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The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-06
ALEXANDRIA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY g. 1862

and they would have such long walk back
to camp, that it was out IF the question for
them to get in tonight. The President
then put the question on the adoption Of the
resolution of Mr.. Coyle, and it was decided
in the affirmative, mem. con.
On motion of Mr.. Mckenzie; the meeting.
which ut first was very small, but bad IN.
creased during its progress, until the hall
was nearly full adjourned.
LOCAL ITEMS. To-day, as far the weather
is concerned. is perfect contrast to yestes-
day. A leaden sky instead of an atmos-
phere suffused with golden highland a cold
rain instead Of bright sunshine. The mud
and slush in the streets and roads increase.
An accurate enumeration of the restau-
rants and eating houses in town. has not yet
been made We will have them counted
shortly. in order to ''show the age and body
of the times, their form and pressure"
A soldier comm tied to the Guard House.
at the upper end Of Duke street, on Monday,
for drunkenness, was found dead the next
morning. 1t is said that this Guard House
is in most dilapidated and filthy condition.
Trains are now running On the new Wash
ington and Alexandra Railroad, the track
across the Long bridge having been ccm-
pleted.
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The STRENGTHENING whatever of inter-
est. has transpred on the river since our re-
port of yesterday. There has been no arri-
val from below, and we have no reports.
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One branch of the Legislature of Western
Virginia. at Wheeling, has passed the "oath
bill' requiring all persons taking out
license to trade, ministers, lawyers and dec
doctors, bank directors and ficers &c., &C.,
to take the oath Of allegiance.
In the U. s. Senate, yesterday, Nj.
Blight, of Indiana. was expelled from his
seat. The vote was 80 to l4-just the re
quisite number Messrs. Pea-ce and Ken
nedy, Of Midland Garlic and Wiley, Of
Va. voted against, the expulsion. The
speech of Mr.. Harris, Of N. Y, against the
expulsion, is said to have been very able
The House Of Representatives was engaged
all day in discussing the treasury note and
loan bill. without coming to decision. The
legal tender clause was warmly opposed, in
several speeches. 'l5e'
The banking plan proposed by Secretary
Chase gains in favor, as it is said if tina,
plan be not adopted. some other resembling
it will be. Senator Simmons is soon to bring
forward and explain his own project for
national savings bank and government fiscal
agency.
A letter from Havana to Mobile Tribune,
refers, with come establishment, to the mum
Der of Confederate vessels daily arriving at
that port.
The Marlboro, Md, Gazette says: "A gea-
tle,nan in that vi Unity lately visited Camp
near Washington in search of his servants
who had absconded aud taken his owners
horse. He found both man and horse, and
demanded them He was told he could only
regain them upon taking the oath of allie
glance. Being Union mar he agreed to do
so, but to his great surprise and modification
his property was detained and he came
sway without it. The deception and fraud
thus practsed will be made known to the
President or General Mcclellan, and no
1oubt redress obtained. We have heard Of
cases in which similar injustice and wrong
has been practised of late.
In tho Maryland Senate. on the 28th ult..
Mr.. BAyne, of Prince George, introduced
a bill to protect the citizens of MARYLAND who
are 10 debt to citizens of States in rebellion
against the United States, which was read
irst time and ordered to be printed. This
bill is founded on an application of citizen
1t the State, who endorsed note for firm
in Alexandria. Va, just previous to the
State of Virginia seeding. The note was
protested, AMI now the citizen asked the
oassaga of this law to exempt persons situa-
led similar to him, on the ground that the
The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-08-05
a. The Original Campbell Ministries"

- Va sA-AA N@AAtSc &AhAASNAS@s
We were present last evening at the New
Memphis Theatre. We found the house well
filed with highly respectable and apprecia-
tive audience. The company comprises thir-
team persons and they appear to have been
selected with great care, as each one appears
to understand his or her specially.
J. w. Smiths song of q OATS Ny Philoso-
ply, was rendered in the most artistic style.
The song itself is most happy hit at the
times, and it would be well if the leading men
Of the day listened to its good common sense.
Smith is an excellent comedian, and as q
talker is second only to Eph. Horn.
Manning, the bone player, sings, darces and
acts well, and all he does is natural When
you him on the stage he appears to be an
old acquaintance; his makeup is SO like real
niger, and unlike the stage niger His bone
solo is capital. -....
Mr.. Stone is q pleasing tenor, far better than
the average tenor singers connected with ne
gro bands. The plaintive so2g, o, Happy be
thy Dreams" is feelingly sung in finished
style.
Ia. l. NpOo nAA NC pi0LeHue W OOi
and does it well; his song of the " Moss Grown
Dell gave much satisfaction.
g. P. Madden, as general performer, has
not his superior in this country, either as a
tambourine player, jig dancer singer, or actor.
His song, "Youpg Eph's Lament" is charac-
teristic and telling. he was interrupted sever
al times during his song by applause. We
don't know which to like best, the song or the
singing Of it.
The dancing of Miss Frank Madden is
chaste, elegant and correct. We have seen
much worse dancing by ladies who had long
French names. What q pity it is that Miss
Frank was not christened Mademoiselle Fran
conf Maddeneni, of the Italian Opera, Paris.
Little Carrie Madden danced the Caehuca
in very acceptable manner.
]. w. Spencer, the jig dancer, has taken
steps to ingratiate himself in high favor with
the public.
J. II. Cole, in his dance, "The Essence of
Old Virginny," invariably brings down the
house by his grotesque performances
In conclusion, the Campbell Minstrels as
body, are as good company as can be got
together out of New York. We recommend
to those who have the blues to pay visit to
the Campbells, and if they are not delighted,
then our experience will have gone for nothing.
Cosmos
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MrHpHrs, August s, lsea.


Business on the wharf remains as dull IS
usual. The river is still declining. We have
received no northern exchanges for the past
day or two, and consequently cannot report
the condition of the upper streams.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The Platte Valley, Capt
Colvert, and City of Alton, Capt. Barnes, are
advertised to depart for St. Louis this day at 5
o'clock. Both of the above excellent boats
are well known in this section, and offer in
ducements to both shippers and travellers not
met with in every instance. Both boats are
differed by able and experienced gentlemen.
R. L. McGhee & Co, agents, Bradley Block
FoR CINCINEATI--Capt. Wolf commands
the feet and concmodious passenger packet
Fort Wayne, and viii depart for Louisville
and Cincinnati this evening at o'clock For
freight or passage apply on board.
CIScISsArI.-The Lady Franklin is adver-
tised to leave this port for Cincinnati next
Wednesday at P. NJ Capt. Williamson will
no doubt secure splendid trip, as he and his
craft are favorites.
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A PLEASANT SURPRIsE.-Yesterday Gen
Benton, late Colonel of the Eighth Indiana
regiment, Col. Parrish of Wabash, and near q
bakers dozen Of Federal officers of "genial
mould land make" compGmented us with a
call at our editorial sanctum. They looked
uncommonly we'll and hearty after their most
faLiguing and most memorable march under
Gen. Curtis through Arkansas. They have
tramped it over twelve hundred miles, some
times on nslf ratons, sorietims on none at all.
They represent their men as hale and strong,
ready for active service and painting only for
the opportunity of meeting the enemy within
musket range. The next sixty days may fur
nish them the coveted conflict and its hoped
for victory
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GOV. Pierpont of Va, on the war.


GOV. PierpOnt OF Va, on the war.
The following closing paragraphs of Gov.
Pierponts West Virginia) letter to the great
New York meeting embOdy vast amount of
vital truth in stirring words:
This is the most gigantic rebellion the
world ever saw. There is the most gigantic
stake being played for The question is {:
Shall freedom or slavery be UNIVERSAL There
is no concealing it. This is the issue. The
rebels have presented and forced it upon the
nation. We have accepted, and it is to be
tried at the peint of the bayonet and the muz-
zle of the cannon, and we're it not for the
traitors in cur midst, the verdict for freedom
would be rendered in three months. Every
device that the devil can invent and put into
the heads of traitors seems TO be brought for
ward to keep men out of the field, and TO
paralyze the arms of those already there.
These traitors are tolerated in high and low
places. 1t is the gasp of their hand now
upon the body polite that partially paralyzes
our strength. They are Cndeavoring to en-
large their grasp. This is our danger. But
there were traitors in the camp of Moses, in
the social family Of Jesus Christ, in the army
of the revolution, and it would be wonderful
if we had them not now in this our country's
struggle. They have ever received their re-
ward, and they will, doubtless, in the present
instance.
Gentlemen, everything depends on prompt
resoute, and determined action, under the
blessing of God. am yours &c.
+. II. PIRRPont.
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Mator-GsneraI II. r. Butler

The following is from the Philadelphia
Bulletin:
About the nearest representative to the ideal
American whom we can name is Maior-Gen.
Ben. +. Butler. 1t is a tradition that no man
on earth so easily falls into new position or
profession as an American, and that no one
can SO easily teach school, peddle notions,
work farm, run a mill, Invent patent, edit
a newspaper, become a clergyman, or make
political speech. In this peculiar tact at
managing things, Gen. Butler is perfect
Alcibiades, with far more steadiness and grit
than the elegant Athsnian, and he seems to
become more thoroughly appreciated every
day. No one had shadow of an idea how to
deal with the negroes creeping into our lines,
until Gen. BHiler made his famous "contra-
band decision at Fortress Monroe; while
he managed his troops admirably when
Baltimore was rioting in April, 1861, and the
great need of the nation was volunteers to save
the Capital
Since he has been at New Orleans he has
proved bis tact in a thousand ways, in the face
Of dangers and difficulties which would have
deferred almost any military man. No one
knows better when to be severe than he, and
yet we have to hear the first complaint against
him on the score of injustice. He is never to
be caught asleep by the traitor, the most tas-
cinating female rebel, or the most hypec.itical
foreign diplomat. He does not temporize an
hour with a lying politician who refuses to
become loyal, municipal legislature which
has not truth enough in it to keep It from rot
tenness. Thugs and thieves he lays heavy
but equitable hand upon, without fear, and he
shows benevolence towards the starving poor
Of which the annals of war have few parallels.
Even his famous "woman ORDER which
| brought crocodile tears to the eyes of John
Bull seems to have accomplished its purpose
without a single respectable female having
| been insulted, while no one who has ever en-
| countered the foul language of a rebel female
will acknowledge that anything less severe
would have impressed those creatures in q sal
utary manner.
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C0TTON-30 to S3c in gold
COFFEE-Saes at % to 25c y u for Rio; Java IS.
FL0UR-Sales of superfne at Ss.25 TO 81 choice
extra, S5.25 to Sc: double extra 81.
SUGAR-yery little in market; selling at to 9lz.
BACON-Sugar. cured csnvassed hams from to Sc;
plain do, country cured, Sc shoulders, best at
3 toi31z; sides, 6 to &c.
% LARD-At s1Se. in bbls; choice, in kegs, 81 10 &c.
BUTTER-saIes Of good at from IA to Ice
EGGs-At from Is to 2Oc. by the bril-
MACKEREL-Sales of No. at SIS . Dbl half-bbls.
$40; No large, bbls, $3.50; half-bbls, 81. White
fish SC . n. for half brl.
HERRING-Sales OF Holland at Sc p keg
BEANS-Sales OF choice white at $500 a bushel !;
choice navy, $225 to $3.50; castor beans s0c.
PEAs-Sales Of split at 50 p bush.
HOMINY-Ssles OF flint at 81 Is . bush.
CORN MEAL-AtT5c p bushel.
CANDLES-Sales OF star, in large quantities, at Il
to Ice D n pressed. 1Oc.
LAGER BIER-saies at $40 to SI1 y Dbl, with
downward tendency.
HAY-Sales at $40 to S23 per ton.
CATAwBA wINE-At s. q doz
OATS-At As to 471zc.
OoRN-Sales at SOC per bush.
sALT-Ats4 brl. .sE EA e
CHEEsE-At to &c = 70.
CHICKENs-At S225 to s. p deg
The above quotations are in Federal currency.
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The "0Hce a Month" for July, has heard of
an indslgent father, who had spent what be
thought liberal sum-a thousand dollars or
so-uron his daughters musical education.
The net result of this pecuniary investment
seemed, to his mercantile apprehension, to be
summed up in three music pieces, which he
found his daughter was able to play when she
came from the band of her teacher-namely,
a waltz, mazurka, and polka But she
soon forgot the waltz, and afterward the ma
zurka, so that at last the polka was ell that
was left to her. Then, in the evening, when
her father came he would throw himself on
the sofa, and say, "Come my daughter, give US
that thousand dollar polka"
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SO MoRK DRowNINa CAsEs.-A scian

No MORE DROWNING CAsEs.-A scientific
person by the name of Monturiol, living near
Madrid, has, it appears, overcome the great
natural obstacle Of human respiration below
the surface of water, without communication
with the atmosphere, by the appliances Of art
which constitutes the secret of his invention in
the submarine boat or ship, which he denomi-
mates the "Ictineo." The navigator of the
machine and the crew can subs.st for any
length of time desirable below the surface, and
the generation of atmospheric air goes on as
fast as .required for use; they can elevate or
depress at pleasure, and move in any direction
they chose, and the machine may be large or
small, to float upon the surface or dive to the
bottom of the ocean.
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what History Teaches.
To the Editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer.l

Allison, in his history of Europe, philoso-
phizes considerably on the causes that led to
the French revolution and the blindness that
sometimes in emergencies overtakes men, who,
from their position in society, one would sup
pose, would be the most cautious against en-
couraging innovations on established and law
full modes of proceeding. Among other
things, he says: 1t would seem asif, at par
ticular periods, from causes inscrutable TO hui
man wisdom, q universal phrenzy seizes man
kind; reason, experience, prudence, are alike
blinded; and the very classes who are to
perish in the storm are the first to raise its
fury" How true that is, the experience Of
all great civil commotions abundantly testi6es.
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General orders. No. So.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJ'r GEMS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, July %, 1862.

ADJ'T GES.,s OFFICE,
WAsHIsGToN, July %, 1862.
l. The following order of the President of
the United States communicates information
of the death of ex-President Martin. Van
Buren,:
WASHINGTON, July 25, 1862.
The President with deep regret, announces
to the people of the United States the decease,
at Kinderhook, n. Y, on the Gath instant of
his honored predecessor, Martin Van Buren,.
This event will occasion mourning in the
nation for the loss of citizen and public
servant whose memory will be gratefully cher
ished. Although it has occurred at time
when his country is afflicted with division and
civil war, the grief of his patriotic friends will
measurably be assuaged by the consciousness
that, while suffering with disease, and seeing
his end approaching, his prayers were for the
restoration of the authority of the Government
Of which he had been the head, and for peace
and goodwill among his fellow-citizens.
As mark of respect for his memory, it Is
ordered that the Executive Mansion and the
Executive Departments, excepting those of the
War and the Navy, be Immediately placed in
mourning, and all business be suspended dur
ing tomorrow. -.-f
1t is further ordered that the War and
Navy Departments cause suitable military
and naval honors to be paid on this occasion
to the memory of the illustrious dead.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
IL. On the day after the receipt of this order
the troops will be paraded at 10 o'clock A. NJ
and the order read to them. The national FAC
will be displayed at hslf-mast At dawn Of
day thirteen guns will be fired, and afterward,
at intervals of thirty minutes, between rising
and setting sur, q single gum; and at the close
Of the day national salute of thirty -four guns.
The officers of the army will wear Grape on the
left arm and on their swords, and the colors of
the several regiments will be put in mourning
for the period of six months. .s.s. :
By order of the Secretary of War
L. THOMAS Acknowledgement.
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Drafting to Comm ence in New York af-
ter the 18TH of August.

NEW York, July 3l.-It is stated that the
New York Committee proposed to the Presi-
dent to pay no bounty after. the 18th of Au-
gust, and if the State quota was not then filed
to instantly draft. The President assented TO
the proposition, and gave the Committee q
letter to the War Department, recommending
the issue Of orders to this effect, with the con-
sent of Gov. Morgan.
All recruiting offices in this city are to be
broken up, and one rendezvous formed, re-
cruits to be given the choice of regiments.
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Rabel Prisoners Taking the Oath OF Al

PHILADELPHIA, July 3l.--During yesterday
afternoon between four and Ave hundred
rebel prisoners confined at Fort Delaware took
she oath of allegiance. The Louisiana Tigers
seemed especially anxious to take the oath
last evening. There was a disposition among
the violent Seeessionists TO attsck their COM
rades. but the outburst was soon checked.
The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-08-05

MAN SHoT--At the Worsham House yes
tsrday, a soldier wishing 70 pass some rsilroad
money upon Mr.. Pagan, difficulty ensued,
and Mr.. Pagan was finally shot in the side by
the soldier. We had no information as TO the
seriousness Of the wound. ga r
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ANOTHER TRoUBLE.-Mr. G. Oldenburg,
on Union street was resisted yesterday in en-
deayoring to put a drunken soldier out of his
house. AS the soldier got the better Of him,
the landady of the house came to the rescue
Of her husband, and bled the soldier freely in
behalf Of her spouse. The guard soon after
arrested the soldier.
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Departure of steamship for New Or
leans.

NKw York, July 3l.-The new iron side
wheel steamship St. Mary, Captain. w. ID Tai
bot sailed yesterday for New Orleans. She
took out the bulk of 7,000 barrels in produce
of all kinds, besides thirty cabin passengers.
she is owned by Charles Morgan, and was
built for the Brunswick Bay route. While
she is ltted up for carrying large lots of cat
tie. etc, her cabin accommodations are for the
hest. She will run regularly till such time as
the opening Of the trade for which she was
built.
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Reading Matter ON Every Page.

" nave received the following commune
cation from Major Terrell, which We lay before
our readers:
HEADQUARTERS PAY DEPARTMENT, !
Memphis, Tenn, Aug. ,, 1862. J
have TO day been notified of the at of
Congress reducing the pay Of officers. It went
into effect July l7th 1862. / can make no
payments for the month of July until l receive
a copy Of the law. 1 understand that among
IFS provisions, officers servants pay is reduced
to the old standard-eleyen dollars per month
for infantry and twelve dollars for cavalry, in
stead of thirteen as heretofore; and that off,
GERS must draw their forage in kind of the
quartermaster, as j. viii no longer be COM
muted. Pay proper of officers same as here
tofore. Mileage reduced from ten cents to six
cents per mile. WV. g. TERRELL,
Paymastsr, q. S. A.
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REV. Dr. SToRRs, in his address at the an
niversary exercises of Mount Holyoke Semi
nary. said that a returned prisoner lately re-
marked, that while at the South he could Ca
eilV endure the taunts of the men, but that ne
had never before realized what and how ter
ribIe was the singing hate Of woman, 80 IN
tense. bitter beyond all belief, and he bad come
hack with one additional mercy for which 70
thank God--fhat the depit aOas not '0of'aa.
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A YANKEE shoemaker purchased of ped
Ter half a bushel of shoe-pegs, al neatly
sharpened at one end, and warranted to be Of
the best maple; but he found them, on in
spec.ieD, to be nothing but pine. Not caring
ion, and being constitutionally fond of whit
Ting, he went at them with his Jack-knife,
and sharpening the other end of each peg, re-
sold them TO the pedler, on his next "Trip, for
oats.
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BOLIVAR PEIsONERs.--We learn that Capt.
Wemple Of the 4th Illinois Cavalry, yester-
day evening brought in some sixty prisoners
from Bolivar. They were captured in the
court house.
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LOST LOST Flour photograph likenesses
By Lieut. u. S. b. Truax. They were lost on
Saturday night in Court Square. The finder
will please leave them at the Office Of the
Union appeal, or at No. IS Front Row. Upon
SO doing he will be suitably rewarded.
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A WITTY dentist having labored in vain to
extract decayed tooth from lady's mouth,
gave up the Ia k with the felicitious apology
q The fact is, madam, it seems impossible for
anything bad to come out of your mouth"
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GOOD PIorUREs.-We are under obligations
to our friend on the corner of Union and
Shelby for fine picture of our pretty face.
Call and see him, everybody that wants good
bargains. ..... ....
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A BEGGAR-woMAE, when questioned if she
was not an Irish woman, dropped courtesy,
and added, q Sure am yonr honor, and have
been ever since was q child"
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Ten Dollars Reward.

OTRAYED from tbs subscriber, dark brown (neariy
- black) MARE MULf, middle size, very fat, thin legs
with only two shoes on, Malks-hole right f0rs
foet 'front.' the middle the hoof The reward
will paid il delivered to my house, Of Poplar
and Fourth streets.
aug2-at JACOB RUKSTER.
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Here's Your Mule.

TAKEN up by the subscriber the 22d Of July,
4 medium sized BAY hULK. This owner il requested
TO come forward, prove property and pay charges
(aug2-2t), MICHAEL H0LLkRAE.
kobertson street. near Winches.er CemeIsry.
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The big foreign fleet at Mobile is set down
az one OF the characteristic canards of the en-
terprisng Chicago Times Ed"