The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31
GEN ERAL NEW S

terday paid out only notes.
Abolition petitions are presented every
day in the L. S. Senate. t
The Washington Star predicts that the U
S. Congress will Immediately place the coasts
If the United States in a proper state of de-
fence against the possible fu'ur, interference
of England and that fifty millions Of dollars
will also be appropriated in the next thirty
days for the Immediate construction Of iron
clad war steamers of different classes
The Washington Star says that The Wasl-
ington Republican, which was so furious on
Saturday about giving up Mason ard SlideI,
on Monday roared as gently as sucking
dove ~
In the late quarrel between England and
the United States, the newspapers of the two
countries entered into the dispute with great
zeal--and one consequences was, that they
said very had things about each other. The
U. S. papers said the English journals we're
most arrogant and blood thirsty; the Eng
fish journals retorted b. declaring that the
U. s. newspapers were the most calumnious
usd tadacisus sheets Friated in Christen-
dam: And SO the " fight went on"
Samuel NJ. Jauney, member Of the So
ciety Of Friends, who has been confned hy
the Confedarstes at Leesburg since his return
from the Baltimore Yearly Meeting, has ate
ly been released. A company Of forty Con-
fedtrate cavalry are stationed at Waterford
and occupy the Quaker meeting house there
as their quarters.
VIM. II Miller resident near Wa erford
Va, had obtained great bargain lately by
buyng lot Of salt which bad been used in
packing last years meat. He bought it for
two dollars and fifty cents per bushel, he
price paid for the same at st1res being six
dollars.
it's said that next week there will bean
troduced into tie U. {. Congress bills for re.
pealing the act whereby the Canada repruci.
ty treaty was carried into effect, and also ad-
visng the President to give notice of the
termination Of the treaty itself The Object
. will be to apply prohibitory duties to al Bri
fish and Colonial products coming from Can
ada. The British Parliament will, of c, ur>e
retaiate by repeating 80 much of the liberal
provision OF their navigation laws.
A number Of fugitiyes from the vicinity Of
. Waterford, Loudoun county, Va, succeeded
in making their escape through the Confede
. rate pckets, and crossed the Potomac on
Tuesday night.
} The Baltimore Sun Of this morning saws
. "The announcements Of the suspension Of
7 the Northern Banks yesterday, although no,
( unexpected, caused quite sensation in
J financial circles, and small lots of specie
| were sold at from II to per ct. above the
issue of our banks. The suspension Of sne
Gle payments by the U. s. Treasury will
tend to increase the demand for gold and
silver, and we may expect still further ad
vance in rates
| The debt of Allegheny county, Pa. in.
| Guiding Pittsburg and Allegheny city, is
| nearly seven million seven hundred tbous
. and dollars, and the value of the taxable
} property is but twenty-eight millions
: A letter from a member of the 18th New
York regiment, who was sent to Tortueas
last September among the mutineers state,
> that be and bis fellows have been released
from arrest, and are awaiting the arrival Of
steamer 80 take them to WASHINGTON
where they are to rejon their respective
, regiments.
According to letters from the military pri
son at Fortress Warren, there is anvtbino
but good blood between the prisoners and
their guards. Some of the captives have
lately died. Some of them have been "rn,
under arrest" for threatening the sentipel-
; &c.
A Norwegian steam corvette, from Sain,
Thomas in fourteen days, arrived at New
York on Saturday evening She is of 24O
horse power, mounts twenty guns, and has
crew, including officers of 100 men.