St. Croix Avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]) 1844-Current
May 19, 1865

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TABLE OF THE FALL 0F RAIN during the week from 10th May 1o 16th May. Christiansted. Frederiksted. King's lill Lines. faines: Line.s May 10, O 0 04 el 0 14 1L i i 3 0 0 0 s iola 0 0 0 14 08 0 0 035 0 4 11 18 =254 39} 250 261 42 A PRI E Undersigned oflers for Rent, on easy terms, the well known i n Residence at Whites Bay, furnished or unfurnished, -with some 55 Acres of Land. 1 He also takes this opportunity to re- turn his cordial thanks to his friends and the public for the liberal patronage and help he has received both at the Eating Establishment and the Grocery &e. He further begs to announce that he has removed his Bating, Billiard and Gro- i cery Establishment to Strand Street at the louse formerly occupied by Reverend i D. Vater, where he offers his services. Persons visiting West End ean be accom- 1 modated, as well as their lorses. Char gL‘S low. Frederiksted, 17th May 1865. ALEX STEVENSON. ØG Ø A AUCTION. RQHÅFTRR Begjering as Christiansteds F Skifteret som behandlende sfgangne Captain Henry Gvorges og efterlevende Hustruet fælleds DBosvil vorde afholdt En offentlig Auction paa Aast« det, over z JUS LOD ;J HUUS og LOD No. 15 Compagvie Gude heri Byen tilhå- rende nævnte 130, Loverdagen den 27e i dennes Formiddag HKI. 11 slet. Ved samme Auction vil vorde bort- solgt nogle übetydelige EFFECTER til- hørende den Afdåde. ä Christiansteds Auctions Contoir, den i 18de Mai 1865. J. A. Stakemann. l eB e e AUCTION

i 'z T the Request of Christiansted’s Deal- i T\ ing Court as administering the deal- ing of the late Captain Henry George, 3 will be sold at One public Vendue, to be held on the premises,

HOUSE and LOT No. 15 Company Street, in this town, be- longing to said dealing on Saturday the 927th instant at 11 o’clock a. m. CHARISTIANSTED, FREDAGEN den 19dc MAI 1865 A few ARTICLIS belongine to the dcaling will also be sold at said Vendue. Christiansted’s Vendue Oflice, ISth May 1565. J. A. Stakemmann. T= AUCTION. WÆAFTER Begjering as Procurator leil Æ| buth pan vedkommende Pante- 'og U dlægshavers Veene vil blive bortsolgt ved offentlig Aucetion overeensstemmende med P. 9806 Apr 1817 PLANTAGEN x. eN E; O Mourt Weleome med ult Tilbehor beligzende i denne Oes Ostende Qvarteer A: No. 1 n, 2a og 25 ell'er flere og andre Nummere, tilhørende Baron A% Bretton. lste Auction afholdes Tirsdag den [Gte Juni forstkommende, 2den Ancetion afholdes Tirsdag den 20de Juvi forstkommende, Sdie Auction afholdes Tirsdar den e Juli forstkommenie, k de to forste pan Auctionseontciret i Chri stiansteds Retshuus hvergave Kl. 12 Mid dag, den 3ie paa den sælgende Eiendom K I Eftermiddase, Vurderingsforretning, Conditioner 0. a. Dscumenter ville være til Eftersyn paa Auctionscontoiret og Reqyvirentens Jon toir fra Iste Juvi næstkommende. Denne Bekjendtgjorelse tjener tillige til Efterretning for Panthavere i Eiendom men. Christiansteds Auctionscontoir, $St. Croix den 15de Mat 1865. J, 4. Stakemnnn. N ATV CTION. ";q; Y request of Lawyer Heilbuth m be- L) halt of the mortgage and levyholder concerned will be exposed for sale at public Auction in confosiity with the Pl 22nd April 1817 SPHE PLANTATION Mount Welcon:e with all appurtenances situated in BEast end Quarter A. of this Island No. la, 2 a, and 25 a, or more and other nuiabers, beloneine to Baron A, Bretton. Ist Auction will be held en Taesday June 6th next, ond Auction will be held en Tuesday Jurne 20th next, 3rd Auction will be held on Tuesday July 4th next, the two first at the Auction-Office Chris -tiansted, each time at 12 o’clock noon, the third on the premises at 1 o'clock p. m. Appraisement, Conditions and other papers will be exhibited for inspection at the Anuction-Office and at the Ofiice of Lawyer Heilbuth from Ist June next. ~This advertisement {serves for the in formation also of mortgageholders on the property. Auetion-Office Christiansted, St. Croix May 15th, 1865. J. A. Stakemann. 2 XIAUCTION. WAFTER Begjering as Proeurator Heil- I Æ buth pan vedkommende Pante-og Udlægshavers Vegne vil blive bortsolgt ved offontlig Auetion overeensstemmen i de med P. 29de April 1817 æ HUSEog LODDER N0.7—12 Fiskergude og N0.13—18 samt 28—33 Nygade her i Byen Christiansted med alt 'Tilbehor tilhårende Baron A. i Bretton. i Iste Auction afholdes Onsdag den 7di j Juvi forstkommende, 2den Anetion afholdes Onsdag den 213 e E Juni forstkominende Sdie Auction afholdes Onsdag den ste Suli førstkommende, deto forste pan ÅAuctionscontoiret i Chri stiansteds Retshuns, hvergang Kl. 12 Middaug, den tredie paa den sælgende Eiendom-Kl. 1 Eftermiddag. Vurderingsforretving, Conditioner o. 2. Pocumenter ville henligge iil Eftersyn paa Auctidmseontoiret og Reqvirentens Con toir fra Iste Juni næstkommende. Dovne Bekjendtejorelse tjener tillige til Eiterfetning for Panthavere i Eien dommen, Christiansteds Anctionscontoir, St. Croix den 15de Mai 1865. e 2.5 Y RG RRC NED BDER. f i AUCTION

Y request of Lawyer Heilbuth in be- I half of the mortgage and levyholder concerned will be exposed for sale by public Auction: =z D g The Houses Lot !i No. 7—12 Fiskereade and N0.13~-18 alen 25—33 Nveade in this town with all ap purtenances, belonging to Baron A. Bret b lan Ist Auction will be held on Wedaesday June 7th next, 2nd Auction will be held on Wednesday June 21st next, 3rd Auction will be held on Wednesday July sth next, i the two first at the Auction-Ofiice Chris tiansted at 12 o’clock noon, the third on thic premises at 1 o’elock p. m Appraisement, Conditions and ofher i papers will be exhibited for iuspeetion at the Auction-Office and at the Oflice of Lawyer Heilbuth from Ist June next. i This advertisement serves for the in formation also of mortgageliolders on the property. Auction-Office Christiansted, St. Croix 2 May 15th, 1865. i J. A. Stakemanmn. ATUCTION. VBET bekjendtgjores herved at en nye j L) Auction vil vorde afholdt Crnsdagen den 24de dernes Middag Kl. 12 sici, 1 dette Steds oftentlige Retshuus over No. 20 Prindsens Gade heri Byen tilho- [Hr., 40.

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rende Miss Ann Harris Dodsboe, hvor ved Eiendommen veutesabsolut bortsolgt. Den eventuelle Kjober har ingen Auc tions omkostninger at udrede. Og bemarkes det at ikkun $550 blev budt ved den sidst afholdte Auction. Christiansteds Auctions Contoir, den 15de Mai 1865. J. A. Stakemanmn. AUCTION. %T is hereby made known that a new N Vendue will be held Wednesday the 24th instant, 12 o'clock at nooun in the public Courthouse on HOUSE and LOT No. 20 Princes Street in this town, be- Jonging to the Estate of the late Miss Ann Harris, by which the property will be sold without reserve. The eventual purchaser has no Vendue expences to pay. No more than $550 was offered at the last Auction. Christiansted’s Vendue Office, 15th May 1865. J. A. Stakemani. AUCTION. AUCTION. "Three Months’ Credit. ,N Saturday 27th Inst. will be sold at the House No. 40 Strand Street at 1 o’clock precisely a large variety of consisting of Mahogany Bedsteads and Bedding, Clothes Presses, Bureaus, Se cretaries, Book Cases, Commodes, Wash Stands, Work Tables, Dining, Break fast, Card and other Tables, Marble Top, Centre, and Pier 'T'ables, Sofas, Loun gos, Settees, Ottomans, Cane Seat and other Chairs, Mirrors, Lamps, Pictures, Globes, Clocks, Barometers, Gold Watch es, Plated Wares, China, Dinner and Tea Setts, Crockery, Glass and other Wares, Kitchen Utensils &e. &e. ALSO Several lorses and Phatons. Christiansted 16th May 1865. R. J. ROBINSON, Anuectioneer. FOR SALE rin dnklk lIE well known, Clipperbuilt, Schoon- A er “MAGGEL,” in perfect order she is a very comfortable Sea Boat, and bas splendid accommodation for passengers; for particulars please apply to ROBERT FLYNN. Frederiksted, St. Croix 15th May 1865. THE undersigned, in returning thanks for past favours, requests his friends and customers to come forward with a speedy settlement of accounts in order to enable him to leave for Europe in a short time. Christiansted May 15, 1865. H. CONRAD, for C. A. CONRAD. ——e e PROCLAM A. ÅLLE og Enhver som maatte have No get at fordre paa afgangne Philip T. Davidson's 80, indkaldes herved til at anmelde og beviisliggjore deres Krav for undertegnede Skifteret inden Udlåbet as tre Maaneder efter denne Indkaldelses sidste Bekjendtgjorelse. Frederiksteds Skifteret, den 16de Mai 1865. C. Sarauw. ST. BRBDODE R YLD, NOTICE. PTIHE undersigned, in returning thanks to his friends and customers who have kindly dealt with him, begs to state that he will positively leave here for lu rope in the beginning of July next, and l trusts that overdue accounts from his pre decessor Captain Brodersen’s time as well l as daring his time will be speedily set tled to avoid coercive measures being taken. Christiansted, 16th May 1565. .J. PETERSEN. Route of Steamer Clara Ro the from St. Thomas to St. Uloix and Yice Versa May. 1865. 20. Saturday remains in St. Thomas. 21. Sunday do. do. t 22. Monday do. do. 23. TuesdayleavesSt. Thomasat7.3oa.m. i L S¢§.Croix at 5.30 p.m. 24. Wednesday remains in St. Thomas. 25. Thursday leaves St Thomas at 7.30 i d.nl. l 0 Jeaves St. Croix at 5.30 p.m. 26. Friday remains in St. Thomas. 27. Saturdgy leaves St. Thomas atl p.m. 23. Sunday leaves St. Croix at 5.30 p.m. 29. Monday remains in Bt. Thomus. i 30. Tuesday leaves St. Thomasat7.3oa.m. t s 1 leaves St. Croix at 5.30 p.m. 31.2 Wednesday leaves St. 'l'homas 4 hours after the arrival of the Kuropean 3 Steamer. June. i 1. Thursday leaves St. Croixats.3o p.m. 2. Friday remains in St. Thomas. 3. Saturda g 1 Sunduyys to West End. ‘i PASSAGE RATES st b, 313 Polind 00, il 1 for particulars apply to J. KNUTHSEN. Barometer, highest, April 3 24, at 10. am, 2

B, went, v 36,.....8t L pmie— Thermometer, highest, 28 30, 21°. R. 79° Do., lowest, 8., 1695 R ~—69¢ Degree of Humidity, greatest, April 10,.... at 4 Do., least, e Ito4,at 10 Do., do., ohio® Al 4 Hygrometer: I will discontinue noting my future ol Humidity obtained by means of the Psychrome Weather during April, cool and pleasant. I e i i i S eot D 00 B 0 P R 0 OF ME e i aßboce omEZPadE u-v-’:O'Q";:m :'-’E;f-"-b—-‘ dy..:, We have been favoured with the loan of a New York Paper of the 2nd inst. General Johnston sarrendered to General Sherman on the 26th April, upon like terms as those accorded to the army of General Liee. Messrs. Seward, Stanton, and Welles have indicated their desire to be relieved of their respective portfolios, of state, war, and navy, on the Ist of July. The former will be suceeeded by Mr. Charles Francis Adams and Preston King, the latter, it is supposed, by Join W. Forney. TY T I SRS DL RTSRA Te S TR S S I R From the St. Thomas Times, May 17.) We shall endeaveour to give a briet ac count of what transpired here on last Sunday and mention 1o how far our sug gestion to the commuunity to lower their flags at half mast, us a token of respect for the departed dead, was received. The suggestion was pretty generally, but not entirely followed. Civilians 1n general lowered their flags, and if we except the American and Italian Consulates, we saw no other Consulates lower their flags it 1s true, the Haitien and Venezuelan Con sulates, the very morning after the first iutellicence reached hicre, lowetred their flags at half mast, aud may be considerad it not necessary to lower them a second time. In the harbour all the American vessels lowered their ilags, and prominent among other foreign shipping we noticed the Mail Steam Packet Robert Todd and the British ship Regent we also noticed that at the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company’s office, the flag was lowered at half mast. On the whole we consider that our proposal was more than amply accept ed aud we feel obliged to those who did sO. At All Saints’ Church, we learn that the Rev’d E. O. Roach, delivered a most affeeting sermon on the melancholy death of Mr. Lincoln, and in the most touching manner explained the many good and great qualities that adorned his life. At the meeting of the “Muatual Sympathy Society” which was publicly announced for Sunday last, we ascertain that the arrangements to give expression to the feelings of the Society with regard to the Jamentable death of Mr. Lincoln, were ve ry well conducted. A hymn was first sung, the words of which were most ap propriate to the occasion; then was read the ninetieth Psalm from the Bible which by reference will also be found as very

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applicable then another hymn, the sing ing, which was accompanied by a Sera phine, being exceedingly good; after which Mr. W. Biyden, brother of the Rev’d Ed. W. Blyden, now acting Secre tary of State in Liberia, rose and spoke with exceeding good judgment, his re marks proving to his hearers, that he had a full and complete knowledge of the ori gin and character of the conflict that had been waging in the United States of Awerica. At the conclusion of his re marks it was made kuown that the me bers of the Society would be glad to listen to any words that the gentlemen invited to be present wonld be disposed to suv. Thercupon the United States Consul, to whom an invitation had been extended, rose, and begged leave to return thanks to the Society for the kind teelings of sympathy it had been pleased to express with recard to the calamity that had be fallen his counfry by the detestable mur der of its President, and concluded by saying that he felt sure it would be most pleasing to the people of the United NStates to learn the sentiments of the No ciety. After the Consul had sat down, Mr. Geo. Philips (American Merchant) rose, and spoke,in a similar vein of grati tude for what he had been afforded the opportunity of hearing and witnessing. The meeting then retired. ‘/_I"/‘.;::,—, the ”1/'#’";”:’/ ])('::‘,'N{/"/r, ‘l_u/'g'/ i) PRUSSIA, Herr von Bismark waspresenton Thurs day at the sitting of the committec ap pointed to examine the DBill for the in crease of the Prussian navy. The Miuis ter expressed a hope that the Govern ment would succeed in obtainine the port of Kiel for Prussia, and under cer tain conditions for the German navy. I'he latter will grow out of the Prussian fleet, by developing the maritime resour ces of the other States of Northern Ger many. Herr von Bismark further said that he wished, in the interest of the country, that the Prussian Diet would de clare that the acquisition of Kiel was ne cessary. The aequisition of this harbour was intended by the Government, but on the basis of a common understanding. The tracts of land situated between Hoi tenar and Friedericksort aud the opposite villages were also required by the Gov ernment. He declined to state whether under certain emergencies the realisation of this scheme, so far as foreign Powers were concerned, would be eflected by faree. THE DUCHIES. The Cologne Gazcile has received a telegram from Vienna to the eficet that Austria and Prassia have to come to an understanding with regard to the port of Kiel. Austria will not oppose the tem porary sojourn of a certain number of Prussian vessels there; while Prussia, in return, consents to abandon her Pro jeet of construeting fortifications. Oun the other hand, the Hanover Courier states that, in consequence of an order just ar rived from Vienna, the Austrian corvetie Archdulke Frederick is to proceed to Kiel immediately, and anchor there beside the Prussian squadron. The iron-clad vessel Emperor Maximilian will sail to the same port. The journal of Geestemunde con firms this news, and adds that obstacles connected with the state of this last named port prevent the iron-clad vessel from leaving just at present. The semi-official Norddeuische Allge meine Zeitung says :—“We are enabled T-.CROOOLX A VLS. to confirm the news that Prussia has pro posed the convoeation of the Diets of the Duchies on thie basis of the electoral law of 1343, or of another elcctoral law to be agreed upon by the two great German Powers. The Diets would discuss the financial condition of the countrd, great sacrifice having becomenecessary. Pras sia will never permis the entry of’ Schles wig into the German Contederation with out receiving an equivalent.for the ser vices she has rendered. The poliey of Prussia is not to shun any discussion, but, on the contrary, to court it, in order to convivee the Duchies that the charge of s-lishness which has been applied to her hias no foundation.” The first anwiversary of Duppel was sept all over the Duchies by the Prassian garrisons. As to the inhabitants, they are too augry with Herr von Bismark jast now to have taken any part in the solemuities, At Kiel not a flac was hoist eil on a private house, although the Duke i partibus thonght it becoming to show a good example. ‘The Weser Gazette publishes a letter from M. Nehreeder, a merchant of Flens burg, declaring that e had been castinto prison, and i\‘('p: nine days on bread and water, for II;Z’»'EIIL( heen one of the persons who signed an address sent by the inhab itants of North Schleswig to the Empe ror of the French. DENXMARK. ‘The Danish papers contain intelligence that the Government Ims resolved to hold an Industrial and artistie exhibition at Copenhagen in 1866, A committee has been formed for the purpose, consisting of twenty-live members, presided over by the Crown Prince. 'T'he exhibition is to be opened on the Ist June, [366, in the Riding-house of the Castle of Christian borg, and will include raw stuffs as well as manufactured goods and ohjects of art, MINORITY REPORT ON THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INsrecTOoß OF THE COUNTRY SCHOOLS ror A. D. 1863—064. ((_‘A:;;L'l".(h‘.j'.) Other testimony, of a similar charaecter, and to precisely l&‘izs same eilect, micht be adduced but we deem this quite sufficient. Let us now extend our evidence to that of other reliable witnesses, from other ¢uarters, whose opinion. we submit as worthy of great weight. Ist. Dr. W. C. CLARKE, engaged for over 25 vears in the work of Education in England— for many vears Head Master, and Proprieter of the “Grove School”—Dßrile, Bucks: and at present Head Master, and Proprictor, of the “Grammar School,” Ongar, Issex him self the Author of two well received works, addressed to 'T'eachers on practical education, writes to a member of this Minority, on the 14th of May 1864, as follows —“Recarding “the Phonetical system, I heg to sy that I “have never heard of its being introduced in ““to any School in this Country, of any repu “tation, whether Vublic or Private nor has “it ever excited an attention of late vears. “T'he only persons Lere who give it a thought “now are those, who, as a matter of business, “study it as a means of reporting speeches “&ec., verbatim. I do not know whether in “your Schools you have made the pure sys “tem the sole medium of instruetion if so, it “is most unfortunate, for the reading of those “thus taught, must indeed be limited. It is “needless to expect this to alter, for it wonld “be as vain to try to root out the English “language, as to displace the present system “of reading and writing by the pure phonetic. “It on the other hand, both svstems are by “any ingenuity united, then the Phonctis “destroysat oneeall correet notions of Ortiiug “raphy, and, on this aceount, if I found a “pupil brought to me studying it, I would “for his own sake, forbid his gorug on with it “for I conld never be sure of his writing w “letter without Orthographical errors—a great “fault indeed.”—*l an llL‘{’id('(ii»\' then of “opinion that this system introdneed into “Schools for the poor will have the effect of “returding, instead of advancing their inter “ests, and that to do- them the greatest “amount of real good, we must Feen to the k ":_J‘:l:f:/ old /1,._"',/”-‘." 5 2nd. Mr. Preverick MiLnarp, BA. Oxon: H. B. M. Inspector of Schools in the Island of St. Kitts, writes—“ln no School here, whe “ther Moravian or other, isthe Phonetical SYS “tem pursued 1 should decidedly object to “its introduction into any School under the i “care of the Board of Eduecation.” L srd, Me. Troyas OwEN, HB N Inspeetor of Schools in the Island of Anticua, writes— i “The Phonie, or:Phonetic svstem has not “been introduced into any of our Scliools, “and 1 hope it will not be.” 4th. Mr. R. P. Enuiort, 18. M. Inspector i of Schools in the Island of Barbadus, writes— “In none of onr Schools, Moravian or other, i “is the Phonetic system of Reading pursued, “and from what 1 know of the plan, 1 should i “he sorry to see it introduced.” VIL Tho Minority cannot close this Report without alluding to one other portion of the Superintendent’s remarks—We rerer to the startline statement which he makes regard i ing the inereased, and growing demoralizas i tion among the children of the Laboring Classes in attendanee at these Schools. Long i convineed of their failure in the iwtellectual cuiture of the children, we had yet always, indulzged the hope that they were valuablo I and eflicient instruments for their moral im provement, and we deeply regret to find that this belief is groundless. That they eould l be made of immense benefit in this important respect, we fully believe: and we bee leave to conclude this Report with sueeesting one chief cause of their failure in this respect and ifts remedy. Administered in a nianner i unheard of in any liberal public School sys l tem—l. e—exclusively by une relizious De nowmination, and that not even the establishod i cne of the Country, it was ll:uml necessary, in order to meet this obvious :n:nm:ll_x', and to give some security to other Denominations acainst seetarian teachines, to adopt a Cate chiism of religious instruction which should impart no definite teaching; and which, be ing little more than a series of questions and answers on the prominent facts of Bible his tory, conveys to the children but little practi cal moral instruction. To the learning this by rote the children are almost entirely con iined, ex necessitate rei, and hence the con sequence must obviously he, precisely what it is, by the Superintendent’s own showing that but little moral principle for practical guidance is imbibed by the scholars. We i believe that the best remedy for this would be the introduction of the system of Denomi national Parochial Schools, to be subsidized by the Government, and to be under the in spection of a Government Inspector, and Board of Education. This however being, from obvious rcasons, impracticable here, we recommend, as the next best plan, that of re taining the system of generai Public Schools as at present but to be removed from the control of any particular Religions Denoiai nation, and to be under the administration of a Govermaent official, appointed for that purpose, irrespective of his religious denomi national views, and of a Board of Education, invested with proper administrative powers in the premises, and not merely with the lim ited, suggestive functions of the present “School Commission.” JHO. C. DuBOIS. H. C. RATCLIFFE. R. G. KNIGHT. C. SARAUW. a3 Sty e

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