Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-12-12

Britain oa the sssh day Of Msy last, and
was duly proclaimed on the following day.
A copy Of the PFoclanati0n- u submitted
! here win. y-..sssE a
TIE BOUNDARY QUESTION.
A copy Of the report of the commits
sioner appointed under the act O.
March l9, 1872, for surveying and
making the boundary 6 betTeen the
United States and the British POSSESSIONS
from the Lake Of the Woods to the sum
NIT Of the Rocky. Mountains, IS herewith
transmitted. 1 am happy to announces
that the field work of the commission has
been completed and the entire line, fren
the northVesl corner. Of the Lake Of the
Woods TO the summit of the Rocky NOUN
tains, has been run aHd marked upon the
suFf6ce of the earth. It Is believed that
the amount remaining unexpended OF the
appropriation made ss the last session
Of Congress viii be sufficient to complete
the Office work. recommend that author
| itY of Congress be given for use Of the un'
expended balance Of the appropriation In
the completion of the work OF the commits.
sion in making the report and printing the
necessary naps. u. - .,-gslss sE9
ALABAMA CLAIMS. sea zit
The covrt known Is the Court Of Com.
missioners Of Alabama Claims, created by
snact Of Congress ct tis last session, has
iorganizsd and commenced il work, and il
Is to be hoped that the claims admissible
ander the provisions of the act may bc
speedily AseertAined and paid,
- RKLAuoSs WITH TURKEY
g It has been deemed advisable to exercise
the discretion conferred upon the EIecu.
tive ct the last session by accepting the
conditions required by the government Of
Turkey for the privilege OF allowing eiti-
zens OF the United States to hold leal
et4te IN the former country, and BY assent
ing 70 certain change IN the Jurisdiction
Of The eourts in the latter. "A copy Of the
prOclamasiOn upon these Subjects is here
with communicated. - v.5,-s-5
TheEe has been ne material change iu
our relations With the independent statei
of the Isthmus, y Ehich were formerly pndel
the dominion Of Spain. - 81 vssa.
~ 80 sRELATToNS WITH HRxloos
MsrAad;ng on the frnnsier bstEssf
Mexico sad Texas st7l freqEeakly takei
place, despite tie vigilance Of the eiyi1 and
milisary suthorities II that quarter. Thu
difficulty of checking suck trespasses AloBs
the eoarse sf q river Of sach length q
the Rio Grande, tnd 90 eften fordable, i
Obvious. 1t Is hoped that me efforts oa
this government Willbs seeoeded by khOse
Of Mexico, T. TIE efectuaI Suppression o.
acts Of wrong. From rspors upon the
condition Of the business before Ike Ameri
can and Mexican J JOiut Claims Commissiou,
made by the agent on the part Of thf
United States, and dated October 28. 1874,
| it appears thAtof the I, ,0l7 Chains fled on
the part Of citizens Of the United States,
48S had been finally decided and as were
IN the hands of the umpire, having 462 t
TO be disposed of and Of the
e98 claims fied. sesinlt the
United States 726 have been finally
decided on, OF were. before the umpire,
and 27l remained TO be disposed Of since
the date Of such report other claims have
been disposed Of, reducing somewhat the
number still pending, snd these have been
passed upon by the arbikzators. It has be.
come apparent, in.yieR Of these figures,
and of the tact that the work dsVolvins
on The umpire IS Particularly hboTious,
that the commission would be unable to
dispose of the entire number of claims
pending prior 70 the lss day Of February
1875, the date fixed for its expiration.
Negotiations are pending looking 20 the
securing offthe results ofsthe decisions
which have been reached, and TO q fuFtheI
extension Of the commission for 9 limited
time, which It is confidently hoped vii
suf8ee to bring al the business noR befaEe
it TO final closs. s..s 8. s.T--es-l.5...
THH szRITE IN THE xReESTcSE REPVBLIC
is to be depIored, bOth.on account of the
parties thereto and from the probable effect
on the interests Of those engsged in The
trade to that quarter, of whom the United
States Is among the principal As yet,
so far as I am eWare, there has been
no violation Of our neutrality rights,
which IS well as orr duties in sthst re-
spect, shall be nay eudesyor to maintain
and oDseTyesTlo aati yfssaa -af
yIa t8RELETB SawYIH vESEZUE1A. 50
= II IS with regret that 4 announce that
no further payment has been received
frem the government Of Vene znela on ac,
count of the awards IN favor OF .cit:zsna
of the United States. Hopes have been
entertained that # the republic could
escape both foreign and evil war fer few
years its great natural resources Would
enable It 70 honor its obligations. Though
| it 3 now understood to be e peace With
Other countries, serious. ins1rreetion i
reported 70 be IN progress N an important
region Of that repRblic. This may be
taken advantage Of as another reason to
delay the payment Of the dzes Of cur
EeitiEsuE HgW aa8T EEE EET
tbs 0UBkN sFRUoeLE.
The deplOrabIe strife Ia Cuba con.
Times without any marked change in
the relative advantages Of the contend
ing forces. The insukrsction continues,
but Spain hasgsined no superiority. Six
years Of strife give the insurreSsion q sig
nifoance which cannot be denied. Its d1-
ration and the tenaeity Of its adherence,
together with the absence Of manifested
power Of sEpprasion On the part Of Spsin,
cannot be e0ntroyerted, and msy make
some positive steps On the part Of other
powers matter q self necessity. had
cOn6deasly hoped at this time to be able
to announce the arrangement Of some Of
the important questions between this gov
ernmsns and that Of Spain, but the nego-
tiatioos have been 2rotrseted. The un-
happy intestine ,---a--
t pIsSAsC.ss Or sPATS
command oar profound sympathy and
mast be accepted a. perhaps a cause
Of some delay. An early set.
tIement, in pat at least, OF
the Qaestions between the goYernments,
IS hoped. In the meantime, awaiting the
results Of Immediately pending negotia-
tions, defer flfther and fuller commu-
uieation on the subject Of the relations Of
this country and Spain. s.- .-s.-,a
l have again to call the attention Of Con-
gress to the unsatisfactory condition Of the
existing laws with reference to
KPArR1AToS
and the election Of nssioaality Formerly,
amid conflicting opinions and decisions, it
was difficult to exactly determine how far
the doctrine Of perpetual allegiance was
appIicabEs TO citizens Of the United States.
Congress, by the act Of tbs 9th Of July,
1894. aaEaYted ,fha abstract riuht Of expa-