The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-07-18
oRAEoEMEE's Pay IN mOSTRE-

Orangemens day i'm the Dominion
was accompanied again this year with
the usual amount Of mob violence.
Several persons were killed and Others
severely iniured. 1t seems rather
strange to MS who dwell in the quietude
of Vermont hills. how such riots can
be aroused, and such deeds Of blood
be done i'm the very face Of civil au-
thority and even when the officials
have been forewarned Of the proba-
bility of such outbreaks. Can it be
that Montreal lies within domains
ruled by the good Queen Victoria.
We clip the following from the Daily
Messenger.
In the morning the Orangemen pro-
ceeded quietly to Knox church, singly
or in little squads, but it became
known on the streets that after the
services they would come down town
in procession, beating the Union Jack,
which it was supposed would not
arouse adverse feelings. In anticipa-
ton of this, thousands hurried off to
the vicinity of Knox church, but still
there was peace. Inside the church
the congregation was small. Rev.
Charles A. Dondiet, deputy grand
chaplain of the supreme grand lodge
of British America and grand chaplain
of the grand lodge of Quebec, who
oficiated, wore the regalia Of the or
der and a number Of people in the
body of the church carried orange
lilies. 81
Owing TO ineffective police regula-
tons, roughs Of the hardest descrip-
ton were allowed to loiter and con-
gregate on the streets and corners to
the terror and intimidation Of the ordl-
nary public, and indeed to the intimi,
dation of Orangemen who had pledged
themselves not to make any demon
stration. At an early hour the streets
were lined with loafers, many OF whom
were strangers, most Of them armed
who INDUCED in remarks as to what
they would do and significantly point
ed to the contents Of their pockets
Both Orangemen and Catholics wcrC
evidently expecting the worst ant
were prepared for it. About 80 P
m, shouts went up in the neighbor
hood of a cab stand, on Craig street
and instantly there was a general rusl
in that direction. A young man il
grey clothes was seen running TO
shelter, pursued by large crowd o
men and boys. When he got on tn
steps of Robert Dunn & Co. s store, h,
found the heavy doors partially closed
The leaders of the riot tried to pull
him off the steps nearly tearing hi
coat of. A young man rushed for
ward to protect him and as one Of tn
mob was about to strike this youn!
fellow, he fred several shots in rapi'
succession. Afterwards some shot
were fired at him by persons in tn
crowd. One struck him in the fore
head, when he fell. When he wa
down, other shots were fired at him.
A policeman soon arrived and til
wounded man was placed in an eN
press wagon and borne away. Iii
, name was reported as L. c. lackett
a clerk in McKillip's commercial ager
cy. lie was an Orangeman and wa
returning from church. A very pair
T. full feature OF the affair was the bt
hayior Of the mob. When the pro-
t estant clergyman tried to approach I'll
5 dying man, the reverned gentlema
5 was rudey pushed back and despit
= his remonstrance and the mute appet
of the upturned eyes ofthepoorvictin
D he was not allowed to approach, an
a 50 a soul passed away. The want
: anything like a provision for the mail
: tainance Of order was very general
d observed. The mob seemed give
G complete control Of the streets, tt
h crowd evidently largely made up
! persons longing for an outbreak. \
attempt was made to disperse ther
AS the body Of the unfortunate llac
- EFT was being driven off from the scel
/, where he fell, some of the inhum;
l. roughs took off their hats and way'
d them with triumphant air.
d j. r. Morrison, clerk in Simn
5. provision store, Charles Boon, tailc
f. and Edward Giroux, painter, a
er wounded, though not fatally. 1t
Us reported that a young man, a COZ
4. mercial traveller, who rushed to G
TX oux's assistance received a seye
if beating. 1t is said that the riot oril
/. mated in this way: Two women We
n standing in Victoria Square, one we;
is ing an orange lily, when the otl
n. snatched at the lily and the WON
I'd commenced to fight. Among the
f. who tried to separate them, was Hac
m EFT, who was killed.