The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-18
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES

wAsuncroH. June II. 1877
SPECIAL AGENT or THE POST oYFIcz De
PARrMxST WHO LADoRKD UNDER 4 NIsAP.
PIEHENsIoH-sHAKP LITTER FROM PosrMAs.
TER GENERAL KEY.
special agent Of tho Post once Department. r.
Gently appointed from Southern State By Postmaster
General Key. having been assigned 10 duty which DO
finds quite arduous and sometimes disasresable. has
written letter 20 the department. in which be con-
plains OF tho work TO which he has been assigned and
that when appointed he supposed his duties
would be limited to his State. where be could bs
more useful TO the administraton and aid his party
trends IN building up Administration party" He
also, letter TO the Chief Special Agent expressed
his earnest desire that the matter should be brought
TO the personal attention of the Postmaster General
believing that he would sustain this view Of the
Judge Key replied In the following emphatic letter,
which was matted to tho special agent ycsterday:-
Posr 0ypcs DEPARTMENT,
WARRINGTON, d. O., Juno l5, 1877
Mr.. -, Special Agent
DEAR SrR-Mr Parker chic. OF the special agents o.
this department, has handed me letter OF yours
10 him dated the 10th inst You certainly L.
Dor under u serious mis belief that
II my understanding that you were 10 serve 10
your state only should not deserve the position l
hold were TO make that similar UNDERSTANDINGS.
The special agents OF the depreciation branch OF the
service charged with the important duty Of detect
succeed IN this duty than one who is well known;
hence agents must often be sent where they are
sna mus, go 10
demand They must oficn leave the highways OF
travel ami into the mountains and territories and
along horseback aud stage lines. travelling night and
day rain, sunshine and Storm TO dctcct and arrest
onendora Not unirequenty do or agents not sleep
Que hour In the twonty-four
You are alike mistaken other matters. You
appointed TO organize and build up an administers.
lion party your state or elsewhere. You
appointed to do tho work OF the Post ONCE De-
partmopt. You serve your party best by dong
in removing an agent and reducing tho force when
discover that be has time TO attend TO party organxa
forco tnan is necessary do tho Post ONCE work. I
cannot dare not, Will not give special privileges 70
agent DO give you .s
might well dsband the forcc
this Every agent must be a worker Ho must not
only BIO ready but willing 10 go anywhere IN all sors
OF weather, horseback or on foot, need be. TO do
whatever work is needed. Like soldier, he must
obey orders without complain, or objection crisa
cism. Truly, u. ". KEY, Postmaster General
SURVEY OF THE ERRrroRlEs-oPERATIoNs OF
MAJOR PowELLs PARTY IN UTAH.
Mayor J. W. Powell, United states Army, in charge
OF tho Geological Geographical Survey OF the
rtores has already sent out i've parties, all Of which
work in Utah Territory. triangulation party
under Professor Thompson ID located on tho eastern
slope OF the Wasatch Mountains. Three geographical
parties, under Mr. Renshaw, Mr. Wheeler and Mr..
Graver, prosecuting thcir work OF tho Unitah,
Price aud Lower Greene rivers, and q geographical
party under Captain Dutson, Ordnance Department.
United States Army, 10 located on tho Tevier plateaus
Major Powell will leave here about the LIST OF July fo'
tho ncld and in tho meantime two othor parties viii
be fitted out for work this season, Of which viii
make specially OF the subject Of irrigation in Utah.
Ii expected that tho geographical work IN Eastern
Utah, which has bcon prosecuted With vsor Tor some
years past. will be finished this season.
SECRETARY sCHURz ON THE SWISS MISSION
SANDER.
Secretary Schurz again pronounces as slanderously
untrue the recently repeated story Of bis borrowing
money from George Schneider and then paying thu
debt by having hin appointed to tho Swiss mission.
Tho Secretary also Gays ho had any pecuniary
transactions with Mr. Schneider, ana took part In
tho movement for his appointment further than -
s,ac that he believed him to be Of good rsputa-
ton and bueness ability.