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CILUIiCH & 1IACKJS11,
Proprietors.
jsr
,)fHrc-No. ?4 McPIicMon's Block, tip Stairs,
Uli VN VI LLE, NEBRASKA.
Terns, in Advance :
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, three months-
Kfi UI XG 3U.TTER OX EVERY PAGE
SOCIAI- DIRECTORY.
LODGES.
'Ut CnritielCommantlerj-KtilabtTem-
fc'J-.1 ,luru. :j. Meets in Masonic Hall on the
( J- 1 AlUrUi HUllll CiLUUUlUUUJ ih. tT JL- UK
'S 1 .in. Unn. Jno. Ulakk, Itecordcr.
.-Krovrnvillc Clinptcr No. 4. R. A. 31.
fw j.lr.iilurCommunlcationsHr5tMoinlayniKht
inra-'ii nu'-itli. Lecture Meetines every Monday
piri. jjus iiLAKc, ir. r. h. r. cures r.
I t.vrY.rHy.
.Vc-innlia Vnlley lodce No. 4, A. F. fc
A. jl. Iteguiar communications iirsiana
.T.nlay nights In each month. IxJge-oi
t in every Saturday night. J&rix Ulakl',
iney Fbencji, Secy.
Urnivnville I,oilce No. 5, I. O. O. F.
Begnlar nieetlnfrs Tuesday evening ot each
J. bTKVHNPQN, N.O. J). O. CitObS, Secy.
CU17KCII22S.
lrch1 f erian Church. -Pcrv,cosT JI
snlkbntfi a' l(fc:s) a. m.. and 7:30 p. m. Ituj er
Meeting Wednedav cvcn!iis. Sabbath bchool
k' Uo clock p. m- Z. Tj. JIaibd. Pastor.
f-IIcllilidKTlI. Chnrrli.-SJerj-lcw. each
buL.u), at io: a. in., and .; p. i - un
t'ay School at . in 1'rayer -Meetiug Thursday
fc .-eninK. y.H. I.irt.T, 1'aator.
fXPFBCbTl-r ChnreU Epluropal. Corner
iJU tiaiiric and Second streets. b-rvices every
,dav MoniHiR at 10S o'clock 11. in. Sunday
,.-?tiiptit Church. Con.or Fourth and At
l.2 laniic streets, bervlce every S.ibbath cx-r-f,
t t'i" tiurd in each month, nt 11 o'clock a. m.,
1. . . ...i- i. j Kntulnv SrtlitirJ Jit 10 a. m.
il
JT
rl MtTilll,
; Wednesday e vcnUiiT. " T. S. LO WE,
n
;&
fhri-itlitn Churrh, l.nmlan. Iiineser-
ico e erj-fcabbalh xt 11 a. m., jlud.ln the
1.1 V.
ifP-.-i. 5Iarj'-i:piHropnI rcrn.- Service
' .. rr -Minrtav lntiriiinz- itnu cvfimig. jur
ist S,-hoil at 3o clock p. m.
Jte. It. C. Talbott.
rosier.
&S
II. ::. -Iiurch, London. Services every
other haltuath. ite-.J. W. Martin. Pastor.
.Churrh, Peru. Sen-Ices every Sab-H.-v
Mahtin I'niTcHAitp. iBMor.
Lath
fST3I. V.. Chareli. Nrmalia C'itj.
Mr tvvrv other Sabbath. IL HfKfJK. I
yen-Ices
aster. -
CITY OFFICALS.
Citj Council. Meets the First Thursday In
each month. Mayor, C 1". Jstewart. Al-
Ntbarit. 1). Plast-rs. 5!ai--h. 1. D. -pml..jll
rfc.. J. IS. I'ickr. Att-irney. I'n icn. Trens
rn-tr,
J. W. MI:aIe!o. jiinpneer. i. v ikihhiu.
MAILS.
Nort hern -Ia1ly -via I'heJps: DeiartsatSa.m.
Arrn . at 12 p. n.
Sui hern Daily via Phelps : Daparte at S a.m.
Arr. .1 at- ii.ni.
Nrlierii-Vta Pern
xmtherii Y:a Nemaha Tri-W eekly : Departs
Monday, Wdn-ay and Saturday at 7 a.m. Ar--i
iaui dsys at 6 p.m.
rstern Via Tti-umwli to lleatrlce Dallj":
Ji.-,j nsrtt7a.m. Arm e at S p.m.
Nt-.-therii- Via London to Spring Creek eek
1 . l 4iarts Fnday at 7 a.m. Arrives Saturday at
ep.-i.
So itIiYve-itrr:s-V"m s.iprmar,, to Table ltoek
V.V .. v Hi,uiuMt)U(la: u.7a.m. Arrives Tues
duv . t i in.
r.s: ii!i.-.' llr.irv from 7 a. m., to ' p. m. Sim
dr.jifn-.il lutoio au.ta. W. A. lOlAM.K,P. M.
ron
BUSINESS GASDS.
ATYOKJiXYS.
I r KWBTT NEWJf
eys ud (-mn-
,2ffc. Office No. 7.
IKl'iitrcn Stock. op aiaiM.
1 1 sAMntatuwk
i.-i:i:vi H .t JtOGEit"1. AtiameyuMtOmmmMn
V m. I.iw. Will gie diligent attention to any 5-k-a:
i . :n entrtihW to their care. o:!ice In Court
ffo.isH Uuibliii, Brin liie, Sf").
J
R
. DITjIiN.AMoriKy and CHinB-ior at Law,
and
Ileal LMate Agent, 'iocumPell, Johlwu!i
County. Neto.
'pil'lMA-5 UHADY,
I iM-:i(r! in tio'iery.
1: :a. lima .i die. Xeb.
AJtornevs at Law and
Office in District Court
TM. II. jlcI.KNNAN. AUoruej- and Counselor
-at Ijiw. Nebraska City, Neb.
X vr . HCilPIlP.liY. Attoriteys and Counselors
i.' Ijiw. Pawnee Ol.v. I'awnee County. Neb.
"V K. CJItKiOS. Attorneyat Iiw and Land Agent,
. lteHtrk-e.(JnKeCoiinlyl Nebraska.
PHYSICIANS.
( r.STKWAltT. M.
I.. Phvsleian and. Surgeon,
V '. Ill
lirou uviile. heb. ORice hours from 7 to 'J a.m.
mid lioSNiidii'xto;.'. p in. Ofliceiu H. a Lett's
Unig Store.
w
'M. M. DAILY, Physician and Surgeon, St.
IVroin. Neb. Oduate of Cincinnati ICclec-
tlc Colletfc. 3iy
W" H. KIMBF.LTN. M. P., I'hysician ar d Surgeon
t . lo the Nebraska Fye and. Kar fntirmvy.
N t. Si Main street. Browuvilte, Neb. Ollice hours
from 7 a.m. to 6 p. ii
I T C. THUItMAN. Phjsician and Surgeon, No.
- J 31.
lain street. Hrownville. Neb.
Ollice hours
ruin i to 11 a.m. and from 1 to I p. m.
HL MATHEWS, Phvsidan and Surgeon. Office
lnCityDrugttore,No.32Maiuirreet,Brown-
a ill. Neb.
LAND AGENTS,.
i P. CCK5SWKLL. Ileal Kstateand Ta-c Paving
- V . Agent. Ollice in Corswell Itloch. corner First
imd Atlantic streets. Will give prompt attuntion to
the Sale of Ileal Ksiate am! th l:rvnjnt or Taxes
tbrmighout tlie Nemaha Land District. 7tf
IIIC'IARP V. HCflYlES, Heal Kstate Agent and
IV Notary Public Oiliceiu llatuiarordtMcFairs
I uraiuire Store, ltrowuville. Neb.
y
'ILLIAM II. IIOOVKll, lt"al Kstate and Tax
liV!!lL Al-i.nt finif.1. 1iivtW4 frnr llnnm
ViI!give prompt atientinn to the sale of Ileal E-
raw aim l-aymentor Taxed throughout the Nemaha
IjtndlMsfict.
GHA1N DEALKHS.
17 V WoriTIIIND. Forwarding and Commls
l j i 'erchRiit. and Dwiler itrnlLkind::of Grain
ind Cvjacry Produce. Ollicound Warcroom, No.
Ji . n street, Hrownville. Neb.
f;r. n. ST RT A BltO., Draiers in Grain, Pro
v duce. Ac. Aspinwall. Neb. Highest market
iT.ce paid: r anything the faru-er can raise. We
win buy and -en everything ijaHtn tu. the--market.
MERCHANDISE.
JOHN McPHEBSON, Dealer in General Merch
' nndic. Sales room in McPhcrson Block. No. o
..AiiH R.rwri, Jirownviue, Neb.
lVl.'.y
W t. JtmrON A CO.. Dealers inC.eieralM.erch-
.mnwL.M). 7? Main street, Brovnville. Neb.
HriLLLVM T. DEN.IKolerinGennilMerchan
,' ; aw! ForWaraingand Commlon Merch
ant. 0. , Main j,lreet Hrownville. Neb. Corn
lanu-rs ;o.vs. Stoves, Furniture, etc.. alwnvs "on
rt n-i'li'-st market price iaid for Hides, Pelts,
ars aud Countiy I'roducc
NOTARIES-
EllIlIGIlT. Notary rubUcandConvevancer, i
J- io. .Z Main street, second tioor, Brownville. f
r;"-3 , .Axent or the Lquitable and American Tou-
-rh-L1 e in-nraiice companies.
TUSTICES-
W MiHGAN, Probate Judge and Justice of the
. I'ece. Olfioe In Court House Bmldiuc, Brown
ville, Nc
cou:
STV
sviyeyor.
j t Uts GILBERT. County Sun-eyor.
" 6l!lVSS Clfii Ymnxhn f.atiTir' "V
Postofiice
Cltaon. Nemaha Ceumy, Nebraska.
SADDLERY,
J H. BAl-KB, Harness. Bridles, Collars, c No.
M Main street, Brownvllle.Neb. Mendingdono
t . ,i
"r satisfttctlon Guaranteed.
lU.ACICSMITIIS.
.1 '",-I'-l-ASOX. General Blacksmith. Min street.
" r..ivnvi;ie. Neb. Is prepared to do all kinds
ii wnr in iron, on short notice, and at prices in
"H ;iik n-ith tiro times.
J.
W. J. c. GIBSON, Blacksmiths and Horse
iots rint street.botween Main and Atlantic.
RJarante'-d."
bridge: building.
tnd
e now in n.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A I IC ROBINSON. Boot and Shoe Maker, No.
- v " Mi.'a street . Brownville, Neb. Has constant-
l-von hand
Kisses' and
a gooa assortment oi ueni s, uuiya,
Cluldren's Boots and Shots. Custom
ork done with neatness and dispatch,
cone on short notice.
Repairing
HARDWARE.
CUELLICBEBGER BROS.. Dealers in Hard--1
ware, stoves, Tinware. Carpenter Tools, Black
smith Furnishings, Etc No.,74 ilaiastreet, Brown
vale, Neb.
I tO&EB i SHIRTS, Hardware Merchants. No.
-j . -uatn street. Brow
gtoves. Tinware. Etc- --
79 Main street. Urowrvillp.. 'Veb. Daalers in
--. .-,. v, ..
TAILORING.
plinis. ILVUBOI.DT. Mercha.nl Tailor. No. 62
'-' Mainstrcet,BrowivriU,NT;b.-vI&is-OB hand a
fpieHdid Mock or Goods, and' will miCke dem up in
itie lattst styles, on short notice and reasonable
tirms.
SALOOifS.
! OrEPH HUDDABD t CO., 1-cace andQuiet Sa
"i 12 s'0- " HaIn street; Brownrille, Neb. The
ejtvines and Llquora-keptba hand. - . '
. ICL ARD HARPSTER, Aihambra BilliardSa
A Joou; No: iTMaTU street, BrowaTUle.Keb;- -d
ot Wines and Liquors constantly on handi
RESTAtJRAJfTS.
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TVv-iIv RESTATJRANT.-Geo. Daugherty, Pro
J prlctor. No, 37 Main street. Rrownvillc. Neb.
iiiS at ailiflsr1 ViisrU by the day or-week.
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i nm i V&Z9J iwtm J im. wm n y i n w. Ht H23.K3 rjh s3R th--s"33 e sra i m&. ra, y j cjj iia 'a. i Twoinches. ':m
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ESTABUSHED 1S5S.
Oldest Paper in tlie State.
BUSINESS CARDS.
HOTELS.
onEiarAN 110USE.-C. M. Kauainan. I'roprie
O tor. Ko.4G Mam street. Brownville. eoraska.
Thoroughly remodeled and refurnislied. ced sta
ble in connection with the home, fctages for all
points west and ommbus.-ea for all trains.
Tl E''OLIJS IIOUSK, J. N. Keynolds. IWnf tpr.
Iv'os. M A90 Main street, opposite l'otol.ice.
Newly furnfelied throughout ; tnorouchly remod
eled Irom ctllAT to attic Kirbt Class sample Room
on first lioor. "Most convenient House to the busi
ness part of the city. Livery accommodations con
veniwit. Stages lor all ioints leave thU .House
daily, making close connections v.itu allKailroad
trains! :"-y
4 MEXICAN BOUSE, L. I). Uoblson. Proprietor.
JX. 'ront street, between Main and College. Good
Feed and Livery fatable
in connection with -this
House.
DRUGGISTS.
MJCltEKItY t N1CKKLL, Dealers In Drugs,
Stationery. Etc. No. 32 Main street, ISrown
ville. Neb. Tull assortment of lirucs. Paints, Oils,
llooks.HUitionary, etc on liauJ, and sold at whole
sale or retail.
""- - " --"T
A 1 !J 1 1 1
bsbsbix:
G30. S. PHH.Z.XPS,
Li?ery,Feed,&&cha!ig(iSlaules
Brotsrnvillo, Xobraslia.
J. BLAttE3
All Operations I'cr-
lorrred lu nio best
manner.
OrncF:
Over CityDrug Store,
IroHt room.
GEO. DACGIIERTT,
I'KOPIUETOn,
ISAM SESTAURAM
SHERMAN HOU:
SE.
iG r.Iain-st., Broirnvillc.
CM. KAUFFH13T, Proprietor
ITIDED STABLE
IX C0XXECTI0X WITH THE HOUSE.
TUU. House has been remodeled and rtlurnishetT
l throughout, and affords the best accommodations in
the city to the lucai anu tra ei ii'g puoiic 1 1 is cen
trally located. Stages for th West, and Omnibuses
for all trains, go irom the Sherman IIu.is. Fair
first class, charcoMiioderate. J--t
W. B. WREGQT,
Wliolosale and Retail
Deader la
OLD KENTUCKY
111
u Libui
Pure tiSVin Bitter &c.,4
G3 TICtfS STREET,
nno iTaY villi:, xjsrhasiz i
H.
TOT TT2 TC? Zr A T.T tt
S j -S-J J.O a J .H L .
House, Sign and Carriage
P A I N T E H ,
Jwry A 77s?J3(f WWrS-itrr,
rcr
No. 90 MAIN STP.EET,
Brownvillo, KeTbrasia.
Bricklayer and Plasterer,
BroynvjUe, TJ"earasza..
Is prepared to take contracts inhlslinp, i city or
coniitrv. Ail work done in the 'jest of style. AJso,
will build ( is'crdS, cad rorrtitTbtim perfect. 25y
Clocks, atches, Jewelry
JOSEPH SHUTZ,
No. 59 Main Street, Bro-wnvillo.
Keeps constantly on hand a large and well
assorted,tock of genuine articles in his line.
IKepairlng or Clocus, waicnes nnu jeweiry
done on short notlc , at reasonable rates.
ALL WORK "W 'ATiii ANTED.
John L. Carson, Banker,
'"' -JJP.OWXVILLE, XEBllASKA.
Exchange b6ilit and sold on all fhe prlnclpa
cities. Also ueit'er in
Cold and Silver Coin. Gold Dust, and Gorern
went Bonds.
Brpcsltsrecelved.payableatsiffht. interest pan'
on time deiTosits by special agresnient. 1 axes "
for non-residents. A U-i:inds V. 6. Bondswanti-J.
PBASTZ HBIiKtER,
nwm K-pumu.iiu.
ONE DOOIt WEST OF COTJIIT HOUSE.
TI7AGOX MAKING, Repairing,
VV Plows, anil all work done in
manner and eiicrt notice. Satisfaction
anteel. GiveMmatall. I
the best
gnaran-
t3t-ly.
Br, C- IT. TIHBAUT,
GermanPhyslctan& Obstetrician
OFFICE IN THURM-VN'S DRUG STOBE,
1 Browux itle, NebriisUa.
POSSESSINO 'anLrairro Magnetie' Battery, he
will be fully able to attend to all Nervous and
vill be in Brownville from the 1st to the Oth, and
from the 13th to the lsth of every montlu 5tf
85 ttftiWWY-
4ti a.&4l & s&2rS
rsnTiIle, Nebraska.
STEVENSON ACROSS,
PROPn:"Etoits.
General R. R. & Foreign Tictet OSlce.
OMNIBUSSES TO ALL TRAINS.
Daly Stages for All Poiats "West.
JlESTSAMPIK S.OOM IX THE STATE
JOHX Q. A. SMITIT.
C 11. WIIOA
nilif;
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AND
COMMISSION "HGUS3
Or
SMITH co WILCOX.
Dealers In all kinds of Grain, for which taoy
pav the highest market price in Cash.
J3-0fflce atStore ofF. E. Johnson J- O". I8-m
""FEEMONT HOUSR "
BROAD ST., RET. ."k! & -Itii,
FREMONT NEBRASKA.
PROPRIETOR
This Honseis within 50 rods of the U. P. R. R- and
P. C vt P. R. R. Depots. Hacks leave lor West
Soint daily jind Lincoln tri-wcekly. C-tf
"Waldter & Lemmon,
House, Sign and Carriage
No. 56 M"aic St.
SJiOWSTZTLE.
r
Miserl Paints
FOR SALE.
GILDING
GRAINING, SMARTING,
FROSTING?, KAXSOMINING. ETC.
2S-ly
RasberrzeSyBlaGkberries.
T AAVTON.
kittatsckv and yIIJsoNs
Early Blackberries Antwerp. "Philadelphia
and EUlsdale Raspberries.
IW. FURNASONS &. CO.
SUBSCRIBE for tie " WceWy Airtiser
eat ijapex in the State.
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THE ADVERTISER.
BROWSVILLE, NEB.,
THURSDAY MORNING, APRILS0.1S71.
SAX DOMIXfiO.
Report of tlie Commissioners ivliere
tiicy AVent anil -what tliey Did
ijtronjr Argument in Favor of An
iiexatiou Cliuraut eristics and Condi
tion of tlie Feople Resources uud
Productions of the Country, Etc.
THE SAN DOMINGO REPORT.
The following is the report of the
Commissioners. The report opens by
given the resolution under -which the
Commissioner of Inquiry was ap
pointed, lu accordance with the res
olution the Commissioners proceeded
to the Island of San Domingo.
They'travcrsed the Dominiean lie
public from end to end in several di
rections, either by their agents or in
person, one of the Commissioners
crossing it from south to north, and
the other from east to west. They
spent several weeks at' the' Capital in
daily conference with the President
and chief otlicers of the Government
in examining theollicial records, and,
as at all other places, were in con
stant intercourse with the people and
taking the testimony of witnesses.
They visited the vicinity of the west
ern border of the country, where it
was reported that there were disturb
ances, and remained a week in the
Capital of the neighboring republic
ofHayti, where some supplementary
investigations were made.
POLITICAL- STATE AND CONDITION
AND FOR!.! OF GOVERNMENT.
The present. Government of the Do
minican Republic is in theory a con
stitutional republic. According to its
constitution the Government is divi
ded into three branches, the Execu
tive, Legislative and Judicial. The
lirst consists of a President and Vice
President, elected by an eleetorlal col
lege, for a term of six 3ears, with a
diMerence of three years in their elec
tion. Both the President and Vice
President are ineligible to the Presi
dency during the following term.
The President appoints a Council of
State, consisting of a Minister of Pub
lic Instruction, of the Interior, of Po
lice, and of Agriculture; of Public
Works, of Commerce, of War and of
Marine. On one of these four minis
ters the duties of minister of foreign
vMitirv-i il viiIvph jit. thft will of She
President. The legislative branch of
l..x r!n.nnr ,,r-iutc f . r.r.itr ;
deafc Conwiltoj-cfeeletl l primary
aml.llM .ilfrllllftb tWO meiMOftrS Ml1'"''" ,utul i.-uiui.wui WUU-
htfrAioQWftDanilnao. two forSdn-
!ti!igo, and, oiio' foV.catJh fUHvothrJ lect1
pro vi n ces a L' d efis tri of s n i n e m Ctn-swaTi1;
bers in all. Theioliold office six H? ',
years, ind may be re-elected. 1'jach
province and district has a Govern
ment, and each parish and military
post has a commandant, nominated
by the Executive and responsible to
him. The towns are governed by a
Gutamiatos or councils, elected by
the primary assemblies for three
years.
The Judiciary consists of a supreme
court, whose seat is at the Capitol,
with a President, four' Ministers one
Attorney-General, who are chosen by
the Senate from nominations made
by tlie Ek'L-torial College, and who
hold office five vears. In every prov
ince and district there is a court of
first instance, sitting in their respect-;
ive capitals, consisting of a judge,
prosecutor and attorney general,
nominated by the Executive,
and
holding office five yeara. Jt vas
foiuia thal-fiife eourtv lmd'in majiy
parta of the tepttb"Ucfftdlg-iqMiis-use.
Finally, each yArirffctqr com
mune has an alcape, appointeyby.the
Executi-e and hdllling ofiiccUtt, ins
pleasure, and eorrespondiilg'toour
justice of the peace. In this latter
case the practice is certainly far bet
ter than the theory. In all parts of
the republic it was found that the al
cades held oilice, virtually during
good behavior, and not one was found
whose character did not inspire res
pect for Ue country. "
Thi nommissioners found the gov
ernment organized and in complete
operation in all its tiepanmenia, e.
prcisimr every function of a lcgimate
rr.vprnmp.nt. with Gen. Bnenaventu-
- -- .
mntinnnrv lenders, aided by the nay
tines and political intriguers. These
are incited to be extaordmiry ac
tive at this time, by" fear of annexa
tion to the United States. From all
i.nf fim rnmniissioners could ascer-
fc-tJfcH- HW vv -. ,
t
ain, President Baez "has the i
f nin'frrpnt inaioritv of the D
me itrsiHji;-
of
ouiini-
can people for hisadministrativeabil
irlos. and the strops attachment of
Jli--3i ' "J i , . ....
many ltading men, xrno regam nim
o rim nit itt ki :ii j'iiiu-ti iiiuun- ..-,..
who (nn hold the nation against do-
mestie factions and foreign fos. In
the year 1S-LS, alter live years ui m.ai
chy'consequent upon tba expulsion
of the Haytien power, Genera.1 Baez
was regularly elected President of the
republic. It appears that he was
chosen as the man who, by In? educa
tion, fortune and public services,
would be the most likely to secure
reneral confidence and heal the
wounds, inflicted by civil and foreign
iv 'one of the delegations of leading
citiz.-ns who lender J to him the
chief magistracy, as Genera Cabral.
There is araph testimony o tlie fact
uf -ir him. disnite the diiicul-
ties that have beset him, the repub
lic has enjoyed as much liberty as
,. f i,ic,irdpces?6rs dared to al-
f low, ami more tranquility than they
knew how to give. . . ,.,,..
Nor do the Commissioners find tnat
ti.aro in inv nmwiicut of the po -nt
administration of that Republic, who
has now, or who ever hu .m, j
claim' to the chief magistracy, by a
title superior to that of the present
incumbent. Whatever technical de-
fects there might have been miiis
r..w,5.i tiilA tn office, it was confirm-
UlltlU". w.- - . .,. I
ed by the National uonvenuon ami
ratified by the assent and support of
the people- The Irequency of civil
commotions during a long period,
and the consequent insecurity of prop
erty, have paralyzed: industry, cus
coiiraged accumulation, and so nn
rmvnriehPil thn country that for the
last two vears. the financial resources
of the'Governmerit, as'"te otlicers in
formed us, hav"" been niadequawo to
pay the expenses.
INSURRECTIONS AND DISTURBANfJES.
The insurrections which still exist
regularlv orgauized army. The Com
missioners find that Cabral does not
claim to be the legal head of the Rc-
ra Baeu as chief-magistrate, in iun
and peaeable possession of alt parts ot
tho Republ'ic, except on the Haytien
borders, which is disturbed by insur-
are headed "by Cabral a"d, luperon.
Theformer of. these 's uni'versallyi
conceded to be the more important,
but. neither has a distinct flag 'o'r a
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1871.
public ; that he does not claim to rep
resent the principal, Constitutional
or legal authority ; and the order is
shown by the fact that in his procla
mation and in a communication to
the Commission he styles himself
-Chief of the revolution, -and Ihejourn
al, pretending to emanate from him
at Kan Juan, but well understood to
be printed at the Haytien Capital, is
Styled "Bulletin of the Revolution."
As to Luperon, the testimony of
both Cibas and on the coast, is that
he is simply a bandit, stained with
;crimes. He has not, so far as could
be learned, distinguished himself in
any regular manner, his main ex-
rploits being in sundry robberies and
piratical operations on tlie coftst, me
latter by means of a steamer furnish
ed him by insurrection brokers on a
neighboring island. The disturbance
of which Cabral is at the head has its
seat in the western part of the Repub
lic on the LTaytien frontier. The
force immediately at CabraPs com
mand, does not exceed a few hun
dred men, who in ease of emergency,
force into their servivce all the popu
lation upon whom they can lay their
hands. It has been claimed that he
has controlled the Dominican part of
Bafohdna, "and received supplies
through it, but this certainly is no
lomrer the case. On the other hand,
it is charged by the present Domini
can Government that he has received
supplies through Hayti, and that
H-ivtien soldiers and arms have been
at his disposal. The Commissioners
obtained evidence of this fact from
manv sources. They also examined
Ha v lien prisoners, speaking only the
language m tiie Jiayuens, aim Hav
ing in their hands muskets bearing
the Haytien 'lamp. The Commis
sioners believe that had the revolu
tionists wielded only their own forc
es and resources, they would have
long been put down. Their whole
importance is derived from help by
foreign intrigues, and from the fact
that behind them stands the Haytien
nation, which has nearly three tiims
the population and revenue of the
Dominican Republic, which has nev
er relented in its aggressive policy
and at whose head is r. President ele
vated .by a bloody irTs&i'reclion, in
volving the murder of his predecess
or. Besides the Haytien aggressions,
other causes aggravate dilliculti3 in
the 'Dominican Republic. Among
them are the provincial jealom-y be
tween the North and South sidfs of
the Island. A number of military
chiefs, heading small elans in the va
rious districts and at the convenience
of neiirhborinsr islands, afford for the P
revolutionist and insurrectionary op
eSMUOIiS. VIl
erations. All these dilliculties the
Commissioners Lc-iu-ve would (hsap-
c
lie be cirectiuilly protected by con
nection with a ft rung nation. The
self government in the Island
lern ijrpatlv obstructed bv inter-
ikil UiHeuHie3aiul listurhances,. vtt
i . .d .
cieutoeSitt'nfenS,-fee' co tnS
s. FiiBSPA5iSHoceirp AtriolS
The Spanish occupation of the Is
land in 1SG1, was found to have been
consumated by fraud, and most un
satisfactory and oppressive in itsre
fiilts, both civil and icligious, threat
ening danger to the Maprn:c fraterni
ty, a large and inlluential order in
The Island, and the re-establishment
of slavery, either by importation or
by the reduction of .the inhabitants to
bondage. The people revolted and
drove the Spaniards into the 'strong
holds on the coast, where "the sol-
uieis
died by wholesale of
malignant
fevers, engendered in close a'nd filthy
barracks, devoid of all sanitary appli
ances. Of the Spanish losses no ex
nc data could be obtained ; the best
inion seemed to be that tho Span
iards sent in all about 3n C60f troops,
of whom between G.000 and 8,000
Were lost by desertion and other
causes. Although bitterly disap
pointed in the results of Spanish an
nexatian, the people, who were soon
involved in new revolutions, ceased
not to look around in hope ofrelreij.
FEELING IN FAVOR OF ANNEXATION.
To the surprise of the Commission,
in almost all parts of the country, ev
en the remotest, the people were
ff.nnrl fn 1m fnmilinr with flin. nnp-
tion of annexation to the United
oi.iluo, .inn lu iiiu(noi;urdii 11 .lijjuii;
themselves with intelligence. All
classes in all parts of the country
were" consulted. Magistrates ' and
ecclesiastics of every grade of official
rank, civil and military, citizens of
rail professions and occupations in
ftowir and country, and everywhere
there vas a general agreement m the
declaration that their only 'hope of
permanent peace and prosperity is in
annexation to and becoming a part o
the people of the Lnited States. They
generally declared their belie'f Unit
the strong arm of this republic, taking
them under their protection as a part
of the nation, would at once end the
iejrorts and hones of uv
crv seditions
revolutionary leader, v
and establish
law, order and prosperity. The in
corporation into the public senti
ment, of a feeling strongly favorable)
to annexation to the united States m
preference to any other power, is par
tially due to the presence in varicis
parts of the country of small colonic
of colored people, formerly of the Un
ited States.
CIIARACTCRISTICS OF TnE PEOPLE.
The Commissioners entirely dis
credit the reports that annexation
would be resistpfl by desperate meas
ures in any part of the Island, and
cite at length their own experience
and the entire immunity from harm
of every kind winle on the island, as
pvidence of the conclusions. The
i people of San Domingo are o" mixed
blood. Honest. Temperate, inofivnsivi.
destitute of prejudice against race or
color, and to vvhotn pauperism, rob
biry aiid high crimes arc unknown.
Among the pojiular vices, is petty
rambling, extensively engaged i5t bv
3?anish people. -They are all Roman
Catholics, except the American emi
grant, who are Methodh-ts and Bap
tists, though no intelligence of reli-L'ious-persccutton
can be discovered.
The people generally own the land
which- they cultivate, though agri
cultural operations are limited by the
lack of markets and the frequent po
litical disturbances through: t'seir
dominions. They are not aversd' to
work when sure 'of r, reasonable re
ward; Labor is in abundant supply,
at ten dollars or less ner month. A
c&jw schools exist, and the people gen-
eiiiu,y art- euucaiea, inotign-ine otiii
missioners believe thai opportunities
for education would be eagerly im
proved, the Doniinieans bpinfr nos-
sessed of proverbial shrewdness and
native ability. Only one small and
poorly equipped printing office exists
ifite Republic. T.he' general politi
cal' capiftjity of 'the beb'ole Is regarded
favorably, there iiaMta been for
ycars neither slavery or ca&tcv
rtcv 'Tile
spirit to deprive them of manlines,
.courage and devotion, wasted in" ih
surreclfon, abundantly proves their
capacity for self-government and reg
ularpolitical actions.' The commis
sioners estimate the actual popula
tion of the Republic at one hundred
-and fifty thousand, more than qiue-
teen-twentieths- being, native Domin
cans. White blood predominates
largely, the majority being much
nearer white than black.
RESOURCES AND PRODUCTIONS OF TOE
COUNTRY."
h The resources of the countrv arp
vast and various, and its products
may be increased with scarcely any
otiier limit than the labor experienc
ed upon them. There is evidence of
mineral wealth in several parts of
the island. The Geologist's Expedi
tion report tho existence of ores of
iron, copper and gold, with deposits
of lignite, rock salt and petroleum.
Iron ore is abundant, easy of access
and will doubtless be made available
ii-U.M cheap production of pig iron.
The copper ores are of a fair degree of
richness, and beds have been opened
to a slight extent. The reported coal
on Satnana Peninsula, and in the
neighborhood of Puerto Plata was ex
amined, and found to be lignite of
little value as fuel compared with
Pennsylvania or English coal. The
gold region is extensive, and, though
worked anciently, is at present but
little known. It invites patient ex
ploration by practical miners. The
salt deposits in. the mountains of Ney
be are believed to be extensive and
valuable. The salt can be quarried
out in large uasparent oiopks, anu a t
chemical analysis made for the Com
mission, shows it. to be of sufficient
purity for commercial purposes.
Summarily and practically viewed
for agricu,fural purposes, there are
five classes of lands in San Domingo,
viz:
First Mountain slopes and valleys.
These are uniformly rich and produc
tive, except in limited regions where
rain is deficient, as on the southern
sl.po of the coast rangs, northeast of
Monte Cristo.
Second The extensive region of
the Llanos,, lying east and north of
San Domingo city and south of the
Ciboa range. This is all admirable
pasture land. -A large portion of it is
capable of profitable cultivation ; it is
intersected by wooded valleys' and
g-oves .containing much excellent
timber. '
Third The rolling plain of Vega,
which is generally wooded, and is
the. finest body of agricultural ground
on the "island.
Fourth Tlie dog lands, like a por
tion of the plain of Azua, and the val
ley of the Yagui, where rain is partly
or wholly wanting from topographi
cal cause. 1 hese lands can be made
fertile by artificial irrigation.
Fifth The red clay lands, mostly
alonrr the coast, underlaid by eoraliue
,!--J2ii 'mi -JTTTU1.-.I-. ,,-.1
miiusiuiie.i- -lyiuau uiu jjjuivuvkic
Anchor deep, but are fcuseepfcibWffcxamainmrt'of w.hatwwoifid be occu-
uutuiejcu.lL;
no'
el men of
Hardlv any portion of the island i?
not capable of cultivation, and taken
as a whole, it is one of the most fer
tile regions on the face of the earth.
The agricultural products include all
the tropical fruits aud vegetables, as
hvell as commercial staples, bugar
cane is grown most profitably on the
low lands, and the yield is much
greater than in the island of Jainica,
even though aided by' artificial irri
gation and fifteen annual cuttings
from the original root. Common and
an abundance of fupl, gives Santo
Domingo an additional advantage
over the neighboring islands, in this
hrnnph of indutrv. The mountain
regions are especially cdaptetw for the i-
Culture OI COlieu ;i:m iwwa mm wiiuu-
ble fibrous plants. The product of
wax and honay is surprisingly large,
thousands of hives of honey having
been destroyed for the sake of the
wax alone. Wild ginger ami indigo
grow everywhere, in the greatest pro
fusion, and cotton i'i raised near
Azua. Cinchona is successfully rais
ed on the higher mountains and
many valvables and fruits of the tem
perate zone, are also, produced in
abundance." The" ' country every-
.. where is adapted to the cultivation
of tobacco, and three crops oi inuiaii
corn are raised annually, though the
most valuable material grain, is of
the species of rice. More than forty
distinet varieties of tropical fruits are
found growing. ' ' .
The wild gras?cs of San Doming")
furnish abundant forage of the best
quality. Immense herds of cattle
feed on the great savannas, and tho'
they were multiplied In fld could not
ehiu.t the uuunuaui. pjustuuiin.-
-: .!-.. nltniind in the more and
d;
tricts, and in the fore-ts swine thrive
scarce ; poultry is very plentiful, wild
in great
numbers, bnoep are ery
Guinea fowl being seen in many parts
of 'the island; horses are raiseu in
rvoof number', and' only marauding
expeditions have prevented great de
Iv.'ioi -uentsin the bi .-iness of stock
raisins. Une oi i:ie iyj-t iciisanviiua
agricultural features of Santo Domin
irfi, is the dixersity of its natural
rnwths in- diilerent localities which
will lfive rise to extensive' internal ?
commerce. Insect? and obnoxious
reptiles are not found more abundant
than in tiie interior of our old States.
In forest products there is au aston
ishing variety,
including the choicest
cabinet woods, oak. pitch pine, lig-
numvitte and a.n immense stocii oi
medicinal and commercial woods,
many houes being built of mahoga
ny. The fisheries, once flourishing,
have, during latter years, fallen into
neglect. At an earlier period in Che
history of the island more attention
was ptiid to marine resources- and the
fisheries were carried on around all
the shores of the island, supplying
the home want for salt fish', and al
lowing an export to other colonies.
Both the surrounding seas and rivers
of the island are well stocked with
fishes of many kirds. The black fish
or gam-pus, a small member of the
whale family, is somewhat abundant
on the northern shore, where several
f score are caught every year, and their
blubber fried down for oil. The tur
tle, both the green and edible species,
and Ham's bill, are abundant in. the
deep sea, a few miles from land.
' HEALTH OF TIIE ISLAND.
SaiiDomingo, according to 'all- the
testimony, is generally a, neaimy
countrv. especially ' in the
interior
among the mountains, where wnn,e
men labor- safely and succewfully.
The acclimation of straugers presents
no-greater obstacles to immigration
thaw in' several of our new plates.
The eastern-portion the island is con
stantly swept by the trade winds, and
is therefore much more healthy than
Hiyti, to which- the ravages of yellow,
fe'rer are chiefly coti fined. TheIosse3
Of f.he Spanish, arm v bv illness was-
'. -. . i...i
I largely due to a
to a lack of sanitary care.
I aid the Com mi
L-V-d.
ssioue'i's are satisfied;'
that their losses ha,ve been largely ex
aggerated. The Commissioners have
given special attention to the matter
of health, and besides getting inform
ation from other quarters, they have
charged two medication tlemen tore
port specially upon it, fcsd. their re
ports are appended.
Their conclusion is this : The pop
ular idea that the Dominican territo
ry is particularly unhealthy, and that
.persons visiting it are peculiarly lia
ble lo yellow fever, is entirely erro
.neous. The average general health
and longevity is quite equal to and
possibly greater than in the United
btates as a whole. Immigrants are
not liable to any more disturbance of
their general health than persons who
pass from the old to the new States of
the United States and serving upon
the sea coast. The process is too sim
ple as to escape notice. Taking the
year through as much agricultural
work can be done without effecting
health as can be done in our Middle
and Western States, and with greater
results. Persons in all circumstance
can here, by selecting their location,
enjoy a delicious climate and an abun
dance of fruit, with far less liability
to diseases of the lungs,to scarlet fe
vers and other fearful epidemics, and
without any liability to yellow fever.
The- Commission, its attachees and
Urentleraen of the press, numbered in
ail thirty-two; the omcers ana- crew
of the firigate" numbered four hundred
and ninety ; six of this company of
live hundred and twenty-eight so
journed in tho harbors supposed to be
the most unhealthy parts of the coun
try, or in the interior of the island
about two months. Few if any had
been acclimated. Nevertheless there
was but ono ease of mortal disease,
and it was from eause3 unconnected
with th climate. There was" nr case
of the mal'gnant fever, and none of
l severe sickness amomr them. The
steamer Nantucket, with its full com
pliment of officers and seamen, has
been in the harbor of the island for
about fifteen months, and has not ye
had a single case of yellow fever.
Earthquakes have done no serious
damage in the island since 1S4G, and
though slight shocks occur every
1 year, and are so inconsiderable that
scarce one in a dozen of the inhabit
ants is aware of them. Hurricanes
are not frequent, but are sometimes
attended with considerable damage.
1 he island has several rivers naviga
ble for a short distance into tho inte-jthe
nor, while there are the great oays oi
Samana, Azua and Maizeanilla, that
admit vessels of the largest draft,
though only the first has any import
ance fn a military point of view.
SAMANA BAY.
The Commissioners state the advan
tages of the acquisition of Samana
Bay to be a poweiful military and na
val station, and doubtless estimate
the growth of an important city, a
portion of tljeAVatQ&itrttfjfao which.
na&ai rant y. teejirea uxreiLjttjalir
r l-r LiiirarrrTMffsfatesT Being but
future of Samana Bay, under the au
thority of the United States, could
not fail to be of national importance.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The following statement exhibits
brielly the result of inquiries, as to
the debt of the Government and its
obligations, whether fun'ded and as
certained and admitted, or unadjust
ed and under discussion.
The following statement of the re
ceipts for ISTOj is here presented, in
order to give, as far as possible, a com
plete view of the financial condition
of the Dominican Republic.
UEsujiE or Tirn income or the govehn
mcxt o 1570.
?insT.J
Customs and Receipts :
X Vl II I ttlfgt a..O
2.7.T0.r0Q CO
Kritranow
fees
iwjm W)
07,901 00
my. oo
'ji.y oo
(ji.ijo ra
50.41 ."Al
41.0Iti SO
G7P,13S 00
ll'i..-U5 50
5SS,(5! I CO
III.IOO 00
C9.I30.30 1 25
T.IU.O-JO 50
751,1 1 1 00
00.000,0'JO 00
S),5.'M,43 :
4,i)li,.'Wo0
2L',1S1,577 00
113.000 00
29,:gil,12 (X)
L0-i.S20 eo
5.000.-000 00
20,t00,0i0 00
13,b7I,9l0 00
2,731.100 W
Light -houses
A !icliori!c......M......M... ........ .........
X 11 li.v ............... ...........................
liiutngc .,
Interpreter
Stgnn.1 men -
tjuarnnlinc : '..:. .
Vliarfago. '. v r.
Rccargo iminiciiKil -
Uecargo lor steamer
fixer. -.
Import diits .......
Export dues
v OJISw XGCis.. .
Unpaid Ealaries
Honds ! Trenstu-y notes
Debts andldans -
Obligations to Cnbral ..
NAtional Bank Notes counter
signed........ ...........M
Interest-bearln-j loans....-
Loans without Interest
Debt for lS."y
Pending claims
" (m franc)
" " ,m dollars) ..
Total Ibt and claims
secoxd.
Direct and indirect taxes, regis
try and mortgages
,Slo6,5S3,159 So
2J 4,700 00
172.1fc(i 7o
1,857, T0 00
lUSVHjO 00
J',i2 75
Licenses
V(M s,,,,,,,,
Postal Inecine.,
3i5iG.os5
Total.. ....... .......- v
(THUS!).
Public prepcrty-snles and rentKS
I--,,OO0 00
KJM.KTH.J
lc;sindrlcs ..3 81,.i
Total
1 1 ,2tW,475
The Commissioners-believe that the
statement of the public debt, given
above, includes all the indebtedness
or obligations for winch the Domini
can Republic is in any degree liable,
as well as that which it considers val
id and binding-as that wh'ch it re
gards as unfounded or overstated by
the claimants. Throughout the in
quiry it was urged upon the Domini
can authorities "that all claims known
to exbt, of whatever character, should
be exhibited to the Commission,
whovj object was not to deteimine
the precise amount that wa- jittiy
due and binding, but to get at the hot-
torn and find the utmost limitof their
obligations, setting forth everything
for which the Government could, un
der any circumstances, be made lia
ble. The above account contains
much that the Dominican Govern-
Iment believes to be partly or wholly
groundless, and some which, upon in
spection, will appear questionable.
Among the pending claims is one of
President Baez, for-tne destruction oi
propertv. It is alleged by the claimant
that tlie Spanish Government recog
nized thiselaimas
Valid, and" ordered
an exariiination- to fix the amount,
but the 'Commission cannot under
stand how this claim could be voted
against the Dominican Government.
Aouestion has also been raised in our
country whether tlie government and
people oi ine .uuiiiiiiican .uepuoiic,
having been once under the rule of
the Haytie is, might not be liable for
a portion of thje iud'erhnity exacted
for France fromHay'ti for the estates
of French families, which had been
confiscated by the Hay liens du.ring
the revolution of 1871.
The Commission made inquiries on
the subject of the Dominican Govern
ment and also in Hayti, and they
could not learn that the Havtien Gov-
eminent had ever made this claim
VOL. 15 NO. 27.
upon the Dominican government, and
ihey think that if it was made, it
would be wholly without foundation.
The Commissioners were informed
by the Dominican authorities that the
present administration of ihe govern
ment has not had diplomatic repre
sentatives or made treaties or engage
ments with any governments except
the United States. An enumeration
of the treaties made during the pre
vious history of tho Republic with
France, Great Briihm, and other pow
ers, will be found in "Executive Doc
ument" 17 of the Forty-first Congress,
second session. They are mostly
treaties of navigation and commerce,
and contain no unjusual provision re
quiring notice here.
The extent of undisputed Domini-
J-can territory is 22,1112 square miles, a
portion or wntch has teen formerly
involved in the dispute with Hayti,
being about 1.000 square miles.
Tho Commissioners were not un
mindful of the various rumors which
had been circulated, on divers occa
sions, that concessions or grants of
land were made to onlenls of the gov
ernment of the" Unit-d States, when
the treaty of annexation was negotia
ted in 1809. Napkins were spared to
ascertain the exact truth on this sub
ject. In addition to an examination
of all grants from the government
to the republic, the Commission still
pfurtber carried their researches to all
municipal grants by the town of Sam
ana, where rumor had located the
supposed grants. The officers of the
municipality and records, were care
fully examined. Enquiry wa3 made
of the authorities of the city of San
Domingo. After this investigation
the Commission can declare, without
hesitation, that there was no particle
or color of evidence for these charges.
L The Dominicans repeat their will
ingness to be annexed on the terms ot
the treaty of 1S69, asking fn addition, e"
the payment of the rent for Satnana
Bay during the two years that nego
tiations have been pending. They are
also willing to appropriat one-fifth of
the public lands forschools, providing
the United States will appropriate
v00,000 for the establishment of an
Agricultural and Scientilic woiiege.
In relation to the Dominican Inde
pendence, the Commissioners say
there is but one chance for the Repub
lic evq to receive its independence,
to become after n proper period of
1 probation, one of a union of states,
freedom of substantial independ-
ence of each being guaranteed by the
strength of all. It is beyond the pro
vince of the Commissioners, under
the resolution of Congress to recom
mend that such a course be adopted
or.abstained from. They simply state,
as their belief founded upo:t all the
observation5? they could make, and-of
the facts thoy could learn, that this is
tlie only way in which Dominican in
dependence can be securedjjand that
Vf if. lip iiiHirn! bftsfc not r ndfintV that
course, evan the nres1felkvshnaowrkiaS,r a4UlS,'he'-ntorff tndnirigr
. .ujMnFiiV' .
The Domintioan territoVjisj3ni of thei
fairest anTLrichestWori earth. Unlelsjl
I !! r i.a T . . .
bw liiu oiiii ultimo io biic kv m ijria
ci n -w - oiinn mntiTiE? n? 11 rk iiit'ii mxii
Itionednre resorted to, it
rhaustcd' and' helpless,
is to be
until some
strong nation shall
seize it and hold
it in colonial.stibjection.
The commercial' relations of the
Domincan post of th Lsland, present
one indication not ta'be prissed "yith
out mention. The most important
commerce of the "island by nir, the
L tobacco trade, is carried on by Ger-
mans, ami is wiiii tne pruiuijmi ten
port of the new German Empire. To
such an extenthas this tendency de
veloped itself, that this trade i3 rap
idly becoming a German monopoly.
The Commissioners found the num
ber of Germair'suljects; in important
business operaflons and agencies on
the north side of the island, to ex
ceed those of any other foreign pow
er, and their inilueice is extending
steadily tip into the great central dis
tricts. The influence which Santo
Domingo, under a stable government,
would' exercise upon the institution
of slavery, luis not escaped attention
geographically. It Iie3 between the
two" last strongholds of slavery in
North AmericaCuba on the west
hmd Porto Rico' ori the cftf't. In the
present impotency of its gojrnment
it exercises little influence, but the in
habitants are earnestly 'opposed to
slavery, and under more favorable cir
cumstances ' their ' moral ' 'influence
would be felt in the neighboring is
lands. It would all be on the side of
freedom ; nor would that influence be
merely moral, as commercial influen
ces would work in the same direc
tion. '
Santo Domingo is capable of sup
porting millions of people. 'Land is
cheap, and in fertility it is certainly
equal aud probably surpasses the
neighboring isles, and it is even bet
ter suited to the production of sugar
and coli'ee. It could supply the whole
market of the United States with
these great West India staples. Dur"-1
00Ling the year above mentioned seven
teen per cent, ol all the imports ot
the-Uniteti States were the produc
tions of slave labor. This trade is the
main support which the slave system
now has. With liberty, order, free
labor-and the Immigration which
vvould be attracted by these rvitli a
Vast advantage in the West India
trade arising from the fact that any
duties laid by the United on West In
dia productions for revenue would be
a discrimination against slave pro
ducts, and would inure to the protec
tion of Dominican free labor. It is
labor in the neighboring islands un
profitable, and by the spread of its
ideas render the whole slave and'cas'fe
system odious. The Commissioners,
of course, felt a' deep interest in the
experiment of self-government, which
the blacks are trying in Hayti. They
stated to the President of that repub
lic that they should be glad to be put
in the way of ascertaining what were
'the claims of Hayti upon. San" Domin
go, and what were the views and
wishes of the Haytien people with re-
spect to any changes that might be
brought about in tne neighboring re
public ; but they received no encour
agement to pursue their inquiries.
i-Thtfy asked verbally and through our
Timtpr in writinfr fnmormitcinn tn
irulenufidenre
ene,"win"be taKeir awtsyFWwt
not too mucii to expect mat nanio pi:iC0 sue replied. "A robber h
, i -t x j. i r a
jjomingoimgiH,ue ycveiopeu inro a crept secretly into our house, carr
powertut state, wnicn, oy uie inevn- aw-y ft sllvergDbiefc a ieft a
able result of trade, would makeslave nnnin n..t.tan5' r
explore the interior of the island, but The Versailles OflTcial Journal
this- was'met in a-spirit equivalent to cxiargesthat Dambrowskii commahd
a refusal. They c&nt?uted themselves1, rerof the Communefdrcep-during the
t therefore, with fciking such testimony
anti1 gathering such information upon
matters hearing upon annexation as
tliey could w-ithout giving oflehse.
Tn revieving the whoVe-fiefd'of their
investigations looking to tile interests
of both divisions of the island, they
are firmly persuaded that the annex
ation of Sad Domingo to the United
Stales would be hardly less beneficial
to the Haytien than to the Domini
can people. This benefit would arise,
firom the example which ' would
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doubtless be afforded of a well-regu
j lated, orderly and prosperous State,
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OFFICIAL PAFE.R 6F THE Cf)r ' .
BBOBaanaaaimnenaBaiBBeaHaviii
the great need of that part of ....
world, and which it has a.- yet ru-v -r
seen. A second and more direeli ben
Lent would arise from the equitable f-
tabhshment of a boundary line bt
tween the French speaking 2nd Span
ish speaking natives npon that island.
,nnd its gaarantee by a strong power.
This would end (he exhaustiuir borr
der 'Warfare, which has been one of
the greatest curses of Hayti, as well
as of Santo Domingo, and would en-
fable both td 'devote theisf'-eowgies
thenceforward to the education of
their people, and the development of
their resources. .'
Respectfully submitted,
. B. F. Wade.
Andrew D. White,
S. G. IIowe.
To the President of tho United
States. ' i . i
Inherited Inebriation.
Dr. Brown, a well-known English
writer on insanity, says: .
The drunkard not only enfeebles
and weakens his own nervous fys--tern,
but entails mental disease upon
his family.
' The author of an elehoratc article
in the eighth volume of tho BrilWi
Psychological Journal, in describing
a class of persons ond of intozinT&V
ing drinks, says:
They are the ofisprringa of persons
who have Indulged in stimulants, or
who have weakened the cerebral or
ganization by vicious habits.
Mr. Darwin, nys:
It is remarkable that all-tho dtseas-
,es arising' from drinking spirltuous.or-
rermented liquors are liable to bo
come hereditary, even tothe third
generation, increasing, if the cauo
be continued, till the family becomes
extinct.
Dr. Elam, a London physician, In
recent work upon Physical Degeh--
eracy1' ' -writes ot the eilecia oi alcohol,
as follows :'
All this fearful as it is, would Jjo of
trifling' importance did the punish
ment descend onlyon the 'individual
coucerned and terminate there. Un
fortunately this is not so, for there is
no phase of humanity in which here
ditary influence is so marked and
characteristic as in this. The chil
dren unquestionably do suffer for' or
from the sirrs-of the parent, even un-
I to untold generations. And thus the
r ,! . .i , u t . ii
evu sprenps irom me lnuiviuuai, iq me
family, from family to community,
and to the population at large, which
in its highest interests by the pres
ence and couta.cti.of a "morbid variety
in its midst.
How Schoolmasters arc "r&dc lu Gcr
, . in any. i .
"Wo will endeavor to indicate the
career of an intelligent village lad
who having at the age of fourteen,
coiwnJefcjti his school course, resolved
to become a schoolmaster. Jf in Sax-
LrBt - iaE r
ta?n,8ftHrSehuse
wmmim& vbrnor-
to ?4sarMentersi
HT m
1,11 it nuiini- 1 x uii.iv s..
louse oi a privare ciergynjan.
TJ . TT 1 ' Y4- .. -.- . .
ex-?iXt"tnei'geor eigtuewfr'wer'prouwran
w -- - t T , . o ;r
kt tocrt'lBP.' rirrMM
I the. seminary where" he has to spend
three years ; the first and second to
be devoted, according to an elaborate
scheme, to a") the subjects ho will
hereafter have to teach the third to
be spent in teaching, under the su
pervision of the director of the semi
nary, in the "practising school,"
which is simply the "neivresfc primary
school. 4
While in tho seminary he is sub
led" to stringent discipline. He
makes his own bed and cleans hiso-wn
room ; he pays for his board and lodgJ
ing tne lorraer oeing oi u very huiui
y description, anu vaiueu in eiguu
pence or nine pence a day and pro
vides his own bread. At the end of
the third year he presents himself for
his first examination, which is con
ducted by the authorities of the col
lege under the superintendenceof tho
school councillor. .This examination
embraces religion, language, arithme
tic, writing, drawing aud singing,
and is partly oral and partly on pa
ncr. The performance of the candi
dates are estimated with great precis
1 L.t't: I .v ,.'.. r. , ll
ion., .hj-u cui imt-Jiies iiie giuii i ,
who aciu'it thf-msclves satiafarfoTily
The teacher is Mow taken in chiirgt
by the departmental councillor", "who
appoints him to a vacancy in his dis
trict. He holds, however, only f r p
position and title of proisior u
teacher, full status and rank of scfcofr
master being withheld untill hV Ini
passed a second examination, held
three years after the first. This ex-
aminatfon is rather an investigation
into character and conduct than into
attainments. VY-hen this last- ordea!
has been passed the teacher fakes tho
oath of allegiance, and receivesadeli
nile appointment as master of the
school. S(. Paul's.
Room for Doubt.
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A prince once said to Rabbi Gama
liel: "Your God is a thief! He once
surprised Adam to sleep and stole a
rib from him." The-Rabbi's daugh
ter overheard the speech and whis
pered a. word or two in her father's
ear, asking bis-permission to answer
the singular opinion herself. Ho
gave liisconset.i "
The girl stepped forward, and
feigning terror aud dismay, threw
her arms aloft in supplication and
cried out, "Sly liege, my liege! Jus
tice! Revenge!"
"What ha3 happened?' asked the
i Prince. "A wicked theft has taken
as
led
gold
"What an upright tneif!" exclaim
ed the Prince. "Would that such
robberies were of more frequeut oc
currence! '
"Behold, then, the kind of -a thief
our Creator was ! He stole a rib from
Adam, and gave a beautiful woman
instead."' "Well said ! avowed the Urfnce'.
Paris is waging more war on the
poor priest and has her jails full of
them. Tlrey must be counting their
beads for Thiers'" safe arrival. Paris
never did' get up an insurrection in.
which Catholic priests' liberty and
lives did1 not suffer. ' '" '
Eg" 7?e OI xVns'. wa? a rrusf.,a fPJ-
- 'rni nwn v- n r rt nrt rt TTrivrr - r i rr
Thiers will make shore work of him
when he is captureoV Such a villain
deserves no'mereySf this charge be
true. ' '
tr m
. James Plun&ett, a weailtiy citi
zen of,GHTcagoJ took bis-own life on
Wednesday and was- found dead Lu?
the basement of his-store;.
The war Departmenlftias received
no official news of tbeaUeged trouble
between United 'States1 trooT? an?
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