The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-28

number of students from all parts of the
continent who attended the schools in this
city previous to the present war, narrates the
Following, interesting incident: "There is, l
believe, but one, of all the young people from
abyoad who used to enliven our streets after
school hours. with US yet. This little boy,
the son of gentleman in Georgia, was una.
BILE, from peculiar circumstances, to return
home before the occupation of the city, and
has, therefore, been obliged to remain in the
family Of the principal Of the academy in
which he is student. mention him to in.
troduce beautiful incident which occurred
few weeks ago. A free woman of color,
formerly slave to his father, and who had
been his nurse, was in Washington when the
blockade commenced, and was forced to re-
main there by the impossibility Of getting
home. Knowing that the little boy s remit
tances we're cut off, and fearing that he might
want for something, she sent him ten dollars
of her own earnings, in letter so simply
touching, that / cannot forbear quoting it..
After mentioning that she had been to see
him twice, while he was on visit in Mary
land, she says: :Oh how wish to press
him to my arms, and ask him if he has for
gotten our dear, sweet, sunny, Southern
home; my heart yearns for our sweet home,
dear little Hugh, where we could enjoy our
selves without being cramped for fear of Of
Tending any person. Dear Hugh, never for
get your nurse Who still loves you the same.
No matter where may be forced to live, you
will ever be dear to me, and our dear, suuuy,
Southern home will ever be regretted. live
in hope of yet, one day, being able to get
back to my loved home, for it will always be
home to me-
"The above is only one Of thousand in
stances which every man acquainted with
our Southern social life could recall to bis
memory, Of the gratitude and affection Of the
African race towards kind master and, his
children"
! The FUEL MARKET. The supply of fuel
is rather larger than last week, several car
goes of Anthracite Coal have arrived, and
are offered fof sale. The arrivals of Wood
by river, railroad. and country carts has
been larger than usual, and prices of wood
show as to some kinds, slight decline. A
cargo of assorted pine and maple sold at
1926 per cord, the lowest price from river
vessel for some months. We quote prices
as follows: s
WooD-Oak, (seasoned) 81; Pine. (baAer's)
So; partly seasoned $3.50; Maple, (unsea.
s"ned) SIS. se4 =
CoAL-Anthracite SO per ton; Cumber-
land, Lump $780, Run Of Mine Sc 60; Fine,
none in market.
The MAYORS OFFIcE-A single case. that
of a man drunk and disorderly, came up this
morning, and was disposed Of according to
law.
Mr.. j Eads, af St. Louis. the constructor
of the Mississippi gunboat Benton, has ar.
rived in Washington. The Benton is now
completed, and has gone from St. Louis to
Cairo, where she lies to lead the fotilla of
the West, having been selected for the flag
ship by Com. Foote.
The u S Marshal sold, at public auction,
in Philadelphia yesterday, one half of the
VTlHc SCuouuOI HAlds DCiuS tuC IutcTtSt VI
VIM. H. Armitage, of Virginia, at $525.
The scene in and around the burned gov
eminent stables in Washington is sickening.
The bodies of more than two hundred dead
horses were there yesterday. Many of the
horses escaped, have not yet been returned
The origin OF the destructive fire is not yet
ascertained.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal trade is
tolerably active, though the arrivals are not
from beyond Dam No. S. which point is, in
deed. blocks AIDED. The price of corn is re-
ceding.
Three large steamers have recently run
the blockade at the mouth OF the Mississippi
with full cargoes Of cotton.
The u s. government dispatches represent
that Gen. Halleck's recent operations in Mis-
souri, have resulted in capturing $500 men,
1900 herses, stores of every description, cut
ting off Gen. Price from his supplies, and
forcing him to retreat.
Mr.. Ely states that while he was in con-
fnement in Richmond, many gentlemen
called to see him, there never was an indig.
nifty offered to him, he was treated with re-
spect, and some very useful presents were
made to him.