The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-19

lF san Domingo. ltif 1IAL
The vessel bearing the San Domingo
Commission is now at sea. The Com
mission consists Of Hon! B. +. WADE
Hon. ANDREW D. WHITE, president OIL
Cornell Al IN. " University, and DR.
SAMUEL G. HOWE, head Of the celebrated
school for the blind at Boston. The
voyaye thither, and tho return voyage, will
each occupy about week. The present
Congress viii expire in six weeks, so that
II the report Of the Commission were to
be presented on the last day Of the session
1t would leave but four weeks for the
prosecution ofinquiries in San Domingo
The resolutions Of Congress require the
Commission to obtain answers to the fol.
lowing questions: so ibao .7egg
|. What Is the political state and con
ditlon Of the Dominican RepublicIi l1,
II. How many people has its l.4
III. Do they desireto be annexed to the
United Statesr t.tt! Re- t,5aa /. .ts.l,.
w. What Is the physical, mental, aud
moral condition Of the Dominiciansf
V. What Is their condition as to ma
'e! W. .vaat a Nv ,he nrnjncts ami reeour.
ooo ~ no "o" mt Wv m;"er"I and oSr;cnl.
~. .nsa i; '"S S" " y" N $3.50
VII. What are the products Of the
waters md forests? ~,
VIII. What is the general character Of
the soil, and what proportion Oh u Is capa'
NY ~ = S WhSt e IN climate and health Of
the country? a. H-''S~ ~ n,
X. What arc tho buys, harbors and
riyersH 49,. :. :. !, :,
Nj m mat u sne snd IL y sSSact ~ sd
den and conyulsIye changes like earth.
quakes and hurricanes Z q l,, Z, 4 !
XII. What = ne aept OF ln N.,S Govern y. !:
a mSnt. asd inde,ermi Iu e deLti :, /"
XIII. What are. It's treaties, and engage.
ments with other powerss -"
XIV. WHAT Y me extent q tne p9nn-
darY, anu now large Is Ine tcItitory 2 |
ny. Wnat part OF Ihe estIivory y So s,
cred ny grants any :. Connexions anu Mna.
are the names OF tne petsons ~ "nVti''
they were gwen! A., 49,. 49,, .,,a,
AHL Mnht ate 'ne IetIis an1 Souali
lions on Wnlcn the Dom lnlcail S SyT I,,
ment may desire 70 NC ahneAeq 70 tue opt'
ted statesF : 2 =. : ~
Under the most favorable clrcumstan-
ccs these inuuiries cannot be properly an.
a.,,..I,, 4, ,,,;oa fo,,. ,,,6Sty hna from tba
S"eisu IL WV lou. "ssA'' AHN - -. .I
character OF the gehtleMeh comprising t y
commission, we are led to expect, they
will not he willing To return a, writing and
,.o,,oonn.,,o rororf rrLoso considerations
''"aS'HssS ,Sg - ~, {,
alone wouia reneer y CERTAIN, ul4t w
present Congress will not be called on "a
net on their report. But New Yorl,
oor-os,ordor,, ri ,,he BOSTON Adnertse,
correspondent VI 'u' nUe'ou 4N'''''oS ,
adduccs apparently gooa reasons loF Hucn
greater delay than generally anticipated
in the work of the commission. He SAYS
trhoro Ia one unCor,rna,e circumstance
o,aaon,o5 ,s;th tha JenSrtnre n a Cam,
n,tpuinn al fhia eRAa0n nG the wear for Snn
m"s';nao ,Sh;ch Il moi oenersiIv known
Tiis y ,bs " r"inv - ue aSs tbere and any
dI nS - ;nyest;@St;or IN the interioT
. .is.u .V.ios e.o,, nv SoohoarS !. .;mnT,
tn't ss mi ener ,si,t tha nS,;ros n,
~ ,hora mo- rSsdS nrotscteS fom the Ira
mcndous swash Of mud and water which
constantly Is in motion from the noun
talnS and hillsldes toward the low Lands ati
on e o eU roorng Tvors drS s' raynSs '
Ihc be- summer are now lakes inlGts Of two
months ago arenow,widened frontier e
hundreds q ieet win 2 rushing torr !,1l
n, mrc cRe and T mnd even tbrec miles outside
Of either the city OF San Domingo OF
Puerto Plata will mire and founder The
pest horse H. mule MA anu OulAs THAT can W
Until aiter February thus G : sae , sonai
linn nj tnH lNInIu. ATlu NfOUlIIlIhdllN