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

possible for them to suner in Porto Plata by the
contiguty OF free port like SANTANA. they
could provide against loss by securing
houses at the latter point to meet the
wants Of such customers OF theirs as lived
nearer to the Peninsula than to Porto Plata.
The conclusion reached was that rather shaky
feeling existed in the town over this West India
speculation, and that, while 1t cannot destroy
Porto Plata as place Of export for mahogany and
tobacco the two leading and, in truth only arti-
Giles of commerce. 1t will annihilate Its prospects Of
becoming the chief point Of trade in st. Domingo.
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC.
That breakfast, while developing such points as
have given about SANTANA Bay, had also the merit
tess serious, to be sure) Of revealing q capacity
for vocal and instrumental music among some OF
the visitors that must go long way towards rem
dering the new settlement lively resort.
Stewart, still cherishing strong faith in the
success OF his contemplated speculation In the
0onkeys and ponies Of st. Domingo, sang "The
Campdown Races" Ward faithful to his grimly
facetous trust that the SANTANA cemetery would
come out top of the heap Of fortunes, gave us
"Down Among the Dead Men" with q fearful
accompaniment Rennie, still undecided whether
to transfer his attachment from the beautiful
of Canada to the festooned cedars OF the Vega
Real, warbled "How Happy Could l Be with Either,v
and the HERALD Commissioner, by way Of proxy
for the rest of the fellow voyagers, made an effort
to give "'Tis the Memory Of the Past.u
Then we rode back to town on horses, and, amid
much handshaking and cries Of "God save the
Pilgrims from some Of our hilarious well. wishers
started for the steamer.
THE REEDING FEATURES AND THE CLIMATE AND
SOIL.
1t strikes me 1t must be a peculiarly constituted
class OF our citizens who, making but limited in
comes, content themselves In such towns as Porto
Plata. Putting the scenery aside land should
any day prefer, SO far as have seen, the Highlands
OF the Huds0n), cannot perceive the attraction
for any intelligent English speaking person. No
gas at nights, no solitary place Of entertainment
no reading or lecture room, no newspapers save
feeble little sheet, lie P1oueaero, that nickers at
weekly intervals; no walks In the country, no
roads, no white faces save Q handful OF differing
tastes and nationalities; no anything Of the hun
bred things this age Of progress and inven-
tion>~ affords to make life enjoyable in
other ,a,studes The climate and the soil are
the two rede,, ~ing features. Coming from the
SHOWS OF the ,North, where you are all
now wearing overcoats anu warming your toes at
The fire, it was delightful to lon "ASk pnaaer the
shade OF the capa tree, the thermometer a. eighty,
gentle dreamy breeze nom over the shin.
mering blue of the ocean tanning your face, while
before you. on the table, plucked from garden at
hand, were the lime, orange, zapote caImite, avo-
cado pear, guanahana, mango, tamarindo pome-
granate and banana. In the rear OF Mr.. Maatsch's
residence at Porto Plata We enjoyed this tropical
sensation He himself was as happy as the much
enved "big sunnower," but his wife would at times
reproach him with the dulness and the drought
call the town horrld hole, and sigh for the beer
and the brazen joys Of the music gardens OF Ham,
burg. There was one man we came across whom
the town suited to period. This was Dr.
TUT very tough customer, IRON Ticonderoga
by the great Jehovah and General Ethan Allen ana
the Continental Congress-" He fred or the fore.
going at every passenger he suspected Of coming
frem America. Some OF rs were told to beware of |
him; that he was worse bore than the Uoosac |
tunnel; but most of the innocent crowd fell victims
to the rascal The lucky ones were cautioned 10 |
look out for man with lame leg, and before they
had been wandering half an hour they could detect
crooked turn In limb one mile or and had also |
taken an inventory Of all the deformed humanity.
save one single case, In the town. They had
much to do, lodging around corners and
slipping out through back yards and bedrooms.
One OF this number-Adams, as usual--feu
sacrifice In the end. He strolled carelessly
away rom the party Of vigilance. and. being man
as unsuspectlng as the late horace Greeley, to- |
gether with wearing spectacles and carrying his
head at slope to the North Pole when lacking on
southery course. he sailed right int the port OF