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

There were large nun'Ocr III chsce Va
an unim oortant character before the Court
being cases of drunkenness And disorder.-
The soldiers having been paid } receptly,
the Court docket has, for soaaq past,
been larger than usual
Thnse who have been merely druEk nxe
generally fined one dollar, or imprisoned lnsl
the slave pen one dayon bread and water
Dsorderly persons w 6ped a greater
amount.
Whenever .spfisons before the Court
for the first dme; % asrharge of drunken
ness only. he i ailowed ~ go scot free, it he
names the place in Alexandria at which he
procured the Intoxicating beverage. In that
case the liquor seller is held responsible for
the drunkenness, and is generally fined live
dollars IA
ARREST -One Of tie Police Guard, yes
terday arrested little. girl, who wore red
an white cape, alledging that the coors Ut
the cape were obnox'eus. The mother 'f
the girl accom- panied her to the office OF the
/
article Of ire-s had been made four years
since Capt Griffith promptly ordered the
release of the little lass, and directed the
guard to devote his attention in future to
weiyhtier matters than the clothing of ch'l-
dren.
The n Y Tribune dsapproves Of the ac-
ton OF the government in relation to the
civil cases lately before the Provost judges
Court IN Alexandria The Boston Post thinks
that. uutier the circums -ances the govern
ment has pursued the best policy. The n.
York Herald argues that the government
:. should transfer the slaves and property Of
those in The Southern States who are in re-
, beilion to the loyal citizens"
Gen. Mcclellan, in his book reviewing
$ the Crimean war, makes the remark that an
: army Of $4,000 or 10000 men may easily
be crushed 10y the unremi,riug attacks o
l superior numbers; but when it comes to al
army of 100000 disciplined men. n over
= whelming masses can avail against then
Il without military science aud discipline; be
u cause the greater the multitude brough
! aga nat them the more surely it works it
fown destructinn, a. such numbers canno
's be handled without discipline and instru,
ton. and are in their own wav. a.r .1fasf VI
. Cumberland. ia Mary aud, was visi'e
n hast Saturd,y week with a. m ,st d sastrou
IL food, which Destroyed an imm nse amour
l. of property bur n, lives were lost. Grei
70 destruction occurred on the lines Of the Ba
:, timore aud Ohio Railroad, the Pennsylv
:. =. and Cumberland r ,ad, and the Chesapeil
., and Ohio Canal. The foid exceeded III
,;IIof 1882 Sab ,, q ii..'' e7ssn}e' aal sFh
IL; !, The Schooner Tropic Wind, which "
IT,, Hcaptured and sent to Washington, D. G a.
o., prize and rel 'a>edby order of the authorize
ist bat was again captured off Fortress ,Msnre
and ~ order of General Butler sent to NJ
lu- YORK. where she was rec aimed by the Britt
to Consul as British property. was released III
Dle returned to her owners I'd hurrday,a" 4
''- Gen. Fremont Is expected shortly !.
- Washington it is said che "
Ia make tie fur fy.' If his fatherin-la
~ Mr. Benton, were oily alive-what a til
'"s there would be !s7Hsi'T 'sh"f1' '''f''
IA Its said that the author of, the article
" the New York Independent. stating that
~" government was preparing the way for PEI
- aud an acknowledgment of the South,
~" Confederacy, is co be sent to Fortress W
~ rem
wat 81 80 Ks .5-Tf7---- .'et g
.;ed On Saturday night, small vessel lying
.a,, one of the wharves was robbed of several
70 tices Of value. Several gardens in the S
has urts, on the same night. were entered,
Tho had cabbages and other vegetables ste
therefrom. .s..A
ersl The telegraphic dispatch to the 'Phila
INV phia Inquirer that, On Friday night.
guard was fred upon from a house in A
dria, is believed to be totally destitute
ton foundation. .sfsl s's y