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Passengers Arrived.
Christiansted

C"hristiansted.
10th Nov.-Per schr ''Vigilant" from st.
Thomas - Sarah Holm, Ii. G.. Brewer,
Lieutenant Ditlevsen. Royal Bookkeeper
Leschly. Per "Jolly Companion'-Joseph
Stevens, Jane Louis and child.
Frederiksted.
10th Nov.-Per schr ''Petrel & Atlantic
from st. Thomas-Josephine Henry and
child John Henry, Madame Ventor. Fanny
John, Anita Andrew and son. Goth
Christopher Samuel, Mr.. James McDougaI,
Mr.. A. Raven, James Civil, Sarah Ventor,
Jane Petersen.
Passengers Left.
Christiansted.
Goth Nov.-Per schr "Vigilant" from St.
Thomas-MiSs E. TOdmann, Revd. Ward.
Frederiksted.
Goth NOv.-Per Schr "Atlantic" for st.
Thomas-Miss Ripperger, Caroline johann
mes, Matilda Hodge and cousin Sarah
James.
, 1884-11-22
Passengers Left.
The telegram about the French steamer

The telegram about the French steamer
delayed by injury to her machinery m
just in time to suggest some consolation to
the relatives and friends of u fellow
citizens who are on board the overdue
steamer MoseIle. The anxiety natural to
such a suspense will suggest evil enough,
and against such suggestions should be set
the suggestions of cool reason, which will
shew us that a steamer disabled in her ma
chinery is reduced to a worse condition as
regards speed than an ordinary sailing
vessel.
, 1884-11-22

Blanketter til Skattelister vile blive
omdeelte nogle Dage forinden Skatte-Com
missionens Mode, og blive n0iagtig at
udfylde at Vedkommende, SAINT derefter
at afgive til Commissioned, i Byerne paa
den for liver Gade, og paa Landet paa den
for hvert Qvarteer bestemte Dag.
Skate Commissioner for st. CrOix den
22de November 1884.
S. VAN BRAKLE. p. M. LESCHLY.
HALVOR HANSEN.
, 1884-11-22

HSkj6x der paa Stedet. Sexere indEomne
HSkattelister ollie ligesom Undertaking orer
HsamtIige Plantager der maatts hGve wndIadt
Nat tndsende Sk0ttelister 6live ti~lstillet
HGouveYnementet til Uidere ForanstaEtning.
, 1884-11-22
acknowledgements

IFOLGE GOuvernementetS Ordre VII
Skatte-C Commissioner for st. CrOix v9re
samlet paa efterf0lgende Dage, for at
modtage skriftlige Oplysninger angaaende
Skatterne for indev@rende Aar.
For Bycm Christiansted,
paa DIET Kongelige Kasserer,C %ontoir, hver
Formiddag Kl. 10, nemlig:
Fredagen den ste December for BebO-
erne i Kongens, Compagniets, Dronnin-
gems, Strand, N6rre, og Vester Gade, SAINT
Forstaden til Vesten.
Tirsdagen den Ode December for Beboer-
ne i smede, Vester, og Ulkestr@de,
Vaterguttet, TOrve, og Prindsensgade,
Kongens, og Dronningens Tvergade,
Kirke, Hospital og Gronnegade SAINT For
staden til Osten.
Onsdagen den lode December for BebOer-
ne i Bjerge, Oster, Lagun, Lille Hospitals,
Ny og Fiskergade.
, 1884-11-22
For the Country,

Thursday the 18th December for the
inhabitants in both East Enc Quarters, at
the Stock Estate Sally'S Fancy, at IL
o'clock.
Friday the 10Th December for the in
habitants in COmpany'S Quarter at the
Estate Work 4 Rest-nOt Grange-at IL
o'clock.
Tuesday the 10Th December for the in
habitants in Queens, Kings, aud North
side Quarter Ltr. b. at the Station Of
Kingshill, at IL o'clock.
Wednesday the 18th December for tho IN
habitantS IN Princes Quarter in the school,
house at the estate Diamond, at ~ o'clock.
Friday the 10th December for the in
habitants in West End Quarter and North
side Quarter letter A, at the Police Office
in FredGrikSted.
For the Town of Frederiksted,
same day for the inhabitants of Strand,
Kings and Queens Streets.
Saturday the goth December for the
inhabitants Of Princes, Hospitals, and
New Streets, Kings Gross Street, Market,
Hill, and Lagoon Streets, all at the said
Police Office at IL o'clock.
Besides those calculations which are
required for the calculation of taxes and
which every owner or lessee of hOuSes in
and out of town, or estates, is bound to
give to the commission, the Government
considers it requisite at the same time to
be informed of the number of labourers on
the estates or Of other persons residing
there, as also of the quantity OF stock on
tba estates &c. for which DurDOSo the
blanks for the tax lists are furnished with
columns to contain such information.
Owners Of estates are to specify in writ
ing the exact number of acres in sugar
cultivation, III other cultivation, and III
pasture.
If any portion of the land is con,
sidered to be useless, and yields no
revenue to the owner, the number
of acres of such portion must be
stated in the tax-list, and a certificate
on oath issued by the proprietor and
two Burghers residing in the quar-
ter, and furthermore attested by the
quarter officer, delivered to the COM
mission, when it will be taken into
consideration if and to what extent
exemption from taxes car be granted.
Owners of houses that have been
unoccupied for six months and up
wards claiming deduction in the
taxes are to give satisfactory proof
, 1884-11-22

PURSUANT to order from the Govern,
ment the tax-Commission for ST. Croix
will meet on the aforementioned days to
receive information in writing relating to
the taxes for the present year.
For the Town OF Christiansted,
at the Royal Treasurer's Office at 10 o'clock
forenoon, viz
Friday the 9th December, for the in
habitants of Kings, Company, Queens,
Strand, North, and West Streets, also
Western suburbs.
Tuesday the 9th December for the in
habitants of Smith, West and Ulke lane,
Watergut, Market and Princes Streets,
Kings and Queens Cross Streets, Church,
Hospital and Green Streets and Eastern
suburbs.
Wednesday the 10th December, for the
inhabitants of Hill, East, Lagoon, Little
Hospitals, New, and Fisher Streets.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
A Throne worth Thirty Millions

The finest and most costly piece of
furniture ever conceived was the
famous peacock throne" of Delhi.
Tavernier, a skilful French jeweler,
saw it, and made computation of its
intrinsic value. He calmly estimated
hat it's nominal worth, aside from its
claims in an artistic way, was 30,000,-
900. 1t was but six feet hign and four
Ieet broad, but it was composed of
solid gold inlaid with rare Oriental
gems. 1t received It's name from the
jeweled images of peacocks which
adorned its canopy. This canopy was
also of gold, supported on twelve gold
pillars, and hung all around with a
fringe of pearls. On each side of the
throne stood two chuttahs, or umbrellas
symbolical of royalty. They were
made of crimson velvet, embroidered
with gold thread and pearls, and were
equipped with solid gold handles and
diamonds. This throne was construct
ed by Austin de Bordeaux, at the order
CT the Emperor Shah Jehan, the same
enterprising monarch who had con-
structed the Tai the pearl mosque of
Agra and the other most remarkable
monuments of architecture in these
parts. The peacock throne was carried
away by the Persian Nadir Shah, while
the iewelled ceiling was melted down
by the Mahrattas at the time of their
invasion in 1859. This ceiling was
valued at about $650,000.-Rochestey
Democrat.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

ing tour for next year. Mr.. Beecher's
salary is $4,000 per annum. He
averages double this sum from
MS lectures and a large additional
sum from his pen. lie keeps open
mouse with his son, with whom he re-
sides). and gives loans, indorses and
o'her unbusiness-like things constantly
ae heayy cost To his treasury. 1t is
SAID that beyond his farm at Peekskill
the great house and stock thereon. and
MS library and bric-a-brac there and at
brooklyn, the great word-painter has
nothing to show for his large income
Tor each of very many years. His Ii
brary Is so large that it is now being
catalogued with a view to soon mal.il.o
a sale therefrom. He has expended, it
IS estimated, $4,000 in books and ~
many more have been given him by
publishers. His house at Peeksk II
built not long since, Mr.. Beecher says,
has cost him $4,000. Others who
watch business matters closer and are
familiar with its growth, say that $780,
O0O would be nearer the correct sum
lis COWS are all Attorneys, and the
nerd is believed to be worth $4,000 to
$4,000. his farm and its manner of
running and hospitality is enough in
itself to absorb large income. 1t is
yet somewhat encountered. His co
lection OF brlc-a-brac would make a
large and valuable museum. Fine
prints, bronze, painting, statuary-any
hing beautiful IN shape or color--find
a worshiper in Mr.. Beecher, and it is
said that he cannot go through the
streets of New York or Brooklyn with
out becoming a purchaser, as heroically
as he may labor to resist and avert his
eyes from the tempting show-windows.
-Ith0ca Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
Peonage in Mexico.

The system of peonage still exists in
Mexico. In case of debt the debtors
personal services, or wages earned from
another employer, belong to his creditors
until the debt is paid; but it has been
modified of late years, so that it does not
now apply to debts amounting TO over
ten dollars. If man trusts another for
more than that sum. he does so at his
own peril. if he has no property. He
can command his services up to ten
dollars worth, but no farther. The old
life servitude is thus done away with, TO
a great extent, although many of the
lower classes manage to keep perpetually
in debt, and consequently, practically,
slaves The law, whether it be good or
bad, is executed in Mexico.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

Religious fanaticism is spreading
among the peasants of Esthonia,
Russia, at a very alarming rate, and
hey fall easy victims to all kinds Of
religious mountebanks. Not long ago
alellow made his appearance in the
village of Esthonia, and declared that
be was able to perform baptism in such
away that the baptized at once could
enter heaven without any further ado.
A great number of candidates soon
presented themselves to the man OF
great promise and power, and cheer
fully paid down the three rubles de-
handed for admission to the sweet by
and by The baptizer then cut hole
in the ice, and to this the dupes betook
themselves, and there in the open win
ter air removed every stitch of their
clothing. Then they were submerged
three times in the ice-cold water.
After dressing they had to go through
another cleaning, which also served as
aproof of their faith in quite differ
ent element Brush was piled up and
aTed and the believers had to walk
through. If they cleared the flames
Without their clothes or hair getting
ahged. they were sure of the glory of
heaven; but, if the contrary, they had
@go to aplace where the heat is said
70 he both Scorching and everlasting.
During three days over ninety per-
sons We're foolish enough to submit to
ue ordeal. The results were such as
'0uld easily be foreseen. A number
we're lald on the sick-bed, and many
1ed The rascal who caused all this
IiSeTy fled. The baptized dupes
,''noed to the top of roof, and with
-Aaus outStretched and fearful screams,
1ey Implored the Lord to realize the
p'Onise made by his agent. Later
Nule Of them went out into the woods
~ mere meeting woman, they over
sS"ered her and agreed to kill her
s'''lnce to the Lord, that he might
s''u 70 their prayers. Her outcry at
,,ao'ea the attention of some gentle
~ - hunting in the vicinity, who res
@'u ner and had the saints arrested
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
PreSentiments.

Mozart's sad notion that the requiem
he had undertaken to write for his
mysterious customer, would be his own
death-chant, proved as prophetic as
Hogarth's serious assent to the jocular
suggestion that when 1.-The end of all
things" was completed there would be
an end to the painter.
Fechter's intuition was no. at fault
when it made him urge tn sculptor.
taking his instructions respecting his
last resting-place, to set to work at
once. as there was 10 time to lose;
when the tomb was ready for the
.enant, the tenant was ready for the
omb.
Tom Sheridan, bidding Angelo good
bye with the remark 81 have twenty
i onths to live" gagged the term OF
his existence to a nicely.
Awakened from a sick man slum'
Der by the baying of hounds, and the
uproar attending the pulling down of
a stag in a neighbours garden, sport
hating Millet, the artist, exclaimed, 1t
i an omenp' and in few days took
,eave of pencil and paper forever.
Not long before his fatal illness,
Prince Albert said to the Queen, Il do
OF cling to life. You do. but set no
store bv it. If / knew that those l
owed were well cared for, | should be
unite ready to die tomorrow. | am
nra if I had a evere illness, | should
Give up at once. Ishould not struggle
for life.-ChomberS Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
tucky Plants.

.or,e parts of the world, one
I,fa,ser is in high repute as a
ia ~ diyining rod. A forked branch
"' IF with various superstitious
.ooics and the two twigs are
80, tine hands and firmly held
ne point in horizontal posi-
The holder walks over the
md and. according to the popular
s,f when Immediately over a spring
int in spite Of all efforts to the
-.,,r, Will turn directly downward,
inns indicating the presence of water.
thor regions the hazel is used for
T.s same purpose, and is supposed
.toindjcate. in mineral countries,
~. presence of veins Of silver or gold
o... hazel and aster are believed, in
.,a mountain districts of Germany,
10 powerfuI in protecting men
,,,m lightning, and sprigs of these
SAINT. are often seen hung over door
a-eserye the house from thunder
t.'ts The ancients used the laure
t,thp same purpose, and Augustus is
sd 10 have put on laurel crown
.soneyera thunder storm came up.
The Iily in some Catholic countries,
considered a lucky flower, it being
f4a emblem Of the Virgin Mary, who
-,,ad for il and all who loved it, while
he mariqold is also lucky, fer it is
likewise consecrated TO her. The
bleeding heart sprang from drop of
brood wrung from her by the agony of
witnessing the death of her son, and
i. is therefore also considered a very
lrcky flower. In England, the mis-
gotoe has been reverenced from the
laws of the Druids, but is now consid-
,red as lucky for lovers, the kissing at
Christmas times being done under its
branches when suspended in the hall.
Johns wort is lucky if it be gathered
before dawn on st. Johns Day; at any
ther time it has no power to COM
nand good fortune. Thepoppy and
.uberose are lucky for the living, be
cause they are loved by the dead, but
oddly enough, the immortelle is I'M
lucky fof the same reason, the differ
snce being caused by some legend or
superstition which has been forgotten.
There is a French superstition that
he spirits of the dead revisit their
graves and are pleased to see them
r0wned with immortelles, and these
md the myrtle, which is lucky be
ause sacred to love, are more FREE
luently seen on graves in France than
any other plants or flowers.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
Loss of Flesh and strength.

with poor appetite. and perhaps slight cough
in morning, or on first lying down at night,
should be looked to in time Persons afflicted
with consumption are proverbially unconscious
of their real state Most cases commence
with disordered liver leading to bad diges-
ton and imperfect assimilation of food
hence the emaciation, or wasting of the
flesh 1t is form of scrofulous disease, and
is durable by the use of that greatest of all
blood-cleansing, anti-bilous and invigorating
compounds known as DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

Why suffer longer from Catarrh, Hay
Fever and cold in the head? A sure cure is
Ely's Cream Balm. 1t is not a liquid or
snuff, and is easily applied. Fifty cents
l recommend to those suffering with Hay
Fever, Ely's Cream Balm. l have tried
nearly all the remedies and give this a
decided preference. 1t gave me immediate
relief.---C. L. STEVENS, Hardware Merchant,
Ithaca n Y
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

James Beecher, NJ. d., of Sigourney, Iowa
says: For several years have been using
a Cough Balsam, called Dr. VIM Halt
Balsam for the Lungs, and in almost every
case through my practice | have had entire
success Ihave used and pres cribed hundreds
of bottles since the days of my army practict
1853, when was surgeon of Hospital No. z
Louisville, KY
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
Did She Die!

mol
''She fingered and suffered long, pining
away all the time for years."
''The doctors doing her no good;'
''And a. last was cured by this Hop Bitters
the papers say so much about"
'1ndeedl 1ndeed,"
GLOW thankful we should be for that medi-
cinen
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
How to save NIoner.

and we might also say-time and pain as
well, in our advice to good housekeepers and
ladies generally. The great necessity exist
ing always to have a perfectly safe remedy
convenient for the relief and prompt cure of
the ailments peculiar 10 women-functional
irTegularity constant pains, and all the symp-
toms attendant upon uterine disorders-in-
duces us To recommend strongly and I'M
qualifiedly DR.. Pierce's ''Favorite Prescrip-
tion"-woman's best friend. 1t will save
money
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

eleven years our daughter suffered on a
bed of misery,
"From complication of kidney, liver rheu-
matte trouble and Nervous debility,
"Under the care of the best physicians,
"Who gave her disease various names,
''But no relief,
"And now she is restored to us in good
health by as simple a remedy as Hop Bitters,
that we had Stunned for years before using it :"
THE PARENTS.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
Advertising Cheats -!

cit has become so common to begin an arti-
Gle in an elegant, interesting style.
''Then run it into some advertisement that
we avoid all such,
''And simply call attention to the merits Of
flop Bitters in as plain, honest terms as pos
sible,
ITO induce people
''To give them one trial, which so proves
their value that they will never use anything
else"
''THE REMEDY so favorably noticed in all
the papers,
Religious and secular, is
Having large sale, and is supplanting all
other medicines.
"There is no denying the virtues of the Hop
plant, and the proprietors of Hop Bitters have
shown great shrewdness and ability 4 =
''In compromising medicine whose virtues
are so palpable to every ones observation"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

The wind may roar among the trees,
Yet great ships sail the stormy seas.
The baldhead man may rave and swear,
Yet Carboline restores the hair.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
"Rough on Toothache.,,

The continent of a manufacturing tow
is ten mills.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
10 ladv need be without Mrs. PM

NO lady need be without Mrs. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound because she is
far distant from drug stores. The proprie-
tors send it postage paid by mail from Ly mn,
Mass, in the form of lozenges or of pills;
price 81 per box or six for So. Send for the
Guide to Health" which gives full particu-
Lars
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

De pusson who doan' talk nothin' but
slang, doan think nothin' but slang.
Many imitators, but no equal as DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

A Chicago girl sleeps with her feet out the
window because she has read somewhere
that cold contracts.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

Business before pleasure" as the man
said who married bony, wart-on-t he-nose
old gal for her money.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

When girl refers her lover to her pa he
feels that it is harder to question the pop
than it is to pop the question.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
Father is Getting Well.

''My daughters say:
Chow much better father is since he used
Hop Bitters."
HE is getting well after his long suffering
from a disease declared incurablen
s'And we are so glad that he used your Bit
sers A LADY of Utica, n Y.
~ None genuine without bunch of green
Hops on the white label Shun all the vile,
poisonous stuff with Hop" or Hops In
their name
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
CnrbO-Iincs

Instant relief for neuralgia, toothache, face
ache.A for Rough on toothache. "15&25c.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

Headache is Immediately relieved by the
use of Pisos remedy for Catarrh.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
Life scrYer.
.Snc Testimony of a l,hysirsan.

Ii you are losing your grip on life. try" Wells
Health Remover, Goes direct to weak spots
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
Pretty WomeI

Pretty Women.
Ladies who would retain freshness and vi
vacity. Try wells Health Remover"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

=, now BeeCher's Money Goes.
II. ~ Deecher has directed his manager,
SOnd' to book an extensive lectur-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
Trough on Itch.o

Trough ON Itch.'
Trough on Itch" cures humors, eruptions
-ing-worm, letter, salt rheum, chilblains.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15


The feeble grow
B strong when Hostel
| ter's Stomach Bitter
Z j. used TO promote as
stimulation OF the fooc
and enrich the blood.
Indigestion, the chic
obstacle to an acQui.
sItlon of strength hy
the weak. is an all
ment which infaili
bly, succumbs 20 the
action of this peerless
Z corrective. Loss OF
: flesh and appetite,
failure to sleep and
growing evidence OF
premature decay. arr
speedily counterfeit
ed BY the great in
Wig IA 2 {. which
braces Up the ply
steal energies and
fortIsies the constItu
ton . gainst sfisea5e.
For sale By all Drag
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15

1t makes milkman's wife blus4
her if her silk dress is watered.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
haY Fever

/ have been a Hay.
Fever sufferer three
years; have often heard
Upstream Balmspoken
of in the highest terms,
did not take much stock
in it because of themany
quack medicines. A
friend persuaded me to
try the Balm, and with
the most wonderful
success. IT. S. GER,
Syracuse. ". Y.
Cream Balm is a
remedyfounded on a cor.
rect diagnosis of this
disease and can be de
: 90 cts by mail. Sample
rlruuCfsRs Oxra1o - v
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-31
REBUILDING TIE CITY BoEDs.

EDS. RECORD UNION: 1 believe the pres
ent is good time on the part Of the city to
consider refunding orr bonded debt and get
ting it upon lower basis, both as to amount
and rate of interest. For that purpose 1
suggest that one hundred leading tax paying
citizens be selected, say by the Mayor or
some one else, to meet and consult upon the
subject, and after due consideration let each
one of the number write privately upon a
piece of psper the price he thinks should be
offered for the bonds what amount for thu
current coupons, and also the price that
should be given for the so-called "out-
lawed coupons, but in relation to which
suits are pending. From the measure of
Judgment Of one hundred frst-clsss citizens
thus obtained the average point of their
figures, found by adding all Of each class
together, and dividing by 100, would, 1t is
safe to say, be reasonable basis upon which
to propose regulations. Many have already
approved this plan, but if there is better
one let it be presented. resident.