The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1875, Page 4

THE HAYDEN. SURVEY, A Second and Successful Effort to Pho- tograph Uncompahgre Peak. before us, and a8 we drew in our reins on the top of a ridge over 13,000 feet above the sea the wuoie broadside View Of grand oid Uncompahgre broke for tne frst time upon ua, It seemed but 4 atone’s throw irom wo s\ood, although in reality ft was separated from us by @ deep valley half a mile in width, The peak, standing more than 1,000 feet over us, did not give us the impression Of being so lofty ; for, standing as it does on a table land 12,000 feet high, the peak proper ia ltttle more than 2,000 feet, Yet itis a noble mass, and presents A MAGNIFICENT VIRW. In along line on either side, and heaped and Piled back one on the other as far aa the eye can reach, lie countiess masses of rock, all ri heads among the fourteen thousand) ingly ‘ar above the rest stands Uncompahgre, gaz- tug proudly around on ail the country, The clouds A SNOW STORM IN THE MOUNTAINS The Habits and Instincts of the Mule Graphically Illustrated. into the lower valieys, so that we must Burry our Preparations or else be too iate to photograph It. The wind blew so stitly acress the exposed point on which we wero stationed that, althouga we ballasted the camera with heavy stones, it Vi- THE MISERIES OF THE TRAIL. Across the Divide Into Baker's Park Amid a Rain Storm. upon us, Seetng that nothing more could be done thatday we made our way down the cli by anold HOWARDSVILLE, bAKER’S PARK, Col., elk tratl, and camped some 1,500 feet, in the edge Tulse, KN | of the timber, below, leaving the photograpaic In the valley of the Lake Fork of the Gon- ytensis om the mountain, The alternoon and nison River, Hinsdale county, Colorado, we had already prolonged our stay a week, pnoto- graphing the surrounding seeuery and collecting vpecimen ores from tae diferent mines, of wnich there are at present 122 lode claims and eigntecn | Placer claims; and had it not been for the ex- haustion of our supplies we might have devoted another week in tms locality, for tuere was an abundance Of material to keep us busy a muck longer ume. However, to replenish our larder we were required to be as expeditious as possible and return at the earliest date to San Juan City, Antelope Park, where our cargo was stored. Up to this time we had had almost uninter- rupted clear weather, but now the rainy season approached, The mornings were without excep- tien clear, but toward nooa the clouds gathered rewuiarly, and more or less rain fell every after- noon, Sometimes a heavy biack cloud would be viown ever us by & south wind, leaving enough of lt# moisture in 1ts passage to dampen our spir- 1(s, and just a3 the Sky would show through alon: ihe sourhern horizon and we began to congratu- late ourseives upon the prospects of a pleasant eveuing, the wind would saddenly shift and bring the same cloud (somewhat lightened) back, re- | only sit by our tent tre and wait for more fayor- | able weather, By sunrise the following morning | we were of. Notacioud was to be seen in the | heavens, and the air was periectly sull, so that | fortune seemed to favor us at last, The bottom which we had co cross in leaving our camp was | marshy aud boggy, and several ef our mules | mired ere they reached the other side; but our Steep 1,500 feet climb was more substantial, ana | we commenced the ascent with feelings almost | akin to exultation that our last diMiculiy had been overcome, aud the rest of eur trip would be com- paratively easy. but scarcely had we ciimbed a jourth of the way up, each of us leading two ant- mals, tandem, when, just as we had - mounted @steeper bank than usual, one of tae packs, Which was hitched to # saddle mule, fell over backward and the two went rolling and spinning and scratched, but mot seriously injured. die was almost demolished, the bridie burst | and the suacle bags lay crusned and torn among | the rocks, Little Mex was continually waiking | | brated sufficiently to spoil the first plate, aud be- | fore the next could be prepared the storm was | evening proved wet and dismal, but we could | | rainy day when we croased the pass, The road | was in @ fearful condition, being muddy and sitp- very, and im many piacea bay! an inclination Of forty-five degrees. The trail was little beter, and having no preference we picked out the best | parts of both and slowly made beadway against all these matural and uouatural disadvantages. | Siwewed along the road were heaps of broken china ware, dilapidated wagons, portable cup- boards (on one side of job, svand- ing ar the road, somebody bad writ- ten “Restauraut”), fragments of whiskey bol- tles (which predominated), and other articles of bousehola furniture, which told their own story. At the foot of one almost hopelessiy steep nill were two wagons heavily loaded with chairs, &c., but the men seemed to have given up the idea of | ever geting them further, and three faithful Were Jast gathering around tts sumaitt and rolling | women sat disconsolately at the edge of the wood, waiting for further results, As we ascended, the rain grew colder and more penetrating. Up, up, ‘up above timber line, through mud, snow and bog, around the top of Mount Canby and the nead waters of the Rio Grande del Norte, until we reached the summit of tae pass. And this was the worst spot on the whole divide, All our mules sunk up to their girths in the mire, and we spent | overan hour in extrieating them aod landing them on terra firma, Then our abrupt descent began and we waded down the western slope, ankle deep in mud, This was down Cunningham Guile, We were soon soaked through with mad and water and a more forlorn looking crowd never entered Baker’s Park, But late in the af- ternoon we arrivea at Howaraviile ana camped on @ beach Just above it. Here the party wiil re- main for two weeks photographing in the vicinity, examining the mines and collecting specimens of | matural history, THE DANCER BONDS. eee BARNARD, THE BROKER, HONORABLY DIS- OCHARGED—MORE or THE PLUNDER RE- QOVERED. ¥ An examination was held yesterday by Judge | Wandell, at the Washington Place /’olice Court, tn | the case of Charles T. Barnard, who was arrested on a charge Of having In his possession one of tue down a fall of fifty feet, alighting unexpeetedly | United States bond coupons stolen from Mr, M. 1, on @ narrow shel! of rock, considerably ekinned | The | Daucer, whose mother was handcuded and gag- Ged at the time of the recent robvery. The alieg- | far back a8 650, ation was that Barnard had guilty knowl- | edge that the coupon was stolen property. | Acting Captain Murray stated that on the 25tn | peating the operation; and thus see-sawing, aa it | out of her pack and leaving it some distance be- wera soma hodre, ha kdnevinsl Cond aanene | hina before it was discovered, and the tighter she | r wipeay | Was siuched the more easily she seemed to slide | ated across and back, from north to south a24 | tnrongn, Bat toe train finally reachea the sta- | vice vorsd;: from east to west and the reverse, | tion, where the gallery tent stood just as we had | vbenefitiug us with its hovering solicitude, until it leftit the previous afternoon, roped down with | Deseeay Aee ARATE ADE thea appeared: Toward large rocks ia the absence of any wood for stakea, | evening to dissolve whatever vapors of it might 1: a. the first negative of the peak was taken stl be unspent, Having waitea several days for | the sky became suddenly overcast and 4ayorable weather three of us started on the | SECOND TRIP TO UNCOMPAHGRE, | 4 COLD) BRAVE SHOW with the large camera and provisions to iast us Pelted aboutus, and, asif ata given signal, & | four days, carried by toree mules. On our way to | sound was heard far dowa in tae valley of Lake | the mountains we inquired along the wagon road | City like the explosion of a piece ef artilery, Then which was the best route by which to reach the | We remembered it was the morning of the Fourth desired point (Station 8 of Mr. Wilson’s survey of | of July and the shot was a saiute at sunrise in the valley, And still the snow sifted down upon us | 187@, and we were invariably answered, “You | i can’t take a pack train up there.” But the way | and covered the mountains white. We packed up | had been broken and we knew better, Following | Nastlly and descended the same way we bad | for the most part the former trali we proceeded | COMe, but for hours we were eucircied with a without much diMculty, ascending steaaily | halo of snow. Now the sun would shine out and through fallen and burned timber, aeross moun. | then suddenly withdraw, bat the storm followed tain streams, up steep deciivities and over slopes | 4 persistently and we were more than half way of loose rock. Each of us ied, in addition to our | down before it gave up the pursuit and swept riding animals, a pack muie, whicd continually | back up the guiches to circle again round the top persisted im pulling back or going the wrong ! Uncompahgre. We reached our camp on side of a tree, jerking our arms almost out, the banks of San Cristovai @ little past of socket er ourselves of our saddles | 2000, very tired, sore and ravenous, But this at most wnexpected seasons, As we | task Was ended; we had satisfactorily photo- | approached one unusually steep pitch, covered | SFaphed the peak, and with old Uncompangre we | with cnarred trunks of trees, we were obliged to | Dad dome forever, We had travelied irom its dismount and tle tae alters of our packs to our | Das® Nearly fifteen miles, descenaing 8,500 feet, | saddies and thus lead @ train of two hitched ami- | 804 Dow im the quiet shade of the pines of the mais single fle. In our allotment we have acom- | Valley we could gaze upon the results o! our work teal looking lttle mule, wich we call “Mexico,” | With feelings of satisfaction and relief. which 18 not much larger than a Newfoundland | 0 the morning of the Sth of July we left the dog, possessing a very ridiculous expression of ; ke and crossed the divide again on our return | against my Client, and [ can show that he has of iast May Mr. M. T. Dancer's residence, at No. 60 West Hieventh sircet, was robbed by a servant | girl, now dead, namea Mary Logan, a sister of | Mrs, O'Farrell, a tailoress, of No, 751 Ninth ave- | nue. He had traced one of the stolen coupons to | the office of the prisoner, Barnard, where it was found, and he was arrested on Saturday after- noon last, O'Farrell, the tailor (Mary Logan's | brother-in-law), told lim that he bad taken some ofthe coupons for sale to Mr. Barnard, and tnat be had attempted to sell others to nim on the 171h of June; that the prisoner had never commu- | nicated with the police authorities, altnough he | kuew the coupons to be stolen azd the property of Mr. Dancer and part of the proceeds of the rob- | bery. Barvard subsequently went to Mr. J. J. Cisco, the banker, who was trying to effect the recovery of the stolen coupons, and offered to eter mto negotiations for their returm to their owner, Detective Mealey remarked that the prisoner had -told Mr. Cisco, tne banker, iliat ne would be able to get the coupons back. Captain Murray—Mr Cisco promised to be here at cieven o’ciock. Counsel for Barnard—There is no complaint acted in this matier in perfect good faitn. | Judge Wandell—We must have Mr. Cisco’s evi- dence, ag it is important, Detective Healey—The advertisemen’ for the | recovery of the stolen coupons said that persons knowing anything about them should communi- cate with Post Oflice box No. 1,242. The prisoner, instead of so doing, found out at the Post Ofice or by some other manner that the owner of that | there to take charge of the colonists. | annexed it te Russia but a few years after, dur- | and declared the act of Khostof to have been with- | mouths of the Amoor, a Russian expedition dis- | but were subsequently withdrawn on account of | sloners proposed the fiftieth paraliel of latitude, countenance, which it receives irom the charac- ter of its ears, which have been cut off, like a terrier’s, and stand up stiff like two black leath- — | to Antelope Park, Here we packed our entire | cargo and, with the wagon, proceedea in a west- erly direction on our way to Baker's Park. The ern stubs. At this point inour ascent Mex took ‘ T0ad here was the roughest we had yet travelled, it Into her bead to vary the regularity of the pro- | being very precipitous ia many places and covered cession by passing the wrong side of a stout cot- | With large rocks. It ascended one of tne peaks | tonwood tree, aad when the strap of her nalter | Of the San Juan mass and saddenly wound down became tightened by the efforts of the mule anead | the western siope in one of the steepest places, | it was too late to retreat, for her 80 that we had to lock the wheels of he wagon | long* nose bad been drawn close to the | with a rope and stake. About twenty-Ove miles | opposite side of the tree, and she could notex- | West of San Juan City and twenty east ef Baker's tricate herself from this unlookea tor predica- | Park we stopped to camp, neararaache known ment. As both mules pulied violently in opposite | 9% Jennison’s Cabin, a fine stand for all the trade | Girections, the strap suddenly saapyed asunder, | P®8sg in and out of the mines, Here the rain and Mex was flung highinthe air, and making | ¢¢ 1m as we unicaded, and ail night long and all | caution you that you are not obliged to say any- two or three excellent back summersaults landed | the whole of the next day and tne following night in a sitting posture some distance below among | and half of the secend day, without intermission, the bushes, Fora time we could do notaing bas | tt descended steadily, causing us to lese much shout with laughter, the wnole performance was | tithe and feel exceedingly uncomfortable, The so inexpressioly funny, and the startied look of | Bills around were soon covered with sow, surprise with whicn she greeted our merriment | 60 that they appeared one unbroken mass of | os she lay perfectiy still did not serve to dispel | White, and the heavy cloads rollea down into the our mirth, Her pack, consisting of two boxes | Valley of the Rio Grande, in which we lay, | filled with glass bottles of chemicals, proved upon | Unt we could see but # Jew hundreds of feet | examination all right, an’ with this sugat diver- | 8found us. It was impossible to stand out vy the sion we coutinued eteadly tothe foot of Sta- | ire without becoming thoroughly drenched in a | ton 8. | few moments, and it was almost too cold to lie in | The sun was now low, and we concinged to OU! tents and watch the waver drip, drip aown | muke camp for the nigat at timber line and on | UPOM Us and roll over in littie rivuiets en our ne edge of @ goodly mountain iake, The stoek | Diankeia., So we fluctuated between the fire, our as Urmly picketed, supper cooked aad disposed tents amd unoer the wagon, always wet, chilly | ol, a huge pile of spruce trees tighted, by the side | 80d miserable, and deriving ne comfort from | of which oar blankets were spread, and then, to | either. But at meal times huoger conquered our | be ready ior an early start, we rolied ourselves up aversion to the rain, and we all haddied together | aud went (o Sleep soon alter dusk. Before tae | around the mess boxes, dividing our attention sun appeared above the horizon of the valley be- | between the viands before usand the nameless | low us the next morning (aod 1% rises here very | Creeks Which trickled trom our kat rims down | early) we were up and almost ready to be of. our backs. Our only partial consolation was in | Although we were alreaay 12,000 feet Im the alr | OUF army and rabber coats, but tue aridity of our we stil! had another thousand to climb before we | bodies only made the humidity of our lower ex- could see Uncompahgre. The term | tremities more apparent by contrast, And so the TIM@ER LINE," | day wore om, and we were continually in an at- | does not express any well-defined mark along | Mosphere of gloomy dampness, which communi- | ain or the apex of a pear, out | cated to ail our surroundings @ aewy freshness, One by one we would frequently make a break from | the fire to prospect the heavens, when invariably would rise the welcome cry, “It’s clearing of |" | But it continued to clear of and never accom. | plished it for two nights and nearly two days. During the vight the drops pattered incessantiy | againet the canvas of our tents, and oozed the sides of a mount. used to denote the general heignt (which is enerally about 11,000 or 12,000 feet altitude) at which trees cease togrow. The tali spruce and pine and cottonwood trees gradually dwindle in ewe as they ascend, and almost imperceptibly ssening in number, finally give space to the ca- dar, which grows in fantastic shapes among the 0 t N him thatJ had no money to pay for such a pur- rocks, dwaried amd gnarled, and soon entireiy | through to form little lakes all over us, and to | )0.4.° QParrell was followed {rom my office to disappears. Then the low whortieberry bushes | S¥rinking from the top to Keep our heads away | jrimiy churchyard, and into a drinking suloon; from the wall. our leet protruded through the lower opening, ana on rising in the morning we and low underbrush grow luxuriantly for a few Lundreds of fect, and suddeniy cease to exiss; ond the rugged peaks are clothed for a | Were wet to our knees, | space with beautiful flowers of every hue Just afew miles below Jonnison our attention and variety of form, The potentilia, the | W4# attracted by some beautiful rock formations, visia, the viola, the iris, and in marshy | There 1s @groat mass of volcanic roek jutting out | at the junetion of Lost Trail Creek ana the Rio | places the caitha and myriads of others blossom Grande, the top of which Is @ brown lava rock re- | in their fullest splendor. Nearly all the Nowers of Jower altitudes appear here in their most luxuri- | ®¢™ ling accurately the rains of | ant growth, but among all these the most con- A MASSIVE roRTReEss. | Spicuous is the superv aquilegia or columbine, | Below this tue grassy bills slope of gradually, | whose lavender and white Gowers reach the size | and here and there graceful clumps of trees grow | oftaree inches wm bread:h, wito spurs nearly as in a garden, and toward the bottom there crops | muen in jeugth. As these, the last vestiges of | Out agroup of patriotic trachytes, the stratus of vegetation (excepting the moss disappear the loose pieves of rock, piled up in | colors. Im some places the blue band which lies tmoughty heaps, are all that appear on tae moun- tain’s side and the pinnacle is capped with a | pilasters, columns, cornices and delicate orna- masstve Java crown. mentations, which give the whole the ap- As we left our timber-line camp great drifts ot | pearance of @ richly painted and sculp- into sight, from time to time, aiong tured Oriental pavilion. im one place the rock 4 valleys, increasing rapidiy ta is eroded into symmetrical pillars of about quantity a» we proceeded upward. Hnge layers, | thirty feet in height, the lower half being a beauti- hundreds and even thousands of feet in length | fal blue color and the upper white. Indeed, the and perhaps thirty or forty in depth, ay like great | whele mountain strongly resembles the ruins of bands on ail sides of us, and im one piace we | some ancient, magnificent do: with its once waded through o drift three feet deep. This, | higtly cultivated shrubbery and grassy lawn indeed, began to appear quite wintry, especiaily | (he midst of whick superd mmer houses and as the sua became obseurea and the chillair nooks of unsurpassed lovelimess lie in the se penetrated our very bones, visiting the ends of | questered, shady places. We were advised not to our fingers end noses and causing them to wonder | \ake our wagon further into tue mountains, on ac- if Curistmas had come sosnddenly. Whatacon- | countof the almost impassable condition of the trast trom the scorching heat of the noon of the | road, and as we had aeard much to this effect befere valley! The four weeks’ sun had deprived our | we concluded to leave it at Jennison’s, where we noses of all superfous epiaermis id, with a | counted twenty-five heavy vehicles which had cummer covering a8 it were, they were | boen abandoned by parties entering the mines. nprepared jor this frosty, nipping atmosphere. | A few miies beyond this, at “Carr's,” the last uddenty, in our ascent, We observed a well-ve- | cabin east of the divide, there stood a dozen , agwed mass of volcanic rock towering in | more. The road end trails from here pass over west and standing in clear profile aguinss the | a spor of the San Jaan mountatos at an aitituds Aedes vbr, Pack shag aura AON Lh be cia | 01 12000 toek lave Buber Uma Ie wae a fame | coupon I eid | Mr. Dancer's stolen coupons; a detective came to | there was tu ve said, was | awitaess, He stated that Mr. Barnard came to and lichens), | WRich are red, white and blue, of deep, brilliant | the lowest is exquisitely carved into pinnacies, | | DOX was Mr. Cisco, and, in view doubtiess of the | $2,000 reward, the prisoner went to Mr. Cisco, at | bis office, in Wall street, and said he possessed a clew as to who were the robbers, In addition to | this, he fatied to return the coupon which he held | in nis possession, and did so till he was arrestea, | Judge Wandeill (turning to prisoner)—Have you | on office in Wall street and how long have you | carried on business there ? | Prisoner—Yes, 1 have an oMice there; Tam in | business there for about two years; i do business | with other people’s capitai; my wite is a general partner and so also is a Mr. Losse, Judge Wandeil—Now, with reference to this coupon found in yoor possession; but first let me | thing, but if you Bave anything to say 1 will listen to you. THE PRISONER'S STORY. “Yes,” said Mr. Baroard, “i lave something to say and will tell you the whole story, When O'Farrell, now in the Tombs, brought me tae not know what to do, as the prisoner told me it had belongea to a woman who was dead and he had taken the coupons out of wher trunk, The case appeared to me suspicious. After this 1 wrote to the box mentioned in the advertisement about me the following Gay, and I told him that Laid | not waat to have dealings with him, bat only with principals, aud | went, as 1 promised, to Mr. J. J. vlsco’s Office, Which is a few doors distance from my office in Wail street; the first time J callea Mr. Cisco Was out, so I called avain, and | Cisco, Lam @ young man, and am, per! ps, anxious to try aud recover these stolen coupons, aod i have consulted wita an oid friend of mine, who advises me to bave Bothing to do with the | cage, and I have, therefore, resolved to have novhing to do with it; i then gave him all the iniormation on the subject that I had; Mr. Cisco, when he had heard my statement, said that the coupons bad been ‘lost by a@ very care. less man; 1 am iaclived to think he said it was | a family affair, but l am not certain on this subject; he told me, however, ‘1 Want this kept quiét;’ aveut this time a lady entered Mr. Cisco's private room, 81 thought that I had said all that and rose to go, when Mr. Cisce said, ‘If you want to see me again come in at tuis side door,’ meauing the coor ef his private room; | told Mr, Cisco in the Ciearest terms that lL held tae coupon im my possession which I received from O'Farrell at his order; avous a week aiter & clerk came to me from Mr, Cisvo’s office for news, but {pad none to give him;ayoung man who comes into my office to look at the guid indicator, said he Would Work up the case for $25, but | told | ican assare you,'Jadge, that | Knew nothing avout the robbery except What Was said in the adver> tisement.”” Captain Murray sald that the prisoner's state- ment differ from Mr, Cisco's story and re- | quested time to produce Mr. Cisco. The Court iesued a BUDpcena and remanded Mr, Barnard to the Captaia’s personal custody until whe aiternoon. Ai shre@ o'clock the examination | umed, when Mr. Joan J. Cisco appeared as him some time ago and stated that ae had certain | COUPONS 10 bis possession wnica he uuderstood to have been stolen and that be had heard that a re- ward of $2,000had been offered jor the return of certain stolen bonds. Mr. Barnard ad- ded that ne wus satisfied that the cou- pons he held in hia possession were a part of tne bonds advertised tor, and he intended to keep possession Of them as a clew which might load to toe recovery Of the bonds sought for by the customer of the witness. Mr. Cisc clusion, expressed firm belie! tha arnard | had acted iu good faith amd Without any criminal intent, On tnis statement of facts, Judge Wandeil an- nounced that the favorable impression created oy tae accused in the moruing Was conlrimed, and he would accordingly discharge him from custody, ORE OF THE PLUNDER RECOVERED, Another consideravle portion of tue stolen se- curities was recovered yeaterday. O'Farrell, it | will be remembered, confessed to having se | number Of the coupons to @ brother residing nm Euinovurgn, Scotiand; bur afterwurd, repenting of the act, he wrote for their return. Acting upon this iniormacion the detectives have been care- folly watcning the mails for the past jew werday afternoon ley were re- , a8 the sought for letter arriv addressed to O'Farrell, It was taken to tne prisoner. at the Tombs, who opened it in the presence of Detective Kealy and it was found to contain United States coupons to the value of Benes 1 Ol Which Wii Ue revurted in due ime to ancer. Taking as true O'Porreli’a story of the burning of $12,000 wort ofthe ipons whee he Cove ered them to be stolen, the entire amount Jost ts woW AccouDted jor. The total loss is placed at $22,250. Of this $12,000 Was burned, $6,090 was | to Russia, and that as Amoor and Kurufto, the found in the cellar concealed im a bay, $1,000 was r | gin received vy mail yesterday, Makiug 4 otal vered from the Wall ireet broker Barnard and | RUSSIA AND JAPAN. The Czar’s Cession of the Kurile Islands to the Asiatic Empire. WHAT THE MUSCOVITRS HAVE OBTAINED IY EXCHANGE American Mediation Successfully Employed. Tho Island of Saghalien—Its Importance as a Mining Territory. Sr. Pererspuna, June 29, 1875. By the recent treaty, in viriae of whict Russia cedes the Kurile Islands to Japan tn exchange for all the Japanese rignts to Saghalien, the dispute berween Russia aud Japan as to the ownership of the latter island, now lasting tor more than hal! a century, has at last been happily terminated, ‘The voyages of La Perouse in 1789 and Krusenstern in 1805 had made the world acquainted with the general shape of the Island of Saghalien; but Krusenstern, following Browton, supposed it nov to be an island, but to be connected with tne mainiawd at a place now called the Tartar Straits, A GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY STIMULATES NATIONAL ATTENTION, Althongh a Japanese navigator, whose account was publisted by the naturalist Siebold, subse- quently sailed through these straits, yet the fact that Saglaiien was an island was not generally recognized until the expe- dition of Captain Nevelsky, In 1949. Up to the middle of the last century Sagh lien was Im the nominal possession of the Chinese, and after they nad abandoned it Japanese fisner- men and colonists went there as early as 1730, ‘Tne Japanese in the statements of their claims to the island assert, on the basis of obscure passages in their annals, that they had visited it as and subsequently in 720, and that from 1786 and for many years atter Japanese government officials were sent After the voyage of Krusenstern, in 1807, tne island was visited by the Russians, and Lieutenant Khostof ing the {mprisonment of Solonin in Japan, the Russians officially gave up ali claims to the island out authority, When in 1863, while occupying the covered coal on the island and Russian posts were | immediately established im various places there, the Crimean war, THE DISCOVERY OF COAL—COUNT PUTIATAN'S ECO- NOMIC CALCULATIONS, The discovery of coal gave Count Putiatin, then ona mission to Japan, the tdea that the isiand | might be important to Russia, and in the nego- tiations for a treaty of commerce at Simoda, in 18534, he endeavored to induce the Japanese, whose right to the island was thus recognized, to agree toa boundary line between the Russian and Japavese settlements, The Japanese commls- thus cutting the island tn two, bat Count Putatin was unwilling to give more than the Bay of Ania | in the soutn and the Island of Iturup. No agree- | ment being reached on the point, it was estab- | lished by the treaty of Simoda, in 1855, that tne Island of Iturup sbould belong to Japan and Urup and the rest of the Kurile islands to Russia, while “as concerns the Island ot Kurufio (Saghalien) it shail remain undivided between Russia and Japan as 1t has heretofore been.” MOURAVIEF’S DIPLOMACY. In 1860 Mouravief, the Russian Envoy at Jeddo, Again began the discussion as to the boundary, claiming that the matter bad been left undeter- mined because Putiatin had no powers with re+ gard to Saghalien, He also stated that the island, so long as 117 years betore, had belonged to Rus- sia and had afterward become a Chinese posses- sion, but that as by a late treaty (made at Aigun in 1868) the Cninese had ceded tae Amoor couatry Japanese name of Sagoalien, mere terms of the same meaning, the Chinese had also ceded this island, and thatin eonsequence of this mulitary posts had been established there. He proposed, therefore, that the boundary line | should be through the Straits of La Perouse, be- | tween Saghalien and Yesso,' This, the Japanese government rejusea, and no arrangement was made. THE MIKADO'S MISSION TO THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL, In 1562 the Japanese embassy came to St. Petersburg. and as the Japanese sill! insisted on | the line of Mity degrees, and the Kussians on the Straits of La Perouse, 1t was finally agreed to leave the matter to a special commission, the ar- rangements of which were to be made througa the Russian Consul at Hakodadi. Owing to the internal troubies of Japan and to the fight of the Tycoon to Kioto, this agreement was never carried out, although the Russians claimed to have sent their commissioners to the spot. In 1866 anotner Japanese embassy on this subject arrived in St. | Petersburg. As the result of negotiations at that | time a convention was signed in March, 1867, in | which it was stated that the Rassiaas proposed to keep the whole of the Island of Saghalion and to give to the Japanese the isiand of the Kurile group called Urap, with three small islets adjoin- ing; but that, mcase the Japanese government should not agree to this, the previous general oc- cupation of the whole of the island shoula be con- tinued, und that voth Russians and Japanese should be allowed to settie aud colonize in any part they pieased. The Russians, however, soon took measures to restrict the Japanese to a small portion of the southern end of the island, in con- sequence of which, in 1870, the Japanese govern- ment formally applied to the government of tue United States to act as mediator in the matter Le- tween Russia and Japan. AMERICAN GOVERNMENTAL MEDIATION. This applicativn was based on the second article of the treaty with the Unitea States of | 1858, in which {t was stated that “the President of the United States, at the request of the Japan- ese government, Suould act 48 a iriendly mediator in such matters of diferepce as might arise be- tween the government of Japan and any European Power.” The Kussian government, however, re- fused to accept the proposal of mediation or ar- bitration, and since that time the Japanese have been enurely driven off the isiand, THB JAPANKSE EXCLUDED FROM THR TeRRRITORY. | The feeling of the Japanese about their rights to the island of Saghalien has always been very strong, more especially so since the recent de- velopment of their military and naval power, and 1c has of late been frequently suggested that the Japanese might employ their forces for exer- cise in attempting to recover Saghaiien, As any attempt of that kind would have caused great disturbance in the commercial relations of foreign coantries with Japan, the Russian government was no less anxious than the Japanese to come to some fioal arrangement, and took occasion of the establishment of the permanent Japanese Lega- tion at St. Petersburg to renew its former proposition of compensating Japan for Saghalie by the cession of two or three of the nearer Kurile Isiands, ‘he Japanese Legation, knowing the excited state of public feeling at home, was unwilling to take less than the cession of the whole of the Kariie group, including the Island of Paramushir, which, on account of its seal fisheries, may, perhaps, be of some value, and after cousid- erable nogotiation at last succeeded, 4 TREATY, A treaty waa drawn up with the approba- tion of the home government, and was signed aad ratified by Emperor shortly before his departure for Germany. The final ratifications, it is expected, will soom be exchanged at Jeddo, Tnis arrangement of tne matter is much to the credit of Enomoto, the Japanese Minister at St, Petersburg. Hesaw perfectiy well thavit was impossible to recover Saghaiien from the Rus- | tn | the NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY. 27, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET, ciently large concession from them to eatisfy the Putriotic teeling of Bis countrymen and bas thus Svoided & possible cause of trouble in the East, WHO THEY ARE. The northern part of Saghalten ts inhabited by Ghillaks, the same race as tho natives on the lower Amvor, while the southern halfis populated by Atnos, the people which inhabit tue Kurtle Istands, Besides the Russians and afew Japanese there are & very small number of Chinese, brought over a8 workmen in the coal mines. A GREAT VALUE 70 RUSSIA. ‘The sole value of the island to Russia lies tn its coal, of which there are Vast deposits of an excel- lent quality. The best coal mines on the island were for some years successfully worked by the American house of Olyphant & Co,, of Shanghae, under a concession of Admiral Kroun, the Russian Governor of the Amoor region, When the Kussian government decidea on sending convicts to the island it was found ineon- Youient to allow foreigners to work these mines, and advantage being taken of a clause in the goncessien by which the pro:rie. tors of the mined were made subjects to the Russian laws it was enacted that in places set Apart jor penal settiemeats foreigners should not be allowed to work mines, the concession was thereby aonulled, and several thousand tons of coal which had already been dug aud stored were confiscated, As yet no metals of any kind have been discovered, HAVE THE MOSOOVITES GAINED MUCH? According to Colonel Veniukof, in his “Military Survey of Russian Boundaries tn Asia,’ published im 1873, the island Of Saghalien has not the silgnt- est strategical importance for Russia, because, owing to the depth aud widsn of the channel, It does not defend the mouth of the Antoor; be- cause li has not a single safe port; because its aefonce is impossible, and because, on account of itsclimate, it cannot produce grain enough to support the garrison and convicts, ‘Tue colonization and commerce of the Amoor, 1n spite of the line of steamera supported by tho government, has by mo means corresponded to the Ideas which were at first entertained, and, owing to the fact that the harbor of Nicolalefsk is closed by ice for eight months In ayoar, the naval, military and other goverument stations of the whole coast have been lately changed from Nico- latefsk to Vladivostok, where there is open water during most of the year, The only use of Sagha- liem to the Russians will apparently be for the purpose of @ convict settlement, and for working the coal for government use and for sale. As to the Kuriie Islands, they are rocky and bar- ren, entirely destitute of harbors, but posseasiug seal fisheries which may be of some value, The treaty has beey mucu discussed in the Jap- nese papers, and the general sentiment of that ‘country has been /avorable to the transfer of Sag- hahen, Among the reasons which were brought up was @ very singular one, to the effect that owing to the disputes about the possession of the island Saghalien was likely to become a refuge for adventurers and desperados of all sorts, and that an international republic would spring ap there the existence of which would be dangerous to the peace and prosperity of Japan, which must of necessity always remaip &@ monarchical coun try. As the actual treaty has not yet been pub- lished the Russiam papers have cententea them- Selves With ouly @ bare allusion to the cession; but as was the case at the time of the treaty ceding Alaska there 1s some displeasure on the part of the ultra patriots at giving up even an meh of national territory, Some of the high officials even congratulate themselves that they had nothing to do with tne treaty, which was one of the iast acts of Mr. S:rémoouknof, the Director of Asiatic affairs, Who seems now for other ‘rea. sons to haye fallen utterly into disgrace. SOUTH AMERICA. THR EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THR CON- GRESS OF PERU—PROMPT L&GISLATION—TELE- GRAPH GABLE sT0CK AND INTEREST—AN IMPORTANT TREATY BETWEEN CHILI AND BOLIVIA. Lota, Taly 5, 1875, ‘The extraordtaary sessions of the Peruvian Con- gress were openea with tke usual display on the 2istult, His Excellency, Mr. Pardo, mudea short speeck to the national legislators, inviting their especial attention to the turee points pro- posed by the Executive forthe consideration of tae Seuate and House of Representatives, and, in amild way, remarked to the lawgivers that it | might be well to Improve the time and hasten Uhrowgh action On ihe aivoted questions witheut further delay. A HAPPY COMMENCEMENT. The members of both houses were the next day agrecably surprised by the appearance of the | ‘treasurer, burdened dowa with bank notes, and were gratified witm the reception of tmelr pay, then due for nearly four months, In Pera Sena- tors and Deputies alike are salaried at the rate of ten hard dollars per day during the workiug term. GOOD FOR THE EXECUTIVE. Enlivened by this joyous incident, the repre- sentatives immediately proceeded to work, and have already approved the first articie of a bill giving the requisite power to the Executive to raise the ‘necessary funds for the completion of the rallways now in construction and contracted tor by Mr. Henry Meiggs. Not, however, wituouta considerable aegree of opposition, The ofMcial journals were joud in their complaints after- ward regaraing the venality of some of the au- tagonists in Congress to this measure, HoW (f IS HOPED TO OBTAIN THE MONRY. As the readers of the Heap have been tn- sormed, the government was empowered in the bill referring to the expropriation of the nitrate | Manvfactories and grouncs to negotiate jor a | special joan of £3,000,000 to be apphea toward completing railways contracted ior, This sum would fail far under the mark, and it ts probabiy the intention of the Executive to devote a certain portion of the advances expected on the new | guano afrangemeat to the prosecution of these | ‘Works. FINANCIERING IN ROROPE, By the steamer bearing this despateb, the rep- resentatives of the National Bank, the Bank of, Peru, tue Bank of Lima and the Bank La Provi- deneia leave tor Europe with the design of aiding in @ limited magner tne efforts o! the government | agents abroad, If che Société Générale of Paria, in gonjunction with the Anglo-Peravian Bank of | London, tnally decermines upon Ad gay into, with the government of Peru, the new plan for the disposal Of guano tor the next four years, no bet- ter agents could be found thon the banks of this | city ready to advance money jor the necessities ofthe administration and drawing in revuru om the European consignees, TELEGRAPH CABLE UNION. The steamer Iniernationai, at last advices, had arrived at Arica witha portion of the cabie on voard destined to uuite Peru gad Unilland to | place us in telegraphic communication with the | Ojd World, @ result to be obtained by means of the | wire crossing the Andes to Mendoza, and theace | to Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, BOLIVIAN TREATY MAKING WITH OHILI. The last news from Bolivia rejates to t posed treaty with Guill, woich nad rece > desis of the legisiauve body at La Pas. Toe * PRINCIPAL FEATURES | of Hut of the Instrument are the folowing -— The boundary line between Chili and Bolivia ia the | 24th degree of south jatitude from the Pacitic Ocean w the divortia aywarum of the Anes. If any dispute ould arise respecting the geographical position of Caracoles or other mineral districts, arbitra. tors will be appointed, the emperor of Brazii, in case of discord in the findings, shall be named umpire, Ali deposits of guano discovered between 23 aad degrees south shali be divided equaliy between Chilt | and Bolivia. | No greater duties affecting Chi'ian interests either re- garding imports trom Chit or ine minerals exported rom the territory or zone alluded to shall be imposed than those at present enforce ‘ ¢ importation of Bolivian products to Chili i} ice versa iy to ve bold as tree. OO ee Antofagasta aud Meéjilioues are hereby constituted ports of entry. Both governments hope to be enabled to ratify this treaty before tho end of the year. It uniy | awaits the approval of tue Chilian Congress. THE NEW MINISTER OF THE UNITED STATES—119 RECEPTION AT CALLAO, Mr. Richard Givos, Plenipovenuary of ti arrived at Callao yesterday morning from 9’ ama, The ‘ravellers Club, composed of some of the most distinguished native and loreiga res- idents of the capital, hastened to do honor to toe new guevt, andenteriaived him at a handsome aithough improvised bauquet, Mr. Gibbs has produced @ very lavorable inipression upon those WhO have lad tue pleasure to im PUBLIC WORKS PROG layod in the carrying forward of many inter Improvements, such wa, From La Paz we lear that much activity t# dis- | ponnecting | papital with Ud he navigation of Upper Paraguay; the openim@ up of the won- | $047 | wams, aod be has succeeded im ebtaibing ® Bude | Pariui dincricw to Loe Lady oy me rom [rom LAU | Bld to Negro to tne centre of the Repuviic, and the pro- to Lake Titieacs, (hue lacing that hitherto almost inact cu Within easy distance of the coast, thanks lo tae steamers plying on the famous lake 0 tue invas end the rauway reacaing down from I'uao Wo the ei ie ‘The political condition of the State was most Satis(accory; all the departments quiet aud the preparatory movements for the Presidential caim- paign were being conducted tranquiily and peace- ably, There are many chances for Bolivia yeu FREEMASONRY IN PERU. Allading to the Masonic festivities on St. John's Day, tue Uallao correspondent of the Opinion Nacional, of Lima, writes the followin, CALLAO, June 25, 1876, Yesterday, while the Masonic lodges of Lima assembled at tne sumptuous saloons of the Exui- bition to celebrate the jestival of vaelr patriarch and protector, those of tmis jurisdiction also met together as their Orient with the same object. This affords proofof the interests wat abe these institutions, while it eloquently proves that Freemasonry in Peru, 43 in the rest of the world. ever periorins the goodly mission It has imposed On itself. Laying aside all preambles, we will pass on to give a rapid sketch of thosestival celevrated at this pors by the Princes of Jerusalem, the Rose- Croix Koiwhts and, in a word, all the worthy imt- tators of Frederick IL. and the Duke of Leinster. At half-past twelve a deputation from THE 8UP! (OL OF PERU arrived from the capital; it was composed of the following vrethren:—Dr. D. Francisco Javier Ma riategut (Thirty-tuird degree), José A, Pinto SE remecona) and Manuel Accri (Highteenth). RECEIVED BY A COMMISSION from the Crug Austral, and proceeded in a boty to the buildl Belonging to the Hijos de ia Viuda (widows’ children). The ou! hall, as well as tue temple, was simply but el ‘tiy adorned. The square, Compass ond trewel, in handsome sya- bolic trophies, decorated tne walls of the temple. The nomber ot bretaren preseut was more tian, o eigity; all of them wore on their breasts tie bade d decorations which they had acquired by t jaithful periormance of tueir suiemm duties, ‘tne followng hp ag were present at the peeing from their respective chapters :—Kosa or egeneracion Pernaus, Numero 1, Lima Boveda Sagrada, Estrelia del Orden, Numero 3, ai Logia Simbolica Estrella Poiar, The iodge Con- cordia Universal, a8 the oldest, opened the work according to the old Scottsa rite, The uiinutes of the last meeting were then read, and ordering the Master of Ceremonies to inquire What visiting brethren were in the outer hall, en~ trance was given to the brethren of the chapter, the deputation of the council and the visiting brethren. hg ‘THE INSTALLATION OF THE LODGE Crnz Austral was then proceeded with tn tho eustomary form. Venerabie for last year gave into the hands of the President of the com~- inission his insignia or badge of authority; he then read an extensive memoir, which was ap- piaudea by the brethren, aad earned for its author tue sincere felicitations o/ the Inspector General, Sefior Mariategul. The speaker pronounced also Q brilliant speech. which was appliaded, ‘he Cruz Austral, laltuful to Masonic traditions, could mot close tts labors without performing their customary enaritable work, The offert of the brethren were presented to two poor fi ilies whose tisfortunes had sunk them into m ery, Happy those who thus carry in this worid the principies of Christian charity ; honor to them, humble imitators of the martyr of Golgotha, ‘The concourse BOW passed into the paadactine, hali, where @ handsome repast was dispiayed wit! great taste. ‘Tae most fraternal amity reigned througnout. The delegate of tue Supreme Council ol reru, Dr. Mariategul, proposed several toasts in harmony with the order estaviished in that in- stitution. These were:—‘' To the aggrandizemeot’ Of the Republic of Peru;” “To the stability of the Supreme UVouncil of Pera;” and, finally, ‘Vor all those Masons scattered over tue suriace of tue Glove.” Several other brethren sp and it waa five o'clock im the afternoon wien the Mase closed the work. The different deputations, accompanied by thi brethren of this Orient, returned ty Lima by tag quarter vo six train. SOUTH AMERICAN FORGERIES. COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTES IN EXTENSIVE Cm CULATION—SEEKING TO VICTIMIZB EMINEND BANKERS, PANAMA, July 17, 1875. Considerable excitement kas been caused ia Chili as well as Peru by the discovery of large amounts of couaoterfeit bank notes on the banking house of Edwards & Co., Valparaiso, and attempts made to pass them on the Lima and Vaiparatsa banks. TRE FIRST TRIAL was made on the Branch of the National Bank @ Peru, at iquiqus, On the 8th of June 4 mercnant there called Hermag Reichel, presented bimsel asking ior change for 20.994 Chilian dollars ta bank notes of A. Edwards & Co., of Vaiparatso. ‘The transaction was entered into with an aadi- tional four per cent premiam and 21,514 soles de- livered in a draft on Lima agaist tae principal vunk at five days’ sight and to the order of Carloa Scoemmel for 20,000 soles, aud the rest in notes, ON THS SAME DAY another transaction with Don Miguel Br n for 1,700 Ghiliaa dollars tn the same notes, Whica, betng forwarded to tae branch oF the National Bank of Chili at Serena, were thera discovered to be false, and the baak of A. kd- wards & Uo, was at Once atlvised of it, DISCOVERY. Fortanately a package of these counterfeit bilis te the amount of $20,000 was received by tae hou Gruning & Co,, in Valparaiso, aiter th discovery Was made, $0 that nowe ef them cire lated there, ARREST. Schemmet is a Tacna merchant, who got Reichel to exchange the bills for him. ‘The iatier has been arres:ed and held to trial. Reichel m CENTRAL AMERICA, STATR RECONCILIATION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN COLOMBIA—THE PANAMA ISTHMUS TRANQUIL--A REBEL LEADER TO Ba CHASTISED—CATHOLIO CLERGY TO BE EK PELLED FROM SAN SALVADOR. PANAMA, July 17, 1875." Since the treaty of peace was signed between the federal and State Commissioners matters on the Isthmus have been very tranquil. A BANQUET TO THE COMMISSIONERS. On the evening of the 7th imst. a grand banquet was given to Messrs. Salgar and Msguerra, the Commissioners irom Bogota, at tne Grand Horet, of this city, On the 9th they took their depar ture, along with toe national troops that were stationed here, to embark on board the German steamer Allemania for Savanilla, During the ab sence of the national troops the State militia wib look to the protection of the railroad transit. A REBEL CHIRF IN GREAT DANGER. A telegram dated July 12, at St. Thomas, was re ceived here by President Miro, announcing that General Joaquim fiascos was landing at Debuila with 600 men, Colonel Farins was ar Rio Racha. An attack Was to be made the t day. The telegram couciudes with the words, “victory ta certain.” THE OUTLOOK IN DARIEN MOR® HOPEFUL, Matters are improving in Darien. ‘Tae Chacun- aque Inataus have become more friendly, and allowed caucus to be extracted from their foresis. Large quantities of ruboer are daily looked for by the merchants here. Several tons have alread arrived, and an improvement in business metice CATHOLIC CLERGY EXPELLED FROM SAN SALVADOR. In consequence of the ultramontane riots in Sam Miguel, th Salvador, the steamship City of Pan- ama, On her last voyage from Central Ame: brought down from the port of Libertad of Santa Testa and se #t Corinto, in Nicaragua, Weere they still remain. ‘These priests were suddenly arrested and hur- ried down Lo the port under the escort of one hundred soldiers, ané put oo board the steamer. WHY THH GOVERNMENT ACTS AGAINST THE CLERGY. From Salvador, by way of Guatemala, there 1s news to the 4tu of July vo the efiect that President Gonzalez, on his arrival at San Miguel, had estab- lished order in tat scene Of ultramontane riots and violence. It was discovere y ments 0! similar outbreaks were prep the republic in the name of religion. ‘ihe Provisor, Rouriguez, Bishop Carcame ana Canons Orellana and Vecchidtti bave been ex- allover | petied trom the country. | VALUATION OF HUDSON COUNTY, N. J. The County Board of Appeals, which has been in session for several days in Jersey City, haa fixed the valuation of property in Hudson county, tur the Mscal year 1876, as follows Real Sorsey City—First district. + $9.19),000 Recond district « 9,0 4.500 ‘Third distriet. Sa Fourth district Fiteh castriet 2 S859 bixth district... + I TW.200 Totals, Hoboken . Kearney saonT ate Sy and pers decrease Total county valuation, 1876. ..$45.2%6.115 aby Valuation, 1475, .. $89,580.60 uation of 1975, bouts reat Lats ie was BH TCUIND, & ta