Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Mexican stiOn-Gen. Gran
f..H Takes it In Hand


Takes it I'm Hand.
1 NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The Herald's WASH
ingt0n special says: Gen. Grant has at last,
most probably per instructions from the
President, taken up the Mexican matter in
earnest, and will att nd to 1t with zeal, so
far as he can be concerned. o Saturday
morning he invIJeu oenor Itomero, the
Mexican Minister, to confidential inter-
view at his headquarters, which meeting
took place and lasted for some time. After
Senor Romero's departure there was staff
meeting. What connection this may or
may not have had with the Mexican busi-
ness L cannot say. 'b
One thing more: There Is no reason to-
believe that the Mexiran question has been
reopened with France, but that 1t remains
where the last pnblished note from Drouyn
De PHuys to Mr.. Seward placed it. The
Government is waiting to see how the
French act up to the first of the coming
year. IL at that time it is seen that there Is
any faith exhibited, or tendency to du-
plicity, then such action will be forcibly re-
commended as will insure our feelings and
interests to be respected.
President JuareZ has written a letter, In
which he again asserts his unwillingness TO
consider any projects looking to cession
OF the northern States of Mexico to the
known that some three years ago San Jose
Domingo COrtez came to this city and pro-
posed, before the Executive, the annexa-
tion to the United States of the State OF
Chihuahua and States of Mexico on the
Pacific Coast, in order, as he said, to free
them from French intervention, and that
Juarez intended Senior Romero to official
ly deny that Cortez had any right to
make any such proposition.
The Graves of our Dead Soldiers
Promotions.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
The Government having determined to
perpetuate the last resting place of our
brave soldiers to the utmost extent possible.
the War Department has called for 475,000
iron headblocks for the national ceme-
teries. Each headblock is to be ten inches
wide by twelve long, with an inscription of
the name, rank, regiment, arm, company
and corps of the sleeper beneath, with the
date of his death.
Charles Whittlesv, of New York city,
late Assistant Adjutant General to Major
General Wright, has been appointed Cap
tain in the Both U. 5. Infantry.
Gen. Francis z. Fessenden, son of Sena-
tor Fessenden, of Maine, and who lost a
leg during the war, has been made full
Brigadier General in the Regular army and
placed on the retired list.
DIR. A. e. Davis, ofLancaster, Ohio. has
been appointed Commissioner of the state
of Tennessee to investigate the claims Of
loyal shareholders.
General Ewing Replies to Secretary
Harlan.
WASHINGTON, Nov. BIT will be recollect-
ed that several days ago the ex-Secretary
Of the Interior, Mr.. Harlan, published de-
fense of his sale of the Cherokee neutral
lands to the American Emigrant Company
of Connecticut. This morning General
Thomas Ewing, Jr., publishes 4 card deny
ing that he stated to Mr.. Harlan If these
lands were sold as the lands of the Sacs and
Foxes, he and his friends could make
money out of the transaction. The main
point in the protest OF himself and JnO. w.
Wright, attorneys for the Cherokee In
dians, against the sale, was that, according
to the treaty, ii the lands were to be sold at
all without appraisement and advertise
ment. and competition bids, they were to
be sold in body for cash. The General re-
piled at length to other portions of Mr..
Harlan's defense.
MaximiIian Leaves Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The Mexican Min
lister has received letter from Vera Cruz,
dated Oct. 25th, by way of New Orleans,
stating that the Emperor Macmillan left
the city Of Mexico on che 23d inst, resign
ing verbally in favor of Gen. Bazaine.