The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-31
The Maryland and Virginia boundary
Line.
REPORTED fer the Baltimore Gaz,ttc.l

[Reportcd fer the Baltimore Gaz,ttc1
| The case involving the adjustment OF this
! spending controversy, and which Is now
submitted to Ex-Governor W. A. Graham, OF
| North Carolina, and Hon. jeremiah Black, OF
! PENNSYLVANIA, as arbitrators, with eX-Go-
vcruor Charles }. jenkins, Of Georgia, as
umpire. is progressing most satisfactorily.
The next meeting Of the arbitrators takes
| place, BY their appointment, at Washington
| on the 10Th day OF May next, when tue great
| body Of the testimony on both sides Will be
! laid before them; for, under the agreement
! Of the counsel on both sides, the vast amount
! Of evidence and historical information here
! toforc obtained by the several commissions
are to be utilized for the present investiga-
I ton.
The parties have exchanged with each
other their respective claims, and glance at
the map Of Maryland or Virginia will show
how important is the difference between
them. The line claimed by the counsel for
The State of Maryland will run thus-viZ:
Beginning at low-water mark at the dvi-
soGai line between the two States Of Viz
ginia and West Virginia upon the south
west coast or shore Of the Potomac river;
thence following the said river at low-water
mark to all wharyes and other improvements
no. extending, or which may hereafter be
extended BY the authority OF Virginia, from
the Virginia shore into the said river beyond
low-w water mark; and following The said
river around sad wharves and other i'm.
Drovcmcnls to iow-Water mark on the south
western side thereo'; and following the said
river in the same manner down to the east
"rnmost angle Of Smiths point, at the mouth
Of the said river (Petomac) where it flows
into the Chesapeake bay; thence across the
Chesapeake bay by q right line to the centre
Of Cedar straits, between Pocomohe sound
| and Tangier sound, near the southern end
. Of Watklns'S point; thence by right line
| east 10 the Atlantic ocean.
! The line maintained as the true boundary
! nv the counsel who represent the State OF
! Virginia i thus deScribed-Viz.:
| Beginning at the dividing line between
! The States OF Virginia and West Virginia at
| low water mark on the LIT or northeastern
sunrc of the Potomac river, and following
! the said shore of said river at low.water
mark 10 the castcrnmOrt angle OF Point
Lookout, where said river flows Into the
Chesapeake bay; thence by the shortest line
to the westcrnmoSt angle OF Watkins port,
being the northern headland of Little Ana
mc>scX river, where the Calvert and Scarbo'
rough line begins on the eastern shore Of the
tn">aptahc uay lhcNee Will salu S"''StI
and Scarborough line over the PocomOke
river ard Swansecute creek TO the sea that
is to say, following the line az established be-
tween the Colonies Of Maryland and Vir-
GINA on the eastern shore Of the Chesapeake
bay by the agreement known as the Calvert
and Scarborough agreement, bearing date
the 25th day Of June, A. d. 1868.
Should the claim Of Virginia be main
a.; S,IrcnSSfnllv (uhipb we do not SllD-
pose TO be possibly it would not only cut
of Maryland citizens from taking oysters in
Tangier and Pocomoke sounds, but it would
actually throw into Virginia the southern
part of Somerset county, including Cr>6eld,
Tor the clearing of whose barbor Congress,
At the last session, on the appeal of Senator
Dennis, appropriated over 81, 900. 1t is TO
be hoped that this subject may DC soon dis
nnscl of.