The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-10
GENERAL NEWS.

oo'ns carried from Fort Lafay cite to Warner
contrlved to make their escape, and have a
rived home.
The widow of Commodore Thomas A,
Catesby Jones is among those who, hayip
removed into Virginia, has lost her pension
1t is reported that the Chamber of Com
merce of New York will present Captai
Wilkes with silver service. It will be r.
membered that his home at Washington wa
robbed of all its silver and other valuable
last winter.
Of the Boston boot and shoe market th,
Reporter says shipments continue: few or
ders are being received; trade is conducted
on cash basis. Total shipments of boots
and shoes by rail and sea for the week 9 Al;
cases.
Two companies of the 18th Indiana reri
ment, at present stationed near Sharpsbure
crossed the Potomac one night last week,
and captured the following named citizens
OF Jefferson county, Virginia. and returned
with them safely to camp: R. Davis Shep-
herd, son.in-law of Hon. Alexander R.
boteler, Abraham Shepherd, George D. Nc.
Gincey, Conrad Crowl and George w. John
son.
The imports of foreign dry goods at New
York, during the month of November, were
less than half as large as the corresponding
total in either Of the previous two years; and
more than half of this consists of wooden
goods chiefly imported for army purposes.
1t is ascertained that for some time the
heaviest kind of mail robberies have hean
going on between Green Spring and Rom
ney' Va. The mails have been frequently
rined and large sums of money distracted.
Ihirty-one contrabands have arrived n
Baltimore. They are women and children
ana were brought over from Matthias,
foint by Col. Graham, during his recent re-.
connoissance. The men, NUMBERING over
nifty, are still with Gen. Sickles. emnloved
as laborers
Inc washington Republican says:-"It
~ now so well known that there can he M !,
possible improperly in abiding to it, that !.
resident Lincoln, upon receiving the report !.
OF the Secretary Of War, insisted upon al.
'erations IN that part Of it which related to q
the treatment of slaves. The conclusion 10
unavoidable, in respect to that part of the
report of the Secretary of the Navy which a
relates to the same subject, that it met the
appreciation Of the President, as there has il
oeen no lntimation from any quarter. that c.
10 olssented from it, or desired any modifica. G
ion of it," fl
Inc Washington Republican speaking of %
n m Mall arrangements in Washington, saws. h
Ihe trains due at this place, for the las, ii
aree months, have scarcely ever arrived at
caeouie time, or even within an hour of t. a
MS is caused, doubtless. by the immense b.
mount OF Government freight, and the hi
'rge number Of troops being conveyed ovo, hi
ne roads between here and New York. The Ia
oss Omce Department has done all in ito tn
over TO remedy the evil, but SO far without esq
ny avail" 0"'
A quantity of Commissary stores consist. SCI
g OF twenty-one tierces of bacon. and con int
al more Of other smoked and salt meot. VIII
ere seized yesterday, by the U. s. Mar cou
al, IN New York, on suspicion that thew {
a oeen stolen from the government. Most ing
the original marks on the packages were =
ased' but enough remained to show that +
ey had once belonged to the Government vol,
'e broker in whose hands they were found Ian
inns that they had been CONSIGNED to 81. =
rk' by order Of high official in the armv
" aSh'ngton' to be exchanged for rye. . ~ u .
Mr. Charles B. May has erected BUILDINGS the
Ala, suitable for the NAM leste
ture OF all kinds of patent ename1sd A
ther Mr.. May succeeded in getting from er
NORTH some time since, two or three has
fkmen' who thoroughly understand tho sale
',ness' and who are said to be the hast verv
fkmen in the country. He has al rho how
essary machinery and ingredients. and derir
'olng Immediately into the manufao+'.o wv don,,
an extensive scale. o''Ae'
large number of wicker baskets snoh ward