Evening star., 1870-02-10
Railroads and telegraph Lines.

Inc Dill Ofered in the Senate yesterday by
Mr.. Chandler, authorizing the construction of
railroad from this city to New York, and
another to Cincinnati; also the construction of a
telegraph line to Pittsburg, enacts:
That Thomas A. Scott, Jay Cooke. James n.
Cameron, and j. Edgar Thompson, OF Pennsyl-
xania; j: j. Cresswell, John p. Kennedy and
William r. Walters, of Maryland; II. 5. McComb
and Nathaniel Is. Smithers, of Delaware: A. T.
stewart, Erastus Corning, Elisha G. Litchiield,
Jesse HOyt, Marshall .. Roberts, lie Grand
Lockwood, Alexander S. Diven, Thomas c. Du-
York; L: z. Potts and g. Il. Guthrie, of New
Jersey; John Nj. Forbes, John S. Edridge, Geo.
a. Braston, William (ShOuler) Schouler and r.
and John Tracey, of Illinois; William Denni-
son, Rush X. Sloane and William Baker. of
ONO; HelmeT II. Emmons, of Michigan;
James James q; w Kennedy, say!es j. Bowen,
tngtOn, Of the District of Columbia, are
created INTO body corporate by the name
and title ofthe New York and Washington Rail-
way Company, authorized to construct a con-
tnIous line OF railway, Of one or more tracks.
with all the appurtenanccs, commencing at some
point in the city Of Washington, and running
sylyania, Delaware, and New Jersey or any
OF them, to the Hudson river; and shall have
power to construct railway, with single or
double track, from point in the city of WASH
ington to the Hudson river, opposite the city of
New York, and to cross the Hudson river by
ferry from such point in the State of New ,Jer-
sey into the city Of New York. The capital stock
OF the said company shall be ten millions of dol
lars, and shall consist OF one hundred thousand
shares OF one hundred dollars each The said
corporation shall, as soon as practicable after
The election OF directors, so commence and pros
ocute the work of construction and e0uippinp
said railway that it shall be fully completed and
equipped in two years from and after the cleo
tiOn Of the nrst board OF directors
That ID. G. F0rney, William W. DUNCAN,
Henry ID. Cooke, Peter Gardner, of the District
OF Columbia; Hugh l.. Gallagher, of the State of
virginia: Philip Quigley, Of the State Of Della
Nathaniel B. Hogg, Charles NJ. Hall, Andrew
M. Sallade, of the State OF PENNSYLVANIA; Geo.
w. Morling, Alfred Spates, OF the State of
Maryland; Amasa Stone, Stllman Witt, George
b; Senter, Of the State OF Ohio, and all such
other persons who shall or may be associated
with them or their successors, are created a
body corporate and polite in Geed ana in-iaw,
ton and Northwestern Railroad and Telegraph
Company" and are authorized to construct a
continuous railroad and telegraph line from the
city Of VIA Masnngt9n nj by the most feasible route
sylvania, with full authority to extend said rail-
road and telegraph line from the said city of
Pittsburg to the city of Cleveland, or to con-
meet with any railroad between Pittsburg and
That A. R. Shepherd, Richard McAilister.
Thomas Mcnamara, w. IL. Lamon, C. G. Will
ton; Esau Pickrell, John l.. Kidweil, II. il.
Dodge, Of Georgetown; John M. Bolts, j. c.
Underwood, Brennan Wood, William r. Smith.
John Clements, +. H. PierpOnt, of the State of
Virginia; John Hall, B. II. Smith, Homer j.
Holt, James w. Hodge, Daniel Welch, X. V.
Whaley, James H. Gulick, of West Virginia;
Samuel Mcconnell, +. Il. Green, John p. Terry,
Thomas Dugan, John Peters, Benjamin Gay
lord, John Campbell, Hugh Means, Charles
Fox, Miles Greenwood, Peter Hayden, Of the
State OF Ohio, and all such other persons who
shall or may be associated with them or their
successors, are created into q body corporate
by the title Of"The Washington and Cincinnati
Railroad and Telegraph Company" and are au-
thOrized to construct continuous railroad and
telegraph line from Washington, by the most
State of Ohio, with full authority to connect
said railroad and telegraph line with any exist
ing railroad in the State Of Ohio.