The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-07

The Injury done by the heavy rains t
railroads, gardens, and celared good
houses and streets, must amount to at leas
S5O, 900, yet it is so distributed that most G
those who suffer will feel it but little.
A letter from Fortress Monrse, dated Fel
/, says:-'Tbe correspondent IF the Bosto
traveller, accompanying thu Buslerex oedi
ten, Wis ordered to leave on the charge +,
having published the condition Of the officer
and men of The New England d vision, whic
should not have been made public"
A letter from New York, dated Feb. s
says:-"Ths European advices hythe Port
land steamer, seem to quicken the suspicio,
many entertained here that England ant
France intend to rec ,gnize JEFF. Davis ant
break the blockade, so as 10 obtain enough
of cotton and Tobacco -"
The order. Of Secretary Chase, directing
the payment Of the coupons of the 10Th Of
August $40 bonds, ia New York, will be
SO far modified as to make them payable alst
by Treasurer of the U. S. at Washington
and by the Assistant Treasurer at Boston
and Philadelphia.
Charles and Wesley Parker. two negroes,
escaped from Lovettsville, L,udnun couaty,
Va. have reached Washington, and are in
the custody Of the Provost Marshal there,
for examination.
Two men, named Hurley and MCGEE,
have been arrested in Washington, for rob-
hing the clothing store of Smith %. /
There are 5l4 sick and wounded U. s.
soldiers in the General Ho.pital in Alexan
dria.
The Forty seventh regiment, in Canada,
drill on snow shoes, and have attained q
creditable degree Of perfection in this new
branch Of military tactics
A religious malady called the Jerks"
prevails in some counties in Illinois. Young
ladies have it. 80 do old men and youths
also. The attacks arc like epileptic fits
The present Duke Of Wellington will in
herit and enjoy The title of Prince Of Water
100. which Belgium gave to the Iron Duke.
80 the Belgian chambers have just decided
Il ia understood that the U. S G ,vernment
las ordered the charter of all the large trans
,orts which can be secured in New York for
pecal service. Another expedition to some
'oint South is under way. 1t is not ilnprob.
bile that portion Of the army of the Potu-
mas will be detached for the service.
The Senate Naval Committee have agreed
o report joint resolution to rest re Charles
1unter to the active service lie is under
'rders To assume comm lui Of the NJ mtg IN
Try. now in the Gulf.
Rumor grows into belief that Secretary of
Var Stanton will speedily resume in fact,
IS he has comnenced tn do in f,r.p, the con-
luct OF the war which usage and dep .rtmen-
al law give him che right to do.
Secretary Chase gave select party last
light, at which the Hutchinsnu family were
resent and gave some OF their songs.
The n Y Herald spoke Of Mrs. Linc,In's
arty as "a social bluuder," but the Cheva-
er Wykotf c,mes TO the rescue, and praises
er for initiating the old regime when the
White House was silk stockinged and patri-
ian. !
There is great slsighing carnival in n I
,rk. Anything on runners let's for SIS an
l.ur.
A dissipatei young man named jeremiah
Usher, Of excellent famiy and in good bust.
ess in New York, Committed suicide a few
avs ago, because his mistress abandoned
i'm
Bondin is astonishing the L)ndoners. His
LIST feat is a pantomimic drama, in which
e enacts the character of an aps. 70 add
the attraction, Mis-. Adele Bondin. his
tile daughter, assist, her yenturesome papa
The Cincinnati Gazette states, on the uu-
1ority Of letter from Cumberland, that
Ieneral Lander will probably resign his
,mmission in consequence of having been
.dered to retreat from Rnmney.
The London Times con- ratulates Europe
lat the military force of France now bids
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