St. Croix Avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]) 1844-Current
November 3, 1865
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For an advertisement of 8 lines, or under, one to three insertions—— Small Type (Brevier) 1 to 51ine5....%1 00 DYoL 8S by line 16 Larger Type (Long Primer, Small Pica, Tich, CUoldmbia:) 1 to Slines 1 00 LS e, OF Ia 10 Hor lige of lnpgéit Type 12 &7 For 1 to 3 subsequent insertions, the balt amount of the first charge will be made. All advertisements fer insertion must be delivered at this Oflice on Mondays and Thursdays, notlater than 4 o’clock P. M. egccompanied with the CASH, as otherwise insertion will be refused. The Postageon lettersto this Oflice from West End or St. Thomas must be prepaid, or no notice will be taken of them. Lutheran Charch, Christiansted. e On Sunday the sth instant, there will be divine service held for the English Lu theran Congregation in this Church. THE WEST INDIES AS THEY WERE AND ARE. ArT. V.—l. Jamaica in 1850 or the Effects of Sixteen Years of Free dom in a Slave Colony. By JonN BiceLow. Bvo. New York: 1852. 2. Copies or Extracts of Despatches relating to the Sugar-Growing Colonies. Presented to Parliament by command of Her Majesty. 1854 —IBSB. 3. Returns of the Quantities of Sugar Exported jfrom the British West India Islands, and Entered in the United Kingdom. Parliamentary Papers. 1858. (Continued Trinidad is highly flourishing. The whole trade has increased from a yearly average under slavery, of 810,636/, to 1,239,241/. in 1856, an increase of 428,605/. In 1852 the crop was the largest ever thipped from the island; and it has been extending since,—‘marked improve ment in the cultivation of the sugar estaies.”* Export of sugar rose from an average of 310,797 ewt. under slavery, to one of 426,042 in the seven years ending 1854. These specific accounts of the several islands are borne out by the statistics and reports that relate to our West Indies en masse. To men of business, one fict will seem almost enough by itseif to show their sound commercial state, namely, thatin the year 1857 the Colonial Bank reccived bills from the West Indies to the amount of more than 1,300 0002, and less than 8000 J. were returned.t Nor was there a sin gle failure in the West ludia trade during the severe commercial crisis in the autumn of that year. Furthermore, coffee, cotton, wool, sugar, rum, cocoa, are all exported in increasiog quantities. The total exports from Great Britain to the West Indies in 1857 were valued at haif a million more than the average of the preceding ten years, and actually s t See Report of Colonial Bank, for June 30, 1857. CHRISTIANSTED, FREDAGEN den 3die NOVEMBER 1865. (From the Edinburgh Review.) TABLE OF THE FALL CF RAIN l during the week from 18th Oct. to 24th Oct. Christiansted. Frederiksted. King's Hill. f Lines. Lines: Lines. 1 Qet. 25 0 0 0} w 25, U 0 0 j e gy 88 0 63 86 0 0 0 99 54 0 0} 39, 4 0 24 81, 2% 0 3% 13} 0 13} Shipping Intelligence. e ENTERED AT CHRISTIANSTED Nov. 2,—American brig Noevitos, Boune, Ban- gor, Lumber and Shingl-s. 3,—D.nish schooner Dragon, Li J. Peder- sen, New Yok, Provisions. B TERMS AND CONDI TIONS OF DEPOSITS AT INTEREST. The Bank receives Deposits at Interest on the following terms and conditions, viz i in that year equalled her exports to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Azores, Madeira, and Moroceo, all combined.* The exports and im ports together of the West Indies amounted, in the four years ending with 1853, to just 32.50.,000; and in the four years ending with 1857, to just 37,000,000, an increase of 4,500,000 in four yea:s. In the year 1857, the total trade, to and fro, of those islands was valued at 10,735,000/, and (as noted above), the value of sugar alone imported from them into the United Kingdom, in that year was no less than 5.618,0007.! These official statistics and reports absolutely demonstrate the fact that the West ludies are rapidly advancing in wealth and prosperity nor must it be suppcsed that they are merely ‘putting money in their purse,” without a corresponding advance in the general character of the people. In this respect the change from the old state of things is de scribed on all hands as being most gratifyingt and especially in those thousands of cases where the negroes have built altogether new villages for themselves. The cottages are either neatly thatched, or shingled with pieces of hard wood. Some are buiit of stone or wood; but gen erally are plastered alsn on the outside, and white-washed. Many are oroamented wiih a portico in {ront, to sereen the sitting apartment from sun and rain while for the admission of light and air, as well as to add to their appearance, they exhibit either shatters or jalousies, painted green, or small glass windows, “There is usually a sleeping apartment at each end and a sitting room in the centre. The floors are in most instances terraced, slthough boarded ones for slecping-rooms are becoming common. Many of the latter contain good mahogany bedsteads, a washing-stand, a Jooking-. glass, and chairs. The middle apartment is usually furnished with a sideboard, displaying sundry artieles of crockery-ware, some decent-look ing chairs, and not unfrequently with a few broadsheets of the Tract Suciety hung round the walis in neat frames of cedar. For cooking food, and other domestic purposes, a little room or two is erected at the back of the cottage, where are also arranged the various conveniences for keep ing domestic stock. The villages are laid out in regular order, beiog divided ioto lots more or less intersected by roads or streets. Tue plots are usually in the form of an oblong square. The cottage is situated at an equal distance from each side of the allotment, and at about eight or ten feet from the public thoroughfare. The piece of ground ia front is, in some instances, cultivated in the style of a Kluropean garden display ing rose-busbes, and other flowering shrubs, among the ehoicer vegetable See Antigua and the Adtlighapfi; Philippo’s Jamaica, &c. &c.; Sir H Barkly’s Journal in 1853, (P. P.) Despatch, May, 1854. s Trade and Navigation Accounts, 1858. THREE PER CENT. PER ANNUM for Deposits repayable ON THREE MONTHS NOTICE. N.B.—The Bank does not receive money for Three months ON LY, except by special Agree ment. FOUR PER CENT PER AN NUM on Deposits for NOT LESS THAN TWELVE MONTHS, sub ject to Three months’ notice of with drawal.. N.B.—lf the Depositor wishes to continue such Deposit at the same rate, notice must be giv en at least Three months pre vious to the expiration of the T'welve months, or other long er term for which the Deposit may have been made, and a new Receipt taken for a simi lar period of not less than Twelve months, otherwise it will be held as a Deposit re payable on T'hree months’ no tice, and at the lower rate ap plicable to such Deposits. INTEREST payable Half-yearly. [Nr, 88.
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N.B—ALL NOTICES must be giv enin writing, andINTEREST CEASES when the notice of withdrawal expires. Bolnnial Pavk, October, 1865. M THE 50 MULES received by the “Antelope” having re covered from their sea voyage, will be exposed for Sale at our Lumber Yard on Monday the 6th November at 12 o’clock. Bassin October 30th, 1865. ROCHE BROS. Co. ECEIVED in the Helene Catia rine and for sale by the Under signed: An assortment of PROVI SIONS and DRY GOODS. Bassin, October 30th 1865. PETER LASSEN. R R SR S R DIED on Monday last, the 30th ulto., Cancellieraad CHrISTIAN Lupvic JENSEN Ocaarp, aged 76 years. His remains were interred with military honors on the following afternoon. productions; while the remaioder is covered with all the substantial vegetables and fruits of the country heterogeneously intermixed.’ The result is, that they present ‘a very pleasing appearance.” Sir Henry Barkly was reminded by those in the bills of the villages in Swit zerland, and he says they have a decided air of progressive civilisation and comfort about them; and that it is quite clear, whatever may be the case elsewhere, that their inhabitants are not retrograding either in their moral or physical condition. Aund the same despatci contains a report by a stipendiary magistrate, and speaks of ‘the thousands of well culti vated settlements, with their tastefully arranged cottages and gardens, which have given quite a different appearauce to the countiy since August 1838, and bespeak the prosperity and comfort of the occupants, and present a cheering aspect, and an encourasing hope for the future.’* Another magistrate reports to him that the advancemeut in the coudi tion of the labouring class is unmistakably apparent. “The peasantry, who were formerly unused to domestic comfort and a state of independence, are now otherwise circumstanced. A very large number of them are owners of frechold properties, on which they are comfortably located. They also owa a large number of horses, hogs, and other live stock. They trade extensively in the native products of the parish, which they cultivate in such abundance, that boats are constantly conveying cargoes of yams, cocoas, and plaintains to the port of Fal mouth in the parish of Trelawney, where they are scarce, and in great demand. The vessels employed in this traflic are almost exclusively their own property. The degrading practice of concubinage has been forsaken by a large number, who have embraced the marriage state, and the weekly publication of intended matrimonial alliances, is proof that matrimony among them is on the increase. They contribute more large ly than any other class to ihe general taxzation of the parish, atid not a few enjoy and exerciso electoral rights. Generally they may be said to be a fair specimen of the labouring people of this island willing and tractable, civil avd obedient, confiding in those who employ them, often toiling on estates for weeks and months in expectation of reward, but in maoy iostances ill-requitted for their confidence and labour by disap poivtment and non-payment.’ The pumber of such settlements established since emancipation is almost incredible. Within eight years of that event, neatly two hundred villages of the kind we have been describing, had been built, and full 100,000 acres of land purchased, by the negroes of Jamaica alone. A staiement was read in the House of Commons, in 1842, by Lord Stanley (then Colonial Minister), that ‘it would appear wonderful how so much bad been accomplished in the island, in building, planting, digging, and makliog fences. The number of freeholders wko have beeome freeholders Sir H. Barkly, 1854. Appendix. STe CROILX AV S, The deceased Councillor Ogaard has held such a position in our community, where he has laboured and wrought with prominent ability during 46 years, that he ought not to pass away, and sink inte oblivion, without some tribute to his memory. 'We therefore set before our read ers a brief sketch of his eventful and active life, as far as we are enabled to do so. Councillor Ogaard was born in Denmark on the 9th October 1789. lln his early youth he shewed a predilection for the sea, and made several voyages to the Last Indies and the Mediterranean but returned home in »1807. During the Bombardment of Copenhagen, he was appointed «d interim as naval officer on one of the Gunboats. The then Count Kunuth of Knuthenborg subsequently took him uuder his patronage, and placed him in the juridical department on his Possessions in Lolland, and afterwards sent him to Copenhagen to study law, where he passed the danish juridical ex amination, —then of greater significance than it is in the present day. Tln ISI2 he ‘entered as salaried velunteer in the Admiralty Commis sariat Department, (Admiralitets og Commissa riats Collegium), where he remained until 1814 when he was appointed under the Police De partment in Copenhagen; but in 1818 he was, on petition, graciously exempted from this office, intending to try his fortunes in the Danish Westindies. Ile arrived here, in St. Croix, ear ly in January 1819, and commenced his career in Frederiksted, where he at one time acted as Dealingmaster, at another as Policemaster and Sheriff, until the year 1831, when he was call ed to the Bar, where he practised on trial until 1833, when he was appointed by His Majesty as Lawyer at the Court of Appeal, and at all the Courts of the Ist Instance in the Islands. In 1832 he was appointed as Vice-Brandmajor, and subsequently, on the death of Major Did richsen, as Brand Major. In 1835 His Majesty gave him the rank of Councillor ot Chancery, and in 1836 he received an appointment as Judge Advocate and King’s Attorney; which latter offices he held until his death. Without a touch of vanity, Councillor Ogaard as a man, was thoroughly pervaded by senti ments of humanity, benevolence, and justice. The characteristic trait in his character was, by their accumulation and industry, in the island of Jamaica amounted, in 1840 to 7,340. It is usual to fancy that the frce negroes desert the estates to squat upon wild lands; but although this bas occasionally been the case, by far the greater number of them have bought land, and that at a good price, for their settlements. And the negro proprietor is just as proud of his own home and freehold as any Englishman might be. The nam:s they give them may be taken as a slight indication of their feclings: ‘Content my own,” ‘Comfort Castle,’ ‘Hippy Hut,” ‘Thank God t 6 see it,” and 0 forth. Ouwe is mentioned by the Rev. Mr. Philippo, as being entiiled ‘Occasion call” which ths owner explained thus; ‘lf any person lLab business wid me, him can come in; butif him don’t waut me in potiicks ler, me no wants him company, and him no ’casion to com..’ (To be continued) perhaps, that he ever defended the one attack ed, was this one even his opponent this evi dently had its source from his naturally think ing well of others; hence all met with benevo lence, and true sympathy at his hands. He did not let it remain with a few polite phrases, or a generally expregsed pity,—which in truth wounds more than it heals,—no! he was ever sympathizing, and it was more than empty words with him. He was ‘ever ready, with his counsel, his purse, his pen, whether to write a memorial, an address, or a song even on festal occasions. In his being, indeed, there was a certain degree of reticence, which in presence of strangers, and others, perhaps, who were not more intimate with him, did not allow him freely to express himself. Neither was he de ficient in personal or moral courage, for in the very heighth of the. insurrection of 1848: during the most stirring times that this Island has ever seen, he rode through the country alone, and unarmed, to act as Policemaster in Frederiksted which office he likewise filled in Christiansted later in the same year. As a Judge he was strictly just and upright, dealing right where right belonged withont regard to parties;—and possessing that keen ness of thought and penetration, in connection with an immediate view of the nature of the case under investigation, he was eminently fit ted to be entrusted with, and was always appointed on, -stach commissions, for criminal investigations, where more than ordinary ability and indefatigableness were demanded. All, with few exceptions, who knaw, henored, and appreciated his truly social qualities, have gone before him to their rest; yet many are alive still, who can bear witness to his profuse hos pitality ;—but these things do not live ja men's memories. i During the la-t two years of his eventful life he suffered much from painful diseases; yet these never changed his ever cheerful humour, —only, perhaps, so far that it had taken a more serious, and religious direction; which fitied him with Christian resignation, and a reliance on the Lord’s mercy to mect the approach of death. Peace be unto him!
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From the Barbados West Indian, October 24.) JAMAICA. The legislature is to meet on the 7th November, and there is every reason to believe that the session will be a very _ stormy one, and even to fear that the an tagonism which exists between the Go vornor and the House of Assembly will cilminate ‘n a stoppage of all Legisla tion. 'l'he unpopularity of the Governor is continually increasing, and new causes of difference are consiantly arising be tween the popular braneh of the Legis lnture and himself. The I{wo chief orounds of complamt at present are— First, the loss of a counsiderable sum in Bank iaterest by enrclessness in passing warrants for the payment of public mo nics lodged in the Colonial Banuk on an account consiberably overdrawn, where by £BOOO was overdrawn in one month and £IO,OOO in another month,—on both of which amounts the Bank claimed 8 per cent. interest, while all the time a <ufficient sum of public money was lying in the Bank at 3 per cent, which was ‘e fund which should have been drawn upon as soon as the first was exhausted. The second complaint is, that the Gover ner appointed Mr. Jordan to the post of Covernment and Island Secretary, the salary of which is £I2OO per annum,— makine at the same time an unlawful compact with him, that he was to pay half of the amount to the Governor’s Private Sceretary for himself and the Jishursements of his office. It does not appear that Mr. Jordan has complained of this, but it has nevertheless been tak en up very warmly by the Press. We make the following extracts from our t'X('hu"gC files The rains still continue favorable throughout the f<land, to the planter, the am:ll settler, and the pen-keeper alike but in some parishes the want of the regular seasons tell, as we are informed, on the supply of water from rivers and springs. We have heard it stated by centlemen of experience in these matters {hat water is still scanty in certain rivers, and that if the heavy rains do not come down, and a drought should happen in the spring of next year, as it did in this, the want of water will be even more distressingly felt than it was this year. The appearance of the weather is, how ever, indicative of the coming October heavy rains, and these fears are, there fore, likely to prove groundless. There has been no abatement of the caterpillar plague as yet, and the destructive insects continue their havoc upon the young canes, aud even the grass in certain dis tricts. The plague is, we are happy to say, confined iu its destructive effects to certain localities only. We are sorry to notice an unfavorable change in the public health within the last fortnight. We have the couchs and colds incident to damp weather, and addi tion dysentery aund fever prevail to a great extent among both infants and adults. There have been several cases in Kingston of cholera infantum, one of which has prove}d'fatal. ANTIGUA. The weather in Antigna, as with us, has been very favourable to vegetation, showers and sunshine alternating in such away as to leave nothing to be desired. The Legislature had passed a Loan Bill for £3OOO, and the Income Tax, which was amended—after some opposition— $Te CROLXE AV S so as to include all Attorneys and Mana gers whose salaries exceed £IOO per an num. The Water Works had been com menced with great eclat; the Governor and a very distinguished company assem bled to celebrate the occasion, and His Excellency turned the first sod in the orthodox style, with an accompauniment of florid speechifying about the ‘‘pure element.” 'Our exchange files give very promising accounts of the young crops of caues, cotton, and provisions; and report fa vourable weather. ‘T'he contract for the Water Works had been obtained by Mr. James Wells, Land Surveyor ot this Island, concgrning which, a discussion arose in the House of As sembly, (on the petition of a disappoiuted competitor) which we publish elsewhere. ‘The Rum daty has been inereased to 2| per Gallon; aund direct tax laid on in comes derived from professimns, trades, and offices. The following is the Sche dule of taxation:— All Bankers or Banking Corporations carrying on Busiuess within this Colony, £5073 Baristers at Law, Solicitors, Medi cal and Surgical Practitioners, actually _practising within the Co'ony, £10:all per sons carrying on business as Importers, Commission Merchants, Vendors of an broken packages, Shipping Agents, Ship brokers, Bill brokers, Proprietors of Smith ies and Foundries, £10; ali persons car rying on business of retailers of provis ions or Dry Goods, not included in the higher scale as immediate importers, $5; all persons carrying on the business of Chemists, and Druggists, or Apothecar ies, £3; all persons carrying on busiuess as Auctioneers, £5; all persons practising as Veterinary Surgeons, £5; all persouns carrying on business as petty retailers, paying an annual rental of not exceeding the sum of Five pounds, £2 10s: the proprietor of every printing establishment, issuing any Periodical or other publica tion, £2 10s.; every public officer, includ ing such clergymen as derive emolument from this colony, whose annual income amount to £IOO and upwards, 2% per cent. per annum on such annual salary. BT. KITTS. An act has been passed and come into operation in St. Kitts—appointing Police Magistrates to perform the service hither to gratuitously rendered by Justices of the Peace. A Court of appeal has also heen established, which is said to be in expensive it is composed of the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, and a Com missioner. The following notice res pecting it appears in the Gazetle of the 23d ultimo:— _“The Act authorizing the appointment of two Police Magistrates for this Island, has at length come into operation; and the system of honorary magistracy which has been in existence for a unmber of years in this Island is now npumbered among the things of the past. The gen tlemen appointed to these Offices are the Hon. F. Spencer Wigley Attorney Gener al for the Town of Basseterre, and W. H. Davis, Esp for the Rural District— the oaths of office having been adminis terederespectively on Saturday last. This Bill also provides for the constitution of what is termed an inexpensive Court of Appeal to be composed of the Chief Jus tice, the Attorney-General, and a Com missioner. Though the bench of honorary justices hids beern dispensed with, we think we are in duty bound-to award their Worships the thanks of the public for having performed for many years the onerous duties which devolved upon them. The first Court of Summary Jurisdie tion under the new regime was held on Monday last.” ST. LUCIA. Heavy rains have been destroying the roads, and at the same time promoting the growth of a heavy crop for next year. —The possibility of St. Lucia being made the changipg station of the Royal Mail Steamers between St Thomas and De merara, 1s stimulating the St. Lucians to the improvement of their harbour by dredging and otherwise: and they alrea dy fancy they see a hope ot supplanting St. Thomas as the central depot. 00l AMERICAN NEWS, [FROM THE WEST INDIAN CORRFSPONDENT.] Philadelphia, Sept. 15. Business is said to be very active in this great city just now, and so great an influx of population as to fill all the boarding and lodging houses and to leave scarcely a house untenanted. The price of living continues high, insomuch so that with wages at $3% per week the la boring class can hardly keep their fami lies. The armies are being disbanded, and the stores of provisions, clothing, and other things sold off by Government. ‘The President appears to be steadily car rying out the late President’s policy of re-establishing the Uunion first of all things, and endeavoring to allay the ex cited feelings and the calamities of the past,—a policy which is objectionable ouly to the more violent class of politi cians. DBut the voice of the country sup ports the President; and I copy the fol lowing from the Ledger of this city—a Journal distinguished by the moderation of its views on political questions and the large circulation it enjoys amongst the humbler classes ‘“’l'he list of radical complaints thus far made out, and to be presented immediate ly after the opening of Congress, is as follows: Ist. Refusal to extend negro suffrage. 9nd. The appointment of secessionista as Provineial Governors. 3rd. The free exercise of the pardon ing power, wherein were included many who should have been hanged. 4th. The introduction of arms into the Southern Statcs. sth. The disbanding of the colored re giments. 3 6th. The refusal to order a sweeping confiscation. 7th. The restoration of the Southern churches. Bth. The refusal to arraign Lee, the leader of the rebel hosts, after he had: been indicted for treason. 9th. The refusal to try Davis by a mi litary Court. 10th. The apathy shown in the enforce ment of the Monroe Doctrine as applica ble to Mexico. Such is the list so far, and there is no disputing that it is quite formidable; but I repeat, the President is ready, not only for the opening gun, but for all the ter riflc fire llt)lat is expected to follow. That the conservative masses—those who love the country and their whole country— will sustain him in-solid column, there can be no question, and this is all the President asks. Grant him this support
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and he will hand his'name down to pos terity a second Washington.” It is not only with the animosities and bad feelings engendered by the war the President has to contend, but with the incubus of a national debt almost as op pressive as that of England, which is des troying the foreign trade of the country and hanging over the people like a dead weight stifling their enterprise and the wonderful resources of the country. It is estimated at four thousand millious of dollars, about half the amount of the English National Debt, bat the interest being at 6 per cent., payable in gold, the pressure is the same. 'The above paper says on this subject “Hon. Thadeus Stevens, who was Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means in the last Congress, in an address made to his constituents, in Lancaster county, on the 6th inst., has the follow ing on the subject of the public debt. He says: «“Our war debtis estimated at from three to four billions of dollars. In my judgment, when all is funded, and the pensions capitalized, it will reach more than four billions. The interest at 6 per ct. is $240,000,000 Ordinary expenses of Go- Y. 120,000,000 For some years extraordi nary expenses of army N Yy, 110,000,000 50ta1............--$470,000,000 “Four hundred and seventy millions to be raised by taxation—our present hea vy taxes will not in ordinary years, pro duce but little more than halt that sum. Can our people bear double their present taxation? He who unnecessarily causes it will be accused from generation to generation. It is fashionable to belittle our public debt, lest the people should become alarmed, and political parties should suffer. I have never found it wise to deceive the people. They can always be trusted with the truth. Capitalists will not be affected, for they cannot be deceived. Confide in the people and you will avoid repudiation. Deceive them, and lead them into false measures, and you may produce it. We pity the poor Eoglishman whose national debt and bur densome taxation we have heard deplor ed from our childhood. The debt of Great Britain is just about as much as ours, ($4,000,000,000,000) four billions. But in effect it is but half as large—it bears but three per cent. interest. The current year’s interest was $131,806,990. Ours, when all shall be sanded, will be nearly double.” 4de AUCTION. Å intet antageligt Bud skete ved Bde Auction over N052 A. Compagnie Gade og No. 40 B. Compagnie Gade tilhårende a?ang_ne Mrs. Maria Sheridan vil Ade Auction ved bemeldte Eiendom me blive afholdt Loverdagen den 4de November d. A. paa Auctions Con tøiret respective Klokken 12 og slet. 2 -€Økristiansteds Auctions Contoir d. 30te October 1865. F, A. Stakemanhn. ST GROLX AVIL S 4th AUCTION. O suitable offer being made at the 3rd Vendue on P i The Properties No. 52 A. Company Street and Ne. 40 B. Company Street belonging to the late Mrs. Maria Sheridan a 4th Vendue will be held on said proper ties Saturday 4th November next at the Vendue Office, at 12 2 o’clock respectively. Christiansted’s Vendae Office, the 30th October 18065. J. A. Stakemamnir, AUCTION. SPHE public is hereby reminded of that the Auction on HOUSE LOT No. 41 A. B. C. in Company Street Christiansted belonging to the late Mrs. Sheridan, will take place on the premises Monday 6th Novem ber 1865, 12 o’clock noon. Christiansted’s Dczfling Court Of fice 26th October 1865. J. A. Stakemann. TWW oW ,g(u e 2 Bl B HE P Os the Receipt of Deposits at the St. Croix TEX 6 SAVINGS BANK, On Saturday, 28th October 1865. Receivers: IN CHRISTIANSTED T. E. Mendes, Esq., Trustee. IN FREDERIKSTED W. Peebles, Esq. Trustee. Amount of former deposits. §244,934 76 4 deposits of 20 cents each. 11 above 20 cts. and under 1. ]0 $l €4 5. 4 I o £t 10. g 590 50. ?:Tdeposits, of which 29 in Christiansted amounting B 0 es 1A L) 2in I'rederiksteddo. 11 00 85 11 Total §245,019 86 Balance of deposits 61,552 28 2 new deposit accounts, viz.: 2 Minors. 11 Withdrawals amounting t0..5189 47. Receivers for Saturday, 4th Nov. 1865. IN CHRISTIANSTED Abr. Meyer, Esq., Trustee. J. de Pontavice, Esq., Member. IN FREDERIKSTED Counsellor Rahr, Trustee. R. G. Kuight, Esq., Member. GEO. BEHAGEN President. St. Croix, 80th October 1865. H. Krebs Pratorius, AGENTS OF THE NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY FOR FIRE AND LIFE. INDLöSTE Breve i Christiansted”s Posteontoir: Mrs. M. Bodkin, Charles Brown, P. C. Brixen, Ann W. Charles, Mrs. C. Coakley, Mr. Felix Cor nelius, M. Daguilard, Mrs. Louisa David, Miss Diana Davis, Sarah Jane Derricks, Mrs. Julian Ellis, Messrs. Finlay Co., Mr. Martin Francis, Mr. Martin Francis, Mre. L. O. Garick, Wm. A. Gould, Mrs. Wilhelmina Henry, Mr. John Henry, Miss Anon Howard, Fuldmuety Cand. Jurus E. Jurgensen, Mr. Mathens Jacobs, Mr. Ma theus Jacobs, Miss Margareth Jonries, Mr. Charles Liggett, Mr. John B. Maghu, Meng. A. Møller, Mrs. Secealer Morrison, E. H. Perkin, George Petersen, Miss Sarah Rochers, Miss Joney Samons, Sarah Sabont, Peter Schuster, Madlane Sion, John Solman, Robert Feut, Victoria van Vike, Mrs. Adeline Williams, Mrs. Mar tha Williams, Miss Sophia Williams, Mr. Julius Wolff, Julius Wolff, Caroline Wrisberg. WYINDLOSTE DBreve i Frederiksteds Postcontvir :—Anna Bartise, Margr. Bedford, Saml. Benjamin, E. J. Brown, Sarah Carty, Cath. Christopher, C. Clen dinen, Adelaid Connor, Miss C. Dons, Eliza Fravklin, Ann E. George, P..Ge radt, Mr. Ginsing, J. T. Griftith, Chris tiana Guilliam, Sus. Hatchett, /'Ths. Hatchett, Sus. Hazel, Sophin Henson, J. Hiliger, Mr. Hoganconb, Sam. Jaekson, Janny James, Sophia James, Sus. Janies, Mrs. Joan, Angelina Johannes, Sophea Johannes, Vincent Joseph, V. Jorgensen, Edw. Kerroll, Nancy Larcixs, MacFarley, Maria Miller, Miss L. Moreh, Cath. Nicl sen, Julia Oxholm, Adrian Petersen, Mrs. C. Petersen, Elizb. Petersen, Sam. Peter sen, Cath. A. Quin, Hugh Quinn, Maria O'Reily, Mary Samnuel, Alex. Samson, Mrs. F. Schuster, Mrs. M. Sewer, Ste phan Simmons, Sergeant bq;mgm'up, Epli nia Smith, Mrs. Walentin, Alex, Willianis, Anna Williams, Marly Williams, Jo. Zachues. MR. JAMES GORDON, SURGEON DENTIST, arrived this morning by the Clara Rothe from St Thomas, and has taken rooms at the Crown Ilotel where he will remain for one weck only. He will be happy to see those who may require his services from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Mr. Gorpon has always on hand a supply of Tooth-powder. Christiansted October 24, 1865. fl N account of the owner’s leaving the Island the following articles are offered for sale at half price— A shower bath with force pump. large mahogany bed-stead. Press. pair rocking chairs. w tables. Apply at the Printing Office. g AGENT FOR ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FOR FIRE LIFE IN ST. CROIX. SUB-AGENT IN FREDERIKSTED