The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-22

in the number of his adherents but 10 TO- e
bacco, and that humble weed revolves at
respectful distance satellite of his most I
ancient master. Routed sometimes King t
Alcohol has been-taken prisoner by the
cold water army-carried to the Lyceum {
Hall in triumph, and indicted for divers OF G
fences-and let off without conviction-his {
body has been afterwards seized by his at
torney for fee. Bachus royal minded, and
luxurious went down before the mead that
Lager Of olden time) drinking hordes Of
Germany but John Barleycorn has survived
all chan ges-semper ct ubique idem. Robby
Burns who knew him intimately las excise
many devotes poem to honor the uncon.
querablaS{ Spirit Of his hero. He tells u,
two Kings, both great and high, who ba
sworn solemn oath John Barleyco,n should
die-how they buried him, and he rose up;
how they cut'iitm with sharp weapons, beat
him with fails; threw him into vat of VIZ
ter-and how after "laying him out" y,
"They wasted Ger scorching flame
TIE marrow Of his bones,
and yet how after all his trials
John Barleycorn got up again,
And sore surprised them all"
In this town for the past few mon.hs bis
trials have been as severe and his triumph
as complete as ever. Ths~frst proclamation
of COL Wilcox was issued against JEFF. Da-
Wis and John Barleycorn-proscribing alike
1.-THE retail of ardent spirits and all conspi-
racies and combinations against the United
States"
Not thst John Barleycorn is at all favo-
rite in the Confederate States, for General
Bragg who owes his reputation to "a little
more grape" approves of that fruit only
in it's solid state, and has prescribed Barley
corn even more fercely than did Col. Will
COX.
All the successors Of Col. Wilcox here
have been almost as severe with John, and
yet ''he has surprised them all" They
have fined those who harbor ed him, sent to
prison his best friends, and rolled him in
the cutters, and yet .John Barleycorn gets
up again." For the past two or three days
the contest has been especially vigorous, and
on many streets the cutters reek with the
newly emptied ''crather," yet John Barley
corn comes into the Mayors Office every
morning. charged with fighting, stealing
disorderly conduct, or something worse.
He goes very obediently to Jail or the work
house, and the next day makes his appear
ance again to undergo the same punishment
Drive him from public places, and he finds
secret resorts, where. to make up for extra
trouble, he uses more drugs and demands
additional tribute, When we know that
women have carried jugs under their hoops,
and retailed the stuff in side-alleys--when
it is found concealed in -four and sailor
hid away among old barrels, one-half full,
put at the bottom Of dozen empty ones;
when even collins have been used to trans
port it, the difficulty Of stopping the traffic
may be estimated. Magistrates may well
declare that they believe there are more peo'
pie going to the devil from this town than
from any where else in the world, for there
IL no other conclusion to be drawn from pas
history and present experience than tina
which the Great Bard puts substantially il
the mouth Of the wounded, and drunken
Cassio John Barleycorn you're the devil.
A large force Of laborers are still engaged
in relaying the track along the line of tn
Washington and Alexandria railroad. Tim
Der condemned as unfit to remain in The Lon
Bridge, which has recently been repaired,
being used as sleepers for portion of tn
new road. Although the muddy condition
Of the roads greatly retards the progress O
tho work Of reconstruction, as much dispatc
a. possible is being made to get the road i
running order before the middle of Februa
ry at furthest.- It's st
TIE WEATHER. Yesterday evening an
last night we had splits Of snow which mel
ted. and added yet more to the muddy con
dition of this neighborhood. .