The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-10

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adopting the Treasury note system, the Con-
gress of the U. s. has virtually staked every
thing upon the battles to be fought within
the next three months. 1t says the war ap-
proaches its termination one way or the other
for the expenses are too great for it to be
q long war.
The Toronto Leader says that, in &C.
cordanee with the desire of the people of
that city, demonstration is to be made
in honor of DR.. Russell, the correspondent of
the London Times.
A man is now lying at the Bremen county,
Iowa Jail, for throwing his wife's new born
child into the hog-pen and allowing it to te
devoured by the hogs, he denying his own
paternity of the child.
The Nashville TENN papers announce
that Gen. George B. Crittenden of the Con-
federate army, who commanded in conjunc-
tion with General Zollicofeer, at the battle
of Somerset, KY, has been arrested on very
serious charges. Gen. G. is son Of the
Hon. John j. Crittenden, Of Kentucky, and
his friends allege that the charges against
him are unfounded. The Nashville papers,
however, comment severely upon his con-
duct. He is accused of drunkenness and of
intercourse with the Federal officers, giving
them information, &c.
The Washington letter writer's to the
Northern press says that "a week since the
staff of Gen. Mcclellan were notified to be
in readiness for movement across the river.
They made every preparation for SO doing,
and Major S. M. Green, of their number,
went to New York for the purpose of pur-
chasing certain personal supplies for their
use. In consequence of the state of the
roads they have not yet been ordered over,
but they are ready to 60, and when they go,
Gen. Mcclellan will turn over to the tempo
rary change of Mr.. Stanton the control of
the entire army, with the exception Of the
army of the Potomac"
Mr.. Susscer, living near the city of An
napolis, was attacked by two men belonging
to Colonel Platt's Vermont Cavalry, on We'd
nesday last, and beaten in brutal manner.
The regiment is encamped on the lands Of
Mr.. S., and he was badly beaten by one Of
the men some two weeks since, from tho
effects Of which he is slowly recovering
Mr.. s. now lies in critical condition, very
little hope being entertained of his recovery.
The parties, who are named Michael Burke
! tits rumored that letter has been re-
ceived at Albany by a Senator from Thur.
low Weed, dated in Paris. January 81, sta.
ting that the Emperor Napoleon would an
nounce to the Corps Legislatif, on the 9th
ult., his intention to interfere with the af-
fairs Of this country.
Sheriff Bryan, with posse, on Friday
morning seized, off Annapolis, the schooner
r. H. Miles, Capt. Pickering charged with
dredging for oysters contrary to law. She
was brought to Annapolis, and the case was
examined by Justice o. NJ. Taylor, who
Condemned the vessel to be sold.
The officers of the Irish Brigade have ten
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lie dinner, at the camp Of the brigade, to.
morrow. ten. Shields and other distin.
guished persons will be present.
The will of the late Col. Colt has been
made public. He leaves to his wife gross
legacy of $3O,OO0,a life estate in the Man
sion House, with surrounding grounds and
out buildings; life estate in 1000 shares Of
Colt Manufacturing Company stock, and
large proportion of the rssiduum of the es-
tate.
The Baltimore Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will convene at
at Baltimore on March 5, under the presi-
dency Of Rev. Bishop E. S. James.
The Washington Republican states that
Gen. Stone U. S. A., has been arrested, and
is now on his way to Fort Lafayette, having
left Washington in the five o'clock train last
evening. The immediate cause of Stones
arrest is not yet publicly known.
The notorious Pat Matth ews, an irrepres-
sible New York rowdy. was fatally stabbed
in that city few nights since. He had