
Ohio road from Piedmont. Heretofore
the rates from Piedmont to Cumberland
were nearly az great as from Piedmont
to Baltimore, and heretofore none of
that coal came by the =. 81 o. Canal in
consequence of the freight being too
great. A few days ago President Cor
man, of the G. & o. Canal company,
presented bill in the Maryland Legis-
lature looking to the construction of the
; Maryland canal, by using convict labor
connecting with the G. & 0. canal so
as to have a direct line from Cumber-
land through Georgetown 10 Baltimore.
Owing to the exceedingly mild win
ter there has been no material Interrupt
ton the to repairs since December first
when they were begun. 1t is hoped
that with the continuance of the present
good weather the canal will be placed
in navigable order by the first or tenth
of April. The repairs are prosecuted
in four divisions, and the work has Civ
en- employment to upwards Of 1900 men
and ESQ carts. OF the $5OO,OOO in
bonds authorised by the Maryland Leg
islature it will be necessary to negoti-
ate not much more than 100000 for
the repairs. Over 100000 have been
already placed at par in New York and
among the coal companies. 1t is claimed
the canal has never before been so
promptly repaired after extensive dam
age iu 80 short awhile; and it is thought
the work when finished, will be in bet
ter condition than before the freshet.
Upwards of hundred breaks have bad
to be repaired. Through these breaks
the current swept away much deposit,
the accumulation of years, aud where
deposits were left by the flood every
thing has been cleaned out by labor, so
that along the damaged line the canal
will be free Of alluvium.
CIV. r. r. BRIDGE. Wednes-
day last, the wood work of the fifth
span of an iron bridge the Cumberland
Valley Railroad is building across the
Potomac fell and carried with it into
the river, some sixty feet below, num-
Der of workmen who we're engaged on
it. The accident was caused by the
riprapping giving away near the pier.
There were eighteen hands on the
structure when it gave way, and one of
them, Mr.. Robinson, jumped dis
lance of thirty-fve feet, aud fell into
eight feet of water and escaped unin.
jured. No one was killed, and only
four were at all seriously hurt and none
of those were dangerously injured.
Most of those who fell with the struct-
ure, however, received bruises and
knocks that kept them quiet tor several
days after the accident.
Those who were seriously hurt have
been out Of bed for the last few days,
but they can as yet only walk with the
use of crutches or cane. How 1t was
that no one was more seriously injured
than has turned out is wonderful, and
the gentlemen, one and all, have good
reason to congratulate themselves on
their deliverance from what IN most
cases, would have proved the jaws Of
death for many Of them.-Hagcrs-
foUa Guard.