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tract is ON or within a few miles Of a railway,
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MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL

MEMPHIS 4 CHARLESTON,
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CHANCERY NOTICE.

The State Of Mississippi. In the Chaneery
Court Of Pamela county AZ rules, March q,
1857,
, 1867-04-16

IN General Annual Meeting of
III Shareholders in this Company
will be held at the room adjoining
the Savings Bank on Thursday the
25th inst.
The Chair will be taken at -
o'clock.
In conformity with the fifth article
Of the laws a Copy of the Report &
Statements are at the disposal of
any Shareholder, on application to
the undersigned.
Office of the Marine Repairing
Slip Company, St. Thomas 10th
April 1867.
s. BARTOLEMEI LANCE.
Chairman.
, 1867-04-16

- ~ SAA0S "HO IAN y htto AAA
der previous scales. We have from time 10
time in alterations of the duties endea-
voured to reduce those differences. In
1864 we made a very great reduction in
the scale, and there is now q further an
Proclamation TO unity. I hope we have
now got to a condition Of things in which
The enormous interests abroad and the
considerable interests at home may look
upon the principle of our system of du-
ties as definitely established, and may
consequently resume commercial opera
tons free from the disturbing influences
and approximations attending any uncer-
tainty as to the proceedings of the Legis-
lature.
Mr.. Cave said that hon. members SEEM
ed determined to make use of the last
opportunity left them TO have q sugar de-
bate. The hon. member for Paisley had
asked him whether he was of the same
opinion that he had expressed last wear
as 10 lowering the sugar duties. He beg
ged to tell him he was, and that when
ever the state of the revenue permitted,
he should be happy to see these duties
lowered, if not done away with altogether.
Another questlOn-that Of refining in
Oond-Iad been considered by the COM
mlttec, and found to be quite impossible.
1t was commended that the simplest plan
was to tax all kinds Of sugar al the same
rate. That was exactly what the Co.
vernment proposed to do by these re>o-
%lulions. They had been asked WHY they
put "a different value on different kinds
of sugar, but they did nothing of The sort.
It had been shown TO be possible TO find
out the exact proportion of sugar in vari-
GUS samples almost TO q mathematical
certainty. His hon. friend asked why
the Government did not let every one
make sugar just as he pleased. This
was what the system Of classification
tended TO do. If they went to the vati.
Gus places of growth they found the
piice varied as much as in this country,
showing that ii paid best TO make sugar
us good as possible, and He only reason
why 1t was sometimes bad and some
times good was because the best MACH.
sAery ard appliances could not always be
commanded. The riot Of Madras and The
free negro Of jamaica could not produce
go good an article as those in possession
OF the best machinery. Inferior sugar
was sent to this country 10 be refined,
gust as copper ore was sent TO Swansea.
II had been truly said that the origin of
this movement was due TO France. and
the reason was that her system of draw
backs was SO expensive that the net re-
venue of the sugar duty, as compared
with the gross, was only as Is to As.
The grades connected with the present
standard were found not to be exactly
accurate, and it was thOuCht hnttor IN
call sugars as Of the first, second, third,
and fourth class. This was assimilating
our practice to the Dutch numbers,
which were perfectly well known. The
drawback of lis. sd, referred to sugar
mixed with a good deal of water, and if
the hon. member looked to the resolution,
he would see that sugar containing not
more Than 5 per cent. of moisture would
receive a drawback of lis. sd, instead of
Us. II any one imported sugar in a
, 1867-04-16

IOuS as tUty IIhou, SO lOHS as Luey pre-
served the proportion between the differ
ent grades. There had been sufficient
data before the trade to enable them to
calculate the new duties, and he had that
morning received a paper in which they
were estimated 10 within I'd. of the actu-
al amount. The month of May was ori-
ginaliy fixed upon as the time at which
they would come into operation, but they
were well known to the trade, and Whenhe
was in Paris the other day he heard it
stated that all the other countries were
ready 10 come in. Ii was therefore
thought desirable 10 propose the new
duties as soon as possible. He heard in
Paris that it was hoped the ZolIverien
would join in the same reform. At pre-
sent the ZOllverien duties were levied on
a different principle, and one which caus-
ed great loss to the Governments of those
countries. At all events, when the sue
cess OF the present experiment was prov
Ell other Governments would come in
and adopt the same. He might say that
personally he rather objected to the elias
sIhcatlon, but Her MaieSty's Government
were bound and their hands somewhat
tied by the convention.
CATCHING SHARKS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
"A remarkable mode Of catching sharks
Is practlSed by the natives of Ailutaki,
Mr.. Prltchard says AT one end Of the
island is a large lagoon formed by the
rect that runs round it, stretching far out
from the land, and there the sharks breed,
and are regularly fed. AS they are very
nrOIItp-I h0An .co,p 40 Oooo,v nc 0S Opl
sometimes 80 little ones taken out of a
shark-they increase rapidly. When any
icastlng is going on amongst the natives,
sharks being held necessary to complete
the variety of food, parties are sent out TO
catch them in the lagoon. Provided with
a strong rope and a supply of bait, two
or three young men start Oft in a cau0e,
and, taking up a position over the haunts
OF the sharks, throw over bait after bait
until the greedy monsters have eaten TO
repletion. Waiting quietly in their canoe,
the fishermen soon see the sharks stretch
ing themselves lazily on the sand, with
their heads just out of the caves formed
by the Ovcrhanglng rocks that rise from
the bottom OF the lagoon. With Il moose
IN the end of the rope which he holds in
his hand, IA man quietly slips from the
canoe into the sea, dives down to q shark,
slips the moose over his tail, and as, with
ajerk of the rope, he tells the men above
the prey is fast, he himself, with a strong
spring from the ground, swiftly rises TO
the surface. All pulling away at the rope
together, the shark is soon brought to
the waters edge, and as the tail is raised
out OF the sea lie becomes helpless then,
with a strong pull together, after a mo-
ment's spell, the shark is suddenly bounc-
ed into the canoe. Frequently, as the
shark lies at the mouth of "a cave with
only his head out, the tail cannot be reach
ed. The diver then has to tap the monster
gently on the head, who, lazy and drowsy
after the good feed just supplied from the
canoe, quietly turns his tail TO the intru-
der-andj by Jove, on slips the moose be-
fore he knows it is there
, 1867-04-16

THE Undersigned intends to leave
the Island at the end of next
month. Returning thanks for passed
favors he requests his Customers
to oblige him with a speedy settle
ment of accounts, most of them being
overdue. If not settled by the 25th
of April they will be handed to a
Lawyer for collection.
FRANTZ KNUTHSEN.
Christiansted, 9th April 1867.
, 1867-04-16
A CART HORSE

is wanted for the Jailhouse. Apply
to the Inspector Mr.. WEISS.
Christiansted's Police Office, 18th
April 1867.
J. A. Stakemann.
, 1867-04-16
Total $~275,691 Os

Balance of deposits S 57,48O 38
5 new deposit accounts, viz.
l Baker. l Housekeeper.
Cigar Maker l Minor.
l Fisherman.
10 Withdrawals amounting to. $177 "a.
Receivers for Saturday, goth April 1867.
In CHRIsTIANsTED:
E. Monefeldt, Esq, Trustee.
G. B. Meyer, Esq Member.
In F-REDERIKSTED
Geo. Walker, Esq. Trustee.
Judge e. Sarauw, Member.
GEO. BEHAGEN,
President.
St. Croix, 18th April 1862.
, 1867-04-16
Receivers:
In CRAFTSMANSHIP
Major Holstein, Trustee.
In FREDERIKsTED:

". PEBBLES, Esq Trustt
Amount offormer deposits. 1
Is deposits of 20 cents each.
% above 20 cts. and under S |
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III.-EvENING.

A Tilted old bachelor, am |? Well, ifyou
like, that Is my character. And AM silly
enough to hang on to the garment Of mem.
ory, and make fool of myself over an
old palette that belonged to little school,
girl. 81 ... .
oflen wonder il she saw tho notices Of
my works in the papers. Ofconrse she
did. They got all the journals at Bombay.
Harl work is good thing when you are in
trouble. Some fellows labor away OF clar.
ct; some work, as they say, on beer only
some on dry pipe. worked on dry
art.brcnking sorrow. l hnd filed my
very soul with, one face; and, all at once,
the imngo was not only gone forever but !
discovered its utter worthlessncss. .n
Edith was to me narrow, selfish heart
less woman; siren, who had tempted mo
to wreck und ruin. My soul had yearned
to her, not only In love but admiration.
She was genius, born with speciality
for art. She was the sublime thing which
seemed all at once to spring up out OF a
ridiculous past All my vague romantic
passions encirclcd her, and loved her like,
well, like an artist who isyoung and poor
viii love. .... '.... Hi
And I could not help treasuring that pal.
cite for the sake of our happy days, and in
memory of thM one sad look which came
into her eyes and voice at parting. Did she
really regrc, her choice' Could sho have
been unduly influenced? had she any
choice in the matter? -'
Many long year afterwards, when lhad
made my mark, and got beyond Tundy the
dealer, tpcrhnps You remember his place
behind the Haymarkct p a young lady call
cd upon me. There was dark old lndi'
an woman with her, who couresied very
low. .....
"dn Westwood, I believe" said the
young lady, afine well-grown woman OF
about twenty, and dressed In deep mourn.
ing. -, ,....... u.
eyes" said, offering her seat. i.
ANY name is Howard" she said. "l
have recently arrived from Bombay." .a
] felt my heart beating strangely, and the
blood rushing t,,o my stupid old face. !
could sec the likeness to Edith. II was
particularly noticeable in the full dark grey
eyes. r...-. ..ip
"My mother said was to tell you"
"is she still alive ?" . vonturrd to asIo
for the suspense was awful.
The girl shook her head. and tho tears
came into her, eyes, as she said, Il am an
orphan" NJ a. "i,.1 brown E..1.. 20. eel
Something brought the little palct,ec to
my mind, and its poor faded patches Of col.
or, and think there were tears in my own
eyes too.
81 was to give you this packet, and tell
you that was christened Edith West
wood" ......... .., ..4 ..,-a .
aGod bless you" exclaimed; and she
came and nestled in tho trembling old arms
which I stretched towards her.
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wis settin oil SO pleasant in the Post.
oflic last mite, a musm onto tho mutsrbility
Nv human affairs, when | reserved tho fol.
lerin despatch, per boy on mule, from
the stashun; ...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. 1867.
To p. y. .Nasby. &C.: ''.''
Hey determined to be President or moth
in. Shel remove Stanton, inimejitly there.
after Sheridan, and ultimately tho balance
oy EN-. Go to Moo Orlecns and make this
knone to our trends. Draw on the gener-
al funds for expenses. Al.
Wat n thrill run throo me Us red this
never felt so good but once before in my
liie. Twas in an tnteerier town in Massa-
chusetts four days. where the most stimuli
latin beverage was root beer. The occa.
shun when felt better than did on the
rcseet of that dispatch, was the ideptiSle
minni, struck Moo York, and stood be-
fore bar. ...... .H.rrr H
! leftimmcjtly, and after pleasant jour.
ney, reached Moo Oreens. .
I he'd no trouble in finding themto whom
I wuz accredited. II there's a divinity
which doth hedge king, ther must be
su,hin also In the face Of a troo Dimocmt
which betuys him. lwuz phollcred tn my
hotel by crowd NV tho firt men Of the
city, and when they saw my name on the
register the scene was terrific. They knode
me they knode my comm wasn't for moth
in, md afore he'd time to say nay, ] wns
burr;d 10 the "I.ost Koz" club rooms, and
mude an onorary member for life, incloodin
,be freedom of the bar, which privilege ]
priced. u. ,.s. ea 90.
"wa, nooze from Washington 7" shout.
cd they all, with one nckord.
"Calm yourselves I" said !, ,imprcssivcly,
.and restrain your emotions. Four days
,po reserved this, and ] red um the
di.pa,ch. Never shell I witness another
such scene. Old men danced like youth,
while young men wep, like women.
aEckskusc us, sir" sed one "this wccpin
Is onmanly; but an, did you know wat ]
hcy suffered! Sence last Joon, year,
hewitt killed niger nor prsecher' ana
hev only Knocked two Nv 'cm down. ana
for them two was imprisoned Tor three
months. But, thank God, I'm FREQ sgn-
I'm free ~ and he fell onto my neck and
asked me to take drink with him. "'eh'
6.ariu the cHex Nv iretnshun on HIM. 70
his prsen, eggsi,able state Nv MIND J
did. i.-.-...r
wuz askt ell he'd" ever been IN Moo
Orleens, and on sayin tha. hednt my
frrnd accompanied me to the many obIek'
NV interes, in the city.
"TIerc,'' said he, sis the buildins in wich
Beas, Butler receeved the surrender nv the
city, and where no signed the orier for the
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would pooh.pooh tho whole thing with an
indifference to my feelings which often
struck me rs heariless in the extreme.
Sometimes | went home half mad with
rage and wounded pride, and determined
10 leave the place forever; but morning
brought hope. and longing to see Edith
longing to be at her side, to hear her speak,
ny, if only to vince ut her cynical laugh,
and her of repeated saying, that "love was
the greatest nonsense she had ever heard
of-painting the grandest Of the arts"
never could comprehend her. by dc
grees came to think Of her in the lgh, OF
a sort of intellectual Undine, before the hui
man soul tempered the waywardncss OF the
fairy. She seemed to possess everything
that makes woman lovely and loveablc, but
tho one thing above all others the most CD.
sential, "a woman's heart.
One morning received note from her
aunt, in which I was informed that the les
sons must cease, as Miss Viner was going
to leave the northern city.
hurried to the house, and met on tile
doorstep big, mouslachod, dark fellow.
l asked for Miss Vincr, rs usual. She
came running down stairs; ind at her call
Of "Edward Edward, dear !" the gentle
man turned round and followed her into
the drnwing.room.
"Come in, Mr.. Wcstwood; pray come
in," she said. "Let me introduce you to
Captain Howard, of the Bombay Artillery
Mr.. Westwood, Captain Howard" 90.
We bowed stiflly to each other, and
looked for an explanation.
81 see you arc puzzled, Mr.. Westwood.
Tomorrow, Captain Howard is to bc my
husband, and we leave here en- route for In.
dia, the next day."
81 shall not attempt to describe my feel.
ings; fear they were made apparent at
the time. Anger and contempt had, surely,
somo share in tho expression Of my poor
stupid face on that occasion but ! could
only see cool indifference on Edith's.
Turned to 60 away, but Miss Viner pre-
vented me.
"Hcre," she said, sis little present be-
fore go. hope you will treasure it,
my palette. | shall never paint again."
There was something peculiarly sad in
the tone of voice in which she said, 81 shall
never paint again."
The next day sho had left tho old city
with her husband. How I wished myself
n boy again, painting puppets in that little
back room in the western city! have
painted many one since, for that matter.
by the way, have lately learnt that
when Miss links died, tho Chalkses pur-
chased tho '.Gallery Of Arts" and com
bncd the two establishments. How little
wo know who will step into our shoes
when we arc gone! Perhaps Our greatest
enemy may quietly sent himself in our
own chair in the fivorito firesidc corner.
Thank Heaven! science cannot penetrate
the future. We look upon the tangled
weft as we pin Il; but wo know nothing OF
the lines, aud curves, aud broken threads
to come. .
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She knew the story Of my life.


Edith Viner had really loved tho poor
painter. (liow all the sunshine Of the
northern city cnme back to me in mo-
mentD Bu, she had been engaged to Cap
tain Howard before she saw me,--engnged
almost from childhood, aud their hands had
been joined at her fathers bedside when he
lay dying. 81 .s,nrr r.d .ra ."''.
She hail stseled her heart TO her fate ;
but whilst she was free, my society had .
fascination for her which she could not
overcome. At last she strove TO mako me
hate her; and that mornings encounter
when last saw her was to give the final
blow to my liking. She nearly broke her
own heart in dealing il, but the die was
cast.
True to her last wor,ls, she had never
painted again. Alas! she, too, had known
no happiness. Her husband, cleaned af.
terwards, in quiet interviews with the
daughter, was gay, selfish fellow, who met
with dishonoruble death.
So our two lives were blighted; and now
you understand what big sorrow it was
which had been doing battle with by hard
work. And if you like to call me Tilted
old bachelor, you may; but still cling to
that petit palette and tho memories that sur.
round II. .""'
In tho hands Of fate We are all rs much
puppets rs were those absurd wax figures
In the hands of Miss Jinks, whose idols
fell intn tho possession Of her deadliest
foes.
Edith Westwood Howard was my ward,
bless her heart And she appeared like an
angel at my fireside for few short months.
She is Mrs. Lloyd Craven, now, and a
mother, too; and her children call me
great.grnndpa in fun, laugh at my wheel.
chair, and call it great. .grandpa's little per.
ambulator. ...
Have not tho ridiculous and the sublime
been strangely mixed up in my lifeg Last
night, l drcamt wns one Of the Tick Street
puppets, very white and very cold, with an
old palette by my side with faded spots OF
yellow and red and brown upon It, And
when awoke was sitting in my peram-
bulator, rs the children call It, with several
people around me; and somebody said,
"He is very old man." and another said,
"Ah, he II never paint any more"
And then I was in the northern city
again, where she said she would never
paint again. It seemed as IL memory was
kind to me, and got up and went to my
room, and asked for her palette and there
] sit in the evenings, and smoke and chat
with Lloyd Craven, who is at the top OF
the tree, they say. He is engaged upon a
picture now. called "Evening." There is
Bit of sliingly river in il, an old man, n
gray cathedral tower amongst some trees,
and the sun is setting in the west II is
pleasant to talk to Craven about the twi.
light and the evening. and want him TO
paint an unused palette by the side Of tho
old man, and an easle with half finished
picture upon it; then Edith, his wife, peeps
in and laughs at us, and we nod at her and
go on smoking and so the evening passes,
and the long dark night comes on.
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Youuo MAN. You'nr wANrrD.-Under

YouNo MAN, You'RE wANrEp.-Under
the above heading, lady writes as follows:
A woman wants you. Don't forget her.
No matter if you are poor. Don't wait to
be rich IL you do, ten to one II you arc
&, TO DO married. Marry while you arc
young and struggle up together. But mark,
young man, the woman don't want you, II
she is to divide her affections with cigar,
spittoon or whisky jug. Neither does she
want you if you don't take care Of her,
and the "lit,le afler,houghts," which arc
pretty sure to follow. Neither does sho
want you simply because you are man.
the definition OF which IS too apt to he nm
animal tba, wears bifercated garments on
his lower limbs. quarter section Of stove
pipe on his head, swean like pirate, and
is given to filthy practices generally. She
wants you for a companion-a he'pma'e-
she wants you to have learned to regulate
YOUR appcties and passions; In short' tho
image of God, not in the likeness Of
beast. '.'
iryou arp strong in good purpose, firm
In resistance to evil, pure In thought and
action, as you require her TO be, and with
on, which inward purity neither OF you arc
q, for husband and wife fyou are gentle-
manly, forbcaring and kind, and not loud
talking, brutal young man, that woman
wants you that modest, fair, cheerful
rich,-lookipg, frrnk-sPoken woman va
mean, who 6lls your ideas Of maiden and
wife. Il is she who wauts you-msrry her
when you like, whether she is nch or poor;
well trust you both on the above condition
without any further security.
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Steamboats,.
PORTLAND AND N. Y.
Steamship Company
sEMI.w EEKLY LINE.

-. The splendid and fast Steamships
~ Diriss. Capt N. snsRmoop.and
SfHHFrascssia Capt w. w sn1s-
Leave 6alt's Wharf. Portland, every wsdnes
day aud Saturday. at 4 O'Clock 2. N. and Leave
Pier n East River. foot OF Market ST., New not.
every Wednesday and saturday yAt O'Clock ~
These vessels are atted mp with hne soeommc.
dations for passengers, making this the most
speedy ssfe and comfortable roats Tor travellers
between New York and Maine. -H
Passage, In state Room, 600. Cabin passage,
Goods FORWARDED by this line 70 and nom Mon
treai, Quebec, Bangor. Bath, Augusta, EAstport
sh,ppers are requested TO send their Freight to
the steamers as early as Up. NJ. on the day that
they leave Portland.
Ror Freight or Passage apply TO
EMERY q FOX, Gslps Wharf. Portland
J. y, AMES, Pier n East River, New Nerf:
Portland. May -. 1851.
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.The nestor Of American College Fre,,.
dents" os jeremiah Day has been irn'y
called, died nj New Haven on the night OF
,l,. 23d inst, at tho very advanced ngo OF
nineiy.four years
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J. W. SNOW, M. D.,

IIAyISG locsied hinssf In sssS, inms the citizens
q Saco anil Bdsiorl AMI is vicinity, that he viii be
ryay to attend to the calls of his prOfsin at all hours
of the day and nxhI ~ An sxTsrepos u twenty years
physician and saue (a portion q the time In the ar
N.Y. he cls may entiilc him O The confidence of those
requiring msslical or surgical All.
lie may hs baRi n his ONcs No. u MAIN ST., next
door u the bridge during e dAy, and al the saco
noa.s during the night.
R1nkSce.-sargeoo-I,ene Dale, BCstcu, MAss.,
Beai- Cox. n D. salem, MassI Edward Peren, VI. D.,
Sslsm, Mas. 3In2J
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steamers for Portland.

NOTICE Chasxe ef Tiwc. On and aner
land uil i.s;s c, pi ~ india %sals Boston, a.
fivE O'Clock instead of seven.
~Positively no ffeisht received amer o'clock
H- shippers OF freight will please notice the
above hour, and no exceptions can he made, As
promptness In sailing of the steamers Il necessary.
n wM. WEEKS. Agent.