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CHIEF OFFICE:
No. 20, HIGH STREET, BRIDGEToWN, BARBAI

1YlHIS Society, which confines its bust
A ness exclusively TO assuring the lives
of persons resident In The West Indies,
presents advantages such as no other AS
%>urance Company, labouring in the samt
field, can offer. lis scale of Premiums,
although considerably lower than that OF
any other Company, has nevertheless been
found quite adequate TO provide for the
risk of life in the West Indies, and sufi-
cient TO create large SURPRISES, out OF
which Rever>ionary Bonuses, averaging
p per cent per amman upon the amount
assured have been distributed among tie
Members of the Society.
Its career, during a period of 81 years,
has clearly demonstrated the fact that the
lives of persons residing in this part OF
the world, are, when carefully selected,
as valuable as those inhahiting
Europe, and that they do not demanp
such excessive Premiums as are charged
by every other Company.
The following abridged Table shows
the Premiums required TO assure 500,
for the whole term, upon a single life:-
, 1868-08-28
Terms of Advertising,

Approved by Government, 25th June, 1855.
For an advertisement of s lines, or under, one
to three Insertions
Small Type (Brevier) 1 to s lines. 81 90
Over S lines, pr. line ............... 16
Larger Type (Long Primer, Small Plea,
Plea, Columbia y l to s lines ........ 1 90
Over s lines, pr. line .............. 10
For a line of largest Type .......,.a.. IL
- For l to 8 subsequent insertions, the
half amount of the first charge will be made.
~ Parties DESTROYS of Withdrawing their
subscription to the "Avis" are required to
igive notice three months previously.
, 1868-08-28

NLLE og Enhver der MATTE have
~ Noget at fordre paa Boet etter
aiGgangne Enke Ann Wcsterband ind
kaldes herved til at anmelde og be-
viisIiggj0re deres Krav for %underteg-
nede Skifteret linden Udl0bet at 3
Maaneder efter denne Indkaldelses
Acknowledgements
CFristiansted Skifteret den code
August 1868.
e.. SaraUW.
, 1868-08-28
J. +. GOLDBERG,
FIN.
Translation.
NOTICE.

Ell GREEABLE to the Royal Resolution
~ of 18th January 1850, sanctioning the
Table. of rates of fees to the authorized
Brokers ofSt. Croix, dated 14th June 1849,
the additional fee prescribed sub Ltr. B. of
the said Table for the clearing out of Rum
and Molasses, viz 6 cts. pr. puncheon, is
hereby, a vacancy having now occurred in
the Brokers Office at Frederiksted, abol-
ished for both Broker Offices, Christian
sted and Frederihsted. The fee to the
Broker; for earring out Rum and Molasses
will therefore in future be only 2 pr. CT.
of the amount of the export-duty.
Which is hereby brought to public
notice.
The Government of the danish westindia
Islands, st. Croix, August 22nd 1865.
(signed) w. BIRCH.
, 1868-08-28

NLLE og Enhver der MATTE have
~ Noget at fordre paa afgangne
Elyin Gal. Edwin) e. Cooper's Bo
indkaIdes herved til at anmeIde 90
beviisliggj0re deres Kray for under
tegnede Skifteret linden UdI0bet af 3
Maaneder eftcr denne Indkaldelses
sidste Acknowledgements.
Christiansted Skifteret den code
August 1868.
&. SarauW.
, 1868-08-28
J. f. GOLDBERG.

MREDIToRERNE i Kj0bmand
" og Planter J. J. Lunds Fallitbo
indkaIdes herved til at give Mode
paa Boet / en- Session, der vii blive
afholdt Onsdagen den 3Ote Septem-
Der mestkommende III. IL sIet Md
dag for at blive bekjendtgjorte med
en- fremkommen Paastand ON prafe-
rabel Detailing af en- Summa af ON
trent $4,000 m. N.
Ch~ristiansted Skifteret den code
August 1868. $3.50,
G.. SarauW.
, 1868-08-28

Assurances OF every description on sim
gle lives are granted by the Society for
my sam from 100 Dollarsto 10000 Dollars.
Premiums are received Quarterly, Halt
yearly, or Yearly, at the option of the
Assured.
Assurers wishing to discontinue the
payment of their Premiums, may either
dispose of their Policies to the Society
upon equitable terms, or obtain a free
Policy for Il reduced amount.
Loans are granted to Members on the
Security of their Policies.
All claims occurring by death are
promptly met within 3 months after salts
factory proof of such death has been re-
|ceived by the Society.
Strict Investigations into the position
of the Society are made quinquennially,
and the surplus then existing is allotted TO
the Members, after a sufficient sum has
been set aside for the purposes of the
Reserve Fund. The next investigation
and Division of Profits, will take place at
the 31st December, 1870.
The Society has Agencies in nearly all
of The British West India Islands.
Actuary-ALEXR. S. BURNETT,
Secretary-HENRY CRUMPTON.
, 1868-08-28
BARBADOS
Mutual Life Assurance Society,

ESTABLISHED IN 1910.
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT 1851.
, 1868-08-28

MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
DR.. Won. BRETON. DR.. HOLM.
Forms of Proposal, Prospectuses, and
every information may be obtained from
F. B. GRIFFITH,
Agent.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09
Grant and his Friends.
From Colonel Forney's Letters to the Philad


From Colonel Forney's Letters to the Philadel-
phia Press.l
Grant is in nothing more accept
able than in his knowledge of char
acter. No great military leader has
ever had more devoted friends among
his associates and subordinates.
There are no voluminous letters on
file in the department complaining
either of his civil superiors or mill
tary comrades. When he had to
censure or dismiss it was done with
out passion or parade. He never
stood on punctilio while commanding
a strict and instant obedience. He
parted FROM few of those with whom
he began his unexampled career.
The friend of Governor Yates and
Mr.. E. B. Washburne at the begin
ming of the war he is their friend now.
All his West Point companions speak
we'll Of him; and those who served
with him in Mexico remember him
with respect Though he had hard
ships to endure during the rebellion,
and envies, to encounter, and enmi-
ties to surmount, few words of re-
elimination have fallen from him.
Even the Blair family, who have
scolded every body through four
years of their bizarre politics, have
not attacked him. ALI his Generals
gather around him like brothers; and
there is not one of the corporal 8
guard of brigadiers who have made
sort of commercial engagement to
vote against him, that does not make
it point to reserve a record of cem-
pliments to Grant. Ofall the puplic
men IN the country, the only one
that ever tried to get Grant into a
personal quarrel, is Andrew johnson;
and this he did after long and in
sidious effort to get him into his
tolls. But A. j. failed in this as
completely as when he undertook to
restore the rebellion
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09
Josh Billings on Bed-Bugs.

l never see ennybody ylt but what
despise bed bugs. They ar the
meanest ov awl crawling, creeping,
hopping or biting animals.
Tha dassent tackle a man by da-
lite, but sneak in after dark and chaw
him while he is asleep.
A musketo will fite you in broad
dalite at short range, and give you
chance to knock at his sides. The
flea is a game bug and will make a
dash at you even in Broadway; but
the bed bug is garrotter who waits
till you strip, and then picks out a
mellow place to eat you. If / was
ever in the habit of swaring, 1 would
not hesitate to dam bed bug to his
face.
Bed bugs are uncommonly smart
in one way-one pair ov them will
stock hair mattress in two week:
with bugs enuff to last small family
q whole year.
1t don't do emmy good tew pray
when bed bugs are in season; thu
only way to get rid of them is tt
bile up the whole bed in aquaforti:
and then heave 1t away and buy {
new one.
Bed bugs when tina have grown
awl tha intend to, are about the size
ov a blue jays eye, and have brown
complexion; when tina start out to
garrote, tha are as fiat as greese
spot, but when they git through gar
rotting, they are swelled up like a
blister.
1t takes three days to git the swell
ing out ov them.
If bed bugs have emmy destiny to
fill it must be thar stummucks, but
it seems to me that tina must
have been made by aeksident, just
as slivers are tew stick into some
body.
If tina wuz got up for some wize
purpose tina must have taken the
wrong track, for tina kant be emmy
wisdum in chawing a man awl night
long and raising family besides to
follow the same trade.
If there is some wisdom in awl
this, / hope the bugs will chaw
them folks who can see it, and let
me be, because am one of the here
ticks.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09
Rather Severe on the Nasbys,

The Memphis Post, in treating of
the unfortunate condition into which
numerous Democrats have been
thrown in Mississippi, thus discourses
of the "nigger in the woodpile: "
"The new constitution of Missis-
sippi legalizes the marriage of all
who cohabit as husband and wife.
This is most sweeping attack upon
the system of concubinage with the
sable doves of the State, which has
prevailed so long among the proud
aristocrany of Mississippi that it has
become as much of prerogative
with them as though it were a part
of the organic law. 1t has naturally
aroused the tiercest opposition to the
adoption of the constitution, of that
large and powerful class who by their
hssOns with negresses have one, two,
three, or half dozen children by
them. 1t is this article of the con-
stitution which, though unnamed,
causes the white heat of passionate
opposition to that instrument. The
loving rascals have become desperate
at the prospect of finding themselves
legally married to half dozen moth
ers of their children. 1t is unfortu
nate that the trainers of the organic
law should have felt it their duty to
touch such tender point. 1t is a
most excellent constitution in other
respects, and if it fails we shall lay
it at the door of this article.'
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09
Initiating a Candidate into the
Good Templars.

The method of initiating a cand;-
date INTO lodge of Good Temnlars
is but slight improvement upon the
same programme so long in vogue
by the ancient and honorable frater.
nifty of the "Sons of Malta" A
''chap" who was taken from lager
beer saloon, where he got slight
without knowing that lager would
intoxicate, was put through a cold
water treatment by the Good Tenn.
plars few evenings since. He
peaches on the Templars, and
gives the following expose Of their
initiation ceremony, for which, NO
doubt, he will be put through another
course of cold water ''sprouts" at the
next meeting of the lodge.
In the first place the victim for ini-
tiation is blind folded, bound hand
and foot and thrown into a cider
press and pressed for five minutes.
This is done for the purpose of clear
ing his system of sold drunks." He
is then taken out of the cider press
and by means of force pump gorged
with cistern water, after which seal
ing plaster is placed over his mouth
and he is rolled in barrel four or
five times across the room, the choir
at the same time singing the cold
water song. He is now taken out of
the barrel and hung up by the heels
TIL the water runs through his ears.
He is then cut down and beautiful
young lady hands him a glass of els.
tern water. A cold water bath is
then furnished him, after which he is
showered with cistern water. He is
then made to read the water works
act ten minutes, drinking glass of
cistern water between each reading.
After which the old oaken bucket is
hung around his neck, and fifteen sis
ters, with squirtguns, deluge him
with cistern water. He is then forced
to eat peck of snow, while the
brothers stick his ears full of icicles.
He is then run through a clothes.
wringer. after which he is handed a
glass of cistern water by a young
lady. He is again gorged with els
tern water, and his boots filled with
the same and laid in a refrigerator.
The initiation is now almost cenclud-
ed. After remaining in the refrige-
rator for the space of half an hour,
he is again taken out and given
glass of cistern water, run through a
clothes wringer, and becomes Good
Templar.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09

~ In his letter accepting the
nomination of the Chicago Conyen-
ton, General Grant declares in favor
of rigid economy in the admins
tration of the affairs of the Govern
ment. With such economy, says ex-
Governor Seymour, the credit of the
Government may be so advanced that
a greenback will be as good as gold
dollar, and the question of how the
bonds should be paid finds ready
and easy solution. That General
Grant, if elected President, will cut
down expenses, discourage extrava-
gance, and insist upon economy,
who can doubt, after reading the tes-
timenv of Andrew Johnson, who
saws that while Grant was acting
Secretary of War he effected great
reductions in the administration of
the War Department, "to the saving
of millions to the Treasury" AS he
has been faithful in q few things, the
people will make him captain over
many things.-Cin. Com.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09
re- The Democracy have a ne

H The Democracy have a ne
gro on the stump in Virginia, who
declares himself to be Virginian,
real Virginian, and nothing but
Virginian, and will not take the oath.
His name is Lafayette Washington,
and he is considered quite a windfall
to the party. We are pleased to OBJ
serve, as we do through the medium
of real Virginia paper, that Lafe's
speeches are making ga profound
impression" nor are we surprised at
the remark of correspondent of the
Washington Republican, that in Vir-
ginia ga Democratic niger does not
even smell bad" He becomes q
man and a brother the moment he
gets on the Democratic side. SO We
90.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09

ENocH ARDEN OUTDoNE AT LAST
Nathan Swim, a nice young mechanic,
had pretty wife and four children.
Swim took boarder, freight con-
ductor on the G. r. /. & P. Railroad,
who stole the pretty woman's affec-
tions and became very naughty.
Swim begged of his wife, at various
times, to change her conduct and he
would forgive her. She wouldn't
reform, and so Swim divided his
goods with her and helped her ship
them West in company with her Sc
ducer. The woman got into the
caboose and bade her husband good
bye as coolly as though he were a
mere acquaintance. Swim then went
up to the rascal and said: "You've
got the woman. If you ever desert
her or-misuse her, and l hear OF 1t,
I'll kill you. You've done enough
to iniure NEEDN'T repeat it with
her," and off they started for the far
West.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09

A Word FOR BoYs.-Truth is one
of the rarest gems. Many a youth
has been lost in society by allowing
it to tarnish his character, and fool
ishly throwing it away.
If this gem still shines In your
bosom, suffer nothing to displace or
diminish its luster.
Profanity is a mark of low breed
ing. Show us the man that com
mands the best respect; an oath new
er trembles on his tongue. Read
the catalogue of crime. Inquire the
character of those who depart from
virtue. Without single exception,
you will find them to be profane.-
Think of this, and don't let vile
word disgrace you.
Honesty, frankness, generosity, vir-
tue-blessed traits! Be these yours,
my boys, and we shall not fear. You
will claim the respect and love of all.
You are watched by your elders
Men who are looking for clerks and
apprentices have their eyes on you.
If you are profane, vulgar, theater-
going, they will not choose you. If
you are upright, steady and indus
trious, before long you will find good
places, kind masters, and the pros
pect of a useful life before you.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09

.~ A lady found occasion to call
upon a dentist to haye her teeth fill
ed Among those filed were two
front ones, and when in pleasant
mood the lady's face shone with
smiles. while polished gold glittered
from the upper incisors. These
were observed with admiration by
her little niece, who one day serious
ly remarked: "Ob, Aunt Mary,
wish I had copper-toed teeth like
yours"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09

Ew Sol. Miller, of the Kansas
Chief, says the printers will general
Iy support Grant. He will not pun
ish them with long messages, by
keeping them up all night to put
them in type.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09

E"I wish 1 could prevail on
neighbor Rinner to keep the Sab
BATH" said good old Mr.. Jones'
"I'll tell you how to do it," ex-
claimed young Smith; "get some.
body TO lend it to him. and I'll be
bound if he don't keep it. He never
was known to return anything he
ever borrowed"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09

H A singular freak of nature
was seen in an Arkansas town recent
ly. in the shape of man with three
ears. one on each side of his head,
and the third-which belonged to an
other fellow-between his teeth
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09

E The seventeen-year locusts
have made sad havoc with the young
shrubbery and fruit trees in the DIS
trict Of Columbia, as well as In the
adjoining counties of Maryland.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09
The Owensboro Monitor i,

H The Owensboro Monitor is
informed that in Mclean County,
Kentucky, there resides family in
which are two children, one aged
three and a half years that weighs
two hundred and fifty pounds, and
younger one, that is called the baby,
makes the scale beam kick at one
hundred and City pounds.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09
Democratic Insults to Soldiers
and Sailors.

The organs OF the Democratic par
ty demand that the war shall be re-
garded as a settled issue. That is
but natural. But why do they not
hold by their own demand2 The
Republicans regard it as so finally
settled that they intend to secure its
just results. They do not mean to
fight the war over again, nor do
the people mean to surrender the
victory which they have won. Nor
do they mean to insult, nor suffer to
be insulted, the men who, under Gen.
eral Grant, conquered the rebellion
despite the Kissing of Copperheads
in their rear. Four years ago the
Democrats went to Chicago and de-
clared the war failure, and called
upon the Government to submit to
the rebellion. Now one of its news
papers speaks of the late Conven
ton of Soldiers and Sailors at Chica.
60 as "a body of suffers who met at
Chicago last month, the character of
which was apparent from the selec-
ton of one Sickles as its permanent
President, and its being controlled
by one Logan" And again: "While
the Chicago Convention was in ses-
sion there was a sides show of suit
lers, including large number of
Generals" who dispensed pepper
sauce, pickles, and Connecticut ci-
gars to .he Army of the Potomac"
This organ of party whose leader,
Seymour, contemptuously asked,
"Where are the victories that were
promised us?" now speaks of these
soldiers and their brethren as ''those
who pretended to fight" 1t was the
pretended" fighting of cone
Sickles," as soldiers and sailors are
not very likely to forget, which was
so conspicuous at Gettysburg, and
the similar pretense of one Logan
that carried him triumphantly to
Vicksburg with Grant, and through
Georgia with Sherman. True to this
instinct of hostility to the tried he
roes of the war the same paper says
of General Grant: "This man has
been nominated for President by the
Chicago Convention. In August,
1861, he entered the Federal Army
as Captain, was transferred to the
Regular service, where he still re
Mains
This is the way in which the De
mocracy propose to regard the war
as settled issue. 1t will only re-
mind the people that one OF the
chief causes OF thanksgiving for the
great victory, that it settled a party
whose Southern wing rebelled, and
whose Northern wing did what it
could, short of fighting to make re-
hnlllian snncnsSf - Hnra,er.,o WnekL,,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09

GRANT AND THE CLERGY-The Chap
lain of Grants regiment relates the
following incident: When at home
he generally attended the Methodist
Episcopal Church. While Colonel
of the Twenty first Regiment, he
gave every encouragement and "a
cility for securing prompt and uni
form observance of religious servi-
ces, and was generally found in the
audience listening to preaching
Shortly after l came into the regi-
ment, our mess were one day taking
their usual seats around the dinner
table, when he remarked:
chaplain, when 1 was at home,
and ministers were stopping at my
house, 1 always invited them to ask
blessing at the table. 1 suppose q
blessing is as much needed here as
at home; and if it is agreeable with
your views, I should be glad to
have you ask blessing every time
we sit down to eat"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-07-09

H Grant and Colfax picnics, ex-
cursions and strawberry parties are
popular in New York.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-18
u U--.-l- nns-z

u eSteruNy h"ltoIuOou,
sayfaGes3lsrysyille appeal Of the l4th
An, William Henesy, n German,
in the vicinity Of Judge Bliss,
was murdered close to his residence, by
being SHOT by n Meyers, q %ncighbor.
SO far us We have been able to learn the
particulars. Jealousy was the cause Of It..
Meyers, the murderer, was married a
short time since to q woman known rs
" Dutch Maggie" who owns . small
ranch In the same vicinity land she has
frequently Wished Henesy, contrary to
the orders and wishes Of her husband.
0..her retprn homo Yesterday from o
Other accustomed visits, she was rowed
across Ahe slough separating 'the'two
ranches by Hepesy, and IS he handed
her out on her. side of tho slough, the
husband (Meyers) levelled his gun and
fred, the ball entering sHsnesy's mouth
and lodging in the back part Of his head,
which'fshef bin into sthe edge ofthe
water and he Immediately expired.
Meyers taking s,AAggiep by the hand
started for big own house, bnt was hailed
by q man who witnessed the whole al.
fair, And1Ajsected him 10 pull the body
oat4& water, with which command
MeylrC6 compiled. He o o .hflers pro-
toward this city 70 surrender
himself ,to,.the' Authorities, and on the
way was met by Deputy Sheriff Hewett,,
who took him into his custody and
and lodged ,himiin Jail TO await his ex-
animation this morning, The body Of.
Henesy waitaken to Coroner Hamilton 81
ofiss, whore "a inquest win b held this
morning at 10 ioNclock,.ehda =" i''iA'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-18

In the Impeachment Court, on the
18th, the question of allowing additional
Managers and counsel to take part in
the 6ual argument was inds6nitelyp post
poned. Butler objected to the Presi-
dents cath Of February message as evil
deuce, in respons. to tho Senate resolu-
ton touching the rsmovsfos Stanton,
and after a long debate the Senate su'-
tanned the objection. The Presidents
counsel then stated that their document
AIRY evidence was concluded, reserving
the right to introduce additional here
after.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-18

OK Drr.-Dams Rumor whispers, says
the Grass Valley Uaion, that Miss Ada
Webb 10 shortly TO DO allied to a young
man who drives a four-in-hand team
and has plenty of Hale L Noreross stock.
Sac. Bee. - IatN
Dame Rumor is q jolly old lady, and
full Of gossip. A clever young g~entle-
man, named Johnny Skas, connected
with the Virginia and Gold Hill water
works, is the " coming man" for Mss
Ada Webb. Dame Rumor has not yet
divulgsd the appointed time when the
event is 70 come OF.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-18

EpIroR GOLD hill Nxws.-Hsring
Q in the newspapers accounts Of the
discovery Of " turquoise mine " in tho
Reese River region, in this State, will
you please inform, q constant lady reader
Of your excellent paper, what a"tur-
quoise mine" means? A LADY.
CrRrAISLY-It is . mineral, has here
tofore alone been found in Persis, Of =
peculiar b%luish-gresu color, occurring
in reniform masses. It is susceptible
Of high polish, and is used in jewslrJ,
and when highly coloredis much es-
teetncd as q gem.