The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-13

cry Of economy, retrenchment ana ~
and from that day to the present, democracy
has bawled itself hoarse in favor OF economy
The hypocrisy of the party is well SET '0i'' =
the following extract from speech mace ..
the hon. NJ. R. H Garrett a democratic repre-
sentatives to congress from Virginia. Mr.. Gar
nett said:
II need not 60 back to Mr.. Van Buren, pres
idency, when the whole country was conpuise'
with Indignation at an expenditure OF twenty
five to thirty millions of dollars per annun.-
Nor will return to 1842, when Mr.. Clay es
,;r,a,ad that the government could be fairly ad
r,;nistered for S26 900 600; while Mr.. Calhoun
nut it down to SIC 200, 900! NOR WIN u"ei
on 1856, the first year of Mr. Polk,s aom'n
istraton, when the expenditure, exclusive o
navments on account of the pubic depl anu
Mexican hostilities, were only 522, 8o4, 29o'-
But, sir, | will take year since the Mexican
war-since the empire of the Pacific was adoeo
to our dominions, and uitltin the present Frank
Pierce's) administration, and find that IN the
fiscal wear 1853 "a the entire expenditures ex-
elusive of public debt and the lnstalment que 10
to Mexico, were S44,O18,249; while last year
they have suddenly swelIed up to hfty-seVen
millions one hundred and seventy-two thousand
four hundred and one dollars; beng 81 ,Z4o' DUO
more than they were in the height OF the Mex
lean war, when our forces rested on either
ocean, and our flag not only protected our own
domain but waved in triumphin every province
of Mexico"
. The honorable gentleman might have added
that no small portion of the increased expen-
di.ures was owing to the increase OF the sala-
ries allowed to American ministers and charges
abroad, and the multitude of petty officials who
are fed from the public treasury. Such is the
kind of ECONOMY" the democracy practice.
MURDER WILL OuT-In 1882 DR.. H. Per-
kins purchased eleven negroes in the parish OF
West Feliciana, Of a man who had been living
with him for one year Or more. The man was
a widower with an only child, daughter
He requested DR.. 2. to allow his little daugh-
ter to remain at his house for few weeks until
he could procure house for her, which was
granted. In few days the man and ne
groes mysteriousy disappeared, and no trace
Of their whereabouts could be had. Every effort
to find clue to his track was unavailing. The
little girl remained for three or four years, was
then sent to school, got naarred, and has not
been heard from since. The day before yes
terday DR.. P. received letter from gentle
man in Jackson Miss, telling him where his
long lost negroes were. 1t appears that two
brothers were interested in the affair, and re-
Gently have had some misunderstanding, by
which means disclosures have been made and
long neglected justice will obtain her rights
The man and negroes are in one of the back
counties of Mississippi, and DR.. P. leaves on
the Princess this morning to pay his long de-
sired visit to them. Baton Rouge Gazette.
STILL ANOTHER V1cTIM.-We copy the fol-
owing paragraph from the Newark Advertiser
IF the 10th ult. "Some weeks since an article
vas published stating that lady and daughter,
he family of one of our most respectable citl-
ems, were seriously i'll from disease contracted
It the National Hotel at Washington, previous
O the presidential Inauguration. A letter from
he propretors of the hotel was subsequently
which stated that the sickness was
aused by miasma from the sewers. We re-
ret to announce that Mrs. Robert Johnston, |
he lady referred 10, died yesterday from the
Mysterious poison. She was just five weeks
onhned to her bed, during which the constant
ffors of medical skill were baffied. They
we're only three days at the National, and while
here were sick for some hours, and also had
lick night in Baltimore. Nothing serious APP
cared afterwards in Mrs. Johnston's case, I'M
il after nursing her daughter, who was sick
ONE two weeks, when she was taken down.
liss Johnston is now in fair way of recovery.
DR.. Johnston himself was sick, but is now well
IS possible under the circumstances"
GROSS QUrRAeE.-On Sunday night, two
lembers Of the Legislature, one representing
he city Of New 7 ork and the other north .
m county, both stopping at Congress Hall, en-
ced coIored boy, named Levi Johnson, who .
employed as hall boy, to enter their room.
Just for fun" they wished to make the boy
runk. He refused to drink. They insisted that
e should. He still refused, whereupon they
'ok him by the neck, threw him on the floor,
nd forced the liquor down his throat. Not
atsfed with this they shaved about six inches /
f hair off his head. He looked, after the ope- .
alton like the picture of the Evil One, as rep
esenting his Satanic Majesty. This may
ave been fun for them for the moment but it
'as not so to Johnson for he on Monday come
efore Justice Cole and obtained warrant. 1t
'as placed in the hands of officer Teelin, but
efore the precept was served, through the
ltervention of friends, the matter was dust
d by each paying johnson IS. He is guilty
great wrong in compromising the matter,
nd not allowing the perpetrators of this gross
'rong to be brought to justice. Albany Jour.
TERRIBLE DEATH FROM HANDLING H1DEs.-t
\ singular death occurred in Albany on Tues
ay week. Mr. P. Rogan had been.handliug
idcs, and it is supposed that while so occupied
Re rubbed with his hands small pimpFe on
is face, in such manner as to get the poison
nto circulation, for the pimple commenced
yelling very rapidly. 1t soon extended to his
'hole head, and then descended to his body, as
AZ down as the waist. AT the time of his death
is head was as large as half bushel, while his
7atures were SO distorted that his most init
tate friends could not recognise him. The
cath of Mr.. Rogan has led TO two opinions
ne Is that he died from the effects of poison.
'hile the other is that the matter introduced
ito the plmple led to erysipelas, and that to
cath.
A SAD AFFA1R.-The Evansville Indiana)
ournal says, gentleman and lady arrived at
he Pavilion hotel, on Thursday evening, with