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IMponrAsr AS TO THE Losos ISLAND

IMPORTANT AS TO THE LoBos ISLANDS
The New York Express is in the re-
ccipt of intelligence from Pala, to the
effect that the news had reached there,
that several American vessels had left
the United States to- take guano at the
Lobos Islands, and that moreover the
American Secretary Of State was
heartily III favor Of the movement
Acting npon this information the pre-
feet OF the Department, VIC are assured,
had commanded sEe Immediate rein
torcemcnt ofa Peruvian garrison that
had already been established on the
Islands, with the determination, so the
story ran, to oppose the taking of gu
ano, at all hazards. lfthis intelligence
be true there is likely to be. trouble
when the American vessels arrive
Adviccs from that quarter will be
looked for with great interest.
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Carolinn Elections.

Full returnsof the recent, elections
have been. received, and the result is
the election of DAvIp S. REID, the De
mocratic candidate, BY nearly 5000
majority. In the Legislature, the Demo
Gratis have 81 Senators, and tho Wings
20. In the House, the Democrats So,
andtthe5Whigs G2, making a tie on
joint ballot. Some-of the Wing mem
.bers are kno, into be opposed to Gen.
SCOTT, and the Raleigh Standard says
that one thing may be set down, as GER
tain--no Scott Wing can be elcctedto
the United States Senate blythe ensu-
ing Legislature.
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a=Y Alessrs. A. WHITE s. Co., are
agents for the Bannerin Suntcrville.
@-~S.D.--E

s" Communications intended for
the Banner must be handed in on or
before Saturday morning, and these
favoring us with advertisements will
please let US have them at least by
8 o'clock on Monday.
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\ snan by the name Of IYIL-
s!,sl ff2. sRsos, says the Marion Star.
}fisinst., twasarrested horelast
week on ssdsphHOn OF 6eing CHARLES
fEHausoa, who has been charged viii,
murder il. Charleston and for whose
delivery at the Charleston Jailthc Co
vernon has offered d regard, The
proof to identity HESpERsos with
FEncusoS being insufficient, he has
been discharged.
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Rrv,,r =, ~, :, !. J, :, !. I. j, 8.

BEWARE OF CouETERRE1Ts ulis
terteit four dollar notes OF the State
Bank Of North Carolina, have recent
~ found theirAway to 4Petersbnrg, irli
ginia. They are distinguishabic from
tile genuine ones by the signature of
the President, D. Cameron, which Isl
lame fac si,nile, and other features
upon them. {s5.
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5H4esEe ter frOlie dJO EDE,, of Die e6s8 iia.s
Iio@EIL eoBu has written d letter
giving his opinion upon the Presiden-s
tial election. Hc believes that the
vote Of Georgia for PlEecG end K1so.
under any contingency that may arise
is certain. SSs "a
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A Double ARREsr.-An individual,
named McCrary, was arrested ten
miles above this place, few days ago,
on the charge of numbering man in
Alabama. a reward of $500 had been
offered by the father and brothers of
the person killed. The gentlemen
who arrested McCrary (Messrs. White,
Smyly and Harris, Of this district J
have taken him on to Alabama, where
he is by this time perhaps, lodged in
Jail to await his trial.
Another McCrary was arrested by
the same gentlemen, as fugitive from
Justice, and carried on with his brother,
a reward of 5000 having been offered
by some Alabama jailor for his de-
livery ry.-Ea9cfeld Aarertiser, 25M
inst.
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Minister to Englana.-The United
States Senate On Saturday, the 2lst
inst, confirmed the nomination of the
Hon. JosEPu Il. INoERsoLL, as Envoy
Extraordinary land Minister Plenipo.
tontiarS to the ;Cou,tof ST, Jamea a
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LATER FROM THE PLAlss.-C Carr.
Nancy AND HIS COMMAND SAFE.-I'he
following is from the Fort Smith
{ Ark. J Herald, of the 7th instant. We.
hope this rexed question is now set
tied (:
Cap!. Humber, Licuts. Cabell and
Black arrived Mt this place from Fort
Gibson, Oh Thursday morning, having
lef. that post ON Wednesday morning,
and bring the gratifying intelligence Of,
the safety ofCapt. Marcy. We learn
from these gentlemen that man ar
rived at Fort Gibson from Fort Ar
buckle, just before they started for
this city, having left that post on
the 29;h of July, and reports that
Capt. Marcy and his command had
all arrived, in grol health inl
spirits ri Fort Arbuckl,, two days be.
fore he left, and that Capt Marcy was
to have started for Fort Smith in
4 day or as soon as he could make ar
rangements. 1t appears that the re-
port Of the massacre is all an Indian Ia
bric;,t:on. Lieut.. Cab Ill Informs us that
he questioned lis informant very close
ly, and that he told him there VAS
some doubt about it, and hat he ccr-
tainly saw Capt. Marcy and his
men, and that they were at Fort Ar
buckle when he left ihat place.
We are gratiiicd that we arc at least
able to announce, after So many con-
flicting reports, that Capt. Marcy and
his command are safe. This will be
cheering news to their anxious friends.
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The PorAro Ror IN InELAsD.-The
following extract Of a letter from Ire
land, ! bearing date the 30ih ult., q I'd
received by{a mercantile house in. Bos-
ton, would seem to Indicate u sliDre
extensive preva II i5s ii L, tfs
ease than has Lithcrto been supposed
to exist. The accounts by the Africa
are all discouraging in respect to the
potato crop:
1t may not be uninteresting to You
TO learn that since Tuesday. the goth
inst, the potato crop of Ireland has be-
come seriously affected with the re-
inarkab'e disease of,the previous seven
years. The progress of it during the
last ten days has been very great, and
while results cannot be stated, there
can be no doubt that large portion of
The crop will be lost.
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lscREAsE OF itrEMPEsAscE IN Bns.
roS.-The united testimony OF tIses'
watch department is, thst there Was
never somuch drunkenness nj nigh ms
Boston as at the prcseat time. On
:Tuesdaynigkt lzsh, So dfussllsea
sons We're conveyed to the a diiietS. 4
watch.houses, and. calls wore made up
on watchllen to squcl nls,,lef fosss druis.
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he city council of Ms n nsgotlaery,a d
Gala, have concluded a contract with
a accompany in Cincinnati, bywhich their
city is to be lighted BY gas within SIX
months. | Is Is
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The Catholics in England are about
raising one hundred thousand dollars
to dctray tho expenses ofMr. New
mans suit with DR.. Achilli.
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yAsaiEoIos

8 In the senate torJi the
election OF q publ lsiitttsif
as to lio# eiieii lolse
elect own print
in the House he 2liill tl.i tlle
protection of lives and I. s
beard OF steam bouts Il slesi
and g, passed tss by a ~ large maj
@ the 5arIieiids bil sse uiid ders tans
Prosides II 4 hat. here
is ii ues.r.'yeo ss 2
tesui.,ls5 rom car
OF feek iessi,ess
owners =, 81 .ile .steaiilhs
ole 70 q me s looo ..ieaci llts
.'t' ran on
SUE .s,s sne. s5s'l.e.. - 9,il.s
ulresi
iCaptaihs, llotsf and Engi
also illade liable to sflne and iiip
nent.-- men. = Chqrtes q esto1tS lercstry
:, !, 2
= As !. .tAMEEicAf . i'oshPAfT
i's. ~ 'alu'..sis
eo' N,io y l.ilse nee1 AZ l,ssiltso 8,
regllnent OF noun ted srliielrleIlls
h1.ne o' Gauel , : er9ine m Mipo'so,l is.,s
~ s.oou = y : !. ~ ms
~ ~ .lle ti..ie q tis esa'ii,iiatloli
po''aa1ee as rs - Sa,ed ~ me recent
oi,StaPhy ol 5tne ponaPar.e e'. iaIflli
puoi'se4 ~ hlauelullli els 2 q
H,'l oi = g;',e POM 'a,tc' .llss
M =. :, eStttiai,a g IS s, Tesl
'ieiie l ~ lac = 0 " is: M
fattcrson, oi iSaitimorest Il4t tlelA ericafa
WE narfied py . efone f.hfls
from whom he was divorced m order
to ,1y marry 4 herman Prince he Is
Iather, Jerome ~. ioonills.if y
ge1tieHlan on OF large Meaitit, how're Tow
lent at Ealtimofc.& ifls
Madame 41,atlerson, rs also @ll wing sat,
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The Charleston Mercury say tthex
following ID IN extract t.oIrE le;tsrs

4AInAsY, G;,i.s Z. 3 B u 81. Y:
fess The crops of Corn general fos
very good, but am sorry. t8s Nsus
now have the Cotton Caterpillar, tic.
real "Simon Pure" there is No tiouhts
about it. consequences of the bal H.:
wardness Of THE plant generall in tliias
section, our creps will bs cut Short III I
least onr.third. sE5 Ks e 81
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NV YonK. Aug. 9 9

New YonK. Aug. 9 9 A..
The steamer Franklin, No. burstti
her boiler near st. Louis yesterday
which ] 5 persons We're killed, 30s
wounded, and 6 are missing.
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Messrs. Stephens and Toolnbs have
left Washington for their homes ID
Georgia, and will probably not reiufis
during the present session Of Cong
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New Corrt The first bales of
cotton of this years growth, lanGed in
this city yesterday. One bale, con
signed to Mcssrs. Riyes, Battle q
Co, classed middling fair, was sold
Yesterday for l3 cents per pound The
other two bales were consiguel to
Mcssrs, Leavens, Malone & Co., and
packed on the premises of Joshua
Robins, of Wilcox county. This was
also classed middling fair. Although
the crop is backward, it is esteemed
generally promising throughout tn.
whole country.-1fo6iie Tribune 2Is..
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TIE CRoPs.-The editor of the
Templar's Companion, OF Ns'ifeox
ecu ty, (Ala.) has been travelling
over Marengu and Wilcox counties,
and says the crops both ofcotlon and
corn look txc-eaingly fine. The
present corn crop will be equal to
the yield of any previous year, and
more Il al sufficient for home con-
sumption. 1t is snid planter recent
ly offered to sell his crop in the
field at twenty five cents bushel.
The cotton crop the editor thinks vii!
be as larGeas that of any previous
year, notwithstanding the rumors in
relation to the boil worm.
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Tin as ltay " ossl.S lie; Char lrstonG|
Mercury, IN publishing sonle letters
from orrespondsnt in Beaufort Dis
trict says &
:. We noticed some days since the
appearance of the worm olla plantation
near Beaufort. The letters below, iifom%
conference.-the highesSrespectability
furnish sad evidence of the spread of
the pest: Ppearillgs SO early&in the
season, there seems no limit tn its ia
Guilty of destruction. The cotton plant,
owing to the wet season, has as yet
lnatured but little fruit. Wherever
the worm appears now, thedestrutt;on.
must be almost total. Nor is it con-.
fined to Sea Island regions. We yes.
terday received authentic Information
that the worm had appeared in great
force in the Forks of the Congarce..
One plantation of 700 acres had been
50 completely stripped, that it had
been planted in peas by way of ma
king something out of it. Thus far
the worm. had not gone beyond the
swamp lands of The Congarec, but it
is notilikeIy it will long be content
with those limits.n 5R
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q This viii be somewhat dearer, maam /;
is the very beat material, and ope-and-
threepence ia positively the lowest l could
ford il
81, So &a, SO.
Take Fillmore on any other tack, and he
Houndered like whale in the shadows. He
retreated to dull muttering, interpreted
with an 0ccaaional spasm Of meaning This
muttering, or humble, had the great advan-
ia of leaving the hearer TO make out Of 1t
any sort of sentiment. which said hearer
chose to infer. This was often very conven-
lent
"Um-m-;9 = "Ah, | believe So" and
phrases Of that sort, made up most Of my
friends stock, now that he was out the dry
goods line
In response to his praise Of tho dancing
girl, asked him if he had seen her before
"Um-m-m Should think so -DeyelIsh
Intimate with Inez Visit her.'
l.knew that Smy tthe had an ambition to be
on familiar terms with all sorts of notabili-
ties; and, as the dance was over we walked
out, and into a neighboring refreshment ga
loon, where he told me what he knew Of lnez
She was Spanish by birth, but must have
been, from early life in England; at any rate,
she talked the language without any foreign
tone She was very independent, had the
reputation Of possessing some money, we'll
invested; and although much talked about,
Smytthe averred that ahe was as good as 9th
er people; and only to few, OF which he
broadly hinted that he was one, deigned the
favor Of her smiles and her friendship He
announced to me quite conflentially, that
he often visited her, and that they were on
tho best terms in the world together
Probably he read something like incredu-
Hty in my looks, for, warming over his glass
Of wine, be promised me, if l wished it, to
give me an opportunity Of paying the charm
ing Spaniard visit, one evening, in his
company
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SPIRIT RAPPINGS DOWN In MAINE.

Tncy Va rappers wide awake, o. with tho Spi-
rjts down in Saco,
Where the people drank ths spilits in tae gloomy
and Tappings & owing louder, make ne feel
good deal prouder
OF the State where folks ca7 chowder without
spirits from the store,
And wh.rs people, free and happy, frcm the
mountain to ths shore,
Fear the spirits nevermore
There the Sheriff does the rapping, and the spi-
rits hear the taIpug,
And they remble in their lo5glugsin the corner
of the store
And the noise Of ak or hammer, With the peoples
shouts and clamor,
Make he spirits start and stammer, for they
know their days are DER,
And hey blush, rs tuey had ought to, but their
bloody race is o'er,
Making Mdin-iacs nevermOre!
50 with pushing, showing, rolling, and their
course with care canJrolliug,
Forth the Sheriff brings the spirit far without
the hauated store;
And he says, 9 rather reckOn-'t is guess l'll
stake my neck on
That such spirits | could beckon from place
below the floor; =
and he valiant blow he gives them, let the api-
riSs all outpouT,
Cursiug mortaIs Devermore
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CURRENT LITERATURE.

The IELLOwPLUsH PAPERS, by w. M
Thackeray Appleton & Company, publish
ers The second number of the g Popular
Library is on our desk, under the title of
the {" Yellowplush Papers" As the writings
of Thackeray are always read with avidity
by those at all acquainted With the brilliant
efforts Of this literary gentleman, the work
under notice cannot be otherwise than accep-
table Thackeray, after Dickens, is the most
popular author in England, and in America
he is almost as generally known The s'YeI
lowplush Papers have been frequently be-
fore the public in detached forms, but We do
not recollect of their ever being presented in
so neat and compact manner and at price
so low as now. These '' Papers" which lie
at the foundation Of ThackerayS fame as q
writer, appeared in London edition in
1871, collected from the pages Of Ffasers
yNagGStne, and edited by Mr.. Michael An
gelo Titmarsh, the authors well known nom
de plume An imperfect edition, now out Of
print, was published in Philadelphia in 1845
We are promised by the publishers in anOth-
er volume, collection of this authors mis-
ceilanecus writings, which will appear in
due succession. If the Messrs. Appleton
& Co. continue as they have begun, their new
enterprise cannot fail either in pecuniary
ar ponular consideration.
The S7v1.Srr 5TEED OK, The DAYS OF
MARION AND HIS MERRY MEN fl Romance
of the american Revolution. Dewitt & Da-
venport, publishers An historical novel, of
which Marion is the hero, cannot, even in
the clumsiest hands, but be we'll worked up
There is so much of romance in the character
and career of this noble warrior of the Revo-
luton, that his life, even if written in the
direst and most unseemly prose, would com
mand an interest with which none other
than Ethan Aliens might compete But this
NOVELETTE, "Swsmp Steed lis the offspring
of an experienced and ardent workman in
the cause of American literature. On every
page is traced with the pencil of the artist
the enthusiasm of the patriot His book is
evidently a work of love, of hope, of truth;
and as such we commend 'The Days Of Mar
ion'' to the reader of historical romance.
MONTHLY SERrALs.-The publishers have
placed on our table the following magazines
for April: Grabam's," C Godey's Lady's,"
Sartain's," "Ladies' National; )" and the
g Republic for March. From cursory in.
spection of these publications, we must per-
force pronounce them equal to previous is
sues, commendable to the enterprise of the
publishers, and creditable to the literature
Of the country.
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NEW YORK, SUNDAY MORNING.,

sexes and all ages, under S5e supervision Of
proper agents ana authorities Portions o.
auca land might be awarded As premiums fol
industrious cultivation while others would
ba earned By work, and having been granted
on credit for 3 term Of years from the time
the occupant became OF marriagsable age,
and marrying among themselves, every des-
titute and desolate child in our streets and
alleys would become independent and happy
freeholders of from 100 10 $50 acres Of land
and the parents of happy and educated
offspring. Indeed, there is enough public
land, Of good quality, in our own State,
which might be approp TO this purpose,
sud which our COrpora5ion could obtain i'm
mediately upon the mort favorable terms, if
it could by any possibility be induced to
spare enough time from the contemplation
Of luxurious City Parks and Batteries, and
profitable private jobs and contracts to at
tend to the subject. kr.
It must be manifest to every tax payer in
this city, that our tax payers might be re-
duoed nearly one half BY this measure, while
all our destitute population would be com
fortabIy and prosperouay provided for, and
crime, immortality, degradation and suffering
be reduced in the same proportion At pre-
sent We stand marvel to mankind that so
uucn paupeHl5n HQOulu eXleJ IA ING LlAQSt VI
so vast field of unappropriated public lands;
and it is only because these lands are andp-
propriated that it does, or would exist. To
compel our cityauthorities to attend to these
evils, and apply this, the only remedy, is
clearly within the power of the people at the
approaching fall election Let them vote
neither for the nomination nor the election
of any one, either as Mayor or members of
the Common Council Of this city, from any
ward, who are not willing to give this mo-
mentous subject immediate attention and de-
voted support
Make this q State or City Farm School, Let
mechanical branches be taught, with schools
and churches erected by their own labor, and
every thing for their support raised by their
own hands Nurseries OF every description
should be planted, 80 that when they leave the
Institution to settle on the land purchased
for them from the government, they can draw
from this farm, on credit, every thing requi-
red for a Homestead. The change that would
speedily occur in the condition of the city,
in the diminution of taxation, and in the ele-
walton and happiness ofthOusands ofimprove-
able beings, now degraded and miserable,
would be hailed with delight and gratitude,
and be honorable at once to our city and to
our country at large II. @. SPERRy,
17th Ward
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MANNER OF EXECUTION IN SPATN,

The gGrOte UiI is a death of infamy in
Spain The ceremony that accompanies the
execution of a criminal in that way is origi-
nal. But whether it be by the garote or the
musket, the moment man is doomed, either
by court martial or by an ordinary tribunal,
he is regarded in some sort as having already
almost expstiated his crime, and as it were
no longer belong to the world. He is treated
with the utmost care; he is supplied with
everything he wants during the last II hours
he passes in capilla-and every request Of
his is religiously attended to- No matter
what delicacy he requires, for his last meal
il it can at all be had, ii is supplied him
and he is treated with the utmost Difference
by those about him. In fact, he is regarded
With species of superstitious awe.
On the morning of the execution, and at
the hour appointed, ne is taken from the
chapel Of his prison, where he has been at
tended incessantly by the chaplain, aided, if
he wished for it, by the parochial clergy and
the members of the religious confraternities,
who employ the most endearing and most
expressions to reconcile him to his fate, and
who seldom fail to produce an effect on the
most hardened heart When the last stroke
Of the bell is heard, the prisoner is clothed
in bright yellow gown, something of the
o,o o"uoS .S0nIGn as lSTyo' >, anu nns Ia
sSo0o "1.u yonlo" 'AP, ,Tse@Je -
% IIonS oS .oY"o a nSAS ~ ~ ";aaS Sa-S
h PLa0su az Vne e'.So' oi "nlon i.o 9.
'nT ineuoelS VI ING rensiOue SSni1 s5
~ .Io SuiIasl 70 wisuvu' sSuniS, a!1s anu -
II years of age.
The prisoner has book or paper in his
manu. Ia wnlcn are printe1 OF written ene
prayers ior Cne uylng' anu Ineso ne Iepe1'S
IN louu tone OF voice as ne mo'eS Siowly
slong' accompanies Dy ING clerEy' VIM 1oS
lor one lnsoan. qplV ms sl1e5 anu prsoeueu
az aoOonPanioH w Une reHBlOuS oon.t 'sSa