St. Croix Avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]) 1844-Current
May 23, 1865

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i k.»“" G R P 1% ooy 3 kG fi® Rr, P S4T A S 3 b oAOFL A 4 5 b~ i 4 et MATTON b e Rl PR PR PR LOIEE i Aoty ettt/ GRER! S ey R SR E 30D e, X A“-"’»“’F’—""é v ot P e e YR A R PRI 2 -':-%T-"‘ g REE P KB Gl b b SEEE ST o gt s E g Ebe g S 3 R M PN TN S Sl g R e CEROA PR 28 b TS Pt 5 :"5‘.';.: ’{f‘i RSO i A gL (J' st 3 (S (R H N e S Ao DT ix Vo P R o N AP Lt Ol SR Ea 8 Rk B STe oA (3 2L i s L 3R O s f e P! e&;‘wg T B S B B UDGIVER: HANS HATCHETT. TRYKT I ENKEN HARRIET HATCHETT’S BOGTRYKKERL 21de Aarg.] The “AVIS” IS EDITED BY HANS HATCHETT; AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY for the Proprietress, B i Lutheran Chuarch, Christiansted, On Thursday the 25th instant AscCEN- SioN Day there will be divine service held for both Lutheran Congregations in this Church. eBB A RSS 3 L AUCTION. ÆFTER Begjering as Frederiksted's å Skifteret vil blive opraabt til Bort salg ved een Auction Planter F. R. New ton's Fallitboes Adkomst til tvende Styk ker Land, det ene beliggende mellem Hospitals- Gade og Ny- Gade og matrieu leret sub No. 15, 16, 17 B og 18 B Hos pitals- Gade og No. 15, 16, 17 og 18 Ny- Gade, det andet beliggende i Hospitals- Gude sub No. 53 A. Auctionen bliver afholdt paa Auctions contoiret i Huset No. 6 Di Strand- Gade Torsdagen den 22de Juni forstkommende Middag Klokken 12 slet. Forsaavidt Nogen maatte onske at kjo be Deie as det forstnævnte Stykke Land, kunne de derom henveude sig til Skifte forvalteren ligesom denne ogsaa, reserve rer sig Ret til at lade opraabe til Salg Parceller eller Dele as nævnte Stykke Lavd. Situationskort over det forstnævnte Stykke Land, Vurderingsforretningerne, Auctionsconditionerne m.m. ere til Ef tersyn paa Frederiksteds Skifteretscon toir. _ Som Appendix ved samme Åuction vil blive opraabt til Bortsalg en Deel uvisse Fordringer tilhørende F. R. Newton's Fal litbo og afgangne Hugh Langs 80. Frederiksteds Auctionscontoir, d. 19de Mai 1865. C. Sarauw. AUCTION. 1 T the request of Frederiksteds Deal ingcourt will be putup for sale at one Auction the right and title of the bankrupt estate of F. R. Newton to two pieces of land, the one situated between Hospital-street and New-street and matri culated No. 15, 16, 17 B. 18 B. Hospi tal-street and No. 15, 16, 17 18 New street, the other situated in Hospital street No. 63 A. The auction will be held at the Vendue Office, No. 6 B. Strand-street on Thursday the 22nd of June next at 12 o’clock noon. Should any person wish to purchase part or parts of ‘the firstnamed piece of land application to that eflect may be made to the Dealingmaster who reserves his right to put up for sale the said piece of land in parcels or parts. A map of the firstnamed piece of land, the appraisements, conditions for the sale &c., may be seen at the Office of the Dealingcourt. As appendix to the same auction will be sold some uncertain claims belonging to the bankrupt estate of F. R. Newton and to the estate of Hugh Lang deceased. Auction Office, Frederiksted May 19th 1865. C. Sarauw. CHRISTIANSTED, TIRSDAGEN den 23de MAI 1865, FOR RENT

EH E pleasant and commodious dwelling House Nr. 40 Strand Street, (at pre sent occupied by Mrs. Abbott) consisting f of a Hall, five bedrooms, street and yard galleries, Kitchen and pantry; all under one roof. In the yard are three servant i rooms, a good cistern and well. Posses sion can be had on Bth proximo. For further particulars apply to H. C. RATCLIFFE. e x or Sale f' [l neat set of American OAK PARLOR FURNITURE. t JAS. F. FINLAY. THE ABSENTEE TAX becoming due on the Ist proximo the respective Attor nies are requested to transmit to the ur dersigned Commission statements ot the crop made, also of therevenues of houses owned by Absentees, conformable to the Ordinance of 19th I'ebruary 1517 and 220 d February 1855. The returns are to be forwarded before the 10th proximo, after which period report of tho=e in de fault will be made to Governmens. On the Ist July ensuing all arrears will be enforced. Tax Commission, St. Croix 23rd May 1865. Carl Hattensen. C. R. Magens. J. J. Hein. e CONSOLATION-SONNET TO THE PLANTERS oF ST. CROIX, RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE MOST HONORABLE CoLoNIAL COUNCIL. ST. Crorx May 1865. Ye Planters of the Island, calied the Holy Cross, Keep up your heads, and don’t you care for any loss ¥rom scanty crops, or sugar prices low Keep up your heads, and look around, And you will see your Island does abound In treasures, worthy exhibitive show.— —ln treasures? In treasures ?—What do you mean? Where ?—Do tell me !'—Where are the treasures to be seen WWhY7 look around, is not your Governor’s house and edifiee Big and®Brand, and surely worth a heavy price Why look around,—your cannon-bristling forts, Are they not priceless; as defending both your ports And don’t you know, that lately has been spent Some thousand dollars, on furnaces sent From Denmark to the forts, to make red hot The cannon balls ?—Ha! what destructive shot i Our valiant soldiers now will fire Aye! even Semmes himself would tremblingly retire, If he again should make attempt, to take from shore Coals heaped up on Westend wharf, for Newton and for Moore. A And have you not, in both the forts, ten horses kept for pleasure, Which is a demonstrative fact, that-you are rich, aye rich beyond all measure And dashing Clara Rothe, she sarely is a treasure, Officials now can steam in her, free, gratis, at their leasure.* And then you have a Lieutesant, that now makes plenty money, In rearing bies, and selling wax and aromatic honey And then you have,—you lucky dog—a———tall, strait and tough, If you had nothing else but that, in that you had enough To pride thyself as rich as Croesus. s Diddle, diddle, diddle-dam, for ever now we part, Adieu adieu, my friend adieu. JEAN P. de SMART. *For this accommodation orly S6OOO is paid yearly. 3 Jc Po dfi s. AUGTION. W FTER Begjering as Christiansteds AX Skifteret som behandlende afgangne Captain Henry Georges og efterlevende Hustrues fælleds 80, vil vorde afholdt En offentlig Auction paa Aastedet, over HUUS og LOD No. 15 Compagnie Gade heri Byen tiih rende nævnte 180, Loverdagen den ?7de dennes Formiddag KI. 11 slet. Ved samme Auction vil vorde bort solgt nogle übetydelige EFFECTER til horende den Afdøde. Christiansteds Auctious Contoir, den 18de Mai 1865. J. A. Stakemann. x AUCTION. 1 T the Reqnest of Christiansted’s Deal i&& ing Court as administering the deal ing of the late Captain Henry George, will be sold at One public Vendue, to he held on the premises, HOUSE and LOT No. 15 Company Street, in this town, be longing to said dealing on Saturday the 27th instant at 11 o’clock a. m. A few ARTICLES belonging to the dealing wil! also be sold at said Vendue. Christiansted’s Vendue Office, ISth May 1865. J. A. Stakemann. [Nr, 411.

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From the London Times, May 1.) THE UNITED STATES. Thefollowingare the particulars given of the inauguration of thenew President:— “On the morning of the 15th Attorney-Gen eral Speed waited upon the Horo. Andrew John son, Vice-President of the United States, and officially informed him of the sudden and unex pected decease of President Lincoln, and stated that an early hour might be appointed for the inaugaratinn of his successor. The following is a copy of the commuuication referrod to “‘Washington City, April 15, 1865. «Sir,—Abraham Lincolp, President of the United States, was shot by an assassin last cve ning at Ford’s Theatre, in this city, and died at the hour of 22 minutes after 7. About the same time at which the President was shot an assassin entered the sick chamber of the Ilon. W. L. Seward, Secretary of State, and stabbed him in several places in the throat, neck, and face, severely, if not mortally wounding him. Other members of the Sceretary’s family were dangerously wounded by the assassin while mak ing his escape. By the death of President Lincoln the of fice of President has devolved, under the Con- Stitutiou, upon you. Tho emecrgoncy of the Government demands that you should immedi ately qualify, according to the requirements of the Constitution, and euter upon the duties of President of the Wnited States. If you will please make koown your pleasure, such ar rapgements as you deem proper will be made. ““Your obedient servants, «JUGH M CULLOCH, Secretary of the Treasury, «EDWIN M, STANTON, Sceretary of War. “‘GIDEON WELLS, Secretary of the Navy. “'WILLIAM DENNISON, Postmaster-General. “«3. P. USHER, Secretary of the Interior. JAMES SPEED, Attorney-General. «“T'o Andrew Johnson, Vice-President cf the United States.’ “Mr. Johnson requested that the ceremony take place at his rooms at the Kirkwood-house, in this city, at 10 o’clock in the morning. “lon. Salmon P. Chase, Chics Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was notifi ed of the fact, and desired to be in attendauce to administer the oath of office. “At the above-named hour the following gen tlemen assembled in the Viee-President’s room to participate in the ceremony :—llon. Salmon P. Chase, Hon. Hugh M’Culloch, Sceretary of the Treasury; Mr. Attorney-General Speed, F. P. Blair, sen., Hon. Montgomery Blair, Senator Foot, of Vermont; Scnator Yats, of Illinois; Scnator Ramsay, of Minnesota; Senator Ste wart, of Nevada; Senator Hale, of New lamp shire and General Farnsworth, of Illinois. “After the presentation of the above letter, the Chief Justice administered the following oath to Mr. Jehnson I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully ex ecute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability pre gerve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. “After receiving the oath, and being declar ed President of the United States, Mr. Johnson remarked ‘Grentlemen, I must be permitted to say that I have been almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event which has so re cently occurred. I feel incompetent to perform duties so important and responsible as those which have been so uuexpectedly thrown upon me. As to an indication of any policy which may be presented by me in the administration of the Government, I have to say that that must be left for development as the Administra tion progresses. The message or declaration must be made by the acts as they transpire. The only assurance that I can now give of the future is by reference to the past. The course which I have taken in the past in connection with this rebellion must be regarded as a gua- ST CROTLK AV S. rantee of the future. My past public life, which has been long and laborions, has been founded, as 1 in good conscicnee believe, up m a great principle of right, which lies at the basis of all things. "Thebest energies of my-life have been spent in endeavouring to cstablish and per petuate the prineiples of free Goverament, and I believe that the Government in passing througzh its present trials will settle down upon principles eonsonznt with popuiar rights more permanent and eadaring than heretofore, 1 must be permitted to say, if I understand the feelings of my own heart, 1 have long laboured to ameliorate and alleviate the condition of the great mass of the American people. Toil and an honestadvocacy of the great principles of free Government have bsen my lot. Tue dutics liave been mit »—tha econ ¢quences are God’s. This has been the foundation of my political creed. I feel thatin the end the Government will trinmph, and that these great pri:‘ci,lfi will be permancatly established. In conclusion, gentlewen, et me say that I want your eucour agement and countenance. I shall ask and rcly upon you and others in carrying the Govern ment through its present perils. I feel in mak ing this request that it will be heartily respond cd to by you and all other patriots and lovers of the rights and interes's of a free people.’ “At the conclusion of the above remarks the President received the kind wishes of the friends by whow he was surrounded. A few moments were devoted to conversation. Al were deep ly impressed with the solemnity of the cccasion, aud the recent sad occurrence that eaused the necessity for the speedy inauguration of the President was gravely discussed. Mr. Johnson is in fine health, and has an carnest sense of the important trust that has been confided in him.” On the 17th President Johnson receiv ed a deputation of citizens of Ilinois, and in reply to their address delivered the following speech “Gentlemen,—l have listened with profound emotion to the kinl words you have addressed to me. The visit of this large dolegation to speak to me, through you, Sir, these words of cocouragement had not anticipated, in the midst ol the saddening circumstaunces which sur round us; and the immense responsibility thrown upon me, an expression of the confi denee of individuals, and still more of an influ ential body like that before me, representing a great cowmmou wealth, cheers and strengthens my heavily burdened mind. lam at a loss for words to respond. In an lour like this of deepest sorrow, were it possible to embody in words the feeling of my bosom, I could not command my lips to utter them. Perhaps tha best rep'y I could make, and the one most rea dily appropriate to your kind assurance of con fidence, wouid be to receive them in silence. (Seasation.) The throbbings of my heart sinee the sad catastrophe which Las appailed us can not be reduced to words; and oppressed as am with the new and great responsibility which have devolved upon and saddeucd me with grief, I can with difiiculiy, respond to you at all. But I cannot permit such expressions of the eonfidence reposed in me by the people to pass without ackoowledowment. To aun indivi dual like mysclf, who has never cl aisses much, but who had, it is trae, received from a gene rous people many marks of trust and honour for a long time, an occasion like this, and a man ifestation of public fecling so well timed, are peculiarly aceeptable. Sprung from the people myself, every pulsation of the popular heart finds an immediate answer in my own. By many men in publie life such occasions are eften cousidered merely formal; to me they are real. Your words of countenance and encour agement sink deep in my heart, and were I cven a coward L could not but gather from them strength to carry out my convictions of the right. Thus fecling I shail enter upon the discharge of my great duty firmly, steadfastly (applause), if not with the signal ability ex hibited by my predecessor, which is still fresh in our sorrowing minds. Need I repeat that no heart feels more sensibly than mine this great affiiction! In what I say on this occa sion I shall indulge in no petty spirit of anger, no feeling of revenge. But we have beheld a notable event in the history of mankind. In the midst of the American people, where every citizen is tapght to obey law and observe the rules of Christian conduct, our chief magistrate, the beloved of all hearts, has been assassina ted and when we trace this crime to its cause, when we remember the source whence the as sassin drew Lis inspiration, and then look at the result, we stand yet more astounded at this most barbirous, most diabolical assassination. Such a crime as the murder of a great and ;;“”*'l man, l;u.'wm‘«.‘:il ;m(l reV-Elk d, the b(?lu\'cd and the hop> of the people, springs not alone from a solitary individual, of cver so desperate wickedness. We can tracs its course through successive steps, without my enumerating them here, back to that source which is the spring of ail our woes. No one can say that if the perpe t:ator of this fiendish deed be arrested Le should not undergo the extremest penalty the law knows for crime; none will say that mercy should interpose. -But is he alone guilty Hecre, gentlemen, you perhaps expect me to present some inlication of my fature policy. Oue thing 1 will say. Kvery era teaches its lesson. The ‘imes we live i are not without instraction. 'l'he Awmerican peopic must he taught, if they do not already feel, that treason is a crime which must b: panished (applause): that the Goveromeant will not always bear with its enemies that it is strong not only to pro teet, but to punish. (Applaase). When we turn to the criminzl erde and examine the ca talogue of crimes, we there find arson laid down as a crime with its appropriate penalty wo find there theft and robbery and murder given as crimes and there, too, we find the last and Lighest of crimes—treason. (Applause.) With other and infurior offeuces our people are fa miliar; bat in our peaceful history treason has been almost unknown. "T'he people must un derstand that it is the blackest ot crimes, and wili be surely punished. (Applause) I mako this allusion, wot to excite the already exaspa rated feelings of th: publie, but to point out the principles of public justic: which should auide our acrion at this perticular juuneture, and which accord with sound public morals. T.ot it be engraven on every heart that treason is a crime, and traitors shall saffor its penalty. (Ap plause.) While we are appall:d, everwhelmed at the fall of on: man in our midst by the hand of a traitor, shail we allow w u—l care not by what weapons—to attempt the life of the Stato with impunity 27 While we strain our mind- to comprehicnd the ennmity of this assassina:ion, shall w: a'low the uation to be assassinated (Applaus:.) speak in no spirit of unkindness. I leave the events of the future to be disposed of as they arise, regzarding myself as the hum ble isstrument of ths Awmerican people. In tiris, as in all things, justics and judgment shall be determined by them. Ido not harbour bit ter or revengeful feelings towards any. Ia geueral terms, T would say that public morals and pablic opinion should be established upon the sare aud inflexible principles of justice. (Applanse.) When the question of exercising mecey comes before me: 1t will be considered caimly, jadieially, reinembering that am the Lix:eutive of the nation. I koow that men love to have their numes spoken of in connex ion with azts of mercy, aud how casy it is to vicld to this impulse. But we must not forget that what may be m:rcy to the individual is cruclty to the State. (Applause.) In the ex ercise of mercy there should be no doubt left that the Ligh prerogative is not used to relieve a few at the expensc of many. Be assured I shall never forget that I am not to consult my own feclings alone, hut to give an account to the whole people. (Applause.) In regard to my future ecurse 1 will now make no profes sions, no pledges. I have been connected s)mewhat actively with public affairs, and to the history of my past public acts, which is familiar to you, I refer for those principles which have governed me heretofore, and will guide mo hecealter. In general I will say I have long laboured for the amelioration and clevation of the grcat mass of mankind. My opinions as to the nature of popular government have long beoen cherished, and, constituted as I am, itis now too late in life for me to change them. I believe that government was made for man, not man for government. (Applause.) This struggle of the people against the most gigantic rebeilion the world ever saw has de monstrated that the attachment of the people to their Government is the strongest national defence human wisdom can devise. 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So long as man feels that the intercst of the Government are bis interest, so long as the public heart turns in the right direction, aud the people understand and appreciate the theo ry of our Government and love of Liberty, our Coustitution will be transmitted unimpaiced. It the time ever ¢ciymes wheun the people shali fail the Government will fuil, and we shall cease to be one of the natious of th: ecarth. After hiav ing preserved our form of {rec government, and shown its power to maintain 13 cxistence through the vicissitudes of nearly a century, it may be that it was neccssary for us to pass through this last ordeal of iutesiine strife to prove that this Government will not perish from internal weakness, Lut will stand to defind itself against all foes, and punish trcason. (Ap plausc.) In the dealings of an inscruiabe Providence, and by the eperation of the Con stitution, I have heen thrown urexpectediy into this position. My past life, especially my course during the present unholy rebellion, is before you. I have no principles to retract, 1 defy any one to poist to any of my public acts at variapco with the fixed piiuciples which will have guided me throush lite, I Lave no professious to offer. Professions and promises would be worth nothine at this time. No one can foresee tha circwmnstances that will Lereat ter arise. Had anv man eifted with prescience. four years ago, wttered and wiitten down in ad vanrce the even's of this period, the story would have scemed more marvellous than anyihing in the Arabian Nivhts I shall not at cmpt Lo anticipate the future, As cveats ocear, and it becomes necessary for me to act, 1 shill dis pose of cach as it arises, deferring any declura tion or message until it ean ho written para graph by parazraph in the light of events as they trauspirve.”’ ER EE RE ED SN ØT PPÉ Y MET .DNOIE EJEN NE AUCTION. WAFTER Bepgjerine as Procurator Heil [*lL buth pau vedkommende Pante- og Udlægshavers Vegne vil blive bortsolgt ved offentlig Auction overeensstemmende med Pl. 22e April 1817 PLANTAGEN g Mount Welcome med alt 'Filbehor beliggende i denne Oes Ostende Qvarteer A. No. 1 1,2 a og 25 eller flere og andre Nummere, tilhørende Baron A. Bretton, lste Auction afholdes Tirsdag den 6te Juni førstkommende, 2den Auction ufholdes Tirsdag den 20le Juni førstkommende, 3die Auction afholdes Tirsdar den 4de Juli førstkommende, A de to første pan Auctiouscontciret i Chri stiansteds Retshuus hvergaug Kl. 12 Mid dag, den 3die panden sælgende Eicndom KI 1 Eftermiddag. Vurderingsforretnine, Conditioner 0.. Documenter ville være til Eftersyn pia Auctionscontoiret og Reqvirentens Con toir fra Iste Juni næstkommende, Denne Bekjendtgjorelse tjener tillige til Efterretning for Pasthavere i Eiendom- men. Christiansteds Auctionscontoir, St. Croix den 15de Mai 1865. J, A. Stakermnarmmn. ÆY request os Lawyer leilbuth in be- 2U hals os the mortgage and levyholder concerned will be exposed for sale at publie Auction in conformity with tlie Pl. 22nd April 1817 THE PLANTATION Mount Welsome with all appurtenances situated in East- end Quarter A. os this Island No. la, 2a, and 25 a, or more and other numbers, belonging to Baron A. Bretton. lst Auction will be held on Tuesday June 6th next, 2nd Auction will be held on Tuesday June 20th next, 3rd Auction will be held on Tuesday July 4th next, l the two first at the Auetion-Oflice Chris- $Te CHROLX AV S tiansted, each time at 12 o'elock noon, the third on the premises at 1 o'elock p. m. Appraisement, Conditions and other papers wiil be exhibited for inspeetion at the Anuection-Oflice and at the Oflice os l Lawyer Heilbuth from Ist June next. Tlts advertisement serves for the in- formation also os mortgageholders on the property. Auction-Oflice Christiansted, St. Croix May 15th, 1865. J. A. Stakemanmn., AUCTION, ui o l VATTER Begjering as Procurator Heil- 43 buth paa vedkommende Pante-og ll'&i'_&_fi;l;l*.'('i'rl Verne vil blive bortsvlet ved offeutlig Auction overeensstemmen- de med P. 22dec 1:*!1; 817 T SEN ÆN DN ÆNS FEGI i æ VSEog LOLDER No. 7—12 Fiskerøgde og No./13—18 somt 28—938 Nygade heri Byen Christiausted med alt Tilbehor tilhørende Baron A. Dretton. S lste Auetion aflioldes 0."**&1;!*_1" dev 7de l Jant forstkommende, 2den Auction afholdes Onsdag den 21de Juvi forstkommende Sdie Auction afholdes Onsdag den ste Juli forstkommende, de to forste pan Auctionscontoiret i Clri- stiansteds Retshnus, hvergange Kl. 12 l Middag, den tredie paa den —:'Z!"*-Z_Z)"l'niix* Fiendom Kl. 1 Eftermiddae. i Vurderingsforretning, Conditioner 0.2. Documenter ville hevligge iil Eftersyn paa Auctiovstoutoiret og Reqvirenteus Con- toir fra lste Junt væstkommende. Devne Bekjendtejorelse 'tjener tillige til Efterretuing for Panthavere i Kien- dommen. 1 Christiansteds ÅAnuetionscontoir, St. Croix den 15de Mai 1865. I. A. Sfakemann. g I e I 1 Y request os Luwyer Heilbuth in be- 4U halsos the mortgage and levyholder concerned will be exposed for sale by publie Auction: 4 The Houses Lots No. 7—12 Fiskerrade and N0.19—18 also f 25—33 Nygade.in tbis tows with all ap- purtenances, belonging to Baron A. Bret- l ton, e lst Auetion wiilbe held on Wedvesday June 7th next, 2nd Auetion will be held on Wednesday Jupe 2ist next, Srd Anuetion will be held on Wednesday July sth next, the two first at tlie Auction-Oflice Chris- tiansted at 12 o'eloek noon, the third on the premiscs at 1 o'elsek p. m; l Appralsement, Conditions and other .papers will be exhibited for inspecetion at the Auction-Oflice and at the Øffice os Lawyer Heilbuth from Ist June next. This advertisement serves for the in formation also os mortgageliolders on the property. Auction-Office Christiansted, St. Croix May 15th, 1865. J. A. Stakemann. AUCTION o TIET bekjendtgjores herved at en nye yj/ Auction vil vorde afholdt Onsdagen den 24de dennes Middag Kl. 12 slet, i dette Steds offentlige Retshuus over HUUS ¢G LOD No. 20 Prindsens Gade heri Byen tilho- i rende Miss Ann Harris Dodsbhoe, hvor- ved Eiendommen ventesabsolut bortsolgt. Den eventuclle Kjober har ingen Auc tions omkostninger at udrede. l Og bemarkes det at ikkun $550 blev budt ved den sidst afholdte Auction. Christiansteds Auctions Contoir, den 15de Mai 1865. J. A, Stakemann. YT is hereby made known that a new Vendue will be held Wednesday the 24th instant, 12 o’clock at noon in the public Courthouse on R HOUS: and LOT No. 20 Princes Street in this town, be longing to the Lstate of the late Miss Amn 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 laszt Auction. Chiristiansted’s Vendae Office, 15th May 1565, J. A, Stakemanie. AUCTION, AUCTION Eigjb k 2 l i Three Months (redit. N Saturday 27th Inst. will be sold at «J the House No. 40 Strand Street at 1 o’clock precisely a large variety of FURNITURE consisting of Mahogany Dedsteads and Bedding, Clothes Presses, Bureaus, Se cretaries, Book Cases, Commodes, Wash Stands, Work Tables, Dining, Break fast, Card and other Tables, Marble Top, Ceutre, and Pier 'T'ables, Sofas, Loun oeg, Settees, Otftomans, Cane Scat and other Chairs, Mirrors, Lamps, Pictures, Globes, Clocks, Barometers, Gold Wateh es, Piated Wares, China, Dinner and Tea Setts, Crockery, Glass and other Wares, Ivitehien Utensils &e. &e. ALSO Several Horses and Phaetons. Christiansted 16th May 1865. R.J. ROBINSON, Auctioneer. PROCLAMA. F LLE og Enhver som maatte have No ÆA get ut fordre paa afgangne Philip T. Davidson's 80, iudkaldes herved til at anmelde og beviisliggjore deres Krav for undertegnede Skifteret inden Udløbet as tre Miuaneder efter denne Indkaldelses sidsie Dekjendtgjorelse. Frederiksteds Skifteret, den 16de Mai 1865. T. Saraww. Route of Steamer Clara Ro the from St. Thomas to St. Croix and Vice Versa May. 1865. 24, Wednesday remains in St. Thomas. 25. Thursday leaves St. Thomas at 7.30 a.m. 5 e leaves St. Croix at 5.30 p.m. 26. Friday remains in St. Thomas. 27. Saturday leaves St. Thomas atl p.m. 238. Suanday leaves St. Croix at 5.30 p.m. 29. Mounday remains in SBt. Thomas. 30. Tuesday leaves St. Thomasat7.3oa.m. 6 leaves St. Croix at 5.30 .v, 31. Wednesday leaves St. Thomas 4 iiors after the arrival of the European Steamer. June. 1. Thursday leaves St. Croix at 5.30 p.m. 2. grida(); remains in St. Thomaus. 3. Saturda 4. Sundayy} to West End. PASSAGE RATES Firsl Obling s B 3 Second deh it 83 for particulars apply to e J. KNUTHSEN.

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I CHRISTIAN DEN NIENDE, as Guds Naade Konge til Danmark, de Venders og Gothers, Hertug til Slesvig, Holsteen, Stormarn, Ditmarsken, Oldenborg og Lauenborg, Gj6re Vitterligt: Efterat have ladet Osas VorFi nantsminister allerunderdanigst foredrage de as Colonial raaderne i Vore vestindiske Besiddelser afgivne allerunder danigste Betænkninger over et Samme forelagt Udkast til Anordning angasende Udvidelse til de dansk-vestindiske Besiddelser as Lov as 19de Februar 1861 om en forandret Inddeling as Handelsvægten i Kongeriget Danmark og as de i Henhold til sammes 4 og 5 ved Kongelige Reso!u tion as 3die Juni 1863 givne Bestemmelser, ville Vi aller naadigst have fastsat som folger Lov as 19de Februar 1861 om en forandret Inddeling as Handelsvægten i Kongeriget Danmark og de i Henhold til sammes 4 og 5 ved Kongelig Resolution as 3die Juni 1863 givne Bestemmelser udvides til de dansk-vestindiske Besiddelser paa den i det Folgende fastsatte Maade v n—Eenheden for den almindelige Handelsvægt er et Pund, hvis Vægt ligesom bidtil er 500 franske Grammer. 2. Hundrede Pund udgidre et Centner. Pundet inddeles i 100 Kvinter, Kvinten i 10 Ort rin gere Vægtstorrelser angives i Decimalbrokdele as Orten. 4. nSom Handelsvægt maa ikkun benyttes justerede Lod der, som henhore til Tidelingssystemet, nemlig saadanine Lodder, hvis Vægt er 100, 50, 20, 10, 5,2, 1 Pund, 50, 20, 10, 5,2. I Kvint, 5.2, 1 Ort og Decimalbrokdele as Orten, samt efter samme System indrettede justerede Bismere dog skal det, indtil anderledes as Kongen bestemmes, være tilladt at anvende de nu justerede Bismere samt Værtlod der, hvis Vægt er 160, 80, 64, 32, 16, S, 4 Pund %"6 0g Pund med Undiagelse as de Jernlodder as denne Art, paa hvilke Justeringsmaterialet, Bly, ligger frit oven paa Jernet uden at være beskyttet as en fremstanende Rand. 5. Regjeringen bemyndiges til at ophæve de åvrige i Be siddelserne bestagende Vægtsystemer og til i disses Sted at indføre Handelsvægten, ligesom ogsaa til at give Decimal bråkdelene as Orten særlige Benævnelser, naar det maatte vise sig at være fornådent. g 6. Denne Anordning træder i Kraft fra liste October 1865. Hvorefter alle Vedkommende sig allerunderdanigst have at rette. Givet paa Amalienborg denl7de Marts 1865 Under Vor Kongelige Haand og Segl. L. S. R. 0. N. David. ANORDNING angaaende Udvidelse til de dansk vestindiske Besiddelser as Lov aft 9de Februar 1861 om en foran dret Inddeling as Handelsvægten iKongeriget Danmark og as de i Henhold til sammes ss4 og 5- ved Kongelig Resolution as 3die Juni 1863 givne Bestemmelser. o SSTe CROLX AVI S, TRANSLATION. N Xy Wi CHRISTIAN luE NINTH, by the Grace of God King of Denmark, the Vandals and the Goths, Duke of Sleswick, Holsteen, Stor marn, Ditmarsh, Lauenborg and Oldenborg, Make known: On the report of Our Minister of Finances who hLas laid before Us the most submissive Report of the Colouial Councils in Our Westindia Possessions on a Draft of Ordinance for extending to the danish-westindia pos sessions the Law of 19th Febrnary 1861 concerning a new division of the standard of weights in the Kingdom of Den mark, as well as the enactments in virtue of 4 and 5 of the said Law, contained in the Royal Resolution of Brd June 1863, We most graciously decree: The Law of 19th February 1861 concerning a new di vision of the standard of weights in the Kingdom of Den mark and the enactments in virtue of 4 and 5 of the said Law, contained in the Royal Resolution of 3rd June 1863, are hereby extended to the danish-westindia possessions in the manner hereinafter mentioned 1 The unit of all weights in commerce and trade shall be one pound, the specific gravity of which shall as hitherto be 500 french grams. S 2, Oune hundred pounds make a “Centner.” The pound shall be sub-divided into 100 “Kvints,” the «Kvint” into 10 “Orts 3 smaller weights are to be designa ted in decimal fractional parts of an “Ort.” S 4. No other but stamped weights of the decimal system must be used in trade, viz only weights of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2,1 pound, 50,20, 10,5, 2,1 “Rvint’' 8,2, 1 “or’’ and decimal fractional parts of the “Ort,” and steel-yards adjusted after the same system, and stamped. It shall, howev er, until otherwise ordained by the King, be lawful to use steel yards and weights hitherto stamped of 160, 80, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4 Pounds, and '3 part of a Pound, except those iron-weights of this description in which the metal bearing the stamp (lead) lays free on top the iron without being protected by any projecting rim. 5. The Home Government is authorized to abolish all other systems of weights existing in the islands, and instead thereof to introduce the standard established by this Ordi nance, as also to give the decimal fractional parts of the “Ort” special denominations, whenever it be found requisite to do so. 5 6. This Ordinance is to come in force on the Ist of October 1865. To which all concerned have to conform. Gliven at Amalienborg the 17th of March 1865 Under Our Royal Hand and Seal. 1 CHRISTIAN R. Lo s. R. C+ N. David. ORDINANCE extending to the Danish-westin dia possessions the Law of 19th February 1861 concerning a new division of the standard of weights in the Kingdom of Denmark, as ‘well as the enactments in virtue of 4 and 5 of the said Law con tained in the Royal Rosolution of 3rd June 1863.