New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-17

whore Mr. Spencer Mad mprovised reception for our
party This was not with the primitive resources
of the place. but tho cordial goodwill OF our host ana
his friends all difficulties We were comora-
bly, placed and beautifully entertained Mr.. Mcravish'
the Deputy Governor Capt Mcdonald OF tho garrison.
the editors OF the Winnipeg newspapers the chief law
yers physicians and merchants OF the town, were pres
emit and the occasion presently merged into tho neva
bic AngO-Saxon formalites. The Queens health was
drunk with tho honOrs then the Prcsidents the English
responding with stave OF their national hymn. while
Gov Hawley spoke for side. Then tho toasts and
sentiments camo fast that they finally enforced upon
nearly every gentleman present tho necessity OF respond
ing to something.
Gov Bross Mr. Dana. and tho Nameless spoke for tho
Press Mr. Evans and Col. Hazard for Railroads. Then
our Consul who seems to be great favorlte with tho
Manitobans called out the native press, and followed In
a speech OF such power, volume and emphasis that 1t
must have startled tho garrison at Fort Garry. and
awakened tho slumberng priests at st. Boniface. The
Consul has two great requisites for Mantoban orator.
inexhaustble voice and inexhaustbo faith In tho Sas
katchewan Rver-whence he Ia popularity known ~
Saskatchewan Taylor" For onoe, the scream of tho
American Elglo was music TO the % the British Lion,
and the amabo animal purred oontentedy and drew in
his claws The glores Of tho Saskatchewan River wero
40 sklfully blended with the glores Of tho American
nation that we exuted the and our Manitoban
friends over the other. at the same moment
thought
was for subsanco) until, after Mr.. Cunningham of The
Manhattan and Mr. Mulvey of The Liberal had spoken.
the Armies and Nayes OF the two countries were toasted
calling up Col Wheaton OF Fort Penbina, who accom-
panes us Canadian officer who gave US the joliest
address have heard for many day meeting IN the
interests OF Manitoan agriculture was to take place IN
Custom House the next day. and tho officer VINO ad
been invited TO attend nnOcenty COMPOUNDED the two
occasions and attempted to combine agriculture with the
anita ling I'm
Torrance of this arduous task the respective Armies and
Nayies wish could recall Of these wel.-neant
efforts for they masterpieces Of unconscious fun
After having finished his speech the gallant officer be-
came conscious that he spoken wide OF the mark and
took occasion OF later pause in the ceremonies to rise
and apologize for forgetting the subject OF the toast
Various other speeches and prolonged the cole
bratiOn until toward midnight When emerged into
the moonlight we found crowd in the street. and heard
various suspicious noises Of shril horns and tin pans
One Of tho gentlemen explained to us that TINS was
cdripar intended for the obnoxious Attorney
(who had been present all the evening" and MADE very
good speecn) The rioters prevailed upon 10 post
p0ne their performance account OF our presence ana
we wended way back TO the boat, accompanied by
the object OF their wrath. There was larger crowd
waiting on the bank, and as passed through, three
cheers were heartily given for the American gentle
men," How the Attorney General got on hoard did not
remark but heard threats Of lynchng OF tarrng ana
feathering "a reached the boat The Indignation or the
crowd increased from minute to minute venting itself
in croans hootings and violent accusatory phrases.
The Attorney the upper deck, visible TO the
crowd but probably unrecOgnzed. He was cool and col
ected but kept his revolver In readiness IL was not
long before proposition made to storm tho boat
the captains attitude however, delayed this for awhile
vet IL was easy to see that other measure would
soon be necessary In fact 1t not ten minutes before
rush was made for the plank and might have
been successful but flor Manitoban gentleman VINO
loudly ordered the rioters to halt, and then announced
that he had Just agreed to meet the Attorneyeneral NJ
ten PAGES the next day and must settle his personal din
Guilty first He was cheered, and there disposition,
for time, to di sperse.
While party, on the upper deck was deciding to
keep clear OF the matter unless should be required
TO repe invasion OF the boat the elements OF wrath
gathered again, and the invasion was threatened Inc
Attorney General who Is an admirable shOt TOOK OUT b
but the few OF hosts remaining on DOaFu
the boat last effort and order was restored DE-
Campbell made address from the sn0re assuring us
that no disrespect intended y the demonstrations,
concluded by proposing cheers which were again
given with q will. for the American gentlemen Gov
Hawey replied from the deck in brief but most admira
bile speech which quieted the rioters at once and dis
persed them in a few minutes. Our traRf-comedy was
over for tho night, yet we hardly In mood for
sleep Reverberations of the speeches. the songs the
shouts and threats of the mob echoed around the cabn
and we finally went TO berths with the conviction that
Manitoba is strange country
The demonstration informed was partly on
account personal scandal yet also OF political char
acter The erceness OF the feuds OF course, sus
pended in yet ts existence was always evil
dent in hundred little indications.