The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-23

After discussion as to the proprietv of ne
mlnating candidate for the United State
. House of Representatives, it was determined
oy the meeting to 60 into such nomination
when 5. Ferguson Beach was selected as tn
candidate, he having received upwards G
htty votes, G. B. Shirley 2, = Gargas l
and = Soper |. The meeting then ad
journed
ANOTHER NORTHERN DEBT CAsE.-The ex
tensive Dry Goods establishment of the
Messrs. Wilmer, was closed this morning in
obedience to an order from the Military
Court.
1t appears that preliminary proceedings
have been taken in that Court, by a Northern
debtor of the house, similar TO those in the
late cases of Meade & Mayre and Addison
| Wallace & Co.
The final adjudication Of the matter has
not been made. but we learn that the case
will be tried ia few days, Mr. Slaymaker,
the Junior partner of the firm, representing
Its interests and that in the meanwhile the
establishment will be placed in charge of a
military guard
- The MILITARY CoURT--The statement
that the time for opening the Military Court
had been changed from one TO three O'Clock
is erroneous. The change was merely
temporary one-and che Court met this
ot ho
ness OF Interest, however, came before it.
The ship Thomas Watson, from Liverpool,
while attempting to run the blockade, and
ges into Charleston, on the 10Th, was run en-
shore, and beached. Tine ship was burned
by the Federal troops, they first taking from
her large amount Of army fiauuels.
4 dispatch, dated Cincinnati, October %
says: "a fight occurred at Camp Wildcat.
kentucky. Zoliicoffer, with some 1000
Jonfederates, made three different attacks
III Col. Garraud's camp of |, 200 men, and
vas each time repused with considerable
OSs.
A. dispatch was received at Washington on G
Monday from General Rosecrans, dated at 6
lamp Iompkins, near Gauey Bridge, where
e has been encamped for some time. lie
eports all quiet. The Confcderatcs, it is q
alo' are falling back from their position.
IL IS just three months since the Bull Run u
flair. For two months two of the largest 81
rmies ever assembled in modern times. and
rovlded VITA all the means and appliances
war that modern invention can supply,
ave stood face to face :" ~
The awards of the government contracts zf
y beef and pork were made public yester- az
ay. 4,l26 bbls. of the former were con-
acted for at l5.75@Sl7 for mess, including -
me prime at $ll, and prime mess at n
40Sl5. "
1t is currently stated that General Scots
'alth is much impaired, but he attends reg
arly to business Va
>- aft
1t is supposed that the command of the no
my of the West will be given to Gen Wool. 60
1t is understood that the thing was near
ing determined some time since.
" six
Ii is not believed that any other vessel vel
IN the schooner Fairfax, heretofore renort. an
has been captured by the batteries on the
tomac.,
ten
ihlrfy-nlna Thousand seven hundred and
ty-elght horses have been purchased by
government il Cincinnati since the break. Fen
out of the trou bles XII
t is rumored that Colonel Graham. of T,E
kles' brigade, was accidentally killed o
terday, at or near Port Tobacco. CIV
amp Denison, in Ohio, ia TO be used a. LIE
ter quarters for Western troops. 1t bas ~ ~
! recently fitted 10 For that purpose. -
White Gun powder" is among the war ~
elites now being made aud talked just
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