The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-07

The U. s. House of Representatives, yes
terday, by vote of % to 60. passed the bill
authorizing the issue of one hundred and
fifty millions of U. S. Treasury notes, and
Tor the redemption or funding thereof. and
also for the funding of the floating debt OF
the United States The clause making the
notes legal tender was retained 10 the bill
The party at the Presidents House, in
Washington, on Wednesday night, is de.
scribed rs very brilliant. It. was largely at
tended All the foreign ministers were pre-.
sent There was no dancing The enter
tainment was liberal and elegant.
Three car loads of invalid soldiers left
Washington. yesterday, for Philadelphia,
having been removed from the hospitals
abuut the city and sent North, where they
will enjoy better facilities for improving
their health.
There are now SIC daily first class trains
between Baltimore and Washington. In
former years four regular trains were gene
'oiiy iOuiu ouWclcul ~ accotnlOOuate all Lle
travel at the busiest season.
The Richmond papers says that the Fede-
raj Commissioners, Messrs. Ames and Fish
er, will not be allowed to come within the
Confederate lines to visit the Federal priso-
nets.
Mrs. Gaines, widow Of the late General
Gaines. is on her way to Louisiana.
Secretary Chase sent another letter yes
terday to Congress, stating that it was alb
solutely necessary to press the treasury note
bill to vote. %
The Boston Journal has letter, giving
the particulars Of the capture of the town of
Biloxi by Federal expedition, which con-
sisted of the United States gunboats Water
Witch New London, and the Lewis. In
addition to the regular officers and crews Of
he several steamers, attachments of forty
ivemarines from the guards of the flagship
Niagara and the steamer Massachusetts,, and
wo boats crews from the Massachusetts. ac-
ompanied the expedition, which was pure i
y naval enterprise, the whole being under
ommsnd Of Com. Molancthon Smith. of
be Massachusetts.
A letter from Manassas, dated a. the
amp Of the Sixteenth Mississippi Regiment,
anuary 81. written ty an officer Of that
egiment, states that the men are now build
ng winter quarters, and some Of the CON-
anies have flushed their cabins.
The impression that the difficulty between
apt. Richie. Of the frigate Saranac. and
is officers lying at Panama, has been caused
y Southern sympathy on the part OF the lat
'r is said to be mistake. 1t is matter Of
ersonal. or rather professional nature.
The N Y. J, urnal Of Commerce Of yes.
'rday thus speaks Of financial matters in
lat market on Tuesday. 1.-THE patience of
ar citizens is sorely tried by the ignurancs
I'D imbecili'y which are allowed to cumber
lie settlement If our financial difficulties,
ut there seems to be no present remedy
be banks have paid into the Sub-treasury
day the last instalment Of the government
an. am"unting to three and half million
,llars.
A c'urier arrived at Acapulco previous to
lie Goth ulrimo, with intelligence of the ie-
at of the Spanish army, in severe battle
the National Bridge. near Vera Cruz -
he battle lasted five hours Intelligence
om Western Mexico represents general
Of internal dissensions among
e people. and union of all parties to re-
st the foreign invasion.
The slave-trader Gordon, who was 10 have Z
zen hanged to-day, has received respite
+ TWO weeks
M. Fonssagrives strongly recommends,
cam as substitute for cod liver oil in
.ses where the latter cannot be borne on the
omach.
The Sea Island cotton brought from Port
oval by the Vanderbilt and Ocean Queen,
as sold bv auction in New York yesterday
: order Of Collector Barney. The lots were {
ON one to fourteen bales, averaging from q
'e hundred to five thousand pounds. The
west price realized was % cents per pouud. t
"a the hiphest 70 r