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ALEXANDRIA. VA.
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Military Court.—The t Military Court
held its uslial session at the County Court
House this morning—Judge Freese presid
ing.
Judge Freese read the opinion of the Court
in the case of Bowen, Home & Co. and M.
L. Hallowell against Witmer & Co.
The Court says that, in its opinion, it has
jurisdiction in the case. The appoin tmen tof
a military governor, was an implied suspen
sion of all courts, and of state aud municipal
r .
laws, and a tacit establishment of martial
law. It was the duty of the Court to exer
cise its power to secure the debts of loyal
citizens. In this case, the removal of a por
tion of the goods into the country, affording,
as it did, evidence of a confidence of the de
feat of the Federal Government, was an evi
dence of disloyalty, which, whether amoun- j
ting to treason or not, the Court and Govern
ment could aecide in tbe future.
The Court accordingly directed the ap
pointment of a commission to assess tbe vaiue J'
of the goods, with a view of providing for .'
the payment of tbe tlebts sued for, in case :
the appeal, which the defendants have taken
to the President of the United States, shall
be ditonii-sed.
To enable the'appeal to be decided, further >
proceedings in the case were stayed until
Friday next.
The other business of the ,C. urt was of
little general interest.
Sh ckino Accident—Child Burnt to ,
Death—Yesterday a horrible accident oc
curred at a bouse on the upper portion of ,
Prince streer, resulting in the death of a .
child. John Downey residesin a frame house,
on Prince street, near Alfred, adjoining the
reside cc <f R. Johnson, Esq. Yesrerday
afternoon, his wife left the room for a lew mo .
ments, leaving a little boy there about two
years of age In the absence of the mother,
the child opened the stove door, aud, it is •
supposed, begun to play with the lire. ■ The '
flames soon communicated to the clothing oi '
thechild, who ran to the sneet door, scream- '
ing, and enveloped in flames. Two soldiers I
passing at tbe tim\ quickly resetted the lit- .'
tie unfortunate, and extinguished the lire — '
It had'been burned, horribly, and evidently '
suffered great torture. A physician was '
quickly called in, and alleviated, as far as •
meuic.il skill could, the pangs of the little:
sufferer. The case, however, was beyond
skill, and the child died during last night.—
The less on in this case will,\ve toils'-, not ba
lost upon families There has «<Vd on been
a winter in which we have not h_id to record
similar cases. We trUSt this may be tho las',
iv Alexandria. *
The lexandri.v Canal—Tho Alain
dria Canal and Gheaapeake & Ohio Can alar.
tho only cliartuelsof this
city which are open tin'.-ughout their ( t'ti c
extent. The Orange iud Alexandria Kal
roa.l can be tH-d only to Springfield---h?
Manassa* Gap Railroad ha-< eea-ed to he a '
tributary to us, except iv name—the A'ex
aodria, Lmd iuo an I Flampsh'trs RiHroad
roaches only to Vienna—the Acs >:ink road
is blocked up within n few miles—the Mid
dle Turnpike can he tr.lveredbur a short dis
tanee —the Little River Turnpike term nates
for ordinary travel at Gargas's, and even the
broad Potomac opens, now, noeomniunicati m
with the sea. Quite a considerable amount
of trade now conies via .he i-aiiil routes,—
Coal, a little and I amber are now vi ri
ving, and we hear that, dtlring th° blockade •
of the Potomac, a considerable ftmoont of !
hay and other pri vender will be "received by
the Federal forces via that route J
Dress Parade — The Cameron Light Guard
regiment, now doing guard du?y in Alexan :
dr a, were on dress parade tl» ; s morning, with '
a tine band of music.
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There is trouble in the Creek nation of
Indians. A number of the union Vetks. to
attach themselves to the cause of the Con
federate States. iTfchfcipg amongst them is l
expected—and, it is said, several other In
dian nations will join in trite melee against H
rlie Creeks, who are averse to siding against ,
the General Government.
Richmond papers to the2lst, and Memphis
and Charleston to the 22nd, have been re
ceived in New York. According to the ex
tracts from these papers, as given in the
New York Journals, the main body of the
Confederate forces on the Potomac have fal
len back to Centreville. for strageric purpo
ses; an Armstrong steel gun brought over in
the Bermuda has passed through Richmond;
a large amount of real property in Albe
marle, belonging to the sons and a daughter
of Mr. Wm. C. Rives, is brought under the
sequestration act—but, it is thought the
property wili be saved to the owner*; there
is a run on the Confederate Post Office De
partment for stamps just issued; Messrs.
Breckinridge, Humphrey Marshall, and
Wm. B. Preston had arrived in Richmond,
and bad an enthusiastic reception; five hun
dred and twenty prisoners taken at Edward's
Ferry have been brought to Sudley Church;
Col. Alder, a Polish officer, recently attached
to the Wise legion in the Western part of
Virginia, has been arrested in Richmond on
a charge of being a spy—and attempted to
commit suicide—but he is now recovering;
at the Southern Commercial Convention at
Macon, the "direct trade resolutions" were
warmly opposed by Duff Green, and finally
laid on the table; quantities of timber and a
great number of sashes have neen conveyed
during the past week over the Central road
to Manassas, for the purpose, probably, of
winter quarters for Confederate troops in
that immediate vicinity; bales of blankets
brought by the Bermuda, from England,
were also dispatched to theVame destination;
among recim captures by Confederate priva
teers is the bri« Grenada, Captain Pettingill,
of Portland, Maine, with a cargo, of sugar,
molasses, mahogany and honey.
The above, are the principal matters <if in
terest mentioned in the Southern papers re
ferred to.
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The Coal Wharves.—The coal depot, at
the outlet lock ot the Alexandria canal, is
now the busiest place in this vicinity. Here,
although trade has largely fallen off, then- is
still an appearance of business. A n~inoer
ot boats are arriving, and the few laoorvn
yet retained in rho employ of trie companies
are quite busy i_ adding to too large mass
of 'lilhck diamonds" which has already ac
cumulated on the wharves. There isasteidy
city demand fur the article, but tie other out
let. Five vessels He alongside the wharves
with Cargoes aboard, having retorned from
below, and not desiring to "run the battc
lirS " i
The official report of the retreat of the
Confederates from Ship Island, iv the Mis
sissippi, and its ..ccm at by.the Federal
troops states that fin the evening of the lo h
of September, t>_BConfederates fired the b.u
racdts'andsou*, of the shanties recently ereo
ted these lor the accommodation of troops,
destroyed ttie lighthouse by burning the in
terior, nod break'iig the p*lute-gla«s of the
lantern, and 'hen took B{eaoi lor the main
Tand.
Me Gerald R&'s&nfl, v distinguished col
onization niau, has wrttren a Jettar '<> Lord
Brought)m informing him rhat "the decision
of ihe Federal Court in the Dred Scott 0»t;e
ha* beeu practical!* -annulled by »ho G-n)
--ral Governmi nf," and th„t "Mi. Sewaad
has granv.i-.d passports to Henry II Gairiett,
a free black man, recognizing him (G ) as a
ci-izm of tbe United States." ..
Again, ie is positively asserted in the
Nor'hern papers, that there are no batteries
at Mathias 1 Point. The steamers Union,
Irseborn, Satellite, and ntheis, recently b«
--j low the Point, have, it is said, crrrit) up, and
AOob§red in Wade's Bay.
The U S. fercet are being sent in large
numbers down die Maryland side of the
Potomac, ami General Ileutzleinu-n is said to
ihepush.ng bis pickets farther down on Che
Virginia side.
It is thought the great Naval Expedition •
sailed from Old Point, yesterday morning.
Archbishop Hughes recently went on to
Washington, at the request of the Secretary
of State, io relation to the subject of Roman
Cat hello chaplains in »hp U. S. Army. |
A correspondent of the New York Times
says that the U. S. Government is rapidly
preparing for enforcing the confiscation law
passed by the last Congress. On Saturday
attachments were served against a lot of fur
niture belonging to a man named Shields,
who is a captain in the Confederate army, and
who owns a number of houses and lots in
Washington. This is to be a special case,
and if the law is sustained, the government
will at once proceed to confiscate the proper
ty of every known Confederate as fast as it
may come within the jurisdiction of the Fed
eral armi. The same correspondent says :
i ''An application was made to Provost
Judge Freese, of Alexandria, on Saturday,
to have the government take possession of
the estate of the late John A. Washington,
at Mount Vernon, for the purpose of secur
ing the claims of Union men. When John
A. Washington left for the Confederate ar
my, he placed the care of the estate in the
hands of one Turner. Turner, however, j
! soon caught the Southern lever, and went
j down to Occoquan creek to join the Confedo
i rates there. Nearly all tbe slaves were euh
|er taken away or ran away.
•'The army captured all the horses and
! cows, and only one able bodied man, a slave,
! named Gabriel Johnson, was left on the
{ place, with a few superannuated eontia
i bands Gabriel was, however, true to his
trust, and worked tbe farm as best he could
—h'ring hilp, selling grain, piymg claims, :
'abd acting as general ayent. There is row I
standing on the farm One hundred and fnur
! teeu acres of corn, of which Gabriel has sold
one hundred acre**, at ten dollais per ucre,
;to be cut. uieatured. busked ana carried off
at the expense of lbs purchaser Judge
Freese complimented Gabriel on his faithful
ness, aud promised to see him taken care of."
The question as to who was rtspon-ible
r r biiugitig oil the engagement at Ball's
J} uff, is now much discussed. The Phila"
d ; nhia American's Washington correspon
dent says the following orders were found in
Ci. Bakor's- hat afte" his denth, deeply
si lined with bl md. 'Vlie first was delivered
t.. him on Sunday night. Upon reading it,
lie raid, "I'll do it, but it's my death war
r,iot."
hf, Q. Corpt of there r word wis. evidently
carried iff with the corner of the sheet by
a buMet.
Edwards' Ferry, Oct 21, 1861.
Col. E. D. Baker, Commander of Brigade:
Colonel—lv case of heavy firing in trans
o' Harrison's Island, you will advance the
Calif) rnia regimenr, of your brigade, or re
two the regiments under Cols. Lee and De
v.us at your discretion, assuming 0./ininaud
Otj arrival. Very respectful y, Colonel, y out
most obedient servant,
Cha«. P. Stone. Brig. Gen. Cotn'g
•Tbe second order was delivered on the \
battle field by Co!. Coggswell, who perotiv- ;
ing that it had hi hearings upon the then j
condition of affairs? told CI. Baker m», Who
lutit in Irs hat- without reading. 1 will
be observed that it is dated Monday no. n,
two hours before tbe battle commenced.
Headquarters )
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pushed, G orni-rWPwnne up on their ll ink. j
Yours, rH»pec: fully ami u-nlv.
Chas. P. 8-OMI, Brig. Gen. Com.
No Arrivals—There have been no arri- j
vnls at this port tn-day from below iiif3 Con- j
federate batteries. A small sloop passed up
to Washington.
An attempt wa- made by one of the po' it- ■
ical prisoners at F >r* Lafayette, to escape j
on Sunday, night. He was detected and put |
in irons. Some vejssels hovering about the I
fori;tioatiou were brought m under the gum- I
of a revenue cutter.
We continue to have frosty nights, and de
lightful OjConer days—thus far, ihe present
fall having boeu, as Car as the weather is I
concerned, one of the BSuSt delightful ones
ever experienced.
the New York Herald declares that Eng
fand is now pursuing "a disgraceful, mean,
and ungrateful p dicy lO.vard.i the United
■States."
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, Ac.
LEADBEATEB A CO., DRUGGISTS,
Stabi.kk's Old Stand, Established 1792,
No*. 5 aud 7, South Fairfax Street,
Alexandria, Virginia,
HAVE in store a full stock of Drugs, Chemicu I*,
Paints, Oils. Acids, Genuine Patent Medi
cines, Dye Stuff's, Surgical Instruments. Perfu
mery, Soaps, Sponges, Congress Wafer. Medicine
Chests, Spicos, Coal Oil Lamps and Chimneys,
Pocket Medicine Cases, and all other goods usual
ly found in a well conducted Drug establishment.
10 bo 29—eolm
DRUG/ MEDICINES. &c.
MILBUBN A BROTHER.
N. E. corner of King and Washington Strkkts.
f&S" Call and get everything In their line.
oct 29—31
DRUG STORE.
HENBY COOK ft CO., 89 King St., Alexandria,
KEEP a constnnt supply of Drugs, Chemical.*,
Patent Medicines, Spices, Perfumery. Fan
,cy Articles. Coal Oil, Ethereal Oil, Lamp Oil, Lard
Oil, Alcohol. Dy« Stuffs, Paints and Paint Oil of
all kinds. Window Glass and Putty, Coal Oit
Lamps, Stove Polish, Paint Brushes, and every
article usually found in it well regulated Drug
Store. oct 11— V
MISCELLANEOUS.
THIS is to give notice that we have this day sold
out our STOCK OF GOODS and entire 1 usi
jnc ss in Alexandria to M. Treuman * Co. Thnnk
ful to our friends and customers for past favors,
we will be pleased to hear that the same has been
bestowed upon nur successors, who will endeavor
to do tbe best with the best of facilities to please
our numerous friends and customers.
SCHOOLWERR A BRO.
Alexandria, October 24, 1861— :it*
THE UNDERSIGNED, havinr purchased ot
Messrs Schoolherr * Bro., their entire stock
of goods, earnest!v solicit a continuance of the
patronage so liberally bestowed upon them, having
determined to do all in nur power to merit the
same. M. TREUMAN A CO.
; oc2« It*
NOTICE— A meeting of the Stockholders of
•ho Fire Insurance Company nf Alexandria,
will be held at the office of the Company. on*M<m
day, th-; Ith day of November next, for the pur
pose of holding an election for rwelve Directors,
to serve the ensuing year.' flours from 10, A. J!,
ta 12, M. By order: T. M. McCORMIC X,
oct IS—td Seen tary pro tern.
- - . L... ..
I. LOUIS KINZER,
A TTO RNEY A T LA IV,
A_i'.xAM)Ri.v, Va.
WILL ATTEND to tbe prosecution of Claims
for damages sustained by elti.»Dl of Alex
andria and vicinity, by the use and occupation or
destruction of their property by i lie U. S. troops
net 15—#w»
JEWELRY, &c
W. W. ADAM,
DEALER IN WATCHES, JEWSLBY, AM)
SILVER WAR!.
' AH kinds of WATCHES and CLOCKS re.
paired.
f&S> Store. No. iS, King Street. net 11— tf
ROOi_S, MUSIC,
J AMES LNTWISLE A~_OM,
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS.
■No. "J5, Rise Stkelt,
HAVE ON HAND md offer fur .--aleat low
prTees for c.t.h, I'.'KHraod mail Mahogany
Writing De.-1.-s, Leather Writiojf
got t folios, of aa I si.es and prices
Pocket Knives, Pocket Ink Staufls
Pocket, Gonitis, do. Lo Jtufjj Glasses
Pocket ;•• nioldors, do. Memo:andom Books
Black, itluo, Red tutd C'-irmine Ink
Steel Pena, Gold Pons with and withontoases
Pen Wipers, fettling Wax
Wafers. MoMlayA? RcdTafo, Rulers
| India Ink, India Rubber, Rubber Hands
Letter Clips, Pa] i r Weight*
Paper Cutters'nsd Folders Porte Morales
I'o •kskiit and Leather Purses
Backgammon Hoards. Chess urn. Choss Boards
Dominoes, Dice, Die« Cups
, . Cb< eker Men, £c., its,
"Also, a krKO "took of EN VELOpcs, LETTER,
FOOLSCAP, B'A !'
