The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-07
GENERAL NEWS.

| nv ~ ~ AAouso vi Representatives yes
terday, Mr.. r. Copklng rose to privilege,
question, 10 relation to the reply Of the Wa
Department to the resolution of inquiry whe
Their any investigation had been made in tn
Balls Bluff disaster. That Department.. j
Is said. had returned an evasive answer, ant
1t was the duty Of the House to compel, j
possible, an investigation in the blunde
which he regarded as the most atrociou
military murder ever committed in our his
tory. The subject had been made an issue
between the regulars and volunteers, and q
letter had appeared in the New York Times
asserting that if the friends of Col. Baker
sought an investigation, the friends of Gen
Stone would make an inquiry recoil upon the
orginators with detriment to the memory OF
COL Baker. Mr.. Conkling reviewed the cir
camstances connected with the battle. and
offered resolution declaring the reply of
the War Department unsatisfactory. and d.
recting the Secretary of War to furnish the
information called for. Mr.. onkline's re.
marks led to q discussion, which ended ia
the adoption Of his resolution for returning
the communication to the Secretary Of War,
and requesting him to send reply to tho
original resolution, by vote of 70 to g..
Corporal Lusby, of the First Pennsylva-
MIA regiment, was on Saturday arrested, at
The instance Of Capt. Glow, of Gen. McCalI's
staff, and placed in irons, to await charges
IF desertion and disloyalty. He has been
employed in the division bakery. On New
Years day he went away without leave,
married the daughter of Confederate living
It Langley, and thereafter not only refused .
q do further work, but pressed datermi-
nation, at the first opportunity that offered,
o 90 over to the Con federates and fight on
heir side
Ga New Years Day the lady of Baron
toeckl, the Russian Minister, presented to
I'M fine heir, and to the Emperor new
inject. Mrs. Stoeckl is an American, nee
liss Howard, of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Ely, the member Of the U. S. House
Representatives from Rochester, N. Y.
tely confined as a prisoner in Richmond
now on visit to his home. He was re.
lived with an ovation, and is made quite a
elOOf.
Samuel Hrst and Robert Reed, bis son.
law, of Fairfax county, were on Satur-
~ brought to Capitol Hill, 10 Washington. g
prisoners, having been captured by Gen. !,
nith's division.
The plckets of Gen. IIancock's brigade
ere fired at by the Confederates on Satur. :
y night.
A battalion, numbering 22S U. S. troops
egulars). with officers. from posts on the ;,
icific frontier, arrived at New York on Sa.
rday in the steamer Northern Light, un. =
r command of Major Al. Smith. of the =
cavalry. They are awaiting orders as to
cir future movements, the impression Of o.
officers being that they will go to Wash. ~
gtOn. az
sickness of typhoid charac.
prevails in and about Washington. c.
The Knoxville Register, of the 9th ult, is
10: Brownlow was arrested and retnauded1 OF
prison by Col. Monsarrat, commaodant Of
8 post. Immediately on his discharge by ca
civil authorities. tPl
As usual in New York on the day suc. hr
ding New Year." there was compara. Il
ely little activity in business circles.
ny of the leading merchants did no, =,
ke their appearance on Change at all, 60;
. Bank officers held another meeting, with
lew to bring about concord of action, with :,
Secretary Chase. The only thing they ~ ~.
e agreed to, thus far, however, is to ac- :, ~
his demand notes as Currency" and to
oint committe to 20 to Washington to SUI
9 talk with Mr.. G. personally. ..sat sp'
he Prince of Wales is. Notwithstanding -
youth talked of to fill the position Of az
lncellor of the University of Cambridge, ~
ant by the death of the Prince Consort a. ~
.ev. DIR. Bethune, who is now in Eurore. 30.
been invited by the American and For
Christian Union to take charge of the
erican chapel in the city of Rome. rec
reparatons are now 50 far completed
at any moment within tha povt 49,