The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-13
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY INTRLLIeEEcRR
THE ORANGE PARADE
THAT DID NOT COME OFF.
A Square Back Down on The Part
Of the oraugemen.
A Despicabls Lot Of Police, Roushs,
Jail Birds and Desperate Char
acters Armed Will the
Baton.
Brutal Assault upon an orsngeman.
Arrest Of Several Orange Leaders.
A Test Case to be Made in Court
Great Anxiety Amous the Friends
Of the oranssmen.

MONTREAL, July 12.-since s A. N. the
city has been in commotion with crowds
OF people in the principal streets and the
military marching to rendezvous. The
first blow wss-struck in the. impending
conflict by one Of the Mayors special con-
stables, who, without provication, as
saul,ed with his baton, aband man Of the
Prince OF Wales rifles, named .Wm. Sharp,
q, the regiment was proceeding to point
Of rendezvous. The special avoided iden.
titication. At nine o'clock the whole mil
itary forcs, consisting Of Eve regiments,
one infantry, one corps Of artillery and 9
troop o! cavalry were drawn up on the
Champs de Mars, under command OF Col.
Fletcher waiting the arrival Of Gen.
suyth. The police are collected At the City
Hall, where the special constables are as.
sembIed with white ribbons, ss badges,
and clubs iu their hands. Theyare ades-
picable looking lot, and the Police Ser.
gelnt ssys the majority are Jail birds.
They are dangerous gang who will com.
init excess il they get q chance. The
oransemen are determined to walk and
sre now mastering at Orange Hall, on St.
James street, decorated with party EN-:
blems. The Orangemen are massing
around their hall, and it looks as il the
procession will be large.
MONTREAL. July l2, 10 A. N.-The
Mayor has had an interview with the
Oraugemen and tried to persuade them
not to walk, but they would not listen TO
bis council. A Young man wearing an
Orange lily was attacked by two special
cons tables and struck across the head.
This attack was spplauded by the whole
body OF constabIes.
ia. M.-The 0rangemen are confer.
ring whether they will march, and vote
will be taken without delay.
LATrg-The orangemeu have iust de-
cided not to walk, and the police will
escort them TO their homes. An attack
was made on an orangeman on Craig
street, bat he was quickly rescued and
did not receive much injury. Is
GAVE UP TUE PROCESSION.
MONTREAL, July 12, 1880 a. M.-The
Oraugemen gave up their procession IN
the face OF receiving protection from the
authorities. They stipulated with the
Mayor that be should disperse the mob
in ,bs vicinity Of the hall and place
guards at the hall tonight tolproteet II.
Rev. Mr.. Drudist is now preaching TO 4
large congregation in Stanley Street
Church. A.
ORANGE LEADERS 1RREsrTp.
If. N.-The following are the names
Of the men arrested: Wm. Gayen, Alex.
Gibson, John Cromwell, Thos. Ingram,
John Lilburn and Frank Hamilton. The
Police Magistrate has refused 70 accept
bail in the present state Of excitement
The men are still In the hal, where they
have Just been served with dinner.
One hundred and fifty orangemen ar.
rived from Sherbrook by the train and
marched 10 Stanley Street Church, where
Rev. Drudiet is preaching.
ErRsr THEY WILL, AND THKsTHEY wos'r,
AND FINALLY THEY prDs'f.
A special from Montreal says: The
Oraupen,en held c6unci1 and resolved
TO parade, come what might. Shortly
before noon the orangemen collected
| from all parts OF the city and attempted
10 form in line. Great confusion and
excitement followed, during which sever.
al Marshsls dashed up and arrested the
ring leaders. The orangerneu tried 70
free their Chiefs, but the MarsbAls held
ON TO their prisoners. Under the cir.
cumstances the processionists, alter .
brief consultation, made their way back
in body 10 their Hall, ln, the mean
time an immense crowd had gathered 10
the neighborhood, and as the 0rsugen,en
disappeared the mob set up hooting and
yelling. The poiice, asaisted By the sol
diers, tried to disperse the croWd, but their
Commands were laughed At The uproar
that followed Was indiscriminate. The
Mayor at this moment appeared upon the
scene and demanded admittauce into the
hall. he was allowed, TO enter, where.
pom he addressed the Orangemeu, and
wanted them to submit 10 the authorities,
at the same time be declared firmly that
he intended TO Oppose the procession a.
It was alleged, and placed several Of the
OrAngemen under arrest, among them
was David Grant, Great Grand Master.
pRPERsIss CROWDS ABOUT oRAssEH HALL.
MONTREAL, July 1880 P, M.-The
Mayor e engaged in dispesing the crowd
from the vicinity Of Orange Hall. There
Is no appearance of.distnrbauee at pres
snt. .!agapf.
A BRUTAL ATTACK on AN oRASeXMAs.
r NoSrRxA1, July 12.-As an Orange
man was proceeding home In cab from
the Orange Hall be was attacked BY an
infurIated mob and beaten almost TO
death. His eyes we're nearly gouged ont,
and he lies in 3 perilous condition.
D. Grant, County Master, and John
Hamilton, County Secretary Of the
Orange Association, were arrested. They
went quietly 70 the police station. The
other Orangemen, Who eutered the Lodge,
remained there for Grants return when
\ eopsultation will be had. The Mayor
viii arrest every man ~ be comes out Of
the Lodge unless they express their In.
ten,ion Of returning home: The Mayor
has oecupied.a seal all morning on 81.
James Street, directly opposite the
Orange Hall, where be can conveniently
direct the movements Of bis force. he
appears TO be satisfied and pleased that
his plans are being 90 successfully worked
ont, and Is resolved to continue 10 pro-
ceed As heretofore. ~
With regard TO the ofangemen who
have been arrested, be states that the OBJ.
jec: was 70 make their trial \ test case 10
settle once for all the question Of the le-
gAlity Of the Orange Association and pro-
eession. he expressed hope that the