The New York herald., 1871-03-01
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Herald Special Report frORr
Kingston.
Steamship Communication With New
rk---RcviVaI OF Old Times
Difficulty Between the P1ussisn
and French COnsuIs.
THE ITALIAN OPERA IN JAMAICA.
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The Government and the Negro
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TIE ITALIAN OPERA IN JAMAICA.
The Government and the Negro
Population.
TELEGRAM To THE new YORK HEsAl9.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 90, 1871
The steamship Henry Chauncey from New
York, arrived at seven O'clock this morning,
and sailed at three r. NJ. this afternoon for
AspinwalI. During the day the streets wero
filed with American passengers, causing I'M
usual excitement in the business thoroughfarcs
and indicating return OF old times.
We have had great excitement to-day in
consequence of the Prussian Consul remarling
in the presence Of the Consul Of France, in
jocular way, that he was no longer Prussian
Consul, but Consul for Europe. A serious
alteration ensued, but friends interfered-
Popular opinion was with the Frcnchman, be-
cause the remarks of the other, although in
joke were ill-timed and quite unnecessary.
General Munroe, after inspecting the de-
fences Of the island, sailed on Saturday last
for Barbados.
On Saturday evening last we had grand
performance of Italian opera, given under the
patronage Of the Governor. The theatre was
crammed to suffocation with the wealth and
fashion of Kingston. 1t was the grandest per-
formance ever witnessed in jamaica The
entire audience, on the entrance of the Gov
ernor with the Commander Of the Forces and
American Consul, rose en- nsasse, the orchestra
playing the national anthem. The Domini-
can residents of Kingston cheered the Consul
of the United States, who responded, and tho
enthusiasm was unbounded. There is TO be-
another performance next Saturday, and the
company will then proceed to Cuba and New.
York.
fishing university in Jamaica. II is rumored.
that the Rev. John Radcliffe will be the prn-
cipal Judge Blair the chair of law; Rev.
William Murray of moral philosophy DR..
Milne Of the English language; Bowrey Of
national philosophy.
The Jamaica government is taking posses-
sion OF all unreprescutod properties and lands.
The Greencaste estate was taken by the gov
ernment and leased to William Sheriff, black
man, for one hundred and eighty pounds per
annum, half in advance, and the money has
been paid. Sheriff afterwards rented the
house on the property for thirty pounds to
W. Bond, an Englishmap, who had previously
squatted on the property.
The Jamaica negroes arc wealthy, although
they cry poverty and are miserable looking.
A negro fddler-Od ROse-who has been
begging charity for some time past, was found
dead, and in her house was found over hun
dred pounds in small silver
Governor Grant has directed circulars to all
parochial revenue officers, to observe all black
and colored men or youths who lead an exem-
plary life, who are Industrious and truthful
and deserving Of notice, to record their names
and report the same to the Colonial Secretary,
with the object Of rewarding them with ap-
pointments to government situations.
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At meeting Of the Marketmen'- Assecin-
uon OF Washington and West Warrington Markets. he'd
No. 1893 Washington street. on Tuesday, February SS,
Resolved, That tender heartfelt thanks the Hon.
R. Connolly, Comptroller OF the CITY and County Of New
York. for his prompness In authorizing the
Of Markets to remove certain distractions placed IN Wash
thory and violation Of the just equitable rights Of