American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-20
Baltimore. March IS.

Baltimore, March IS
THE RAIL ROAD-Bv referring TO advertising
columns, il will be that the Commissioners will open
books for subscription the Rail Road Stock, at the
Mechanics Bank on Tuesday next The Stock is divided
into thirty thousand shares of one hundred dollars each
ten thousand of which for subscription BY the
State five thousand for the city If Baltimore. and fifteen
thousand to be taken by individuals and public bodies
One dollar per share is to be paid subscribing, and the
residue in such instaments, and at such times may be
required BY the President and Directors but not more
than third Of the can be demanded IN any
one year from the commencement of the work and before
any payment can be demanded sixty days notice must be
given These terms are very liberal and will the
books to be filled, have no doubt, on the first day.
Patriot
Baltimore March IA
THE RAIL ROAD-We publish to day the charter of
the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company The work
has really begun earnest and we doubt no will be pro
secuted with energy to successful and glorious result
The advantages of Rail Road to Baltimore, to the Wes
tern country and to the people on the whole route
will be almost ncalculable Besides the immense saving
in the of transporting articles that now come to our
Market many such the coal of the Aleganysa to be
equal in quality to any in use, and inexhaustibe in
quantty,-and the -four Of the West, that now Cannot
reach u.s. will find their this Market and constitute
with us articles Of commerce These, however, are
bu articles, Of hundreds, that will cross the Ae-
ganes both uays for the first tine the Rail Road The
advantages Of Rail Road over canal may seem require
illustration in this place. In another paragraph We have
noticed the fact that the people on the banks OF the great
York Canal shipping their produce for Baltimore
by way of the snsquehanna in OF the canal
ter as we'll in summer and it is III the former season
that the Western merchants visit the sea ports to lay
their stocks, they will of resort to the Rail Road
instead of waiting or three months for the opening OF
the canal. Ill
1t is believed that the contemplated Rail Road will be-
come the successful rival of the NewY0rk Cans for the
reasons above stated and that other project could sue
ceed in competition with that great work. for the I'M
prize Of the Western Trade Succeeding IN obtain
ing this Trade, moe,y Of il, what must not the
advantages be, that this great work will confer on Ba-
more The prosperity Of fNew-York will no longer be un
rvalled-no the glory conferred upon her by her canals
without parallel. As said yesterday, we believe the
stock will be Immediately takenthe second branch OF ee
City Council perceive. has promptly passed reso
ion subscribe for the shares (5000S50o reser
we'd the City by the charter, and we have little doubt
that the other branch will give its sanction to It with equal
spirit and promptness. 70.
Bolirsrs March 15-In the First Branch of the City
Council, last evening, the Committee to whom had been
referred the Resolution from the other branch authorizing
subscription of FIVE hundred thousand dollars to the Rail
oadnade report recommending the passage Of he said
Resoluion The report subsequently discussed and
laid the table by vote of Is to 9. We informed
there is no doubt of its final passage. american.
Baltimore, March 16-Our readers will be gratifed to
learn that the First Branch of the City Council has passed
the Resolution (from the other Rranch directing sub.
scrpon Of FIVE hundred thousand dollars to the stock OF
the Baltimore ard Ohio Rail Road Company. Inc vote
was 20 for, and against it. .7me7tcan.
Baltimore March 7-COUNrERFEIT $40 notes Of the
Marine Bank of Baltimore in circulation they are OF
the new plate letter favor of w. Hanson, dated lath
Oct I826-the erfe is about quarter OF an men
shorter than the genuinethe paper very 'neror pen8
darker, and thinner, and the whole execution coarsef'