Evening star., 1866-08-20
LOCAL NEWS.

The BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
IN" annual report made by Colonel Odsn
Bowie, president, TO the stockholders OF the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad COMPANY al
their meeting in Upper Marlboro. Prince
Georges county, last week, embraces various
interesting facts relative to the project The
report announces that the board of direc tors
the previous week signed and sealed q con-
tract with Col. John w. Forney and associates
10 build and equip the entire road from Balt-
more TO the Potomac river, and the branch to
Washington. The charter for this branch road
into The District OF Columbia. has. however
not yet been obtained from Congress. The bill
passed the House at the last session, but failed
IL the Senate. or rather was postponed until
December. This the president charges was
owing TO the influence of adverse MARYLAND
interests, and says the branch to Washington
would have secured the building Of the whole
road. The branch line from the junction near
Collington has been surveyed, finding the dis.
tance over country most practicable for the
cheap and speedy construction Of a road sew.
Washington. The report says OF the contract
for construction:
'.For the purpose of putting us in immediate
connection with Baltimore. the contract re-
quIres that the read shall be commenced on the
south side OF the Annapolis road: that five
miles shall be completed within six months
from the signing OF the contract that the road
10 Marlborough shall be completed within two
years, and the entire road within the time spe.
CITED py the charter. Arrangements are being
perfected for proceeding Immediately with the
soNoooh Va shO Aooos ou0 an assured Uy tne
contractors that Immediately upon such being
made the grading will be commenced, and, as
an earnest Of their sincerity and zeal, that the
first five miles will be completed before the
winters front shall have put an embargo upon
further progress. The contractors are obligated
to take the stock Of such subscribers who have
paid the two installments called In, by the
payment to them Of the six dollars per share
paid in"
After the signing Of the contract the board
directed the president to call in all unpaid in
stallme nts upon the stock to the amount Of 80
per SHARE and IL this is not complied with in
accordance with section three Of the charter
he is to take proper steps for its forfeiture to
the company.
A BOLD RoBBERY.-Saturday night. about
ten O'Clock, two young men walking on az
street, near the Government gardens. were as
sailed by two soldiers, who knocked down one
of them, named John Hill, q Canadian. heal
him severely, and robbed him OF about sIos
Hills compan .on made his escape Hin com.
plained to the police as soon as he WAS shIe
and the case was taken in hand by ofYicers a
o. Miller, Of the Third, and Britt, Of the Seq.
ond Wards, and in the afternoon they arrested
Thomas kirwan. soicier, who was taken 70
the Central Guardhouse, where he was fully
identified by Hill as one Of the two soidiers
Upon searching him two Of Hills handker.
chiefs were found on kirwan. The prisoner
then acknowledged the part he took in the AZ
fair, and said the assault and robbery wa
committed BY his comr>de, George BRYAN. Of
the 5th cavalry, and that he (kirwanl rot -
OF the money: OF which he had about Si6 n
naming. Muller and Britt started IN pursu