The New York Herald Newspaper, June 18, 1877, Page 3

THE MEXICAN BORDER. Texan Sentiment on the Outrageous Bandit Raids. ; IMMENSE CLAIMS FOR LOSS. Our Administration Friendly to the Lerdo Party. A SECESSION POLICY. Hints from a Correspondent on Frontier Rectification. GOOD FOR THE TWO REPUBLICS. New Onueane, La, June 13, 1877. Various rumors are privately circulating hero about important movements on the Mexican border ana in she Northern States of Mexico, looking to an attempt to annex the Northern tier of States to the United States. Gentlemen who have just returned from the border counties of Toxas say that stock raisers and \otber people of those counties, and even as far up as Ban Antoni, are making sworn statements of ther josses during the last ten years by the Mexican raids, and doing so at the instigation of the authorities in Washington. It is asserted that these sworn claims tre sent to Washington, and that the State Depart. ts taking them in hand hi RUMORED SECESSION MOVEMENT, ‘The movements of the Lerdo people attract a good deal of attention here and in Texas, because of arumor that Lerdo, despairing of regaining possession of Mexico, intends to stir up a secession revolution in the porthern tier of States, with a view to declaring them independent of the central government and forming a confederation by themselves, Such a movement might succeed, as everybody knows who hus ever been in Moxico, if only the Mexicans had cohesive force enough among themselves. Diaz could not hope to reconquer those States if they should secede, Their ———— Map Showing NEW YORK HERALD. MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES. I. INS ANN mh the Present a Boundary and the Frontier Correspondent. Lines as * The Scene of the Conflict of Two Bands of Mexican Troops on Texan Soil Last Monday. ‘loss would probably strengthen his power in that part of Mexico which would remain to him. A PROJECT THAT FAILED. The idea of such a secession is not new. As early as the apring of 1874 a plot existed in Northern Mexico for the formation of a republic out of twelve of tho Northern States, to be called’ the Republic of the Biersa Madre, A declaration of inaependence was drawn up, which it was said received the signature of to deal of valuable land, erals, chiefly silver and copper, and with the excep- tion of Lower California, which is an incorrigible and waterless desert, and some parts of Sonora, which are aria and unproductive, is probably an inviting country The region which our correspondent urges should be some way brought under our flag contains a-good is oxtraordinarily rich in min- American and European emigrants. Untortunately, the Mexican government has never been able to pro- tect its own people against tha attac! ot Indians, habitable by reason of the attacks of predatory Indians. to contain silver deposits of extraordinary richness, Is the home of the savage Apaches, and from these fast- nesses they make their incursions, Much of the inte- rior of the northern tier of Mexican States consists of high table lands, poasessirg a mild and agreeable cli- mate and producing both grain and tropical fraits. There is, however, according to tho reports of travel- Largo parts of Sonora and Chihuahua have become unin- | lors, much waste land, desert, arid and useless unless i contains mineral deposits; and this character ap- Northeastern Sonora, a mountainous country, reported | pears to increnso tha further west one gocs. Sonora in fact contains but one or two great valleys like that of the Hermosiilio calculated for agriculture, The arcater part of it is without water and extremely rug- ged and desert, Lower California, which les across the gulf trom Sonora, was explored some years ago by Ross Browne and a party of geologists, on behalf of an American company and proved to bo an immense many of the Governors of these States, and the only reason for delay in the project at its first inception was a fear that the United States, fresh trom the war for the suppression of the rebellion, would pot be likely to encourage @ secession movement in & sister republic. Then the project was discussed openly, with a view. to preparing the central government for the ‘movement, but the Governors of the several States and tho leading politiclans—the Yanceys, Rhotts and Toombses, so to speak, of Mexico—quarrolled so among themselves, that the new Republic was nevor born. In 1875 the sub- ject was given afresh start, and the central govern- ment felt obliged to make @ demonstration. Accord- ingly a few thousand men were sent, who marched up and down the disaffected district and returned to the dor do: to M interior, 4 AMERICANS TO BACK THE EXTERP! Letters {from Chihuahua report that a good many * Americans have appeared there within two or three months and are buying mining and other property, and it is hinted that these may take command of a | To movement to declare that and half a dozen other States independent of Diaz. It is well known that within the past five years a great many rich mines have been bought by Americans in Sonora and Chi- huahaa who have vainly tried to work them, the In- dians and tho wretched revolutionary and thieving Btate governments making persistent industry im- practicable. ho to to There is no doabt a strong desire among ‘\hese Americans to establish a more vigorous govern- being only a way station,”’ said a Texan, talking of this matter to your correspondent the other day. HAYES 1N CONCERT WITH LEKDO. Whatever turn events may take on the bordor, it seems to be pretty cortain that something Is breeaing wn there anc in Northern Mexico, There are a con- siderablo number of indications, any on of them trrfiing, but all taken together showing 1t'to be at leust probable that the Washington government has its eyes fixed on tho bordor, and Lerdo, Escobedo, and other of the chiefs upposed to Diaz, act with a degreo of free- im within our lines which is unaccountable on avy other theory than tbat they have no particular reason fear the Interference of our military commanders in thelr schemes, BOUNDARY RECTIFICA- EXICAN TION. PEOPOSAL TO SETTLE THE VEXED BORDER QUESTION BY A NEW FRONTIER LINE—aD- VANTAGES TO THE TWO REPUBLICS. Cixcixsati, Ohio, June 14, 1877. vue Eptror or tin Herano:— ‘The fact that the administration has determined at all hazards to put an end to the border raids from Mexico into Texas, and that the Mexican government, wever willing it may pretend at the moment to be aid in this necessary work, ts unable to do ro, bas turned attention here in tho West to some better, more decisive und less nostly method of securing peaco the border than the maintenance there of a largo force of troops. There are scattered over the Western country a considerable number ot men who know the Rio Grande regi and they are generaily of the opin- fon that the I!ne of that river 18 one of it in those States; ae sand they and @ considerable part | 144 worst that could be chosen for a bound- of the Mexican population would be delighted to be ary. It is easily crossed, and hence extremely annexed to the Unie States. TERRITORY OR INDEMNITY. Patting together the various rumors and facts which circulate here, it is believed by many people that Lerdo and his adborents are acting in such a way as to produce a general socession in the northern tier of States with a view to offering them afterward to the United States. There are o people here who be- lieve that this movement goes on with the private knowledge and consent of the Washington administra. tion, and that the intention of the authorities there ie, presently, to present w Diaz a heavy bill of dam- ges for the long-lasting cattle raids, demand pay- ment, as Mexico cannot pay, offer to assume and pay this debt on condition of the cession of a large shee of territory. HUW SEOKSSION WOULD HELP. If it should meantime happen that Sonora, Chibuabua, Coabuila, Nuevo-Leon and, perbaps, Tamaulipas, Darango and Cinaloa, (should se- tedo and declare themselves independent, this, it 1s shought, would favor such a plan, because it would be evident that Diaz could not reconquer these vast States, and be would probably be willing to cede them to the United States in exchange for recognition and protection from attacks by Lerdo and other revolation- ries, If there were uot some such seh why should the Texas ranehoros be sending their claims for damages to Washington at this time? It cannot be supposed that Dioz, who had to levy @ forced loan in order to raise $300,000 to vend (to Washingfon as an indemnity !nstalment, sould pay Gfieen or twenty millions of damages for cattle raids. TEXAS AND TRE ADMINISTRATION. The new administration 1s becoming very popular im Texas, where the prospect of the United States essuming the payment of the claims for cattle rob- | beries is greatly relished. of be th tw ed, Un be wo fro ner Jt is @ curious fact that the | Texans @re not iu fuvor of any new acquisitions of territory, but they would readily consent if they | Foi could sce their way to the dtvision of fifteen or ot Awonty millious among their people, below. carolully made {rom the best topograpbical charts of Mexioo, by competent engineers; 1m tact 1 was origi- » | mally made for the late administration and to extibit what portions of Mexico could bi dificult to guard; it frequently changes its course, and thus makes tho natiouality of real estate in some Darts o. its line uncertain; and its Mexican bank bas become the haunt of numerous well organized bands robbers, who cannot be driven from it by our troops, and wijl not be by any force the Moxicans can bring against them. There is no doubt in the minde of persons who know the Rio Grande region that General Ord, an excelient officer, will not, with the greatest exertions, be able to Protect his first report will deciaro it tutil border, He Dow making the effort, bift What, then, will Wo cannot decently done by our government. declare war apon so miserable and revolution-ridden a country as Mexico. The public sentiment of tho country and of the world would not permit it Is other way? - + ~~ ‘ TWo NEW PRONTIER LIXES, I desire to suggest what seems to me a better and more statermaniike way, and in doing fo usk your oto Fepeat whut you allowed me to say in your columns eighteon months ago, and to present to you & map which illustrates my ideas and w you precisely whet can be done and how it would look when done. vboandary i ich will show My idea isto exchange jor the present , Which is 1,573 miles long, one of the ‘o marked on the mepI send you, The northern- most of these Is but 872 miles long; the southern and better line is cven shorter, measuring but 660 miles, of whien | give you an account 1 will only now add that the mop nas been tbe unexed to the ited States, and that General Grant gave a good | deal of attention to this matter. WAR NOT NRCHSSAWY. The, rectification of our boundary can be brought about by discussion in the journals, followed by pa tient and honorable nego ious, whose object must to convince the Mexican people and rulers that the proposed change would be beneficial to them, would greatiy and rapidly incre: their prosperity and ald secure their safety, under ali circumstances, 7m violent attempts on (he part of their northern ghbor. RIVER FREAKS AND NATIONALITY. The length of the preveut United States and Mexican Voundary lino is 1,573 mule ost degree irregular, arbitrary and liable to dispute. ‘This line i6 in the bigh- Ff ustance, the Kio Grande marka the eastern part it, but this crooked and siuggish stream winds through a@ flat country, like the Lower Mississippy, and, TERMINUS OR WAY STATION, like that, forms after every great ireshet a new chav- Texos sces that w great part of the emigration | B¢h often cutting of some square miles of territory A ringle point ond transterring Mexican ranchos to the whieh is Bow So rapidly enriching her and incroas: | american coil and Americut farins (0 the Mexican oil, | Ing the price of her lands, woulv, if wo) These pieces of realesinte thus travsferred immedi. sequired the Northern States of Mexico, stray | ately become the sunctuary of thieves and robbers of off :o thoso allaring regions; and she might even Inge both soils, who fleo to them for safety agginst the pur. a some part of hor own popniation by emigration. “There is & difference between being the terminus and jt of the suthorities, and half of our boundary | troubies now arise out of such irregularities, So great ‘bas this najsance become that it has been proposed more tban once to try to cut the knot by making the * Rio Grande, wherever It may at any time run, the actual boundary until it sbali change its course, But this again is but a rude and insufficient remedy. Under sucha rule a man might be an American to-day and @ Mexican to morrow by the operation of a freshet or overflow, and no owner of property on the border would contemplate such vicissitudes with pa- tence. TE MOUTH OF ‘THE COLORADO. Again, on the west, by a blunder which would never have been tolerated had the rapid settlement of our Western territory been foreseen, the line was rua from the head of the Rio Grande in a northwesterly direction, by which the mouth of the Colorado ‘River was left within the Mextean limits, while almost tho whole of this important stream lies within our own lines, The Colorado is navigable by steamboats for 600 miles from its mouth; it has its rise in the centre of the continent, for the Union Pacific Railroad “crosses the Green River near the borders of Utah Territory, and the Colorado ts formed by the junction ot this Green River with the Grand and Blue, Of course its upper waters are inaccessible from the sea, but on the Lower Colorado an important Amorican commerce already exists, which must enter our own territory through Mexico, This is necessarily a con- stunt source of troubie. " INDIAN DIPVICUL TIRE. Again, our troubles with the Apaches, in Arizona, arise mainly from the fact that these savages scok refuge across the border of Sonos, and the Mexican government caunot, ina Stato no sparsely settled as Sonora ts, keep up without ruinous expense a torce sufficient to protect even its own people against these Indians, who pillage and murder first the Americans and then the Mexisuns, and, in fact, prevent the settle, ment and development of both Siates, Nor can our own forces act effectively, tor they aro forbidden to cross the border into Sonora, which thus becomes the unhappy vsy!um of the savages, and is itselt constantly hurassed by them. THE RIGHT SEVENTY-TWO LINE. An absolutely artificial line, if straight and well de- fined, wou'd b» better than tho one now oxisting. in the map which I take the liberty of sending you here- with you will seo that a line is laid on the twenty-sixth parallel of latitude. This has at least one great advan- tage—it is but 872 miles jong, while the present boun- dary mensures nearly twice as much—nemely, 1,573 miles. It would, therefore, be far less troublesome to protect against disorders. Moreover, this line would give us the mouin of the Colorado, which we must have belore many years. TNE SHORT LINE, A study of a good topographical map of Mexico ro- veals, however, yot another possible line, which 1s founded upon tho nataral conformation of the country, and adopts the watershed as the boundary in auch + manner that, runuing along the summits of mountatn ridges, this line leaves all streams ruoning eouthward 1o Mexico, while all running northward would be American, Th1s line bas been carctully studied out by competent engineers from the best charts, It ts only 660 miles in length, It can only be crossed by the old roads which go through the few practicable mountain passes, You will observe that these an- cient ways, guided and necessarily conforming to the difficulties of the mountainous region through which this proposed line runs, have beeu able to pierce it at only five points, All the systems of road north and south converge to these pasées, which are, therctore, the only practicable points «o far known along the line, A small garrison of 500 men at cach of these points of convergence woulda guard the whole line either trom tho Mexican or the American side. Sach a boundary, formed by nature, and not liable to variation nor sub- ject to dispute, and so easily and cheaply gnardid and dotended by either side, would be an assurance of per- manent peace. THE QUID PRO Qro Of course it seems audac.ous to ask Mexico to give up to 18 so large a territory a8 would become ours if this proposed boundary were established. In fact, she would give us not leas than 397,000 square milea But Mexico is in the position of a man the greatness of whose estate cuts him off from communication wih the world aod Who Is (00 poor to improve lis property, If such a mau can dispose of a part of his outlying estate toa friend who will build roads through it and weas, Sho needs, to make her prosperous, that railroads should be built through it to carry her cof- fee, sugar, cocoa, cochineal and other tropical prod- ucts, and her many ingenious manufactares (of which last know nothing here) to our markets }beaply. With this great unoccupied territory in our than five years would see the completion of several rallrasds tapping the righ Mexicaa country. Bat for yours our own citizens bave vainly sought m oy from capitalists'to baiid wach roads through Mexichg, territory. The Mexican government ig, unhappily, not able to give proper assurances of safety and porma- nence to capitalists who would undertake such onter- prises. It bas tho will, but its arms are not long enough nor strong enough to reach from the capital to the far distant border, Under our flag this now almost deserted region would become populoas, and its In- habitants would become large consumers of Mextean products, and would thus, and by their railroad butld- ing, greatly enrich Mexico, Mexico has not strength to subdue the savage Indians who infest somo of tho richest parte of this territory; but our government could do #0 at trifling expense, The cession, with the consequent improvements in communications, would at once bring to Mexico what she now needs above all things—readier and cheaper access to markets and to tho general world; and also a consolidation of its pop- ulation, which would heip toward bettor government in Mexico and encourage industry and the creation ot wealth the MEXICO A TERRA IXCOGNITA. To make war for the acquisition of this part of Mex ico would be a diagrace to us, andour pagple will not tolerate such a thing; but it would be sound 48 well as brillant statesmansbip to make its cession the subject of a frank and iriendly negotiation, which sbould offer to the Mexican government and people not aniy a con- siderable tndemoity in money, but, what is of greater importance to them, absolute free trado between the countries for a long term of years with such assurance as a yoverninent receiving so important a cession of torritory could give that railroad communication should be opened through it within a fixed period. The rich- est and most productive parts of Mexico lie to-day as far trom us as Japan, and we are, in fuct, better ac- qnainted with the manutactures of Japan than we are-- to our shame—with the many heautifal and useful products of Mextco’s ingenious mechanics and arti- sans. We co jue year after year to prosecute an unequal and losing commorce with Cuba, when we inight, with true statesmanship on our part and that of Mexico, soon put ourselves and her ina position whore we would buy her sugar instead of Cubo’s, and besides this her coffee, tobacco, cocoa and othor pro- ducts, and pay for them with our own manufacturos, ‘The Heat has so often helped to disseminate ideas which, though not accepted at the moment, bore (rmit and gained acknowledgment later, that these ideas of the trac method of bettering our relations with our nearest and most Important neighbor are submitted to you, im the hope that the Hunaro will at least give them a hearing. BF. E UPRISING. MURDER OF CITIZENS BY THE 6AVAGES—~ TROOPS DESPATCHED TO THE SCENE—EX+ CITEMENT AND ALARM AMONG THE SET- TLERS. improve it be im tact dowvles bis own weulth oy the faprovement of that which he retains, Mexico bas a population of avout 10,000,000, Of this total seven. eigbths live south of the proposed boundary lino, and of the one-eighth who live in the territory which by tho establishment of such @ line would be ceded to us pot more than 300,000, of at the most 400,000, are Mexicans and ctyinzed people, The remainder aro Indians, eome wgricuitaral and seiied in villages, but aconsiderable proportion nomadic aod predatory. It 16 Bufo Lo Say thacif our flag were stretched over this territory more than ball a miilion of our people would remove to It within eighteen months, and the emigra- ton would Americanize it thoroughly and do avery great deal to develop it the first five yoars. Bat to Mexico it m, ne is & source of wenk- | sistant barely escaped the Sax Fraycisco, June 17, 1877, A despatch from Portland says: ~'‘A dospatch ro colvea to-day from Lieutenant Wilkineon, now at Walla Walla, conveys the startling news of an uprising of Indiana, and staves that they were murdering the whites at Mount Idahoe, which 1 situated sixty miles irom Lewiston, Ho asked to have @ boat despatched at once from Walla Walla to convey soldiers to Lewiston, The order bas been complied with, and all available troops at Walia Walla will be despatched at once to the scene of the difeulty. SRYTLERY MCRORARD, Another despatch says several settlers living on Cottonwood Creek have beon massacred by Indians, and the messenger who brought the intelligence to Lapwai was entrapped and wounded by the savages, TROOYS FORWARDED, General Howard, whos beyond Walla Walla, hus Just telegraphed to Adjutant Genera! Wood in this city to forward all available troops without delay to the scene of this trouble, Great excitement prevails, It 18, however, ihoaght the reports have been ex- aggerated, Full particulars will soon be known, FRIGHTENED BURGLARS. Worcester, Mass, June 17, 1877, Burglars blew open the door of the Uxoridge Savings Bank ow Friday night with gunpowder, The explosion siurmed the people of the town and the burglars fled. FOUATED IN A SHAFT. AMENTA Y., June 17, 1877. Join Jones, of Millerton, N. Y., was sufocated by 1 gases while sinking an {ron ore shaft on the Bush- Ore Conn., yesterday, His as same fate, sterile arid desert, with a torrid climat: part of the pevinsula taken up by a vast congeries of mountains, impenetrable aud unproductive. At the southern extremity about La’ Paz is a small tract of fertile soil, which, however, reqairos water to mako Vs producti In the east of Mexico the States of Nuevo Leon and Cohabutla are very rich and produetive and fit, at least in the higher parts, tor agricultural settle- ments. Durango and Tamavlipas are hotter but con- tain also a great proportion of rich sorl, GOVERNOR PACKARD. THE DISTINGUISHED GUBEBNATORIAL CONTES: ANT AT CINCINNATI—A BTRONG CONDEMNA. TION OF HAYES’ POLICY—HIS FUTURE MOVE- MENTS. (SY TELEGRAPH TO THE AERALD.] Cixcuxwats, Juno.17, 1877. Among the visitors at the Grand Hotol, ta this city, to-day, was Governor 8. B. Pockard, of New Orleans, en route to Wisconsin and Minnesota for, as he says, a few woeks of rest and cool weather, though the cur- rent opinion {3 that his trip North means mischief to Hayes and his policy in the States of Ohio, Illinois and Iowa particularly, and Wisconsin and Minnesota Incidootally, prior to the meeting of thoir State Con- ventions. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. During the day Packard was vie:ted by lending politicians here, among them Richard Smith, of the Gazette, Alexander Sands, of the Times, Collector Stephenson and several others, their object being to learn trom his own lips what he proposes to do. AN EXPRESSION ON HAYES’ MACY, remely reticent us to bis iatentions for © poople of Lonisiana if be really des: petuace the exist- ence of the repubiictn party in the South, It was a virtaal abandonmeut tho State to tho democratic party, and with it the last hope of retaining Louisiana in the ranks of the republican States had departed. Hoe regarded Wharton, whom Hayes had appointed Mar- shal at New Orieans, as & good man, and so believing had not hesitated to sign & pecition for bis appoiat mont. MK. PACKARD'S MOVEMENTS, Mr. Packard will rematu here a day or two, and will then go to Indianapolis and Chic: From’ Chicugo he will probably go to Des Moines, lowa, whero the Republican State Convention uext week. After that ho goes to St. Pant, His health, be ways, hus be- come impaired by the long struggle hoe was compelled to go through at New Orleans, and he desires some time tn which to recuperate it, In his travels rome new-papers have announced he would be preceded by an agent to work up tho business of dissatistaction for him, This, however, 1s ® sensational statement, de- vold of truth, WADE HAMPTO THE DISTINGCISHED GOVERNOR EN ROUTE FOR AUBUBN, N. ¥.—-A TEMPORARY LOAN TO BE NEGOTIATED TO PAY THE FXPENSES OF HIS GOVERNMENT. {BY TELEGRAPH TO ‘TITE HERALD, ] Ricuyosn, Juno 17, 1877, Governor Wade iNplob passed through this city this evening, on his way to attend tne anniversary of the Shetids Guards, at Auvurn, N. on the 20th inst, Ho carries with bim the flag which the Palmetto regiment bore vo gallantly through the Mextean war, DETAINED BY AN ACCIDENT. The Governor was detuined two bo by a trifling accident to the trucks of a sleeping car, in consequence of which he will armve in New York city some twelvo hours later than be expected, TO NEGOTIATE A 0. Upon tho couctusion of the celebration ‘at Aubura he will retarn to New York for the purpose of negoti ating a temporary loan antborized by the Legislature to defray tho expenses of tno State government until the regular tax lovy is collected. MAYHEM. ASSAULT AND A CITIZEN'S FAR DITTEN (Ye BY & novEN— PURSUIT OF THE PERPETRATOR (BY TELEGRAPH TO TITER HERALD. | Newronr, f L, June 17, 1877. Last night an ousrageous and anprovoked assault was committed upon & respectable citizen, mea William Beattic, by two roughs, one of whom Timothy Cochran, bit of one of his carr, The police have bee scouring the city, but have not yer suc ceeded 10 arresting (he scoundre|, KPPOKTS TO SRETIR His friends offered a with Mr. Beattie, A warrant bas been tesued charging bint with mayhem, the penaity tor which, in this State, is from one to ten years’ imprisonment. The ear found this morning in the vicinity of the afiray. SENATOR FERRY IMPROVID Waaurmarox, Jane 17, 1877, Late telegrams received here from Grana Haven, Mich., announce that Senator T, W- Ferry, who bos been dangerously tl) with brain fever for somo days | past, Ia steadily Improving, and that bis physicraus oxpress the opinion that be will soon be able to leave bis bed. His serious iliness caused great y among his many trends in thie oliy, where ‘60 woll known aud nighly esteemed, TELEGRAPH CABLE COMPLETED. [ay TELEORAPH TO THE WERALD. | Fink Isuaxn, June 17, 187%, Tho Western Union Telegraph Company havo just comploted their aew cable trom Habyion across the to the surf ilotel, Tue first telegram dod to N rs direct at ftteen ming ad ba pe {is DOW In lelegraphiccommunication with the worl OA NA we STe nee FRET lnrge sum of money to settie | WASHINGTON. ' | GENERAL — WASHINGTON ites | DESPATCHES, Wasuirctor, June 17, 1877. A SPFCIAL AGENT OF THE POST OFFICE DE PARTMENT WHO LABORED UNDER A MIBAP° PREBENSION—SHABP LETIER FROM POSTMAS- TER GENERAL KEY. Aspecial agent of the vost Office Department, re cently appointed from a Southern State by Postmaster General Key, Daving becn assigned to duty which be finds quite arduous and sometimes disagreeable, has written a letter to the department, in whieh be com- platps of tho work to which he has been assigned, and says that when appointed he supposed his duties would be limited to his own State, where be could ‘be more useful tothe administration and aid bis party frends in building up an administration party.” He also, in a letter to the Chief Special Agent, his earnest demre that the matter should be brought tothe personal attention of the Postmaster General, believing that be would sustain thts view of the case, Judge Key replied im the following emphatic letter, which was maited to the special agent yenterday ;— Post Orvice Duraktae: Wasminarox, D, C., Jane 15, 1817. } Mr. , Special Agent :-— Dean Sin—Mr. Parker, chiof of the spectal agents e} this depariment, bas banded me a ietter of yours written to him dated the 10th inet. You certainty le- bor under a serious migsxpprenens.on 1u tne belief that it was my understanding that you wer orve your State only, 1 should got deserve the position hold were | to make that or jarged with the important duty of detect- nd rascals, A stranger is moro likely to succeed m this duty than ove who is well known; ence our agents must often be sent whero they are unknowsn, and mast go and be ready to go anywhere and everywhere as the exigencies of the service may demand, They must often leave the highways of traveland go into the mountains and territories and aloug horseback and stage lines, travolliag night and day, /0 rain, sunshine and storm, to detect and arrest offenders. Not unirequently do oar agents not sleep oue hour in the twenty-four, You are alike mistaken in other matyers, You we: Dut appointed to organize und build ap an administra. tion party im your State or elsewhere. You were appointed to do the work of the Poat Oflice De- partinent, You serve your party best by dott that work, and shall take great pleasu in removing an agent and reducing the force when J discover that be baw time to attend to party organiza- tion and party discipline. Wo must have po greaver forco than is necessary to do the Post Office work. TI cannot, dare not, 1 will not give special privileges to It I give you a specific. tere do #0 for every other as well disband for Every agent must be a wo be ready, but willing to go anywhere in all sorts vatber, o1 horseback or on fout, if need be, to de is needed. Like a soldier, he must obey orders without complaint or objection crite cism. Traly, D. M. KEY, Postmaster General. SURVEY OF THE TERBITOBRLES—OPERATIONS OF MAJOR POWRLL'S PARTY IN UTAH. Mayor J. W. Powell, United States Army, in charge of the Geological and Geograpbical Survey of the Tore ritories, has already sent out five parties, all of which aro at work in Utah Territory. A triangulation party under Profesaor Thompson {s located on the eastern slope of the Wasatch Mountains, Three geographical parties, under Mr. Renshaw, Mr: Whoeler and Mr, Graver, are prosecuting their work of the Unitah, Price and Lower Greene rivers, and a geographical party under Captain Dutton, Ordnance Department, United States Army, is located on the Tevier plateaus Major Powell will loave here about the 1st of July for the field, and in the meantime two other parties will be fitted out for work this season, one of which will make a spectaity of the subject of irrigation in Utab, Itis expected that the geographical work in Eastern Utab, which bas been prosecuted with vigor for some years past, will be finished this season. SECRETARY SCHURZ ON THE SWISS MISSION SLANDER. Secretary Seburz again pronounces as slanderously untrue the recently repeated story of bis borrowing money trom George Schneider and then paying tha debt by baving bim appointed to the Swiss mission, Tho Secretary also pays be never had any pecuniary transactions with Mr, Schneider, and took no part io the movement for his appointment further than te State that he believed bim to bes mas of good repute tion and butinesd ability. Ue FISH AND FISHERIES. this, only of whi MOVEMENTS OF PROFESSOR BAIGD AND OPERe ATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COM: MISSION. Wasuixcrox, D. C., June 17, 1877, Professor Baird, the United States Commissioner of Fish and Fishertes; will leavo here about the Ist of July for the purpose of collecting information. and statistics in regard to the food fishes on tho New Eng- lund coast between Salem, Mass., aud Portland, Me., and will bave bis beadquarters this summ: Salem, This season particalar attention will be given to the collection of information in regard to the cod, muck+ erel, bluefish, tautog, menbaden, sea herring, hade dock, pollock, cusk and hake. YOUNG SHAD MATCHED, During the past spring the United States Fish Com mission, In connection with the Maryland Fish Com- missioners, hatched out about nine million young enad iv the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grice, over one willion of which bave already been distributed in Western and Southern waters, and about one million are now en route to California for distribution in the waters of that State, The young ehad thus far have been sentto Loutgiana, Mississippt, Georgia, South Carolina, Kansas and Missouri, and more will be dis- tributed within the next two weeks, SALMON RGGS. Active preparations are also veing made for the dis- tribution of u large number of raimon exis and young saitnon througuout the country next fall.” Over 6,000,000 eggs and young salmon were distributed to the varlous States last fall and « larger puinber will be | seni out this seasoo, The principal salmon hatching establishmont Ie on the McLoud River in rBia, the species of salmon found in those waters being suit- | able tor Kastern rivers like the Susqueliauns, Del | ware, Potomac and Cape Fea Al mber salmon oe will be seat to No rohina fallte stock the Cape Fear River. The Fish Commissioners | of that Siate have shown great interest in Ash culture, | and -uitable hatching houses have been orcctea by | them nt sovoral places to facilitate the propagation of \00d fisher. IMPORTATION OF CARP. Professor Baird bas reoently given some attention te tho importation of carp from Germany, those found te thatcoupiry being regarded as the the fish. They are will be distripated in Four hundred and tify large carp were recently brought over on the steamer Neckar, aad they are now In tho ponds of the Maryland Fish Commissioners, near Raltimore, lor breeding purposem » ‘Carp fre: quent tof tour pounds in two yea: anda large namber of them can be kept in a small booy of water. Other importations of this Osh will de soon, THREE MEN wJROWNED, St. Jonnsauny, Vt, Jane 17, 1877, Mathew Welch, Patrick Doherty and Jobn Dinley wore drowned in the Passumpsic River this morning by the mpeotiing of a boul. All wore intoxicated, hay tng been on w spree all night. | A CHURCH SOANDAL Fresh tronble bas arisen in Graad Street Church, | Withamsvurg. This is tho eharch of the Methodint Protestant donuminatiun which tried Rev. T. T. Kem drick {or immorality some three years aga. The new trouble springs {rom the leasing of the church building to mster A) cmith, the revivalist, who in conjunction with @ solered | sister named Murray, lave been holding @ | series of meetings since February last, Being very sac. Censiui however they concladed to establian s oon. grogation, ciected officers, called themselves (be Churea of Christian Workers, and proceeded on with their | Korviees, This was objected to by the trustees who lot | the building tor r only, | somo biter resulted, eulmii aig y to | | in a retusat to Sunday seboo! any the building. This lookoat ts ac. | qaiesced in by the Board of Trasteos, because, they , they have already received of newspaper wit! give way to notoriety, and for peaco sake ther | Sister Smith in eterything anti! her lease expires on | Boptember 1, when she inust necessarily vacate the premises, | AN IOONOCLASTIC MANTAG, Mary Wall, agod sixtoen years, while laboring undep tomporary insanity, destroyed over $1,000 worth of clothing, &o, belonging te ber employer, Joseph Krebs, of Johnson avenue, acar Bushwick avenue, | Wilhamsbarg, by cutting it to pieces during the nights | of the past week. Sho also destroyed 2,500 cigars, and no clive conid be tered to unravel the mymery until yosterday aitoruooo, When she was caught in tho act 01 destroying the parior carpet by hucking it with @ koe Soe seemed totally unaware of what she was and after boing taken to the Stagg street station pronounced by the physicien wi Mra. Wail mother, stated q od her. tthe gitl was subject caused by sickaces, aud abe could get good |