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HAYTIAN HORRORS.
The Atr0ci0us Conduct of Pres
ident HippOlyte.
Scores of Suspects Executed
Without a Trial.

By the. new steamer Adirondack Of the
Atlas Line, which arrived few days ago at
the Port of New York from various Haytian
ports, bringing passengers and mails, num-
Der of New York merchants received advices
from correspondents in the leading cities Of
the republic, which show that the rebels are
still active, working silently but in despere-
ton, making themselves felt in sporadic
riotinc, while the Government, up to within
a few days before the mailing Of the advlces,
had continued its massacres with merclless
persistency.
The report Of the assassination Of Presi-
dent Hippolyte was made an event for great
rejoicing by the people of Hayti and met
with no interruption from the soldiers, who,
it is said, were secretly glad themselves OF his
removal. The report when it reached Hippo
lyte had one salutary effect on him, for he
Immediately ceased his wholesale slaughters,
and modified the penalty against enemies Of
the Government to exile. These were the tao
tics which he was following when the Adiron-
dack left the Haytian country. Political prls-
oners were arraigned before the Governor OF
the Jail in which they were confined and were
ordered to leave the country. They were
then taken to Port-au-Priuce and brought
before Hippolyte, who banished them from
ate death should they return. At least one
hundred men were thus treated.
Suspected enemies Of the Government
were executed daily, before their ruer got
twinge Of conscience, without even the for
mality of tria
In towns about Port-au.Prince, where the
distance was too great to allow the Govern
ment to have speedy revenge on Its enemies,
the governors Of the jails were allowed to act
on their own discretion in the matter OF exc
cutions. When a number Of prisoners were
under surveillance, suitable enough to make
a display, they were led out and shot. just
outside of Port-au-Prince, in a small
village that does not contain a prison,
some few days Eefore the date OF the ad-
vices from which this incident was quoted,
three men were killed in the interest or law
and order" Some men had been overheard
talking reasonably in public house, and the
leader of the Jail was speedily notified. twas
at night, and an extra squad OF men was taken
with the regular detachment, to the mouse,
which was at once surrounded. Every one
found in the place was arrested, one OF them
being an old man who Claimed TO Lave gone
in there in search of protigate son. he
was thrown into jail and was executed
within twenty-four hours. as though he
had been guilty OF the vilest mlsdeme anors.
The story is told of how one OF these
same soldiers had insuited two men
on the street. and when they retaliated by
knocking him down they were arrested and
eventually shot, FOR the good OF the COM
monwealtt," it was explained. During the
entire insurrection Hippolyte acted, accord
ing to the advices, like one bereft OF reason.
He was moved neither by pity or reason. -,
Ever since the killing OF NJ. klgaud, the
French merchant, on Fete Dieu, May -, and
the French Minister at Port-au-Prince de-
manded indemnity for the murder foreign
ers have been treated with consideration
Hannibal Price, the Haytian representa-
tive at New York City, received letter in
which it is said that the Government was
strong and proposed to subdue the reVolu-
tiouists.
Advces from Hayti states that $50 In all
were killed in Port-au-Prince and lcO e1led,
but Minister Price denies it.