The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-30

WASHINGTON. Nov. 20, isc

WASHINGTON. Nov. 20, 1865.
The Next senator from Observation-Disclosures
sons Chaace9-Another Aapirans for C,abines
Honcrs.
gentleman has Just arrived from Missouri, where
ne mas been engaged for the past two mouths In the
turmoil OF polti S, states that the contest In tnal
state Tor United States Scna'or to succeed Mr. Hen
uerson Is very spirited. Ths most pro nlnent candi
aa'es In the field are General Carl Schurz Senator
HENDERSON and Il. r. Loan Representative from thar
o.alo Loan aud Henderson. ne thinks, divide the
onanoes pretty evenly between them, though Sena-
'or henderson seems to have good deal OF uphill
"ofA, ms action In the Impeachment trial having
oneued the radicals and his views In favor or negro
sunr"se ha'ng disguised the democrats. The
ifcnus Oh Generai Schurz are working like beavers,
out MS opponents charge upon him with the re-
proach that he II carpetbagger and has not lived
long enough In the State to have become propcr,v
Identified with It. Henry 4. Blow, he states. has
aspirations for lng Cabinet position, ana a mul-
utude OF friends have taken charge OF the task or
getting him into Gen eral Grants good graccs
Senator Morton and the Einn ucial Questions.
Senator Morton authorizes the statement that
the account published In the Times last week OF
co nyersation between him and Secretar McCulloch
was not correctly reported The Senator said
nothing about introducing a bill to provide Tor pay
ing hve-twcnties In greenDacks The talk was
chiefly about resuming specie payments, which the
Senator said was the nrst duty OF the government.
In talking about the payment of the bonds the
Senator said the government had right under the
law to use the existing greenbacks in paying the
nve-twenties; Dnt that the question would become
unimpOrlant when the government returned to
specie payments, and would become important only
by the continuance or deprecated currency and no
steps being taken TO improve 1t. The Secretary said
he did not know that legislation could hasten specie
payment, unless 1t would be to increase the tariff
and such as would promote industry AMI develop
the resources OF the country and thus improve the
credit or the government
Survey Of the Northern boundary Of New
Mexico.
Colonel Samuel $. Smoot mas received q letter
from Captain +. W. Daring's surveying and assro-
noniicai party informing him OF The completion OF tina
survey OF the thirty seventh parallel, 80 far
as il constitutes the northern boundary OF New
Mexico, this being very important survey for
the settlers near the line OF the two Territories.
A. large amount OF money has been expended In
mining IN that region, ana those engaged In Il
have been anxious to know whether their mines
were ia New Mexico or Colorado. This line runs
through mountainous region, crossing the east
ern slope or the Rocky Mountains. Many hard
ships were encountered in prosecuting the survey.
The contract was made with the Commissioner OF
the General Land ONCE last spring, the appropra
tons having been made IN Congress Tor the survey
0f The boundary. The Western end OF this survey
establishes the northwest corner of New Mexico. the
southwest corner OF Colorado, the southeast corner
OF Utah and the northeast corner OF Arizona. The
rich mines known as the Maxwell Mines are direcuy
so'th OF this survey