The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-10

Iue treasury Noto UiA do PaSSoo W sH0
U. S. House of Representatives retires the
present $50, OOO, 900 of notes and orders new
notes for that amount to be substituted, 30
as to have all of the same description and
appearance. 1t frees from taxation United
States bonds and stocks issued under the
act allows holders of notes to fund them in
six per Ct. twenty. year bonds or seven per ct.
five. year bonds.
All the new clerkships in the o. S. Post
Office Department, both for males and fe-
males, have been filled. Applications, how
ever, still continue to pour in. There are
over one hundred ap plications on file from
ladies in distant States.
In the House of Representatives clerical
error in the treasury note bill was corrected
so as to allow the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay the interest ON the notes in either
coin or paper, instead ofcompelling the pay
ment in coin exclusively. The report of the
committee on the investigation of govern
ment contracts was then taken up, when
Mr.. Van Wyck addressed the House at
length. Both houses adjourned till Mon
day.
In the Maine Legislature, "Mr. Smarts
resolves, slightly amended, in favor of con.
iscating, liberating and also arming the
slaves of Confederates, if it be military
necessity, have passed the Senate by vote
"a against A."
Hon. Alfred Ely, member of U. S. Con.
gress, writes favorably of, the prospect of
the release of Col Corcoran, of the New
York Sixty-ninth.
Private Steiker, of Nineteenth New York
volunteers, was convicted on charge of de-
sertion by court-martial, January Is, and
his sentence has just been promulgated
He is to be dlshonorably discharged from
the service of the United States, and then
committed to the U. S. penitentiary in the
District of Columbia, at hard labor, for the
term of two years and six months.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Sun says Taxes will be impo-
sed upon everything that can possibly bear
them. This l have from the ways and
means committee, or rather from member
of it.
Harper's Ferry has suffered more in the
present war, than any other place in Vir-
ginia.
Newspapers North and South, have suf-
fered as much in consequence of sbe pre-
sent war, as any other branch Of business.
Notwithstanding everybody wants the news
now, there are but few of them left, which
do more than pay expenses. Hardly that,
most of them. There were always in this
country four times as many newspapers az
were needed, or could be properly supported.
Its stated tina: at asrecent conference Of
the committee on military affairs, it was
agreed to report bill providing that the
militia or volunteers shall not be mustered
into service from any State or Territory in
the U. S., combining their service to the limits
Of said State or Territory, beyond the num-
Der of ten thousand in Missouri, and forty
five hundred in Maryland. The State of
Kentucky will be included in separate bill,
to be offered hereafter.
The telegraph dispatches from Washing
ton affirm that neither President Lincoln nor
Secretary Seward anticipate any interior
ence in American affairs by France or Eng
land.
1t is now currently rumored here that
either Gen. Heintzelman or Gen. Mcdowell
will take command of the new expedition
South which is fitting out in New York,
and which will comprise q division of the
army here.
The Association of Chaplains of the U. s.
army have passed the following resolution
THAT we have heard, with deep regret, of
the gross misconduct Of very few persons,
who, from wrong motives, and by improper
means, have been placed in the responsible
post of Chaplain; that We disclaim and de.
nounce the wicked practices Of these parties.
And while We do not assume to act a. tribu.
nal, We will do all in our power to aid the
military, naval, civil and ecclesiastical gu.
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