The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-17
ALEX An DRIA, VA.


DOWNTOWN ErEMs.-At the apper Goal
Wharyes whpre IA considerable moun; Of
Coal has acou al ated, there IS sou.a activity.
Vessels are loading, and there are generally
two or three arrivals and departures daily.
But few Canal Boats are coming down; the
majority OF them bel e stopped at George
town. Uulaading the boats, and loading the
vessels, gives employment to number of
hands. The wharf of the American Coal
Company, che Fish Wharf, the Steamship,
aud adjoining wharves, are used by the Go
verament Large sheds will, it is under
stood. be erected on the American Coal Com
pany's Wharf, for storing provisions, &c.,
and "a switch from the Railroad on Union
street is to extend out on the wharf to Ia
cilitate the transportation OF articles to the
camps of the Federal soldiers beyond the
western limits of the city. Along the lower
wharves everything is exceedingly dull and
quiet. There are scarcely any vessels in
the docks, and save occasionally some lone
fisherman striving patiently to secure his
daily food, these once busy localities are
entirely deserted.
The Pioneer Mills are no longer in opera
tion-the Caulker's hammer and Carpen-
ter's adze, are no longer heard at Hunters
Ship Yard, and the Plaster Mill is still.
Craven's Saw Mill is in active operation,
furnishing our citizens with sawed and split
wood; and at the lower Ship Yard, Good
hand's) there is work sufficient to keep sew
eral hands constantly employed.
Union street.-the Howard street Of Alex
andria, is now, from Cameron street down,
as quiet as Gibbon or Pendleton, and
as little business transacted.
The Quartermaster' Department and Fed
eral Storehouses at the Steamship Depot and
Warehouses adjoining, are places Of hustle
and excitement.
On the lot adjoining Jamieson's Bakery
on the South, stabling for five or six hum
bred horses has been erected and the prin-
cipal stand for the army wagons is here e.
tablished.
The Old Custom House has been converted
into Bakery, and thousands OF loaves OF
bread are daily turned out from the apart
ments of the Appraiser and Surveyor
while the Collectors room, whitened by the
flour, is used by the Chief Baker and his
assistants as. counting room-"To what
base uses, &c"
Green's extensive Cabinet Mandatory is
no longer in operation, and the familiar
sound Of the bell is no longer heard at Z, II,
and 6 o'clock, as formerly.
The old Gazette, for the second time (once
during che war Of 1922 since its founda-
ton, has suspended publication, and is no
longer the welcome visitor at the houses of
50 many of our citizens. From the Office Of
that old familiar and popular journal is now
issued the humble sheet, indicating its aim
and object in its name-THE Local NEWS.
The Relief Engine House is now occupied
by the military, the apparatus having been
removed, and IA few houses in the vicinity
are occupied by the officers Of some OF the
regiments stationed IN and around the city.
The Headquarters Of the General in COM
mand Of the Federal troops here, is at the
cerner Of Prince and St. saph streets, for
merly occupied by Mrs. Page, as boarding
house. The Generals family and suite DC.
cupy the residence of M. Charles Baldwin,
nearly opposite the Headquarters.
Tunnel TowN.-This noted locality ex
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