New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-28
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The Papal EnvOys Mt the White HoNs


WASHINGTON. May 27-The Papal envoys
who brought the beretta to Cardinal Nc
Closkey visited the President and secre
taries to-day.
Rev. DR.. McGlynn addressed the Presi-
dent thus: THE holy father. in send
Ing me to present to the archbishop Of New
York the insignia OF the cardinal, at the
same time instructed me not to fail, be-
fore leaving the United States. to CAL
upon your excellency, and express to you
his regard and best wishes for the great
and illustriOus American nation. and for
your excelIency as its honored chief. | feel
greatly honoced in fulfilling this commits
sion, and rejoice that it gives me the cp-
portunity of knowing your excellency per
sonally, and presenting also my own most
respectful compliments"
The President said in reply: II beg Mon
signore, that you will convey to the Pope
my thanks TOR his kind expression of re
gard and good wishes for the country and
tor myself, and l am happy to reciprocate
your own kind expressions for me-
The Departments to be Closed.
The President orders the departments to
be closed Saturday for the decoration of the
Arlington federal graves.
General Meigs on Special Duty-Generai
Ingalls, Succeeds Him.
General Meigs has been detached on
special duty to report upon the organization
OF foreign armies. especially regarding the
quartermasters department. He will be
absent wear General Ingalls, has been
assigned as Quartermaster General in the
meantime.
Going to Long Branch.
The President. with his family, goes to
Long Branch on Tuesday.
A Talk with the Indinns-Spotted Tails
COnundrum.
Secretary Delano had general talk with
the Black Hill Indians who showed little
disposition to move into the Indian Terri
tory. Spotted Tail wanted to know why,
if that Territory was SO beautiful, the white
men did not go there instead of coming to
the Black Hills.
The Isthmus Survey.
Lieutenants Frederick Collins, James G..
Eaton, j. 7. Sullivan and S. C. Paine, En-
sgn H. H. Barroll and Assistant Surgeon
Ernest No,ieet, who were sent to the 18th
laus OF Panama for the purpose Of locating
the line of the proposed ship canal connect
ing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by the
Napipi route, the preliminary survey of
which was made some time ago by Captain
Selfridge. having completed their work,
have returned to the United States. Lieu
tenant Collins was at the Navy Department
this morning.
These officers commenced the work of
locating the line of the canal in the Napipi
and Daguado valleys on the fifth OF Feb
ruary, and were in the field just 100 days.
They were furnished with the necessary
boats and men by the United States steamer
Canandaigua at Aspinwall. The season on
the isthmus was drier than was known for
many years, which was circumstance in
favor Of the work. as it could not hays been
completed by this time had the usual wet
season prevailed. AS it was the men suf-
fered greatly while working through the
swamps and were broken down consider
ably with fevers, but in no case did the sick
ness prove fatal. By the Napipi route the
Atrato river, ON the Atlantic side, could be
used for distance of 160 miles, being free
from distractions except bar at it's mouth.
and having depth of thirty feet the entire
distance. The officers ran line Of levels
from the Atrato to Chiricniri bay, on the
Pacific side, and marked out the actual line
of the proposed canal, including curves,
locks. etc. The distance from the Atrato to
ChiIichiri bay by the proposed route of the
canal is % $40 miles, but from the begin
ning 10 where the canal crosses the Napipi
river: a distance of twenty one miles, the cut
ting would be comparatively light. though
of course number of locks would have
to be constructed, tho summit level being
l4l feet above mean tide. On the Pacific
side beyond the Napipi crossing, distance
of about nine and eight-tenths miles, the
cutting would be heavy and two tunnels
would be required, the length of each to be
determined by the depth to which the open
cut would be carried. If this open cut
should be limited to a depth of 200 feet the
whole distance to be tunneled would not
exceed five or five and half miles.
The officers also made an extensive recon
noissaEce of the country on either side of
the proposed route, for the purpose of open
ing up the topography of it as far as pos
sible. The Napipi route is the only one
south of Panama, all the other surveys
being north of that place. The extraordi-
nary dry season gave the officers an oppor-
tunity to determine the minimum water
supply for the canal, and 1t was found the
Napipi and other smaller rivers would not
afford a sufficient supply. A feeder line
was therefore run to the Cuia river, the
next one south Of the Napipi, a distance
of six miles, and it is believed these
two rivers combined would give an ample
supply of water. The officers above named
during the summer will be employed in
their report to be submitted to
the Secretary of the Navy. 1t will be &C,
by maps, showing in detail the
work done by them.
COmmissary Beckwith Ordered to St.
Louis.
At his own request Assistant Commissary
General Beckwith has been relieved from
duty in Washington and ordered to ST.
Louis, for which place he leaves on Satnr-