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BARBADOS Mutual Life Assurance SOCiet -
ESTABLISHED IN 1910.
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT 1851.
CHIEF OFFICE:
No. 20, HIGH STREET, B~RIDGEToWN. BARBADos
ETHIS 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
surance Company, labouring in the same
field, can offer. It's 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 Reversionary Bonuses, averaging
% per cent per annum upon The amour
assured have been distributed among Il G
Members of the Society.
Its career, during a period of so years,
has clearly demonstrated the fact that the
lives of persons residing in this part of
the world, are, when carefully selected,
almost as valuable as those inhabiting
Europe, and that they do not demand
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 -
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has arrived at Brest.-Tt will proceed
nortbwards to Join the Baltic squadron.
LoNDoN.-Il is certain that England
will take part in the defence of Belgium.
The Chimes" says that the speech
which Mr.. Gladstone made at the banquet
given by Lord COrregron proves that he
admits of a state of war and is prepared
for 1.-THE French squadron continues
10 cruiZe in Scotch Waters.-Count Bis
marck says that it was France that pro-
posed the Secret Treaty, and the French
Government replies that it was Bismarck.
The English government has notified hat
it is not satisfied with either of these ex-
plantations.
PARIs-Rome will be evacuated imme-
diately. King Victor Emanuel will make
Rome his Capital.
MADRID.-It is not yet known when
the Cortes will ~meet.-Spain has sent an
energetic note to France asking explana-
tons Of the words of M. de Gramoni.
Observation-Disclosures has been
evacuated and it is said that the Pope will
90 to Malta.
August 2nd.
A1O' DON'-4A all LuiOJC SIChI HlIltdIy
movements are taking place.
Manufactured Prim has promised
that there viii be an amnesty this month.
The Duke of Tore has arrived. The
Council Of Ministers has met, by which
it has been decided not to call a meeting
of the Cortes 70. the present. The French
Cabinet has given satisfactory e%xplana-
lions concerning the language used by M.
de GramoDt,
ROME evacuated the troops Of the
King of Italy will garrison the city.
August 3rd.
NADRD.-13,OOO men will leave for
Cuba in the month of September.
August 4th.
LoNDoN.-The Bank of England has
lowered its minimum of discount to 6
per cent,
MADRD.-The Regent has received the
Chinese Embassy.
PARIS. The MitraiILeuse has been
proved with good result at ~Saarbruck.
1t produced very destructive effects.
AN INCIDENT DE H BATTLE OF Wa
TFRLOO.-On the afternoon Of that event.
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affecting ~unequaIly their power Of con
veying sOnorou vibrations to a distance.
Nevertheless the fact ought to be stated
honestly, whether they seem to tell for
or against any particular theory.
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Assurances of every description on sin
gle lives are granted by the Society for
anysum from 500 DolIarsto 10, 900 Dollars.
Premiums are received Quarterly, Half
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 a 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 sun 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.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
DR.. Won. BRETON. DR.. Holm.
Forms of Proposal, Prospectuses, and
every information may be obtained from
r. B. GRIFFITH, Agent.
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= $162 20
Total &887,7o6 Of.
Balance of deposits S 5000 60
3 new deposit accounts, viz.
l Laborer. 1 Wheelwright.
l Various.
10 Withdrawals amounting to S 112 81
Receivers for Saturday, goth August 1870.
IN CURIsTIANsTED
Counsellor c. Hattenson, Trustee.
Lawyer L. A. Heilbuth, Member.
In FREDERIKsTED
Judge G. Sarauw, Trustee.
B. b. Beech, ESQ, Member.
CARL HATTENSEN,
St. Croix, 18th August 1870.
WA 3die Medlem for ChristianstedS Ju-
L risdictions Landdistrict, Planter A.
M. Dam, der err bortreist fra Den for en-
It'd af over A Maaneder, derived iHenhoId
til COlOniaIloYens s "a er udtraadt af Raa-
Diet, vii ifolge Ordre fra Gouvernementet
nyt VaIg i hans Sted verc at foretage
L0verdagen den code dennes her paa
Th~inghuset.
Valghandlingen begynder midday III.
IL slet og vii HenhOld til Coloniallovens
: 80 sIuttes III. 3 slet.
Valgbestyrelsen for Christiansteds Ju-
risdictions Landdistricts Valgkreds den
Ode August 1870. c. SARAUW.
VUVHEREAS the Ord Member for the
ECU Country District of Christiansteds
Jurisdiction, Planter A. M. Dam, has left
the Island for a period of over 4 Months,
and that in conformity with 5 "a of the
Colonial Law has vacated his seat in the
Council, a new election will according to
orders from Government take place on
Saturday the goth instant at the Court
house.
The polling will commence at ~ o'clock
noon and in accordance with the 5 30 of
the Colonial Law close at 3 O'Clock o. m.
The Electoral Board for the Country
District of Christiansteds Jurisdiction 9th
August 1870. G. SARAUW.
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An INCIDENT OE H BATTLE OF WA
TEBLoO.-On the afternoon of that event
fal Sunday, a gentleman residing at Wal
mer was walking in his garden, when his
attention was arrested by a delicate con-
yulsivo movement of the sandy soil, as
if it Were being inyisibly shaken. He
called the attention of his old gardener TO
this circumstance, who replied, "Then,
sir, there's firing going on = other side !;
| have seen this afore when there has
been fighting" 1t is not recorded that
an actual sound was heard on this occa-
sion but this kind of oarth-trembling is
quite within the scope of such phenome-
ma. Some difficulty arises in understand
ing these matters when it is asserted
that the sound of the same guns was not
heard by General ColvilIe's force, guard
ing the Mons road at a distance Of not
more than a dozen miles from Waterloo.
Men eff science, however, are conversant
with the fact that different layers or stra-
ia Of atmosphere, lowering over a parti-
cular spot, may, in hot weather, have
different degrees ofdensity and moisture,
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The Men who Advertise.

Advertising is TO business what fer
tilizers are 70 Inc soil. 1t. is hard to
make good crop without them aud
ii is difficult matter, in these days, to
conduct a thriving trade without adver.
Using. We know some, who are plod-
dag along in the old way, aud won't
advertise, but they have up hill work Of
is. Their shelves and counters are
covered with dust, aud they themselves
look as if they had recently returned
FROM the funeral of some friend, SO wo-
begoue is the usage they continually
wear. Talk with them, and they viii
bore you about hard times, the dullness
of trade, and the scarcity Of money.
Look at the man who advertises. His
store is filled with customers, and he
hasn't got time to get the blues, or to
lock melancholy. He don't complain
Of hard times, like the plodding nouad-
yertiser, because his customers keep
him busy. His countenanee is bright
and cheerful, he meets you with smile
and an air of business, which at once
assures you that that is the place to
spend your money. Besides, his prices
are almost invariably lower than the
prices the man who don't advertise
because he is not dull and sluggish,
like the other, bit keeps up with the
times, buys low, keeps his stock fresh,
and is always ready to buy or sell
bargain. Isn't this all true? Every.
one knows it is. Let the nOnadvertisers
alone-''to let" win soon be chalked
upon their doors, aud they viii have to
turn their attention to other channels
Of business, or else retire from business
altogether, which is more probable.
Look to the columns Of your county
papers, if you want to 6nd out where
bargains are to be had.
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BALTIMORE MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET,
nac.r,l.. a. 1874

Beef Cattle. The offerings at the Scales
during the past week amounted TO lTIl head.
The prices ranged as follows; Old Cows and
Scalawags, at 25AS8 so; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows 3 5OaSi ~; fair quail.
ity Beeyes 4 l2aSj go; and the very best
Becyes at G 50aS7 so per 100 lbs. the aver
age price being about Sc gross.
Sheep.-Fair TO good wool Sheep at 3 Ia
4 cts. per pound gross.
Hogs Prices ranged as follows: fair 10
good fat Hogs 00aS9 so per 100 lbs
net
Leather. City Slaughter az to a cents;
Rough Skirting - to 80 cents; Spanish Sole
IS 10 80 cents Country Slaughtered IS TO
10 cents.
Wool. Common unwnshsd. free Of burrs,
S0a3i cents; do. bury, 25a2o cents hne
unwashed, 25a29 cents; do, free Of burrs,
25a27 cents; tub-washcd, 43a46 cents; pulled
2SaS3 cents
Hides.--City Steer at III cts Cow lOl
| cents.
Seeds.--Clover 50 10; Timothy 5Oas
AIS.
fediheTS.-QuotO al 40 70 so cents fol
common to prime live geese per pound.
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Tur pAY.DAwN.

THE DAY-DAwN.--After long,
dreary night, to our unhappy, misgoy.
erned and much abused country, the
weary watchers begin to see the FIR
glintiugs and glimmcrings of the rosy
dawn, aud joyously oxclaim, since tho
late elections Behold how brightly
breaks the morning !" To the South,
especially, this promise aud portcnt of
the political day-spring is as pleasant
as light to the eyes, aud when the day is
fully come, it will be hailed there with
the most joyous reclamation.
The Charleston Courier has lengthy
editorial in its issue of the 2lst, on the
'true Interpretation of the result" of
the recent Democratic victories in the
several States, from which we clip the
closing paragraph, as follows;
The result oftherecent elections certainly
exhibit TO us that the long expected day is at
last gliding with its rays the mountain tops.
We can but express the hope that the re.
action which has taken place in the public
sentiment Of the country may sweep on and
on, until We shall, indeed. live in the full
blaze of Government of freedom, aud of
right, in truth, as well MS in name, and
which, administered on the principles on
which it was established, will secure peace
and prosperity to all.
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Joint Stock Manufacturing Company
WESTMINSTER, DEC. 3, 1870.

" A%NA +Nt+Nsfs s's1 1870 -
Pursuant to notice given, there was
meeting of the citizens Of Westmin'
ster aud vicinity, held at Central Hall,
to take steps to form Joint Stock
Manufacturing Company Mr. Joshua
Shorb in the chair. After the object
of the meeting had been stated by the
President, on motion of Mr.. Geo. W.
Mathews, committee of five was ap.
pointed to report alta subsequent meet
iog what branches of business the CON.
pany should engage in, as follows =
Geo. W. Mathews, Joshua Shorb, john
II. Bowers, David Fowble, Edward
Lynch
On motion Of r. b. Norment, con.
mittee ofeight was appointed to canvass
the city aud vicinity aud find what
amount can be obtained for the purpose
of forming Joint Stock Manufacturing
Company The Chair appointed the
following gentlemen as said committee /:
WIN. A. McKellip, A. d. Schaeffer,
Joshua Yingling, Il B. Norment, Johu
l. Reifsnider, DR. Charles Billingslea,
DR.. J. W. Herring, William Lawyer.
Ga motion the meeting adjourned to
meet again at Central Hall, on Friday
evening, December 9th, at I o'clock.
JOSHUA SHORE, Chairman,
EDWARD LYNCH, Secretary.
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DELAwARE--The next Legislature
will have to choose a U. S. Senator to
succeed Hon, Willard Salisbury, whose
term will expire on the 4th Of March
next. Among the gentlemen spoken
OF for the position are Hon. John w.
Houston, formerly Member of Con.
gress, His Excellcncy, Cove Salisbury,
he present Governor Of the State, aud
Eli Salisbury, Esq both brothers OF
the present incumbent, aud Hon. j
Clancy Jones, formerly Member oil
Congress from Pennsylvania, The
choice is most likely to fall, it is said
upon Gov Salisbury or Judge Houston
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S.4s2,OOl

While the South has increased, L..
iii, 749, the New England S ates have
increased only 346,71s This may
readily be accounted for. 10 the first
place, "New England il good place to
emigrate FROM" as was said by one of
her distinguished sons. Her bleak hills
aud barren rocks are not calculated to
sustain very dense population, because
they are not very productive. Her in
habitants ''live by their wits, their wits
being shurpened by their necessities.
They are shippers, manufacturers, traf-
fckers, inventors, stock .jobbers, teach.
ers, agency-seekers, patent-speculators,
peddlers; aud with all their sharpness
many can barely make out to live. The
war broke up the labor system in the
South, and the scarcity Of labor has had
tendency to cheaper land, much of
which has been thrown into market at
low figure, and New England vor4city
has gobbled up as much Of it as it was
possible to get hold of, and all who could
buy themselves home upon the Savan.
nahs of the South, have gone there to
better their fortunes. This accounts for
these results of the census. The starye-
lings ofNew England have rushed to that
much despiscd region, to make more
sure their bread aud butter.
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DrsrnucrlyE FInE-A despatch
r.om York. Pa, December 9TH, says =
4 Ere broke out about SIX o SlocN I IA
torday morning III thelrgoaodsp iena,a
harm of the York county poorhouse'
which, being the receptacle Tor the pro,
ducts of 600 acres Of fine laud, was T pns
of the most extensive in the State ne
harm was entirely consumed, with nine
teen head of horned cattle, three mules r,
one horse aud all the produce, Inc
whole loss is about 100000, the barn rnd
itself having cost originally s'IooV.
1t was most complete for It's purposes
in every respect, with basement an T nrs'
story Of brick, the balance being heavy
frame. There was an insurance o'
$4,000 on the whole property
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THE NEXT SPEAKER. - The New
York Post, an ADMINISTRATION paper, but
in favor Of revenue reform, after care
fully Analysing Il e politics Of the mein-
bers Of the next Congress, says the
q revenue reformers will elect the next
Speaker, and thereby control the organ
ization Of committees and regulate the
legislation Of Congress" According to
the Posi-, the next House viii contain
122 revenue reformers, 70 protection
lists, and As doubtful votes, which will
probably be pretty evenly distributed,
allowing about 40 votes as the strength
Of the reform party.
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Not a single state OF all this array ex-
hibits decrease Of population, uOlwith-
standing all of them have suffered from
the rayages Of terrible war of four
years duration aud unprecedented mag.
uitude. That there must have been a
dimiuution of the people at that time
docs not admit of doubt; but the five
years Of recuperation, peace and indus
try, have given au uuwonted impetus to
Immigration into the southern states
from Europe and from the north,
The population of New England, by
the census of 1870, as contrasted with
that of 1860, stands as follows:
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MEETING OF CoNGREss-The Sec
ond session of the Forty first Congress
commenced on Monday last, and will
expire on the 4th of March next, at
which time the Forty -secoDd Congress
viii meet, unless the law requiring it to
meet at that time is repealed.
The Presidents Message was deliv-
cred % Congress on the FIRST day Of the
session. Il is variously received and
eemnlented upon, aud is deemed a piece
Of documentary patch work, the product
Of several pens. Butler gets credit for
The portion Of il relating to Canada, the
fisheries and the navigation Of the st.
LaHreuea. Our readers lose nothing
bceausc We have not space for it in our
columns.
The message contains 9,0S5 words,
and the actual time required for send.
lag itby Telegraph 70 Baltimore, Phil
adelphia and New York, over ten wires,
was 31l minutes, or % words per min
ute. ~ aiS
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A Washington dispatch says that the
work Of consolidating the internal revenue
districts throughout the country has thus
far resulted in dispensing with over four
hundred Assistant Assessors, and ii is
thought that at least two hundred more will
be dismissed by the close of the year.
Let the good work so on. Could We
have had our way, we would have dis
pensed with the internal revenue itself,
and then we should have got rid of all
the assessors. Not only so, but we
would have dismissed all the leeches
and hangers on upon the Treasury, long
ago. And, better still, we hope To see
the Administration itself dismissed by
the people, in 1872, aud a thorough
revenue reform inaugurated, as well as
a thorough reform in the civil service,
and in every other service.
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The Ellicott City Times says lit is
currently reported, upon good authority,
that Mr.. Gary is 20 party to the scheme
for coutOsting Judge Merrick's scat
We we're 10th to believe thai gentle.
man of Mr. Gary's high personal char
acter could lend himself to the perpe-
tration Of such an unjustitiablo piece of
business, and we sincerely hope that
the report may be true" His pretended
friends" are said TO have iuaugurafed
this proceeding, which will likely come
to nought.
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BALTIMORE AND Ono RAILROAD
The case of the State of Maryland VS..
the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad, in.
wolves a claim of S3l6,S7l, due the
State for one fifth Of the receipts from
passengers on the Washington Branch
Road. The company, it will be re.
memhered, claims, under decision of
the Supreme Court Of the United States
that the imposition Of the tax is con.
trary to the laws Of the United States.
but at the same time collects the tax and
retains its proceeds; in other words pas,
sengers using the Washington Branch,
are still required by the Railroad com
pany to pay the State tax, but the com.
paBy at the same time sithholds the
money received from the State Treasury
The company claimed setoG of 1885,
500, being for premiums upon gold anC
exchange to pay the interest 10 Loudot
upon the bonds Of the State. To fhi,
plea of set off the State filed a demur,
rer, which was argued 90 Thursday an,
Friday Of last week. Judge Dobbir
delivered his opinion on Monday sus
tuining the demurrer aud overriding tn
plea OF set. off
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MAGAZINE CHANGE The December
number of the New Eclectic Magazine
contains variety Of entertaining and
instructive articles. A change is an.
nOuneed il the prOprie,orship of the
magazie, Mr.. Lawrence Turnbull retir-
ing, and Messrs. Fridge Murdoch, Vim.
Hand Browne and VIM. j.. Hill being
proprietors and publishers. Mr. Browne
will continue the editorial duties, which
he has discharged with ability and &C
eeptance. The name will be changd to
The Southern Magazine, which win
more fitly indicate its nature and OBJ
jec,s than the present title.
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District Court Of the United STAFF, g.. a
District IF Maryland, IN Bankyupt,, " =,
the matter Of William 81. H. CAM
BdRkuipi.
Dlsralcr or MARYLAND, ss;
A Warrant in bankruptcy has been 49,,
by said Court n ,ainst the e.,,,a 'o y
William II. IL. Geaity, Of the coar,. q y
Carroll, aud State Of Maryland. Il ~. !,
District, has been duly adjudged Bant,.an',
upon petition Of his creditors, and ths ". VA
mcnl of any debts and the delivery n r ~.
property belonging 10 said Bankaus
him, or TO his use. and the transfer
property by him, are forbiddea by law
meeting Of the creditors Of said banI,s.as
To prove their debts and choose n,s ~ y
more Assignees Of his cslate, will, h MI. n
ut Court Of Bankruptcy, 10 be- Aold.rr Nv !,
Frederick, in said District, on the 2a,b - =
Of Dsccmbrr, A. D., 1870, at 10 q ~o,t
| A. NJ. at the Office Of i. r. N. Huriev 4,
Frederick city Maryland, one Of Ibs H.
is,crs in Bankruptcy Of said District ~
EDWARD Y. GoLDSBOROUGH
U. $. Marshal for said Di,lr;ct
dec S-St
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The World discourses Of Grants pros.
poets for the succession. The MAJ
himself has no popularity, aud no pOlit'
ical attachments apart from those which
come of political patronage, Moreover
many of his enemies maka polite pro
iessions of support, as they do not wish
to impair their influence in the party,
but 1--WE are told they will intrigue
against his nomination, aud would easily
succeed if they had strong rival can.
didate to pit against him.
Colfax is too light, Butler too in.
balanced, Sumner too pedautic and con.
ceited, Trumbull has too little popular.
ity out of Illinois, Fenton is too much
of demagogue, and Boutwell,, who
wears all the laurels of the administra.
ton, has too many jealous rivals in his
own State, and is too weak to cope with
rivals elsewhere. Grant may therefore
get the nomination, but he will shatter
and PROSTATE the party in doing so.
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The Baltimore american omits to
credit the ADVOCATE for the articles
which i takes from its columns An
obscure country paper, without sutfi.
cient resources in itself, might be ex-
cased for occasionally poaching upon
irspncighbors but respectable metro
politau Journal, like the american, one
would think, would hardly do such
fhiags; that whom findiag al article in
any Of its couatry exchanges which it
desired TO transfer to lis columns its
scdse Of justice and propriety would
prompt il to give the proper credit.
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TRooPs ORDERED TO GEoRGIA"-
"TRooPs FOR FLORIDA. DO we live
under a republican government, where
the people bear rule, or are we governed
by the Autocrat Of Russian Five hun
dred recruits are ordered to Atlanta,
ito aid Ia the enforcement Of the Con-
gressional election law, at the approach.
ing election in Georgia" Troops have
been ordered to Tallahassee, ito preserve
order, on Tuesday, when the State board
Of canyassers is to announce the result
OF the late election in Florida" Such
are the despotic DEGREES which issue
from the Executive at Washington.
aon what meat doth this cur Cesar feed,
That be hath grown so greai3'
In 1926, John Qainey Adams, then
President Of the United States, sent
General Gaines to Georgia to manage
certain political matters in that State,
whereupon, according to the Philalel-
phin Age, the Governor wrote to him
that If Gaines attempted to interfere
with the election matters Of that State,
he would send him to Washington in
irons. He did not Interfere. Now
General Grant orders military men to
Interfere in State alectionS and hacks