Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-12
Five Infantry Regiments, One Corps
Of Artillery and Troops of
Cavalry on Duty.
The Orangemen Decide Not
10 Appear in Procession.
No Serious Disturbance up 10 One
O'CLOCK.

MONTREAL, July I2--Since s o'clock
this morning the city has been in com
motion, with crowds of people on the
principal streets. and the military march
ing to their rendezvous on Champs de
Mars. The first blow was struck in the
impending conflict by one Of the mayor
special constables. who, without provo.
cation, deliberately assaulted with bis
baton a band man Of the Prince Of
Wales Rifles named Vim. Sharp, at the
corner Of Jacques Cartier Square and
Notre Dame street, as the regiment was
proceeding to the point of rendezvous.
The special avoided Identification.
AT 9 o'clock the whole military force,
consisting of Eve infantry regiments,
one corps OF artillery, and troops of cav
airy, we're drawn up on the Champs De
Mars, under Colonel Fletcher, awaiting
the arrival of General Smythe. The
troops looked we'll, and Colonel Fletcher
expressed his fullest confidence In the
men doing their duty loyalty and we'll,
The police are collected at the City Hal'
where special eonstAbles are asse mblet
with white ribbon as badges, clubs il
hands. They are a despieable lookint
lot, and the police sergeants say that
majority Of them are ~jail.birds. Th,
utmost fears prevail that they are a dan
gerous gang who will commit excuses j
they get a chance. The police will b.
in charge Of the mayor, and the specia
constables will be under the charge o
Deputy Chief Neigale.
The 0rangemen are determined Il
walk and and are now mastering a
Orange Hall, St. James street, which i
decorated with their party emblen:
The procession will not be large, bu
their sympsthizers in the street 81
many. II any conflict occurs it is el
peeted between Orange Hall and Viz
toria Square, where a dangerous elemeI
is collecting in masses.
The chief Of police with sixty mel
searched the passengers on the steamC
from Quebec for arms, but found non
Some four or five hundred men we're c
4 board.
A nan named Brennan, from ThrI
Rivers, arrived at the railroad depot wi
a loaded seven.shooter on his perso
a he was locked up. It is reported that
lie stack Of arms concealed in a house {
a Craig street, where the Irish Cathol
= club meets, has been discovered.
,e AT $3.50 this morning the military "
marched from the Champs de Mars
10 various points where they will be 81
- TONED during the day. Some exciteme
(. was created by an alarm Of fire but
turned out to be only a chimney. 7
" Orangemen are massing around thu
y hall and II looks as If the processi,
Of would be larger than anticipated.
to detachment Of police found an entran
g. to the ball at ten o'clock.
~ The arms alluded TO in a previous d
bs patch were found in Uoion Hall, CrI
IS. street. There we're fifty stand. 7
as police and special constables, the form
OF usaer Chief Neigale and the latter unC
a. Sergeant Pardise, are massed betwe
Is. Place D'Arms and st. Lamberts on
Of James street, which is kept clear.
49, either end are massed dense crowds
,iv the Catholic pasty, chiefly st. Jean b
IN. lists and outside village laborers. III
are dreadiullyl excited, and every m