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Colonization of Vacant Lands
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Reng0Cat of French 1rOOps.
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THE FENIAN PRISONERS.
REPOR'rs TO THE ASsRrCUL-
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~. WASHINGTON, Oct 20.
Ihe grant for colonization of vacant lands in
Lower California to an American Campany,
has recently been confirmed by Juarez's gov
ernment, and the PARTIES Recently received
their formal order Of possession through the
Mexican Minister at Washington. The grant
was made anterior toithe arrival Of Ma4imilian
in Mexico, and consequently its title is held to
be without objection and also that the grant
to an American company makes it an Ameri-
can interest, which is entitled to American
protection.
Accounts received in this city indicate that
the French troops will all be removed from
Mexico in much shorter period Of time than
heretofore mentioned by the French govern
ment.
In response to the request Of the New York
city politicians tointervene for the Fenians in
Canada, the President referred them to the
correspondence with our Consul at Toronto,
and expressed sympathy with them.
MISS Fanny Seward, the only daughter and
youngest child Of the Secretary of State, died
early this morning, from bilious fever.
ment for the week ending Octobern27t were
as follows: War Department, 81, ,298, 1870; Navy
Department, $607 ,279;v Interior Department
$2,293 180. Total, $3,19O,8S8. 'a"fl'l
This afternoon, the Tammany Committee had
another interview with the President. by an
pointment, when an answer to the memorial
addressed to Hon.. William M Tweed, Chair
man of the Committee of Tammany Hall. was
handed to them The President acknowledges
the receipt of the resolutions. They submit
ted and enclosed copy of his reply to Mayor
Hoffman of New York, in, answer to the COM
muHication of that officer, as covering ali the
points in the case. Dloliiati i4 s5taG arn3A'l
- The letter of Mayor Hoffman, referred to.
enclosed to President johnson the resolutions
passed bV the Councils of New Yorl, in rafar
ence to the Fenian prisoners i'm Canada
The President refers the Mavor to Ssero !, -,
Stewards note to Consul Thurston, and the let
ter to Sir Frederick Bruce nubl;sheI toodar
and homes they, will conv;nca tia Conn9;,s ~
the determination of the Goyernment 10 ,ro. 70.
tect its citizens wherever thew NAV he Tho
COMMITTEES EXPRESSED then1 vas much
at their interview and satisfied with ia rrass,it
They left for New York this evening
A committee. consistino of the emnlovaas in
the Qqartermaster's Department.. waited unon
the President this morning for the nurnose III
obtaining reply to their petition relative toI
the reduction of their pay. The President dis
sents from the reasons 5f the aOuartern,asteri
General for the reduction. and in a commnn;-I
cation to the Secretary of War. reouests him
at once to DESIGNATE comneteI,tl Io3jcers as a
board to make Inquiries and renortl tn the war
Department. the rates which sholild he allow
ed This order, he adds. will apply to the two
petitions ACCOMMODATING the annlications tol
which these instructions refer. and will for the
present operate against afy reduction of thel
wages of the EMPLOYEES in whose Interest tl,ev
d The returns to the Department of Agrieul-
ture state that the corn crop has deteriorated
from early frosts and excessive rains. hut thel
quantity of the crop is larger than was evAr
promised in the country The Weld of wheat
won't vary much from 113OOO O0O hnsheIs sbow.
ing small per centage of 1iecrease which ii
fully COMPENSATED bvsfhe comnaratiyaIv si,na