The New York herald., 1879-08-07
w A SHING TON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON. August Q. 1879
GERMANY TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE NEXT Sill
YER CONFERENCE.-THE LONDON MISSION.
Ofhcal letters have been received from the United
States Minister at Berlin which leave doubt that
in the proposed next international conference on
the subject Of restoring silver equal relation
with gold as money of account after the determina
ton of the equitable interchangeable rate of the two
metals. Germany will unite with this country and
take leading part III the consideration of this i'm
portant question. 1t will be remembered that In
the Silver Conference at Paris last August Germany
was not represented. the government OF that coun-
try declining to participate. The action of Germany
in receding from this position is regarded
quite significant. BY virtue of law of the last
Congress the State Department is authorized to
pend $20.OOO in the further elucidation Of
the subject OF international bi-metalsm,
and the action of Germany will doubtless
prompt Mr.. Evarts to name at an early
day set Of commissioners to renew what WAS
attempted by the Paris Conference last year. The
United States Commissioners at the Paris session
were Mossrs. Reuben L. Fenton. w. S. Groesbeck
and +. A. Walker. and tho iRtimstion is made that
Mr. Fenton's familiarity with the question will be
taken into consideration as chief reason for his
appointment to succeed Mr.. Welsh Minister to
England. Indeed. 1t authoritatiyey said that
representative at the Court of st. James must
be diplomat who is skilled in this great financial
matter and one also capable of conducting the doll
cate negotiations likely arise out Of the complca
tions in the fishery question. aiasu
NEW PHASE OF THE FISHERY QUESTION.
The troublesome fishery question between this
country and Canada has assumed . new phase. This
time the Canadians the trespassers In American
waters by violating Of boundary lines. The Col
lector Of Customs ut Niagara Falls reports to the
Treasury Department that he has seized num-
Der Of seines set at the mouth of the Niagara
River. and adds that the intrusion Of Cana
dian fishermen into our waters is becom.
ing quite frequent. The privileges conferred by
the Treaty of Washington in reference to the right
of Canadians to fsh in American waters do not
apply to inland lakes and rivers, but only to the
Atlantic coast. The failure of the fishermen whose
seines in the possession of the Collector to
understand this, 1t is said 1T the Treasury Depart
ment is quite as excusable the ignorance OF the
people Of Aspy Bay. who not yet educated TO the
knowledge that the United States has paid
$500 5000 for the right nsh in Canadian waters.
The department. therefore holds the question Of
seizure and forfeiture under consideration for the
present.
AN oMINoUs QUIET IN MEXICO.
The latest advices received from Mexico in de-
spatcucs W tHc Ceoto DcpoEtuiouS suoW tuSt qulot
generally prevails throughout that country, but
that the seeds of great rebellion being carefully
nurtured in certain political quarters. The few
cent attempts to create sedition promptly
checked because they were weak movements requir-
ing but little force the part of the to
suppress them. The popularity of President Diaz.
it is said, continues only sunerance. and when
the faction plotting to get control Of the govern
ment is ready for action he will fnd himself no
stronger than his predecessor.
PROMOTED TO BE REPORTER OF DEBATES.
Speaker Randall has promoted his private secre-
tary, Mr. John H. White. to the position Of official
reporter Of debates Of the House OF
to succeed Mr.. William Hincks. who recently died.
Mr.. White is from Alabama, and came to Washing
ton in 1875 private secretary Of the late Speaker
Kerr. and continued to fl this Office under Speaker
Randall The pay is $1,000 per annum. the sam. as
that Of member Of Congress.