Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WARRINGTON.

Lord Sallsbury's reply to the dispatches Of
Secretary Evarts on the Canadian fishery ques-
tion. Lord Salisbury's reply was not made
public, but 1t is said that he is as earnest in
HIS position that the Canadian fishery award
was made in accordance with the Treaty Of
Washington as Evarts is in maintaining the
opposite view. The correspondence is not
likely to be concluded by the 23d, when the
award is due, and II will probably be paid un-
der protest.
Referring to the rumors Of the withdrawal
of 81 and 80 bills Secretary Sherman stated,
on the 18th, that no order has been issued to
limit their issue, and no order has ever been
made for their withdrawal. They are issued
like other money whenever required. After
the LIST Of January no bills of less denomina-
tion than s5 can be issued by the National
banks.
The German Government has sentenced
Adam Haber, an American citizen, to five
years. imprisonment for speaking direspect-
fully Of Emperor William. Haber went to
Germany on visit about three months ago.
His case will very probably be attended to by
Secretary Evarts.
The Director of the Mint says that the
United States trade dollar having secured
favorable position in China, he does not think
IL would be advisable to repeal the law author
izing its coinage.
Second Auditor of the Treasury French in
his annual report, speaking Of the Freedmens
Bureau frauds, says suits were brought against
the late Commissioner of that bureau, but the
accounting officers of the Treasury held that
no claim can be resettled and paid without
specific authority from Congress and reappro-
priation of the necessary funds. Congress
must take the initiative either by passing up
on the merits of the individual cases by refer
ring them to the Court of Claims or by max
ing the requisite appropriation and empow-
ering the accounting officers to resettle the
claims after it shall have been already estab-
lished that claimants have neither receipted
for nor received their money, nor derived and
benefit tberefrom.
The following was issued by the Treasury
Department on the 18th: "Any person sub
scribing hereafter for 4 per cent bonds con-
soils Of 1907, authorized by act OF July IA, 1870,
may pay for them with any Of the 500 bonds
of the act of March 3, 1865, redeemable at
the pleasure of the United States after the 1st
day Of July, 1870, in the same way as If they
were called at the date of subscription in the
regular course; but the subscriber, to avail
himself of this privilege, must accompany the
subscription with a full description of such
bonds by numbers and denominations, and
must within thirty days thereafter forward the
bonds TO this department to be applied like
called bonds. OF the amount issued of the
above described 500 bonds there is now out
standing and uncalled the amount of S26, ,0S5,-
7JO.n
The Central Pacific Railroad Company hav-
ing failed to furnish reports demanded by the
Auditor of Railroad Accounts, under a recent
act of Congress, Secretary Schurz has re-
quested the Attorney General to institute
suits to recover the forfetures prescribed for
such cases of neglect or refusal Suit is rec.
commended on seven distinct specifications,
the penalty in each case being the forfeiture
of sum not less than $1,000, nor more than
$5O,OOO.
The United States Board of Trade in session
at New York on the 14th, passed resolution
recommending Congress to make liberal legis
lation for the rapid transmission and quick
delivery of all proper mailable matter; anC
another approving the steps agreed upon by
the Secretary of the Treasury and the New
York bankers for National resumption OF
specie payments. Committees were appoint
ed to present to the United States Govern
ment the Importance Of entering promptly
into advantageous commercial relations will
other countries by either general or specia
treaties.
Lord Salisbury's reply to Secretary Evart
was made public on the 14th. The repl'
states that Her Majesty's Government hav
not had an opportunity of considering th
statement in question, but the deposition
which accompanied Capt. Sullivan's report
appeared to them, in the absence of othe
testimony, to be conclusive as regards tn
facts in the case; that in pointing out tina
American fishermen had broken the law with
in the territorial limits of Her Maiesty's dc
minions, he had no intention of inferentiall
laying down any principles Of internationa
law, and no advantage would be gained b
doing so to greater extent than the facts i
the question absolutely require. He does no
believe that Mr.. Evarts would in discussio
adhere to the broad doctrine which some POI
tion of his language would appear to convey
that no British authority has any right t
pass any kind of law binding Amer
cans who are fishing in British water,
for II that contention be just, the same dis;
bility applies a fortiOri to any other powel
and the waters must be delivered over TO al
archy. On the other hand, Her Majesty
Government will readily admit, what is sci
evident, that British sovereignty as regarC
these matters, is limited in its scope by ii
engagements of the treaty of Washington
which cannot be modified nor affected /
municipal Legislation; that Her Majesty
Government prefer the view that the law e.
cd nNrf ha of tba
ever it may be, ought to be obeyed by natv
and foreigners alike, who are soiournir
within the. territorial limits Of its iurisdl
tion; but If law has been inadvertently pass
which is in any degree or respect at varian,
with rights conferred on foreign power
treaty, the correction of the mistake, as cor
mitted, at the earliest period of its exit
ence, shall have been ascertained, is matt
Of international obligation. The reply co
cludes with the statement that Her Majesty
Government viii in friendly spirit consid
any representations Mr.. Evarts may think
right to make upon the subject, with t
hope of coming to satisfactory understan
ing.
The Governor of Montana complains tn
hostile Indians from the United States are
lowed TO enter the British Possessions a
remain near the Territorial line, where, aft
they recruit and replenish their supply
arms and ammunition they again raid up
peaeeable citizens in the Territory I
Governor thinks it advisable, If the Brit
Government persists in giving the Indians
asylum, to require that Government to
move them several hundred miles into the
terror.
In his annual report, Gov. Emery, of Ut
recommends that provision be made for
selection of jurors In that Territory in
same manner as they are selected In the Sta
OF the Union. AS matters now stand the
islation Of Congress is so hampered by TIE
torial legislation that 1t is almost impOssi
to obtain convection in certain causes.
also recommends that woman suffrage
abolished in the Territory, and polygl
should be made by act of Congress a cont
Ing offense based on cohabitation rather t
the marriage ceremony, as now provided