The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-06
GENERAL NEWS.

Zen. Wool, u ). a., IN published order
to his troops, expresses his strong d.sappro-
baton of the burning of buildings. aud such
Ike wanton destruction Of private property.
He says it is not justified 10y even ''retalia
tion"-and that "two wrongs do not make
right"
The Union Fire Arms Company. of New
York CRY. whose principal arm Try will be at
Newark n j.. are to ex cute contracts i. r
the manufacture of 10000 stand of small
arms. This Company, organ zed under the
laws Of New York, with capital of $500
600, will give empl' yment to several tn u.
sand mechanics.
A terrible Epidemic ia prevailing among
the cattle in the western provinces of II =
s'a. Usually the plains ot Russia abound
in vast rumi ers of stock oi almt st every
kind, ard thence immense be,ds are anI ual-
ly exported into Germany. New, however,
this K oortation has nearly ceased.
Ofici,l notification Of the death Of ince
Albert has been received at the British Lee
CATION in Washington. the menle,s,t hich
hove y, ne INTO .'caut, m urnirg" All the
dispatches are ~ " written IN paper with a
heavy black order. and sealed with black
wax. 81 sac
The N Y Jsrna' Of Comm.r7aof Thurs
day says: The banks held meeting 10 day
t. di.cuss the question Of ,'c,iv Uri'ed
Saes demand notes, ard To scale ether
movements The c.mmittee on demand
notes made their report. which was un'er-
sto. d TO he adverse 10 the pIar of receiving
them on deposit. THIS brought out spri.
ted discussion, and de document WIS re-
farr-I back to the. c,mmlt ee tn ,epnrt aga n
at IL lufu meeting. Mhereupon the whole
party adj ,urned wilh u, further action
We see it stated that the released Cnnfe1e-
rate ambasstd rs are to s, no us'her than
Halifax in the f. glish war $ Gamer X n,lio
Tnere they are to take the Cunard steamer.
A new m de of riff ng cannon has been
invented in New York whereby CUTS Of the
largest calibre may he rifisd in G6 minutes
he POWER us d being hydrpstatic pressure
The steamer Nor hern l. CIR has arrived
a New Y rk. fr IN ,ASrinwal, with SILL
90 in III { ON San Fra csc,.
Eve hun lred bales Of cotton, en- roufe for
Europe, h I'VE arrived at Ptnam from Peru
audi much larger amouut is going VIA Cape
Ii IN. EFF rts are making to raise II very
large crop The ensuil & YEAR.
President Lincoln. Secretary Chase, ard
several rminent hen ttors and repr santa-
tives were present on the stan to hear llo-
ace Greeleys lee urr at the Smithsonian on
Friday night. Greeley declared himself for
Il berry," with or with, ut the Union.
A slave OF COL j. d. B,wling, Of p: ince
Ge,rge's C unity. who decamped with some
federal soldiers, has voluntarily re u ned
h me-.
VIM. G B-ownlow, Of Knoxville. Tenn.
recently arres ed an imprisoned on IL charge
Of trea to the Confederate < vernnent,
has been discharged from custody.
Gen Fremont arr we'd in Washington on
Saturday evening, and took private quarters.
Col. D classy: f the Garibaldl Guard Ia,
llbeen 7 p ,inted a Brigad .er.';eueral Of Vol
uhteers.
Thirteen prisoners, captured Ivy Cen. Por
ter's 'livi>i n of the Fedora, army IN Vlrg,.
ma. have been br, ught to Washing on, and
lodged III The old capitol.
The seamer L,ui-iana, at b ltim>r
from 0 .d Point. ON Saturday, brought up
260 released Federal prisoners. recently ex
changed. They were we clpthed and 10 k.
ei well and lie r'v--anu W re escorted III
he r,ppl .of ihs, Un,n r def Associations.
where H. breakfast WAS prepared Tor them.
Tue Washington CORES pnndent of the
.s,mp,s sun says that there ia 81 mu,:b
slcs"e,s II. IN small q, in Wa>hinytu and
rs curry, as tojuslity precautions agai,.s
lis spreac.