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The New York herald., 1867-04-16

TOR sALE--A THREE STORY HIGH srooP BROWN
stope House 20 TweRly ss snth street between art
m9dcrn improvements. Price sps)o Can be seen froa
lil -four =. ~. Inquire at l55 Lexington avenue.
The New York herald., 1867-04-16

A -I5 TUBS. 100 GALLONS EACH. AND Nv sn Nal. IL
IA lon still and Fixtures &c for sale cneap w ~. oo
sold sepsrste. Apply 70 G. W. HEySEN, 10 "A'er
The New York herald., 1867-04-16

E'0R SAIE-oN B2OOKfYN n IGHTs TUpER
story high sioop modern stone House IS feet.
iron lot 100 deep WI be sod with without Furniture
Arpy to 4. JouRNEAY, No. 9 P!ne street
The New York herald., 1867-04-16

DRoFirAptE INvESTMESTS.--i LOTS on THE
grade; commanding a splendid prospect, near Fulton
aud Atlantic lvcnues accessible. from S3J 10
Slpi; VIII pay 201 per cent profit In year Terms
very liberal Apply to DRAKE CO., NO willoughby
street, Brooklyn
The New York herald., 1867-04-16

MADAM BYRON.THE GREATEST BUSINESS AND
10 Fourth avenus. Ladies' d.
The New York herald., 1867-04-16

ITO sPLhNDlD CITY Lots ~ THE CRY. or
= ~ Brooklyn, H. t. in one parcel between Broadway
ana BushwcA avenue, Boulevard cross streets kossnth
street Lafayette avenue aud Van street. one block
and h1lf from Dekalb avenue broadway run.
ring IN front Of the prrG.scs would sell the Whole IN
faae, large doubie House. stories. attic and base.
nent aud splendl var carriage house and outoudnrs
large gaIden with splendid fruit Would sell the and
eleven lots separate. Also Tenant House. Tito perfect
Inquire OF address JAMES DKbEyOISE owner corner
site the church.
The New York herald., 1867-04-16

TfOR SALE-yERY LOW, ETHER FURNISHED OR
- unfurnished, handsome medium sixed four 81 ry
brown stone House. fescoci perfect order Apply
70 L. H. LUDLOW CO.. 40. Pine street.
The New York herald., 1867-04-16

yrog sALE--A HOUSE sUaSIsHING GOODS SroRs
~ lith Ne assorted stock situated one OF the best
business os in the city; plumbing aud metal roofing bus
moss done in With the absyo lease three years
from .toi Niy sickness reason for scnS Al
dress Il, O., station L. New fosi
The New York herald., 1867-04-16

I'oR SALE-F1NE FARM OF 2s0 ACRES, WITH
river front a Rivcrsdc Ulster county nearly opposite
foughLecpse about three hours from New YORK; house
finely ocate lovely views the river fo 30 miles,
house, Carriage house barn and all other usual oubudngs
tw6 neirds small fruit and garden; railroad projected
and sivey.d through lower of property For further
particulars appsy to JAMES PRICE, 200 hudson street
, 1867-07-16

neighbouring possessions. The majority
went to British Guiana, above three
thousand TO Trinidad, and nearly five
hundred to Honduras. In the course of
the year, 462 returned from British
Guiana to their own country, taking with
them money and jewels to the value of
L 11,4s5 F.; while 514 returned home from
Trinidad, taking with them money and
jewels amounting to L.14,00O.
Yet this humane and profitable con-
sumption Of the surplus labor of the
East, on interchange so beneficial to both
parties, is so little understood in many
parts of England as to be looked upon.as
but a shade removed from slavery.
, 1867-07-16
A. Reward
Five Dollars

is offered for such information as
may lead to the discovery of, the
person or persons, that committed
an act of burglary at the hospital on
the night of the Hh to 9th inst.
where the following articles were
stolen, viz 10 sheets, 6 pr. panta-
looms, 9 shirts and 3 towels, all
marked P. F. III. and made of gem
uine Ravine Duck, an article not in
general use here, therefore more
easily recognized.
Christiansted's Police Office, 9th
July 1867.
, 1867-07-16

StulC vi Inc Shiu, WINCH, witch SCOTcu
with the end of the finger, produced a
whitiSh line and powdered surface, SINH
lar TO the dust visible on a gray parrot
when he has been shaking his feathers.
At three o'clock comes the. second meal,
similar TO the first, and after that these
people amuse themselves with dances,
singing, playing on 'tam-tams' and GYM
balls, and smoking until eight or nine
O'Clock, when they all go down below to
sleep. Visit the tween decks two hours
after this, and you will find two long
rows of sleepers, stretched on each side
from end to end of the ship, and no one
stirring but the sirdar on watch.
Immediately on arrival at the port of
reported upon by several officials Of the
colonial government; the coolies are
carefully inspected as to their state Of
health, and the manner in which they
have been treated during the voyage,
while The sick and feeble are told off 10
the hospital, till recovery enables them
to join their friends on the plantation
they have been sent to.
The day after the arrival Of the ship at
port, an advertisement appears in the
newspaper drawing attention to The
arrival Of The So-aud so, and requesting
that the planters Of several plantations,
the names of which are subjoined, will
send their barge or steamer alongside by
such and such a date, and take away the
people who have been allotted to them !;
said planters having previously applied
at the government office for the same.
Before leaving the ship, a regular con-
tract is filled up, between the Indian
immigrant and his employer, on the terms
specified in the commencement; and
I understand that, if instead Of returning
at the end of FIVE years, they remain
other five, they are entitled 10 a bounty
Of one hundred dollars each, but no
return-passage. During these FIVE years,
the employer must keep the immigrant,
whether in sickness or in health and if
the former, must find him The necessary
comforts, medicine, and medical atten-
dance. Sub-agents of the government
are constantly visiting all the plantations,
and reporting upon the state Q. these
people, SO that u strict system Of sur
VIGILANCE insures that the terms of con-
tract are fully carried ont between
master and man. But what speaks
volumns for the good management and
humanity of this system of -immi migration
is, that expires will go back to India,
travel hundreds of miles into the interior
to their own little village, seek out their
brothers and sisters, return to Calcutta,
and, quite independently of the recruiter,
apply to the agent to be sent as labour-
ers to the same island again. This /
witnessed myself in the case of several
families. Again, [ have known women
whose husbands had gone out to the
West Indies before them, go to the agent
of the colony 10 Calcutta, and after
learning that the faithless spouse had
really emigrated, take ship, in the hope
of recovering him. 9
Now, what has been the result of this
importation of labour; has it in any
measure supplied the loss of the slave3
and is il, on the other hand, profitable to
IL o.-f. snnn1s,o - q = TXY - CT.
, 1867-07-16

tAS viva thO AdtCA-
way, he (or she) is expected 10 take off
spectil las to cleanliness; and nothing
pleasesa sirdar more than the opportuni-
ty Of chastising some of his black breth-
rem. On the score of punishment, none
is allowed ; but occasionally, where ma
tives have been caught stealing, it is ne
cessary 10 instruct two of the sirdars 10
thrash the offenders with an old slipper,
or to tie them TO the rail till meal-time is
over, depriying them, Of course, of their
allowance. Coolies are NEST adroit thieves.
I have known them let themselves down
a yeniilator into the ships cook-house
at midnight, to, steal biscuits and many
are not particular as to what they steal
to eat, such as dripping, sleeps gram,
raw rice, and even raw sleeps intestines,
all of which are, of course, most i%njuri-
Gus 10 their health.
Following out the plan | have mention
ed, Of making these people shew their
clothes at meal-times, and hang their
blankets in the open air three times a
week, coolies become far cleaner than
any European emigrants can ever be
brought 10 be; and for "A very good reason
they have no beds, no other clothes
usually than a koortah Gacket) (; a dotee,
the long flowing piece of calico which
both sexes use, though in a different
manner and in cold weather, a pair Of
trousers, an article of dress the coolie has
a standing objection to last, though not
least, many Of them have no hair. 1t is
quite q mistake 10 imagine that cooIie
ships are filthy as long as no epidemic
breaks out, they are S%crupulousIy clean j;
and many years of experience ~justiies me
in saying, that the c~leanest ship and peo-
pie I ever sailed with was a coolie emf
grant-ship to the West Indies. L ought
70 have mentioned, by the by, that when
about TO rourd the Cape of Good Hope,
warm clothing is issued to The people,
together with a second blanket.
After breakfast, or sometimes before
it, if it is late, the great cleaning Of the
day is done; a hundred or a hundred and
fifty men are sent below, in company
with the topasses, and under instructions
of the sirdars, they h~olyStone with sand,
and afterwards sweep every portion of
the Tween deck !; and again, L repeat
that if the weather permits these people
OCIuS hSIJC IOL wv CIVIC VI ullCcu .uOuAS
daily on deck, the tween deck of these
ships may be kept cleaner than even that
of one Of her Majesty's ships Of war.
Holystoning is done every day, and only
varied by the addition of dumped chloride
of lime being added TO the sand, and
withdrawing down the sides of the ship.
Should it be warm weather, three times
a week bathing is the next operation of
the day. By the women and children,
this is done in large tubs, supplied with
sea-water by a fire-hose, under q canvas
screen aft while the men and boys,
ranged IN long rows forward, are played
on by the fre-engine, much to their en-
ioyment. Immediately after bathing, a
sirdar goes round the deck with a pail of
mustard oil, and distributes o little to each
individual, with which they Immediately
proceed to lubricate their skins, and knead
their joints and muscles, Unfortunately,
49, - ;: 80
, 1867-07-16
Total s2s1,739 u

Balance of deposits s 56,568 90
7 new deposit accounts, viz:
1 Baker. 3 Various.
l Laborer. l Washer.
l Minor.
10 Withdrawals amounting to $177 "a.
Receivers for Saturday, Goth July 1867.
In CHRISTIANSTED 4
Major Holstein, Trustee.
P. Knudsen, Esq, Member.
In FREDERIKSTED 81
P. Wederso, Esq, Trustee.
B. B. Beech, Esq, Member.
GEO. BEHAGEN.
President. A
St. Croix, 18th July 1862. II
, 1867-07-16
Receivers:

Receivers:
In CHRISTIANSTED
J. F. Goldberg, Esq, Trustee.
II. +. de Silva, Esq Member.
In FREDERIKsTED:
Geo. Walker, Esq, Trustee.
Amount offormer deposits S281,345 az
16 deposits of 20 cents each.
II above 20 cts. and under s |.
, 1867-07-16

n deposits, of which
GO in Christiansted amounting ,
to ..--....-..-..$ 243 25
IA in Frederiksted do. ISL 90
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06
The Presidents Message,

The Boston ifrsrtiser OF Tuesday morn
ing was the only paper received Eere Oh
Wednesday containing the message, bu,
tina: did not contain all Of il; The Prc>i-
dent mast be considered the great nation
al Pathfinder. The message, although
well written. % far a. the construction o.
it sentences i concerned. Is one l0us
.triig "f lamentations and fIuit;idi.IE>.
Forgetful thai he i, President, by accident.
aud that h. could hot to-day. obtain The
electoral vote of 4 half dozen of the state,
of the Union, if h9 "oul of more than
two and forgeful that he has never sci
gained a reputation - a constitutional law
yer, nor as being patriotic above that OF hi,
fellow citizens. and that the world whe.lt
er rightfully or wronEfally does not accori
to him the great virtue of rising above the
passions of the hour. and the prejudces o
old party affiliations, he proceeds to lecture
Congress with I. zcst that will not raise HIN
in public estimation.
In his argu ment upon reconstruction. Ii,
assumes, seemingly. " ithout shadow o
doubt, that he is right. 1t don't enter hi,
mind for once that he may be in the wrong
and Congress right. This is point that
IS not raised and Mr.. johnson don't let
doubt crop out any where. II know and
Congress does not, what is constitutional
and what is the political status OF the re
cent rebellious states There is so mucl
of self sufiicieney, so much of 8 an
rieht-aud you are wrong. so much of tho
disposition to criticisc. fad fault. and scolt
that it is painful to wade through this mes
sage; and yet it will be pronounced, W.
have no doubt, an Improvement upon som,
preceding ones. But we have no stomach
for such diatribes. We naturally dislik,
chronic faultiinders, aud natural scolds.
The copy which we have read only treat;
of Reconstruction Negro Suffrage. Pub
lie credit, The Recent Elections, Rests
tcncc 10 Unconstitutional Legislation an,
the Tenure of Office. The balance may
be in better tone.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

TIE LECTURE BUsINESs.-The New
York GiSe,te thus talks about the lecture
business iii that city. The facts, if they
really are facts, are curious and suggcs-
tive:
'.Pcopls don't go to lectures in this city
unless some very famous person or promi-
nent politician is advertised to speak. We
send ont lecturers; we don't patronile them
as home product. Wendell Palii and
Beccher and Colfax and Chase will draw
here because they are known in politics -
But Elmer son and Curtis and Holmes can't
fill a small hall. This fact i not general
ly known outside of New York, and eoa-
sequently men of some note who come
at the slenierness of their audiences
They engage the immense Cooper Iu>ti-
tu,e. and wonder whether they can make
themselves heard over the vast assembly.
The time arri YES but the crowd docs not.
Even after fifteen minutes delay not more
than forty or fifty persons can be counted.
including tho man and woman who are al
ways there, the half dozen policemen, the
two boys asleep by the stove. and the o III
eolored chap. who can't hear Il battery IN
full play. The hall looks drcary, even
ghastly; the lights seem unwilling to burn
the speakers voice sounds hollow; a shad-
ow is over eyerything;a penetrating still.
ness in the air. The lecturer hnrrie-
through his discourse. riification jarriue
IN every syllable. and at the close he hast
ems oat of the hall, and.in his heart, curses
New York tor its lack Of appreciation. ="
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

GRAZING JoHN BULL.-Thc following
Is from the Congress news Of Friday:
IL the senate to-day Mr.. Chandler OF
Michigan offered the following jDiut reso-
luton:
Whereas, we are at peace with all sover-
eign powes aud states, and whereas hostil-
tiles have nnlappily commenced between
the government OF Great Britain and the
King OF Abvssinia. therefore
Rssoirsd. that we do noW declare o III de-
termination 10 nlaintlia strict aud Impair
tial neutrality IN the contest between the
said contending parties, granting to the
nag of each bcligeraat the same rights,
privileges aud immnritles both upon land
and water.
81 Chandler said. That is n verbatim
copy OF proclamation Issued On the iith
OF May. 1851. simply changing the name
of the United States to that Of Grea, Brit
sin, and the Confederate States TO Abys-
slnia. and therefore. presume, there will
BE- no objestion to it. IL il but just and
right we should observe the same courtesy
toward Great Britain taat she did towards
us.-f Laughter.
Mr.. SUMNER thdih the resolution bad
better lie over.
Tie Chair--DoeS the Senator ask for It's
present consideration:
Mr.. Ghandler--F Yes sir.
MIR. .yolnso..---i object.
The r. solpijaa accordingly went over,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06
Report Of the Secretary of tn
Treasury.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 50.

Secretary McCuiioch report. which VII
be sent 10 the press to-day. i OF consider
able lengthh. 1t refers to the reports Of
the different Treasury bureaus. drawing
from them facts and fgures ia support OF
the views advocated in hi. own report aHd
celebrating upon them at length.
Mr.. McCulloeh aliudes to hi, carly re
ports. going back to the tune Of Iii. Houti-
nation, and also 10 the reports OF eecreJa-
~ Fessnden in support Of his views aasl
his policy Of continuing TO contract al the
rate of four millions per month a pIpvid-
ed by law. He shows that there were
months when ne conld have contracted
the above amount. Ia: RETAINED from d.
ing 50 because he did hot tiliak it iIeeessa-
r. or expedient. he takes strong ground
against expansion. which, to use lis OHi.
lansas e, would be ruin AID lead 10 reua-
>l.atioa.
The views Of General Batter Mr. St.
rebs and other are comm ,.tt-d III. aad
the tendency and results Il tie ai:ercut
france schemes. il carried oa;. are en-
larged upon and contrastel. IL iH.crpcet,
the Las in reference to the fyc-tWcutie> a
binding the country 10 Their payment ii
coin. principal and Interest, and beiiev.,
th1t if the policy looking 20 their reienir
ton in currency shall be adopted tic el
feet will be disastrous.
He states that he has sufficient gold il
the treasury TO meet the demands on the
Government and keep the market in check
He gives his reasons for not selling mort
gold and endeayoring 10 bring about re
sumption in that way. The spectators
would Tomorrow buy up all the gold hC
could offer. and conld then easily control
the market aud make the premium higher
than ever it has been.
He believes that the tt iJuae policy Of
resumption wonld lead TO an immediate
crash in business. which ne hopes to avoid
lie comments at leagth Ola the Inisrna
Revenue Commissioners report aud gives
it as his opinion that if the Internal Reeve
ule Department and the Treasury had soft
control of the system, the taxes would b
fully collected and an cud put 10 fraud als
corruption.
The report has been read at a CabiEe
meeting for the information and eulanc,
of Mr.. johnson, who has some iinauci;l
views to propose in his forthcoming mes
sage Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06
Reduction Of the Army,
WAsIIINGTnN. Nov

NAsTTNGToN. Nov. p.
General Grant il gaiHg Oh Wi;il his work
OF Fe:reuchmclt. and to-day issued his gem
eral order Ne. i9l. for "A reduction OF The
army, which Is a ioI.ow.:
IEADQU aRTEGS OF THE AgnY.
WASHINGTnN. NOV. p. !
The following orders viii he duly rxer;i-
teal first. All the regiments Of infantry
and all those OF artillery. except the eight
Eight batteries. viii BE- reduced TO the thin-
inum allowed By law. viz. fifty pfiyates
Tel company. The reduction Will be by
casualty. and y he8l one company fails be-
l9w the minimum it viii be recruited b.
transfer from other companies Of the same
raak. anil all ase ut the minimum.
Second The general recruiting service
viii be Immediately rcdJccd BY breahiar
up all cX. crling four principal rcnaeZ-
vous To each arm pt cavalry ant infantry.
aati-DIlerH- the surplus Tcci dlfiH- Utii-
Gers 10 their regiments. NJ more recruits
will be seat TO regiments until they ale re-
tiaccd a. above ordered. This cpler VIII
not be construed TO prevent rec, !is maut
ia their regiments OF their terms OF SER
vice.
Third. All volunteer officers now e.aiu-
eel in service will be mustered ous, 70 take
effect JANUARY -. ISIS. except the com-
lHlL-lEB.iEi tst4 ttit A41fAttrttt ''tt4 Va 1E-
Frcetincn's Bureau.
BY command al General Grant.
/. ID. T0wSREND. Adjusaut neral.
The arms non uam5crs about 5G90
men the foregoing order viii. L i eN-
pected. reduce j. lo about 42,0y2. aid cf
feet al annual saving OF seven or eight
millions Oh. dollars. Gea. Grant td!a6> II
would 10. be expe,irut al pre>s.il. 10 pass
4 iaN making reductions il HE military
force. ~ some bad consequences might
1llon- from ! sudden Withdrawal Of even
1000 naea.
IL order 70 BE sure. leaves ia service
an unusually large PROPORTION of officers.
Bat i kcei> he army ia such a condition
that ]. can red7lHy b increased sH5uid &C.
ce,ioa require. Tn reduction proposed
viii occupy several months. aud VIII BE- %
gradual tina; Ho il ef-cts are anticipated.
TIE issuing Il thi= order VII probably 10
away with al nee s-jtF for legislation
looking to a decrease al Tie army, "a, Gea.
Graat thinks lea greater reduction can be
made Hu,jl reconstruction i accomplish
ed.-z>p. 10 Boston Adv.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06
EQUALIZATION Of Taxation.

Mr.. Pike, in day or TIVE after reaching hi
seat in the National Congress, introduced The
following bill to the House which was referred
| Resoired. That the Committee on Ways
| and Means Ike directed TO iuqaire into the cX
/ pcdcncy Of equalizing taxation. i'll part - fol
! lyAfs: First: Taxing the bOnd- o! the nliru
States one per centHu per auaum, tine tax e
/ be assessed and collected 10y the officers 81 the
Internal Revenue Department. >etpH8; By
authorizing the Secretary oi thc treasury 10
+ issue bonds subject to state and MUNICIPAL
taxation, and not subject TO Congressional lax
alton. excliamgable for any tonds now ont
Standing at the pleasure Of tue bettsI>.-
Ihirt3. By providing that the TAX pad 10y the
National Banks. except . much as gocS TO the
L ca>ury TO pay the outlay on their ACCOUNT
by the Government, snail be paid 10 TIE iiet>-
urer> Of the State. in which The b4n&s are IT,
Gated ami applied by them TO the debts Of IN,
states.
Thi. an important inquiry, and We have
no doabt viii lead to ,omr definite action
The bonds ,hat arr in Euope, estimated We
believe at 500 $1,000, Of course cauno; bs
resched. and -h5a.I Hot if they could b.. 1t i
well perhaps % have Congressional TAX lev
led on those in this country, and let the asses
ors Of the Internal Revenue hunt ~ many
Of them a. they can. As it is now. = person
deriving an income from the interest
has to pay = tax 70 the government. Itis now
taxed As an income. and with the one per
cen; additiona! will DO enough 10 satisfy all
Interested and make thi, species Of property
pay is ias; proportion Of the take, of the gov
ernment. The complaint which il of;ene,t
made about the bonds j.. that men with money
win almost always invest in bond. rather than
use their capital to make business The con-
sequence Of this is. that mechanics aaI working
people viii have to BE- Idle. and grow poorer.
while the bond holder i. increasing his wealth
rapidly. There i just enough Of truth in thi,
70 make il a dangerous political element, " hen
u>cd By designing men. Mr.. Pike would rem
civ the inequality 80 far IL il can be done and
then leave ii to tbs good sense OF the people.
The tax paid to the National government By
the National bank, if paid in 10 the State
Treasures, and used for schools, or to pay the
states war debts, wonid be just aud wisc. l.
would save iu-t 20 much Of local taxation, AMI
sink the Indebtedness, OF the state, lust 20 much
the fa>ter. The amount Of dlty or tax collect
ed Of these baHh, by the General Government
for the twelve month, preceding Jan. 1896,
Was S3.,9I SSH, quite respectable sum.
The amount paid for 1865. stated by the
Comptroller Of til. Currency in ha recent r.
port. in taxes, is A. follows
TO the Federal Government. ss,05s .a3S.
States 1.949,4li.