The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-28
BARBADOS, Dec. %, 1878
State 0fthe Crops-7he Markels--7he Vest hhd,d
Rank. &c

Bank, &c.
Our Island continues to receive daily refreshing
showers, which having their effects on the
coming crop of canes II may now be considered as
certain that one OF the largest crops ever reaped will
be shipped the coming season. If the price bore
any proportion to the quantity, the planters would
receive a fair compensation tor their labor.
The extreme low price of labor. and the more
economical system OF working the estates, now
practlced, are the only things that enable them to
live at all, with sugar at present prices and 1t is
the business can be carried on, unless prices adj
vance mate rally at home. The yam crop IS al
most an entire failure, having become affected
with ablight very similar to your potato rot. The
crop OF Indian corn Ia also coming light The fall
ure OF these two important articles OF food has
created corresponding demand for American
provisions, and we are without any arrivals for
vanclng Flour may be quoted at s s7 meal a to
%; prime pork $l2; mess $l4; corn $2} per bag,
two bushels; peas 81 20 pilot bread $3i; butter IA
cents; lard l3a; hams 10 cents; canales l5c. Of
meal pork, and flour, the stock Is quite low, and
should vessels keep out few days must advance
materially abeve present quotations.
There are rumors OF certain parties having de-
sire to resuscltate the West India Bank. The
Governor Is said to be much in favor of it. and has
said he will do all in his power to effect it,
FROM HALIFAX BY the arrival of the British
brig Halifax, papers to the 18th inst. have been
ceived at the Exchange Reading Room, from
which we CLEAN the following Items =
The Hallfar Co,x,er OF the 18th, says" We
believe it has been decided that the Hon. Samuel
placed on the line as regular packet between this
port and Boston,"
The brig Halifax made her last passage from
Boston to Iialifax-from light to light-in thirty
eight hours, which is said to be the shortest pas
sage ever made BY sailing vessel between the
two ports.
1t Is said that the schooner Boston, which has
been withdrawn from this line and sold to 90 to
q he ~ w
packet, which will be- commanded by Capt Lay
bold, late OF the Boston.
A merchant left Halifax in the steamer America
for Boston on Wednesday at nine o'clock arrived
Boston on Friday, transacted his business, took
passage in the brig Halifax and sailed on Saturday,
and was at his store in III. at o'clock Monday
morning He was in Boston twenty-slx hours.
The Halifax papers state that Mr.. ID. CALDWELL
OF st. John, N. b., proposes to express the news
ny the British steamers across to st. John, N b /,
should he find sufficient encouragement He
thinks it could be earned to st. John IN about 20
hours. From st. John it could be forwarded by
telegraph TO Boston and New York, seyeral hours
in advance OF the steamers arrival.
inst, from New York, and sailed same day for Lii
verpool.-Bostow Traveller, Jan 26.
PIRATES IN TIE WEST lNDKs-The captain and
crew OF the British schooner Bittern arrived at
Yarmouth, N. s., short time ago, from the West
1pdies and give the following account OF the loss
Of their vessel. About the I'D of December,
near them a rakIng, plratica!- looking schooner,
filled with negroes, which sailed round them seve-
raj times, apparently to reconnoItre. and endea-
.vored TO draw tkem from the land From the pro-
eeedlngs ON board the strange vessel, the c4p:ain
aad crew of the Bittern had doubt that the sup
posed pirates intended 70 board their vessel and
therefore, soon as the night set In, they aban-
eoAed her, taking with them what money and
valyables they could carry in boa, and landed a.
Sabsa The Governor the next day despatched G
schooner IN psrsuif OF the pirate. Both the Bit
terra and the pirate vessel had, however, disap.
eart6 II Is supposed that the pirates boarded
the BItern, robbed her of ali that was valuable,
and Then scuiilee her The crew of she Blttern
were tar en- To Yarmouth In the British schooner
Osler.--S3ostOn Isarditr, jan. ..
HoRRrB-E MURDRl.-Yesterday morning. man
was found murdered IN the mi ddle of the road in
81. LOUIS street, near the corner al Johnson street
Fpom papere found about his person. il is presumed
THAI the name OF the unfortunate viotm is Samuel
kinEead. A baggage entry, purporung to be ~ ade
by Samuel Cacmant, and bearing date the 2Sth De.
cembsr, was found in his coat pocket: whilst ON
the other hand letter dated at Liverpool, and I'd
dressed to Knread, builder and joiner, winch was
also discovered in the side pocket, would seem to
vldua, number Of carpenter's tools were lying
along s,de OF the Murdered man. TIE skull was
fractured, apparently from The bow of a hatchet,
and the head greatly crushed by malIet, which
was found in the immediate vicinity, despatched
with blood The deceased was respectfully clad,
ABOUT % or 80 years Of age, 8 feet inches high,
re m arkably light complex 100, light hair without
beard His dress copssted Of striped blue aud
white cotton shirt, white dannei under shirt, pair
of flannel drawers. white moleski in pants, black
cloth waAstcoat, black silk handkerchief, blue
cloth sack coat, and a fine pair OF boots.--Nep
Orleans Bee, IAN. ID.
Tns Weather.