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The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-12
Status Of Berhelcy and Jefferson
(OU1itiex.

COUltfieS.
Having undertaken to show, in my
previous communication, that West Nir-
ginia has not the power, under its Consti-
tuition, to acqltile additional territory, -
without the consent of Congress, in each
special case-that Virginia cannot cede
any portion of its territory without like
consent-and, thus, that Berkeley and
Jefferson are not part OF West Virginia
it remains to inquire whether the State
of Virginia has the power to make such
cession, ere0 arith the consent Of Congress.
1t will be observed that the Consti-
tuition of the United States confers no
powers upon the States, either as respects
the formation of a new State within the
jurisdiction of any other State, or by
the junction of States, or parts of States
but merely inhibits their junction,
rithoW the consent Of the Congress.
It will be further observed, that it was
deemed necessary in order to enable the
Legislature of West Virginia to acquire
territory, (even as ! have endeavored to
show, with the permission of Congress,
that the power to do so should be inserted
in its Constitution-and this, of itself,
naturally suggests the question, could
its Legislature, or that of any other
State, in the absence of expressly dele
gated power in like manner, cede any
portion of its territory?
No ,;r.1,+ 81 +,+ TO ~
member itself, it may well be imagined,
has not now, for the first time, to be
determined.
1t will not be necessary to present any
review of the cases in which, in our
country, transfers and cessions of terri
tory by the States have been made, or
new States erected out of the territory
of other States. They will be found, upon
no just principle, to be assimilated to
the case now under consideration-inas-
much as the regions, thus coded and con-
stituted distinct territories or States,
were in primitive, sparsely settled, and
imperfectly organized condition. If this,
however, had been otherwise, the prece-
dent would have no binding authority
| The more modern authorities upon
| the Laws of Nations assume, it is true
that as, upon the conclusion of TREATIES
OF PEACE, the "same power who has
the right of making war has, naturally
that, likewise, of making and concluding
the Treaty of Peace" alterations of the
public territory, if there be no limit
alton expressed in the fundamental laws
of the State" may be made by the
Treaty making poorer, when deemed
necessary or expedient,' although the
ablest of our American writer's on Inter.
national Law expresses doubt how far
even "the mere general treaty-making
power, vested in the Federal head, neces-
, sarily carries with it that of alternating
the territory of any member of the
Union without its consent.'
do not stop here to consider whether
the transfer OF these counties was either
, necessary or expedient," as respects
!. the State OF Virginia-further than t.
. say, that however plausible may be tn,
reason assigned for the establishment O
a me,r State in Virginia, viz: to aid tn
Government in the maintenance of tn
= Union, although there existed already
! S,,bstit Mt oh eroyerp ,oopt IL, Mast XvirUiui
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-12

, Mrs. Susan Longwortls, wife of Nichol.,
lon, a,n,nigworti'. died at Cincinnati on the S,sh
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-12

the course of the sun, to change the color
of the odoriferous mig" or the rerfor-
nance of any other equally impossible
thing. would, sir, sooner expect ''ro-
SEES in December, ice in June, seek con.
stancy in wind. or corn in chaff, believe
Satan, oran epitaph,' believe in the Ma
homedan Koran, in the revelations OF
the book of Mormon, or the crazy and
crude mental petrefactions of Andrew
Jackson, Davis, or false prophecies of
Miller, than expect charity, liberality,
justice, clemency and magnanimity from
a bigot, of any sect, creed or party, reli-
gious or political No wonder the poet
said,
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07
Enoch Arden in Iowa.

An Iowa paper has the following
story which recalls the incidents OF
Tennyson's poem; -flA
Thirty months ago german living
on White street, in Dubuque, Iowa,
volunteered with the 2lst Iowa inlin-
try and went to the war. We shall
call him Schmidt for short. He left
a wife who was rather goodslooking,
quite industrious, very frugal anil
childless. Time rolled on, and
Schmidt, says the Dubuque Time,
went with his regiment to Nicksburg
There he was shot one day and let
for dead on the field The sad intel
ligence was sent to hfs wife by lis
captain, and she immediately obtained
the assistance of q lawyer, secured
his back pay and awidows pension.
She drew the latter regularly, anA,
with what she earned, managed tQ
live comfortably. In a few months
she attracted the attention of ono
Schones, a miller by occupation. He
wooed and won, and for him she gave
up the pension. They were married
last summer. The course of true love
ran smooth with them until last Sat-
urday morning, when, just after they
had finished breakfast, Mr.. Schmidt,
the first husband, opened the door
and walked in.
Here was n fix Mrs (what would
her name be in such a case p shriek-
ed; Mr.. Sohones turned pale and
trsmbled, for Schmidt looked ven
geance after he had surveyed tho
scene moment and taken all its
meaning in. After several minutes
Of silence, Schones revived, and bold
ly asked, "What is to be done pr
Schmidt sat down and told his story.
He was wounded, not severely, near
Vicksburg, and taken prisoner, and
the rebels carried him away with
thom. From time to time he had
been in the Southern prisons until
three weeks since, when he was ex-
changed. He came to Dubuque as
soon as he could, and fastened to his
home. He received no intimation Of
his wife's marriage until he reached
the house that morning AS he con-
cluded his story, his feelings overcamc
him and he wept, and she wept also.
But it all ended in the second hus-
bands refussl to give the wife up
She, we are informed, refused to ex-
press a preference, and said tho two
men might settle the matter between
themselves. For four days both men
kept very close to the house, and had
many ardent discussions over their
difficulty. But the matter ended ON
Wednesday last The returned hus-
band offered Schonos twenty-five dol
lars to evacuate the premises and leave
him in possession of "Annie. -
Schones accepted tho offer pocketed
the money and left. Schmidt is now
with his wife. a
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07

The ArMosPHERE.-The atmosphere
may be called sea of air covering
the earth to the depth of about forty
five miles. This depth is aseertainhd
by the length Of time which the suns
light fingers upon the ar after the
sun himself has sunk below the hori-
zon, and also by the pressure of the
air at different heights as measured
by the barometer. The atmosphere
is made up of the same ingredients
that enter largely into the other sub
stances, whether solid or liquid, Of
which the globe is composed. 1t con-
sists Of oxygen and nitrogen gnsscs,
in proportion Of about 81 parts of the
former to 70 parts of the latter, to-
gether with varying amount of wa
ter vapor, carbenic acid gas and hy-
drogen. Particles of dust and smoke
are also constantly floating in it, like
impurities in water,
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07
Drainage Works Of London.

(. On the 4th Of April last there was
a celebration in London on account of
the opening of the main drainage
works Of that city, by which the
Thames river is to be purified or re-
lieved of the refuse matter of the city
which has been. poured into that
stream. The London Times gives a
very extended account Of these works.
The river runs through the center of
the city, which stands on the north
and south sides of it, and receives all
its drainage. 1t is desired to inter-
cept this matter before it reaches the
stream, and the contents of the sew-
ers carried off in another direction
1t became necessary to construct GER
tain main sewers of great length and
capacity to receive this refuse. There
are three great main lines of sewers,
or rather tunnels, which run from the
extreme west to the extreme east of
the metropolis, and which are laid at
angles to all existing sewers and a lit
tie below their levels, so as TO inter-
cept their contents and convey them
to an outfall Ia miles below London
bridge. As large proportion of the
sewage as practicable is by this means
carried away by gravitation, and for
the remainder constant discharge is
effected by pumping. At the outlets
the sewage is delivered into reservoirs
situated on the banks of the Thames,
and placed at such level as will ena-
BILE them to discharge into the river
at or about the time of high water
BY this arrangement the sewerage is
not only at once diluted by the large
volume Of water in tho Thames at
high water, but is also carried by the
ebb tide to point in the river 26
miles below London bridge, and its
return by the flowing food tide with
in the metropolitan area is effectually
prevented. The work required the
highest engineering skill, Tunnels
have been carried under railways,
streets, water-courses and highways.
Foundations have been laid in all va
rieties of shifting ground, from peat
to quicksand. One whole mile OF
tunnel was driven under the town OF
Woolwich. The ordinary drains of
the metropolis are, in the aggregate,
about 1900 miles in length, and it
required 80 miles Of main sewers to
intercept their contents from the
Thames. The cost Of the work has
been ga, 100000. -sevenths of it
has been completed, and London is
now the best drained city in the world.
The improved health of the city al
ready attests the Importance of the
work.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07
"Cannel Coal"

About century ago the celebrated
Duke of Bridgewatcr was the propri-
etor of large estate situated at a
place called Worsley, seven miles from
Manchester. This estate contained
numberless valuable coal seams, east
ly to be got at, but nevertheless COM
paratively worthless, in consequence
of the great expense and difficulty of
transporting the coal to market. The
Duke, being a singular enterprising in
dividual determined, if possible, to
remedy this defect, and by one OF
those happy condolences which SO fre-
quently reward a praiseworthy effort,
he found, in the self-instructed genius
James Brindley, the very man to con-
trive the means for securing the desir-
ed end. Suffice il to say that Brindley
constructed an excellent profit-paying
canal between Liverpool, Manchester,
Worsley, and the Great Wigan dis
trict. This canal appears to have
been finished about tho year 1766, and
store-houses were built at various
points at its course, where the Dukes
coal was deposited, for the purpose OF
supplying the immediate neighbor.
hood. At this time the word "kennep
or "kannel" was generally employee
in Lancashire and Cheshire to desig.
nate an artificial waterhouse; and
even Brindley himself, in some of his
letters, speaks Of a new undertaking
as ''the Dukes kennel" 1t is not
therefore, surprising that the Dukes
coal should have received tho name OF
"kennel COAL" being, 80 to say, kennel
borne; and this name would be pecul.
iarly applicable at Liverpool, where
sea- borne coal from Whitehaven, in
Cumberland, had long been in use
and was, moreover, an article differ.
ing in many of its qualities from the
Dukes coal. That this is the true or
igin Of the name now applied to this
kind of coal is further established by
the fact that the eminent geologisi
Werner, who visited the coal districts
of England not long after the above
period, has adopted the very word
and in speaking of the Wigan Goa
calls it ''kennel kohle." This word
has indeed been lately written "can.
mel" in this country, and some ingen.
ious persons, finding themselves quite
at loss to discover the source of such
name, come to the conclusion that j,
is derived from the word candle, y
and to support this they have asserted
that slips Of this kind of coal will burn
like a candle; an assertion which we
need hardly say is altogether fabu.
lous.-Nerfon's Journal of Arts.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07

TnE following, if not elegant, has
the merit Of being strong descrip-
ton;
A 'loyal' exchange editor says The
new fifty cent shinplasters look so
much like quack medicine label,
that he involuntarily turns it over to
see if it cures corns, bunions, and
whooping-cough. He says, further,
that il contains as many colors as tho
bandanna turban Of a showy negress.
On the center of the face, close by a
cloud of dust, sits fat, mis-shapen
female, covered with smallpox blotch-
es. Her right arm rests on hoop,
through which may be seen an owl
sitting on pile of old clothes in the
distance, and in her right hand is
grasped an umbrella stick. Her left
hand grasps something which lively
imagination may conceive to be pair
of scales. One foot appears done up
in a pou.ticeo
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07

TIE New PRESIDENTS OPINION OF
MASSACHUSETTS,. In the winter of
1860 and 1861, made memorable by
the secession of the Southern States
from the Union, Andrew johnson, Of
Tenaessee, now President of the Uni
ted States, delivered speech in which
he said: ..t,t
sI think, sometimes, it would bc al
most a God-send If Massachusetts, and
South Carolina could be joined to-
gether, like the Siamese Twins, and
separated from the government, and
taken off into some remote, some Sc
cluded part of the ocean, and fasten-
ed there, to be washed by the waves
and cooled by the winds, and after
they had been there q sufficient length
of time, the remainder of the people
Of the United States might entertain
a proposition for taking them back"
So far as we are advised, Mr.. john
SON has never retracted the sentiment.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07
Salt for the Garden.

Lately some practical men have rec
commended application of salt to gar
dens, either in autumn, after the crops
have been removed, or in the spring
before or after digging for crops; and
we have no doubt from our own linn
tied experience in its use, that it will
effect all that is claimed for it. For
years it has been established that salt
hay from the marshes over-Aowed by
sea-water, was far to be preferred as Il
mulch to any other substance. Tho
application of urine, a SO to fruit trees,
especially the plum, where it has been
most generally used is well known to
have a very beneficial effect. Tho
fruit-growers of New England and
New York, claim for salt many add
vantages by sowing it under pear
trees. They say it gives the blush to
this fruit 1t will have the effect in
garden, also, of destroying noxious
insects which have their winter habi-
tat;ons in tho ground. From six to
eight bushels to the acre can be ap-'
piled with safety. Any coarse, refuse
salt will do. 1t should not be buried
tho rains will dissolve it and carry
it down. Farmers frequently havo
salt from their meat tubs and maaker-
el barrels, which could be used in this
way, after being thoroughly drained
and dried, and applied at the rate of
about four bushels to the acre.
Salt is not a lasting application.--
It's direct influence rarely extends be-
yond year though the good it effects
may continue for many ycars.--Ger-
mamtoen Telegraph.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07
EH-Thc Sultan of Turkey has

EHThc Sultan Of Turkey has
very easy way Of dealiug with his
rebellioas subjects. The people of
some of the northern districts have
for years been in rebellion. Some
time ago they murdered Mr.. CofIing,
an American Missionery. The u, +.
Government demanded tho punish-
ment of the chiefs. The chiefs ~oro
defiant. The Turks sent cut large
army to subslhe them, whom tlse chiefs
relented and were taken to Constan-
tinople, and were given the title of
Pasha, and appointed Governors Of
their own districts.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07
nrA resident of 81. Albans writ.

EA resident of st. Albans writ.
ing to a French paper, says that more
than half the inhabitants Of that little
city are French and Canadians, 60
that the raid was more of an injury
to the Canadians than the Americans
The French residents are prosperous
to a degree greatly superior to what
they could hope for in Canada. The
State Of Vermont supports Catholic
school for their benefit. The state
ment, by Canadians that French emf.
grants ars lily treated, are false.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07

1t Is calculated that by the stoppage
of the draft aud the reduction Of the
army and navy expenses, saving Of
over 5000, ,000,0 600 has been made in
the estimates Of The current year.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07
EXPERIENCED woRKMEN,

Constantly st work on Custom Goods, and arr
therefore prepared 10 give satisfaction in thai
Branch 70 all that may favor us with call.
Place Of Business on Genescc Street, IN Mann'I
Block, opposite Everett House.
East Saginaw, March 18th, 1868 793-ly
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07

DR. JOHNSON said Of widower who
was about TO marry, that it was re-
markable case of the triumph of hope
over experience.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07
GREAT INDUCEMENTS,
OFFERED TO ALL.
LEIDLEIN & BURGER

Would through this medium Acknowledge theil
thanks 10 the Public for the very liberal patron.
age received during the past season, and would
take this opportunity TO announce 10 the citizens
Of East Saginaw aud the Saginaw Valley gene
rally, that they have on hand, and are constantly
receiving ono Of tho best assortments Of
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07
BOOTS 4 SHOES,

ever brought into this City consisting Of every
description and variety, for
MEN WOMEN Il YOUTHS WEAR.
Our facilities are Of such q nature as to defy
competitor from any quarter, and oil We desire "a
prove our assertion 10 q trial, as our goods are
warranted in all cases TO give perfect satisfaction
Our entire old stock will DO
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-06-07

GROUSE, wICKLEIN q CO..
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In Dry Goods, Gro
.ceries, Provisions, Crockery, Hats, Caps, Boots
and Shoes, Yankee Notions, etc. Grouse BLOCK,
East Store, fdd1 iff East Saginaw. 2
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

~ Isaac Lightner, Esq. has just re-
ceived large and varied assortment Of
merchandise, adapted to the fal! and win
ter trade. Those who consult their own
interests will examine his stock before
purchasing elsewhere.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

- We understand there are fifty tons
Of barley shipped for this place on the
d. w. Rice, from San Francisco. These
importations we don: like to sect il
bringing "coals to Newcastle" Barley
grows we'll here, aud should be raised for
EXPORT,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

~ Three vessels with full cargoes Of
Goldfish, have arrived at San Francisco
from the Oehotsk Sea this season. One
Of them brought one hundred and twenty
tons Of fish in pickle, which will compare
in quality with any ever caught iu the
grand banks of Newfoundland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

~ There have been six hundred and
sixty thousand Southern men killed and
disabled during tho rebellion. 1t is prob.
able that even this estimate is too low.
What terrible record
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

~ At the coming State Fair at Utica,
N. Y, there will be new attraction in the
shape of grand cheese show. at which
will be exhibited 1000 cheeses. each one
specimen Of the best dairy skill in
America.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

- The ugly fashion Of wearing the
hair, called the WATERFALL" LATELY the
rage in the Fast. is going out Of date.
The next novelty will probably q eaterae'
in the eye.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

70 Sour Grapes, who is married man,
intimates that the immigration Of Yankee
girls to this Territory is a Mercer-nary
scheme Of which he don't approve; but as
they can't BE- stopped from coming he pro.
poses that bachelors be taxed each $50 to
CO
support them! Sensible man.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

- The beauty Of moss lose is some.
what spoiled, and the sentiment vanishes,
when we learn that it is only an accidental
variety Of the common rose, and that the
lovely mossincss 80 much admired and
dotted over, is as much superauity as the
extra too of Dorking rooster.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

q A woman on Long Island gave th,
erssas man the names of twenty OF h~l
Children. and ssid sbe couldn't jus, :hes
ren~nbes the Mans cf tuo or shrr< more
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

II Tkis sazzzz<z aXs bess a nsss f4vor-
stl- sS~s& - ,As T-rrHsry fs< Al kIa@s
II fruis as1 berries MIST fxmilnes have
Prrs~rs-S .a6 srssa sSolly quassi'ies for
~n;>r u.~. making quise demand ca al
kinds ct jar. and bottles Plans have
b--n worth little more than the picking.
and other truii is 20 ehcap that NJ one
need be ~i,hou, it. Large QUANTITIES.
particularly OF apples. are every week
sent TO the markets on the Sound and those
OF British Columbia Five years ago,
fruit was rarity for which our tongues
continually watered. with only now and
then taste; now VT have q sufficiency
ourselves, and much to spare our British
neixhbors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

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