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

birth day; military parade; State flag pre-.
scented TO the Alexandria r femen at Lvce-
UNI Hall; Farewell Address read at Liberty
Hall ~ DR.. Harold Snowden, and oration
delivered ny X. Kemrer; the Leesburg
Guards a'so paid a >i>it t, The city.
Feb 25 Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee,
passed through Alexandra; arrival of the
first Car lead If Gotten from Memphis.
| Feb 28,-Upon nominate n convention at
Liberty Hall the U. S. steamer Pawnee
passed up the Potomac.
March 5. -Muuicipal election; Union nom
inees eltced.
March 10 The Alexandria Artillery full,
! :; organ zed, and p:ss ,leir first inspection.
March Is Rev. q. w. Carter, Of Texas,
"a iresstd the PEOPLE Of Alexandria upon The
subject Of secession.
March II Last tnow of the winter.
March De- remtly Geld weather.
March co. b. c. Crook appointed mail
agent en- the Orange aud Alexandria Rail-
! road.
March GO considerable excitement in
own about tie Barholow pixies; new
volunteer battalion dissolved fer want Of sui
ticent companies; first sturgeon caught.
March Fl d. faculties between Bernard
G. Crock, new y appointed mail agent on the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and cit-
zens Of Charlottcsvi lie.
March o5.-An. American flag presented
to the Mount Vernon Guards from the Ly.
cum portico, the presentation being made
by DR.. ii. Snowden. and the reception by
Captain S. Ii. Devauehn, after which the
Guards visited Washington City; f. W.
Bruce appointed mail agent on the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad.
March 2S.-The City Council protests
against the S'raslurg Extension.
April l-Quarterly C urt-ftur indict-
ments found prolracted meetings in many
of the churches commence.
April 4 Hon J. Is. Baldwin, Ct Angus
ia. addressed the people Of Alex andria in
favor of reconstruction of the Union.
April 5.-Rav G W. Carter ad dressed the
people here in favor If secession; Board of
Pilots organized, G. F. Lee, President
April Union meeting to send delegates
to Congressi' nal nominating convention held
April o-Storm, high tide, wharves sub.
merged. and some damage done; woman
found drowned in the canal
April l0.-New volunteer battalion orca-
nized.
April l3,--The Alexandra Artillery. Cap.
tain Kemper, fire salute of seven guns in
honor OF the success Of the Confederate States
ut Fort Sumter.
April l4.-Qaarterly meeting of the Sun.
day School Upion of Alexandria.
April 1.-THE flag of the Confederate
States was hoisted upon the Marshall House.
and greeted with cheers and salvos of artil-
lery; & number of United States flags were
displayed from private residences. q
April lS-News Of the passage Of an or.
dinance of secession by the State Conven.
ton of Virginia received in Alexandra at
EOVI COuSiuCVdUtc cAClItme0t.
April l9.-The Mayor issues proclama.
ton urging the citizens to moderation aud
quietness organization Of the Home Guard.
y. F. Suttle, Captain U. s. steamer Pawnee
passed the town with all her guns run out.
April 2O.-Washington Home Guard (cav.
alry) organized, E b. Powell, Captain; the
ladies' Of Alexandria at work. at the rooms
Of the Young Mems Christian Association,
making clothing, bed ticks and cartridges tor
the State military.
April 2l.--Two heavy guns at Fort Wa.h-
ington announced, on Sunday night, to the
people that thu United States had established
q surveillance over vessels passing on the
Potomac.
April % First troops pass to Washing.
ton via the Potomac; new police establish
&c; Hon. James NJ. Mason arrives in this
city, and, with Gen. Cooke, was serenaded
at the Mansion House, both gentlemen re.
plying to the compliment; Messrs. Crook and
Bruce, new NAL agents, resign; organisa-
ton Of the Emmett Guari, Capt. Triplett.
April 23.-.The Mount Vernon Guards an.