The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-09-13
Number 80.

DANisa SOUND DUks--The Sound is the
narrow strait lying between Sweden and Den.
mark. and connecting the Baltic with the CAT
tesat Sea. Il formerly belonged entirely to
Denmark. but is divided between that
Kingdom and Sweden.
The Dues are the tolls taken by the Danish
Governments from ali vessels except Danish
or Swedish, trading in or through this
sound. They are collected AT the fortress of
Elsinore grsdus;ed according to the car
go of the vessel and are. it is said. collected
for the purpose OF keeping up lights. land
marks, &c, along the coast. The number of
vessels annually from which tolls are collect
ed, being about $4,000, the annual amount of
dues between 500. 600 and 5000. 200.
On the e6th of April. 1896, if we rennem-
Der correctly. the Governments of Denmark
f, and the United States entered into and rail-
fed treaty relating TO these Sound dues
In April last the President gave official notice
10 the Danish Government that this treaty
should expire after the lapse of the stipulated
period. namely. a twelve month. "as the
American citizens could no longer recognize
the right of Denmark 10 levy the Sound dues
on their ships and eargoes."
To this official notice the Danish Govern
nent has replied in voluminous official doc.
un,ent. OF which the Copenhagen comes
pondence of the London Daily Nsus gives
an abstract. Publishing this abstract the
London Shipping Gazette says OF the docu-
ment:
. The substance Of it seems to be that the
Danish Government considers the notice Civ
en- by the American Government unfair, Sc.
we're. and uncaed for. Be this it may.
trust that now the question has been opened,
the matter will be speedily arranged. that
commerce may be freed from tn. impoSt.-
These Danish Sound dues ought to have been
Nt,nlt hal al
unjust 10 Denmark to put an end to them. 1t
is unjust to trade and commerce 10 consent to
their retention.
The correspondence Of the London Daily
ters conjectures:
Gas the United States have frequently ex-
pressed their determination not 10 resume any
diplomatic intercourse with Denmark. ull IN
viied by her to open serious negotiations for
the abolition of the Sound dues. il is more
than probable that the note of the Danish
Minister for Foreign Affairs will remain unan-
swered at least for the present, and that the
ne so;ia;ion will be resumed only after the
e6th of April next year, when the twelve
months notice will have elapsed and the
treaty becomes dead letter.
Whatever Will be the final result of nego
tiations. then. we may anticipate that II viii
be one favorable 10 commercial relations be-
tween the two Governments relations that
will be favorable To our commercial Interests.
From tbs Gate-hoad (Eng,) observer.l
A SLIP 'Twrxr THE CUP AND THE LIP.--A
stalwart sn.ith recently married in Bish
opwesrmoush to blooming bride. The day
passed Joyously away, and evening found them
al their lodgings making merry with their
friends. About seven O'Clock, the bride
groom went out with some of his companions
for a walk, promising his fair young wife TO
ha nifyhf tt.ya
seemed superf,uous. But the wanderers call
ed al puhifc houSe--one glass of whiskey
toddy followed another-,he cup went around
so often that the bridegroom got drunk Ia
this condition he to go home. There's
many slip "twixt the cup and the lip" Mid
way between the Intoxicating cup and the lip
OF his welded wife. he slipped to the earth
and fell asleep in an ,archway. The poor
girl early deserted, sat alone in her bridal
chamber. and burst into tears when the mid
night hour rung out, and she still desola,e.
At this critical moment Dame Fortune
would have it. good looking sailor; an old
sweetheart of hers, who stole softly. into the
house. and renewed his vows. Six years be-
fore, he had gone foreign; and in his long abb
sence report arose that he had been lost at
sea. the bride regarded him one risen from
the dead He told her that he had crcumnav-
iyated the glob- and, among other countries,
had visited Australia. He had brought for
her gold watch and hundred sovereigns
--(irresistible fellow land entreated her TO
accept him and his wealth. On went her
bonnet and cloak--off went the bride while
her sot Of husband was snoozing under the
arch. lie rose at early morn. covered with
mud, and sneaked home to his lodgings-
where he found an empty nest; nor has he
been able to hear single syllable Of the for
saken fugitive.
LAST Child OF LAFAYETrE-The cores
pondent of the Newark Advertiser SAYS
Madame Mauhourg, the eldest daughter and
la child dof,b r