Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-07

From the Philadei phia Inquirer, 5th.
BY the arrival OF two ladies' from Ports.
mouth, opposite Norfolk Va, we are enabled
to give our readers some very interesting facts
THESE ladies left there last Tuesday, coming
by flag OF truce to Fortress Monroe One of
them has husband in the federal service.
Having an amount OF money i'll the Ports
mouth Savings Bank, she was DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning it previous to leaving for the north, ut
the officers OF the institution, learning the fact
OF her husbands position, made that as "A pre-
text Tor refusing to pay 1t over TO her. Upon
her requesting George NJ. Balm, the cashier, to
let her have at least a SNAIL amount for current
OK penses, he denied her in The most insulting
terms To make a bad matter worse in a few
days after this she was notified that her turni-
ture would be sold for the benefit Of the south
| ern contederacy Leaving as soon afterwards
! us she could possibly do so, she does not know
what has since transpred concerning it, aV.
ing lett her household goods at their mercy.
We subjoiu Il list of he prices of various
articles in that place Coffee, per pound, 80
cents; common brown sugar, Zoe; la low can
dies, SIC; lard, Doc; bacon, 3Oc.; butter,
when il can be obtained from soc. up; com.
mon lea, 81 common shifting muslin, per
yard SIC; cotton thread, per SPOOL l6c. A
young man of the lady's acquaintance, who
went over to Norfolk for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning some cloth for a pair OF panlaIoons,
purchased two yards and Il half OF satinet for
81 50. Ladies CATERS, OF a cheap quality,
which are purchased in our northern ci les Tor
ST aud 81 70 are difficult to obtain at SO. This
last statement, with reference to shoes, our in
formant states, although other accounts maze
them plenty, is true to the very letter.
Flour, corn meal, and potatoes, are plenty
and cheap. Coal is not to be had, unless at a
price which is beyond the means OF persons
III ordinary circumstances. The ordinary Ia.
bic salt sells for SO per sack common brown
bar soap Is to 20 cents per pound and scarce
Tin is not to be had One or two merchants
III the place took a trip to Richmond and sew
eral other southern cities for the purpose of
purchasing some, but were unable to do it.
although 1t was understood that they offered
$50 per box for it. BY this great scarcity of
tin the soldiers suffer for camp utensils AT
the time the ladies left, Norfolk and Ports.
mouth contained bat about three hundred sol.
diers all the rest having been sent away since
the bombardment at Hateras Inlet. For a
long time previous, there had been from ten to
twelve thousand.
As there are very few persons, perhaps,
among US who ARE aware of the manner in
which the secession ordinance was passed i'll
Richmond, it ID well to state that the name Of
every person who votes is called out SO that
anybody present can hear it, and also the
ticket he votes, which is recorded for future
reference. Consequently il can be ascertained
at any time how man has voted
The Merrimack is still in the dry dock, and
it is expectedsshe will be ready for service by
the first oil the coming north. Some OF the
mechanics in Norfolk have expressed an
opinion thai, in consequence of the large
amount of iron on her upper works, she will
be so top.heavy as TO be unmanageable.
Should she succeed, the rebels calculate upon
giving The federal fleet considerable trouble.