Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-09

TIE NEw RAILROAD, - The Port Tobacco
Times says =" The agent for the projected rsfi.
road, Mr.. Bowie, passed through our village on
MONDAY morning last, and we were highly graf.
lied to learn from him that for the time ZONE sv
oniyl he had been soliciting subsc ri ption. AZ
M sa,,es, ne had met with Unprecedented success
on the discharge Of the duties which bronoht
him among us, on Saturday and on the svenfnr
Of that Day had obtained subscriptions to the
amount Of S3,D0-and this from oniy three ipdj
viduals IL would give us great nleaspre IN Lea rn
from Mr. Bowie, when he finishes his tour that
ne q, mas met with corresponding success among
G sne l,leDds OF the project In this county In
IIhGe oeofges bis efforts to raise the amount
IsqIlIed oy the. charter, before an organization
OF tne company eau be effected, have been very
promptly and literally responded to by the citi-
Iens, and II now remains for the friends of the
enterprise In Charles and Anne Arundel to do
their part - -"
We understand that meeting Of the commits.
sloners OF the railroad will probably be held In
Upper Marlboro on Tuesday, ID of November.
Tor the purpose of organizing the company by the
election Of directors, &c. Public notice will
however, be given hereafter Of the precise time
Mr, Bowie requests us to say that public meet.
ing OF the friends OF the project will lake place in
Port Tobacco on the second day of the agric nj
tural exhibition, the 10th of November Sev.r,I
gentlemen from distance are expected IN adj ress
the meeting. - "'e''
TEE PATH OF THE COMET pierces the plane OF
tue orbit OF venus, at point near the orbit itself
ana venus and the comet are both approaching
tnis point Venus viii pass IT first, about the
i2th, and the comet only one week after; but this
interval Will give ample scope TO the latter 10
pass Without collision, its train Included for at
the rate at which these travellers on the Celestial
highways proceed, the first twenty four and the
second TN TtY-six miles per second when nearest
on the iSth they viii vet he hit or ten millions
OF miles esunder. liz, however. further obserya-
uon snow that the comets motion Is more rapid
tnan supposed above, or the attraction of the
planet accelerate its mode of travel, the prox-
unity may be greater. IL will be worth while
watching the comet at this time to observe
wnetner undergoes any marked physical
TIE MARKET REsULATIoNs.-The officer. de-
tailed Tor service at the Centre Market have
been enforcing the regulations with considerable
energy recently. This morning, number, prob
aoly tive nty-fye persons, occupying positions on
the Ninth street sidewalk were notified 10 vacate
them after to-day, and leave the gangway clear
OF obstruction. Several warrants have been
issued against persons for forestalling the mar
ket Justice Dom at an early hour this morning
was employed in this business. Forestalling the
market Is, aud always has been, a reason why
certain articles, the products Of the farms near
our CITY, nave been so high priced for wears past
III broken up, the country dealers will receive
win our citizens a share Of the advantages of a
fdlf trade. The above Is not a reflection upon
our energetic and honest licensed dealers