The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-01

site the Market Square A good supply of mond pa
Bacon. Salt Pork, Flour, Meal, &C., on the army
hand, and some two hundred persons had era saaI
their needs supplied. We are happy to Thoma
chronicle the Inauguration of this most ex. and,no
cellcnt charity. The Orphan Asylum and MIA Cava
the supply Store are the nobes institutions District
of the CITY, The elt
M,,,nn,, no,-nn IT, M;,;t,r, ro,u. ident tax
ho,d =; ,,ol s,s.;o. - .ho rount,, Co.. next wee
ua,so :, ~, o;t,, .h;s ...,;, I,a.o The So
p.oo,o .oa;d;,. at the fac
Thomas Dewitt filed an affidavit prelimina. '
~ - ,;+ IN tho saa co,r. ua;ns4 wo.h responder
ington Co. 'i"' o'0
j. Surges filed similar affidavit for suits '''o y'u"s
against j. E. Douglas and Washington & Co. hwy
Preliminary proceedings were taken in '"-'''o''
these cases, and the Court adjourned. ""'''' al
THE MANSION HOUSE We learn that the A"'
Mansion House Hotel, Of this city, will has s 81,
shortly be occupied by the forces of the Uni eo
ted States Military Hospital The Ho- ''on' ''e
tel is the most commodious, and of the "'y' iii
most splendid, buildings in this city was "
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A petition to the Secretary Of War has ing,
been sent by loyal citizens Of the United Railroad
States, resident in Washington and George
town" asking him 10 take stems to nrevent The ret
the ax+or,,on no rractsad !, tho so,e of raises Ma
wood and coainduced by, as they allese, ''' Oh 60
combination and monopoly such existed '"' ohise'
among he -four dealers in April last They zee ht' WI
denounce the present prices of fuel some one
cessary and outrageous and Ill engaged in oe"1h OF
the attempt thus made harrass, Cypress, Vas name
and ruin the citizens and ask fur nrotecton. General
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No ,f +bo
nah, Ia colored many which sailed from Al Advices
exandria on the 18th for philadelphia has ltOn By
arrived at the latter port and furnishes an lar betwe
account of his running the Potomac blockade States
He rearasents aa.was tired as sr in lnarthern
Ouantico the balls from the batteries there Cnfedera
going entirely across the river but e,caed Mason di
without having his vessel struck He could Cnfeders
se, no guns nor Notifications but the balls req
were unmistakabe. s;noo :
The Pilot Knob (Missouri,) correspondent many Of
of the st. Louis Democrat, speaking OF the have vis
late battle ut Fredercktown in that State Washingt
says, that "a greater portion of the dead pha 1nqu
and wounded were boys from fifteen to eig pie, from
teen years DID, striplings, with the have come
down on their faces al and frient
-. 1..-:a M...ho. &c p..,.. driving on
has made q speech a. ~ Conservative mest The wa
ing ~ favor OF the right ct Secession nd dream of
urging the people of England to give 10 economists
strong expression Of their sentiments IS generation
would induce the Government to acc accord land The
ngly. aalz--l adA9@ ae R silks and
The Baltimore American of To-Day says:- portatlons
Scouts have brought in word that General every art
Johnston Occupies Martinsburg with Eve unsaleaole
regiments and that stirring times expec One Of
led by the Federal pickes of the Twelfth Wis, tried
Indiana Regiment stationed in thatvicniy ted the
nv. .. - = ---1- -, verdict. j
- ~. :-:I have impe
: .N.1.n-c. s--.-...y5- - -. rr.-a.~p could
which thew obtained 100 head Of Camanche Large
,orses The Camanches followed to Obtain &C.. and CO
he's property. aid in the struggle soasM coming on
heir number were killed. Via the Ia
Il is wrong to rrejudge accused persons The ba
,ut certainly the bill of indictment against nounces
,an Fremont nreferred in Adiutant Gem teligencer
al Tbomass report is ona which looks as il highly in
would be hard to get around. Tho fon
despatch from San Francisco reports q Kentucky,
errihle eale having occurred at Mazatlan civil
owng down houses and wreckng ships at posing side
fearful rate. Col. Hen
The destination OF the Naval Expedition, general, an
is said is known Old Poiny, and be has been re
oyealed to-day tomorrow. his physica
Hogs are now selling in Cincinnati at s2 Kew. Or
ett heavy packing business is expected. CINCINNATI