The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-17
TIE MAYORS OFFIcE.-A large crowd at.
tended at the Mayors Office this morning,

ana quite a number of cases were examined
). II. Schmenck, q recruit of the U. 8
Army. not yet mustered into service, wal
charged with assault. 1t appeared in evi
deuce that as two daughters of Mr.. Samue
Chipley were passing up Columbus street
two soldiers passed them, and one of them
Schm .nck, took hold Of one of them who
thereupon struck him and pushed him from
her. Schmenck then kicked her, and would
have repeated the blow, but his companion
interposed, as did Captain in the U. S
army, who witnessed the transaction upon
the opposite side of the street, and crossing
Immediately interfered and arrested the Of
fender Schmenck was committed for trial.
II. Farris was brought up, charged with
horse stealing. 1t appeared that he at
tempted to steal the horse of one officer in
front of Prices Restaurant, and being foiled
IN that attempt. escaped, and stole another
from in font of the U. S. Bakery on lower
King street. He was committed 60 Jail for
further examination.
Several other small police cases came up,
and were adjudcated
TUE New COUNTY CoURT-SEc SEs.
sIoN.-The new Court assembled at the
Court House, last night, pursuant to ad
journment. r. Crupper President, presid.
ing.
VIM. N. Berkeley, one of the newly cleo
ted Justices, appeared, and took the reouir.
ed oaths.
E. H. Dslahay qualified as Commissioners
OF the Revenue, and T. l. Edelin, and r. H.
Stilwell as County Constables.
Messrs Reuben johnson, S. F. Beach.
and Andrew Wylie were appointed com.
mlttee to examine into the condition of the
Clerks Office, and make report concerning
the same at the January term of the Couri
The Court then adjourned
RIVER MovEMENrs.-Oa yesterday con-
siderable animation was displayed up the
river. A large number of vessels nassed
up-several landing here, among them two
srhooners from Philadelphia loaded with
Anthracite Coal. A very large number of
steamers are now employed. plying betw cen
this city and Washington. and brinyno
down heavy loads of provisions, which are
stored In the warehouses along the wharyes
The high price of poultry. especially tur-
Keys and chickens, in the Alexandr ria mar.
k"', Is even noticed by strangers, and ia
grievance to the citizens of this place in
view OF christmas coming" All kinds of
marketing are much dearer here than in
washington. Our citizens are made 70 nav
Tor many articles exhorbitant prices.
One day last week two of the U. S. sol
d'ers here, ate raw oysters for wager
One devonred eight pints land the other
SIX plnts-and then both went their way
lhey astonlshed, as well as disgusted. the
people on the wharf who were standing bv ,
and who never saw the like before.
QUALIFIcATloN.-Je Jefferson lacey qualified
as Clerk of the new County Court at it's ses-
sion, yesterday morning.
franklin Chase, L. s. consul at Tamnico
informs the Secretary of State that that CITY .
Is thronged with Union United States cit. !.
zens, fugtives from Texas, in great Distress =
The Richmond papers publish long let ;,
ter from Mrs. Greenhow. CONFINED as a :
state prisoner, in Washington, to Mr.. Sew. 9
ard,) complaining in the bitterest terms of
her treatment, and denouncing in the strou-
gest language the course pursued towards y
her. She says ''she has been held to II
mans accountability" and she will sneak O.
with the courage of man OF
Three of the men detailed for the execp.
ion of the soldier johnson, it is said did tf
lot fire their muskets. They have been ar. Il
ested, and will be Court-martialed.
1t is stated in the Cincinnati ENQUIRER 10
hat much sickness prevails in the Ohio rf
oops in that city and the interior of the r.
tate, and the typhoid fever has broken OUT
nong them, as On epidemic. tie
The exports of breadstuEs from New for
ork' continues very large. Gel