The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-07

0'~ wv Uu' very AoW eNtscs III LULA
ware, but bill is before the Legislature Of
that State for emancipating them, with com
penSation to their owners.
Robt. Evans, an old and wealthy farmer,
in Montgomery county, KY, was murdered
in his bed, BY an assassin, one night las,
week
| Cen Zollicotfer was buried at Nashville,
Tenn. on the I'd inst. The Governor, LIE.
gislature. and large crowd of citizens at.
tended the funeral.
Among the petitions presented in the q.
). Senate, yesterday, were one for the reduc.
ton OF the pay of the custom house officials
IN New York several for turning the war
into an abolition war sixteen for the en-.
ployment of homoe ,pathic surgeons in the
army, and one from Boston praying Congress
to leave the negro question alone, and attend
to the business Of the country.
In the U. S. Senate yesterday, a bill was
reported to authorize the corporation Of
Washington to issue small notes. The bill
relative to the pay and emolumeuts of army
ofhcers, 10, was amended by reducing the
mileage ut members Of Congress fifty per
cent. The bill was pending ut the adjourn
ment
"A daring robbery of q jewelers. store ia
York, Pa, was committed on Tuesday night.
A servant girl was seized and held by the
robbers whilst they collected the plumber.
and when the owner of the store was awak-
ened by the noise, they fired pistol at him,
aud made their escape with the bo,ty.
The reports that Gen. Stone has been re.
moved, or is under arrest are untrue. Sec
retary Stanton is, however, conferrins with
regard to his case with the Committee on the
Conduct of the War, who have examined
him as witness, and whom he t I'D. in re-.
sponse to their inquiries, that he could bring
as many proofs of hisloyaIty az any OF them
could of their own.
The U. 5. Inspector General has Condemn
ed 10000 uniforms furnished by swindliny
@ ss
The U. S. Senate yesterday took up Mr..
Carlls's resolution in relation 60 the finan.
cas and the imposition of taxes, and referred
it to the Committee on Finance.
The British gunboat Rihaldo, with Messrs.
Slidell aud Mason and their Secretaries On
board, had-reached St Thomas otr the 18th
Of january, and transferred her passengers
10 the British West Iudia innil steamer l.
Piata' bound for Sonthampton.
The bill TO authoriza President. l. incoIn ~
Appoint diplomatic representatives Of the u
) at Hayti and Liberia, places the salary Of
me Minister to Liberia at - 600 per aunum.
md to Hayti $1,000 II
There was great rejoicing among the reci-
nents composing the Irish Brigade when the
'ews cached camp that the appointment of
Chomas Frapcs Meagher as Brigader Gen.
raj had been confirmed by che U. S. Senate
Most Of the tf6cers and many of the m IN
gathered around Gen. Meagher, and ex press
ID their graf iication ia tho most enthusias.
&c inanLer.
fashionable young man in Washin ,ton
7rites:-" Dinner parties are logion. Wash.
ogTan ever was famous for its eatiny and
rlnking, and seldom more famous than nav.
Gen. Lines infant son died at Quincy. On
thursday night, of scarlet fever. .
The year 1861 has been unucky 10 ,he
rownei heads, rs NAPOLEON truly observed :
his New Years day speech Prussia bu |
led king; the Sultan Of Turkey sank into
se grave; the Emperor of China was struck !,
own; Portugal lost youthful sovereign. !.
A gentleman Vt yeracity" asserts thar
saw horses nose fr.zen in, while drink i
* at through. at Portiand, Me-, a few DAVIS t
20.
At a jewelry store in New York there il
Inhibited the wedding ring of Martin Lu- O
Ter. 1t is in capital state 1f preservation ii
Luther's name in Latn-,he date
the marriage, 18th June, 1925, and the q
namental parts show the coil, the ladder !.
e crucifx, the inter, and other religious
nblems. Several documents are connected =