The Local news. [volume], November 29, 1861, Image 2

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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
(iENEKAL XKWS.
Yesterday was Th.inLsgiving Day at tho
North, and we received to-day but very few
exchanges.
The Boston Post strongly dissents from the
expression of a preacher in a pulpit in that
city, a lew days ngo, to the effect that "he
desired to see Charleston laid in ashes, her
ground plowed up and sowed with salt, that
no green thing may ever grow there, and the
State of South Carelina towed into the mid
ydle of the Atlantic Ocean and sunk."
The prisoners from Worcester Co., Mass.,
write to the Mayur of Worcester city, from
Richmond, that they have been "kindly
treated and furnished with enough to eat and
that of good quality."
Tho principal seats of manufacture in the
North are now quite busy and prosperous as
compared with New York and other cities
more purely commercial. Cotton manufac i
tories are being changed into woolen mills,
and at the South also a varied manufactur
ing element is developing itself.
The New York World has a severe article
upon the Medical Bureau of the array, at
at Washington, and undertakes to declare
"its incompetency and obstructiveness. It
seems to have a particular "spite" at the man
agement of sanitary measures, and concludes
by saying—"The half is not told. A gene
ral engagement on the Potomac may be
near at hand. There would then be no
concealing the yet. more terrible truths which
lor the'present we hold in reserve."
Fort Pickens and its surroundings are de
fended by sixty guns and 1,700 troops, ex
clusive of those on the blockading fleet. j
The harbor of is one of the .
finest in the world. It is completely land-1
locked, and capable of affording shelter du
ring violent weather to squadron upon squad. J
ron.of large draught vessels. The bay has j
two upper arms, receiving tha waters of the ;
Blackwater, the Middle and the Escambia
rivers. On the shores Of the first named are
some of the largest sawmills in the world.
Mr. Prentice, of tho Louisville Journal j
says "that the time has unquestionably arriv
ed when Mr Cameron should be compelled
to retire from the Cabinet," because he on
dorses Col Cochrar.e'd sentiments. The
Washington Republican says, "If Mr. Cam- j
eron entertained Mr. Prentice's sentiments,!
tho people and the army would demand his
expulsion.
The Washington Republican says that Mr.
Segar's letter on the slavery question, men
tioned yesterday, is not entitled to any con
sideration, that he had "better get his arras
ready"—and that "an overwhelming major
ity of the Union men of the South are ready
for emancipation to-day, if that step is ne
cessary to put down rebellion."
The New York Times says: "We learn,
from a perfectly authentic source, that a bill
has already been prepared, and will soon be
introduced into the Legislature of Kentncky,
confiscating the property of Kentucky Con
federates: and that it will undoubtedly be
come a law." »
Geo. Ilavemeyer, son of Ex-Mayor Ilavc-
Bseyer, of New York, was crushed to death,
in the sugar refinery of Messrs. Ilavemeyer,
Town, end & Co., New York.
The New York Herald's Washington cor
respondent says: "The President and Cabi
net w«re startled on Sjtuiday afternoon last
by the airival of a distinguished military
officer of the United States Army from For
tress 'Moiuoe, with papers that had been
seized (where, or by whom, I cannot say.)
.These papers were spread before the Presi
dent and his ministerial advisers for exami
nation, and, to their astonishment, proved to
be communications irom Confederates in the
South, forward-.d by British Consular agents
ia the principal cities of the South to Lord
Lyons, who, in his official capacity, it appear
ed, had forwarded the documents on their
way to England."
The Calcutta Englishman censures the
Manchester mauuiaciureru fordoing DOthine
to further extend the growth of cotton iv
India.
Gen. Cass not only justifies the arrest of
Mason and Slidell, but contends that it was
in strict accordance with the position of the
government upon the fight of search ques
tion a3 maintained in the oorrespondenos
with the British government in IHSB.
The cotton crisis was felt severely in Eng
land, and many workmen has gone on a
" strike "as a means—a very strange one,
certainly—of preventing a reduction of wa
ges.
Gen. lluilcck, in Missouri, has issued very
stringent orders against the seizure of pri
vate property, and the arrest of persons with-;
out sufficient cause.
The Russian army in the Caucasus has
lately been defeated , with great loss, by the j
Circassians.
The New Yolk Herald says that "the Con
federates at their batteries on the Potomac
are capricious in their attentions to passing
vessels. Sometimes they will let several pass
without a shot, but open fire on the last. It
WOttld appear from this that when they open
ou an unarmed vessel it is merely for target
practice. Last night and to-day several |
schooners passed unmolested.
With alrthe other crop disasters, the crop
of chestnuts has foiled in France. In France
chestnuts take the place of potatoes with the
poorer classes, who consider them a most im
portent part of their diet.
Florence Nightingale, in a letter which
has found its way into print, appears to en
tertain little hope of her own recovery.
A letter from the Cincinnati Enquirer,
written from Washington, says that dissatis
faction is expressed in the West at the
enormous patronage bestowed by the Gov j
eminent on the Eastern States. "It is as
serted that while the people of the East are
reaping golden harvests, the Valley uf the
Mississippi is a solitude—hundreds of steam"
ers are rotting at the different landings,
while the large number of men, and the vast
amount of capital employed in inland trade
are idle." ;
Tho Pawners' Bank, in Boston, is doing a
;ood business. Two-thirds of its loans are
under eleven dollars, and in thirty-six out
of every one hundred loans the whole inter
est paid on the loan is less than twenty-one
cents.
Hon. William L Yancey and Clement C.
Clay have been elected to the Confederate
Senate from the State of Alabama.
Ex-Senator Bragg, of North Carolina, has
aeen appointed Attorney General of the
I! mfederate States, vice Mr. Benjamin,
transferred, some time since, to the War De
partment.
The Ironton Register states that Henry
Clay Pate, well known as the author of a
work on John Brown's doings in Kansas,
Commanded a company of the Confederates
at the skiransh at Guyandotte. *
The Wheeling Press states that last week
a party of Confederates went to the resi
dences of Robert and Isaac Carskadon and
a Mr. Baßey, all Union men, in Hampshire'
county, and arrested and took them off. —
Subsequently, (ieu. Kelly arrested J .shua
and James 11. Johnston, Elijah Rhinehart
and Samuel Davis, and sent ihcm to Wheel
ing, to be held as hostages for the return of j
Messrs. Clarskadon and Bailey.
The Lincoln Cavalry have changed their '
name, and are now known as the First New
York Cavalry. Tliey are commanded by j
Col. Mcßeynolds, and numoer about 1,4001
Nashville, the capital of Tennessee, and '
n iw the Confederate capital, is a handsome I
aid ll ■un.-liing etiy. It. is Bit uu ted ou the
Cumberland river, two hundred miles from '
its mouth. Besides the numerous lines of]
steam packets on the river, it has a network {
of railroad connections with the country!
north aud south, east and West of it. A
very important line is in course of construe-!
tion direct to the Mississippi river, at a point j
called Hickman. The population of Nash-1
ville is about 30,000.
From a careful investigation of thecondition
of the U. S. army during the past month, the j
Sanitary Commission havo arrived at the j
following general tacts,: That the sickness]
and mortality of the army in the West is
greater, proportionately, than in the East; i
that the mortality is so far less than in the j
Mexican war, is less than in the average of
European wars, and that it is not much
greater than in civil life. It is expected,
however, that on tbs approach of cold weath I
er, unless very good arrangements are made
for w inter quarters, both sickness and mor-1
tality will increase.
A very interesting trial, involving the I
right of Victor Emanuel to take the naval
property of Naples, has just been eloeed in
France. The King of Italy was defeated.
Mrs. Lincoln, accompanied by Captain
Dahljrren and Mr. Hay, the President's pri
vate secretary, on .Saturday, made an excur
sion, on board tho steamer Mount Washing
ton, down the Potomac as far as Stump Neck.
Prices of provisions, sold in the Washing
ton market, poultry, game, butter, vegetables,
&c, are cheaper than they are in the Alex
andria market.
■
A letter from the Confederate; battery at
(.uatnico, published in the Richmond En
quirer, dated the 17th in.st., says, there was
one casualty at the batterie.i on Friday even
ing. A private of the First Arkansas rog
meat, in battery No. 1, was mortally wounc
ed in the abdomen by the explosion ot
shell thrown from the batteries across th
river. It is the first loss the Confederate
have sustained.
Nearly all of the Confederate troops ar
erecting winter quarters, there being no de
sign of advancing upon Newport News o
Fortress Monroe, although this idea was en
tertained sometime since. Gen. Magrude
haH 23,000 troops in his department, com
prising the districts of James and Yor
Fairfax Court House his been entirely de
serted. The reconnoitering party sent ou
by Gen. Wadsworth, found but two person
in the village, and they were women.
The stock of flour in the Georgetown mar
ket is very small. Flour—Superfine, $5 75
I per bbl.; extra, $G.l2J(gs6 50. Wheat is
in active demand at $1 for red,
[ and |1.46@|1.55 for white. Corn, G8(«)70
I cts. per bushel for yellow; white, 73(0j75c.;
! corn, in the ear, is selling for $3.25(aj,53.50
I per bbl. Oats—4sc. per bushel. Hay—
§1.25 per 100 pounds.
The steam ferry-boat lalacca, belonging
to the Cooper's Point and Philadelphia Ferry
Company, has been purchased by Mr. Mark
ley, for the steam ferry between Georgetown
and Arlington Heigh is.
Authority has been given by the War De
partment to officers to recruit troops in North
amptou and Accomac counties for the Virgi
nia brigade, now being raised under direc
tion of John C. Underwood.
Slideil and Mason have cooafo-table quar
tern, which they share with their Secretaries
As they have funds, they have purchased va
rJOUS articles for their convenience, not pro
vided by the government, and as the prospect
is that they are likely to remain some time,
their money has been judiciously used.
A correspondent of the Opinion Nationalo
writes from Turin to say that in crossing the
field of battle of Magenta on All Souls Day,
he found the crosses placed above the graves
of the French soldiers illuminated.
The frigate St. Ltwrence, blockading off
S*. Simond's Sound, Georgia, captured the
schooner Fanny L>;e on the 6th mat, which
left Parian, Georgia, that morning. She
proved to be quite a valuable prize, being
loaded with rice and tobacco.
The Parkersburg Gazette says : " Yester
day we conversed with a gentleman who left
Gauley on Tuesd-iy. Gen. R isecrans was at
T napkins' farm, while the forces under Ben
h uu and Sehenck that pursued Floyd had re
turned to their old quarters at and above the
bridge. The camps were well supplied with
provisions, and the soldiers were in good
health. The Kanawha region was entirely
quiet."
Illeman who left Cheat Mountain on
f says that the road:' from Webster
lost impassable. He saw six horses
ith a wagon carrying nine hundm
I' will he miii issibie to keep up th
tor the 12,0'J0 men under Gen. Rey
ough winter. Thu opinion of mili
is that 2,000 is enough for the po
id that the balance might be sen
al Kelley to assist his movement on
ter.
I R. dwell, employed as a clerk b_
ilobbins, Royee it Hand, diy goods
ts in New York, was arrested yes
l complaint ot his employers, who
at the prisoner has stolen from them,
io last four years, about five thous
xs' worth of velvets, satins, &c. The
) supposed to have been sold and the
squandered on fast horses, fast wo-
I Other similar objects. The prison
sed.
scretary of the Treasury has appoin
s Johnson, Esq., agent for the U. S.
ent loan in Washington.
3s from Drummondtown state that
ckwood has issued a proclamation,
by printers in tho army, enjoining
magistrates in Accomac and North
:o exercise their usual functions in
cc with tho constitution,
ge number of organ grinders were
d from leaving New York for Cali-
wSSjSJIS they had not secured passports.
The Marshal assured them of his excessive!
txiety to help tfoni to anyplace outside;
j city, and his regret at being compelled to i
am them.
Thirteen officers and sixty-six seamen of i
) French corvette Pronny left in the Niag
ara yesterday:
Mrs. Greenhow, sometime ago arrested for
actmg as mute agent on the underground
mail transportation line in Washington, is
still confined in the female prison.
MISCELLANEOUS.
JOHN H. DEVAUGHAN'S
AMBROTYPE GALLERY.
No. 111, King Street,
Opposite tiik Maiisbali, House.
nov 20—lm®
WANTED —Tho back numbers of the "LO
CAIi NEWS," for which a roaaoniibla
price will be paid. Apply at this oflfu-e.
_nov 20—It*
MFOR RENT— A neat two story BRICK
DWELLING! HOUSE, pleasantly situated,
on North Fairfax street, No. 38, with the furni
ture. Apply on premises, or to
BOT M-r-St* 18 AAC BUCKINGHAM.
WATER RENTS.
NOTICE. —Water renters will please take no
tice that their bills for the ensuing term,
(commencing November 1, 1&61 ) are due and
ready for delivery. Those who can make it con
venient to call on the Secretary will find him at
his residence, on Prince street, opposite the far
mers' Bank of Virginia. A number of bills for
the past term are yet unpaid, and it is now requir
ed that they should be paid promptly on presenta
tion. EDWARD S. HOUGH, Secretary,
nov 27—tit
FOR RENT.—A large aud commodious
JtiJLthrcc story BRICK DWELLING HOUSE,
containing twenty-one rooms, and a fine Bar
Boom, and is an excellent place for business.
Water and gas, and every convenience attached to
the house. For further information, apply to
MRS. E. BURNS,
corner of Prince and Fairfax streets,
Possession given immediately, nov 23—lw*
JULIUS DINELT, DENTIST,
Office. No. 17 Waslrngton street, above King.
WHJtM HE CAN BE FOUND AT ALL TIMES.
nov 22— lm*
A CARD~
DURING the suspension of my regular School
Exercises, I am willing, for the sake of con
genial employment, to receive a few students, to
whom I will give thorough daily instruction in an
tho solid English branches, together with Compo
sition, Book-Keuping, Mathematics, and the Phy
sical Sciences.
This will afford, a rare opportunity for improve
ment, to such young men and youths, as desire
the quiet, order, and refinement of a SELECT
SCHOOL, together with the personal instruction
!of an experienced Teacher.
| TERMS $12.50 per quarter—Drawing $2.50.
jNo extra charges whatever. Hours of instruction
from 0, A. M., to J, P. M. Exercises to be com
menced on the 2nd of December.
11 mo 7-1 m CALEB S. HALLOWELL.
TOB PRINTING, HANDMITs,~CA _ R D~ti,
•J BILL HEADS, 0I ft CULAR 8, -Ac, Ac,
neatiy and expeditiously printed, on the lowest
terms, at the Alexandria Gazette Office, near the
corner of Prince and Fairfax streets,
nov (>—lw
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, «tc.
LEADBEATER *, CO., DRUGGISTS^
Stabi.ek's Oi.n Stank. Establish k» 1792,
JVox. 5 and 7, South Fairfax Street,
Alexandria, Virginia,
HAVE in store a full stock of Drugs, Chemicals,
Paiatl, Oils. Acids, Genuine Palest Medi
cines, Dye StufTs, Surgical Instruments. Perfu
mery. Soaps, Sponges, Congress Water, Medicine
Chests, Spices, Coal Oil Lamps and Chimneys,
Pocket Medicine Cases, and all oilier goods usual
ly found in a well conducted Drug establishment.
10 tho 20—sola
Portland keroseneT
A fit) GALLONS of the above, which is univer.
*r\FU sally acknowledged to be eqiiitl, if not su
perior, to any otuer, received and for sale at a re
duced price. HENRY COOK & CO.,
__novo Sar%ptS Hall, Kinjr street.
OIL! OIL!! OIL!!!
LARD OIL, Machine-Oil, Linseed, both rawand
boiled. Ethereal Oil, pure Neatafbvt Coal Oil,
Train and Tanners' Oil, received and for sale by
novO HENRY COOK & CO., Sarepta Hall.
GROCERIES.
JOHN T-COOKE,
CHEAP FAMILY GROCER,
Corner of PrintM and Pitt Streets,
(Oi.n Post Office Corn eh.)
ALWAYS on hand a larire and woll selected
slock of FAMILY GROCERIES, which will
••>o sold on terms to suit the times,
nov s—lm
NEW BUCKWHEAT," put for
family use, for sale by
■OV 28 JOHN T. COOKE.
SWEET CID2R.—A good article of the
just received, and for sale by
JOHN T. COOKE,
■OT M OM Post Office Corner.
BOOTS AND SHOEsT
HENRY C. FIELD, ~
BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURER,
No. 74 King street, Alexandria,
KEEPS on hand, and is prepared to manu
faeture BOOTS and SHOES of all kinds
BOOTS or SHOES made at
the shortest notice, and of the best material.
#&* Persons in want of a good articlo in his
hue, wil "Mo well to _jvc him a. c ill. oct 7
WOOD.
PRICE REDUCED.
OAK WOOD! OAK WOOD!!
I AM AUTHORIZED to take orders for OAK
WOOD, to bo delivered at $6 75 per cord.
Call at Wise A Co 's Coal Office, King street.
■•T 15—lm* B. T. PLUMMEK, Agent.
DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS.
BRYAN k ADAMS, Agents,
No. 76, King street. oct
JEWELRY, &c.
W. W. ADAM,
DEALER IN WATCHES, JEWELRY, AND
SILVER WARE.
All kinds of WATCHES and CLOCKS re
paired.
_#&£»- Store Ne. 78, King street. cct 11—tf