The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-23

uct0Der Z, 1861.
CHURCH SEARcHED.-The Methodist Epis
copal Church South, in this city, was search
Ell by military force yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. X. A. Rudd who happened in the vicni
ty, learning that it was intended to break
open the doors of the building, procured the
keys The building was thoroughly exami-
ned, but nothing was found within except .
portion of the furniture of Rev. Mr.. Blount
pastor of the Church, the usual bibles,
hymn books, and Church requisites.
The Church has been unoccupied since
last May, and it is said that the reason of
the search was information that arms were
concealed in the edifce. This is the second
time the building has been searched since
the occupation of Alexandria by the forces
of the United States.
The Mayors OFFIcE.-The business at
the Mayors Office, this morning, was con-
fined to unimportant cases.
MAGIsTRATE's OFFICE--The room at the
Market building is now used as Magis-
trate's Office. Cases not involving Corpora
ton laws, are examined at this Office
THE RIVER PoToMAc.-The steamer Mt.
Washington passed down the river about
noon to-day. The arrivals have been Of no
interest. The river, swelled by the recent
rains, is now quite high, submerxing at
high water the river-ends of several streets.
The ATTEMPT TO SHOOT GEN. NJ NrGoM-
ERY.-The following is true version of the
attempt to shoot Gen. Montgomery, at Alex
andria, on Saturday 1T appears that shot
was fred in house of bad repute, at about
half-past eleven O'Clock. Lieut.. COL Joseph
A. Mclean, Capt. j. Reside White, and
Lieut.. Hergesheimer, with guard, entered
the house, and found two captains Of the
Sixty-third Pennsylvania drunk. After con-
siderable trouble the guard succeeded in get.
ting them into the street, when one Of them
backed himself into the street, alongside the
house, and swore he would kill the officer or
any of the guard who would attempt to ar.
rest him.
just at this time Gen. Montgomery came
along. and finding how matters Stood called
on the guard to do their duty. One of them
at this time raised his pistol and pointed it
towards the general. Lieut.. Col. Mclean
struck and grappled the arm of the drunken
Id ~ nhor
loads of his revolver at the general, fortu-
nately without effect
The Lieutenant Colonel threw him across
the steps, the captain still maintaining the
grasp of the pistol when Captain White
struck him a severe blow across the head with
the barrel of his revolver, which com PEELED
him to relinquish his hold upon the pistol
He jumped up and showed fight, when one
of the guard pierced him with his bayonet.
Even after this, in conveying the drunken
captain to the provost marshal's Office, the
guard was compelled to knock him down
eight or ten times. Arrived at the guard
house, his wounds were dressed by Surgeon
Mitchell, of the Eighty-eighth Pennsylvania
General Jamison, in whose brigade they be-
losged, was telegraphed to, and the next
morning an ambulance, with guard, was
sent, and took charge If both of them as
prisoners.
The wounded man was badly hurt, the
bayonet piercing his left lung The officers
and men Of the Eighty eighth are on duty
day and night, and it is no small matter to
preserve the peace of Alexandria, as it is
visited by about twelve hundred soldiers
daily, and as many civilians as can get pass
es from Washington. The arrest of men and
officers has averaged two hundr ed and fifty
daily-tbe major part of them for drunken
ness.-BaH american.
The HUTCHINSON FAMILY The Hutchin-
son Family give one of their Concerts at the
Lyceum Hall, tonight. See advertisement
in another ro1umn.