The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-05-29
From Washington.


Congress, inclosing long letter from Secretary
Eva IL in regard to the payment of the Halifax
fishery award. Mr.. Evarts reviews the whole
matter Of that award, and the manner in which
it was rendered. BE states that the American
commissioner protested against the verdict,
and that the opinion in Canada and England
had been, previous to the declaration Of the
award, that the verdict should be unanimous.
He states further that the award exceeded the
statement of damages set forth in the case,
and that it was therefore excessive. He rec
ommends that this government confer with the
government of great Britain in reference to
the principles involved in the matter. in order
that there may be permanent settlement OF
the questions in dispute. An appropriation for
the payment of the award is advised The
Presidents message in reference to the matter
reads as follows
ITO the Senate and House OF Representa-
tives: l herewith transmit for your appro-
pirate action a communication from the
Secretary of State on the subject of the result
OF the deliberations Of the fishery commission,
appointed under certain provisions OF the
Treaty of Washington, with the accompanying
documents. Article twenty-five of the treaty
provides that any sum of money which the
commissioners may award shall be paid by the
United States Government in gross sum
within twelve months after such award shall
have been given. The commission announced
the result Of its deliberations on the 23d day Of
November last year. and an appropriation at
the present session of Congress will be neces-
sary to enable the government to make the
payments provided in the treaty. respectfully
submit to the consideration of Congress the
record Of the transaction as presented upon
| tho papers and recommend the appropriation
of the necessary sum, with such direction to
the executive in regard to its payment, as in
the wisdom Of Congress the public interests
may seem to require. r. B. HAYES"
Religious services in commemoration OF
Judge Chisholm and children, who were killed
in Kemper county, Miss, last year, have been
held at the Metropolitan III. e. Church in
Washington.
The commissioner of Indian affairs is inves.
tigating an alleged formidable Indian ring in
Dakota.
The treasury department has had some diff
Guilty in the purchase Of silver bullion for coin
ing purposes Parties owning bullion wanted
gold for 1t, as the bullion contains on an aver
age about sixty per cent of silver to forty pei
cont. gold. The treasury would, however, pay
for it only in the standard silver dollars.
The Florida election investigation committe,
OF Representatives is as follows Democrats
Clarkson N. Potter, OF New York; William r
Morrison, of Illinois; Eppa Hunton Of Virgin
10; Jonn A. Mcmahon of Ohio; W. s Stenger
and Joseph G. s, Blackburn, of Kentucky
Republicans-JacobD D. Cox, Of Ohio; BENJAMIN
F. Butler, of Massachusetts, Thomas B. Reed
Of Maine, and Frank Hiscock, of New York.
Secretary Sherman has written letter t
Hon. Clarkson N. Potter, chairman Of tn
Florida election investigation committee, ask
ing leave to be represented by counsel in tn
investigation of all charges affecting himsel
personally and inviting full scrutiny into hi
\ klnN boa,
subsequent to the election.
The House committee on patents has agree
to report favorably Representative Vance's bi
for general revision of the patent laws.
Collector Woodcock teegraphs to Washing
ton from Nashville that Special Deputy Co
lector d. A. Davis, with one companion, at
tempted to seize an illicit distillery, in Grund
county, Tenn, when they were attacked b
seven men. Davis killed one man, wounde
one, and captured one of his assailants, br
had to leave the distillery without completin
by the collector to go to the place and destro
, the distillery.
Foreign News.
BY an explosion of the boiler of Cameron
sawmill at Wilder, Ont, the engineer was kille
t and several other persons we're badly burned.
) The Russians around Constantinople hay
. been concentrating their forces and drawn
nearer the Turkish capital, while the languaf
r of the Russian m mister to the Sultan Is said
A be growing more imperative.
Forty persons were burned to death during
fire in the theatre at Ahmedungger,a celebrate
: city Of East India
: According to q dispatch from Ottawa Il
; Canadian government has been notified
Great Britain that war between England al
Q Russia is inevitable.
It By an explosion of gas at the old Sidn
mines in Nova Scotia Elk men, including u
overseer, were killed outright, and many we
injured. Three brothers named Sullivan we
|. the first to enter the mine after the explosio
and they succeeded in rescuing thirteen M
y who had been overcome by the gas.
y Tho earthquake in VeneEula, mention
"a which has been made before, occurred on APP
IA. The town Of Qua, twenty-four miles fro
Caracas, was entirely destroyed, as were all d