The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-16
Last Nights Dispatches.
CANADA.
Further Particulars of the Riot at Quebec

QUEBEC, Aug. 15.-The ship laborers
trouble eliminated to-day 10 terrible free
fight 10 the lower town. in Champlain
street, near Allan, Rae 4 Co. S wharf No.
5. A section of the societies raided, con-
sidering they were not properly treated
formed an independent society composed
almost entirely of French Canadians This
forenoon they walked IN procession
through the streets to show their strength.
When on the way to the cove they were set
upon by large body af the parent society.
There were about three thousand men on
the French Canadian side, but not SO
many on the other, which was composed
principally of Irish Catholics. Shots and
blows were freely exchanged to the injury
OF a great number OF the crowd. The
French Canadians were finally driven
back, having lost, according to report, five
killed and several wounded. The mayor
did not allow the police to interfere as he
had but forty men.
Another fight was reported raging at the
cove and some police and the magistrate
have gone there.
The Frenchmen being repulsed, old So
| ciety men gathered in groups and express
ed determination to keep them out of
the street. Two cannon were in position
at kineheIer's wharf and one at Martin s.
The men were well armed with revolvers,
boot hooks or axes. Blood on the side
walk showed were the wounded fell. The
men were warned by the chief of the water
police not to advance, but persisted
While retreatiug after their defeat they
turned occasionally to fire upon their
assailants. When the procession rallied,
they went to Cape Blanc and sack
ed three houses, occupied by Irish
| Hardware stores were robbed of
! firearms, and six or seven guns
taken from store on Fabrique streets.
| All shops In the lower town and on the
mountain hill have their shutters up, 1t
| has been remarked there were not 6fty
ship laborers in the whole line of pro,
cessions. a war OF races seems to have
begun. Pierre GirouX is the only person
reported killed, A dozen men are known
to be wounded seriously by bullets A
meeting of French Canadians was held at
Jacques Cartier market hall in the after
noon at the close of which they assembled
on the plains to the number of 800 and
all armed with rifles, shot guns aud revol
vers. A rush was made for the city anC
the principal streets of St. Louis, sub
urb, were invaded, the crowd bowling
and firing as they ran. The 1rishmen Of
the coves, it is said, will be in motion and
the crowd is dispensing. Volunteers viii
be called out, Bloody work is expected
| Tonight the utmost excitement reigns
over the city. A large meeting has beer
held at St Louis. The military are under
arms. A battalion bivouacs at the drill
shed, rink aud citadel The Mayor declin
ed to act as chief magistrate for the city
Magistrates met in the afternoon anC
called out the military and also agreed
that citizens patrol should. if possible
te arranged for the protection of the up
per town. Mayor Montizambert has haC
guns placed in the embrasure oyerlooking
Champlau street. One of the wounded
named FIeurie died tonight; anothe
named Barbour will probably die, Dionn,
and Marsette were very seriously injured
Twenty-six men are known to be woundeo
more or less seriously, The police are al
massed at No, station. Consequent
the city is in the hands of the mob.