The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-30

Sok1mouS WIZ iVSt ns0 HIo IN eDOeavOrlng &
succor the troops of the disabled vessels Of
the Burnside expedition. was born in Bur
lington, and was forty Eve years of age. III
was civil engineer by profession.
Surgeon Weller, drowned at Hatteras,
was resident Of Patterson, New Jersey.
The Steamship City Of New York, lost on
the Hatteras bar, was q new ship built BY
Lord & McGregory, of Glasgow, for the
Liverpool, New York and Philadelphia
Steamship Company. She was Of iron,
1850 tons burtben, three-hundred and ff.
ty feet long, fifty feet in breadth, aud twenty
seven feet six inches deep. She was divi-
ded with six water-tight compartments, and
and strengthed with stsel braces. Soon af-
ter her trial trip on the "a of October last
she was purchased for the Burnside exped.
ton.
Lieut.. Col. Maynadier, 10 letter to Adj
Gen. Thomas, in relation to the charges
against him, Of completely with Mr.. Floyd,
thus writes: II never gave aid and coun.
sci to the evil designs OF Secretaries Davis
or Floyd, or any other Secretary Of War.
Each Of those Secretaries was distinctly
informed by me that it was embarrassing to
me and was contrary to military propriety to
consult me in regard e a. s &i: sf .se Ord
p"' s..ou: was present, and that requested
ss J. might not 30 done. may add that
eacn OF them replied in substance that thew
nso = right 70 OBTAIN information pertain;ny
70 tho War Department from any of;cer q
.ne army; that Colonel Craig either did not
understand his professional business ~
,ouid not explain it intslligibly. and that
:ney should exercise tho right of send;nv
or an interrogating me whenever thac
n.oognG proper to do 80. WhenevAr they
10 Co. gave them my views honestly. and
neir decisions or acts, after hearing those
Jews, are their own, and l am in Wise rea.
'onsible for them" Vase feS'
A Washington correspondents Of the Nav
FORK World writes as follows in relation 4,
10 report Of the Potter investigating Com.
''ttee.. ut 10 = notorious fact that many ~
'e cases narrated in it have ere this baen
'fated BY evidenccs proving loyalty, and
sting that the committee has been the re-.
'PfacIe Of evidence of rivals, enemjb,. and
sappoisted Office seekers''
An amusing sword presentation W. mad.
the 18th BY the officers of tho Seventy.
ghth Pennsylvania to their Colonel. Wi.
I'm SirweIl. The presentation speech If y
'ptain Gillespie was:-"Hsrs roe are. and
re " 10. This is bu ~ sword, and come, =
'm bully fellows. Take it, and use Il in
lily manner" Colonel Sirwelps ,splv va.
Captain. that was bully speech. Let q
take bully drink" n
The Presidents "Levee," in Washington
Tuesday night. was largely attended. n
The newspaper postal bill Of Mr.. Cellar q
found no favor with the press literal u
Inc Fire Marshall Of Philadelphia saws ;,
: Kerosene oil is liable to explosion, un. !,
It Is pure and properly manufactured. - !.
ch that is now sold is worry impure and q
ribly explosive. ~
! special correspondent Of the New York =.
ouns, writing from Somerset, January % NJ
1t will be impossible for tho victoriou. 1c
y of General Thomas to advance. so ol
as the (theu) warm weather continued ~
consequence Of the deep mud. Indeed. IL :,
'mewhas difficult to supply the army n ~
re it is. Five hundred pounds. in CON. RI
IN of the roads, is said to be good load 70
q six mule team. ur
contested will case in the Stats of =
York, 1t was urged by one of the coun- "
nat the absence Of oil love-letters be =,
N rhe testator and his wife, during the w
lty years of their welded life. was sp'
'g proof that there was no love between mi
J. The counsel on the other side denied :"
inference, and insisted that the ordi. LOT
acts Of kindness and affection in their tnr
y-day life was much higher sort of ev.
'e than love-letters, in truth, they were 'ne
DO expected between the most loving ias
arried couples. : NJ
's said that James Potter and James ~
> OF Fairfax County. were taken pri 81
. by the Federal troops, at the skirmish 4th,
lesday night, with the Texan Rangers. ia