New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-06
JAMAICA.
AFFAIRS IN HAYTI-POsTAL COMMUNICATION WITH
HONDURAs-THE LAND TAX-THE GOVERNOR
AND THE BLACKS.

AFFAIRS IN HAYTI-POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH
HoNDURAs-THE LAND TAX-THE GOVERNOR
AND THE BLACKS
From Our SPECIAL Correspondent
KINGSTON, JAMAICA. June 10, 1867
Since the departure Of the mail steamer the 9th
inst there have been few arrivals Of any importance,
and there s therefore, very considerable scarcity OF
foreign news to communicate The West Indies and Pa
cifc steamer Bolivar from Liverpool last PortauPrnce,
arrived at Kingston the afternoon Of Sunday the 9th
of June. Everything was quiet in Haytl, and sanaye
was stl r. DictatOr-G General" sOuouque was monen-
| tariy expected, but had not arrived when the
Bolivar left Business was very dull ana eyerybOdy was
anxiOusly awaiting settlement Of the Government and
Wesleyan minister Porau Prince, had prepared and
forwarded an address To the Iiayen Assembly cor,
respondent Of The Jamaica Cleaner in writing OF Hayti
and ex-Presdent Geffrard says: "GefFard was doubt
less OF ability but to conclude. from his fall that
his people unable appreciate him decided mis-.
take His fall was upon the principle that we reap what
| Postal communication with Honduras is longer by
way Of Havana the Government Of that colony having
steamer between Balize and NewOrleans. Commupica-
therefore for Honduras must be marked "via New
The imposition OF lsndtax again. and increased taxa
ton il driving the owners Of land and other freehold
property In Jamaica sell The Cleaner and DE CorOrds
Advertising Sheet has within the past few weeks published
less than 80 advertisements OF properties for safe
believe land at this moment can be obtained for mere
song In Mctcaf II Is being exchanged for pigs and
paury and IN consequence the black and coored popu-
iation are becoming the land owners.
MI Hider has been directed by his Excelency 70 pro
coed Morant Bay 10 investigate the cOndnct OF the Col
Iector Dues there who has been charged by the ne
grOes with having acted with unnecessary severity to-
ward them collection Of These inquiries
are only instituted with view 10 satisfy the negro that
his complaint meets with the Governors attention. but
while this policy does good one way II Is very injurious
another.
The news that several estates in Cuba had commenced
the experiment Of working with free labor has created
no little interest In Jamaica and Information on TINS point
is anxiousy fought for The news too that Spain has
OpeDed all her ports for Cuban sugars duty free Is start
ling In Jamaica The press have taken II M ana called
on England to confer n similar boon on her colonies
THE weather continues progressively hot showers have
fallen I'M the mountain districts but Kingston very dry
There a COED deal of yellow fever about ana IL does
who have never been of the bland have fallen prey to
H. DR. Davis, the InspectOrGeneral OF Hospitals ana
Fleets died on the 9th ipst the Captain OF the bark
Banshee on Monday the 10th inst; and the Captain OF
the brgantne RedJacket on Tuesday the I'm INST Med
Zeal men OF long experience IN the country anticipate IL
in the form of an epidemic. Typhns fever prevalent
north side OF The island particularly In the Parish
OF 81. Ann Otherwise, the country is healthy