The New York herald., 1879-08-25
WEST INDIES.

- ,s,EyERE HURRICANE NEAR ST. THoMAs-LADoR
pp3nG AT ST. cRoIx.
~ HAVANA. August "a. 1872
The English mail steamer, via st. Thomas 18th
=, nst has arrived here. She experienced a hurri-
ane near st. Thomas.
Al The Labor act of St. Crox will terminate on Oc-
ihepber 1. Planters and laborers will then acquire
tricberty to contract for themselves This MEASURE
y, fill undoubtedly remove all discomfort.
Very weather experienced Martinique
q n the i2th INST Several terrific thunder storms
% ccurred The rivers overfowed their banks, caus-
shong much destruction of life property.
IN DESPERATE DEEDS BY A BAND OF REBELS
Blei PROMPT ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT
~ SPANISH QUESTION.
ST. DOMINGO, August 7. 1879.
band Of desperadoes recently entered and plum
dered the village Of Barthona in the extreme west
of the Republic. The government at de-
spatched force. which routed the brigands and
captured their leaders. Tho latter will undoubtedly
be shot. The government issued a proclamation ON
July % suspending the constitution then in force
and substituting the constitution of 1884, thereby
comforting upon the executive authority greater
power and enabling the President to deal summarily
with rebels. The substitution is announced to be
in compliance with petitions from majority of the
The question pending with Spain seems In a fair
way of being settled amicably. Commissioner has
arrived from :H. Havana with instructions from the
The new tax upon tobacco in Germany has
kened the tobacco lplanters to the necessity of
proving the quality of their production. They
now raising an article much superior to their for
mer product.
A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT AT HAYTI-LOss
OF THE "lSO4' CANDIDATES.
PORT AU PRINCE August 10. ls79
provisional government has been formed COM
posed Of General Lamothe, president, and Generals
Sam. Serre, Herisse and Doyon.. The city is
The Northern provinces are, however,
much disturbed. Boyer Bazelais left the
British gunboat Boxer and embarked. on
the German steamer Teutonia for Gonaives, where
1t is rumored he proclaimed President. The
North is, therefore, under control of the liberals
under Bazelais and the South under control of the
nationals. The provisional government despatched
q steamer called 1884, with o detachment of
troops against the liberals but the vessel returned
having been unable land the troops either at Cape
Haytien Gonaives.
on the 8th inst the 1904 blew up while lying in
Port Prince Harbor and became q total wreck.
Several persons were killed and wounded. Tho
catastrophe has deprived the country OF its only
manning war steamer. The explosion is supposed
to be result OF party spirit among the officers OF
the vessel.
General Salomon. who is living in Jamaica. to
become head OF the government Saomon is the
ex-Secretary or the Treasury of the former Empire
of Faustin L. commonly called Soulouqe Solomon
fell with the Empire, and has been in exile nearly
twenty years. He has many partisans among the
blacks. but is much dsliked by the colored class.
Bazelais and Salomon appear to be the most prom
inent candidates for the Presidency. The decision
of the quarrel may cause great deal OF bloodshed
The complications will probably be disentanged
within the next fortnight. lI