Drowned
On Wednesday afternoon last, a young man named Henry Bowers, aged about 19, was drowned in the Potomac at Cumberland. He was employed on a Canal Boat, and whilst employed in pushing the boat with a pole, accidentally fell overboard. His remains were conveyed to this county, where his friends reside.
A Serious Charge.
The Canal Board.
The President and Directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will meet in Washington to-day to make their appointments. We are indebted to A. K. STAKE, Esq., the efficient Superintendent of the Canal, for a copy of the twenty-eighth annual Report of the President and Directors of the Company to the Stock-holders, dated June 2d, 1856, from which we learn that to the 31st of May, 49,274 tons of coal have been shipped on the Canal, and that the tolls collected upon all articles amounted to $36,729.87.
The Canal.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is in fine navigable order, and is doing a heavy business. Three Hundred and One Boats descended to the District Markets, carrying 32,000 tons of Coal. This is said to be 5,000 tons more than for any preceding month.
The officers of the Canal Company now consist of William P. Maulsby, President; James Coudy, and Jacob H. Grove, of Washington County, Dr. James Fitzpatrick and Thomas Devecmon, of Allegany County, John Brewer, of Montgomery County, and Robert P. Dodge, of Georgetown, D. C., Directors.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.-
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.—The great freshet in the Potomac river has done considerable damage to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The north or birm side of the Williamsport aqueduct, was on Saturday night, by the action of the weather and water suddenly thrown into the Conococheague Creek. This will have a tendency to delay the resumption of navigation for a considerable time.— We learn, however, that temporary expedients may be adopted by which boats may be passed in a comparatively short time, after which the work may be permanently repaired.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
On Monday last, the Board of Public Works of this State met in Washington, for the purpose of electing a President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. There were a number of aspirants for the office, but we have not yet learned upon whom it was conferred.
Later-By Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, June 2.—Wm. P. Maulsby, President; Messrs. Dodge, Brewer, Grove, Coudy, Fitzpatrick & Devecmon, Directors.
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal is in excellent order, and for the week ending the 17th inst., 66 boats descended with 14,186 tons of coal.
President of the Canal.
Our opponents having obtained control of the Board of Public Works, and consequently of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, are setting forth their preferences for different gentlemen as President of this work.— Among those named are Messrs MCKAIG, of Allegany, HAMILTON, of this county, LOWE, MAULSBY, HANSON, and DUVALL, of Frederick. Of course they will make a clean sweep from President to Lock Keeper, and then swear that they never proscribe men for opinion's sake.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.—