The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-08
GENERAL NEWS.

" asserted that Lieut.. Gen. Scott will 20 ou
in the sloop.of-war Richmo1d. now fttiu,
oat At the Brooklyn navy yat1 Di.patshe
I!flffroS uxtSaio .omc Of 5ssterday's 81 II
per&sts 3 thai the Il chmokd would eoiS
'eyGso. eott JyvssSs Cruz .ss ome oths,
Mexicsn port. and that he was 60 90 on
diplomatic mission. The naval, authoritie.
ithiseport. howetsrI declare that the Rich
m'nd is going to Key West, and that the
General goes out ft,r the good Of his health.
whichever report is correct, one thing is con.
sldered certain---that Gen. Scott is poin,
somewhere, in the U. s. sloopof, war Rich.
moud." ~ ,'f a'i'i I.
The first impressions of the late foreign
news at New Yo'k. derived from the brief de-.
spatches on the bulletin boards, announcing
that the London Times had an editorial G. ,un.
selling non-interference 10 American affairs.
were decidedly favorable. Stocks according
~ went up peg; but when the news came
along In detail, less cheerful interpretation
was given to STRENGTHENING, as it does,
the apprehension that movement will be
made in the British Parliament. aud in the
French Chambers to interfere with the block
AIDE, and recognize the Southern Confede-
racy. 5.. {.a. ,f,s4 al. 4 .,...,,... .ss....
& Col. Pegram has been unsuccessful in hi,
atts9AEt to persuade the Confederates to con
seut that he may be exchanged for Col. Will
COX. Interrogation of the privatee.smen
rs prisoners of war, for one of whom Col.
Wilcox was he d as hostage, may change
he decision. 81 tats.5s ..tr.eI.r -.
The Rutland (Yt.) Herald says that Elisha
Eastman ll and Douglas Eastman, brothers.
tarted from Rutland On Monday evening
Iast In a'state q intoxication, to return home.
ruesdsy morning Douglas was found some
W.T. miles from Rutland in an insensibls
lying in the snow. Hi brother
tas found about one mile from there. stone
'aad"' Douglas died about eleven o'clock Of
lis' same day. lie must have travelled
learly a mile on his hands and knees. his,
'nesa being Sioand very much bruised and
Isuolureil. 80: fs"E.s.+ m s .s9.1-I ras-,'E
According to Prot, Asass:s and tho Flo.
'da reefs" the world is certainly $4,000
earsdId and perhaps older., .e.o'r ~
A Paris letter says. thatrsn American in .
'at cisy proposes to build q steam vessel for.
10 accommodations Of consumptive; patients.
e says portion, Of the ysar will !. be spent
Nee. and then this bscemes tiresoms and !.
onotonour, Or thsy weather 4egius 10 prove \
'illy, they will steam away for, Madeira. or Il
On farther South. ~ far as tho, Cape Of \
ssd lloRe, and thAs the patiepts will BE- kepaI ::
warm and eysH temperature Continually.
We hundred francs, or about .,one Auudred =
liars q month from each patient, will, the J,
'Jector thinks. Le amply sufficient to pay j
; N proht. 70 the managers of the it
- 20 !. .,E4.la '.4y ~ ll;..'fs.I'.f..,, j
A soldier coming into. Mr.; Sullivan,s :.
use IN Washington. and declaring that be =.
ald stay all night, and, not going when + i
Tered out, was fred at; aud pr soably Y
rtaliy wounded BY one Of s.he inmates Of su
house.
=, r.. - 'lj'' >1'F TIL
rhe trial Of Francis Petet, for killing a iy
,ro man in Washington. some mori ns aga. g.
'ow going on. His defence is tuat he did npr
know that the gun which he ired was =
died.. ,rlrgge - -. sesaIf s
has been received that the1. j
peror OF France would, At the meeting IF -
French chambers On the 9th january, r.
ounce his intention Of intervention in /
American quarrel. Whsther this inter.
tion will be- Of an amicable Or a hostile -
racter IN regard To the parties in The civil -
10 not known. - b-a 81 ss ta3 ta.it
he steamer Sawanee arrived at Old Point .,
Thursday morning from uatteras. yery
y damaged by the gales on the coast 4
was one Of the Burnside expedition, but best
q not, ia Consequence ct the damages "a
aimed, continue in the service. She .a
ght up the crews of the steamer Poca..
as and Of the propeller T.. II. Herbert D..
of the Burnside expedition, and both o. Nv I.
b were lost. ''.'i $40 ~ tics
was Gen. Mcclellan himself who ~.
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