The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-04

them up with the ordinary plough. Inere can DO no
question that had the steam plough been ntroduoed
q an earlier period Antique would now be reaping
large rewards ana many estates that have gone out
Of cultivation wound still be yteldins rich crops to
their possessors.
manufacture The exports OF the year up to June 1,
Amounted to 1851 hhds. OF sugar. s.4os puncheons
Of moasses 70 puncheons Of rum and J. 4sS bales Of
cotton.
BARBADOS
A floating jetty for the accommodation Of the
shipping visiting Barbados Is projected at Bridge
town.
fire on the 30sh ut seriously injured the store OF
Messrs. WORTHY, Murray 4 Go. 1t originated from
spontaneous combustion among bags of nitrogen
ammonia manure,' fertilizer made from the refuse
of gas works. It is now proposed to prohibit the
storing OF this dangerous matter at BridgetOwn.
Baron Hippel has gone to Demerara on his tee-
graphic mission The government Of Barbados had
agreed TO grant the International Telegraph Company
e., 900 annual subsidy for ten years. provided the
cable was laid within three years. The government
had also pledged f3,5OO per annum 10 the line of
A large whale was harpooned of Bristol village
which n yielded S15o worth Of oil: 49,,
hhds sugar and II, 900 puncheons molasses.
NEVIS.
Captain Mckenzie, the Lieutenant Governor of st.
Kits, who is also chief executive OF Nevis on pay
Ing his official visit to this island was publicly in
Lieutenant Governors unpOpniarity.
SANTA LUCIA.
public meeting was held at Castras the 2Sth
ut. TO consider a proposition for the establishment
OF Santa Lucia Joint stock steamship Company to
do c0asting trade. The resolutions adopted were
highly favorable to the project and goodly portion
OF she capital stock required was subscribed.
Inc cane crop was nearly all manufactured into
sugar and moIasses and the results this year were
unusually fine. The young canes OF the next years.
crop were greatly in need Of RAIN the season being
one OF uncommon dryness.
ST. VINCENT.
The Megass House, on the Cane Garden estate has
been totally destroyed by fire. the act OF ncen-
diary.
The Legislature convened June 2. The principal
measure proposed by the Executive was the obtain
ing OF loan Of 100000, to be expended for works
and improvements In the colony The proposition
meets great opposition from the Old fogy party Of
lated TO enhance the islands material prosperity.
The demands for coolies are greatly on. the in
ship load. The Executive has forwarded numerous
orders to India for the coolies wanted.
The warehouses Of Port of Spain are said to be
Drimlu or produce awaiting shipment. Thirteen
thousand tons Of shipping in the harbor June
yet two or three vessels were still wanted for mOas
ses. The weather was fine and most propitious for
cane grinding which would soon be completed.
The Lord Bishop returned to ROseau on the Goth
ult from his trip to England.
A fire in the town Of 81 George on the 22d ult.
destroyed several houses, supposed to be the work
of incendiaries.
Complaints were general in this island OF scar
city OF rain. 1t was feared that in consequence the
growing crops would greatly suffer.
DRMERARA
bill was before the Policy Court for the estab.
lishment Of Industrial schools and for the in(en-
turing OF children until they acquire the age Of
eighteen years.
over $3.50 900 were last year expended in the I'M
pOrtatiOn OF coolies into the province Applications
this year have been to the government for five thou
sand coolies.
ST. THOMAS
81. Thomas is Danish and not British West Indies
island; yet British interests there great that
may well place 1t in letter, to ahude at least to
the floating dock, that has at last been successfully
raised by Mr. Murphy This AFFORDS another exam
pie Of the practical knowledge and superior skill
which has rendered Mr. Cameron, the Royal Mail
COmpany's superintendent, 30 valuable, not only TO
the company, but to the whole West Indies. The
task, which other men thought hopeless, he boldly
urged forward, and success 10 his reward Honorto
him, then, ana TO Mr., Murphy, for raising the foat-
ing dock Long may they wave