The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-04
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, April 3, Is

/ WASHINGTON, April 3, 1876.
/ THE DARIEN SURVEYING EXPEDITION.
/ Secretary Robson mas received the following
despatch from Lieutenant Collins, OF the Darien
Surveying Expedition
\ HEADQUARTERS U. S DARIEN EXPEDITION
JUNCTION MURAIDo AND NAPIPI RIVERS,
Feb. 20, 1875.
SIR have the honor to inform the department
that. immediately upon reaching the Naplpl River
commenced the survey called for In nv special
Instructions OF the 9th OF December, placing two
parties In the field, one under command OF Lieu
tenant Eaton and the other comma nded By myself.
The party under Lieutenant Eaton began work
on the 10th in the vicinity OF beach, mark % OF
Napipl. being directed to run the line then east
ward to the Atrato. In attempting TO do this they
struck an almost impossible morass, over which
no line OF levels could be run with accuracy, and
hoping to find that part OF the country IN better
condI lion later In me dry season, directed Lieu
tenant Eaton to leave that portion oil the line Tor
the present and cut to the westward towards this
junction. In following out these directions ne
again struck swamps, when he moved his camp
further up the Naplp near the mouth oil the AM
boribido and at last advices was among nest OF
hills IN that vicinity advancing slowly In this d.
rectlon. My own work has oeen quite satslac-
tory as TO results. and hope within Two weeks TO
have finished my investigations In TINS vicinity
with reference 10 the proposed dam and basin Tor
crossing the Napp, and TO start the line 70 the
eastward to join Lieutenant Eaton. am glad TO
be able 10 report that the health or all tne men,
bers OF the expedition has thus far been good.
Very respe cfully, your obedlent servant.
FREDERICK COLLINS, Lieut.. Commanding.
FEVER.
Rear Admiral Mullaney, commanding the North
Atlantic station, reports to the Navy Department
that one OF the spanish men ol-war lying on
Havana has forty cases OF yellow lever on board
and another thirty six cases, although cases
have appeared on the United states vessels yet
The United States steamers Plymouth, OssiDee
and sha wmut, which have been anchored OF Key
West have been ordered on q cruise In more
northern latitude, and the other vessels OF the
North Atlantic station have beon ordered TO make
Port R0Ja. ). c., their headquarters
THE FEVER ar FLonrnA
The following telegram has been received at the
Treasury
To THE SECRETARY OF THE TREAsURY:-
From dispatches aud private letters | am led TO
believe that Ialse and erroneous impression pre-
vans throughout the country In regard to yellow
lever at Lhis port. There have been three spo-
radio cases only-no other cases-and there is no
real cause for alarm. The weather Is cool, aud
we are still granting clear bills OF nealth.
(Slgnedl +. N. WICKER, Collector.
THE INDIANS.
Special Indian Commissioner Atkinson, under
date OF Zaragoza, Mexico, March % informs the
Indian Bureau that he had concluded q treaty
with between 100 and 200 Kickapoos, who agree to
start Immediately for their reservation In the
United states and Indian Territory. A part OF the
tribe Will remain In Mexico for the present. Mr..
Atkinson met with much opposition from the
Mexican military authorities and citizens on the
frontier. who wanted to retain the Indians.
ARREST OF CoUNTERPETERs.
The Chief OF the Secret Service Division OF the
Treasury Department to-day received Information
or the arrest at Dallas. Texas, OF Pete Mccartney,
Rttenhouse and Rogers, the three alleged
counterfeiters who broke Jail In st. Louis,
NO. on February . last, In company VIth Hall and
N. ofsa no. -
similar charge, and they are now en- route
to ST. LOUIS In charge OF officers OF the
Secret Service. IL Is believed that Nc
CARNEY has been the cause OF sending at least
200 persons to the Penltentiary for counterfeit
ing. He had control OF the plate for printing
the $40 legal tender note, or winch many
thousand dollars have been put In circulation
When the escape Of the prisoners was made
rom the St. Louis Jail IL was alleged
that they mad bucked and gagged the guard,
but this story was not believed, ana an investiRa-
ton was held which led 10 the arrest OF the guard
and they are now held for conniving at the escape
OF the prisoners.