Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-03-03
San DonInso.

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WHAT eoRluz1oxDs9'Es wuH THR coM'
AfIsaaoN H6yR osAY.
The San Domingo cpnnaisainn IN now
at work Ftdm tle reports af the party,
we niake the following interesting AZ
tracts Il t 8 ask .ai
sam DosfIAro s1rh.
sisnio Domingo Gisy il nothing bait
rain. have been here nov two days
and have searched yainly for new house,
fresh brick, newiy-qlAfgied stone,
or a lately saved scantiina.s Appar.
entity there IL not. In the whole city, a
structure that in not two hundred years
old All tho houses liaar sbe proof of
great age. Cnimblng alpnes. oeaAcFtte
falling TO decay. iYy and other vines
elinRing 10 the walls, moss lsIad mold and
diseolorAti0tl ever. where. Every, street
Ii but copy of ifa fellows Its houses
are like prisons. with thick aalls, massive
doors, and barred Windows. 4A
rEH gR0rnIrR
President Baex in has iiterSiew with
Sir. Wade said Cahrai. eboat whom se
much IL said in ths United States, and
30 Little here, IL really mot ~ the head ~
discontented D0minicAns but he II with
force Of Haytians, d few other foreign
ers, and very smish number of persons
related % or rmnnartad with himself.
tie Is of little Importance Tie furcnif
Haytian ID ofiieerB are hAytians. He
deea not command H. IN fact; but q
Haytian General II in ro.nmaDd. Thb
Haytial Government, by his aih, is max
| ing asvigurous denaonstrIiion ~ pos.
sihts. Just IL this paE4ienlAf time. m on.
der % affect the people of the United
States. and prevent tlie neighbtring Do-
Eainiean Republic feona bezag arited with
. strong power. aaae a. ks8
IA SANTA BARBARA DE a-A@ARA-N
Sanlana IL a poor little dirty place
/ enough. fof al is r8naaatir and pictIg,
esque appearance. II Is hpiit IN h rAh-
dom hsp-haGard sort ~ Hay along hall
| d mile Df cnfving shore ht the foot rf q
ridge Of high Wooded hillA. and whht
with It's rambling Lanes and grntasque
hnbs 4 think it in enc of the innst absurd
places ever saw TheFe aFa eighty Dr
ninety buildings al told, consisting for
the most part Of a hight frame work of
scaniIings brought from the States, and
clap-boarddd with bambooA split III half
and pressed HHt by piling stones apon
then whale wes. The rude plankiAg
made in this FrimitigeF manner ~ from
four 10 six inches wide and hhif 0n qnar-
ter Of an Inch thick, PANT Is almost
unknown. bat most pf lie hllIs are xhite-
waaled The roding ii IL cocoon leaves
bound together with vines The flooring,
when there rs any, which IL not ofeen,
consists Of rough hewn wood. or bark,
on bonghs, or the mHna leaves that are
used for thmhch. Aone III the houses
or. perhaps should say cahlns-hnye
more ihan ono story lev. have more
than one, or. .peFhapk, two rooms
Doors and windows hrr luxtftics winch
the majority ~ the pecple have learned
10 do without but timre areawo on tlnEee
houses In the viliaan rooild with shingles
and supplied with allEueh Haodern con.
yeniences as plank hnurs, partitions, and
doors and Windows IN the centre of
the settlement Is the Plaza, on SQUARE,
without which no Spanish built town ii
thought 10 be complete. and here is o
Liberty Tree, Of the royal palm species,
planted by the Villagers iiseso san ysaSs
ago. @e aaEMEt iaast i4- u
E - asIRRF1Ke AocoMNoDA1loSA irs
There Is no tavern. or hotel or other
place of accommodation for Strangers
and 70 far mn have been IAlle 10 learn
there are nor more than twc or three
ibedsseads on the whole PeninsalA-
.Thoae whohRrN mo hanrmocke slEsep nm
rzatie baxnl10o frnme~ 0r un iInpruk1Bed
pallets of leaves and hArk. Itis cnE-
ous baafure OF Sashapa life that almost
everybody keeps a shop. or The ~
| houses In the place, more than half are
| 10 some way devotei.to tr1fie.. How s0
fshop-l keepers fAn be maintained IN "A
village of SO houses II aProblefn in
political economy that i shall mob ut.
tempt 10 solve, hut il is so. All that i
have seen sell haaor, and besides tns
sfanle of colnuaerce one can buy common
calicoes. groceries. tobacco vegetable,
and fruit. tadt se
THE ASxExATIoS sEsxTMfSr.
On the sahjnct uf nunexaAidh tine peo-
lile Of Samhnn are enthusiastic and un-
aa1imous; but their opinion Of eouTYe
should not he assumed 10 be that of a
4 WAaluritN-Qz hhF thlhh@sth. ~ ~ t4Af 1L-
fiy sAlSntion az this portiop ~ the Rrpub-
nc. Al the trade, the protection. the
hsapport Of this little settlement cornes
from tha United States Talk To nny
man. you meet on tlia peninBula, and
Won viii haaratpni the same sentiments,
Of which you may take this scrap Of diaT
loptie Tor q sample ~ -
wei. Uncle. are YOU IN favor Df
what they caii .nstnexptfon ~ sisths
"a Yes. sar, isF Ah aa1a a.a
well, what is annexation r. ga afF
It's getting into the Sta.e and hayin
laws ~ Gftsf ~&
aa Why are you IN favor of 'anpexa-
Case H. gives us protection for our
selves and our property. and, prevents
the wars which we Is been havSn'
The people. are id acenstaiit state OF
Insecurity, They have no heart TO raise
crops, for they may be destroyed, as they
have been q dozen times heretofore
THERE'S no law. no redress for robbery,
and dcpredations anc lncessant Many
declare that they viii not stay here IL
the annexation scheme is defeated. Tor
in that case tho disorders win be re-
donhlAd. But il they 'eEet, into the
State" the Dcminitaifs believe that
trade will become prosperous North
ern capital, industry, and intelligence
win enchance the Snlne Of their land and
give them good cash market for their
produce. - Ia a5ssf =
/ A SANTANA cALABoosBs
We found mo prisoners in the oalabouee
perhaps they had all been released in
1 honor OF the Urated Statee-but the wig
liant and imposing aspect Of the guard
was worthy OF tine highest ndmintitm
II was q military guard, detailed, \ be-
lheye, from the standing army OF the re
public. The troops were barefoot and
\ half clad. Their arms vere varions.
some had knives two feet long, with n
I blade froIA two 10 six inches in width.
Some.had sworlss Of all manner OF odd
patterns. AT least one carried N mnsket
without any lock. Aboht n dozen Of
these troops lolled in the dirty guard
house, eating bananas and drinking co-