The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-13
WASHINGTON.

Decision In Regard to Goods Imported
Into tho so-Calied Confederate
States.
WASHINGTON, January 12.-The secre-
tary of the treasury, in recent order, has
decide that, except in cases where the Cir
cumstances are peculiar, it is inexpedient to
| commence suit for the recovery of duties
| upon goods in bonded warehouses within
the lines of so-called Confederate States at
the time the war opened or for the recovery
of duties on goods imported into said states,
while the jurisdiction of the United States
over said states was interrupted. There
are suits now pending in southern courts
awaiting descisions.
Tho Government Seeking to Protect
the Jews i'm ROumania.
WASHINGTON, January 12.-The diplo-
matte correspondence accompanying the
Presidents message has just been printed.
1t appears from the documents that our
government addressed letters to all
of our ministers in Europe, instructing
them to represent to the respective govern.
ments to which they are accredited the
deep interest taken by the United States in
the jews of Roumania, and to ask their
good offices in protecting them from out
RACES and prosecutions. 1t is officially
represented that the ill treatment is not
connected with the religious question, but
concerns labor, and that the Roumainian
government finds it a difficult task to SO
act as to preserve the public tranquility
and at the same time satisfy public opion-
ion.
The Roumanian people call upon their
government to take measures to prevent
the country being overrun by Jews, and
the authorities fear to take the required
action through fear of offending the toll
Grant spirit of Europe. Owing to this
state Of things the country is kept in con-
slant state of agitation, which, prejudicial
as it is to the interests of the province,
serves the aims of those who desire to
Roumania, and thus to facilitate its absorp-
ton by neighboring powerful states.
Tho Texan Border Commission
COrtina.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Messrs. Robb
and Savage, of the commission to inquire
into the depredations by Mexicans on the
Texas frontier, will leave Washington to-
morrow for Chicago, where they will be
joined by General Osborne, of that city,
who has been appointed commissioner in
the place of Mr.. Mead, resigned. Judge
Moore, of Illinois, has been appointed sec
rotary Of the commission, and when they
reach the Rio Grande they will, by the au-
thority granted to them, employ an inter-
prefer. Thus the arrangements for ascer-
tanning all the facts in the inquiry with
which they are charged are more complete
than heretofore. The President takes
deep interest in the subject, and has caused
such instructions to be issued as will rem
der the commission more efficient in the
collection of facts, and besides, cavalry is be-
ing sent to several points on the Rio Grande.
in accordance with the recommendation of
the commissioners, with view to guard
several of the most exposed points from
Mexican raids. Private adyices represent
that General Cortina is stronger than ever,
and that he is now raising an army, and
will on the 18th of March issue pronun-
ciamento taking possession of the Mexican
frontier, thus acting independently Of the
Mexican government. Accounts have been
received that the treaty made by Minister
Nelson and Moriscal last fall, for the extern
sion of the mixed claims commission has
failed, the Mexican Congress having adj
journed before Nelson returned to Mexico
with the treaty for ratification. The present
commission will therefore terminate next
March or April, leaving many cases unad-
Indicated.
Southern Claims.
WASHINGTON, January n.-Judge
Grandon, of Mobile, has been in Washing
ton for several days looking after the inter-
est OF his clients in Mobile against whom
suits have been instituted for the recovery
of duties on merchandise imported during
the war, and which paid duties at the same
time to the Confederate authorities. Sec
rotary Boutwell, has decided the questions
favorably to Judge Grandon's clients, and
the decision will be received in many dis
tricts of the south as one of timely relief,
and evinces better disposition ON the part
of the government than has heretofore pre-
vailed.
The Louisiana ImbrOgIiO.
WASHINGTON, January lit is un-
derstood that the Senate committee on pri-
vileges and elections, at meeting held
this evening, has determined not to send