The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-13

The N. Y. Herald says 'farties are so
uually divided in the House OF Representa-. o
;vea that conservative members claim ma T.
ority of only about five votes on perfectly
efned questions between themselves ana t
he radicals, while on side issues they are s
a constant danger of being outvoted. Inc i
.adicals in the Senate have majority OF at {
east six votes. Nevertheless, they do not I
dare to adopt universal emancipation as ,
kew note but steadily adhere to the policy
Of undermining the government on more
plausible grounds"
The Orleans princes have returned to
Washington.
The small pox continues to prevail to
very considerable extent in Washington.
Mrs. Sweeny, residing near Washington
was thrown from a wagon on Saturday, and
instantly killed.
Preparations are being made to receive
some female prisoners at Fortress Warren.
The Northern papers all say that the SIM
u,taneous advance" movement of the fede-
raj army has been commenced in several
quarters.
People were making their jack" in New
| York last week, out of the money. panic
selling gold, shaving treasury notes. &c., &C.
The Union merchants in Baltimore have
formed new Flour and Corn Exchange.
The seventy -nine bales of sea island cotton
brought from Port Royal, were sold at auc-
tipn in New York last week, the auctioneer
announcing that the cotton would be sold
for cash, invited an offer for the first lot, OF
five bales, LABS pounds. The bidding COM
menced at 49, quickly went up to 81, and
them more slowly to GO per pound, at which
price it was knocked down. Lot No. 2, nine
bales, 2,765 pounds, at 563. Lots 3 to in
elusive, 46 bales, Is ,2O6 pounds, at 624. Lot
8, Eve bales, 1866 pounds, SOL Lot 9, un-
merchantable short staple, twelve bales, T..
O43 pounds, 81 Lot 10, understandable
short staple. two bales, 697 pounds, was sold
at 10. The proceeds of the entire sale were
$l4.O71 983
Capt. Tansill, of Prince William county,
Va. has been released from Fortress War
1 rem. j. Hanson Thomas, of Baltimore, de-
clines to accept the release offered him for
thirty days.
Joseph G. Coggswell, IL. D., has resigned
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Astor Library, IN
New York, owing to infrm health and ad-
vancing years.
; Mr.. Blair, from the Military Committee
of the U. S. House of Representatives, is to
report bill relative to the collection of d.
rect taxes. the confscation of the property
/ of persons in arms in the Confederate States,
, and the release of the slaves of all such per-
D sons, and the hiring of them to employers
leasing government lands or on the public
t works, &c.
The Van Wyck Committee on contracts
had several suffers from Blenker's division
before them, inquiring about the tax which
: it has been alleged has been levied upon
them. One sutler testified to having paid
one hundred dollars down on the first o.
each month to Rlenker's Adjutant. Some
! regiments, it appears, have two or three
: suffers, who each were paying taxes" L
l. has not been developed what Blenker's Ad
! iutant did with the money.
j. "Contrabauds" are reported as escaping
>. from Loudouu County, Va, and thereabouts
n into the Federal lines, at the Point of Rocks
The Washington Republican of to-day
saws: Treasury notes are held Throughout
s. the city at from to 6 per ce t. discount
le One and two dollar bills are in great demand
t. and in extensive circulation. 1t is almos
impossible to obtain specie in the city 70
), Treasury notes." cesesf4m
% In the nine Government hospitals II
d Georgetown, Alexandria, and Washington
r according to the last report, there are l,54
- patients One-third, at least, of this mum
= Der are sick with typhoid fever. a lr'
I'll Rittenbouse & FAINT report decline Il
W gold-buying at two per Ct. premium an
e selling at three--treasury notes 2t(9o OH
count, and exchanges ON New York :. ~