The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-11-17

IHE LONGEST TRIP ON RECORD AFTER A hun
AWAY WIFE.-That wives will forget their
t marriage vows and runaway. is every day ex-
emphfed but husbands don't always follow over
land and sea in search of vagrant crinoline.--
case which came up in a Justices court yes
terday, however, sets an example for loving
! husbands that has no parallel on record, and
but for the criminal reality connected with it,
would throw the latest romance into obscurity.
1t appears that the elder brother of family
) residing in Naples, Italy, married wife CON
!, slderably his junior, and she became the "old
mans darling" Like Melnotte, he'd "have
no friends that were not lovers" and with pride
he pointed to his pretty wife, and made her his
idol-his temple of devotion, morning and ey-
ening. In an evil hour, a younger brother,
Michael Angelo Gitto, looked with loving eyes
upon his sisterin law, and she was won from
her allegiance to her lord, The guilty pair
made their escape to this country, bringing
with them little daughter, leaving the hus-
band and two little children in their deserted
Italian home. The brother lover and his fair
companion came to this city some months ago,
and opened confectionery store on Main street.
In time the husband learned their wherea-s
bouts and taking his two motherless BOYS with
him, he sailed for New York and arrived in
Cincinnati, a day or rtwo ago. He at once sought
out the guilty pair, and implored the wife to re-
turn to her allegiance, but TO no purpose. He
was rudely spurned by both wife and brother,
and as a last resort he had them arrested for
adultery, on Tuesday.
The case was to come up before the Justice
yesterday, but mutual friends intefered I'M
like the ''Msanthrope," who feared the ieers
OF boys and girls, should they see him with
his pretty runaway wife upon his arm, the
elder Gtto, with tears coursing down his
cheeks, besought her, on his knees, to return
with him to the sunny cline of Italy, and make
his home once more heaven of domestic hap
plness: The scene was affecting; the picture
being rendered complete by the pleading looks
and tears of the little boys, WHO had accompa-
med the father in his long and tedious journey
There was choice between the penalty for
adultery and a husband arms. The wife hesir
.tated; the husband pleaded; friends coupseled
obedience, and all combined, at length prevail
ed. She consented to return to Italy with her
husband. The guilty brother agreed to pay
the costs and lawyers fees--the husband took
his runaway wife upon his arm, and his chill
drcn by the hand, and left the court room, sd
, overjoyed with his recovered treasure that he
actually kissed the hands of friend who had
been mainly instrumental in bringing about
consummation of his happiness under such
peculiar circumstances.
There is sufficient romance in this ''plain,
unvarnished tale," to form the basis of a novel.
man who would follow arunaway wife from
Italy, and then beg of her, on his knees, to ac-
cept his proffered forgiveness, cannot be a bad
husband, and deserves better wife. Cin4Gaz.
PoL1TIcAL PHoToGRApHY.-John W. Forney,
the editor of the Philadelphia Press, is enter
tanning the public With series of striking life
drawn political photographs, comprising full
length llkenesses, in various striking attitudes,
of James Buchanan, president of the United
States. and his friend James Gordon Bennett,
editor of the New York Herald, together with
a very pretty head and shoulder portrait of the
Washington Union, and flattering landscape
view of democracy generally as it appears at
Washington.
These are, in their way, gems of the first
water, "of purest ray serene" The following
are two of the most striking photographs:
Photograph Landscape Of National Democracy.
Appeals were made to postmasters throughout
the country to attack me in my business, and
to leave no effort untricd TO cripple my enter
prise. In word, there was an ingenuity of
prescription a fertility of falsehood, a reckless
ness OF persecution, which induced me more
than once to inquire, in the language of gov
ernor Walker, whether indeed "we were living
IN the last year of American independence, or
the first year of the American monarchy?" I
saw the basest wretches-men who had never
recognized by the democratic partyin this State,
and who, in 1856. had scarcely an opinion to
avow, ready to go for Fremont or Fillmore-I
saw these men not only clothed with the power
of the federal administration, but authorized to
speak in denunciation of men who had created
it. Isaw the money of the'federal government
expended to break down the regular organiza-
ton of the democratic party, whenever and
wherever that organization was not committed
to the scandalous Kansas policy of that admin
lstratlon. L saw senators turned into specula-
tors in order to induce them to desert their
written and spoken promises to the people;
saw representatives purchased toe betray their
constituents, as southern STAKEHOLDER purcha-
ses his slaves; | saw newspapers openly and
activity engaged with me on the side of con-
science and constitution, threatened or bought
into SILENCE OF acqulescence. | witnessed an
era of official despoism, and an organization of
tracism, was fittngly illustrated in the columns
of his newspaper during that memorable strug-
gle. Absent i'll Europe when Mr.. Buchanan
returned from England, Bennett came to New
ork shortly after, and cast about to see which
of the great parties had the best chance of
success. Finally, his years of hatred of James
Buchanan obtained the mastery, and he placed
himselfin the hands of the friends of Fremont,
whether or not for a consideration | am unable
to prove,
This man had grown rich in career of vii
official insoence, such as, had it taken place
under an opposion administration, and against
the democratic party, would have hurled that
opposition into perpetual obscurity.
Fill LeugtA Photograph Of James Gordon
Bennett Among those who volunteered to
supply their ready abuse of the Tarrytown
speech, l notice the editor of the New York
Herald, the infamous James Gordon Benrc.t
Addressing as do, mixed audience, because
| presume this statement will be read by men
of all parties, l am sure that commit no offenga
when | recall public attention to the name in
which tbie varv n, oonIuctad b;c oamep,ro~