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The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-09-26
COMMTSSTONER,S SALE.

Heirs of John l. Wilson,
VS.. decree
/ Joab T. Richards.
u y me directed from the Honorable Mid
die District Chancery Court Of tho sstste@as
Mssi sippi. | will sell to the highest bidder
on credit of twelve and twenty -four
months.
On Monday the 9th day Of Octo-
Der 1856,
at the Court House door Of Yazoo county.
within the hours prescribed by law, The
following described property viz,
Tie public ferry including all the ferry
boats. skis, canoes and paddles belonging
10 said concern. said ferry being across the
laz4o River and running from and near
what Is Known as the upper landing IN \ q
zoo Ci,Y, Yazoo county ard State Of bis
s'ssi ppi 10 the opposite side OF the laz5s
River, on the lands owned bY the -ast
/ Richard: and the heirs of sJoGln / Alsssn
Also tract Ct land lying on tie ves: s,aTs
Of The Yazoo River at the ferry laniin3 e
! that side Of said river, containing on ar
| .hiiteeH ole hundreth acres OF land, LISA
Ding all the ferry buildings on that bank Of
the river, as per survey made By {. L.
Camp. County Surveyor.
The above property is sold for the pur-
pose of division amongst the parties inter-
estrd.
Bond with approved security win be re-
quired of the purchaser.
M. a. JENKINS, Commissioned.
! Yazoo Citv. September 9th MIC st.
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aass~<AE1els-.zs4
FE1eILL commerce. running in theabove
trade iii the water permits) on the
l0ih of October next, making regular TEN
DAY trips, through the entire season.
The above named STEAMER WIS built for
a Gotten boat, and was bought expressly for
the above trade. Shippers and Passengers
can rely on her punctualiiy. All business
entrusted to her care will be prom lily At
tended to.
For freight or passage, apply on boa d
or to
LANlKIN d: CO., Agents,
Sept. 12, 1856, 6m. Yszoo City, Miss.
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NEW MDVR sN7f &,
i'@ New Goods.

w attention. Of our city and raunYfa
friends. and the public gentrally, u opr .
stock of new goods. adhpi.d o he fal n5
winter trade. consisting IN pertns follows: .
SILKS AND DEiAlNrs.
Cleop.ra robts,tl aatI
Ombre. stIipe,rin -Nuts
Decline do aiefR ysi
PLAID Pou DC Sole, crimson an scarlN 80.
Splendid Paris robes. rI
do do printed Delaines,
Pacific and Okla do
Ombre printed 10
Oriental and: satin chintz ombre do--f fine;
A Wool plaids--raw silks,
Plain delaines--ali shades,
Swiss and French. chntz.
Black bombazine. Mode de beige,
Black and eolored Alpacas,
Alpaca argentine.
French robes--new article,
Gala plaids and Mohair plaids,
Scotch ginghame and English prints.
EN-. giughams and Eng ish prints,
Piano and table covers, long shaws,
French and Railroad eorsels;
Sexen fourths Solf Dressed cambria,
Counlerpains, Shaker flannel,
Chenille scars ard yelyet trimmed scorfs
Hosiery for LADIES. misses. large variety.
Hosi.ry for MN wnn,.r. yrJ ,bfI.l,on,
Uemsti,ched and 7, camhric hondLeroI;ers
GIoves.,,oels silk do
Irish linans, Rloudo
Wbal.bone and Skeleton sb;rts
Shir, Fronts
Brown aud Bleached cold domestics,
Linen sheetinos.
Bleached and brown cold do
Pillow cotton,
1914 and 10 a colored quilts.
Ladies' Ingram spun silk hose.
Pearl and chem do
Pearl openwork 10 do
WHITE Goons
Irish long lawn.
Jiran corbr;c
Conbr;c r,nsrr
C1L..L.l Ill;
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our own order IN London. LaIics' Inc rod
hun ing and diamond-bacl Watches; fine
diamnndba Watches: fine diamond sets Of
Breastpn Earrings, Bracelets aud Rings !;
together with al kinds of Jcwelry kept in a
Jewelry store. Silver Ware in sets of to
pieces; SilverKnivcs, Forks, Spoons, Cups,
Goblets Salt Stlnds, &c.
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SUMMER ARRANGE SHENT.
In place Of the Steamer Natchcz. -
NcWOrEcmns AND VicEsburg u. s.
Maii Packet, So
Frank LYON,

GAIT. J, III " HITEe 3 q. -
FE,HlS Elegant St amer takes sfrs1xsar, h
n the place of tlfe steamer a aysssssdss
Nat chez during the Summer, at. EEfzzsi.sss
tending to all her business, leaving New Or
leans every Saturday at p. M, and Vicks.
burg every Tuesday at 8 p. N.
The Touro coaaects at Vscssburg wtth the
steamer Home, and passengers will have 30 de-
tention, the boat going right through to New
Orleans aless-s. Crater q Grice, clerks of
the Nafchez, viii &c found on board the Touro.
For freight or passage, having fine accom-
rnodations, apply on board, or to-
w. M. SHAW, Agent.
Nieksbrrr, July le, lst6 tseptl
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s9enEaaer Eclipse!

s&eiaEaaeE' eclipse!
r. HE magnificent IT, s. Mail & 4.ens =
. Steamer ECLIPSE, l. w. efssistfs5i
BRoADwELL Master having cen : -s-.ssssfess.sE
purchased expressly for tie packet trade viii
commence her regular Heeklstria)ston or about
the 4il OF Septainber, leaving New Orleans
every Thursday evening ut 5 c'clock, and ARR
vingat vicksharg early Saturday morning
: Returning will leave NicAsburg every MDnda :
at IL O'Clock NJ. and arrive ut New Orleans
early every "Wednesday morning
Asthe s eimef f, CLIPSE vii always have
usupegior Qna,.riiie Band on board, and nil
nere,t carry Cotton above the Boiler Deck, she
will offer unusual inducements / the travel
ling public. r.v 8ng.l5 IT,
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LEW EE4EsE. d. yslTEL
KLEIN & BROTHER,
A RE now in RECENT al

A RE now in receipt Of
N the large t and hest
selected Stock Of fine
Watches, Jewelry, Silver
are &c ever br, uGht t ,
this market. Consisting
in part Of Gents fine gold
hunting Watches, maze to
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-09-26
J. C. LANlEEs & CO.,

J. C. LANHE3Ee 6 CO.,
wHoLEsALEAyD RETAIL
Druggists, and dealers in Paints,
AILS, Window Glass. Sash, Glassware,
Brushes. Perfnlnery, Fancy articles, Bran
IS, Wines and Liquors generally, Stationery
&c &c, together With all the popular patent
preparations Of the day, Southwest corner of
WaShington and Crawford stieet.
-Particular attention given to the
4 Prescription department., Night or day.
+ Vicksburg, iuly4
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something New.

We hive in connection with our Watch de-
partment, the manufacturing Of Silver Ware,
Jewelry. Setting Diamonds in the most oeauti-
iul style or Engraving executed as asusual.
Vckshurg, 1856,
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-09-26
e MAR TIA A. ATKINSO

I1UuISFfIEC, INVF' y TOT "a
U Sold at IA Market street, St. Louis, Mo-, 81,
Roadway, New York, and by all Druggists, every
where. All kinds of family patent pleaienes for
sale on The best possible terIns at Professor Moods
esablishnent ia Market street. ST Lonis. ne
The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07

FROM NICARAGUA. The following are the par
tlculars in condensed form, of the recent battles
in Central America. From the El Nicarague7ase,
of April 10Th:
II Bout Of Santa Rosa On the Goth of March.
2oO Americans men protesting that nationality,
under command of Col. Louis Schlessinger at tho
hacienda OF Santa Rosa eighteen miles from Guam
acoste, in this republic, met body of Costa Ri
cans, variously estimated at from GOO to 1000 men,
and IN the course of fifteen minutes received ter
rlble defeat All the advantages of time and place
were IN our favor, but none of these causes saved
us from disastrous and disgracefu rout, Every
soldier on the ground, CT away, feel as we have
written.
Battle Of Riuas. Rivas has again been the field
OF a bloody conflict. On the morning Of the 7th.
intelligence reached Grenada that immediately
after the departure of the American troops from,
Rivas, a force of from 1900 or 1000 Costa Ricans
entered and took possession of the city AS the
information was authentic, there was no time to be
lost on the part of Gen Walker, in making ready
to repulsee the enemy. By daylight on the 9Th inst.
a force of five hundred men, including one hund-
red native troops, were on the march from Grena.
da to engage the presumptous invader. General
Walker in person. was at the head of the army
1 he force under his command encamped on the
night OF the 10th within nine miles of Rivas, and
in the meantime it has been ascertained beyond
doubt that the city was held and fortified by 1000
Costa Ricans and Chanoretas Early on the NOR
ming of the 18th the march was resumed, with the
prospect ahead of lively engagement
This battle of Rivas, the second fought in that
city by Gen. Walker was warmly contested The
struggle was a long and arduous one and the Lib
erals were compelled to fight at every disadvantage
The Costa Ricans lost six hundred men, The
early retreat of three hundred and the subsequent
almost entire abandonment of Rivas are sufficient
indications of their defeat. The American loss
does not exceed thirty, and the wounded the same
Take it all in all, the conflict at Rvas cannot but
be regarded as glorious victory. We have lost,
indeed, some good and gallant men, but their
deaths have been atoned for in the blood of numer-
GUS sacrifices
The enemy are disheartcned at their defeat and
although they have again returned to the field of
their disaster, they are impoverished of ZEAL and
destitute of confidence
The transit rouve was in possession of the Costa
Rica troops, who had orders to kill every American
they could, regardless Of age sex.
Walker was at the head Of 1000 Americans and
800 native troops, with which he intended to attack
the enemy at Virgin Bay on the 25th
San Juan and Greytown was blockaded by a
British frigate and many Eomeward bound passen-
gers for the Orzaba were compelled to return.
The traitor Schlessinger had succeed in escaping
from Walkers party, who had him in charge, and
joined the enemy.
The British Government has rendered to tho
Costa Ricans two thousand stand of arms.
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FROG BAIT. The following, furnished by Wash
ngton correspondent Of the Knackerbocker, is hard
to beat:
GA friend of mine once told me good thing, in
the piscatorial line, of gentleman Of distinguish
ed ability who has held q seat in the cabinet of our
1" common Uncle Samuel" The individual referred
to is " three-score-and-t ten, somewhat blind,
wears broeches queue, and silver buckles on his
shoes. lie will pass as fine gentleman of the old
school; is rich, and no bad representative Of the
gentle lzaac," for these degenerate days.
my friend took stroll one fine morning over
the crazy bridge that spans (or squats) the Po-
tomac, between the Deestrck and Virginia. Ar
irving at the channel he observed the Aeteran fish
erman sitting on the side Of the bridge his amall-
clothed legs hanging down, and colored boy at his
side to bait and take off the fish. The tide had
ebbed, and it was remarkably dry season conse-
quently the river was shallow that the mud
slls and defenders were exposed. My social
and inquisitive friend accosted the old gentleman
somewhat in the Waltonian style
Querist-' What luck this morning, Judge?
Piscator--' Excellent
Querist--' How long have you fshed I?
Piscator-' Well, about two hours
Querist- What have you caught q
Piscator- Hem hem nothing yet; but I've
had glorious nibble, about an hour ogo"
Querist-' What do you bait with p
Piscator-(s'lth energy) Frogs sir, frogs; frogs
are great for Rock fish, sir J.
Querist-' You seem rather short of bait, Judge
Piscator-' Certainly only had one frog
Querist-' Judge, | see fine paddock sitting
down on that mud-sil a-winking at you. Capital
bait he'd make
Piscator--' Bless me! do you =? By (speaking
to the colored boy) go down and catch him, we
shall need him.
Down slid the darkey the frog for bait jumped
off the sill the Judge conceived bite pulled in
the bait that had winked at him couple Of hours,
and my informant came off, ready to bust. The
Judge still fishes, but he don't use frogs for bait"
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upper darkey servant gal
Scene Time, 6 o'clock P. NJ. raining in torrents,
hall hell rings Filly, the GAL in bed and nobody to
answer it but Mr. B., who is supposed to be suffer-
ing with the gout, sc.
Highly scented and very damp darkey-" Is Miss
Felicana to home dis ebening? :"
Old Gent--Dont live here, nobody Of that name.
Darkey-" Yes, dis is de place cordin' to de cor
rection | b'lebe she cultwates de Kitchen"
Old Gent-"O you mean Flly the cook 2"
Darkcy-" Yes, sar, dat is de permar name OBJ
de young lady. You hab de goodness to spress to
her dat de ball will be cosponded cause OBJ de sper-
dicular clemency oh de wedder to some time prcv-
ous-good ebening"
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THE Crown OF ENGLAND. The following is es-
timated the value of the jewels in this magnif-
cent dadem Twenty diamonds round the circle,
Gl5O0 each. G4O,O00; two large centre diamonds,
$4,000 each, G40,000 fifty-four smaller diamonds,
placed at the angle of the former, Gl00 four eros
ses, each composed of twenty-five diamonds, on the
top of the crosses $4,000; twelve diamonds con-
tained in feur-delis, 100000; eighteen smaller
diamonds contained in the same, $4,000; pearls,
diamonds, &C., upon the arches and crosses, 910-
600; also one hundred and forty-one small dia-
monds $4,000; twentysix diamonds in the upper
cross, f2000; two circles of pearl about the rim,
$4,000 Cost Of the stones in the crown, exclusive
of the metal, ELL 900.
The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07

The following is translation of little poem whicl
i'll be contained in forthcoming volume, by Victo
ugo 1t is whose pecularities almost defy transla
,n-Chdrteston STANDARD.
An Old Song OF Ones Youth.
/ was thinking, just then, of Rose:
When in the ancient wood we met,
We spoke of something what-who knowss
L cannot remember 1t yet.
was cold as the marble is,
Walking with hasty, nervous tread;
spoke of flowers, spoke of trees
"What then ?"--her witchng eye-glance said.
The rose-tree bent with its ruddy load,
The lilly cleaned Whitley on the ground:
/ listed the robins song abroad,
And Rose the nightingale's gush of sound.
l was sixteen-of an air morose
She was twenty with love-lit eyes,
The nightingales warbled the name of rose,
And the robins whisted mine thro the skies.
Rose declined in a graceful way
Raised her beautiful, trembling arm,
To pull the clustering branches away:
did not look on the Paran charm.
A fountain bubble sunny and clear
Over its velvet marge of moss,
And nature, languid with love slept here
Slept meath the shadows that fell across
From the grand old trees that lowered near.
Rose put off her tiny shoe
And, with charmingly innocent air,
Touched with her foot the fountain s blue:
did not look on the small foot bare.
did not know what could say,
And so | followed her into the grove,
Marking her sometimes smile on the way,
Sometimes sigh in love.
did not see the beauty she wore
Clasping her round like bridal veil:
But in going out from the dumb old bays
She said Let us never think of it more:"
She did not my brow grow pale
And thought of it, since, always
LYLLYs.
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Yes. we cat all but one .

since, the following capital toast was drank: The
Editor-Ihe man who is expected to know every
thing, tell all he knows and guess at the rest to
make oath to his own good character, establish the
reputation of his ncighbors and elect all candidates
to Office to blow up everybody, suit everybody and
reform the world to live for the benefit of others,
lies his last = in short he is locomotive running
the track of public notoriety; his lever is his
pen, his boiler is filled with ink, his tender is his
scissors, and his driving wheel is public opinion
whenever he explodes it is caused by the non-pay
ment Of subscrptions.
The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07

FAMINE IN THE CAPE DE VERDE ISLANDS An
officer in the American navy, writing to his friend
at Washington, gives painful account of the fam.
shed and perishing condition of the inhabitants of
the Cape de Verde Islands, owing to the scarcity of
rain and consequent shortness of crops for the last
three years. Already from 5000 to 5000 have died
of sheer famine out of q population of 10000.
At St. Jago the Governor is doing his utmost for
the poor people, by sending small vessels, as he can
raise the means, to the coast of Africa for grain,
which he distributes with the strictest economy to
the destitute devoting to that purpose the whole of
the revenues of the islands, and his own salary he
has not touched for the three years of his COVER
norshp, living very poor and with great frugality.
He thinks he will be able to keep starvation in
check till July, after which, unless provisions are
sent out from Europe and America, 10000 persons,
at the least calculation, will starve to death be-
tween then and December. He is about to make
an appeal to our government at Washington and
people, ho sTpahy n o and oharsv s 1
the American public
The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07

ADVANTAGE OF USING TOBACCO The following
was communicated to Com. Wilkes Of the exploring
expedition, by savage Of the Fece Islands He
stated that vessel the hulk of which was still "
ing on the beach, had come ashore in storm, and
that all the crew had fallen into the hands of the
Islanders.
"What did you do with them ?" inquired Com.
Wilkes
Killed 'em ALL" answered the savage.
What did you do with them after you had KILL
ed them "
" Eat em-good," returned the cannibal.
" Did you eat them all q asked the half-sick
Commodore.
Eyes, we eat all but one.'
And why did you spare one ?"
Because he taste too much like tobacco
Couldn't eat him, no how "
If the tobacco chewer should happen to fall into
the hands of New Zealand savages, get ship
wrecked somewhere in the Fejee group, he will have
the consolation of knowing that he will not be cut
into steaks and buried in the unconsecrated stomach
of a cannbal
The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07

CLERICAL WIT. Three clergymen, one of whom,
naturally red-haired man, rejoiced in the name
of Salter, met at bookstore. The two had OBJ
served that Salter had been taking advantage Of
the wonderfully transforming properties of modern
har-dyes and one remarked aludng to the usage
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, to which the
three belonged
IL thought it was directed in the Rubric that the
psalter (Salter) should be read" (red).
1t is, SIR" returned the red-haired man, and |
adhered to the precept till dyed" (died).
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POPULAR LIES. Rev. E. H. Chaplin, in lecture
before the Mercantile Library Association of Bos-
ton, short time since, upon " Practical Life" hit
OF one of the popular vices Of
very effective manner, as appears from the report
In the Traveller, from which we copy couple of
paragraphs:
"Lies of action are blood relation to lies Of speech
and oral lies constitute small share of the false
hoods in the world. There are lies of custom and
lies OF fashion lies of padding and lies of whale
bone; lies of the first water in diamonds of paste,
and unblushing bushes of lies to which shower
would give quite different complexion the poll
tician's lies, who, like circus rider, strides two
horses at once; the coquette's lies who like pro-
fessor Of legerdemain, keeps six plates dancing at
the same time; lies sandwiched between bargains
lies in livery coaches, in all the pomp of gold-band
and buttons; lies of red tape and scaling wax lies
from the cannons mouth lies in the name of glo-
rious principles that might make dead heroes clat-
ter in their graves; Malakoffs of lies standing upon
sacred dust and lifting their audacous pnnacles in
the light of the eternal Heaven
"Need we say that an uneasy, slavish vanity is
that which won't let appear as he is, but
makes him afraid of the world and himself and so
keeps him perpetually at work with subtcrfuges and
shams. He is dissatisfied with Natures character,
and so issues false stock Oh, how much better for
himself and the world for man to be brave and true
what God and unavoidable circumstances made
him--to come out and dare say am poor of hum
BILE birth, of humble occupation, or don't know
much What cure this ingenuousness would be
for social rottenness and financial earthquakes how
much sweetcr and purer these actual ris of capa-
city and possession than this brackish river of pre-
tenton, blown with bubbles, and evaporating with
gas, how much better than this splendid misery,
these racks and thumb-screws that belong to the
nquiSton of fashion, and thousands Of shabby
things, the shabbest of all being those too proud
to seem Just what they areo
The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07

The Costa Rcans disputed every inch of ground,
but Walkers men broke through their barrcades,
and with great slaughter drove them from their
defences.
The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07

lady made a complaint to Frederick the Great,
King of Prussia. q" Your Majesty" said she, my
husband treats me badly" THAT is none of my
business" replied the King. But he speaks ill Of
you," said the lady. That" he replied, I" is none
Of your business"
The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07

SUSPENSION OF THE P. NJ. S. Cos WoRKs-The
Benicia Herald of Saturday, May 3D. announces
that the operations at the foundry and machine
shop Of this company are about to be suspended.
1t expresses the hope that the suspension may be
but temporary, as it will withdraw from that place
q portion of its most useful population.
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FORTUNATE IMPossIBILITY. An Italian, who was
very poor and very much addicted to play, used to
apostrophse fortune thus :" lreacherous goddess!
thou canst make me lose, but thou canst not mako
me pay"
The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07

QUARTz.--The quartz mills in the vicinity of
Sutter Greek, Amador county, are doing a good
business, having plenty OF water. The miners
generally are doing well
The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07

The following is translation of little poem which
will be contained in a forthcoming volume by Victor
Hugo. 1t is whose pecuarities almost defy transa
tion,-C Charleston Standard
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-09-06
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.

We are indebted to DR.. EYsTER and
Z. r. HALL, Esqs, for procuring us 40
new subscribers to the Union in Fair
mont on Tuesday morning last, and for
assurances that more will be forthcom-
ing yet this week. Among the names
VIC recognize those of many noble, con-
scrvative Old Line Wings, who though
not connected with the American party
go heart and hand for FILLMORE. To
the friends of Fillmore all over the Old
Dominion we can send good greeting
from Marion. The progress of our
cause there lis onward over determined
opposition.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-09-06
News From The Fountain Head.
MoRGANTowN, VA, Sept, 10. Is;

MoRGANTowN, Va, Sept, 10, 1865.
This is 10 Certify, That have examined
the Recipe for preparing McLane's Improv-
ed Vermiluse and Improved Liver Pills by
DR.. !. Scott, who has been i'm the habit Of
preparing and using my original medicines
in my Office during the last thirteen years,
and that believe he has improved them
make the above statement the more viii
lingly as have no interest in them what
ever. ... c. McLANE, M. d.
DR.. M'Lanes Improved Liver Pills and Impro-
we'd Vermiiugc, also DR.. !. Scott's Celebrated
White Circassan Liniment, prepared solely un.
der the supervision of DR.. j. Scott, Regular
Medical Graduate and Physician of extensive
practice.
None genuine only as prepared by Or. I. Scott
& Co., sole Proprictors, Bank Place, Morgan
town, Va. DR.. M'Lanc's Improved Liver Pills
and Improved Yermfugo, accompanied by GER
tifcato OF c. McLane.
II All the above Medicines arc for sale by
Druggists and Merchants everywhere.