The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-21
NO. 3d.
From the Southern Guardian. =
Busincss in NeW York:

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we learn from private sources that the
apprehension of a general COMMERCIAL crash !.
exist in New York and Boston. Maay
houses both in that city and Boston, have,
we understand, already succumbed, and
others will follow.
The New York papers say that rents are
falling very much in New York--purticn.
| lariy ior large stores and 6rst-ciaxs dwell.
| hugs For the former rents have fallen
oEc-half. ~ r,.. !,
A heavy dry goods firm, which had
| leased splendid narble,Irout bailding, pm
broadway, for a term of years, offered the
owner s30,0O0 to have the lease cancel.
led -e.t I, ,s..a.- -
SAD AociDENr-we regret to learn !;
| from Charleston that Mr. Clark Alien, q =
member OF the Abbesills Company, xn3
unfortunately killed yesterday. He was.
! running from one room to aoother.s and
was pierced by bayonet, in the hands of
one Of his companions In die ere, which
penetrated his brain, causing almost instant
| death. -. -. a.J
+ TUE BREAKING Up.-Since the 9Th
| OF November, 1860, there, have been one
hundred and forty five designations in 5tls
Federal Government, to wit Members of
| the Cabinet, Z Senators, IL; Members Of
the House of Representatives, 80; Federal
officers in the Southern States-Ju Judues.
Collectors, &C., 8 in the Army.2 ~
IN the Navy, Oh A pretty rap
up; the work will 90 on yet foj
The MILITARY DEsPor1
arc now about one thousand q
troops quartercd in .Washingtod
from all aceOuats their conduct &
and arrogant In the extreme. Tl&
OF the Alexandria iSenttnei Was in he
ing;cn last week. He says that on Mon(l
4 night an Alderman ofStic city of WASH
Ian ngten, from one of the Western wards:
] Sn his way to attend meeting of his
Board2sas made to walk around judiciary
(sguan By one OF Gen. SCOTS soldiers.
4 Yesterday Judge Merrick, Of. the u. 81.
art fcs the District OF Colp,afia, being a. :
4 lbs late. started tllrougE Inc se,,lara<sh
}E4lsowing the gravel wdHl sshe was
, Topped by the sentry, and leyyalk-
,and. .~lfe says that Scott " Ill g ~
kto public houses, call for liGuofs sEs68 N
Tray Is asked, present loaded pistol.
i Citizens and strangers are fined twenty
4 dollars and costs for CARRYING concealed Z
weapons; yet it is undeniabe that these
overboaring and irresponsible soldiers, .cAen
out on tepve, carry concealed weapons, as
one of the police Officers Of the city, who
was stabbed, knows to his cost
IL must be grating to the feelings of an
Amorican community to have planted
among them standing army, on the most
frivolous pretext. 1t is, however, but
for taste of the rule of the Government
thst will shortly be inaugurated over them.
: % OF HoMBARDING-A letter fl
zen totheN o. Delta gives the
tem of the expense to be incurred
sec of Sumter:
Ferry gun fred from Fort Sumter
81 on an average, thirteen dollars
eefy gun. fired by the State will bo an
aycraEe expenditure of nine dollars. n
.tpTal lyept officer of Fort Moultrie Informs
;as sats by close calculation, it has been
asceftaincd that when its batteries open,
the coast pei diem to the State, at that
fort alone, will exceed $4,000 Pretty
heavy, that. But this is the surest way Of
mastering the fort, aud we had letter spend
money than lives in its acquisition.
The election held last week for Field
Officers Of the Third Regiment of voluu-
teers, resulted in the election of Gen James
IL. Williams, of Newberry, Colonel; Ga,a
, i'. Is. Foster, of Spauanbarg Lieutenant
Colonel; and Major JAS. NJ Baxter, Of
Newbcrry, Major