Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-13
Efforts of Our Government to
Protect the Jews in ROuma-
mia from Persecution
Alleged Cause of
Troubles.
The Texas Frontier Commission
En- Route for the Scenes of
Their LabOr---Ugly Re
ports from that
Region.
STATUE oE GENERAL THOMAS.

STATUE OF GENERAL THOMAS.
! WASHINGTON, January u. - Mr.
DOdds (Ohio) yesterday presented q
memorial from Generals Grosvenor,
Craft, Barnett and Garfield, Committee
| from the Society of the Army of the
! Cumberland, reciting the origin and
organization of the society to be
( to erect a national equestrian statue
/ to the memory of General George H.
/ Thomas, and asking the donation of
| lightweight pieces of discarded and un-
| serviceable brass cannon. The memo
rialists also ask that Congress appropri-
ate a sum of money to assist the So
ciety. They also design making an ap
peal to the public on the thirtieth of
May next decoration day to raise
funds. The monument is to be erected
on one of the squares at Washington.
1t is hoped that at least fifty thousand
dollars will be raised outside of the aid
here asked.
SOUTHERN BONDED WAREHOUSES.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in a
recent order, has decided that except in
eases where the circumstances are pc
culiar, it is inexpedient to commence
suit for the recovery of duties upon
goods in bonded warehouses within the
lines of the 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. Several suits are now
pending In Southern courts, awaiting
decision.
THE JEWS
The diplomatic correspondence ac-
companying the Presidents annual
message has been printed and appears.
Our Government has instructed our
Ministers to ask the good offices of all
European powers for the protection of
Jews from outrage and persecution in
Roumania. 1t is officially represented
that the ill-treatment is not connected
with the religious question, but concerns
labor, and that the Roumanian govern
ment finds it difficult to preserve public
tranquility, and at the same time satisfy
public opinion. The Roumanian people
call on the Government to prevent the
country from being overrun by Jews,
and the authorities are afraid to do so
through fear of offending the tolerant
spirit of Europe. The country, con-
sequently, is in constant agitation,
which serves the aims of those desiring
TO render a stable government impos-
sible, and thus to facilitate the absorp-
ton of ROumania by neighbOring
powerful States. Our Consul at Bucha-
rest expresses a hope for the early at
tainment of the results desired by our
Government through the action of
the powers directly partaking in the
political control Of Roumania.
THE TEXAS FRONTIER COMMISSION.
Messrs. Porter and Savage, of the
Texas Frontier Commission, will leave
tomorrow for Chicago where they will
be joined by General Osborne, the new
ly appointed member. Judge Moore, of
has been appointed Secretary.
Upon reaching the Rie Grande the Com
mission viii employ translator and an
The President caused such
instructions to be issued as will render
the Commission more efficient, besides
which cavalry have been sent to several
exposed points, to guard against Mexi-
can raids. Private advices say that
General COrtiDa is stronger than ever,
and is raising an army, and will, on the
of March, issue a prOnuncia-
mentO taking possession of the Mexican
frontier. Independently Of the Mexi-
can Government, the treaty for the ex-
tension of a Mixed Commission has
failed through the adjournment of the
Mexican Congress before the return of
our Minister Nelson, and it will termi-
nate in March or April, leaving many
cases dnadiusted,