The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-20

The Albany journal hopes the new U. S.
Secretary Of War will Immediately suspend
the further enrolment of cavalry regiments,
as there are several now getting up in that
State entirely for speculative purposes.
The Boston Advertiser authoritatively
denies the rumor that Gen. Gushing is pre-.
pairing q review of Gov. Andrews recent
political career.
Marshal Lamon was ON the floor of the
q. 5. House of Representatives, last week.
and the Speaker was asked, if Mr.. L. had a
'pass" to come in. The Speaker said he
could not give pass to come IN the House,
but ne could give one for the Jail" The
Committee on the District of Columbia
asked to be discharged from considering the
complaint in relation to passes required BY
the Marshal to visit the Washington Jail.
Mr.. F. B. Stanton gets mileage and nav
for the time during which he has been CON
testing the seat of Mr.. Lane, of Kansas.
It is now said that the U. S. Secretary of
the Treasury. the Finance Committees of
Congress, and the Associated Banks, are all
'in accord" with regard to financial mat
ters.
1t is reported that Gov. Morgan, of New
York, have hit upon highly original plan
for keeping foreign feet out of the Mar
rows at New York. This plan is to build a
tremendous raft three quarters of q mile
long, which can be anchored across the
channel within short range of the guns Of
the Notifications on the shone and islands.
The U. S. army telegraph now consists of
over one thousand miles of wire stretched
through the different camps, from the head
quarters of Gen. Hooker on the left, run.
hing towards the right wing till it reaches
Hancock, Md. One hundred and ten opera
ors are now in the einploy Of the govern
nent.
In the U. S. District Court of Kentucky,
asst week. Judge Ballard in charging the
frand Jury said, that Grading and traf-
cking generally with the disloya al States
} not treason, but party must be assist
~ in the levying Of war, either by bearing
rms or assisting in army transportation
applies to constitute treason. He advised
1at prisoners Of war should not be indie
ID, as there would doubtless be an exchange
prls0hers. The expression of opinion, or
'e dehunciation of the government, he
lid, was not treason"
Mr.. Corwin, the u. S. Minister to Mexico.
anxious to leave that country and return
ome
Persons are said to BE- diligently at work 8
Washington, making charges against
me U. 5. army officers, who have recently
cen appointed Brigadier Generals, to pre-
INT their confirmation by the Senate. The >
'minations of Sickles, P,rter, and others,
q particularly mentioned. The officers :.
e indignant at these eff ,rts.
The Wheeling IntelIigencer learns that g
e long-cOntinucd trouble aud em barrass-
ents which have heretofore attended the
resent Iron Manufacturing Company, have !,
zen adjusted by the sale Ut the entire pro-
'rty to Messrs. Whitaker & Cowdon, Of {,
Philadelphia, upon terms acceptable to both =
rites, and highly advantageous to the :,
ockholders. :,
Among the guests at the New York Metro :
Titan Hotel is Rev. Sam'l. F. Langley, said
be Catholic clergyman, formerly chap Is
in in the Confederate army, but more recent, r.
a refugee from Mexico. Yesterday he made u
$ appearance at police headquarters, and u
that he had been robbed of 49,. q
0 and gold watch while in the concert
loon on Broadway, the evening previous. B
, had been inveigled there by stranger, to
ION he met in the hotel, and was induced IL
drink some drugged liquor, which soon
1t him into the land of Mod" and rem 81
red him an easy victim. He was able to ii
re the police pretty accurate description Vi
the insinuating stranger, and the proba.
ity is that the detectives will speedily /,
erhaul the rascal. The name of Mr.. :,
ngley does not appear 10 the official list -
clergyman published in the United States D
thollc Almanac, and he is probably DO. 70