The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-03
GENERAL NEWS.

0ONVAdi ". ~. udNdA oHAtc oiO ;" poAs
for want of seamen, about 1000 of whom
are now needed by the Navy Department,
while Flag Officer Foot is in want Of about
1000 for service on the western waters
The New England fishermen it seems, have,
in large numbers entered the army, there
being slight increase of pay over that Of
the Navy.
Washington letters say the Capitol in
Washington continues to be thronged by
bankers, brokers, political economists, states
men, currency mongers, &c. The secretary
of the Treasury, and the Ways and Means
Committee men are advised, re.advsed, &c.
A Canadian paper says that one of their
officers, on hearing that the militia were to
be called out, sent his commission to his
Lieutenant Colonel, endorsed as follows -
'deer Curnel beg to resine mi commission.
Being deciple of Krist, cannot take up
the sword"
The Washington correspondent Of the N.
Y. Times says: Gail interest in Gen. Free
mont has apparently died out in Washing
ton, as far as the public is concerned. His
name is scarcely ever heard, and have met
but two men who have seen him since he has
been in Washington"
A grand ball was recently given at San
Francisco, in honor of the officers of Rus
sian man-of-war lying in the harbor. A
Jenkins, in describing the affair, says the
officers. true to the instincts of the Russian
bear, Rugged the girls in the polka in the
most natural and charming manner, and
the latter rather seemed to like it.
The Cork Examiner says: Ever since
the probability of a quarrel with America,
the police at Queenstown had special orders
to watch the arrivals of American steamers
10 order to ascertain if any political agents
from that country landed ia Ireland with
the purpose of stirring up discomfort.
The municipal election at Wheeling was
held on Monday last. A regular Union
ticket had been nominated by the Union
clubs, which was defeated, as to the impor-
tant officers Of Mayor, City Sergeant and
Treasurer, by unusually heavy majorities; A.
j. Sweeny receiving 951 votes for Mayor.
aud j. W. PaD.on (Union) received 663
votes.
The leading London journals continue to
speak Of Mr.. Stewards diplomacy, as well
as of the military, naval and financial pros
poets of the U. S. in a very unfriendly
strain.
Two suffers, who for some time past have
been furnishing supplies to Stockton's indie.
pendent Michigan regiment, in General Fitz
John Porter's division, were last week
brought up with a round turn. Finding
that the soldiers were obtaining supplies of
liquor from some unknown source, Major
Davis made an investigation of their estab-
lishment and stock. Aside from large sup
ply of whiskey, he found about eight thou
sand dollars in counterfeit bills, which they
had been industriously distributing among
the men. The entire stock of goods was
confscated, which, with two horses and
four wagons, is estimated at ten thousand
dollars in value.
The N. Y. Herald says:-"In the case Of
the Burnside expedition it has been proved
that gross misrepresentation was practised
by those furnishing the vessels of the feet.
Mere river freight boats were painted black
and called gunboats, and vessels that were
said to draw only seven and eight feet had
draft, as was afterwards discovered of four.
teen feet. The water casks turned OUT in
many instances, to be kerosene oil and CAM
phene barrels, and the water they contained
was subsequently unfit for use."
Isaiah Britter, David G. Wattles, Matthew
Hodge and Richard Boyle have been arrest
ed at North Branch, Mich gan, on the Dor
ders of Canada, upon the charge of destroy
ing the mails at that postofice in retaliation
for the suspected act Of the postmaster in
causing the arrest Of a man, who was
member Of society called the Knights Of
the Golden Square.
The New York Assembly by vote of 70
against % have adopted the resolutions re-
ntlv reported from the committee of WOW.