the Presidi nt and Direci irs * ; the Dismal Sv imp Canal Company, aski . !,r a 1 'im ... -..•'.' a ; Mr. A mstrongpresi i ed the petition of J. M. Snyder and others, asking that tbe bridge on tbe Northwestern Turnpike roadacri -- the South branch of the Potomac be declared !;•■• oi toU; Mr, Early preseuied the proceedings of a meeting held ai dadi in