The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-29
GENERAL NEWS.

The expedition of Gen. Burnside, which is
now fitting out for an attack upon tho South
ern coast, has already assumed formidable
though under way but very
short time. Ten regiments have so far been
assigned to- the expedition, of which eight
are at Annapolis. The troops have not yet
been brigaded, and of the Brigadier Gene
rails, only one has, up to this time, been ap
pointed John G. Foster. Captain
Howard, late of the U. S. revenue MARINE
accompanies the expedition, with naval bri-
gade, and Commander S. F. Hazard, U. S.
Navy, is attached to the staff Of Gen. Burn
side as naval officer and director.
Langdon & Company have made arrange.
ments with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, by which they will be enabled to
supply the city of Washington with coal de-
livered at reasonable distances at So per ton.
The coal they propose to furnish is of very
superior quality, from the Shamokin mines,
near Sunbury, Pennsylvania. It sells read
lily in New York and Boston for fifty cents
more per ton than any other quality. One
ton of Shamokin coal is equal to Il cords Of
pine or II cords of hickory wood-thus saw
ing in using this coal from so to Is per cent.
Gen. Sherman has taken command of the
federal forces at Sedalis. There are about
10000 federal troops at points on the Pacific
railroad west of Jefferson City. The Con-
federates are said to be strongly terrifying
New Madrid, Mo-, and are employing 500
negroes on the works. A dispatch from JEFF
ferson City states that the reports of gen.
eral advance of Prices army are incorrect.
Of late years (says the Philadelphia Press)
in what is called respectable" society in
England, crime has gradually increased SO
much that philology has had to invent a
name for it. The word Kleptomania is not
to be found in Bailey nor johnson, neither
in Webster nor Worcester The word indi-
Gates feminine desire for thieving, and has
become necessary from the increase of the
crime,
1t is reported that the cbaplains of the
Pennsylvania reserve corps-who represent
different denominations Of Christians-have
had meeting, and organized, and adopted
religious platform, broad enough for men,
bers of all the regiments to stand on.
General Curtis has issued strict orders re-
speeding the navigation of the Mississippi
In future. only government boats will be al
lowed to ply on the river below St. Louis
All goods will thus be conveyed under the
supervision Of United States officers, and will
be charged freight at the rates ordinarily
current.
The Washington Republican, speaking of
the fire here on Wednesday night, says, 1.-THE
alarm caused great conservation among the
citizens of the place, who thought that the
Confederates were advancing upon the town,
and that the FIRE was caused by the bursting
Of a shell thrown by them into the headquar-
tiers of Company E, Eighty-eighth Pennsyl-
vania regiment. A regiment Of cavalry sta
toned some distance out of town came in to
suppress, if necessary, any demonstrations
which might be made by the resident seces-
sionists. The cavalry remained in the town
during Wednesday night and all of yester-
day." What is stated with regard TO any
CONSERVATION among the inhabitants, Or be-
lief as to the bursting ola shell, &c., is with
out any foundation as far as we have heard.
The first news ofthe capture of Mason and
Slidell would reach England by the Jura,
from Quebec on the 10th, and an official &C.
count from Lord Lyons would probably 90
out by the Persia on the Goth. The ntelli-
gence would therefore reach the British gov
eminent about the end of November, and the
first response may be expected by the Euro
pa, to sail on the Both instant, or the City of
New York, sailing on the 18th Of December.
A meeting was held at Frankfort, Ky.,
last Saturday, composed of Union men who
were Opposed to the propositions of John
Cochrane and Simon Cameron for the eman.
cipation of the slaves of those who are at
war with the United States, and the arming
of such slaves in the war against the South
ern people,"