The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-07
NEWS ITEMS.

| CLdLc.
1t is rumored that VIM. A. Harris form
erly representative in Congress from Vir-
| ginia, will be editor of the Union.
| Hon. Sampson w. Harris, a member of
| Congress from Alabama, died this afternoon.
! John n. Whitefeld has been appointed
register, and Daniel Woodson receiver, for
! the Delaware land district in Kansas and
Charles E. Mix chief of Indian affairs ad
| interim.
The law for the election in Kansas pro-
vides that all free white male citizens of
the United States, residing in the Territory
on the Ist Of April, shall be entitled to vote
for members of the Constitutional Conven-
ton, without any regard whatever to any
| test oaths. Gov. Walker repeats his opin-
! ion, that Kansas will be free State.
MEXICAN AND OTHER ITEMS-St. LOUIS,
speaks of Indian depredatious being on the
increase. Several skirmishes had taken
| place between Mexicans and Indians
Numbers of both were killed.
| 1t is reported that Judge Hopper. james
Lucas and two other America were kill
ed by the Indians near Ell Paso also that
James Hobble, who had gone to Sonora to
buy mules, was killed by the government
party. Letters from Santa Cruz River of
February Sd, says that if the people had
encouragement they would declare them
selves independent and ask to be annexed
to the United States.
New ORLEANS, March 31.-Good au-
thority states that instead of the purchase
of Sonora and Lower California, our Gov
eminent will conciliate the South by pay
ing designated sum of $15,000,00O for
the purchase of the 1sthmus of Tehuante-
pee. 1t is rumored that Senator Benjamin
has been appointed special Commissioner
to accomplish the purchase.
SCARLET FEvER.-The scarlet fever in
New York exhibits abatement. The
number of fatal cases last week was 46. 1t
Is estimated that there are from 800 to
1000 cases under treatment.
New GRANADA AND THE UNITED STATES
New YORK, April 1.-The New York
Herald has a special dispatch, which says
that Commissioner Morse and Mr.. Bowline,
have entirely failed in their mission t" the
New Granada Government for PREPARATION
for the Panama massacre.
WASHINGTON, April IA post norton
examination of gentleman who died in
Pennsylvania from disease contracted at the
National Hotel in this city, shows deposit
of arsenic in the stomach. A patient now
here suffers enlargement of the abdomen
from some cause, and with marked symptoms
of being poisoned.
The Western Pork Crop of 1867 is
estimated by the New Orleans Price Cur
rent at "a per cent less than thai of 1856.
New ORLEANS, March Bot is rumor-
ed that an expedition is about fitting out
here for some point in Central America
1t is said that it is the intention of the par
ty to make the first demonstration against
Veragua, a province near Granada, be-
tween Costa Rica and Panama.
GREAT EQUESTRIAN MARCH-ALBANY
March 30.-Two sporting men of this city,
Taylor and Dalton, started on horse from
the Exchange this morning at O'Clock, for
a one hundred miles race, without rest or
feed. The bets are 81, 800 side. Whites
town, Oneida county, was the termination
of the race. TaylOr's horse arrived at
Whtestown at $50 P. NJ, making the
hundred miles in twelve hours and half,
and winning the race. Dalton's horse was
a quarter of mile behind.
STORIES OF DEsERTERs.-Wal er's de-
serter's who arrived at New York, tell
shocking stories of the suferngs of his men.
From their accounts it would seem that the
deserton has increased very much since
the men learned from the proclamation of
Gen. Canas that they would not be shot i'll
Costa RIGA, but be we'll treated and sent
home. They deserted in squads and whole
ranks, with their petty officers at their heads
when sent out on foraging expeditions
During ninety days no less than $50 men
disappeared, of whom at least 300 deserted.
OF the mounted rangers twenty seven went
off in Il body, and several conspiracies for
large bodies to desert have been detected.
One foraging party, numbering 65 men,
deserted in body.
A correspondent of the Petersburg Ex-
press, writing from GoldSboro', n. c. says:
"Three negroes-two likely young men
and an old woman, the mother of twenty
chi!dren-were hung at Greenville, Pitt CO.
yesterday, for murder. From early morn
till noon, every avenue leading into the
town was crowded with persons, represent
ing all ages, sexes, classes and conditions
of the population in the county. About 9
O'Clock in the morning, a steamboat arriv-
ed from Washington with some five hun
dred passengers. The crowd was estimat
ed at five thousand persons of which at