The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-14

have proved successful and ac- ceptablc.
 It is with satisfaction that am enabled to state that the work of the joint committee, for deter mining the boundary line between the United States and the British Possessions. from the northwest angle of Lake of the Woods to the Rocky mountains, commenced in 1872, has been completed. the final agreement of the commis- sioners with the maps been duly signed. The work adjusts and fixes the end boundary between the United States and the British possessions, except as to the DOT ticn of territory ceded by Russia to the United States under the treaty of 1867. The work en- trusted to the commissioners, and the officers of the army attached to the commission, has been well and satisfactorily performed. The original agreement of the com missioners, signed on the 18th of May, 1876, with the origina! dis trict of astronomical stations ob- served, and the original official list of monuments marking the international boundary hncs, and the maps and records and gener- al reports relating to the com. missions have been deposited in the department of State. The official report of the commission CT on the part of the United States, with the report of the chief astronomer of the United States, will be submitted to con gress within short time.
 l reserve for separate commu- nication to congress . statement of the condition of the questions which lately arose with Great Britain, respecting the surrender of fugitive criminals, under the treaty of l842.
 The Ottoman government gave notice under date of January l5, 1874, of it's desire to terminate the treaty of 1862 concerning c ,mmerce and navigation, pur. suant to the provisions of the twenty-seccnd article thereof Under this notice the treaty ter. minated upon the 5th day of June, 1876. That government has in. vited negotiations towards the conclusion of new treaty. By the act of congress of March 23 1874, the president was author. ized, when he should receive sat istactory information that the Ottoman government or that oi Egypt had organized new tribun als likely to secure to citizens oI the United States the same i'm partial justice enjoyed under the exercise Lf judicial functions by diplomatic and consular officers of the United States, to sus pend the operation of the act ol Juue 22, 1870, and to accept toi citizens of the United States the jurisdiction Of these new tribun- ats. Satisfactory information having been received Of the or. ganization of such new tribunals in Egypt, caused a proclamation to be issued on the 27th of March last, suspending the operation ol the act of June P, 1876, in Egypt according to the provisions of the act. A copy of the proclamation accompanies this message. The United States has united witl the other powers in the organiza tion of these commissions anC it is hoped that the jurisdiction questions which have arisen may be speedily adjusted.
 The necessary legislation tt carry into effect the conditions respecting commercial reciproci tv concluded with the Hawaiian Islands in 1875, having been had the proclamation to carry into effect the convention as provided by the act approved August l5 1876, was duly issued upon the first Tuesday of September last A c py thereof accompanies thi' message.
 The commotions which hay, been prevalent in Mexico fol some time past, and which, un happily, seem to be not wholly omitted, have led to complaint of citizens of the United State' of injuries by persons in authori tv. It is hoped, however, tha these will ultimately be adjusted to the satisfaction of both gov ernments. The frontier of tn, United States in that quarter ha not been exempt from acts o violence by citizens of one repub lie on those of the other. Tn, frequency oi these is supposed t be increasing, and their adjust ment are made difficult by tn considerable changes in tn course of the lower part of tn Rio Grande, which river is par of the boundary between the tw countries. These changers hay placed on either side of that rive portions of land which, by exist ing conventions, belong to tn } jurisdiction of government on tn : opposite side of the river. Tn } subject of adjustment of thes