The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-03
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
GENERAL NEWS.

paid OFT last Monday week, at Darnestown,
Nd, there have been seventy assertions
from it. This one of the regiments which
enlisted but three months for the U. S. Gov
eminent and State, and was transferred by
the State authorities to the Government for
the longer term of enlistment; many of them
contend that they are held illegally; hence
the dissatisfaction in this aud few other
regiments; hence also assertions. This reg
iment-the l9th-now numbers only about
500 men, and will probably have to be re-
organized.
= On Saturday, the steamer Mary Washing
ton, Capt. Weems, was stopped near Balti-
more, and the vessel and passengers searched.
p One lady was found to have quilted in her
petticoat a quantity of sewing silk-and her
brother had wadded in his jacket packages
of quinine. Some few tons of alleged con-
traband goods were also found. These arti-
Giles, it is said, were destined for Virginia.
The parties concerned were detained
The batteries from the Virginia shore on
the Potomac, last week, threw bornbs into
the camp of the Federal troops on the Mary
land side.
Gen. Sherman, and his staff, last week,
make reconnaissance at Tybee Island, dur
ing which four shells, which were thrown
from Fort Pulaski, burst near the party.
There was no damage done. however.
The delegate from Utah reports the words
Of Brigham Young's telegraphic dispatch to
the President, 'Grm for the constitution
and the Union" The people of Utah have
not been called upon by the United States
for any military service, but they are, he
says, loyal to the government. A dispatch
from Brigham Young states the remarkable
fact that war news from the States sent in
the morning is published at Salt Lake City
in the afternoon.
Mr.. Whittlesey, tho Comptroller of the
Treasury, gives decision adverse to the re-
quests Of the Typographical Society in
Washington. a. far a. the Government
Printing Office is concerned, and against
their recent action.
The Supreme Court commenced it's ses.
sion yesterday. Justices Catron, of Tennes-
see, and Wayne, Of Georgia, were on the
bench.
To our notice of the present appearance
and condition of things in Alexandria, in
yesterdays Local News, we would add, that
most of the stores recently rented, are hired
temporarily, or by the month. Several of
the dwellings vacated by citizens who have
left town, are occupied by the officers and
military.
A collision took place just above Cincin-
matt, on the 30th, between two steamboats,.
on board one of which was number Of
troops from Ohio-ten of whom were knock
ed overheard and drowned. One of the
boats sunk.
1t is reported that the bridge of the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad over Rolling
Fork was washed away on Saturday by a
freshet.
The Louisville Courier learns that squad
of twelve men were sent to Franklin, KY,
on Monday last. to arrest some Federals
who were committing depredations. The
Federals had collected to the number of
twelve or fifteen, at the house of one of their
number. The owner of the house defied the
Confederate squad. and fired upon them,
killing one and wounding one or two others
The Confederates charged upon the house,
set fire to it, and burnt up all the men in it
except two who escaped. A detachment of
twenty-five cavalry arrived at Franklin to
arrest the parties implicated.
g Messrs. Hooper, of Baltimore, have con-
tract for making tents for the army, and are
engaged in fulfilling their contract, which
requires them to keep three factories in ac-
tive operation day and night, giving employ
ment to 1900 hands. Another firm, con-
tracing for the manufacture of cavalry sad.
dies, employ 400 hands.
CONGRESS- assembled in WASHINGTON YES
terday. The President, in reply to the COM
munication informing him of the orpaniza
ton of Congress, announced that he would
send in his message to-day. In the House of
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