The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-04

business which occupied the time of the
Court this moraing. was the granting Of IL
censes for ordinaries. A large num1er were
granted.
Mr.. Mckenzie read petition, signed by
S. Shinn, A. G. Harmon and others, setting
forth that the poll books of the ele,tion on
the 24th day Of May last, were not in the
Clerks Office, and they had reason to believe
that the said books had net been there. They
therefore prayed that Joseph Cotton, the Gus
todlan OF said books, be called and examined
by the Court touching the matter.
Mr.. Cotton was accordingly called, and,
being examined, testified as follows:
Joseph Cotton, sworn-Witness was con.
ductor of election at the Court House on the
24th of May last ON Saturday, the 25th of
May, Mr.. Warren, the conductor of ths Sec
ond Ward, surrendered the poll books of that
ward to him; Mr.. May, conductor in the
First Ward, returned him all the books ex-
cept that containing the vote upon the ordi-
nance of secession witness told MAY that
he wanted all the books, whereupon May
said he would bring them all together; be
went away with the three books he had
bro. ght, and witness heard no more of him:
in the Fourth Ward, Mr.. Dudley, the con-
ductor, returned no books, but Mr.. Bucking-
ham returned instead certificate of the TO-
tai result OF the voting; witness asked Mr..
Buckingham what had become of the books,
and Buckingham told him that he had them
"sate enough" the poll books Of the Third
Ward were in the possession of the witness:
Mr.. j. A. Dixon, one Of the commissioners.
called upon him for them, and he gave him
the books Of the Second and Third Wards:
On the Saturday evening succeeding the en-
trance Of the Federal troops into Alexandria,
Messrs. John A. Dixon, l. L. Kinzer and j.
Il. McVeigh met at the residence Of Mr..
Dixon, and examined the books of the Sc.
cond and Third Wards. and Mr.. Buckinp-
hams certificate Of the result in the Fourth
W ard; the last witness seen Of the books
they were under the cushion Of Mr.. Dixon's
settee; ;. the poll book Of Senator and Dele
gate witness had himself given to B. H.
Berry.
The Court then directed that John A.
Dixon be summoned.
Mr.. Dixon appeared, and stated that he,
with the other Commissioners, met at his
'wn house on the 25th of May; certified to
The poll; that Mr.. !. L. Kinzer then took the
books away, with the Intention of giving
hem to the Clerk of the Court.
The Court then ordered that Mr.. I. Louis
kinzer be summoned to appear.
Upon appearing, Mr.. Kinzer stated
hat he had met the commissi. n rs a.
he house Of Mr.. Dixon, as stated BY
hat gentleman and Mr.. Cotton, and bad
'aken the poll books from there as stated
these books he had deposited in the hands
# Mr.. B. H. Berry, Clerk Of the County
Court, as required by the ordinance Of tbs
After some discussion relative to the ap.
continent Of Coroner'e and of a Collector Of
he Revenue,
I. A. Stoutenburg and W. L. Penn were
nominated as candidates for first Coroner,
nd G. s. Hallowell and w. L. Penn for the
econd. These names of the parties nomi-
ated for Coroner are required by law to be
to the Governor, who shall select
ne person out of each couple.
The Court then adjourned until tomorrow
1orning, at IL O'Clock.
The n Y. Herald says, in regard to the
uestion Of European Intervention, now
gain portentously looming up, great fears
re expressed that unless the Federal army
,akes rapid advances, and obtains a series
brilliant and decisive victories, the Euro.
ean, governments will, in sixty or ninety
avs at farthest, break the blockade-an
vent which must inevitably lead to dou-
lie war of the greatest magnitude"
Robert Hull, Of Baltimore, recently ar
ested there, has been sent to Fortress La.
Iyette.
Colonel Garfield has fallen back from
iestonsburg to Paitsville to meet his sun.
lies, as it was impossible, ON account of the
ate OF the roads, to move wagons forward.