The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-08

Ibe ochdte. Wueu tlIe OH 10 increase LIE
number of Cadets at West Point was under
Mr.. Tiumbull declared that
W est Point was nest of treason, and de-
triment to the army. Mr.. Clarke, Of N. H.
repealed the assertion. Mr.. Grimes, of Iowa,
thought tn action of Congress in relation
to volunteer officers, who had no interest
in seeing the war brought to close, was
one main case of difficulty. Various MEM
bers favored economy, and were opposed to-
the bill. Mr.. Pearce, Of Maryland, said
that if this war is to last four years longer,
he thought there would be no means for this
or any other appropriation, no country in
the world could stand such looseness and
extravaganza of expenditures as prevails in
our army establishments at this time. He
was averse to maintaining standing armies. >
and thought the increase of cadets as pro- !.
posed need not be made, though he was in
favor of supporting the academy. Mr.. Will
son, of Mass, denied that there is as much
extravaganza as was stated. The bill was
finally rejected In the House of Represen.
tatives, the documen. g in relation to the SUR
render of Mason and Sldell were laid on
the table, and MIR. Valandigham. of Ohio,
made very strong speech in opposition to
the whole course Of procedure on the part of
the Administration-decl that the quar-
rel had been commenced without right and
backed out without honor--and predicted
49, Al. T...A c.. I'll
be at war with Great Britain, or else mean
time will have tamely submitted als) to the
recognition of the Confederate States and &
the breaking up of the blockade, and if at
war, then with hearts unstrung and hands
unnerved by this very surrender" He was
replied to by Mr. Hutchins, Of Ohio, who
took exception to Mr. VS.. course, on the
score of consistency. Mr.. Kelly, Of Pa, '
thought that a war with England would be
a great calamity. Mr.. Dixon, ofaNt w.
thought that the precedent established by the
surrender, would be of advantage hereafter
The subject was then laid over. doum Saiie9'
The steam boiler in the Portsmouth, N,
H., navy yard, connected with the ordnance.
department., exploded on Monday, killing the
engineer, Mr.. Budges, and demolishing the !,
hundred feet chimney of the establishments, 1.
besides doing other damage, s,ss. .445
A British steamer has arrived in Con.
federate port, which brings large quantity
of munitions Of war and other valuable ar
ticles. $3.50 .eslthai .A-t1 @'i
1t is stated that lively business is now
being carried on in supplying wood for the
U. s. army on the Potomac. Along the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, wood choppers
are cutting wood and shipping it by canal to
Washington. AS each regime mt is allowed
two hundred and fifty cords for it, winter
consumption, the entire amount requir-
ed is immense, involving total cost of a
a million of money. The government it is e
said pays four dollars cord for wood on the
ground. s agt bro
The Governor of New York, in his mes
sage to the Legislature, states that the az
gregate number of men raised in that State
for the war has been one hundred and TWEEN
ty thousand, of which eighty-nine thousand
are now in the field, and the balance in the
State.
The message of the Governor of Ohio
states that ninety-two thousand men have
volunteered for the war in that State, Of
which forty-fve thousand are now in active
service outside. ea.4.s
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Several ladies in Washington, suspected
of having given information to the Confede-
rates, are under military surveillance in that
city. 81 f.ss
The small pox is raging in New Mexico.
Specie there is very scarce. Indians quiet.
Gen. Floyd, of the Confederate army, has
issued a general order addressed to the SOL
diers of the army of the Kanawha, in which
he says 'they can review the campaign in
which they have been engaged, with pride
and satsfaction.", vn-efeaaaz,a vfea -
Gen. Mcclellan, of the U. S. Army, has
issued general order. thanking Gen. Ord
and his brigade for their conduct in the en-
gagement Of the Goth instant-and compli-