The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-02
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE OFFICE.

= '' :" Pt0Feib me passage OF
men, goods, letters, &C., from MaryInud TO
Virginia on the lower Potomac and that in
St. Mary's county, Nd, many channels Of
consequence have been sealed up.o
Fnglt've slaves from Lopdoua, Fairfax
Eaequier and Culpeper counties, in Virsi'
MIA, arrive in Frederick, and are sent On 70
Washington by Gen. Banks.
Inc Tonfedsrates are taking up the rail-
road track north of Martinsburg, and throw
ing up Notifications near that place.
Inc reported massacre Of twenty meg. by
the Indians, near Fort Stanton. proves to
have been Incorrect. The law Tor the nrro-
lection of slave property in New Mexico WINS
repealed by an almost unanimous vote in
both houses of the Territorial Legislature
Col. Kerrigan's parole having expired, he
Is again in prison. His trial will be resumed
to-day.
Arrangements have been made to nav all
the U. S, troops up to the LIST of Jannarv
Orders for the preliminary muster were issued
several days ago. u..
Several days ago Mrs. Green how. who il
ssii'a prisoner. receiveda cake from friend
oi hers unknown to the guard. Before de-
i''efing It Into her hands. Lieut.. N. e.. Shell.
don, Of the Sfurgis Rifles, examined the caks
and found EMBEDDED therein note inf,rmi,,o
that lady that arrangements bad been madA
tor her escape and conveyance TO Richmo,,a
i'amng the day and .hour fi,r be aeliveranoe.
hls information, however, was net comn,,xi
nlcated 20 her, nor has the " liter Of the no4e
been discovered
Gen. Sherman, in 6 letter TO Nortber,;,;;
defends his p exclamation wbsn. 4s
landed In South Carolina on the score o. ey.
pedency says that Il be had Invited ,rfe
slaves into his lines, ne sould low. hayesIef
or 2oo0O OF them; bur "the times for f},afs
has nor yet come" ~.
he entire. purchase of arms for tie T. So
government, from Europe, amounts 70 near
100000 stand. -,
Several prisoners at LafaYette, taken Iv
he U. =. vessels In captared prizes. have
'een recently released on taking the oath :.
1t is said that temporary theatre and
oncart room have been builG near Barlan-
'er's HI, within few miles Of alexan.
ma, as places Ct amusement for the federal
roops stationed in the neighborbood VIII.
nay not be employed in military opera.
ions
Capt. Seymour, the Queens MESSENGER
aiiea yesterday IN the steamer merica from
lew York.
a regiment of Pennsylvania Lancers na.
'ded IA Washington yesterday, and attract
much attention.
Inc eamor at the North, for an forward
Owe to Richmond continues and increases
Is said TO harrass Gen NcCLl,o, r,rol
1t IS thought thai Gen. Dix, U. S. Anvil
appointed to new and more active com.
and than the one he az present holds IN
,ltimore.
Russell, the correspondent of the Lordon
mes is in New York,
Some body broke into &c n. Tom Thumbs
IN IN Chicago, the other day, in search of
JeweiTy-bu5 they did not succeed in
sting it.
ne wages OF the workmen in the Charles.
'n Mass.) Navy Yard, are 70 be decreas.
and the hours Of labor increased
len. Scott, it is said, Expresses some an.
henSon that Che U. S. have not vet seen
termlna.ion of their foreign difficult
50
ne quartermaster Of the Seventh Mama
Simehs received tfom the clothing bureau
Saturday, coats and pantaloons for thar
ps' but was soon thereafter obliged TO 70.
n them, owing to the fraud which in ,bo;r
nuiacture and material had been nrao.
I'd upon the government.
[he British war steamer Grinaldo IF s;x- :
D guns, arrived at Proviucet,yn last uicb.
commander says he was ordered to Law
re.
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