, 1877-03-20

TtlR FISHERY QUESTION.
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WARRINGTON, u. c., March 1p.-Mr. Evnrts
finds among the unfinished business In the port-
foEos Of the State the settlement Of The fisheries
question rs provided for by tho Treaty OF Wash.
ingtou nearly six ycars since, It Ia trio that
American fishermen can tako fish Of every kind
in British provincial wntcrs, and that British
subjects can fish on the eastern sca-coasta and
shore of tho United States until 1881, but II Is
nlso true that the United States hns promised
to pay Tor this such a sim AZ the Commissioners
award. It was duly provided In tho treaty
that this Commission shoutd meet at HalttaI at
the carlest convenient period niter they should
be respectively named Tho British Commits
sloncrs and agent were named long ago, and last
yuar It was sc1ni-otIlcialty announced that En-
sign II. Kellogg, Of Massachusetts,, was to he the
Commissioner on tue part OF the un[tesl States,
but for some reason he Ens never been commits
flAtter themselves TINT they are rolling np
Ercat debt for the United Statcs 10 pay at Bon,a
future day tor tho use Of fishing grounds. II Is
eucgcstctl that the Unitca States Grading what
tho Treaty If Washington Pledges 1t to do.
RENATOH CAMERON,
Of WlsconAin, Is RAPIDLY Improving and Is hcgtn-
ming to sit up little. lIe has been much moro
dangerously III tl,nn ha1 been rcpr!es.scatcd.
- TIs II. E5n,z'I'.s Ei,.Ir 1.,sto'ta or ~ -,
WARRINGTON, MarUlI 19.-IhE French Minis
ter, n. QutreT, In an interview to-day with Mr.
Nathan Appleton, OF Boston, In relation to the
t.on OF 1873. requested him to announce that !c
would do his utmost to rcndcr what assistancoho
could. lie had no doubt that thn plan Of forming
u Provisional Commission would be acceptable,
and that official nct,o,,, In tho peculiar position
Of things, can be delayed by the French Govern
mcnt until the Inst moment 1o wants to sec
Tho Republic OF the United States well repre-
scnted at rarss in 1873, and tn TINT sentiment
he his fsEs aFe taSse o hs s,
ingtou to night for hiladelphIa to consult with
gentlemen there who have been prominently
connected with tho Centennial Exhibitor, wttt.
view Of arranging some rlan to bridge
taken by Congress. Tic fact that Mcssrs.
Evarts, Appleton, FoFDcy, and Others. now
various committees charged With tho arrange.
mcnts for the erection Of the French statue ot
Liberty In New York harhor, will, 1t IA believed,
greatly facilitate the necessary nceotsatlons With
the French Exposition authorities.
CAMEHoS's BREACH or IhoatlsE CASE.
In tho casc Of tiarT Z. Oliver vs.. ex-senator
In which f50.ooo arc claimed, defendant las flied
hts plea as follows: " And now co1ncs defends
mt and for plea to the declaration filed nganst
him In the aboyc:cntittcd case, says that he
never promised as alleged"
Tho President, up to ths evening has not
found himself able to approvo any ot the plaua
which havo been suggested to ot'vtate the
npparent necessity Of an extra session Of Con-
grcss. liz. however, shares the general desire
Uf all parties to discover aoule means, II my
c1lst, by which, the army. cat be maintained
without a called session 81 Congress; md, nj
though l!o co!lsiucra all plana tE,at layc yet
been suggested insufficient or !tnpractlcablc, he
will nat finally decide tho matter until after
further consultation with tho members Of tho
CAbtnet.