The sun., 1861-10-08

NORFOLK is well fortified, and is occupied by
II, 600 men, while $4,000 men are r,pross nted
to be encampcd at Yorktown.
h Is EsTIMArrp that to national debt will
bo three hur dred millions Of dollar by tho first
ui December next.
PRoGKPss OF THMPFRANCF.- .--Whiskey is
cheaper in Norfolk than leo water the former
selling for ten cents glasH, tho latter at oh,l-
ling glass.
TIIE FHprHAL LINES are now xtcndcd below
Hunting Creek, IA the irction Of Mount Ncr-
non.
SEvFuAI or 1uE Prr-nyTRRrr5 Of the Cd
school FrcsbS t.iian Cburc8 IN the G. ln'cl rate
States have held their resulIr fall meetings,
and, without exception, have pa sel acts OF
separation from TIE Gcn,rl Assembly Of the
church, ard HrpoiLtcd delegate, TO attend a;
Augusta, Gtcr.it, on the h OF next ID GEM
ber, for the rurIo e Of forming General A.
scmbly Of tho SoIthern Co,tedericy por ion OF
the denomination.
TIE SALT NJ M,SuFAcruRrUs on the Krnawha
are nearly bankrupt, owing 90 tho late ois,''
trou- flood ard they despair Of heir = enabled &C
rebuild and I' ume operlcrssn sn n,6n,rty rs %n i,io"
not fall short Of $500, 600, ami also that there l.
MOI 900 barrels If salt to bu had ON the X IN,
! awha.
| INpIANA HAS SOW IN TIrE Field over %,
| 600 men, consisting uf twet ty.seven full req.
ments of fantry. | 800 cavalry and COO artll.
lery. Five more regiments will complete her
| quota C4,OO) Of the 500 100 authorized by
| CongIess. But two states Kansas and Rhode
l,lani) have as ye. furnished their quota.
Ar IuE UNIoN CAMr, near Norfolk. Mo-, d
| few days ago, young man, named Perrin
BattorGon, II private in an Illinois regiment,
who had exhibited symptoms of dcran cement
| in consequence of sickness, loaded his musket
| with Mimic ball, and, tying a string to tn,
| trigger, pulled il with his foot, and the con
tents went through his right eye, scattering hi;
brains over the tent.
TuE REFUSAL Of the War Department I,
purchase arm 5, except at prices that ruled yea
| ago, when they were considerably cheaper, i,
considered penny wise ar pound foolish policy
in Wa, hington, as il is stated to result in cauS
| ing delay to thousands of troops whose main
| tenance for few days costs more than the en-
| tire difference in the value Of the arms.
| THE AUSTRIAN GovrrSMENr opposes tIC
| marriage of The junior officers Of It's my, anC
| after one sixth Of the officers Of regiment have
| been married, others must apply TO the Empero
for permission to wed. Nopensions are granite,
TO the widows Of officers; on the contrary, a.
army officer dcsiIing to marry must depOsi
Government securities to the amount of $500
with the regimental paymlsters, for the suppor
Of his widow in case Of his death.
TuE AGONY PuISG uP.-Mr. Robert Mhi
gan, OF Cincinnati, has Just returned to that cit
from visi TO the South. There are no intrench
ments or batteries at Memphis, but short dis
tance back of the city there is a camp Of instrur
ton containing five or six regiments, unarmed
and no arms ean he procured for them. Tn
troops are armed with llint-lock muskets, oil
riAes and shot guns and many with nothing bu
large knives. Coffee in Memphis is sixty cent
a pound, and tea two dollars. Boots, which fur
nrerly solo for ive dollar', now readily comman
fifteen dollars, and nearly everything else is i
the same proportion Gold is at premium @
six. .ct per cent. and scarcs at that.