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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

THE ATTACK ON WAsHINaroN-A
despach from Washington to the Alexan
Gusette says:
at is now ascertained, from reliable sour.
cessin Riohmond, that the courses pursued
by General Scott in ordering troops to this
city and in his purposed concentration
here of all available force is owing 10 the
information he has received from. the
right4parter; that if'in the approaching
election for members of the Virginia State
Convention, majority is hosen in favor
of secession, that Convention, when assem-
bled on the 18th proximo, by vi tue of the
powers vested in itself, will supersede Gov.
Letcher, the sitting Legislature, and order
the armed volunteer companies to seize and
hold possession of the Nat onal Capitol
hence the organization of the minute men
and the hence the arming Of the separate
counties"
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14
From New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, February 1.-The Lou
iSIana Convention has decided to take no
immediate steps to send rcintorccmcnts to
Pensacola. 1t is thought that there is no
necessity Tor more troops just now
Contradictory dispatches have been rcceiv-
cd here from that point to- day. One states
that hoStsitlcs between the State and Fed.
cral troops had actually begun but tl.is is
not generally credited The steamship
EaIv@ ton passed Pensacola yesterday, and
rcmrts that all SCENE q let there. The
tuiicI States steamer Wyandot;e was stiH
anchored III the same position, immediately
abreast Of Fort lickcus
The authorities oithc State OF Louisiana.
yesterday, took po,sc>s of the Federal
Mint, IN the lower part OF the city, and the
new Custom House. The Superintendent
oil tn Mint aud Collector Hatch both, to-
day, took the oaths OF allegiance to the
Sovereignty of l.ou.sara
y motion was made in the Convention.
to-day, to remove the injunction of secre.y
from tn, members, with regard to matters
that had trausprcd in secret session. The
motion prevailed
y committee has been appointed by the
Convention to secure 20 the State ali the
Federal domain within its borders.
frcights have advanced considerably of
late Prctc:aucc is given to Brit sh over
American bottoms.
Flying reports prevail in the city, to the
effect that hshtin5 has begun ut Pensacola,
III consequence of the Brooklyn having at
tempted TO land troops This, however,
needs conformation.
In the Convention, to day, resolution To
establish standing army for the State
OF Louisiana was made the special order
for Thursday next.
\ resolution, directing a committee TO
inquire into and report upon the cxpedieacy
OF eXcmptlng from taxation for five years
certain kinds Of property, was introduced.
y resolution III regard to citizenship was
referred t. the appropriate committee
SPecmf DcY"tchto Charleston Wcrcuy
The Southern Bank of New Orleans has
placed at the command of the Governor of
the State $50 900, should it be required by
the cXiScncics Of the public scrvlce-thc
Governor " to accept the loan OH such
terms for its reimbursement as he may
deem equitable"
AUGUSTA, February 3.-Thc Savannah
river has risen 81 feet inches. 1t con
tinuc5 rising slowly. Fears are entertained
Of freshct
Ii is stated that several rifcd cannon
have been shipped at Liverpool Tor Chalcs-
ton
The Millcdgcyillc correspondent of the
Augusta GhroHclc, states that an agent of
A Belgian Company is now on avisit to Gov
ernor Brown, and that he will negotiate
to supply Georgia with any quantity of
arms
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

Prics. Two DoLLARs per annum, in advance, or
$20 at the end Of the year. If not paid un-
I'll alter 'Le year expires $500.
No subscription taken for less than six months.
Money may be rcmitted through postmasters
ak eur risk.
Job work Of oil kinds promptly executed.
Blanks, Law and Equity, continually on hand,
6r printed 10 order.
= Advertisements inserted at the usual rates
TAh SPARTAN circulater largely over this and
adjoining districts, and offers nn admirable me-
and contracts made on reasonable terms.
dium to our friends to cacL customers.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14
Letter from
Leon

ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. Dec II, 1850.
DEAR SIR: Regarding it as the duty
OF every Southern man, ut this crisis. to
"dcinc his POSITION enclose for publi
cation i'll the .S,WM CuroIinian, extracts from
letter written b me to Mr.. Breckinrid.e.
IN August last, after receiving the news of
his nomination in this distant land:
Now that the r,sult which | then an
ticlpatcd has arrived; the determination
thcrln expressed is the more strongly con.
hrucd, and have only 10 add, that rs |
WAS one among the fist to unfurl the ban
ner of Southern resistance TO Northern
aggression, so am ready now to mako
ono OF the ''iorlorn hope in its defence,
should the attempt be made, by force or
fraud, to trail it in the dust
E.cfruct (roDt L,tcr fD .Hr. ByccLinr,,lgr.
IF Ity'lSt %, 1850:
"lor seven years past absent from tn e
country, and from the personal collision of
lis politics, | can regard dispassionatc!y
this crisis and its actors; and the convir.
tons OF my mind and heart are with YOU
IN the struggle now waging. Should your
ticket be successful, us | fcrvidly trust it
may, for the pcrpctuity # our institutions
| hope to witness the Inauguration of your
administration. Should you fail and our
cause with you, then, also, shall | return to
enlist as a private in the battle which sure
ly must bc fought. 'pro drjs a. tociS," when
the balctul banner of Black Republicanism
IS substituted for the st rs and stripes upon
our National Capitol and President, not
Of he t"ion, but of he North sits in the
chair Of Washington.
Very sincerely, your friend and fellow.
citizen, EDWIN DELEON.
To Dr. X. w. GIBBEs, Columbia, South
Carolina.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

TnH PALMETTO FLAG DISPLAYED IN
CoNNECrICuT.-The Yale College bows
raised a Palmetto flag on the Alumni tow
or OF that institution, on Sunday, and bar
'caded all approaches to the top ofthe bull
ding. This was done in relation of the
supposed insult offered by persons who en-
ployed negroes to wear the secession cock
AIDE before Southern students.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

The FIRST AFRICAN RAILwAY.-The
first African railroad was inaugurated the
10Th June last 1t is called the Natal
Railway, and connects the capital of the
colony, Peter Martizburgh, with Cape
Town. The whole enterprise has been
successfully carried through by the colonist
no foreign aid having been received, and
very important advantages are expected to
: safise froniSth sdre and raPid. .roIamanica-
tion'tetyeeirfhe interior aaa sthe coast.
* tatssfn motion was ofgeonrse an extra
srlnary. noveltrfor the natives, and .ma-
my of the sCaffreAat FIRST tried 70 measure
asetneSs with the iron horse, ,bnt they
soon had to give up the race
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

SECrARIAN JOURNALS NOT NEwsPA-
PERs.-Judge Low, Of the LAND. Court, St
Louis, has decided that paper, published
in the interest OF IA religious sect, is not a
ne,op"per, aud that legal notices published
in such papers are null a:d void.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

AFFECTION IN MEN AND WOMEN
Women are said to have stronger attach
ments than men. 1t is not so. Strength
of attachment is evinced in little things.
\ man is often attached to an old hat; but
did you ever know of women having an
attachment for an old bonnet?-Pan
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

\ PERPETUAL PERFUME The endu-
ring odor of musk is astonishing. When
,Iustinian, in 53S, rebuilt what is now the
mosque of st. Sophia, the mortar was
charged with musk, aud to this very day
the atmosphere is filed with the odor.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

CATCHING BEFORE HANGING.-Sevor-
al Of the more rabid Black Republican
journals ut the North, such as the New
York Courier, TriGme, San and Times
talk very iippantly of hanging the seceders
OF the South Hanging is a game that
two can play at, and it is necessary to catch
your rabbit before you can cook him, so it
Is necessary to- capture Your man before
you can bang him Before these valiant
knights of the quill so into the business,
We would advisethe;n to consider thc..re,
ply OF the ronown Billy BowleggS, when he
wassintormed that Gou. lIapy, was COM
ming after him to hang hima "Emhch," >"
said he "liarny catch, Billy hang Billy
catch Harry hang.-Sugeadh Nrs. -
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

RESIGNATION OF JAS. l.. CoaLEY-
We are glad to learn, through letter re.
ceived from JAS l.. Corley, that he resign
ed his Office Of First Lieutenant and Adiu-,
tant in the Sixth Infantry, United States
Army, as soon as he heard OF the secession Of
South Carolina, his native State; and that
he has received the appointment Of Captain
in the regular army of this State. He
has been stationed, for the past three years,
at Fort Benicia California, but is expected
home in about ten days.
Charleston .Hercsrv.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

There is such scarcity of silver at the Phil
adeiphln mint thatsufiicient cannot be procured
to alloy the more precious metals in its
coinage
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

The IDLE PoPULAcE OF LoNpoN.-The
London Times on the llth inst, has the
following:
Yesterday the east end of the metropolis
presented a sad appearance, in consequence
Of the large number of destitute laborins
men standing outside the workhous doors,
and paradng the chief thoroughfares, seek
Ing for aims At the Thames Police Court.
the number ofuncmployed laborers relieved
in few days swclled to l500--of whom
100 received triAiug assistance ON Mon.
|. day. It.Mas announcedthat on Wedpes-
dry only women would Be relieved. AT
noon, a vast ntfmber Of poor womsr, thinly
reiad nnsty Suffering ffdta cad ssihdp hun
gershnd assemblsa in thc treets They
seots inHcd to increase until sthree O'Clock,
when they amounted to at least 1000. Soon.
after four o'clock their npmber.had increased
5000. The work of relieving them. lasted
many hours.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

AN ADMISsIoN.-Thc Ohio .Statc .Io"r.
nal, (RcPublican,) speaking of Wendell
Phillips late demonstration III Boston, says:
I've tear that before society can be
peacefully rcco0ayOct,d, and the Union
made to take the medicine that is honest
ly meant for its good such people as PAHips
must BE- SupprcSS,d''
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-14

SYMPATHY OF FRANcE.-Mr. w. g.
Swan, of Nashville, has written letter,
from which We make the following extract
showing the inclination of the France Gov
ernment.
IL have letter from distinguished
gentleman in Paris, who is perhaps more
familiar with the policy of the French En-
peror than Mr. Faulkner, and whose com.
munications with the Emperor are not Of a
diplomatic character in which he says,
among other things:
"As to the interests and pretensions Of
the Southern States IN the eyes of other
nations,
the Southern States are all right and may
command sympathy and .triendship."
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-01-19

Desperate Conflictbet,rcen Tue Ne
groes aad PanHcr.-Wc extract the
following from the Natchez FREQ Trader
of the Sth
On Friday morning last, Just at day
light, some of the hands ON w. =.
Smiths plantation, on bayou Cocodra,
had crossed the bayou to the gin, which
is within two hundred yards of the
quarter. just as they were passing
the seed house, II panther sprang upon
the foremost negro, striking him in the
face with his claws, and then Selling
him by the back of the neck, bore him
to the ground. The other negroes fed
into the gin, shouting: ''Murder mHr-
dcr" One, however, who was armed
with an axe, stood his ground and dealt
the panther, rclinquishing his hold on
the prostratc negro turned on his new
assailant, and "A sharp battle cnsucd,
when the panther, having received
wounds, concluded that discretion was
the better part of valor, and rctrcating
to the seed house stood at bay, glaring
fcrociously at the two negroes, who ac-
ceptcd his proposition for a cessation Of
hostiIities. Being soon reinforced by
a detachment from the opposite side of
the bayou, with dogs guns and knives,
they returned to the attack and soon
placed their adversary horS du con,bat.
1t was a female, not of the largest size.
A very Urge male had been killed on
the plantation the previous evening.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-01-19

T'hc McancM Mum IN the Worid.
This individual, it appears, resides in
Louisville. The Courier of that city
pufs' him as follows;
Yesterday poor woman, living in
the lower part Of tho city, had II load
Of coal sent her by the distributing
committee. The woman lived at the
house Of II man named Kayannugh, who
turned her out of doors and kept tho
load of coal, because the woman was
unable to pay the rent. Such man
as this is too mean TO live in civilized
community.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-01-19
Terms of the Paper.

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No Subscription will be received for a less term
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unless the publisher should choose to do so.
Rates of Advertising:
.Au Advertisements will be charged 81 Zone dollar
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and fifty cents for each subsequent insertions.
AN Communications on personal matters, If admits
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The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-01-19
Something of the Horrible. Crime
in the West.

" The Evansville Ind Journalof
the 9th instant. gives the annexed par
ticulars Of shocking tragedy which
occurred in that place on tho night be-
fore. That paper says:
Last night about midnight trage-
dy was enacted in this city which was
probably, never equalled for deadly eff
fects, ferocity and unnatural hate. We
have time only for hasty and brief ac-
count of it,
A fierce feud has existed between
two brothers named John Paul Evans
members of an old and well-known
family of this city. Their grandfather
laid out the town of Evansville. They
have made several attempts heretofore
on each others life.
{" Robert went to q ball at Mozart hall
yesterday evening with lady. Over
hundred people were there. About mid
night Paul came in, intoxicated. He
walked up to his brother and asked him
to drink. His brother refused; where
upon Paul drew u knife, seeing which
Robert drew Il siX-shootcr. Paul step
ped back and drew siX-shooter. Ro-
bert drew n knife and put it between
his teeth and commenced firing. Paul
returned the fire, ard each fired six
shots and then closed and used their
knives. They were mortally wounod.
Paul started for the front door
and went out was followed and brought
back and died in twenty minutes. Ho
was shot in the upper part of tho breast
and cut several times in the abdomen.
'' Robert, when Paul left tho room,
followed him as far as the inside door,
where he fell, struck the wall, and skin
ned his face. He was carried to II
temporary couch, and lay insensible for
nearly three hours, when he also died.
He was shot through the left lobe of the
brain, and in the right side beneath tho
ribs. They both seemed to die of in
ward bleeding.
During the encounter, II younger
brother, Berry, shot three balls ut Paul
one Of which, it is said hit him. Solomon
Gumbcrts, u son Of Simon Gumbcrts, n
bystondcr, was accidentally shot by ono
Of the random bais in the right thigh,
the bullet narrowly missing the fcmoral
artery. His condition is serious.
Z" Such n scene as was presented
when the writer reached the hall may he
never again behold. The two brothers
lay there within few feet Of each other,
cold and pale in death, bloody and
ghastly, marred by fratricidal wounds.
The floor near the scene of combat wns
covered with gore, and the plastcring
pittcd with bullet dents. Gathered
around were groups Of men, some with
tears glistcning in their eyes, ''although
unused to the melting mood"
" II was providcntinI that no moro
persons were hurt. Fifteen shots wcro
fired rccldessly in Il room crowded with
men and women.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-01-19
IRISH OF JEFFERSON, La, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1861

will for ages continue to bear, the
monstrous burden of their folly.
Should not the ignorance, brutality,
pauperism and disease that have re-
suited from taking so much money
from the pockets of the people, be
warning now and forever to those who
would engage in war? And if we
may find such vast evils in foreign
war, what shall be said of war
between brothers - between men of
one common origin, nation, language,
and gloriously benefcent political
institutions? Eye has not seen, neither
has it entered into the heart of man
to conceive the miseries of American
civil war. May Heaven save us from
it! May it so move the hearts of our
people that they shall reeoil from the
impious contest in which they now
threaten to engage, form once more a
sacred alliance of friendship, and join
hands in lasting agreement of peace!
TERRIBLE AFFRAY-9 9sCo Policemen
Mortalty Wounded.-An affray oc-
CURED in house of i'll fame, in Cincin-
natl, on henight of the 9th, resulting
in the deathof two policemen, who had
gone tathepremises for the purpose of
reseuing a'goung girl who had abscond-
ed froms her home. The account says
Scarcely had the watchmen entered
the house, when the door bell rang, and
upon going to the door she found two
mem father and son, Lowan, or Loring
who persisted in entering. She refused
them admittance, beca9se one of them
(the father held q pistol. They threat
sened to force the door,sand the watch
men directed her to open It, saying that
they would see that no disturbance was
made. The door was opened; Long
passed out to arrest the men, and was
stabbed in the right side. Hallam, who
was Immediately behind, was cut in the
same place, and as they staggered into
the room, young Lowan aimed blow
at Mr.. Clemens, but Jenny Davis, one
of the girls, struck his arm and saved
her mistress life. DIR. Mussey was
sent for, and pronounced it impossible
for the men to live. Both of the
wounded men are married and have
large families.
The murderers were arrested the fol-
lowing day. There was considerable
excitement in the city yesterday in re
gard to the affair, and an attempt was
made to take the prisoner from the jail
by force, but it was prevented by the
Guthrie Greys, who had been called out
to protect the Jail.
A dipatch to the louisville papers
says both the men are dead.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-01-19

cRes.
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and
Council Of the City Of CarroLlton' That
from and after the first day of January,
1861, the Licenses for Professions,
Callings and other Business, throughout
the City of Carrollton shall be fixed,
assessed and collected annually at the
rates and sums specially set forth IN
the following sections and subject.to
,the conditions hereinafter named:
SECTION /. Every tavern or coffee
house Keeper, retailer of liquors and
wines by the drink shall pay 800.
SEC. 2. Every General Store, selling
.spirituous and malt liquors or wines
not less than one pint, not to be drank
.on the premises, 500.
SEC. 3. Every General Store, exclud-
ing spirituous and malt liquors and
wines, $50.
= SEC. 4. Every grocery store, exciud-
ting spirituous and malt liquors and
wines, $50, and with liquors and wines
to he sold in quantities not less than
pint $40.
SEC. 5. Every dry goods, feed, hard
ware, glass, or crockery store, $50.
SEC. 6. Every clothing and shoe store,
selling clothes and shoes, not their own
manufacture, $50.
SEC.s7. Every public billiard table,
ten pin alley, pool table, pistol gallery
or owner thereof; ehall pay so.
SEC. 6. Every public, subscription,
or society ball, $40.
SEC. 9. Every theatre, show, circus,
or other amusements, for each perform
'ance, SO .......
SEC. 10. Every public cart, carriage,
cab, car, buggy, wagon or dray drawn
by one OF more horses or kline, $50.
SEC. IL. Every private wagon, cart,
or dray, drawn by one or more horses
or kline, SO.
SEC. -. Every resident pedler or
hawker, S25.
SEC. -. Every nonresident pedler
or hawker, $50.
SEC. IA. Every Soda and Mineral
Water shop, every Segar shop, every
Fruit stand or shop, every Cake stand
,or shop shall pay s..
SEC. Is. Every Oyster shop, exclud-
ing liquors and wines, s..
SEC. 16. Every Livery Stable, in
cluding carriages and excluding carts
and wagons shall pay $50.
SEC Il. Every Auctioneer or Auction
Store, so.
SEC. is Every Beerhouse selling
wines and malt liquors, $40.
SEC. 10. Every drug and apothecary
store, shall pay $40.
SEC. 20. Every beer bother, or other
persons selling beer, wines or cordiais
in this city, away from his premises,
shall pay $40.
SEC. 81. Every Coalyard. every Saw
mill. every Brickyard, $50; Every
Lumber yard $25.
SEC. %. Every Street Musician or
Singer SO.
SEC. %. Every physician, lawyer OF
dentist, $40.
SEy-a Every nonresident mineral
or sS &c issaeller, shall pay, $50.
~ IS Yonf1fIEAy soap cart, selling a
issi ssia ttnrusg At j + tina" % pounds