The national Republican., 1861-02-09
LOCAL NEW S.

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UNITED STATES TRoops Now ~ TIE Cry
ent in the city, with their numbers and places
where quartered:
Company A, Second Artillery, ninety-one
men, under command of Captain Barry, is
quartered at the arsenal.
Company I, FIRST Artilery, ninety-two men,
commanded by Lieutenant Fry, is quartered at
the corner Of Eighteenth and G streets.
The detachment of Dragons, acting as light
artillery, seventy-two men, commanded by
Lieutenant Griffin, is stationed near the City
Hall.
Company II, Second Artillery, seventy-eight
men, Colonel Brooks in command, is quartered
on Seventeenth street opposite the War De-
partment.
Company D, First Artillery, GAy.four men,
commanded by Major Haskins, is quartered OH
b street north, near First street east.
Company X, Second Artillery, seventy eight
men, is quartesed on E street, near Sixth.
Company Z, Second Artillery, ninety two
men, under command of Captain Elsey,is quar-.
tered in the south wing of the Treasury build
ing.
TIE detachment Of Dragoo s, from Carlisle
barracks fortytwo men, under Lieutenant Hol.
liday, is Quartered in Burchs stable, at the cor.
ner Of Fourteenth and d streets.
The corps Of sappers and miners, from West
Point, sixty four men, under Lieutenant Duane,
are at the Columbian Armory.
Companies A, ofthe Second, I, Of the First,
and the detachment of Dragons from West
Point are accompanied by light batteries.
The remainder are all acting as infantry, with
the exception of the dragons from Carlisle.
All the troops, with the exception Of the sap.
pers and miners, who are subject to the orders
of General Scott and the War Department, have
been placed under the command of Major
Harvey Brown
These, together with the marines, who num-
ber about three hundred, make the total num-
Der here at this time about one thousand men.
The GALE.-We notice that the destructive
effects of the gale Of Thursday we're by no
means confined to our own city.
In Alexandria, the chimney at the plaster.
mill of Nessrs. g. +. Suttle & Co. was blown
over, shingles from the roofs of several houses
and window.shutters we're blown off, fences
blown down. and other damage done. The tin
roof Of the Relief engine house was mostly
blown of. The steamer Thomas Collyer was
prevented from making her last Washington
"trip by the gale.
In Baltimore, much property was damaged
in the harbor. The ship Manlius, loaded and
Henderson wharf when the storm began. In
the afternoon she dragged, and went broadside
ashore.
Seven out of eight of the telegraph lines be-
tween Washington and New York city were
blown down, and only one line left in working
order.
1t is probable that we shall hear of great
damage done to the shipping on different parts
of the seacoast and in the rivers but the wind
being from the northwest, vessels on the sea-
coast could stand out to sea, and run no risk of
being driven inland, as would have been the
case had the gale blown from the eastern quar-
ter.
The CITY HorELs.-The assembling of the
Peace Congress has had the effect of bringing
to Washington great number of strangers.
The hotels are filled to overaowing. Gov.
John Letcher, of Virginia, is at Browns, and
Hon. A. II. H.. Stuart, Of Virginia, formerly
Secretary Of the Interior, under President Fill.
more, is at the National.
Both houses Of the Virginia Assembly have
adjourned, and about hundred of the members
are at present in the city.
The INAUGURATION BALL.-The gentlemen
who have undertaken to get up grand Union
inauguration ball on the 4th of March have
progressed finely thus far in their work, and
it promises to be q complete success A plan
has been prepared for the temporary building
to be erected tor the purpose on the occasion,
Inirable one as 1t will afford ample accommo.
dation for large number of people. The site
chosen is one just in front of the stables re.
Gently erected near the City Hall, for the use
OF one OF the artillery companies recently sta
toned here by order Of Gen. Scott. The ex.
pense of the ball is estimated at from twenty to
twenty-five thousand dollars.
Mr. Lincoln will leave Springfield for Wash,
ington on the 18th inst, and will probably ar.
rive here about the 10th. He will visit New
York on the way, but will not 60 to Boston, as
has been stated.
PRESIDENTS MOUNTED GUARD.-A meeting
of this fine company was held at their armory
on Thursday night, when it was proposed to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Captain Peck. Second Lieutenant Samuel
W. Owen was then, by unanimous vote, elec,
ted as Captain of the company. A committee
was appointed to wait upon the gallant Lieu
tenant and apprise him Of his promotion, when
that gentleman returned his most grateful
thanks Tor the honor which had been conferred