The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-05
!, pYANDR1A WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1862

The Court named w. N. Berkley as one
Of the candidates for Coroner, in.place OF Y.
s.. Hallowell, declined. The nominations
for Coroner are now therefore as follows:
n First-T. A. Stoutenburg and WI. Penn.
Becpnd-W. N. Berkley and Thos. Davey.
Mr., Penn called the attention of the Court
to the County Jail, which in the absence OF
Sheriff, he thought was within the Juris-
dictou Of the Court.
M. Mckenzie thought it was useless to
take action. He presumed the keeper was
loyal citizen; he had taken the oath two or
three times, and there was, SD far as he
knew, no complaint against him.
Mr.. Penn said that he had no complaint
to make but that the present incumbent was
obi ctionable to many loyal citizens.
1t was finally agreed that committee be
Amounted to examine the condition. OF the
Jail aud report at the next term; thereupon'
The Court ordered the appoin. Of the
} following committee:
Messrs j. I. Armstrong, w. D. Massey,
&c. b. Shirley and Thomas Davey.
The Court ordered that the case OF the
f poll books be dismissed.
D And the Court adjourned.
River MovEMEkTs.-At the time our re
mort was made up to-day, there was not
vessel or boat of any description visible u
the river below the lower ship yard. The U
S. steamer Anacostia, from the Potomac 10
tilla. passed up to the Washington Nav.
Yard this morning about day break, but W
" learn brings no news Of note. A scho'n
from Accomac county ran the blockade, an
- nassed % To Washington early this morning
The river this morning looked beautiful i
Il the bright unl,ght-scarce ripple disturb
~ ing it's surface.
" We are gratifed to learn that the Rev
il Peter Kroes, Pastor Of ST.. Mary's Churcl
n: in this city. who has been dangerously ILL.,
xs .Loyoa College, Baltimore, for some weel
Il. rast. is now c,nvalescent. and will prebab
he able to return and resume the charge
of his congregation in short time. Ills pla'
90 has been supplied, since the LIST OF Januar
nv the Rev. Michael Teufer, 5. j., OF Ere
a. erck, Md.
50 THEFT. Yesterday afternoon, U. >. s.
on der entered the residence of Mr.. Payne,
,er Fairfax street, and stole from the center
IN. BILE, in the parlor, a papler mache BOX.
en- was seen leaving the house, and the box
the ing missed, guard was called. who pursu
it overlook and arrested the thief, who '
sseut to the guardhouse.
to WOMAN IN MEMS ApPAREL.-A no
sight IN these parts was witnessed yesterc
pom ate, noon, on King street. A woman,
one Sprepossessing in Appearance, apparelea
he mans clothes-not q IL BfOomer- but
her whole fyure--was the " observed OF all
ON servers" as che boldly rromenaded
lrth street,
) ne WILMER & Co.'s STuRE.-This extern
AKA dry goods house, which has been closed
w. long time by the military authorizes II
Jay who have had III their possession the Key
ooAs che store, is again to be opened, the
QUIZ having been delivered up to Mr.. "A. Ii. )
''Ao maker, the junior parther OF the nrn'.
put -----.p------
Col CHILD Yesterday afternoon
,turn little child was passing the store VI Mr.
jxon lepger on King street, the snow on the
,ards fell in a mass, completely enveloping
Ger. child. and hurting it severely.
At the The Eastern Countess (England) liz
other saws that the barque Empress recently
given tured off the Mississippi, by the Fe'
blockading feet, was British vessel
jailed attempting to run the blockade, and
ne OF have to be given up, WITH compensation
IN in The London correspondent of the J
the Tines relates that when Lord Paine
c;rs, went 10 meeting of the Privy Council, '
!. mes to consider the Trent affair, his fir
mark, on laying down his hat, was-"l
much know whether the Eagish people are
such 10 stand this American business OF moi
. r Pm id if d -
an. The Washington Republican, in vi
: the recent address to the people OF Ge
nv Messrs Tocn,bs, Cobb, Crawford
blnted others of that State, recommends tina