The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-15

4 conclusion that in some instance.
the Withholding of appropriations
will prove an expensive economy
and that the small retrenchment
secured by a change Of grade in
! certain diplomatic posts is not an
adequate consideration for the
/ loss of influence and importance
which willattend our foreign rep
resentatiyes under thisre duction
| am of the opinion that are exam
ination ofthe subject will cause
a change in some instances in the
conclusions reached on these sub
Ijects at the last session of Con-
gress.
TIE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The Court of Commissioners of
the Alabama Claims, whose func-
tons were continued by an act
of the last session Of Congress un-
til the 1st day Of Janury, 1877, has
carried on its labors with dill
gence and general satisfaction.
Be a report from the clerk at the
court, bearing date November IA,
1876, it appears that during the
time nowallowed by law the court
will have disposed of all the claims
presented for adjudication. This
report also contains a statement
of the general result of the labors
Of the court to date thereof. 1t is
a satisfaction that the method
adopted for the settlement of the
classes Of claims admitted to the
court, which are Of long standing
and justly entitled toI
early considerations, should have
proved successful and accepted. |
THE NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY.
It is with satisfaction that / ann
able to state that the work of
Joint Commission for determin
ing the boundary hne between
the United States and the British
Possessions from the northwest
angle of the Lake of the Woods
to the Rocky Mountains, COM
in 1872, has been compile
ted. The final agreement of the
Commissioners with the maps has
been duly signed, and the work
of the Commission is complete.
The fixing Of the boundary on the
Pacific coast by the prot@col of
March 10, 1873, pursuant to the
award of the Emperor of Ger
many by article XXXIV of the
treaty of Washington, with the
termination of the work of this
Commission, adjusts and fixes the
end of the boundary between the
United States and the British Pos
sessions, except as to the portion
Of territory ceded by Russia to
The United States by a treaty of !
1867. The work entrusted to the
officers of the ari attached to
-he Commission M% been well
md satisfactorily performed. The
original of the final agreement of
he Commissioners, sTgned upon .
he 20th Of May, 1876, with the !
original list of astronomical sta /.
ions observed, and the original !
,tlicial list of monuments marked, !
international boundary lines,"
md the maps and records, and !
he general reports relating to
he Commission, having been de- Z
cribed in the Department of !
state. The official report Of the !
commissioners on the part of the
Jnited States, with the report Of 0
he chief Astronomer of the Uni
ed States, will be submitted to
congress within short time. Il
lie QUESTION OF ExTRADITIoN WITH !
GREAT BRITAIN, e
reserve for a separate com .
to Congress a state p
lent of the condition ofthe ques- s.
ions which lately arose with Y
treat Britain respecting the sur u
ender of fugitive criminals un- Il
er the treaty of 1912. u
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH TuR- h,
KEY. az
The Ottoman government gave .
Office, under date of January Is, 81
S74, of its desire to terminate a.
le. treaty of 1862 concerning pl
,mmcrce and navigation pursu- g
ut to the twenty second article W
lereof. Under this notice the OF
eaty terminated the 9th day of &C
me, 1876. The Government has NJ
.vited negotiations towards the
inclusion of new treaty,
AMERICANS IN THE EAST. W
By an act of Congress Of March ~ ~
!, 1874, the President was au- ~ y,
Iorized, when he should receive ~ n
.tissactory information that the ~
rypt had oKFiie Va new tribu- ps
lliss, ! likelyg;n the city oi4s,A-As | 81 Y.
the UnitlSouth since our last 81
,nartiaIrbulldozer and bulldozed an
q exeral feed upon their flesh: H'
: the .langing hands here sell for fr
Iicerst,,r to five cents.
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me ~, ls6C,Thc Free schools.
rsdts risdiction 10 II tty free schools are 3, i
ltisfactory inig condition. Prof. wy
zen received Of 4 Superintendent. s
such tribunals in regularity In
used a proclamation t6oth white
ad m tho D7tb ~ M5ahaS eyerlrla ?