The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-10

ner, of Massachusetts, made a long speech
On the Trent affair, contending that the ar
rest of Mason and Slidell could not be JUST
fed except BY British precedent, and that.
therefore, the administrators was right in'l
giving them up. Reports ware made In
vor Of expelling Senator'S Johnson and Polk,
of Missouri, from their seats, for alleged dis
loyalty. The House of Representatives dis
cassed the bill to abdlishlt tho Thanking privi-
lege.
A large barn on Upton's Hill, in Fairfax
county. Va.Y has been converted into thea
ire by the U. s. troops stationed there, and
the 4" regular drama" is to be inaugurated.
John A. johnson, late q Confederate pris-
oner, released from the old Capitol, in Wash
ington, was robbed in the theatre on We'd
nssday night of $2O0in treasury notes, tor
which be said he had given $500 of Confed-
crate notes. .u8eaInu IL
The U. S. Sanitory Board of army officers,
in their recent report. mention, Is medical
curiosity, that the camp in which police reg
ulations had not been enforced, and which
was in consequence in an eminently filthy
condition, and was in the most satisfactory
sanitary state, and had not, at the time of
the examination, . single seriously i'll pstient
in it's hospital. ,asv vsdt aada isdr
The desolation caused by the civil war in
portions Of Missouri is said to be most dis.
tressing. The country presents picture Of
woe and misery. ul5a9 9gSy y4dr 09di
On the 22d ult., with little Of the pomp
and pageantry of State ceremonial, but
with every outward mark of respect and
with all tho solemnity which be6tted his high
station and his public virtues, the mortal re-
mains Of the husband Of the British Queen
were inferred in the last resting place of
England's soyereigns-th the Chapel Royal Of
st. Georges, Windsor. ais "a bEglBd5iH HI
The country all about the Potomac lines,
especially in Fairfax County, is now nearly
bare Of forage. There is little,or none TO bs
gathered by either army. The scene Of
desolation in houses, lands, every thing, isj
distressing. Tho effects Of war, were hard
ly ever more palpable to the sight, ar
Efforts are being made to get upland COT
ton seed, via Beaufort s. O., for transmits.
sion to such parts Of Kentucky, South srn
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas,
&c.. as were found some years ago to be
suited to the production to some extent of
the cotton plant. aassl y1sgals org al, "
An enormously large woman-a female
Daniel Lambert--is now ION exhibition" 10
New York. gq eds 4ot saagis oot baVo7q
81 Three interesting children, two Of them
twins, died. of dipthsria,, in one family, in
Philadelphia, on Monday. fHisDa1 sai 70
The prospective enormous additions to the
paper currency, with the probability Of q
further increase Of duties, is already having
a very marked effect on the values Of mer.
chandise, as well as stocks and gold and ell.
YER in New York. A material advance was
established yesterday in all descriptions Of
metals and chemicals, and in teas specula-
tive operations Of some magnitude are re-.
ported. dos 81 sni&oaj'a 81 .3Feta9&4 ai
A recipe for compromising "cure for
Rheumatism," 10 going the rounds as fol-
lows:-"Yellow wax, II Tbs; rosin, 8 fbs.;
pitch, 8 tbs.; camphor, 2 ounces;
oil of spearmint, ounce; finely sifted Span
ish brown and dragons God sufficient to
color. Melt the above articles together, and
stir in the coloring matter till cool; apply
the plaster to the part effected The above
quantity is, of course, sufficient for large
number of cases." 4sa 3a ri sqiup8i
The Levee at the Presidents House, in
Washington, on Tuesday night, was crowd
ed. Many army officers were present.
The Philadelphia Press, says that there is
much mortality in Col. Berdan's regiment
Of sharp shooters.
The New York Tribune's Washington
correspondent has a story about ian essen
tial pipe Of the U. S. steamer Pensacola be.
ing plugged, and attributing it to "treasorn,
DC. Nothing Of the kind has been heard
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