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East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

The OVERLAND TELEoRApu TO RUSSIA.
Amid the hustle of war work of
civilization has been steadily growing,
The telegraphic project to unite the
United States with Russia has entered
into the stage of real work; the last
impediments have been overcome, and
and now Mr.. Collins, conformity with
tho Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, has already.begun the work.
Four ships have been chartered and
freighted with the telegraph wire, i'm
plements, provisions, tents, &C., and
will soon start for San Francisco, sail
ing round Cape Horn. This fall the
fleet will reach San Francisco. The
government of the United States has
detailed man-of-war for tho purpose
of helping the company. -Four ex-
ploring parties will be left respectively
at New Westminster, Frazer river,
Point Desolation, on the line between
British and Russian America, Sithka,
the capitol of Russian America, and
at Cooks Inlet.
These parties are to explore the
coast; if possible, obtain all the tim
ber wanted, aud prepare the ground
for next Springs work.
Mr.. Colling hopes that in two years
from autumn the two continents vii
be united.
The capital of ten millions of dol
lars for this trans-continental line has
been subscribed in tho United States,
and the Russian government builds on
its own account the line from Peters
burg to Nikolaef, on tho Amoor. The
line has already reached Chita, a town
situated at the confluence Of the Shika
and Erion, the beginning of the
Amoor. World
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

An Educated Housekeeper's View.
''What are you studying ?" asked a
young man of friend who was TAX
ing her last years schooling at the
academy. "The common branches,
philosophy, chemisty, rhetoric and ma
tural philosophy" was the reply
"What on earth will you do with SO
much learning in farmer G-'s
kitchen, exclaimed he, naming a
worthy man to whom she wasbethroth-
ed. "I'm afraid that you'll find your
self SO well fitted for some other
sphere, that your education will be a
discomfort rather than q source OF
happiness" The answer given to this
proved that the young lady possessed
an educated mind as well as book
learning She said, 'How little you
know about housekeeping. You talk
as though it was like turning grind
stone or walking on treadmill, need
ing only plenty of muscle, and the
less brains to make one easy, the bet
ter. Why, my mistaken young friend,
there's moresDpm for science and
thought and ill in managing a
houshold properly, than you'll ever
find in your dry goods store, with a
bank and grist mill thrown in. 1t
requires philosophy to properly build
fire, wash clothes, sweep room,
yentillate an apartment, regulate a
clock, and hundred other matters
you never dreamed of. Cooking is
tho everyday application of chemis-
try. A woman can heat and mix up
provisions without knowing anything
about it but art; but she can make
better bread, broil or boil more nicely,
put this and that together in her pud-
dings, pies, and cakes, with great sue
cess, if she knew the why as well as
the how. Then, what is poor, brok-
en- down wife good forp Philosophy
teaches us how to keep health in the
family; and then when we have fin
ished the days work, having applied
science all the way through, we shall
want to look over the papers and
books which tell us what the rest OF
the world is thinking about; and then
don't you SEQ how nicely some little
knowledge of bellies letters and the law
of mind will come in? A high
r sphere, indeed If those who are
so anxious to fill a large place would
only take pains to make the place they
are now in what it might be, depend
upon it, there would be more comfort
and less complaints, both from them
selvesand those depending upon them.
/ intend to elevate my work to my own
level"
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24
How The Thing Is To Be Done.


We stated day or two since, as a
warning to our Democrats, our belief
that LINCOLN & Co, would proroke oUt-
breaks among tho people, that they
might be used as pretexts for employ
ing military power, to intimidate vot-
ers, and hereby secure the election of
the Baltimore nominees. We find in
the last dispatch of the Washington
correspondent of the New York Herald
the following:
"a prominent gentleman from your
State, conversing this morning with a
parsonage of very exalted official sta
ton, expressed his apprehensions that
any attempt to enforce the draft in
New York City would be followed by
a riot of the most formidable and
destructive character-a riot to which
that of July, 1868, would be mere
child's play. IHa! hap responded the
official, rubbing his lean hands togeth-
and smiling as if the idea pleased him,
let them only try it sir, and see how
the plan will work. Why, sir, riot
that would lay New York City in ash
es would elect the Republican ticket
so easy that no other party would
know it had candidate running
What can this meanp is an anti
draft riot to be provoked for New
York, for the sole purpose of continu-
ing in Office the present incapable
Chief Magistrate ? We do not credit
that any plan so diabolical can be in
contemplation"
The Administration will, in our
opinion, stop at no act, however dia-
bolical, to carry the November cleo
ton. The people, therefore, that hope,
by the old American mode of redress
ing grievances, viz: through the bal
lot boxes, to produce a change in the
Administration, should be on their
guard against being provoked into an
outbreak, by anything Lincoln g. Co.
may do previous to the election. The
only salvation of the country is in a
change of rulers; and the chance now
afforded of making that change in a
legal way, should not be imperiled by
violent action on the part of the people.
You have suffered so long, suffer a
little while longer. BE patient, endur-
ing, for better day will soon dawn.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24
Lincoln Accused of Preparing for
Civil War in the North.

One of the most significant para
graphs in the very able protest of SEN
ator WADE and Hon. HENRY WISrER
DAVIS, against the usurpations of Mr..
Lincoln, in his establishment, against
law Of Congress, of an autocracy
over the seeded States is the fol-
lowing:
"The President, by preventing this
bill from becoming a law, holds the
ELECTORAL votes of tho rebel States at
the dictation of his personal ambition.
of those votes turn the balance in
his favor, is it to be supposed that his
competitor, defeated by such means,
will acquiese?
eff the rebel majority asserts their
supremacy in those States, and send
votes which will elect an enemy of
the Government, will we not repel his
claims ?
"And is not that civil war for the
presidency inaugurated by votes from
the rebel States ?"
Ills 10 u HiuNc WdlhiiS w tiic
country, from two Of the Presidents 5
leading supporters, that he contem-
plates electing himself by fraud, or
when fairly beaten in the loyal States,
that he will refuse to abdicate his au-
thority. That there is justice in this
accusation, millions of the people be-
heve; for such have been his daring
usurpations, his contenptuous disre-
gard of all laws and Constitutions,
that there is no possible crime that is
likely to deter him from the gratifica-
ton of his personal ambition.
The mock State organizations in the
seeded States were not allowed to vote
even in the convention that nominat-
ed him; and their votes will be indig-
nantly rejected at the election, if he
presumes to offer them. If Mr.. Lin
coin is beaten in the great States that
adhere to the Union, out of Office he
must 60. The game and conspiracy
Of neutralizing their votes by pretend
ed elections in the rebel States, will
never be peacefully submitted to; and
if persisted in will deluge the. land in
blood, in n civil war for the Presiden-
cy.- Cincinnati Enquirer.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

Fax AND FsEIoHr. 1t appears
from the following decision Of the
Commissioner Of internal Revenue,
that vessel owners cannot charge on
their freight bills the p per cent tax,
although they can collect on fare Of
passengers
''The owners or agents of vessels or
canal boats do not appear under sec
ton 103 authorized to charge in their
freight bills the q per cent. tax in ad-
dition TO the amount agreed upon for
freight. The word STARE" in the act
cannot properly be construed to in
include freight. The same equity
which induced the enactment in the
provision as to fare, would seem to ap-
ply equally to freight, and it may have
been by accident that the proviso in
favor of the transporter was not made
to include both objects. But they
cannot undertake to supply by con-
struction omissions in an act of Con-
gress. Fare is an entirely different
subject from freight, and cannot be
interpreted by any reasonable latitude
of construction to include it.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

bers, and shall otherwise complete its
organization in al respects as shall
by the delegates be held wise and best
ARTICLE 4th, Meetings Of the Asso-
citation shall be hold as the Association
or Executive Committee shall direct.
ARTICLE 9th The object Of the Sag
inaw County Democratic Association
of Delegates, is to promote greater
harmony, union, and concert Of action
and more activity and energy among
the Democrats and Conservative men
of the County, to maintain the Consti-
tation and Union Of our fathers; to
support pure democratic principles ;
to defend Truth, Justice and Liberty,
and to combat error, oppression and
tyranny to aid to the extent of our
ability in putting out of power our
present fanatical, weak, malignant and
corrupt rulers, and putting into power
Democratic principles aud men, by
which alone, we firmly believe our
government can be saved from entire
subversion, and our suffering country
from total ruin.
The following gentlemen were APP
pointed officers Of the Association
President, William l.. Weber
Vice President, r. r. Thompson
Treasurer, j. B. Buckhout; Secretary,
Chauncey III. Gage Executive Com
mittee, Alfred L. r. Braley, Peter G.
Andre, George Schmidt, Myron w.
Quackenbush and M. Jeffers.
On motion, the proceedings Of tho
Convention were ordered to be pub
lished in the East Saginaw Courier and
a copy sent to each delegate.
On motion, the Convention ad-
journed.
M. JEFFERS, Chairman.
G. II. GAGE, Secretary.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24
Gbe O. onrier.
Wednesday. August "a, 1884.
Congressional consentlon---
Sixth District.

The Democracy Of the Sixth Congressional
District Of Michigan, will hold a Convention at
the Court House, in the City Of Flint, on Friday,
the "a day of September next, at 2 clock In the
afternoon, for the purpose Of putting in nouiina-
tion candidate for Representative in Congress
and transacting such other business Us may pro-
perly come before the Convention.
Each eounty comprising one or more Represen-
tative Districts will be entitled to three times as
many delegates ms there are Representatives in
the lower House CT the Legislature from such
county; and each county which may not be en-
titled to one Representative in the lower ouse Of
the Legislature viii be entitled 10 ono delegate
Dated East Saginaw, July 29 1864.
Z EN0s Go0DRICH, NJ. JEFFERS,
A. STEVENS, s. b. RAYNALE,
W. ID. WILLIAMS,
Dem Congressional Committee. Sixth District
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

NEw STEAMBOAT RoUTE.-The steam
er "Bonnie Boat" is to commence her
trips, on or about the 10th of Septem-
Der, between East Saginaw and Gala.
baster," the new plaster beds and fac
tories this side of Tawas city. The
enterprising proprietors are now de-
veloping these plaster beds and put
ting them into commercial intercourse
with the lake and river towns.
The Bonnie Boat is steamer Of 1872
tons, (nearly as large as the Ariel. J
She is expected TO make two trips q
week to Alabaster and one to Alpena.
-Ehterprise.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

Nor So.-There is a prevailing i'm
preston that the President and Vice
President cannot both be taken from
the same State. This is an error. II
appears by the constitution that the
only State that can not vote for it is
the one where both reside. All the
other States can vote and elect. 1t
would be perfectly legal, for instance,
to elect Fillmore President, and Coch-
rane Vice President, although both
live in New York. = Cincinnati Enquirer.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

The Natchez, (Miss.) Courier OF the
Doth ult., relates queer case Of in
sanity at the Variola hospital, near
that city. A soldier had been for q
long time sick with the small pox, but
had nearly recovered when he was
confined again with the erysipelas.--
A fit Of insanity came over the man,
and while thus suffering he throw him.
self into newly dug grave in the hos
pital burial ground, which contained
foot and half of water. Some
time after he was discovered by a
passer-by and taken out nearly dead.
He was properly cared for and soon
recovered, not only from the effects of
his immersion, but also from his long
and tedious sickness. The reaction
produced by his attempt at suicide
proved his salvation.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

MUsT MEET THE QUESTIONS IN THE
END.-Just after taking the oath Of
Office and becoming President, Lin
coin said to the people of the country;
"Suppnse you go to war, you cannot
eight always; and when, after much
Gloss on both sides, and no gain on
'either, you cease fighting, the inden-
''tical question as to terms of inter
'course are upon YOU" What pity
Lincoln did not read his own Inaug-
ural before he sent his Private Secre-
tary to tell the rebels that the slavery
question is settled.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24
The PRrsrpryr's CoxslsrEScY.-

THE PREsrpEST's CONSISTENCY
"The Democratic press is just now
busying itself in trying to prove the
inconsistency of Mr.. Lincoln. ."-S.
Louis Democrat.
Our cotemporary is mistaken. : The
Democratic press would no more at
tempt to prove LINCOLN inconsistent
than they would enter into an argu-
ment to show that the Devil is not a
saint-that the negro is generally a
black man--that the Abolitionists dc
stroyed the Union, or any other in
controvertible fact.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24
Proceedings of Democratic
COUNTY Convention.

Ihe democratic county convention
called for Aug. 10, 1864, convened at
the Court House, in the City of Sagi-
nav on that day. The convention
was organized by the election Of
Michael Jelfers, Esq, as Chairman
and Q. III. Gage, Esq, as Secretary.
On motion, Committee on Creden-
tials was appointed, who, after a short
session, reported the following persons
entitled to seats in the Convention
Birch Run-Dayid Sproul, William
Mathewson and Enoch Smith.
Bridgeport--Noah Beach, Wesley
Wellman.
East Saginaw, 1st Ward--William
l.. Webber, Michael Jeiiers, Byron b.
Buckhout
I'd Ward-Aaron W. Eggert, Mich
ael III. Freeman, Peter Mumford.
3D. Ward-Stephen b. Knapp, John
JeAers, G. III. Gage.
Frankenmuth John G. Hubinger,
William Pinkerfon, John George By
erlein.
Kochville--Lewis Loeiller.
Pichland--Lemuel Cone. Aaron
Kellogg, John McMullin.
Swan Creek-Joseph Egerer, An
drew Papst Charles Zieroff
Spaulding---William Gallagher,
Myron- w. Quackenbush, James Sweet
Saginaw City, lst Ward-Aaron A.
Parsons, John w. Richardson, An
drew Fish.
"a Ward-Joshua Blackmore, Will
liam M. Miller, George Schmidt.
st. Charles--R. r. Thompson,
Jared Freeman, Benjamin Stiff.
Thomastown- l.. w. Haines, John
Wiltse, Henry Wiltse.
Tittabawassee--George Whitman,
Thomas Babcock, Danl. Z. Foote.
Report of Committee accepted and
adopted.
On motion, James w. Clark was
substituted for Joshua Blackmore in
I'd Ward, City of Saginaw.
On motion, the following delegates
were admitted from Taymouth David
ID. Ross, George w. Glover, Hugh
Cuthbertson.
Alboe-John McDonegh.
On motion the Convention proceed
cd to ballot for delegates to the State
Convention, and the following gentle
men were chosen:
William Gallagher, Peter G. Andre,
William M. Miller, John G.. Hubin-
ger, William Il. Wcbber und Michael
Jeffers.
On motion, the Convention proceed
ed to vote, rira roce, for delegates to
the Congressional and Senatorial Con-
ventions. The following gentlemen
were chosen:
Congressional Conventon-William
L. =. Little, Danl. p. Foote, George
w. Glover, George Schmidt, Chauncey
II. Gage and Alfred f. r. Braley.
Senatorial Convention-Byron T..
Buckhout, NJ. w. Quockenbush,
David Sproul, William ]. Barlow
Noah Beach, Aaron a. Parsons.
The Committee appointed to pre-
pare a plan of organization mado a
verbal report which was adopted.
The gentlemen present then formed
County Democratic Association OF
delegates by adopting the following
Constitution, which was signed by all
the Delegates present.
Constitution Of The Sagia0'o County Dem
ocratic -lssociatioa Of Delegates.
ARTICLE 1st. This Association shall
be called the Saginaw County Demo
cratic Association OF Delegates.
AarIcLr2d. The Association shall
consist OF threo delegates, to be ap-
pointed by each Ward, Township,
Club, or Association, now formed OF
hereafter to be formed in the County.
ARTICLE Sd. The Association shall
at its first meeting appoint President
Vice President, Secrerary, Treasures
and Executive coarnitto, Of Eve nom
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24
Democratic County Convention.

A Convention Of Delegates from the several
Towns and Wards in Saginaw County will be
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1864,
AT one o'clock ?. NJ, for the'purpose of nominat-
ing candidates for the several county offices TO be
supported by the Democracy ut the ensuing cleo
tion and the transaction Of such other business as
may be deemed advisable.
Each Town and Ward will be entitled to thee
delegates in the Convention.
a. A. PARSONS.
Chairman Dem. Co. Com
Saginaw. Aug. % 1864
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

Fat people may now breathe more
freely. DIR. Euparc, of London, as
sures the public that by using his
remedy of Fucus Fesiculosus, they
may become shapely and get rid OF
their superhuous flesh. His remedy
is nothing more or less than sea
weed, used in the manufacture of kelp,
and common on sea coasts; strange
to say, however, that this very Fucus
is fed in the Scottish Islands to horses
cattle and sheep, to keep them in flesh
during the winter months, and so also
in Norway.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

; By THOMAS GALE.

By THOMAS GALE. m
Any proposition which embraces the restora-
tion Of peace, the integrity Of the whole Union,
and the ABANDONMENT OF SLAVERY, 30.
-(Lincoln. M f
We are taxed for our clothing, our meat and our
bread,
On our carpets and dishes, our tables and bed:
On our tea and our coffee, our fuel and lights-
We are taxed so severely, we cannot sleep nights.
And its all for the nigger Great God can II be
Tho homo Of tho brave and the land Of the ffeel
We are stamped on our mortgages, checks, notes
and bills,
On our deeds, ON our contracts and on our last
wills
And the Star spangled Banner in mourning doth
Der tho wealth of the nation turned into the
grave.
And it's all for the niger, &c.
We are taxed on our Offices, our stores and our
shops,
On our stoves and our tinware, our brooms and
our mops,
On our horses and cattle, and If we should die,
We are taxed for our coffns in which We must liel
And its all for the Niger, &c
We taxed on all goods by kind Providence
given
We are taxed for the Bible that points US TO
Heaven;
And when we ascend TO the heavenly goal,
They would If they could, stick stamp to our
soul
And it's all for tho nigger, 40.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

CoUSTY CoNyESrIoy.-The attention
of Democrats is respectfully directed
to the call in this paper for a Demo-
cratic County Convention to meet at
Saginaw City, "Wednesday, September
14th, for the nomination Of candidates
for the several County Offices. This
is an important convention, ono which
has to do more particularly with local
interests, but which, however, must of
necessity have an important hearing of
the general result in the County
Let the several towns and wards sec
TO it that they are fully represented
therein.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

A Convention of Delegates from the several
Counties comprising tho 27th Senatorial District,
viii be held at tho Court House in Saginaw City on
SATURDAY, sEPrSl0th, 1864,
For the purpose Of nominating n Candidate for
State Senator, TO be supported at the ensuing elec
tion, and transacting such other business as may
be considered advisable. The several Counties
win be entitled co the following representation:
Saginaw, g. Tuscola, 3; Bay, B. Iosco, / /; Al
pena, |; Cheboygan, ! /; Midland, 2. Isabella, 2.
BY order of DEM. SENATORIAL CON-
Saginaw, Aug "a, 1864,
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

There are $50 tenam ent houses in
New York, which contain by actual
count, 1898 fanatics, or about SO
persons each; II others which cover
l40 each, and finally, 20--these must
be the most proftable-which have a
final population of no less than 5, ,4l9
souls, or fS7 to each house.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

STATE TEAcuERs' IxsTlIugn.---A
Teachers Institute is to be held Mt
the Union School House, Saginaw
City, next week, undor the supervision
of Hon. j. III. GREGoRr, Superintend-
ent Of Public instruction, commencing
Monday, the Goth, at / O'Clock p NJ,
and continuing through the week, dur
ing which tho customary programme
on such occesion win be carried out.
Prof a. S. WEIcn Of tho State Nor
NAL School, aud several other dist,n-
g'rished educators will be present.
The evenings viii lie devoted to lcc-
tures on appropriate topics.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

The Layfayette Qndiana) Courier
speaks of Ex-President Buchanan as
"a white livered bastard" We
think this elegant phraze more justly
applies to the President who entered
Washington City in tho disguise of a
Scotch plaid cloak, and who left his
wife and family to come on o railroad
train that he understood was to be
thrown off the track.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

Not only does death boautify our
lifeless forms, but the thought of it
gives a more beautiful expression even
in life, as q rosemary is both placed as
a chaplet on the brows Of the dead,
and gives life to the fainting by its
vivifying essence.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

In Munich, it is the custom whenever
a gentleman goes into shop to buy
anything, for his to take Of his hat, and
keep il off until his purchases are
cornpleted.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

A. Ward says : IF ] am drafted, I
shall resign. Deeply grateful for the
unexpected honor thus conferred upon
me, shall be compelled to resign the
position in favor of some more worthy
person. Modesty is what ails me-
That's what keeps mo under.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

What avaiis the insight into errors
when their sources remain? +? Of what
avail TO cut OF few stroems from tiie
ocean when the clouds and the billows
still exist.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

An enthusiastic sportsman says that
'fhe most exquisite sensation of which
this mortal frame is susceptible" is
caused by the first tug of salmon.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

TAX ON MATCHES. s.--0n and aetor tho
first of September next, the stamp
tax on matches friction ones vo
mcan-will be ono cent for eaoh hun-
dred Or fraction of hundrod, that is
six cents ON an ordinary fye cent boS.
a hundred and twenty per cent on tno
retail price, and over two hundred
per cont on the wholesale price.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-08-24

1t seems strange that death, like
criminal courts, cites the apoplcct.c
threc times