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, 1877-04-28
THE "AVIS."
CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROII,
Saturday, april 28A, 1877.

Before this number is issued all our
readers will no doubt have heard tie very
important news which will be found
among the kilograms printed below name
ly, that Russia has declared war against
Turkey, and that the frontier has already
been crossed. 1t is not stated which frontier,
but there can be title uoubt the Prutb is
meant, and if so, the Russians have determine
ed to attempt the passage of the Danube.
The news cannot be said to take us by sur
prise but at the same time it cannot fail 10
be alarming to those who have any, even a
faint, conception of the terrible nature of
such a struggle as that now commencing,
anG OF thr possibilities involved in it. It
may be sur~0scd by some that ia this
remote CORE Of the o.obe We remain prac-
tically unaffected by tue event and 50 per-
maps IN one sense We DO; but it will not
take much reflection to discover that the ef-
tects OF this war will be felt II some d gree
by all. The exports Of grain from tie Black
Sea ports will ofcYurse cease, wni.e at the
same time the immense military prepara-
tons going forward all over Europe will
cause a great demand for food ofali kinds.
Food producing countries will for the pre-
sent profit by the war. Denmark may no
doubt be included in the list; but the chief
gain will fall to the United States. Prizes
OF bread stuff and meats OF all kinds will
Immediately rise, and in this way the great
European war will make i'seIf felt by the
humbIest man IN a small and remote colony
like ST. Croix.
tits left to US to hope that the war will
be confined to he two Powers Immediately
concerned but unfortunately there IS little
prospect OF such "a limitation, aud rs title
Of aspeedy peace.
, 1877-04-28
The EASTERN TROUBLESl
DECLARATION cF WAR

April 25.
New YoRK, 25th.-A telegram from 81.
Petersburg announces that Russia has declared
war against Turkey and crossed the frontier.
The London Standard" states that the
British Admiral on the Pacific reports the i'm.
prisonment at Iquique by the Peruvian Go.
veTnment Of British subjects. and awaits
orders.
In Germany Count Won Moltke has delivered
q speech. in which he insisted upon the neces-
sity OF voting a large military estimate, OWL Q
to extensive warlike preparations in France,
and the uncertainty of the time.
April 25th.
New YoRK. April 25th-Flour per barrel st.
Lawrence brand, $3.50
Meal per barrel, sS5 to S.
Heavy Mess Pork per barrel. SGT.
Smear Crystals per ID o. TO l06 cents
Fair to good refining per ID So to 50 @.
English Islands Molassss per gallon 80 cts.
Premium on Gold 1871 to /
Exchange, New York and London, 1874.
, 1877-04-28
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Miss Anne Andersen, Mr.. John Bulfour,
~ Mrs. Nancy Bunstruph, Mrs. john
CroweII, CasterIoe, Mr.. Dereut, Mr..
Christian Eassous, Miss Francisker En-
manuel, Mrs. S. Fester, Miss H. Furey,
Miss Magareth Farrell, John Finlay,
Mrs. Sarah Geran, 1Ir. Chas. Hoffman,
Mr.. James Holger, Mrs. S. L. Hanson,
Mr.. Daniel Jacobs, Miss Mary Jane, Mr.
C. Krause, Mr.. Charles Leach, Madsen,
Mr.. G. Mansel, Mr.. Chriestufer Martin,
Mrs. Lovesa Manuel, Mrst Constantja
Plaskett, Mr.. Peter ParGson, Miss Maria
Powlis, Mr., William PEBBLES, Mr., E.
Roberts, Mr.. Adulpbu8 Sprott, Miss
Cece'in Stradiron, ~ Miss Fanny Sim
monds, Nr. James Stephens, Miss Stefeney
Sheu!th, Mr. Robert Tatam, Miss Elizer
Ihust, bliss Ellen Vawson, Mrs. Jane
Williams, Mrs. Susannah Williams.
Christiansted's Royal Post Office, 2sth
April 1877.
]. KNUTHSEN.
, 1877-04-28
L L L G Il A Nj s..
ST.. THOMAS STATION.

April %.
New Y9RK, April 23cd.-President HAYES
has issued an order for the withdrawal Of The
Federal troops from Louisiana.
The dispute between the King of Dahomay
and England is settled, tae latter having con-
sented 10 a considerable reduction Of he fine.
News from Brest al nounces the loss. of
UShant, Of a mail boat, y which the crew and
eight passengers are reported to have persisted.
The London Times" interprpts the feeling
ofthe Eaglish people to be unfavorable 10 war,
and to which it attributes the present national
inactivity.
a fire has been raging for a weak in Troedyr.
hin Colliery, Wales,
Great efforts are being made 10 dig cut the
miners.
April 81.
LONDON, April 24.-Tbe stock of sugar AT the
four EoglisA home ports on the twenty first
instant was one hundred ard twenty six
thousand :c"s against one hundred and sixty
one rdopsa.t for The corresponding period last
wear.
, 1877-04-28

IA E annual
So meeting of Share holders
in the st. Thomas Marine
Repairing Slip co. will be held
at the International Club on
WEDNESDAY the 9th MAY
next. The chair will be taken
at noon.
Office of the St. Thomas
Marine Repairing Slip Co.
st. Thomas 25th April 1877.
8.
Chairman.
, 1877-04-28
LONDON, April 25th.

LONDON, April 95th.
Dem. Crystals per cwt. ELL
Sugar : Muscovado do. 9l 6I6 DO.
(Olayed Havana N II. 61I9 afoat.
Damerara Rum per gallon, ISL in bond.
Trinidad Cocoa per cwt ae3 l3I
Consols 944 toB
Bank of England rate Of Discount P. Q.
Rantes 67.10.
Cotton, 81,
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Shipping 49, Intelligence.

oHRIsTrANsTED, ApRIL-1s7z
Entered.
81 Dan. Schooner "Vigilant" Simmons, Mas.
ter, from St, Thomas-Sundries.
e" Dan. Schooner " Petrol" Vanterpool, Mas
ter, from St. Thomas-Sundries.
" Dan. Schooner " Dolphin Julien, Master,
from St. Thomas Coal.
English Sloop Wild D4er," George,
Master, from DJminica-Fruit etc.
" EOglish Sloop MARY league, Hackney,
Master, from Dominica-Fruit.
"a Dan. Schooner " Vigilant" Simmons, Mas.
ter, from St. Thomas Sundries,
Dan. Schooner "Vigilant", Simmons, Mas
ter. from St. Thomas-Sundries.
E" Dan. Schooner " Petrol" WATERPROOF, Mas ,
ter, from St. Inconsistencies.
Dan. Schooner Hugo, Akay, Master,
from st. Thomas-Sundries.
d.
81 Dan. Schooner "Potrel" WATERPROOF, Mas
ter, for st. Thomas -Sundries.
- Dan. Schooner "Vigilantn Simmons, Mas.
ter, for st. Thomas-BalIast
+" Dan. Schooner "Hugo', Akay, Master.
for st. Thomas-Ballast.
3" English Sloop " Wild Deer" George.
Master, for St. Thomas-Part of Imported
Cargo.
=" Dan. 8 Mastod Schooner "Nyborg",
HemPel, Master, for Frederiksted Sugar
& Rum.
" American Brig "Georgo" Morgan, Master,
for Frederiks;ed-Par Of Imported Cargo.
"a Dan. Schooner Vigilant'', Simmons,
Master, for St. Thomas-Military Goods.
-" English Sloop " Mary league, Hickey,
Master, for St. Tlomas-Ballast.
&c Dan. Schooner, " Vigilant' Simmons, Mas
ter, for st. Thomas Ballaet.
j" Dan. Schooner" PetroI' Waterproof, Mas
ter, for St Thonas-Rum.
, 1877-04-28
ERRATUM,

In oar article on the Central Factory published
last Saturday. Barren Spot should have bean
nsmed az one Of the crushing Stations instead n
Bethlehem. 0'"
New-York tribune., 1877-08-08

The favoIite resort OF those who do not want
resumption is to declare it impossible. They
profess to think the Resumption Act worthless,
and are therefore exceedingly alrrlcd lest II
should be honestly enforced. Tie Cmcinpdh
Gazette ought not to be among thc anti-re-
sumptioni-ts. but its talk is a eood expression
of their views. Ii says:
awe want TnE TRIBUNE AID o. her metroHolitan papers
TO inject resumption into that act wl'ES crctary Shei
man said when IL before the Senate contained no
contraction. 1t an mpracticabc measure; never was
anythinc else; pa ed asa sopto opposing factions
"and Is now a hiuderancc to real resumption"
Either The GG.cfte's support of Republican
platforms in 1875 and 1876, approving this
act and ufging its enforcement, was IN
sincere, or that journal has found III the
past reasons which it las now forgotten,
for upholding the Act which it now de-
nounces as an impracticable measure, and
mere political cheat. Once more we repeat
evidence. presented many times already, that
the Act in question is not impracticaNc, but,
if faithfully and cOurageOusy enforced, will
bring about resumption of specie payments.
IL has has never seemed to us a perfect Act.
No one denies that, if its amendment were
now possible, it could be made more useful
and effective. But every honest man admits
that as Democratic Convention demanded
its reDeal and as n Democratic House tried To
repeal il last year, so a Democratic House will
certainly refuse 20 amend OF possibly attempt to
rereal it this Winter. Hence the Act INST be
taken as it stands for better or for worse
The issue j. that of repudiaton of a solemn
pledge of public faith.
RESUMPTION is in this Act, first, because it
.. l.. Il L..
rate of 50 per cent Of all new bank circulation
issued. II was testified by Mr.. James Buell.,
President of the Importers and Trades Bank,
before the Committee by which the Act was
framed. thot contraction of the lcgal-tenders in
which the bank notes are redeemed would
have a tendency to lift both lcgal-tenders and
bank notes in purchasing power, and upon
that very theory the Act was evidently devised
The contraction thus caused has already
amounted to $50, ,9Oj,7S0. Moreover, by the
dc3osit of lcgal-tcndors foT redemption OF sur
rendered bank circulation, $14,12j,026 more
Of lceal-tcndcrs have been withdrawn from
active circulation, making an actnal withdrawal
of lcgal-tendcrs from use amounting TO
S37. 1880, SOC thus far-nclrly ouc-tcnth of the
grccnback circulation when the Act was passed.
But this contraction was not arbltI ry.
Under the Act il depends upon the desire of
the people to establish new banks, or of the
banks TO obtain additional currency. That
some contraction would inevitably result was
certain; how much, the Act left to the opera
ton of the laws Of trade.
Resumption is in this Act, second, be-
cause it permits free ISSUE and therefore en-
courages free surrender Of bank circulation.
AS long us the banks could not hope to recover
New-York tribune., 1877-08-08
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY. AUGUST s. 1877

their circulation if they once surrendered 1t,
/ ,be amount surrendered was small. AS soon
"a the law rclmi;tcd them to resume their
circuiation If ihe laws Of trade should ever
render il profitable, they surrendered rapidly
whenever it was not Immediately profitable.
This form of contraction, also, was inevitable,
but as to amount was left by the Act wholly
60 the laws of trade. The net retirement-the
excess of the amount surrendered over the new
circulation issued since the Act of 1875 was
passed-has been $36 62l,Gl2. Consequently,
the total decrease in legal tenders in actual
use. and in bank notes outstanding has been
S73.9J5,41S, or about $2,3S5,6 659 per month.
A proportonate decrease, continued un'h
January |, 1879 would amount to aDouC
SlO. .OOO. 600; but for obvious reasons the
diminuiion is likely to be mach accelerated is
resumption draws near.
Resumption is in the Act third, because 1t
gives to tn Secretary Of the Treasury abso-
lutely unlimited power to sell bonds Tor me
procurement of thc cash necessary to resnmp-
ton. Cash vii. be necessary only to bring
about at the Zine of resumption or sooner, such
n withdrawal of iegll-tenders that the remain
der will circulate at par. 1T the secretary
without legally contracting the currency at
all, or technically retiring" any OF the legal
tenders. sees tit to accumulate Il large amount
of them pri.r 30 the date of resumption, the
possession oi such legal-tendcrs vii! be pre-
cispIy the .l,he. with reference to redemption
OF notes. as tie possession of Il like amount OF
cold. but the effect will be very much greater
IN compelling the adjustment of all other IN
tercsts TO the desired specie STANDARD. Every
rational man knows that the Secretary has 'ln-
limited power to sell bonds for the purpose oil
prcparng to redeem legal-tenderS and every
man who reads the papers knows that he has
demonstrated bis power 30 sell Tor that purpose
over $40. 600 900 in single month,it he pleases.
The power o. the Secretary to sell the gOid
and accumulate legal tenders has been denied
bv some inflationists, but it il demonstrable,
and has been acted upon by him already. 20
what extent it Will be necessary to withdraw
legal-tcndc.s from use, in addition to the con-
traction resulting from the law, III order to
can the remainder to circulate at par, we 40
not know, nor can anybody else; but 1t is gen
orally and reasonably assumed by intelligent
men that the necessary withdrawal cannot be
very large That it Is not beyond the power
of the Secretary, IN view of his proved ability
: 10 sell $50. 900, 900 of four per cent bones IN
4 month. will lot be disputed by anybody who
is not half-crazed with the theories OF lnila-
, tiOnists.
la a word. those who pretend that the Re
sumption Act cannot be executed, are those
who do not want it executed. They prefer
some other name, but at bottom are rcpudia-
New-York tribune., 1877-08-08

than the current railing against bondholdcrs and
oppressors OF tho lie favors the silver dol
lar the repeal OF the Resumption Act and heartily en-
dorses the OHIO Democratic platform He thinks no man
ought to be considered by the Democratic caucus as
candidate for speaker uncss he "has said distinctly that
he w IN accordance with the Democratic platform,
organize the Committee Ways and Means that 1t win
report bills for the adjustment OF the tariff the basis
Of revenue and not for protection that he VIII in good
faith organize the Committees having charge Of the ques
tOns OF the repeal Of the Resumption Act and the estOr
alton Of the old silver dollar and the reception OF green
backs az the Custom House" This viii please Mr.. Ran
dali and the other Democrats OF Pennsylvania. Mr..
Beck also bad kind word for Mr. Tden. saying: TO
day Democratic President would presiding over tho
Republic but Tor the most scandaOus and unblusimg
fraud ever perpetratcd in modern history. which was
only rendered possible by the most shameful cOwardce
and imbpciity the part Of tho Democratic leaders,
We nave again verified the adage that, an army Of
stays led bv lion il bravcr than army Of lions led by
stag" Mt Tildcn Will be- pleased % hear that he IA
stag How these brethren do love one another!
New-York tribune., 1877-08-08

FoRrIGN.-The Emperors of Austria and Germany
are to meet al Ischl to-day. -= Two russian Dat
taIions have suffered defeat near Ardanan, Ar
menia. = The Russian Army, between Sisiova
and Tirnova. lacks abundant provisions. -- Baron
Haussmaun is TO oppose Prince Napoleon as a cand-
date ID Corsica.
DoMEsIIc-Thc President will spend a week in
Kew-Engiand during Nermonps Centennial; he VIII
spend "a few days in Ohio in September and then
go TO Louisville and Nashville. -- One OF
the largest conventions ever held in Virginia
will meet to-day. == Bank superintendent
Ellis testified yesterday in his own defence at Sara
toga. =- The President has reversed the findings
Of the court-maytial in Major Rnnklc's ease and
restored hlu. -- 1t is proposed to raise the army
10 10000 men Gen. Mcclellan is said 10 be prcpar-
ing paper TO show that transportation OF a small
army from point 10 point costs moro than larger
army -- The Saratoga races were won by Lady
Salyers. Ton Ochltree. Clcmmi G. and Auburn.
- The Coroner, Jury at Reading Pepn., has
exonerated the soldiers who fired on the rioters.
CIrY. AND SUBUHBAN.-More excise arrests were
made. causinc increased excitement among the
IquOr-Gcalcrs. -= Frederick Maxwell, merchant
pr, yousy OF good reputation was committed
for forgery. Tile fourth competition for
the American Rife Team was begun. -
W Graham. an Enelishman. cut his throat
AT St. Peters Hotel. "A large number
Of fishes we're maliciously poisoned at the Aqua
rum. =- Jacob Fedcrlen was murderously as
saulted AT Rockaway ==- Gold 1852 1888 1883
Gold value of the lecal-tender dollar at the close
81 olo cents Stocks after being excited aud high
er closed weak and unsettled.
THE WEAyHER.-IRBUNE local observations in
dicate cloudy and rainy followed 10y cooler and
partly cloudy weather. Thermometer yesterday,
7io, 81, 7G3.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-08
COMMERCIAL NOTES.

The silk crop of France for the present
yeari is estimated Will be more than three Tunes as
great as that OF last year. when it was generally iaie
4 French agricultural journal reports the
prospects OF crO in burgundy ana Oh lhe o'hA'
of the Loire from its it's mouth as unusually prom
isug.
of q total of 1865 tons of rails exported
from England during last six months, l0d2o3 tons
-, st,i rails whereas " 1901 tons exported dur-
n the t.st six months OF last year. only 41oS' "efo
steel rails.
The increased expectation of grain from
soutneastern Europe believed IN London TO DC ohy
onorary Great losses have been experienced partcn'
arly in Turkey 10y failure properly to harvest tue crop
and reports already have been received from The scene
NJ tbe recent campaign In Asia that famine stares mo
noace in the face In of these facts there ' rea-
son to be- eve that the demand Tor American gram now
temporarily rednced by the 1ct'S comp ti'a O5 s,, an
account Of the Eastern war
Irp f. last year only one iron sailing ship
had been built IN the United states. There were roh
shlp-yards enough, and competent builders and th'
builders were Offering to construct vessels As ehe"P IS
they could be bought abroad. an an Illustration oi
what they could do IN shpbuidug they have o'en pro-
ducin some OF the neocs saunchest ana most oeAuu
fl iron steamships which sail IN and out 81 the pore o
the United states; Eut no one ordered aA -
sailing ship. Fsom Various canses, a. rv
coute lt with wood There no" begins 70 Dc an ihi!,
however, concerning American uvh sAps' 81, ,bi,
mcnt tl't such vessels can ne 1u 'S yHSn,y y.ni,yr and
country abroad has attracted Nl,' - -
prominent builder 10 now IA receipt nt ttVi7 llol o.,
ton aud Liverpool SAYING tnai II ne ,ah oa @ n %. lS
vessels at rates claimed the writers VII oel's-yy y
order ships frOm hiui The tato IN EuSi"hh tul ma
class iron vessel Of say GOO TONS Oatnen M.' ~ s 10
ouInt OF sals Is about ~ per ou ihe nher y 9' 80
construct the sort Oi snip precisely ot ~ 80 -
In currency aud negotiations are now IN pfos soS' !" '0
gard to tho matter
The value of the silver received in England
from Germany during the year ending Jane 80 laS "'
New-York tribune., 1877-08-08

SO long as NcY-Jcrsey was menaced by an
invasion from Pennsylvania, there was tenn
porarv cessation Of hOstilites between the
Democracy Of Newark and their vOrdciou.
brethren of jersey City. But no sooner dld
the Command, rim Chief break up his cncamp-
mcnt at Tayol's Hotel, and order the militia
TO dcmobilize and disseminate Itself through
out society, than ringing wdr-Whoop
from the Essex braves proclaimed the arms-
tlce ended, and the hunt for scaips begun.
The war is all about geographical division
Of official honors and cmoumcnts Newark
claims that Hudson County is altogether too
rIuttonous. Already the Governor President
of the Senate Speaker oi the House and the new
United States Senator are every one hudson
County men. And BOw that foxy statesman,
Leon Albeit, who always had propensity TO
get himself nominated for one thing or another,
ls liable TO be made the next candidate Tor
Governor: and tins il q fresh atrOclty to YLich
Newark can never passlyely submit
The fight has been rcopcncd with good
deal of noise on the part of Newark, but ilud-
son has this evident advantage Albeit VIII
lake a solid delegation from his county down
10 the Convention, while Newark, besides her
foreign war, has lively civil war on hand
amongst her own c0mbaiiyo factions.
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company,
which manages to do Large amount OF busl-
ness besides nsuring lives. is pushing It's attor-
ncy. Judge Teesc John McGregor Is pushing
himself. and the friends Of VIM. y. Righter are
irving 10 push him. These three gentlemen
are carclessy exposing themselves, ana they
are all liable to be neatly slaughtered IN detail
by>the Hon. Leon. People viii submit to have
an Insurance company control their St2tc !oi-
lev. e. long as the company will hirc and pay
its own lobbyists, but they object to
putting agents of q company Ill all the
Offices to be salaried by the State. just
here there is joint in Tecse's harness
which Is open for deadly thrust. Then Me-
Gregor isn't man of gubernatorial stature.
He il too ignorant, and his poverty i'll mcntai
furnitur, is not counter balanced by any super
1nity Of moral endowment. RICHTER might he
personally acceptable, but he is raw hand III
POLITICS, and his attempts to handle the ma
chine are very bungng and clumsy. Upon the
whole, investors are cautioned to avoid betting
on the field against Albeit at least until there
developes a more compact opposition to hIm.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-08

good opinion of him ovcrthrown by the ah-
surditics of his recent speech, and they
are likely to accept his explanations on
that subject. On the other hand, 1t
is not safe to calculate largely upon
disaffection in the Democratic ranks becanse
of the record of their candidate; as has been
suggested already in TIE TRIBUNE, such mat
tcrs are apt to be forgotten by that party on
election day. more important element in the
canvass than either of these present features,
may prove to be the sentiments of the Liberal
Germans. who are anxious to show their good
will toward the Presidents Southern pohcy.
Several practical benefits may result from the
work which the United States Coast Survey
has undertaken in SheepShead and Canarsie
Bays That portion of the coast has under
gone considerable changes as to shoals ana
outlines within recent memories. full
knowledge of the alterations there will con
tribute materially to the more important prob
lem of the changes likely to take place IN
New-York harbOr-a problem which must he
considered in all future construction along the
water line. There is also a possibility that one
or more of the harbors at the southwest end
of Long Island might be greatly improved at
small cost. The localities are now reached by
railroads that are used at present only for
Summer visitors to the seashore. The roads
pass through fertile districts and could doubt
less do a considerable freight business it there
were shipping facilities at each end OF their
lines.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-08
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