The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-25
w E ST INDIE S .

Decline OF Local Interests In Jamnica-
Heavy Taxes. Depression of Trade ana a
Financial Dead Lock-Anncxation tn the
United Stntcs-Conmercial Affairs and tho
Crops I'm the Other Islands.
The spanish steamer Moclezuma arrived at Havana on
the 18th Of July, with news from Jamaica to tho 18th
instant, and later advices from many Of tho other
British west India islands.
JAMAICA.
The yellow fever had disappeared from King ston and
tho weather, though exceedingly warm, agreeable
Wilson, the dcfraudcr OF the Treawny Savings Bank,
has been discovered and apprehenaed
The ship salamanca with three hundred and ninety.
two coolies out OF four hundred and four shipped at
Calcutta arrived in hundred and twenty days
Many Of the coolies spoke English.
There being available tonnage in port at Kingston
orders sent to st. Thomas. Owing to the want Of
shipping very little business had been done during
week. The OF freight CO for sugar London
and f1 los. for logwood.
The coffee plantations In the higher mountains were
suffering from tho windy OF tho weather and excess
Of rain
labor abundant All public works were sus.
pended Many Of the government employees had not Jet
The prospects for July were still worse. There was
general discomfort prevailing, and not few OF tho in
habitants were longing for American annexation in con-
sequence Of the bad management OF the aud
tho heavy taxes with which tho people burdened
The government had paid out some f10, 900 within
claims, beng determined 10 work upon the country 8
finances without involving the colony In any further
debt dcad lock' bad ensued at least far the
salaries were concerned.
In Kingston thore had been no improvement In mer.
camille matters Some further nsolvenoies had turned
up, and the creditors in not being satisfied
with the accounts, had attachments issued, thereby
placing everything In the hands Of the Official asssnses
for the benefit OF all.
The Kingston Bank did very little Provisions de-.
pressed, being In excess
In Kingston the Consula,es OF Belgium, France and
Norway hosed their nags at half mast when the
arrived about the execution OF Macmillan. great
many Of the public edidces had done the same.
The present system OF tax collection In Jamaica cost
G1o,320.
eoor in future upon the negro at hrs real.
dence instead OF the negro waiting upon the collector at
his Office.
or rHosAs
II was generally believed that the United States would
succeed in negotiating transfer Of the island a. COAL
ing station for their ships,
The dates arc to June 90 sovera, nrss had broken
out on the estates and from the frequency Of them IL
was feared that they were the work OF ncendaries,
The crown lands were TO be sold 70 small settlers at
twenty shngs per acre for plantation land and forty for
village land In one district there three thousand
squa,tsn and the government had decided upon dis
The weather was too dry for tho season. the crop over
aud rain was wanted for cultivation which bad suffered
from drought; tonnage ample for immediate wants;
business dull without prospect Of any amelioration
the sugar crop considerably short
Tbs dates from st. Johns are 70 the 2Ith June The
Legislature was IN session.
The ralns bad been continuous nom the i0sh Of May
I'LL The AID OF June
rRirKn GUIANA
The news dates from oscrscsown are TO the 10th Of
The Issisla,urs met on the 1sss and closed on tho