The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-21
THE WEST INDIES.


Arrival OF tho Woe Prssident Of venexu-
ola NJ 81. Thorn as-Disastr0us Fire fa
Porto Rioo-The Revelation in Hsysi-
Continued Success or tho Insurgents An
81. DOminSo-Prosidon Bae8 ProPar-
ing 60 Leave-ProsPerous Condition OF
Martiniqae-Ravages or tho Cholera In
Guadalupe, So.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE
HAVANA, June IA, 1895
The following news has arrived by the mail from
0cean0:-
Vice President GuEman Blanco, en- roSs for Europe,
arrived here on the 30th OF May In the Venezuela
steamer Of Maparari, six guns Commander Caderes
Sautes duly exchanged between Fort Christian and
the vessel
About two hundred troops OF all nations left In the
last Fronch steamer for Vera Cruz via Havana to form
part Of the Foreign Legion In Mexico.
PORTO RICO.
The dates are only to the slst OF May The city
Gil had given their report the adaptability OF tho
"lIbrea" system for the coored aborng classes from
which appears that the opinion In favor Of
the European system Of establishing 'oooperasve soci
oties they having turned out very satisfactory. both
In England and France. The authorities therefore
intended to do away with the slibreta" system
Another disastrous fire had destroyed large number
Of wooden houses in the city Of Mayagusz II COM
mcnced in tho centre OF the town. the 26h al eleven
O'Clock at night and strong breeze blowing at tho
time Three hours suflced TO destroy about seventy
wooden buildings tho loss OF which estimate at
than hundred thousand dollars OF which only
the crew OF the United States Bienvie put
ting out the fire.
According to the advices brought BY the steamer
Carabe which arrived from Cape Hayt at Santiago de
Cuba on the 9th inst, this unfortunate country was
pe GU o. most were sa aa o. h ne
doing everything In his power to overthrow
the government OF Geffard.
the great FIRE at Port Prince had occasoned, nearly
all the English and American residents were abandoning
the island as speedily ns possible Several Of the French
more intended to leave on her return from st. Thomas
ST. DOMINGO
President Baez will not be able 10 hold out much
longer General Cabral carrying the revolt against
him with great activity, and would no doubt be pro.
Claimed President very shorty ~, Letters The 70 ,ao so
sodhsfy On. e..hark for tsneas Or f. faomas The
revolutionary forces we're daily becoming strengthened
IN MARTINIQUE
The projected agricultural school Is exciting great en-
thuslasm. An association has been formed, composed
Of property owners workmen and persons Of all classes
to aid in inspiring taste for agricultural industry and
improvement the necessary funds to be raised by ten
cent weekly subscriptions The old plantation Of NJ
nCne, farm, but for an establishment to serve as
q house OF refuge for INDECENT old persons to DO
opened about tho s~st week OF July. II win be called
Ia Nation de Nascres. The rules and regulations
for the agricultural school ached 70 the model farm
arc not yet ready, bat som6o t'.e arrangements are
known to outsiders For instance, the pupils will be
required TO work from six TO eight O'CLOCK IN the morn
ing and from four 70 In the evening" the rest OF the
day beng devoted to study and lectures ey competent
persons, with intervals for recreation Tbs pupils wl
BIO lodged, fed and instructed gratis clothing eng the
only article they are required TO furnish at thesr own
expense All tropical products will be cultivated on {he
farm aud sold for tho benefit or the establishment 1t
intended TO add snail inc sugar factory, soon
as circumstances may permit which will be an Immense
benefit to the sugar planters in the neighborhood.
The increase 10 sugar for the just closed amounts
to6 pounds that OF last year; and the total
OF boxes will reach 600 The wharves at st. Pierre
price Of frcghts and the few vessels shsrs very little Is
being shipped.
The shipping at g.. Pierre, Martinique during the
month of April amounted sixty hve vosscis of which
thirty were French The rest from the United
States and elsewhere The tonnage Of those sixty five
vessels exceeded eleven Thousand tons
During the past six months Martinique has suffered
very much from drought, which still continued partcu
larry In the southern part wssre OF late years sugar
planting has given way to cattle raising spccfes OF
cattle disease has In consequence broken 0ut though
probably not to any alarming exlent, since the newspa
pers do not appear TO attach much importance soit
Hero the still In the fields uncu tho prOprfs
tors having been unable 70 make their croYe.. Ths
cholera has made such fearful havoc shat hands
tremey scarce and wages high In proportion Never
thelcss, according TO the Custom House returns sugar
expectation during the past four months thsc
during the same period last year