The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-07-08

tnlS place.
The steamer Rednor arrived at St
Louis on the 10Th from Fort Leaven-
worth. Before the departure of the
Rednor, Mr.. Bransford had arrived as
an express from Brent's Fort on the Ar
kansas. He reports that Armiio had
been superseded as Governor of Santa
re, and Gen. Urea appointed in his
place; the most vigorous steps were ta-
ken to prepare for war-fortifcations
and military preparations of various
kinds are now going on; that a draft
was actively progressing in Santa Fe
and Chihuahua, and that everv third
man of the whole population was taken
The Indians were reported tc be unfa-
vorable to the Americans, and the Mex
leans relied much on their aid.
Gen. Urea had despatched 800
troops to March to Brent's Fort and to
meet Spier's companies on the prairies
and conduct it into to Santa Fe. This
was the company that was said to have
taken quantity of arms and ammunition
to Santa Fe, and in pursuit of which
Col. Kearney had sent the United
States dragons. Mr.. Bransford states
that it would be impossible for the dra-
goons to overtake them before they
would arrive at Santa Fe. Mr.. B. ex.
pressed the opinion very confidently
\ that before that time Bent's Fort would
be in possession of the Mexicans. Ele
also states that Mr.. Bent, J. Folger and
Francis Blair had gone to Chihua-
hua in the spring and had been expected
home more than month, and their fail
ure TO arrive had created the impression
that they had been arrested and detain.
ed prisoners of war.
Nine volunteer companies had arri-
we'd at the fort and two others were ex-
pected on Tuesday. All the regular
troops had started for the prairies except
80 or 40. Col. Kearney was engaged
in disciplining the volunteers.
HORRIBLE AFFAIR.-A Mother
Murdered by her SOMA young
man named James Fields, is in
Jail in Leavenworth County, Ind,
charged with the murder of his
own mother. The Banner says -
"The fiend in human shape had
taken his mother to support-to
live with him-he to provide, she
to do the house work. Thus they
lived until the old lady's health
became so impaired that she was
scarcely able to leave her bed,
when one day, Sunday. June 7th.)
he came in and ordered her out of
bed to get him some dinner, and
be quick about it, for he was 60
ing to shoot her." The old lady
obeyed the injunction; and whilst
she was bending over the fire pre-
pairing his meal, he took the barrel
of a pistol loaded with powder and
ball, and with a coal Of fire he set
it off-the ball took effect in the
upper part of the thigh, and ranged
through into the abdomen. She
fell bleeding on the floor, where
she lay, while this demon and
murderer endeavored to stop the
blood by filling the wound with
tow and salt, and washing her
with cold water and spirits. He
then let her lay till the next day
noon hid III his bed behind blan-
ket, which hung between her and
himself, that his eyes need not
meet the dying and supplicating
looks of the mother. On Monday
she became so much worse he cali
ed in the neighbors. AS they
came he fled; but justice pursued
and overlook him, and he is now
in custody awaiting his trial at
our next District Court"
POSTAGE AND THE FOREIGN STEA-
MERs.-The amount Of business
letters now transmitted to Europe
annually by the steam ships plying
between Boston and Liverpool is
about 100000. The sum paid bv
the Rrifieh Goyornpoon< - H. r.