St. Croix Avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]) 1844-Current
May 26, 1865
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Lines: Line.s May 11, 04 1 2 408 T 33 449 6d 0 so=2o 0 0 L2l 4 0% g, 93 4 00l 0 0 g 96 Q 3 E Shipping Intelligence. 5 I Mo ENTERED AT CHRISTIANSTED May 12,—American ship Antclope, White, St. Thomas, via New Yo:k, Provisions and Lumber. CLEARED AT CHRISTIANSTED .\lfly 24,—American bllil) ;\ut(llt'}»f‘, \\'thc, New York, Molasses and Hides. CLEARED AT FREDERIKSTED May 13,—Swddish l»znqnc Amazon, Overgaard, Copenhagen, Sugar and Rum. g 16,—Dauish ditto Galilei, Lerche, Copen- Lagen, Sugar and Rum. —Pnglish brig Elba, Davison, Cuba, Dallast, Ansættelser og Entfedigelser. Under 214de Mai 1865 har Gonuverne- mentet beskikket Postmester P. Woederso I Frederiksted til Medlem as Forligelses- commissionen i Frederiksteds Jurisdie- tion istedetfor Kjøbmand J. B. Dunlop, der paa Ansozning er eutlediget fra den ne Bestilling. BEKJENDTGJORELSE. 45 /ÆXT Handelsagent 11. Gøttie D. D. !p] har opgivet sit Bo til Fallitbe- handling bringes herved til offentlig Kundskab, St. Thomæ Skiiterets Contocir, d. 20de Mai 1865. Eosenstand., øa ee g o—— —s|6 -v lb s PROCLAMA. /;'I'X LLE og Enhver som manatte have ir) Noget at fordre pan Handels- agent H. Gittigs til Nkiftebehand- ling som fallit opgivne Bo indkaldes herved med 3 Maaneders Varsel til for undertegnede Skifteret at anmel- de og bevise deres Krav. St. Thomæ Skifterets Contoir, d. 20de Mai 1865. Rosenstand. l =E E I e PROCLAMA. /Å LLE og Enhver som formene at L,-X have Noget at fordre paa Jfr. CHRISTIANSTED, FREDAGEN den 26de MAI 1865. Clara Correa's Didsbo indkaldes herved med 3 Maaneders Varsel til for undertegnede Nkifteret at anmel de og beviilsliggjore deres Krav. St. Thomæ Skifteret, 2?4de Mai 1865. ERosenstand. AUCTION. "I UCTIONNS-Directeuren bekjendt _,-’X gjor herved, at ifolge Requisition af’ vedkommende Doms oo Udlegs havere vil blive opraabt til Salg ved een offentlie Auction som af'hol des ombord Fredagen den 2den Juni forstkommende K1 12 Middag Bri gantinen ik E 99 steban Capt. Rchwabe med alt Tilbehor som den nu higger her 1 Havnen i seilfier dig Stand. NKibet er 199 tons drivg tigt og vil kunne erholdes classifice ret 1 “Veritas” som 55 A. No: 1. Conditionerne og Inventarieliste ville blive fremlagte ved Auctionen, hvorul Lysthavende mdbydes. Nt Thomae Auctions Contoir, den 23de Mai 1865. [2oscustand, Auctionsdirectear. AUCTION. '-'”H!‘] Vendue Directorhereby makes 4 known, that at the request of the distrainers is oifered for sale by one Yuction on Friday the 2nd June inst. at 12 o'clock noon the Brigantine “E 93 steban Capt. Schwabe, of 190 tons burden, as she is now lyving in this port ready to sail. The Auction to be held on board. The vessel may be classified in «“¥eritas” as.”. A, No. 1. The terms of sale and list of inven tory to be seen at the Vendue, to which purchasers are invited. mt. Thomas VYendue Oflice, the 23rd May 1865. Rosenstan i, Vendue Ditector. BERE Bl rOR SALE Wl e The Estates Hill and R separately or together, apply to Lawyer Bahneberg. May 22d, 1865. UNTENDING to leave St. Croix on the 27th of June ensuing, an early arrangement of accounts due is solici- ted, and Steamcoals, HHeadingboards, Oats and Rice, expected in “Die Erndte,” are oftfered for sale on easy terms to arrive. Christiansted 25th May 1865. J. BALZER. AUCTION. 1 l*"l'l_”.R lh'_&r*icrin_t_: as Frederiksted's 4 Skifteret vil blive opraabt til Bort sulg ved cen Auction Planter F. R. New n ton's Fallithoes Adkomst til tvende Styk ker Land, det ene belingende mellem Hospitals- Gade og Ny- Gade og matricu-. leret sub No. 15, 16, 17 BoslB B Hos pitals- Gade og No. 15, 16, 17 og 18 Ny- Gude, det andet beliggende i Hospitals- Gude sub No. 53 A. Auetionen bliver afholdt paa Auctions contoiret i Huset No. 6 Bi Ntrand- Gade Torsdagen den 22de Juni forstkommende Middag Klokken 12 slet. Forssavidt Nogev maatte ånske at kjo be Dele as det førstnævnte Stykke Liand, kunvne dederom henvende sig til Skifte forvalteren ligesom denne Ogsu, reserve rer sig Ret til at Jade opruabe til Salg Parceller eller Dele as nævnte Stykke Land. 4 Situationskort over det forstnævnte Stykke Lavd, Vurderingsforretningerne, Auctionsconditionerne m.m. ere til Ef tersyn paa Frederiksteds Skifteretscon- F følr, Som Appendix ved samme Auetion vil blive opraabt til Bortsalg en Deel uvisse If'm'(hmgvy' tilhørende F. R. Newton's Fal Jitbo og afgangne Hugh Langs 80. Frederiksteds Auctionscontoir, d. 19de I Mat 1865 Q C. Karauw, AUCTION. I L-,'_‘lf&'l‘ the request of Frederiksteds Deal 44 ingcourt will be putup for sale at oue Auction the right and title of the bankrupt estate of I'. R. Newton to two pieces of land, the one situated between Hospital-street and New-street and matri eulated No. 15, 16,17 B. &15 B Hospi tal-street and No. 15, 16, 17 &18 New street, the other situated in Hospital street No. 53 A. The auction will be held at the Vendue Oftice, No. 68. 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 appheation 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 &e., may be seen at the Office of the Dealingcounrt. As appendix to the same auction will be ~xold some uncertain claims belongirg to the bankrupt estate of F. R Newton and to the estate of Hugh Lang deceased. ‘i Auctiou Office, Frederiksted May 19th 18068 J C. Sarauw. AITIRLIM exccuted at this Officr JUB PR'NT’NG with neatness and des patch. [Nr. 42.
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Bommunirsiing, g To the Editor of the St. Croix Avis, Mr. Editor, My attention having been drawn by~ the “(Consolation ode” which appeared in the Avis of the 23rd Instant to the Steamer Clara Rothe as one of the sources of comfort vouchsafed to the happy Island of the Holy Cross, may I be permitted to give the following data—On the 17th Instant the European Mails arrived in this Island 25 hours after the English Steamer dropped anchor in St. Thomas. From the 17th to the 23rd Instant no oppor tunity of passage between this Island and St. Thomas offered, owing as supposed to calm weather, and no encouragement existing since the establishment of the Steamer for sailing ves sels undertaking the route. By the programme published in the Avis of 23rd Inst. the Clara Rothe was to leave St. Thomas for this Island on the 25th Instant— she arrived Zere on the 24:ih. The Mails were forwarded for Europe on the 25th—the European Steamer leaving St. Tho mas on the 28th—the Island Steamer on the Ist or 2nd of the following month. Heavy complaints are said to be made against the Danish Government by the proprietors of the Clara Rothe for not allowing certain.privi leges as regards passports and bagoage in fa vor of passengers travelling pr. Steamer or those making use of Sailing vesseis—do the above facts give no just cause for complaint to a community paying S6OOO pr.an. for these irregularities Perhaps T am excluded from giving an opin ion by my peculiar prejudices. I helieve in pro gress, only with corresponding benefits, and am strongly impressed with the desire of giving employment and encouragement to our own in habitants if not at too great a sacrifice; I ven ture therefore to draw the attention of the pub lic to the cases enumerated, occurring in little more than a week—and simply asking if this is a sample of future operations of the Steamer Clara Rothe CUI BONO. St. Croix 26th May 1865. (From the London Times, May 1.) THE UNITED STATES. A Letter from Mr. Maunsell B. Field gives the following particulars of the last moments of President Lincoln “I proceeded at once to the room in which the President was lying, which was a bedroom in an extension, on the first or parlour floor of the house. The room is small, and is ornamented with prints—a very familiar one of Landseer’s a white horse, being prominent direct'y over the bed. The bed was a double one, and I found the President lying diagonally across it, with his head at the outside. The pillows were saturated with blood, and there was considerable blood upon the floor immediately under him. There was a patchwork coverlet thrown over the President, which was only so far removed, from time to time, as to en able the physicians in attendance to feel the arteries of the neck or the heart, and he appeared to have been divested of all clothing. His eyes were closed and in jected with blood, both the lids and the ortion surrounding the eyes being as glack as if they had been bruised by vio lence. He was breathing regularly, but with effort, and did not seem to be strug gling or suffering. The persons present in the room were the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmas ter-General, the Attorney-General, the Secretary of the Treasury (who, how ever, remained only till about 5 o’clock), the Secretary of the Interior, the Assist ant-Secretary of the Interior, myself, General Auger, General Hailock, Gene- T« CROLDX AVI S, ral Meigs, and, during the last mo ments Captain Robert Lincoln and Ma jor Johu Hay. On the foot of the bed sat Dr. Stone; above him, and directly opposite the President’s face, an army surgeon, to me a stranger another army sargeon was standing, frequently holding the pulse, and another gentleman, not in uniform, but whom I understood to be also an army surgeon, stood a good deal of the time leaning over the head-board of the bed. For several hours the breath ing above described continued regularly, and appareuntly without pain or consci ousness. But about 7 o’clock a change occurred, and the breathing, which had been continuous, was interrupted at inter vals. These intervals became more fre quent and of longer duration, and the breathing more feeble. Several times the interval was so long that we thought him dead, and the surgeon applied his finger to the pulse, evidently to ascerlain if such was the fact. But it was uot till 22 minutes past 7 o’clock in the morn ing that the flame flickered out. There was no apparent safiering, no convulsive action, no rattling of the throat, none of the ordinary premonitory symptoms of death. Death in this c¢hise was a mere cessation of breathing. The fact had not been ascertained one minute when Dr. Gurley offered up a prayer. The few persons in the room were all profoundly affected. The President’s eyes after death were not, particularly the right one, entirely closed. I closed them myself with my fingers, and one of the surgeons brought pennies and placed them on the eyes, and subscquently substituted for them silver half-dollars. In a very short time the jaw commenced slightly falling, although the body was still warm. I called attention to this, and had it imme diately tied up with a pocket-haudker chief. The expression immediately after death was purely negative, bat in 15 minutes there came over the mouth, the nostrils, and the chin a smile that seemed almost an effort of life. I had never seen upon the President’s face an expression more genial and pleasing. The body grew cold very gradually, and I left the room before it had entirely stiffened. Cur tains had been previously drawn down by the Secretary of War. Immediately after the deccase a meeting was held of the members of the Cabinet present in the back parlour, adjacent to the room in which the President died, to which meet ing I, of course, was not admitted. About 15 minutes before the decease Mrs. Lin coln came into the roon, and threw her self upon her dying husband’s body. She was allowed to remain there only a few minutes, when she was removed in a sob bing condition, in which, indeed, she had been during all the time she was present. After completing his prayer in the cham ber of death Dr. Gurley went into the front parlour, where Mrs. Lincoln was, with Mrs. and Miss Kinney and her son Robert, General Todd, of Dacotah (a cousin of hers), and General Farosworth, of Illinois. Here another prayer was offered up, duaring which I remained in the hall. ‘The prayer was continually interrupted by Mrs. Lincoln’s sobs. Soen after its conclusion I went into the par lour, and found her in a chair, supported by her son Robert. Presently her car riage came up, and she was removed to it. She was in a state of tolerable com posure at that time, until she reached the door, when, glancing at the theatre oppo site, she repeated three or four times,— “That dreadful house! that dreadful house!” Before I myself left a guard had been stationed at the door of the room in which the remains of the late President were lying. Mrs. Lincoln had been com municated with, to ascertain whether she desired the body to be embalmed or not, and the Secretary of War had issued various orders, necessary in conscquence of what had occurred From the Barbados West Indian.) FLOOD IN MARTINIQUE. We regret to learn by the Martinique papers that St. Pierre, the chietf commer ctal town in the Island, was on the night of the 22nd April visited with a flood of rain, which appears to have done as much damage to the town as the flood of 1819 to Bridgetown. It was the work of a few hours, tfrom 11 o’clock at night to 4 in the morning during which time it rain cd incessantly ail over the vailey, at the foot of which on the eim:boachure of the Roxolune the town lies. The river di vides the town iuto two quarters, that of the Fort and the Mouillage, and into it outside of the towiu three smaller streams fall, which drain dificrent parts of the valley. The rain fell in torrents, ponr ing along these streams and every other channel mto the Roxolane, which soon became swellen, overflowing its banks and swept away the bridges and every obstacle in its path tothe sea. The iron bridge that united the rue Dauaphine to the market place of the Fort was carried -away, and with it a portion of the quay on the right bank, aud some of the Cus toms Warchouses. The stone bridge in front of the Pulice Barricks, connecting the Savanna of the Fort and the rue Le vassor, was also swept away. Many houses on the rieht bank, as well as a portion of the Hospital, and the wall of the Jardin-des-Plantes, aud a large part of the quarter called the T'roisieme Port, have been overthrown or inundated. The sides of the quay in some places torn up and eut away, to the immiment danger of the neighboring buildings. The flood brought down blocks of timber, huge stones, trees torn up by the roots, and wrecks of every kind, which blocked up the streets. Most fortunate not a life was lost. This ealamity, says the Moni tewr, which leaves behind it so many ruins, so many disasters private and pub lic, has not cost a single life. We have also the satisfaction to state that in no respect has private charity and individa al exertion been found wanting, any more than the assistance of the local authori ties and the presence of the pablic bodies, for the reliet of the sufferers. On -every side hospitable doors were opened to re ceive families suddenly chased out of their dwellings by the invasion of the flood. From the carly dawn persons went forth with mouney, clothes, and pro visions to supply their first wants and a subseription was set on foot.at once and quickly covered with signatures. The Governor, as soon as inteiligence could be, conveyed to Fort de France, being ap prised of what had happened, arrived on the morning of the day after, at 6 o’clock, and set about with the assistance of the officer of Engineers and a body of troops in clearing the streets of the stones and debris, and erecting a temporary bridge across the river, to preserve the mcans of communication between the two quar ters. A general subscription has also been opened through the Island for the relief ot the sufferers by the Governor M. de Lapelin. Whatis considered the more surprising, is the occurrence of this flood in Lent, in the middle of the dry season.
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FOR RENT. %HE pleasant and commodious dwelling House Nr. 40 Strand Street, (at pre sent occupied by Mrs. Abbott) cousisting of a Hall, five bedrooms, street and yurd galleries, kitchen aund pantry; all under one roof, In the vard are three servant rooms, a good cistern and well. Tosses sion can be had on Bth proximo. For further particulars apply to H. C. RATCLIFFE. VAHE 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. For Sale Fl neat set of American OAKK PARLOR FURNITURE. JAS. F. FINLAY. PPUHE sodersigned, in returning thanks A for past favours, requests lis friends and customers to come forward with a speedy settlement of accounts in order to enable him to leave for llurope in a short time. Christiansted May 15, 1865. H. CONRAD, for C. A. CONRAD. f NOTICL. TIHE undersigned, in returning thanks T to his friends and customers who have kindly dealt with hiin, begs to state that he will positively leave here for FEu- rope in the beginning of July next, and trusts that overdue accounts from his pre- decessor Captain Brodersen’s time as well as during his time will be speedily set- tled to avoid coercive measures being taken. Christiansted, 16th May 1865. 1 H. J. PETERSEN. 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. ‘T'homas at 7.30 a.m. leaves St. Croix at 5 30 p.m. 26. Friday remains in St. Thomas. i 27. Saturday leaves St. Thomasatlp.m. 28. Sunday leaves St. Croix at 5.30 p m. 29. Monday remains in St. Thomas. 30. Tuesday leaves St. Thomasat 7.30a.m. o leaves St. Croix at 5.30 p.m. 31. Wednesday leaves St. Thomas 4 hours after the arrival of the Luropean Steamer. June. 1. ThursdayleavesSt. Croixats.3o p.m. 2. Friday remaiuns in St. Thomas. 8. Saturday L By to West End. PASSAGE RATES Fisr bania 83 B e LT for particulars apply to J. KNUTHSEN. H. Krebs Pratorius, AGENTS OF THE NORTHERN ASSURANGCE COMPANY. FOR FIRE AND LIFE. $Te. CRELX AVI S, REPORT A A A uz] G 4 Os the Receipt of Deposits at the St. Croix SAVINGS BANK On Saturday, 20th Mzay 1865. e eel e Receivers: In CHRISTIANSTED Carl Hattensen, Esq., Trustee. IN FREDERIKSTED Ceunsellor Rahr, Trustee. Amount of former deposits. 233,631 03 10 deposits of 20 cents each. 15 above 20 cts. and under 1. 23 8] i 5. o 0. g 2 1n i 20. g 8 50. 65 deposits, of which 55 in Christiansted amounting 0. .0 20 10in Frederiksteddo. 38 61 340 89 Total $£234,021 92 Balance of deposits 48,023 26 11 new deposit accounts, ViZ. 1 Coachman. 1 Servant. 3 Fishermen. 2 Tailors. 4 Laborers. 7 Withdrawals amounting t0..%107 53. Receivers for Raturday, 27th May 1505. IN CHRISTIANSTED Capt. Holstein, T'rustee. A. M. Dam, Esq., Membler. IN FREDERIKSTED Geo. Walker, Esq., Trustee. R. G. Knight, Esq., Member. GEO. BEHAGEN President, St. Croix, 22nd May 1865. W ROYAL YRR NE: BN ED) A\ Y EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT FOR TIE YEAR 1863, —e Fire Branch. Ix the Fire Brancu an inerease of Business has been realized, exceeding in amount that of any oue year hitherto. The Premiums of the Year reach the sum of £341,668 3s. 2d., being an advance of £40,977 7s. 3d. over the preceding year. The Preminms have been enharnced in four years by £iid,3oß Las. 11d., the largest amount of inerease having been obtained in thelast year, Baiy. The test provided by the amount of Duty paid to Government furnishes corresponding evidence of the progress of the Rovan INsuR ANCE CompaNy. The increase, by the pay ments made for the vear 1863, is far larger than at any former period. The amount of Duty paid by the Company in 1862 was ..£75,992 19 0 Dittem 1863 889066 63 Showing an increase of ....£12,973 7 2 Among the incidents which have tended to the advancement of the “Royawn’” within the last few months may be reckoned its action with respect to the losses sustained by the ex plosion of the “Lotty Sleigh,” which attracted attention and public favour by its unhesitating promptness, The publication, under Parliamentary sanc tion, of the Balance sheets of Insurance Com panies, has proved another source of advantage to this Establishment. The analysis of these accounts, which has been completed apparently by an accomphished hand, places the RoyaL IN sturANCE Compaxy in the highest position, both as a Fire and a Life Lstablishment, aod exhibits its comparative prominency with respect to all the other Companies established under the Act of 7th and Bth Viet, in an equally favourable light, whether its Accumulated Capital, its Premiums, or the ratio of its Expenditure he made the subject of inquiry. As the largest total of revenue and the larg est ratio of progression have been obtained in the present year, so it happens that the largest Profit which it has ever fallen to the Directors to record has likewise on this cccasion to be announced. Life BBranch. The advances made year by year, in the amount of New Insurances effected show clearly i the estimation in which the Company is held. The following is the statement for the last flve years :i— Net sum assured on new DPolicies after deducting Net Premiums. Guarantecs. 1859 £434470 11 40 £13.080 0 &5 1860 449941 16 2 15079 1710 rbBGE eoeSl il y .k 17,627 18 O 1862 qeiduris g AR 8 1863 5254508 10 0 20060 120 8 i The half-year of 1564, however, far outstrips the ratio of increase indicated by the figures i just quoted, as the Sum Assured for that period of six months only, AcTuALLY EXCEEDS HALF A-MILLION STERLING. The rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents highly favourable features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by thie quinquennial in vestigation, which is to take place when the present year is concluded. The Life and Annaity Funds are augmented qv the large Sum of £106,052 4s. 3d. in the limit of a single year. Epritish EBramnches and Agencies. [n the Unitep Kixapoy, the progress made i has been this year beyond anticipation. BRISTOL. The exertions of the Local Manager, seconded by the influence of a Committee of the highest i nmercantile position in that city, are rapidly ex tending the business thronghout the entire of the West of lEneland and South Wales. BIRMINGHAM. The like instrumentality in Birmingham is producing a very marked and satisfactory result. There are, in fact, few piaces here or abroad where the “Rovav’” is wmaking more rapid strides than in the Midland Counties. LONDON. The Company’s Dusiness for the last year in the Metropolis has likewise closed with very prosperious results, SCOTLAND Affords the most remarkable instance of the favour with which this Company has been re ceived, and illustrates the fact that hitherto in the history of this Establishment impediments and obstructions, by generating energy to over come, ouly wecclerate its consequent progress. Whilst the Westeuxy Braxcy, in Scotland, more than maintains the high position it had already reached, the Easterx Branxch, at i Edinburg, under its indefatigable Local Man ager, has made a progress in its I'ire Business which may be deemed in that country to be almost unprecedented. Merchants and Manu facturers, and Tusurers, indeed, of all classes, l have been convinced that theßovaL INSURANCE Comraxy, while promoting its own advance ment, looks likewise to the aecommodation and interests of its Insurers, and on that account it is gradually progressing to a position in Scot land possibly not far behind that of the best of its own native Istablishments. It is most eratifying to add that likewise in its Life Pre minms, the Company has had a large develop ment in a land distinguished by the magnitude and excellence of its own great Institutions. IRELAND. e The Directors have, in addition, much satis faction in announcing that they have succeeded in obtaining a Committec of Reference in Ire land, which, from the high character of its mem bers, including some of the names most known and honoured throughout the country, they con sider will be attended with the most satisfactory extension of their business in that kingdom. August 4, 1864,