, 1873-03-01
The VUEBEE HUI
n Political Emollto Among the Kns
nuc1kH..-TyvO Mon Killed nntl Beys
cr0l YV0und0ls

Iua NOMINATION. OF chnultlatta lOF Lue Iopiu"
sonthtion Of Quoboo East In tho HouEc OF AS
ho'nhly Of tho Province OF Queboo took place N
front Of Jacques Onrtior's Market Hail at IA
O'clock yontorday, followed by riot and rufllany
proceedings that would Disgrace the. most bhr-
barouB nation OH tho face OF tho oarth..
Tho contested seat WAS rendered vacant by tho
resignation Of Mr.. 1lhoaufno, aftcr he had boon
appointed TO comfortable position by tho Coy
9rnmont: Two gontlemon, named respectively
.phlcaa Hnot and P. Polletlor, were placed ID
nomination for the scat, on whose behalf Bit
ter and exciting CANVASS has been conducted
during THO past two weoka, bitter, perhaps, boz
cause Of the "anlstantfsl mattora " looming up
II tho distance for tho successful contestant.
ltoohs 'MF. Pelotlor Is lawyer. aud now ropro-
eontg the county Of HamonrnskA In tho House Of
Commons. Huot 10 tho nominee Of tho con-
servahve party, Who throws ht1naelf into Tho
letter, on tho other hand declares iimself free
from tho tranmols Of party; that he binds him-
seH to support neithor party;- but, to speak
eoaoaa efustay be hns hse and
Tho louder the mouthing aud tho moro fro
quont the declarations Of principle on the part
OF tho oandidatoa, tho more intenso became tho
excitement II the Division Meetings and oeu
and all tie oratorical plugs in tho city hnvinR
any political Influence have been callod Into eore
vice. Even tho naorednesa Of the Sabbath was
not observed, for, aftor mass, lat Sunday, tho
people worc gathered togothor by party whips,
and anything but moral addresses made to them
by tho distinguished speakers.
Az early as . o'clock yesterday morning tho
crowds began to assemble in tho square in front
mediatoly, two adn1ts opening the fight by bat
terlng each other In most Ineciontflo manner
about tho face and head. This gentle amuso-
ment l,i was appreciated BY tho byatanaors, and
thcir attention, and kept thom quiet until about
II O'clock. Then q fow minor akir1nishes took
place among tho 1ull-grown plug uglies, who
i hammered each other with tho best humor possl-
For awhile aftor tho cessation Of these prelIu-
insrlea it seemed as though the crowd would ro-
sobcr earneBtncss. But IN . short timo mob
pleasantrioa woro ngain In vogue from gibing
and ,hIustling tho aurgtng throng became more
hostile tokea woretreated as being .monotonous,
INSTANCES, IN desperate quarrs1s which finally led
to In adjustment outside Of the ring. Atugcthcr
1t Mas bud tempered mob. Thoso Ittfo un-
civilized propensittos may bo accounted for ny
noticeable that many Of the more % prominent ii s
politicians were inesPaotatod long before their
:. This part Of tho City Of Quobe9 can lay claim
who are sandwiched in bofween tho more re-
spectacle citizens. The population may be thus
aummarizad: shlp-cArpentora aud buBh-rangers,
tannern and river"thioyos. There is an indus-
tsious French colony, but among these arc also
bonds that ever diBgrhced = city. All these row-
dies wore out In force, and tho moro noted e1oo-
tion bnlllas moved about among thon With great
ssa sns' etc. t{es e sn a a I @
by way Of keoping their hands IN. They rushed
about hither and thithor, carrying trundlos md
exe-handles, melting Tho assembled roughB, and
Affecting tho, greatest. posaiblo enjoyment from
fhn raf63u {rrraAH AHfrn fannr4 1vGtinf9 0f fhcs
From f9 ii oclook the noise beoamo louder and
the fighting hriaker. up to this time nc wespona
RsfoS a %
Quebec Centre oloction. About this time tho
shop-keepeEs in the neighborhood deemed it
advisable to put up their shutters aud close their
ing nnpieaasnatiy ", demonstr.tivo M E1oitemont
Increased I'LL. nearly noon, when threatening
as tho ."HuBtinga Dooth.'f Thia temporary
a few pistols Ters fred in tho Air, aud the
playful In tho crowd amused themselves by
throwing Jumps Of hard anow at the patient
liz hssns f T sess
was the conste1nation Of tho candidates. their
supporters and tho reporters, who became a
o1a s tho o st Ina Bss
Ii noon shsrin Aneyn, as returning officer,
read the royal writ. III. Huot, notary, and the
;,'' Renaud, md. IL Al6ss othosu. NJ. T. Pellotior.
adzoeetS %ss vsm t5Sn M 5PfoRossa oRSsxs
appointed next Monday and Tuesday as polling
days. This was tho amount Of formal proceed
inga. OF course 1t Was uselesH under tho cir
cunstances for either Of the candidates to
4z1 $dot IL s3r fnt1ff
liz. Pellotlor's supporters rotirod by st. Joseph
and WALLER streets, and accompanied him to hig
residence On st. Louis street.. hfr. Huot ad-
Grown street; but previous to this tho combative
instincts Of the crowd had been brought into
play. The features Uhtoh dlsgrncsd Quebec
csntre election wero rs-enscted. Tho pfstol "aa
"1urrah pour Huot!' shouted ono party. =.
=" Hurrah pour Pelletier "a oas Huotl"
shouted another.
Then there wore blowH.
. Thon were heard pistol-ahots IN auleR e. suoces- @
moments after this there VAS temporary lall.
4 man fol, bleeding, to the ground. 1t VAS
man named Joseph Minnyillo, q supporter Of Mr.
bullet lodged il Ills backbone. He wes picked
up md takon to tho hospital, whore ho died last
night, ut about 2 o'clock, never having re-
covered consciousnesB. ''
Another man tel snot III tAo ueau' at1 ~ AnAc
was Cote At the latest report he was still alive,
but sinking. Ho was conveyed to his residence
md medica1 attendance procured.
Some miscreant fred 1T Mr.. relletler, tho ball
passing through his cap and within half a. mel
also o. struck on tho head With club. Mr. Huot
was also in danger. A gigantic rough approach.
Ing him with club, . couple Of his supporters
speedily diacomtltod his would-oe assaalane' ana
Quite number worc wounded with knives anu
clubs, but not to any great e1tont.
provincial police appeared On tho g1ouna
about before y IN fu n iotee apo 10 Raan
t6e crowd moving. Tho mischief mad heen donoo,
howovor, and then, after they set to their work
Of clearing tho streets, many individual un-
tinuniIy through the square and the streets eur-
rounding from noon on, but tho greatest e1cite-
mont relgned in st. Roehs Throughout tho after
noon. .r.