The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-29
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Special Dispatches to The Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON May 20.
PmhIIc Lands.

FuDAtC Lands.
The General Land Office is notified that at
Roseburg, Oregon, titles were issued in March
for 1854 acres of old settlement lands; ca.h
sales of S3396; and at Travers city, Mich, 95ls
acres were taken up in April for actual home
stead settlements, and the Governor of that
State has received titles TOR 7O7l acres Of swamp
land under the act of Congress, September
2s 1850.
Colonization.
An enterprise is being inaugurated by an eX-
officer OF the Freedmens Bureau to settle a
colony of whites and blacks in Brevard, Florida
AlaIge number are now awaiting transportation.
A Matter OF Choice.
Naval Officer Lynch, of Charleston, having
declined the little formality of taking the iron
clad OATH Secretary McCulloch omits to sign
his pay warrants.
Pardon wanted.
Colonel White, of guerilla fame, having been
elected sheriff OF Loudon county, Va, reached
here yesterday, in company with his military
co'laborer Moseby, seeking pardon.
Amos Kendall.
On the 27Ch of June the venerable Amos Ken
dali leaves this country for pleasure tour of a
year IN Europe. Thirty-two years ago, as Post
master-General OF Andrew Jackson's Cabinet.
rife the mails and burn the nti-slayery matter
contained therein in 1865 the same Amos Ken
dali gave Ss4, 900 10 found the most anti slavery
Baptist Church in Washington.
The Minister to the Hague.
Tue commission of General Sickles as Minister
to the Hague was sent to him on Saturday. He
has not yet signided his acceptance or declina.
ton of the appointment.
Our Minister 10 Mexico.
Hon. L. D. Campbell, Minister to Mexico left
here last night en- route for his home in Hamil-
ton, Ohio. He had an interview with the Secre-
tary of State on Saturday relative to his official
duties, and it is understood that Mr.. Campbell
will return here next week to receive final in
structions, and depart for Mexico to ioin the
Republican Government.
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy.
The President has nominated to the Senate
William Faxon, now Chief Clerk of the Navy
Department, to be Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, in the place of Captain Fox resigned-an
appointment which gives general satisfaction
not only on account of his private worth, but
fine executive ability. Captain Fox has been
nominated as an additional Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy for the period of SIX months under
the law recently passed
Hope of Peace Abroad.
Two of the foreign legations received private
advices from Europe this evening by the last
steamer, the tenor of which is, that peace will
probably be maintained. The Emperor Napo-
leon, it is said, will every effort for the pre-
servation of peace, and is strongly in favor of
European Congress. A European Congress, 1t
is said, will be held. The English, French, aud
Prussian Governments have agreed to hold
Congress, and it is stated that Austria has also
assented.
Austrian Troops fOrNMexIcO.
The statements that have recently been m ade
to the effect that the Austrian troops intended
for Mexico had been disbanded, were evidently
made to mlslead the public. The Austrian and
Belgian reinforcements for Mexico will certainly
come over in French vessels and under the
French flag. The first detachment was ready to