The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-11
JAMAICA.

Arson md Robbery by Observation-Disclosures Of
the Jamaica Railroads.&c. Yankee Making
Paper Out Of Bsmbo0-A Ship Dock Pro-
jected-The Rains and Cr0ps-Amoricau Pro.
visions.
KINGSTON Nov. Is, 1858.
Last week a stcrcroom attached to a wharf In
St. Elizabeth's parish was set fire to and totally
destroyed. together with q quantity Of rum and
sugar ready tor shipment to some port In the United
States. A boat that was lying alongside the pier
ready to receive the produce to convey to the ship
then lying in Black river harbor was also destroyed
together with portion Of the pier. Large quanti-
ties OF rum In all kinds OF small packages were
afterwards found concealed among the contiguous
bushes showing that the scoundrels who caused the
fire were engaged In the work Of plumber and that
tho IRE must have originated In the incautlous
use OF light-a circumstance very common ON
such occasions Some years ago your correspondent
was witness to the destruction OF fine brig loaded
reckless use OF light by spirit thief who met hs
deserts by being blown TO atoms by the explosion
OF the cask on which he was operating.
pleasing feeling Is excited by the gratifying fact
that the ongtalked0f railroad extension from span
ish Town to Old Harbor at length approaches COM
pieton. This Will add thirteen miles TO the thirteen
that have been In operation for space or time now
approaching quarter OF century.
something that will most interest the editor OF tho
HERALD, who Is always on the lookout for the best
specimens OF paper is what am about to relate Tho
problem Of the practlcaollity Of making paper from
ton Is TO receive practical illustration on this island
Mr.. McCracken-a fuLblooded Yankee to employ
yer Spring Paper Company OF America some time
ago In order to test the capability Of stubborn
u Sspf Il, as BIC Wor Mt IN era KEN
portati0n OF machinery, which has arrived and
Is now In course OF erection IN the midland
parish OF 81. Thomas in the vale where the bamboo
abounds. This gentleman has already set q notable
example to our kid gloved gentry by driving au
American wagon with three mules, tandem fashion,
kinpHtOn. tpd
phenomen0n-of q respectable white man SO em-
Poyed-sau cause great crowd to join In procession.
Jamaican to cheer him on and wish him success In
shares allotted to ths island OF the slip dock 10 30
constructed In the harbor are being taken up ami
that good feeling generally prevails in moneyed
quarters in respect To the completion OF a work 40
long dcsderatum to this mercantile community
The spot chosen for the work is not yet known hav-
ing been Kept a profound secret. The necessary
soundngs have been taken by the engineer sent from
Europe for that purpose. To facilitate this Qent,e-
mans work every accommodation was Afforded him
ny the Governor and the Commodore on this station
so the work begins to look as If 1t Is really going 70
BE- fdH dcc0DlpiL
model schools existing in st. James parish. In tho
orthwest section Of tho island. The pupils arc
taught not only 70 read and write and TO cast ac-
counts, but how TO work for their living such oc-
cupatons as picking corr from the husk OF tho
cocoanut aud Kindred pursuits. / am informed THAI
the government Ia about 10 establish workshops,
where useful arts will be taught, rs well as at Wo-
ner's school-an excellent institution In this city
founded by Will of John Wolmer, a wealthy gold
smith, who died In this city In the early part of tho
last century. In this excellent institution masters
viii DE employed 10 teach such Industrial arts ~
tailoring, sDocfnaking, carpcn,cring, NC. Tho pro-
position - nv no means a new one. Well do re.
member when IL was first mooted, about the OF
slave emancipation. II caused such row, however,
especially among the Bapsts that tho project was
abandoned Tor time. This class pf religionists,
WHO we're particularly active among the freedmen,
took II into their heads-at any rate they
told the lately emancipated saves-that the project
was scheme to retain their children In slavery.
The consequence was that so intense was the excite.
children the scheme WIS supposed to he started n
II fell through am glad lt has been revived, 49,, LIZ
sincerely hope II viii ba carried OUT for a. W . -
supposed rendition 10 slavery, that Is oil Dosh' - "
was when the proposition was first MADE. rotner
The October rainy seasons, vach,, WEI snont Tim
backward have at last been general tnrvus aar we
island, giving promise OF good crops neas .y,,st and
had excellent shower In this city as 49, ,yn,ch
as write, IL Ia threatening TO pour ~ Viii ha d,eu
hone will not happen, as IN that case ~ " - -, ,
cut to maKe my way home, for the ssree,s , VI nks'
ton are not easy 10 act through during run, vi Cv-
sequence OF the hoods that pour sh.vut" , t ~.
weather has been boister0us ~ eVe POI "a n."
ronutry. rrvers have been swollen mans detained,
ao o ssy.rai nersons in endcavoring TO tho
, 49," ~ r,nnatatn streams have been drowned
American provislons are ia demand, tho markets
M, Lei,y overstoe ked consequently ialr prices, es
,iiv RI the articles OF pork ana butter, being
rrealizea Chcese very much wanted. several YES
80 rsvt,g arrived from Halifax with nsn stuns,
The markeL IA ovelstocked with this description OF
pruyl9tolt.