New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-12

Tho following is al account Of recent
events in Hsyti, given BY Mr.: j.; henvenno'
Q merchant of this city, who has inst re-
turned from Hsyti, ana was IN eye witness
to many Of the scenes he desCribee:
For some time past the government mas
been unpopular, owing to the arbitfety
conduct ot Vice President Rameau! TIE
Psssideat is an old and feeble man. end
President: The latter ruled the people
with . rod of iron, snd the slightest expres-
sion By any of the inhsbitents Of diseatis-
faction was the signal for either impfison-
ment or death. The dungeons Of Postau-
Prince were full of prisoners who had
dared to cay something which displeased
Rameau, and executions Were OF deily
occurrence. The debts Of tho government
were also ACCOMPLISHING rapidly, end the
people ground down with taxes and levios
for mCney. On Good, Friday last, four
teenth OF April, the popular storm began
to assume formidable proportions. The
troops deserted and joined with the popu.
lace, and . hasty council of the President,
Vice President and officers was held all
through the night at the palace. The result
was that Vice President Rameau early the
following morning procured schooner,
and was about transferring the contents OF
the treasury ON board her, to be taken b
Gonaives, when the storm burst and the
whole people few to arms. Rameau hastily
retreatsd to the palace, whore tho President
also was. BY this time even the palace
guards had joined the people. The Ameri'
can consul, Mr.. Bassett, and the British
consul, Major Stewart, were communicated
with, and repaired to the palace to Try and
prevent bloodsbed. They demonstrated to
the Freshest that his government was as
an end, and that he shOuld at once take
Loo . thoo tpxyo N
the now furious revOluti0nlste, or : mas
saore would ensuo. "A; .-.
At this time, about two o'olock on Satqr-
day afternoon, April Is, the revolutionary
army. fully 5000 esrong, under command of
General Lar4uet, was about thirty i've
miles from Port au-P Prince. The President
proposed that the American and British
eohsuls should 70 and meet4the advancing
army, and propose an armistlce OF twenty
four hours, and thst he would resign at the
end Of that time. They carried the pro-
pos ais to General Lsrquet and he agreed
to the armistice. He then left his army
easy marches, and with two of his officers
rode rapidly to Port au-Prince. He arrived
In the city early Sunday morning, and
found the mob furious. They charged Gen:
ersl LarQuet with having designs on the
presidency himself, and surrounded his
house. The doors woro soon battered in
and search made for the General. They
discovered him hid away in closet,
stabbed him ffty times, fiung his body into
ously mutt ated it. General Larquet had
no weapon but q single barreled pistol.
With which he killed One of his 1ssassiDe.
The cry was then raised to sack the palace,
but the French consul and the Spanish con-
sui reasoned with tho mob and quieted them
little. Then tho two consuls went to the
palace and offered President Dominique
and his wife, and Vice President RAmeau
and hia, wife, the protection Of the CON
frightened heads of the government will.
ingly accepted the ploffered assistance, and
the whole party: with. the French consul
on one side and the Spanish consul ON the
other, started to walk TO the French con-
sulate. The revolutiOpists met them in the
streets and followed them. Suddenly they
became uugovernable, and the son Of Mon
plaisier Pierre, rushing up to Vice President
Rameau, shot him dead on the spot. For
tunately for the party they were near the
consulate, and we're soon within its friendly
shelter. Several other shots were fred by
the mob at them, and President Dominique
received bayonet wound in the thigh,
which may terminate fatally, ss he
is old and feeble. The body Of
the Vice President was kicked about
the streets of the city tor two days and
mutilated beyond recognition, after which
it was thrown into hole outside the city
and covered up with stones All the other
ministers of the government. or any one
who held Office under Domingue, took re-
fuge speedily in the consulate buildings
and were lett unmOlested. After being two
days guarded in the French consulate the
deboeed President got on q schooner and
was taken to St. Thomas, where he now. is.
A military provisional committee ives then
organized, with General Canals its head,
and partial order was restored. The fol.
lowing compose the provisional committee:
General Canal, ex-senator j. Mauigal, Gen.
oral j. Parisien and T Reboule. It will be
ct least two months before matters will bs
sufficiently organized to hold the Senate
and Chamber elections. General Canal
will most probably be- the next President
New York World.