The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-18
Civil officials in Virginia.
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY. ADJUTANT
GENERALS OFFICE, Nov. IA, 1861. J

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY ADyUrANr(
GENERALS OFFICE, Nov. IA, 1861.
GENERAL ORDERS No. SO Complaint has
been made to the President of the United
States that certain pers' ns within the State
OF Virginia, in places occupied by the forces
of the United States, claim to be Inhabitants
of civil Offices, State county and municipal
by alleged authority from the Commonwealth
of Virginia, in disregard and violation OF the
declaration of the people of Virginia. repre-
sented in convention at the city Of Wheeling'
on Thursday June Ii. 1861, and Of the or
dinances of said convention aud ct thslacts
of the General Assembly held by authority
of said convention: it is, therefore, ordered
| by direction of the President, that if any
person shall hereafter attempt, within the
State Of Virginia, under the alleged author
| itv IT said Common wealth, to exercise any
Official powers Of a civil nature, within the
limits of any Of the commands OF the occu'
plying forces of the United States. unless in
pursuance of the declaration and ordinances
of the convention assembled at Wheeling on
the 18th day OF June, 1861, and the acts of
the General Assembly. held 'hv auth 'rity OF
said convention, such attempt s''a!l be treat
ed as an act of hostility aga nst the United
States, and such persons shall he taken into
military custody. Commanding off .crs are
directed to enforce this order within their re-.
spcctive commands. By command of
Major General MCCLELLAN.
The Washington National Monument is
now about one hundred and eighty feet high
from the base.
, The rumors concerning the capture of the
, prvateer Sumter turns out to have been un'
}. true On the 22d ult., only three days be-
: fore her crew were reported to have been in
con fnenneut on board the Niagara IL, tn.
f mouth Of the Mississippi, she was in the
port of Barbados.
q The telegraph informs us that the Con
federates have captured, near Pleasant Hill
, Cass county, Missouri, fifty wagons and five
h hundred head of cattle, which were being
= conveyed to Sedala A federal force hac
d been despatched to Pleasant Hill, in order It
retake the property it possible.
d Fifteen thousand troops are now ct An
napolis, ready to embark. The rnmor is tina
they are to reinforce Gen. Sherman.
Mr. Prentice, editor Of the Louisville Jour
;. nal, is in Washington.
"a The people Of India, it is said are g'in
= into the culture of co ton extensively. Til
London Herald says America IS as yet tn
only reliable source for cotton.
> A letter from Paris says: A large quar-
> tity of foreign wheat continues to a. rive q
;, Havre."
"a The Philadelphia cars will leave Baltimor
q at $3.50 A. NJ, Los P. M, $40 p. M. and 7
o on every day except Sunday, when the
will leave at p. M. For Washington tn
g. trains will depart as follows 400 A. NJ, 7:3
!. A. M, ga. NJ, $50 M. and P. M. The
will leave Washington at g.: 10 A. M, $40 !
NJ, Ii A NJ 1908 p. N. and 5 P NJ.
N General Fremont is engaged in prepariu
10 bis defence. document of great length
= That he has committed some errors, the GEL
OF eral does not deny, but the responsibility
re thrown upon the administrator.
A feet is understood to- have gone to PEI
tx sacola, and the news Of another naval e
sp plot may be expected soon.
n. The loss of he Contederates at the bait
-, of Belmont was 26l killed, 427 wounde
and 278 missing
Il Joel b. Sutherland, a well known eli
d. Zen of Philadelphia died last week
gn The report that Raketski, the suppose
en- murderer of MIR. Felner, has been arrestt
he il erroneous. o.d
The late fire at Norfolk destroyed d lar!
quantity of stores, including nearly all ii
:, oil in the city. 81 49,
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an A. DIAMOND RING LOST YESTERDAY
he IA A most lbe al reward will be paid to Il
:, :, finder, the ring is of more worth to the own
Il than a.tnal value RrinO hack To az X i,