The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-05
WAS4iNoT on.
Csdtss for Secretary Cex's Resignation
HIS Completely with tho McGarrahan
Uaim-Ths Tehuantepeo Canal
Surysy-Inpsrtant Improve
ment I'm the Postal Service.

Survey-Inpsrtant Impreve-
y ment IN the Postal Service.
Uauues whIch Led - Secretary Cexss RoaIg.
nasiou-Ladlcs Continuing tho Warfare.
wAsHlsdr0S, Nov, 4, 1870
The newspapers In III parts OF the country are SO
full Of statements regarding the that led to
the wsshdrawal Of Secretary Cox from the Cabinet,
and these statements are CONFLICTING and contra
dicioEy, that the general public must DO sorcly
bothered 10 arrive At any opinion on the subject.
There seems be no DOUBT OF the fact teegraphe1
you long since--name.y thas the assessment or
clerks In tina Interior Department for political pur
poses and obstacles to civil service reform were not
she only reasons why Mr. Cox took his sudden leave.
The course OF the ex-Secretary on tine McGsrrahan
land otaim has bad more to do with the
step than most people imagine. Mr.. COx's skirts
are NOT 80 clear his friends would like TO make
the public believe and before this war OF opposition
70 the administration IL over he viii doubtless find
on I that ne has made grand mistake In provoking
attacks fron those VINO otherwise would have
suffered him to 60 in peace ana rest In oblivion.
An the facts may not come out for few days, but
csme they VAL, sooner or later. Little disagree
ments and unpleasantnesses in the female
department have served heighten the new formed
dislike between the GRANTEES and Coxites. 10 is
alleged that SEINE OF the bitter newspaper articles
recently published criticisIng President GRANTS
action on the question OF assessing clerks were
written by Mr.. Patent Commissioner Fisher, who Is
. brotner-in-law Of ex-Secretary Cox. Madame
Secretary Cox, after perusing one Of these Fisher
articles cut 1t out and enclosed II to Mrs. Grant,
anonymously. Unfortunately for Mrs. Cox, how
ever, she accidentally put the obnoxious article In
an envelope bearing the family monogram
OF Cox, ana OF course Mrs. Grant i'm
mediately knew whence il came. Further,&sne
recognized the caligrapny OF Madame Cox, from
whom she had received letters therefore, when
Mrs. Grant glazed the article she naturally felt
indignant, and put 1t into Grant envelope with the
simple but cutting words, +" Returned TO Mrs. Cox,
with the compliments Of Mrs. Grant," Since then
*he two ladies, am mforfaed, have not spoken.
TchuaDtepec Canal Surveys friendly Action
Of the Mexican Governments.
In answer TO the application OF the United states
governments for permission to survey the Isthmus Of
Tehuantepec with view to locating route for a
ship canal, Minister Lerdo de Tejada writes to Mr..
Nelson, the UDirod States Minister at Mexico. that
President Jgarez gladly grants permission to the
;nr a sns 70 e TIE t6s q
prsctcabs. The Governors Of The si,;'' States states
requested TO notify the local authorizes
OF those states to aid as lar possible the objects
ties. Similar Instructions have been sent to The
military commanders at Minatitlan and other points
on the route The Department OF Public Works Will
appoint O commission to accompany the survey ana
lake part In its labors.
Tne tone OF the correspondence Is exceedingly
cordial and satisfactory, and shows that the Mex
can olcias will earnestly cooperate in the work.
The expedition passed Key West the slst ult. IL
will probably arrive at Vera Cruz to-day when Cap
tain Shufedt will be fully notified by Mr. Nelson OF
the action OF the Mexican government
The Presidents indian Policy.
Mr.. Whippe, the secretary OF the American Home
Missionary Society, had an Interview to-day with
President Grant about Indian matters. Mr.. whlpple
bold the President that Secretary Cox had stated to
him, not long ago, that the Indian policy was not
his tCox's) origination, but the peculiar creation
Of the President himself. This statement was
brought out by Mr.. Wnipple asking Cox whether
his retirement would cause any change in
the IEdian policy. Mr.. Cox, he says, distinctly
answered that 1t would not, 80 far as he knew and
that he believed the President intended to carry
OUT matter who might be at the head OF the Inte-
rior Department. This dsposes Of one OF the SIAN
dcrs against the President, circulated by Mr. Cox or
his friends, who loudly claimed that one of the
causes Of disagreement between the President and
the ex-Secretary was their variance on the Indian
policy.
Changes In fhe Interior Department.
am informed on good authority that General
ferill, now Assistant Postmaster General, win be
appointed Assistant Secretary Of the Interior De-
partment, vice Judge Ottp, 10 be removed 1t seems
to be established, likewise, that Commissioner Will
son, Of lhe Land once, win likewise be invited to
valK the plank.
Novel Improvement In the Postal Service.
There is good reason to expect that the Post once
Department win soon be authorized by Congress to
Issue for the public postal cards similar to those
now SO popular In Germany, and which nave lately
been introduced into the postal service Of Great
Britain. These cards have place for direction,
name and place. They are about two and half by
three and half Inches with ruled lines, ana .
postage stamp printe4 on one q tne oQrpsrs They
here, as In Europe, abundance of purchasers. Kept
In the pocketbQok, message may be written on
them while on the street corner, in or carriage
and they may be dropped into the nearest post box
or thrown into the mail car, ana thus hundreds Of
messages will be sent by mail which are not sent
now simply because the materials Tor writing are
not at hand or 1t Is too much trouble to write
letter, which Is always supposed TO be less
q formal document. These hastily scrubbed
cards have added largely to tho English
postal revenue and proved q public convenience
Of no mean character We have no doubt the Post.
master General win recommend their use in the
American postal service In his annual report, and
that we win have them in before the close OF the
winter.
Payment Of Extra Clerks in the Pest Once
Departments.
Some temporary clerks have recently been EN-.
ployed in the Post ONCE Department and the ques.
tion Of In what manner and out of what fund they
shan be paid 10 now one OF the vexed questions
The recent law In relation to unexpended balances
win, it seems, prevent the payment OF the extra
clerks from the source which has hitherto supplied
funds for snch purposes
December Payment 81 Pensioners.
the nrst December payment to pensioners win be
made on the eth day Of December next Heretofore
payments were made In March and September only,