Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-11

An Awkward FIX.
The Calais (Me.) Advsrtissr says that the
.abrogation Of the reciprocity treaty seems
to have placed some Of the large lumber
manufacturers on both sides Of the st. |
CrOix river in rather An awkward fix
Some Of those who own mills on the British
side, being largely interested in timber
lands on this side. cannot manufacture their |
logs when cut without taking them to that
side, and subjecting them to . duty and
by bringing them back to this side in tn.
shape Of lumber, subject to another duty.
On the other hand, some Of the lumber
manufacturers on this side own timber
lands and mills on the British side, and, in
order to get their lumber to market, would
have to bring it 10 this side and pay duty on
it. Heretofore, Timber cut on either side
was manufactured on whichever side best
suited the convenience Of the owner, and
went into any market that paid best with
out let or hindrauoe.
LuxBpR AND RscsPnocirY.-Great fsars
have been felt, since the reciuding Of this
treaty by the United States, that the lumbe,
interests Of Canada would suffer severely by
the action Of our peopectionist neigAbors.
Thatthcse fears arc - a greate1tcnt GROUND
less, and the danger exaggerated, is proven
by the fact that conttaets forheavy supplies
Of lumber are nov being made by American
buyers for delivery after March 17sh, 1t
prioaA fully equal to those Of last yeas ; and
for immediats delivery An advance Of ol,00
per thousand feet is being paid. An Nddf-
tional proof is, that lumber in Albany@the
great lumber market of the United States
has advanced o per Thousand feet since il
bscams evident that negotiations for . new
reciprocity treaty were a failure. The fact
il, Il IL . law--the apparent exceptions to
which only prove the sule-that the consum.
er, not the producer, has to pay the duty !;
and though the United States ATTAIN an in
crease Of revenue, it 10 by its own citizens,
and not by Canadians, that the revenue is
paid. We are very glad to be able to record
these facts concerning lumber, in order to
show to those timorous ones who prophc-
sled ruin TO Canada, as q consequence fthe
abrogation Of the reciprocity treaty, how
| little we are really dependent on It's %sontin-
uancc, and how remarkably we'll VIC can do
without ~it--Trade Repit~, Canada
Indiana lDivOrccs-A Notable Bee
1 ChSuWe ~ eSAG SeRINAnC NusAuS
The District Of Columbia Supreme Court
in the case OF Annie j. Worcester (fcrmer-
ly Cheever,) VS.. II. B. Cheever, has deci-
ded that . wife who leaves her husband TOR
the purpose Of residing in Indiana and Oh
tains a diverse there, is not thereby reliev.
ed frOm the marriage contract. The follow :
Ing . the decision:
f"Judge Wylie hcl that during the GOV
erture the wife has no power to change her
residence, and cites several autbofitiss,
and closes by %remarking that after the
marriage has been solemnized the coutraot
is thenceforth funcius ctfcio. The parties
have than become subiects Of the marriage
state, and institution whose obligations and
duties are independent Of contract, and Of
the will Of the parties, and imposed by
Law for the welfare Of society ; an institu-
ton established snthe beginning by the
Almighty Lawgiver, and recognized IN ev>
cry age as the foundation OF Civi!iaatibn;
prosperity and virtue, without which the
honAS race ltself must Aerish frds1 itS
own vices the refiner Of manners, the pa
rent Of knowledge, thriftiness and industry;
the Peomotdr Of 1eeosubn, erder md dectn \
cy in Priyatelife; the strength md bull,
wark Of the State; the secure basis Of 20 4
ciety, and tho ornamsato f ar lis inStitu-
tons; 'prinsipinwm sebis, q quasi senjas-
riv~ rsip~bkce.' An institution 20 estab
ksheai1tbedlsws, snd@ound upa with the
structnss sfseciety. TIE Ststs psunct o.
low Sbe n Il The sueject 81 tsafRe Kke
. cbattle. So long, therefore, as- the par,
ties retsin their dSuticil under its j0fsdic!l
ton, the State will not permit ts,poliey to
reference Of any foreign tribunals AEwell
might the Legislature assume IT, dissolve
the sitA3Ske 6cnds between the citizens or
a differs1t 01A6N by n immediate act, as to1
atteppti6 hnouD6lish the same purpose By
means Of authority conferred upon its
SUfREMs CoUsF 0s0lsps--The Supreme
Court Mas decided that the word "drsftsh
as used in the twst4he&b 1G*fe s6t&
1868 does not simply mean the act Of draw
ing the I'M but includes the whole duty
pssessmedrs1ytAe bsasl in passiqg nsGt9
the sefvlee. fhssame vSth the vSprd zen.
<6llmee' As sus1d in II t2th jsctsn oil
tAv1M Hsfe6ruaryA"9 4th, fsU4, thas@H|
means as we'll the final roll for service as
the roll for : draft. ~~ 80
How 10 DuPoss or AuflLArED CuRRrNcY. |
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