The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-27
The PETTUS KILLING.
The SENSATIONAL PRESS TO
RevEL IN FOULNESS.
decision Against the Celebrated Mr..
flatt-Anothcr Outbreak Imminent In
Hayti-Burning nj Sea OF the Steamer
santiago-AIi Sorts Of News.


NEW YORK. November 2G.-rSpeciaI.1-
The inquest into the circumstances attend
lsg the killing Of stephen l.. Pettus by Mrs.
Hannah southworth, was held by Coroner
Levy this morning in one Of the rooms Of the
common Pleas. Amer hearing the testimony
OF the cyc-witncsses the jury rendered a
verdict in accordance with the facts. and
the woman was committed 10 await the ac-
ton Of the grand jury, which will probably
indict her tomorrow.
Most Of the local papers begin 10 seek
with the hlthyness that this trial will spread
before the public. and the promise of the
denominations to come, almost call for
press censorship that would prevent such
pestilental foulness from getting into decent
families. From whatever side il is viewed.
the case presents shocking picture Of i'm
morality and yileness.
DECISION AGAINST "ME TOO" PLATr.
The Court Of Appeals has handed down "a
decision to-day that Thomas {. Plat held
the office Of quarantine commissioner lille
gaily, thus gpholding Governor Hills ac-
tiOn I'm bouncing him out Of that position
on the ground that he was not a resident of
New York city. but Of TiOga county. The
Court also decides that Mr.. Platt's corpora
tiOn. the United States Express Company,
must pay the State $1,000 for taxes on capi-
tai stock; also, that the Third Avenue Rail
road Company must pay the city of New
York $50 car, under the act licensing
stages.
This will net the treasury Of New York
city SlJOOOO for back Ii 'ense dues. and
makes the company liable for all time in
the future. The State loses its suit against
the Bell Telephone Company TO recover
taxes on its capital stock. The taxes were
paid in past years under protest, and now
the court decides the money, S34, 400. must
be refunded. Judgment absolute is given
for the company.
SENSATIONAL NEWS FROM HArTT.
The Dutch steamer Prins Frederick |
Hendrix brought sensational news from !
IIayti today Captain Prins states that |
when he left POrt-au-Prince, the capital Of
The Black Republic, on the 10Th instant. the /
people of the South were up in arms against /
General Hippolyte, the newly-elected |
president and successor Of Legitime. Cap /
lain Prins learned upon inquiry that since
he Inauguration ceremonies i'm October the
residents Of the city had shown
symptoms Of dissatisfaction with the new
rc0inc. but there was no open display OF !
disruption until the 10Th. when there were
several threatened arrests for high treason.
A few DAYS before the Prins Frederick
Hendrix left the harbOT there was rumOr-
~ intention Of attacking llippolyte and his
party. and on the eve of the departure Of the
vessel il was said that 1000 men had risen
with the aVOwed intention of pulling the |
Northern ruler from his hard earned seat.
The officers Of the steamer say that the
movement against the new president has
been secretly conducted, but that II has
been going on since the election and the
Punishment Of General Legitime 10 France.
l[unhardt 4 Co.. the agents of the Prins
Frederick Hendrix. which figured prOmi-
lcntly in the late revolution. said today
bat tbcy were ignorant of the reported re-
volt. There were ten passengers on the
steamer among these were several admi-
rers Of General Legiiimo. who preferred to
be out of the country in the event OF an out
break.
ruF STEAMSHIP SANTIAGO BURNED Al SEA.
News is received to-day Of the total de-
5tructiOn by fire at sea of the Wilson Line
steamship Santiago. Happily the disaster
m ..ailed no loss Of life. The Santiago sailed
rom ia e port November 18th for HUI, Eng
md with a crew Of seventy, all told. and
va messengers. AIRS. knight, Of Boston.
md MIR. Joy. of England. At noon Of yes
erdaV the steamship Energle, u0m Brenen
or New York. was signalled OF Nahluckei
"a the shin A, j, Fuller. from Liverpool lor
his port. The Fuller informed the
steamship that they had on OOafd
he passengers and crew % the santiago
rhe captain said that The burplng Steam,
hin had been sighted from bis ship seAeral
laws before. lie bore down for the blazing
wreck. and succeeded in safely taking on
very soul. The added number Of people
N the Fuller caused all hands 20 be very
much crowded, but. all considered. they
we're ydry comfortable, and declined 30 he
,apsierred 10 the Enoreie. Captain col
ord of the Fuller declined to accept any
ssistance. but wished 10 be reported on the
teamsbip's arrival at tbs port.
From the location Of his sup Yesterday
md with "A continuance Of iaVOrin@ WINDS
ne Fuller should be in SeW Ork harC'T
u Friday. The santiago Was DGiit Of steel,
nd was OF i,2OO tons. She usually oa..ied
rom 100 to goo passengers. Her cargo com,
rises , 2ss bales u cotton. and II Is thought
han this cargo was wbaf caused the loss of
ne shin. The ship was only uiile over
ear old. and was valued at S33o,0oC. ghe
aptain was Richard Potter NopaItict-
lrs of the fire are obiaiBaDle unfil The ar
wal Of the 4. J. Potter.
ALL SORTS.
The Bo.rl Of Aldermen have repealed the
rider restricting the playing Of hand organs
ut refused 10 pc ioit street bands 10 re-
ume. Only 800 hand ofgans VIII be al
,wed in town. and each one ~ them Is 10
q taxed 81 per year, aud its owner Iisspseu
y the Mayor.
Norfolk and Western for third week lE
,ovember shows an increase of earnings o;
I : .69l. and from January 1, Of sjjO.a2s.
"Captain Tom" sampson who bas for so
lany years watched TIE halls of the sub
reasury building in Wall street has been
jade 10 walk the plank for partisan of
be- administration.
ANOTHER TRAlN ROBBERY