The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-03

York, three Of whom appeared on Sunday
in church on the Fifth avenue, having
their front teeth set with diamonds!
= The imports of foreign dry goods at the
port of New York for the month of January
were valued at 1906, 252 against $40, $780,
1851 in the same month of 1861.
Z A vessel has arrived at New York with
l.648 bales of cotton from Liverpool.
Hennessey has been convicted at New
Brunswick. N. j., of the murder of Gillis,
last September.
More rain at San Francisco, CAL, at latest
dates. The storm in the interior had sub
sided.
A party of telegraphers, FIVE in number,
with their instruments, wagons. &C., have
been captured by the Confederates near Camp
Beltsville, in Kentucky.
The rivers in Oregon are all closed with
ice.
Under the head of Horrors of the Ale :
andria Hospital" the Washington Republi-
can publishes report from Col. Mansfield,
agent of the State of Wisconsin, who lately
examined the General Hospital, which report
contains number of certificates from the
sick and wounded soldiers there, complain
ing of the manner in which they are treated
of the food and provisions, &c. They give
dreadful account. Col. Mansfield is to
present the matter Immediately to the Con-
gress of the United States. The Republican
says that 1.-THE indignation Of the whole
country" will be excited at the develop
ments made and the statements Of the men
in the Hospital. Those who have had the
management of the Hospital have no. as yet
had their statement spread before the public
in reply.
! 1t is reported from Washington that Mr..
Starke, the newly appointed Senator from
Oregon, stands fair prospect Of not be-.
ing allowed to take his seat in the Senate
the probability being that the Judiciary
Committee will report adversely.
A serious accident occurred in Richmond
on the 9th ult., by the explosion Of gov
ernment laboratory, which was attended with
fatal results.
The military authorities in Washington
played havoc on Thursday, with the restau-
rants and liquor stores there, and in George
town-where liquor was sold to soldiers,
&c. One man had $4,000 worth of wines,
brandies, &C., it is said, destroyed. Anoth-
or 5000 worth, &c.
The heavy firing heard for the last few
I days, from down the river, was from the
Confederate batteries throwing shells at
vessels passing up and down. A schooner,
on Monday, had her topmast knocked of
Another vessel had to be towed out Of the
range of the shells. No loss Of lie or seri-
GUS damage is reported.
A New York letter says 1.-THE Euro
pean advices by the Anglo.Saxon are not
considered entirely satisfactory. Lord John
Russell's reply to Mr.. Seward, apart from its
fluctuations upon the more friendly ,,rela-
tons between the two countries, consequent
upon the surrender Of the Confederate COM
missioners, is not generally liked, exhibit
ing, as some think it does, latent desire to
keep the door open for future trouble"
An accident occurred yesterday morning,
on the Northern Central Railway, halt a
mile above Phoenix Station, which resulted
in the killing Of one man and the wounding
of several others, besides damage to the
trains.
A negro man, named Leonard, belonging
to Mr.. Lewis Tydings, Of Annapolis, was
forcibly abducted in October last, by some
Connecticut troops. and placed under guard,
and there kept until the next night, between
eleven and twelve o'clock, when he was ia
ken out and under guard marched down to
vessel, put aboard and taken with the
Sherman expedition to Port Royal, and was
returned to his owner on Wednesday last
The negro states that he tried in every way
to get word Of his whereabouts to his mas
ter, but was incapacitated from doing SO by
the guard placed over him. Mr.. Tydipgs
wrote to the War Department. from whence
his letter was forwarded to Gen. Sherman,
who Investigated the matter and found the
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