Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-07

Report Of ae Pr,sident-Pruoress # fss Work.
The annual meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company vas
held In baltimore yesterday, and the following
directors 10 serve FOR the ensuing wear were
unanimously elected: Col. W. ID. Bowie OF
Prince Georges county Col. Samuel Cox, OF
phia; Hon. Eli j. Hcnkle, OF Anne Arundel
county; Hon. James e. Clarke, OF HacprstoWn
Nd; j. n. Du Barry and VIM. I. Walters, OF
At subsequent meeting OF the Board OF d.
rectors, Governor oden Bowie Was reelected
president; j. y. DuBarTy. vice president, J. :.
Leib, treasurer, and stephen Little, secretary
and auditor.
TRE ANIMAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT AND
DIRECTORS
was sui mitted. IL saws that the grading OF the
road outside OF the cities OF Baltimore ana Wash
ingtOn, is, with the exception OF sections 3, a,
and {, in Baltimore county, all completed
heavy, but will be finished I'm few weeks al
most. Cross-ties Of the very best material and
Of the largest size have been provided, and
are nearly all in place; Our rails correspond
with the ties. We arc laying the heaviest rail
made. weighing sixty-fOur pounds 20 the yard.
Fortunately, In excavating for the road We dis
covered immense deposits OF the finest gravel, Of
which we have made large purchases Tor ballast
ing purposes. Contracts have been made for all
OF the iron, except about 600 tons of rails most
of which has been delivered at Annapolis aud
thence along the line OF road.
Now that the Patuxent bridges are completed,
there viii be nothing In the way OF laying the
track rapidly, both on the main sta m and Wash
ington Branch. Two forces, one on the main
stem and another ON the Branch, viii be put TO
work Immediately, and kept engaged until the
whole 4 finished. weeNpect by early in Deem
her 20 have the track laid from the Calverton
Station, where we connect with the Baltimore
street passenger cars, 10 Maryland avenue, in
Washington.
BRIpGEs AND TUNNELS.
One Of the striking features OF our road is the
number OF bridges necessary. Not % speak OF
numerous streams recurring bridges OF cOnsid.
cradle length, We have between Baltimore AMI
Washington -four rivers, the PataIscO, the Little
and Big PatuNent, and the Eastern Branch Of
the Potomac 90 cross. Beyond Washington, 20
make our present Virginia connection, we have
the Long Bridge over the Potomac, which was
granted rs by Congress upon certain conditions.
Over the Eastern Branch OF the Potomac a pile
bridge nine hundred feet long Is nearly COM
pletod. The Long Bridge over the Potomac,
beyond Wellington, h progressing rapidly. and
IL Is eNpectod viii be eompletedby lst OF Decem-
her.
We expect the tunnel In Washington 20 he
completed ready for the track by December Isl.
The soil here has been very treachcr0us. much
quicksand and water being met with. which has
caused a good deal of delay. The baltimore
tunnel is RAPIDLY progressing.
EXPENDITURES.
We have expended for right OF way alone in
Baltimore city and county 1919 600, and upon
the rest OF the route 800 600. About sI2O.oo0
still remains 90 he paid In the city ard county
when the ratifcations are confirmed. There
have been issued up 20 August LIT for the con-
struction OF the road 81 ,76l .OoO first mortgage
bonds, and 81 $4,000 OF bonds. None of the
"tunnel bonds" have vet been iksued. but an
issue Of about 5000 will shortly be made for
work already and Immediately 10 lie done.
EQUIPMENT
contracts have been made and will he made for
the necessary engines, passenger coaches and
freight cars. Six Of the largest and hest en-
gines made will be delivered this autumn two
or three as carly as October LIST. The passenger
coaches will be Of the latest and most approved
styles, equal In comfort and convenience 20 any
made, and height cars sufficient Tor an the de
mands CT the road will he provided against its
opening. As il has been our effort "a build a
hrst-cass road in every respect, 80 IL II pur-
pose that the equipment shall be of the very
best, and that Passengers between the national
caI ital and the chief city Of MARYLAND, and
what we hope 10 make the great northern and
dations equal 20 any in the world
A HUSBAND WITH Two WIVES AND WIFE
WITH Two HUsBANDs.-Ludwig wasserle mar
ried Helene Schnepf on the 22d of July, 1861,
believing her 20 be single, but a short time after
his marriage he discovered she had a living hus-
band, and he separated from her. On the 18th
Of January, 1863, lac married Caroline RambOld,
and for some time after both helped TO support
Ludwig's first companion. To-day Ludwig was
brought mp Tor bgamy In the General Sessions,
and IL appearing that the first wife had no rea-
sonable ground for believing her previous hus-
band had died. he being only two years parted
from her, together with Ludwig's ignorance OF
her marriage, induced the Court 20 grant his
cischarge.-N II Commercial, Gth iRst.
DCod liver oil pills are alleged.
1Cincinnati has also found the Nathan
murderer.
sSIt's all the rage now for ladies 20 stand in
street cars.
nxFour Of hls wives are enyared an chasin,