The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-12


NoLfoLK is well rrtiGed, and is occupied by
II, O0O men, while q, 900 mel are repres nted
to 10 oncamped at yorktown.
Ir Is ESTIMATED that tho national debt VIII
bc three hun dred millions Of dollats by tho list
Of December next.
PnoGRFsS or -whi,kov is
cheaper In Norfolk than les waor; IL '.rncr
selling for ten cents glas, the latter a. a shil-
ling glass.
THF FEpFUAI LINES are now Nteniod below
Hunting L,:'k, IN the direction Of Noun. \rr-
non.
SEVERAL OF TIM PRr-uYrERlE, Of the oil
school frusbYt,rian Church Ia tho Cun!ederAto
States have held tleir regular fall meetings.
and, without exception, have passed act, OF
separation ifum tie G.n,rh Assembly Of the
church. AID eppuir',d Gclcgatss 10 attonl A.
Augusta, GDorsin, on tho lth OF next Dscem-
boz, fer H., purIo Of frmng a & urrd A.
semnly Of tho SoatLcm CoLicdcracy por ion of
the denomination.
TnE SALT MANUFACTURERS on the Kinawha
are nearly bankrupt, o~iug to the Lave ci,,s-
| trou- flood ard tie desptir Of Loir z ctahlc tn
rebuild md resume operations. T. iarStoa I
that the loss IN tho destruction Of property wall
not fall short oi $500. uUp, anil also that there i
not 1000 barrels II salt to 10 had on tho al.
awha.
| INDIANA mas NOW IN THE FIELD over %, 81
| 900 men, Consisting of twcLty-seven full ru.si-
mouts Of tEintry. 500 cavalry, and GOO artil-
| lery. Five more regiments will complete her
quota (ji,OD) Of tho 500, 900 authorized by
Congress. Bat two states (kansas and Rhol,
lsland) have Us ct furnished their quota.
AT the USIoN CAN'T, near Norfolk. No, a
few days ago, young man, nam3d Perrin
Bltterdon, u private in an Illinois regiment.
q taI Of
in consequence Of sickness, loaded his muskci
with Mimic ball, ard. tying string to tho
trigger, pulled II with his foot and the con-
tents went through his right eye scattering his
brains over the tent.
THE REFUSAL Of the War Department TO
purchase aru 5, exc pt al prices that ruled year
ago, when they were considerably cheaper, is
considered penny wise and pound foolish policy
in Washington, as it is stated to result 10 cauS-
ing delay TO thousands Of troops whose main.
teranco for u few days costs more than the en-.
tire difference in the value Of the arms.
TIKI AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT opposes the
marriage OF The junior officers Of its amy, aud
after one sixth Of the officers Of a regiment have
been married, Others must apply 10 the Emperor
for permission TO wed. NopensiOns are granted
to the widows Of officers on tho contrary an
army officer desiring to marry must deposit
Government securities to the amount OF 81, 00)
with the regimental paymlstcrs for the support
of his widow in case Of his death.
TIE AooNY PLING UP.-Mr. Robert Nor.
gan, of Cincinnati, has just returned to that city
from viii TO the South. THere are no intrench.
ments or batteries at Memphis, but a short dis.
lance back OF the city there is a camp of iIstruc-
tion, containing five or six regiments, unarmcd,
and no arms can be procured for them. The
troops arc armed with hin'-lOck muskets old
rifles ard shot guns, and many with nothing but
large knives. Coffee in Memphis is sixty cents
pound, and tea two dollars. Boots, which for
mcrly sole for tive dollars, now readily command
fifteen dollars, and nearly everything else is in
the same proportion Gold is at premium Of
sixteen per cent, and scarce at that.