The Arkansas banner. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1843-1851, 1845-02-19
vAGARIES OF THE MOON,

night, Tor beng ecipsed by cloud of IL
quor.
WHATS your name 7" said the Waterman
"Moon," said Tom.
on can't shine, Mr.. Moon - said the
Waterman.
!" can't that's fact, T" said Tom. though
nave tffed my horns, and emptied them,
too; but give me hand and he'll me to rise.
You know what Byron saws:
The Moon is up,
BY heavens glorious sisht,'
Yes, knows all that, . said The watch
man; "but it's no matter whether docs or
not, cause it aint in the ordinance: il ant
nothing but poetry, and my old 'ooman al
ways told me as how poetry is nonsense:
SO come along to the watch house. Mr.. Noon
i cry quarter, said Moon
"4 GU shall get a quarter; that is, three
calendar months i'll the work-house, , said
the Waterman.
"Ihen you extinguish the light Of my
prospects for ever, said Moon.
Not bit of it, said the Waterman !;
" ior instead oil putting you OIL, put You
M And SO, without saying more on the
subject, he took off Moon to the calaboosc.
place where he had often been before.
lie was Immediately recognised by the
oilicer OF the night, whose first sautation to
| him was:
Why, Moon, how do You rise -
81 don't rise at all, :" said Moon, Pm on
the declnc.n
And so you have let yourself be taken
up again." said the officers Well, Mr.
Moon" he added :. | will not pretend 10 say
that you are made of green cheese but, from
the number OF times which you have recent
~ let yourself fall into the hands of the
watch, do say that you must be composed
OF some very vcrdant material y
Mr.. Moon got his third quarter in the
Workhouse from the Recorder-Picduune
CoNvERsATioNs.-Bill-'IIav you got a
dollar, Sam?'
Sam-'No hain't Bill, that's a fact-if it
would save your lfe'
Bill-sCause Jim Thorn wanted me TO
pay you one, and Ive got nothing smaller
than t1ro.'
Sam 20, ah-wcll, perhaps can find Just
one, come to think of it, that didn't spend
this mornin' for wood
Sam searched his wallet, found his dollar.
and handed it to Bill.
Blll-kputtmg the dollar in his pocket1-
wei now, that's clever-lll hand you the
ftro the very next time we meet, if happen
to have SO much on hand-lve got one to-
wards it, any how.'-Prop. Gaz.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO!
THE NEWS OF SANTA AMPS CaPTURE
CONFIRMEDt!i
Intelligence was received hese, at late
hour last night, that retributive Justice has
overtahen Santa Anna, insofar as that he is
prisoner of the constituencies. Ii is
very predetermined whether the Mexican Fed
eralsts will extend to the hero of the Ala
mo such magnanimily as he experienced from
the victors at San Jacnta-a problem which
will most likelv be solved by the next arri-
val. We take the following from this morn
ing's Tropic
BY the arrival of the schr. Water Witch.
Capt. Dupeire, at late hour last night from
Vera Cruz, we are in receipt of full files of
Mexican papers TO the 22d ult, inclusive
Owing to the lateness of the hour at which
the papers came to hand, we have not had
| time to examine our files infinitely, nor have
we space for long extracts,--this evening or
tomorrow we hope To be able to give full
particulars The most important news by
this arrival is the confirmation of the account
previously given i'll our paper, of the capture
of Santa Anna. The Minister OF Exterior
Relations announced to the Mexican Con-
gress on the 18th ult, the fact OF Santa An
mas capture, and read the following official
note conveying the intelligence
HEAD QUARr&Es CONSTITUTIONAL MILITIA. )
Al Jico, half past o'clock.
His Excellency Don Antonio Lopez de
Santa Anna, has just been brought in by four
of our men, and is now in our power.
am in too much haste to write the particu-
lars before Tomorrow
PEDRO LLERA.
To his Excelency the Minister of Exte-
rior Relations;
Jalapa, 10th January
The minister further informed congress that
Santa Anna would be conducted to the For
tress of Pcrote, to await the decision of Gov
eminent
A proclamation dated January IA, an
nounced the re-establishment of peace in
! Mexico, and invited the citizens to return to
their homes The members forming the
| Provisional Government Of 1871, have been
requested TO form part of the Assembly un-
der the same charter The commanding Of
fcers at Vera Cruz aud Tamaulpas have adj
dressed thanks to the soldiers under their
commands.
We learn verbally that Santa Anna. pre-
vious TO his defeat, entered puebla, pilaged
and burnt the town and butchered the nhab-
ilats. His army of 10 10 $4,000 men turned
against him, and he now remains without a
friend to his cause. Gen. Ampudia had been
recalled, and replaced by Martinez Ampu-
dia declared that all he had done was BY or
der of Santa Anna. 1t is said to be the opn-
ion Of well informed people in Mexico that
Santa Anna will be shot, but that he viii be
kept for some time TO try TO get him to dis
close where his treasure is, before they exc
cute him.
passenger who came in the Water Witch
reports that Santa Anna left Perote, under 4
strong escort, for the city OF Mexico, on tn,
Goth ul,