The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-16

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The Montreal Rifaess desotes much spac
10 accounts OF the INTERPRETATION demon
4 fstratfon by q mob Of sFreneh Canadinas u
THAT city on Monday night. Nsays =" Il
had become generally known nmoag tne
| French Canadians that Alderman McCorGr
new bylaw providing fos compulsory vac
EQUATION was 10 come up for Its first. second,
aud third readings, and acting under 10.
/ struc.ions from certain prominent opponents
Of the bylaw, whose names ARE knoWh.
large mum bprs of them determined 10 attend
in, force and overawe the Council from pass
! inc the obnoxious measure About 7:80 they
| began 10 arrive at the City Hall. and by 7:45
O'Clock the galleries OF the Council Chamber
/ with all the avenues leading thereto, were
| denselv hacked With men and boys. while
the crowd outside kept steadily increasing
until st. Paul street, IN front ofthe City Hall.
and from jacques Cartier square to Bonse'
cours street, was crowded with men in 40
| excited state of mind. In the Council Cham.
| Der. SHORTLY before O'Clock, the crowd in
duleed 10 loud taking and various uncompi.
mentary remarks about DR.. Larocque, Alder.
man McCord. and Others. About This time
piece of rock struck one Of the glass globes
! Of the gasaler, and scattered the fragments
all over the room. 70 %8.,,
| After considerable disturbance, Alderman
Lorauper moved to proceed to business.
The proposition was received with LOUD
cries of =. Non, non,' which were taken up
by the crowd outside, to whom any demon
stration by those within was the signal for
still louder shouts. At the same moment
stones began to fly through the windows
thicker than ever, and several fell alarminsiy
near the heads of those inside. Several al
dermen put on their hats to protect their
heads, and there was general rush 70 the
door. A number OF the people 10
the gallery were hit IN the pack
as they stood by the open WIN
dows, The widest confusion prevailed for,
some minutes, and the yells Of the crowd
both inside and out were terrific. The act.
ing Ma,or said it was impossible TO proceed,
and implored some of those inside to go OUT
and endeayor to calm their friends. Cblefof
Police Fenton and three or four policemen
were in the CouBcilroom. The Chief, being
asked what the police outside were DONG,
s,id: What can u enty -four men doamons
1000 or 5000: That is all l have at my
disposal tonight. The detectives are out
there trying to Identity the ringleaders."
The excitement went on, ana on a stare
ment beiug.made that nothing could then De
done on the bylaw, as quorum was no,
nreSent. the mob demanded bat it should
nevertheless be entirely thrown out at that
sitting. Finally Alderman Loranger moved
that the reading of the clauses relatinSl
to vaccination be postponed for SIX months.
Another alderman said that the motion
of adjournment should taks prece.
dence :: whereupon another shower oi
stones came crashing into the ,rooD,
and the sound of breaking glass all
along the front offices of the City HILL was
plainly heard. Tue aldermen became ntr-
yous, and uniledly demanded vote on Al
derman Lorauger's motion for postpone.
ment. The crowd shouted mon" Non;
:. Tout de suite" but the motion was carried
Sto3. The Council was then ready Tor the
motion OF adjournment. Alderman Ch'lhs
being absent, Alderman GreDier seconded
the motion in his place. While the acting
Mayor was substituting the name OF Gre
nier for Chlds stone struck lne
Gen he held in bis band and knocked
It on to the floor. as he leaned over to looS
for it another stone flew past bis nose, al
most touching him. The motion fer sd.
tournament was carried. Upon Alderman
Loranger'S informing the crowd that The by.
law was dead for six months they uttered
shout of triumph and began to depart. The
aldermen, pale and agitated, privately de-
pounced the conduct Of the mob In no mea-
sured terms, and seemed TO deeply feel The
insults cast upon them. .s.s#