The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-09
EXCITEMENT IN MONTREAL.
The city TO he Fiiied with Troops to Prevent
Riot the Twelfth.

Mo~rpv.r J,i,, O Tho o~o,.o,,,o,,. ,,.hioh
oy q "0 oAOiooiieuO WIN"
has been smouldering since last July has again
burst forth with renewed force Last year the
Orangemen conaopted 10 forego tboir oxo,rs,o,
:, -, w. =, - ii 'Aoui9'on'
ana go 10 cnurch as inulviduais. without even
ribbon. and vet one of their number Hnckett
NINA IiIlad Tbora bos hoo, oil oions, n do.tro
m"s Nl,,eu. inore % nus poon az, "onk uoslre
10 crush the Orangemen. ana this FOUND vent n
few weeks ago in the utterance OF Alderman
Donovan who from bia seat in tho Council
IN, VIZ i,o" "is 90" ~ 'nS ~,
Chamoer puoncly declared that shouid the
straats of Monfre.I ,vould ba tur,ed into N
''' VI S "o"'" W '"i "'u 'u'o
butchers shambles. Thereafter the meetings
crimination. Meantime Tho oronoomen ~
- -
had refused protection to their Montreal
bro,brep volunteered IN throw into Montreal
So ooo c ~ r'rd ~ 'aaoW 'T,o . u9"1ea ,he1r
brethren should enjoy their right to parade.
Atorrood n, ,his s,o,, ~ ,IIrrs n ,,,oa,ioc, .,
alarmed !" 'his sia'e oil tlings' a meeting Oh
magistrates was called on Friday last II WINS
packed by Ribbonmon with Mayor Beaudry at
their baad The Mavor having nrarared n list
OF resolutions giving him full charge OF the city
and authorizing him to stop the Orange pro-
,oaa, ri r. aa.,.,a,,l -, IL, hi.
previous mismanagement approved. and full
powers given him OF doing what he pleased.
Accordingly he put forth proclamation.
warming all persons against collecting IN
the public streets on the 18th OF July. aimed
merely Mt stopping the Orangemen from walk
ing. and threatening 10 arrest them or shoot
them down II they resisted. Thercupon the
Rbbonmene magistrates took advantage OF the
law in this Dominion which provides that in
cnses OF emergency requisition signed by the
Chief or any three magistrates Of Il municipal
ity is sufficient to call out the whole militia
force Of Canada to duell disturbance; They
signed tho repusition. and two thousand troops
were immediately ordered under arms.
meeting OF Irish societies was held to take
whatever steps were necessary. They adj
Iourned without action. and Yesterday from the
pupits 1rishmen were warned to do nothing to
create disturbance.
Notwithstanding this there Is deep-sented
fear that the 18th OF the current July VIII be a
day thereafter to be known as Bloody Friday.
inasmuch rs there are many thousands ot Rib
bonmen here said 70 b. pledged TO put down
Orangomen. Mayor Beaudry went TO Ottawa
for the troops rescinded. He has been
unsuccessful. and Gen. Sir Z. Selby Smythe. X.
ada. has been ordered 10 Montreal with 1000
men. Battery OF the Dominion Artillery will
start from Kingston on "Wednesday. arriving
here on Friday morning; and Battery Is. from
Quebec, under Col Strange, will be here on
Thursdny morning. Col. A. A. Stevenss Bat
terry Of Montreal Volunteers went into camp to-
day with six officers eighty men, four Armstrong
9-pounder guns. twcnty-eght horses. and two
thousand pounds OF grape and can ster;. As
Fusilrers. 400 officers and men. under Col.
Crawford. are marching to embark for st.
Helanis island, Immediately opposite the city.
Each man carries l20 rounds OF ball cartridge.
The Victoria Rifes. the Prince Of Wales Rifles.
IN. Slxiy,nlth BaalI9n: ne Montreal @ garSis9h
Fusileers who visited St Albans on the 4th OF
July nnd the Montreal cavalry are all or
derGd to be in rwSadiness w and T be under arms m
9rmoriesS in n" different n1rts Of t6e city which
have been doing duty during the past week are
ORDERED to he doubled after to-morrowI morn 10 rd
ofiIcers in each af The ourarmories. The latest