Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-12-11
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
RECENT EVENTS.

RECENT EVENTS.
To The Senate and House of Representatives:
The year that has passed since the
submission of my last message to Con
| gress has, especially the latter part OF
it, been an eyenful one to the country.
In the midst of great national prosper
ity a financial crisis has occurred that
| has brought low tine fortunes of
great proportion Political partisan
| ship has almost ceased to exist, espec-
| tally in the agricultural region. and fin
ally the capture upon the high seas OF
a vessel bearing our flag, has for a
time threatened the most serious con
| sequences. and has agitated the public
mind from one end of the country to
the other. But this, happily. now is in
the course of satisfactory adjustment.
| honorable to both nations concerned
RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
The relations of the United States.
! however, with most of the other ma
tiOns continue to be friendly and cordial.
With France, Germany, Russia, Italy,
and other minor European powers,
with Brazil and most of the South
American republics, and with Japan,
nc thing has occurred during the year
to demand special notice. The cor
responderce between the Del artment
of State and the various diplomatic
| representatives in or from those coun-
tries is transmitted herewith.
THE VIENNA EXPOSITION.
In executing the VIII of Congress,
as expressed in the joint resolution, of
| the 14th of February last, and in &C
| cordance with the provisions of the
resolution, number of practical arti
sans, of scientific men. and of honor
airy commissions, were authorized to
attend the Exposition at Vienna as
| Commissioners on the part of the
| United States. 1t is believed that we
have obtained the object which Con
gress had in view when it passed the
| joint resolutions in order to enable the
people of the United States to partici
pate in the advantages of the inter
national exhibition Of the products of
agriculture, manufactures, and the fine
arts, to be held at Vienna. l take
| pleasure in adding that the American
exhibitors have received a gratifying
number of diplomas and Of medals
During the exposition a conference
was held at Vienna. for the purpose of
consultation on the systems prevailing
in different countries for the perfection
Of inventions, | authorized the rep
resentative from the Patent Office to
be present at Vienna at the time when
| this conference was to take place, in
| order to aid, as far as he might, in Sc
curing any possible additional protec
ton TO American inventors in Europe
The report of this agent will be laid
before Congress. -.-...-...-.-.--.....-
JAPANESE AND CHINESE AFFAIRS.
| 1t is my pleasant duty to announce
I to Congress that the Emperor OF Chi
na..on attaining his majority, received
the diplomatic representation of the
Western powers i'll person. An ac
count OF these ceremonies, and of the
interesting discussions which precel
ed them will be found in the docu-
ments transmitted herewith. The &C
companying papers show that some
advance. although Slight, has been
made duriag the past year towardlh
suppression of the Infamous Chinese
coolie trade. l rec, mmend Congress
to inquire whether additional legisla
ton be not needed on tdis subject,
THE GENEVA AWARD
The money awarded To the United
States by the Tribunal of Arbitration
at Geneva was paid by her Majesty 5
government a few days in advance OF
the time when it would have become
payable, according t0 the terms of the
treaty. In compliance with the pro
visions of the act Of March 3, 1878.
: it was at once paid into the Treasury
and used to redeem, so far as it mii.sh+ :,
! tue public debt of the United States
and the amount so redeemed was in
vested in a per cent. registered bond
of the United States for $I5,500, 900,
which is now held by the Secretary Of
State, subject to future disposition OF
Congress-. renew the recommends
ton made at the assembling of the
last session of Congress, that a com
mission be created for the purpose Of
auditing and determining the amounts
of the several direct losses growing out
of the destruction of vessels and their
cargoes by the Alabama and Shenan-
doah, after leaving Melbourne, foI
equivalent or compensation, and OF as
, certaiuing the names of persons enti
tied to receive compensation for the
same, making the computation on tht
basis Indicate by the Tribunal of Ar
! bitration at Geneva and that the pay
ment of such looses be authorized tt
an extent not to exceed the awards 0
; the tribunal at Geneva.
THE NORTHWEST BOUNDARY LINES
# BY an act of approval on the 14th
of February last Congress made pro
It vision for completing jointly, with al
officer or commissioner to be named by
her Britanic Majesty, the determine
of ton of so much of the boundary lin
between the territory of Great Britain
as was left uncompleted by the com
a missioners appointed under the act o
re Congress of August IL, 1856. Unde
the provisions of this act the North
west water boundary of the Uni
ed States has been determined an
MAJ ked in accordance with the awar
of the Emperor of Germany. A Pre-
tocol and II copy of this map on Whic
the line was there marked are contain
ed IN the pages submitted here. / ais
transmit a copy of the eport of til
Commissioner for marking the bount
IL ary line between the United States an
the British possessions west of I'll
. Lake Of the Woods, and Of the 0bel
atoms of the Commissioners dumn
= the past season. Surveys have bee
IT, made TO ! Oint 497 miles west of II