The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-03


ance OF Cuba. And, by the way, the mention
OF Cuba suggests TO me the fact that among
our Pilgrims were five Cubans, worthy, ardent,
heightened men, who would insist last night spite
OF my protestations, on drinking five times over
the health OF the HERALD Commissioner There rs
nothing to be said for the steamer as work OF
naval architecture. When there was any rolling
tobe done she went at 1t with Will; but that curl
Gus compound OF overlooking humor, stern devo-
ton to duty and general sagacity In all things,
Captain Delaney, has my heartiest recommends
ton.
WHERE IS THE CoMPANY?
1t was grievous disappointment that we had
no representation among us OF the directory OF the
West india Company. Why was this thusi True,
we had Captain Sanuels but where were all the
restS 1t was reasonable to indulge the hope that
half dozen at least OF the great guns OF the new
speculation whe had put up their money to secure
the venture would come down to take
look at their property, to look at the
towering hills scanned with COAL copper, iron,
and last, but not least virgin gold; to look at the
endless acres of sugar-canes, bananas, plantalns,
figs, dates yams cocoa-nuts, alligator pears.
mahogany, lignum vitae, logwood, rock salt ana
well-ied, happy darkies. Where were President
Stockwen, Sam Barlow, Henry Clews, Tom Scott,
Oliver Ames? and where, in thunder, was DR..
Samuel G. Hover Howe has missed the most glori-
GUS opportunity of his life. He might have sue
ceeded in giving his name to the pioneer town
which we are about to carve out on the shores Of
ST. Domingo. In few days and for endless ages
1t would have been called ''Howesidea.n The
Pilgrims missed him much, but much more did
they deplore the absence OF his gentle and elo.
quent spouse, Madame Julia Ward Howe, whose
memory is so much cherished by the sailors of the
Tybee, to whom her Sabbath sermons were more
grateful than jamaica rum or Trinidad twist
tobacco. When the admirable Howe and his suite
Of unmarried maidens-beautiful girls OF forty and
upwards, from the succulent soil OF Massa-
chusetts-came here nine months ago to see If the
island was adapted Tor New England beans and
Bibles, they left, on their departure, an odor OF
sanctity and pork behind them "a sort OF spiritual
and physical essence) that Is remembered to this
day.
FLOWER OF BEAUTY.
Tradition has It that one OF these intellectual
virgins wore red hair, and in seeking to carry
into effect Howe's theory that the MONDAY sun Of
st. Domingo was harmless to the whites she had
her delicate face dreadfully bllstered, to relieve
which she used vast quantities OF -four. The
novel appearance her features presented with this
conspicuous emollient plastered plentifuly over
them Is still recalled by the natives bew1lder-
ing exhibition OF American beauty. Howe came
here originally for the good of his country and
blSO LOT tne gOOu OF HIS Healtu. Inc IaCCer con-
sideration was an alIpowerful one with the Pro-
lessor.
In the early mornings he might have been seen
riding violently across country on the back Of
native bull for the good Of his health; and In the
evenings to exercise the muscles OF has vertebr9,
he climbed the royal palm tree and did o thousand
things unfamiliar to the Massachusetts school of
muscular hygiene for the benefit OF his constitu-
ton. Perhaps st. Domingo has done so much for
the good OF his precious health that he feels under
90 necessity to return. Still he might have made
1t convenient to be with US.
THE DREAMLAND BAND.
The hearts Of our pilgrim party burned with high
hopes OF the happiness Ia store for them. All was
gold that glittered. They saw themselves in i'm
agination lying down to rapturous dreams at night
TO the music of tropical BIRDS and waking In the
mornings TO ready made coffee and burned rum;
with nothing to do but sit under the shade OF
heaven. kissing palms and lave their weary feet in
the foam OF sapphire seas.
Captain Samues stood forth as the promi-
nent figure OF the new enterprise. He was with
the Pilgrims, but not OF them. Save Californian
miner named Obey, who IN previous tramp Of
seven months through the island scraped together
exactly 81 in gold dust, no one else OF the party
had ever visited st. Domingo. OBEY was going
down again, satisfied there was gold galore some
where, and pledged to let the company know some
better results than had attended his first expert
ment Mr. Hasey came down to lay out the town
that is to be and survey the route for railroad
from SANTANA Bay TO any place most necessary and
convenient. Captain Plumner, full-blown bios
som OF West Point and handsome and gallant
fellow came down to assist Halsey or keep him
company, don't know which. All the rest had
the world before them where to choose and they
selected st. Domingo. There was Mr.. Rennie, from
Canada who balanced his imagination between the
happiness Of owning SANTANA lots and the misery Of
having to manure them prematurely with his own
bones There was Mr.. Henry n. Marsh, of New Jer.
sey, who in most romantic spirit left his home to
help in any way towards making the scheme OF
American colonization a success to raise the Do
minican native to proper sense Of his manhood
and turn an honest penny at the same time. Mr..
E. Stewart, Of Boston, happy young fellow, had
the donkey element OF the st. Domingo animal
Kingdom constantly IN his eye. His estimate was
that the two or three million emigrants who might
go to SANTANA Bay would need donkey each for
business or pleasure. His purpose was to create o
corner In donkeys by bartering for the animals
with the natives through o carpet-bag full OF
Connecticut Jewelry. l regret to say his nrst at
tempt in this line to-day in the Comergo street
OF Porto Plata resulted In q miserable failure;
but, like ex-Sherir O'Brien, he is young and can
afford to wait. Mr. Seaman, of Providence, gentle
man very muchlike ex-Mayor Hall, kept the patent
to himself, by which he expects to run a sawmil
up the mountains among the mahogany trees, and
turn the living trunks in twinsling into chairs,
tables tea caddies, writing desks &C.
YANKEE NOTIONS.
Mr.. Adams, from the same city OF ingenious
spirits, and bringing with him most phnosophic
spirit OF resignation to yellow fever and Haytian
marauders, proposes to chop down his logwood
trees and grind them up in coree mill. The ground
Iogwood can thus be exported u small packages
in place Of In bulky chunks Of lumber as hereto
fore. lie thinks he can also make good quality of
claret wine out OF the solution OF powdered log.
wood. Adams is genius, and would make his
fortune in or out Of SANTANA.
Mr.. Ward, OF New York, great joker and humor
ist-but awfully serious In his purpose-comes down