The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-23

nfactured by himself for that pur-
pose. The box was five feet long, |
three feet high, and was furnished
with provisions and all necessary ar
ticles pertainineto q bed chamber.
The Express Company rofned to No. |
ceive the box, which was valued Ut |
$500, on account of its Insecurity
The box was loft on end With tho
man in il, in the Express Office, tor
two hours, the man standing on his
head oil the time, as was afterwards
discovered. As the box was being
removed the man stirred while en-
deavoring to remain pcrpcndioular,
which led to detection. Tho box
was addressed to himself, and was
carefully arranged so that hc could
have escaped at pleasure before
reaching his destination. Ho ID now
confined 10 the county Jail, His
name is q. G. Cross. AS he carried q
revolver some sttrmise that he intend
cd to rob the Exprcss Company.
New York, Fob. Fl,
Tho correspondent Of the Tribune,
who accompanied tho San Domingo
Commission, sends the following in
teresting information by the steamer
North America, which arrived here
yesterday.
1--WE had charming weather for
tho first two DAYS Out.-cOld, but
bright and clear, with fresh and
favoring wiuds-sand every prospect
of a pleasant voyage; but towards
the evening of the second day and
until near our destination, expert
enced many seas. using generally
both steam and sails. We made o
moderately quick passage, but the
behavior of the vessel under steam
was far from satisfactory, and some
serious defects werc found in tho
machinery. AS q sailor, however,
the ship was pronounced faultless.
At 2 p. m. on tho Gath we dropped
anchor in tho outer harbor of So
mana, about two miles from the vii
lage. A boat from the Nantasket
soon boarded us, and some time
passed in pleasant conversation over
tine news from homo and from tho
fleet.
On the morning Of tho 25th q party
went to tho shore of SANTANA. IL was
q poor, little and dirty place for it's
romantic and picturesque appear
ance. There are eighty or ninety
buildings, consisting in most part Of
wood framework brought from the
States, and clapboarded with bam-
boos, split in half, and pressed fat by
placing stones upon them while wet.
Thore is not q tavern, hotel or any.
other place of accommodation for
strangers, and there is not more than
two or three bodsteads upon the
whole peninsula. A curious phase
Of SANTANA life is, that almost every
body keeps . shop. Of tho eighty
houses in THE place, moro than hall
are insome way devoted to trade. At
least half of the children under eight
years ofage were rs naked as whom
they were born. Clothing is looked
upon as superfuos. Fruits arc al
ways in season, for they ripeu all the
year round. The only mode Of land
transportation is on an OK or bulls
back; the loads of course, are smaH
and they arc packed il bags and
slung on the animals back. The
price of labor per day is q dollar or a
dollar and twenty-five cents in UNI
tod States coin. Tho population 81
this village is about $500; of the
whole of the pouinsula, about 5000.
A majority Of the villagers speak
English, but there are worry few white
men here. is,lis AsA eH
Prof. Blake has taken observation
of the temperature as often as prac-
ticable and find tito average between
rs and so degrees Fahrenheit. Mr..
Burr says tho thermometer in the
hottest weather rarely exceeds 90
degrees. i, .ae ),
The officers and crow of the
Fantasket have been in these waters
for fifteen months, during which
time they have not lost . single man
by death.
Out Of tho entirs population Of the
penunsila, numbering 5000, there
were only seventeen deaths to three
hundred births. 1t is reported that
in tho village Of SANTANA thore is not
a single doctor or a drug store, SO no
medical testimony could be had.
On tho subject Of annexation the
people Of SANTANA are enthusiastic,
but their opinions, ofcourse, cannot
DO assumed as the wish VI tho ma
jority. 'e '.T ~