Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-06-04
OREGON

The proposition FIRST made by the United States
vas, that thu 49.h parallel Of latitude which had
been adopted as the boundary line between their
territory aud that OF Great Britain from the Lake
OF the Woods 10 the Rocky Mountains, should be
continued westward as far as the possession of,he
two countries extended in that dlrection--,hus Of
fering 10 resign. their claim TO what lay farther
north. This being rejected. il was agreed that as
neither party claimed perfect title 10 any part of
the country. the whole should be left free and open
TO the people Of both countries for the period of ten
years.
Within these ten years the title of Spain to oil
north of the AID parallel, was surrendered to the
United States; aud Russia agreed to make no set
Elements south Of the latitude Of "a degrees Az min
utes. The American government ihereupon pro.
posed an agreement, by which Great Britain sho'ld
make no settlements south oflhe 51si parallel. and
the United States should make north of this
line, substituting aferward the 49th for the SIS;
and then. in 1924, came the first definite PROPOSE
ton from Great Britain for a partition ofthe ter.
ritory. The line cf separation to run along
the 40 parallel from the Rocky Mountains 10 a.
large branch Of the Columbia, down which, and
Gown the main stream it was to be continued TO
the sea. Great Britain was TO have all north and
west OF this line, except that the United States
should possess small detached territory in the an
gle formed between the Pacific shore and the
Southern side of the Straits Of Fuca, comprising
Que harbor for small vessels on the Ocean, and
one. for large vessels, the strait. Upon this
the negotiation ended.
In 1926 the United States, for the first time, pro-
posed the 40 parallel, the definite line Of boun
dairy, from the Rocky Mountains to the open Pa
cifc; 10 which the British replied by repeating
their proposition as above stated. Neither party
would yield more; and so, after formally Withdraw
Ing their respectiue off by which each declared
itself IN no wi bound thereafter, they renewed
the agreement, to leave the country open TO the
people of both Cor an indefinite period; subject 10
determiilaed after years notice given BY either
TO the other. The agreemrn, still subsist.
A STRANGE DUEL Deaih of one of The Parties
A most mysterious affar took place Oh the 20lh
inst. in front of Robert Band'ss ravera near the
corner Of Ludlaw street. Cincnali, by which MIR.
Bland an old citZen lost MS hle. IL appears that
that Mr.. b. had been arguing with MIR. Powell
IN regard 10 shooting at maxi. and each had
been boasti0g of his skill From shoe lag at
mark the conversation turned To- duelling, when
Bland went behind the bar aud took up "a pair of
pistols. requesting Powell to take his choice. and
intimating that they could determine the point oy
a trial oil their skill. As they both left The tavern
door, b. said to Powell the pistols are loaded
They had agreed, ii appears, 10 fire al twenty pa
ces distance, bat after taking their positions each
s'eped two or three PAGES, wheeled aud fired
The result was. Mr.. Bland was shot; the DllI eu-
-tering the RICH, side and passing through the
goa of The chest to the point of the shoulder blade
where it lodged. He fingered I'LL about half past
O'Clock on Monday morning, when he died. lea
wing wife aud two children. Both par les in
this tragedy re Engl.shman. and what led to 1t
Is "a mystery. Dining the night FLOWING. Mr.B.
Stated that he had intended To Kill Powell. aud
was glad he did not. Now we rdge this serious
aff,i the result of what may pc termed sky
laIking' or foolng" and should be a warning To
alI.-Pha. National American.
Singular Case of otab6ing.-On Fiidiy, the
% inst, says the Cincinnati Gazette, part of our
city was thrown unto safe OF excitement by the
stabbIng OF three countryrHen who were quietly
standing at a street corner. by young of ID
bout 20 years. The assault committed from
behind, and The wounds were inflicted with dirk.
knife. which bearer continued to fpurl at The
crowd assembled by the Singular occurrence -
He was arrested aud proved Ia be William Pierce,
the son of respecta BILE Goa ch builder in the city,
and undoubtedly crazy, from some cause, as he
had teen behaving long time very singular
manner. The persons stabbed not m rterlay
injured, the wounds being flesh ones. III The
neighborhood of the shoulder blade.-Ndtionat
Pilot.
STEAMBOAT COMMUNICATIVE learn that the
steamboat proprie:ors have al length formed com
bnation for the All the particulars of
the arrangement have not yet iranspired. but il is
understood to be universal. Even the Julia Palm.
er comes into it and is to be dismantled and laid
up Il is said the ST. Clair and probably some
others, are to be laid up. Some arrangements
also in progress with the London running on the
Canada side. The Fare from Buffalo to Detroit
=; to be Sc for cabin. and SO for deck passage;
{sm Buffalo TO Chicago Sl2 cabin and So deck.
The proportion is not quite just to Detroit; the
true ratio according tn time and distance being
/ 10 instead Of | to 2.--Det. Advertiser
~ o. We shall now have an excellent opportu-
nifty to test the sincerity of our State authorities in
their alleged anxiety to counteract any competi-
ton with our Railroads. The steamboat combi-
nation completes with the Central railroad to all
extent compared with which the Toledo compcti.
zion with the Southern railroad is but fra-bite.
The whole weight Of tina, powerful ass ciaiion
will naturally be thrown against the only work
which yields the State any revenre. II is seen
already in the scale "fprices from Buffalo to this