The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-16
A RACE CONFLICT.
Bloody Riot Between the French
and Irish in Quebec.
Several Men Killed and Large Mum
Der Wounded-The City in Tu-
multi, and Another Deadly
Encounter Regarded
as Inevitable.


Society. 81 Union de Canada" secession or
ganization from the L. B. A., some $500 strong
TO chow their strength are parading the
streets to-day. At 30 o'clock, while the
procession was passing through Diamond
harbor, II WAS attacked by the Ship Laborer5
Society and firearms and stones were freely
used. Two men were shot dead, one On each
side, one stabbed and several others wounded
with stones. Culdesac street is covered with
loose stones and bricks. The windows In
Market Hall and other buildings In the
neighborhood are shattered. The military
placed across Champlain street, behind which
are men armed with Martini and Smith
breech-loaders.
ep. m-The troops have been called out,
and b battery Is under orders to march in
half an hour to the scene NJ action. The ruff
fans are firing stones and missiles on the
women and children In the cove. Fights are
going On In the various quarters, and mob rule
is rampant Great CONSERVATION exists
everywhere. Nearly all the stores are closed
The members OF the Ship Laborers' Society
are In possession Of four cannon, which they
placed III position further ND Diamond har-
Dor. the members Of the Union CaDadienne
seeing which. and being nnarmed, fled before
the great guns could tire volisy. Several
revolvers, however, were fired, doing fearful
execution among the retreating French
Canadians. Two men were thrown into the
ST. Lawrence river by the mob and drowned: :
two men were killed and thirty are known to
be seriously wounded. All the hardware
stores are closed. One store In the upper
portion of the city was sacked and rified III
firearms. 1t Is expected that united attack
Eill be made By the Frenchmer, largely rein
forced and armed with guns, revolvers and
cannon. Great excitement prevails. Bust
ness IL at s5andstfIi, and nearly ali the shops
are closed. A fatal conflict Ia inevitable, a5
both sides are determined to fight The
Onion Canadiennes banners and flags were
torn to shreds.
Midnfght-Durin9 the riot one hardware
store was robbed Of three barrels OF gnnpow
der, and another OF seventy-nine reyoIyers,
another Of forty rsyolvsrs aud another Of sev-
eraf valuable guns. Most OF the hardware
firms, however, sent their firearms to the cit
adel for safety.
About o'clock tonight 900 Frenchrnen
went through MontcalTn Ward, breaking into
groceries and ran5acking Innocent peoples
tied by the Irish. The rnffians srnashed all
the windows in the street. Several houses
were also demolished In the Capt. Blac sub
urb. It Is reported that the mayor has re-
signed, and the city ts now governed
BY bench magistrates, one Of whom
remains on guard In the citadel,
with B Battery, which is under orders
10 turn ont at moment 9 notice. The Hussars
and the Eighth and Ninth Battalions are also
qaartered In different parts Of the city under
arms. Thousands Of men patrol the streets.
The House Of Assembly Is closed; the treets
are alive with excited people, and q reign OF
terror exists. A large meeting is now being
held at St. Rochs. The priests ares eZpoetu-
atfng with the mob, who refuse to listen TO
their entreaty. A raid on Diamond harbor is
expected tonight. fatal conflict, sooner
or later, is inevitable, as both sides are deter
mined to fight.
4 corrected list Of the casualties, as far as
known, Is: Peter Gfroux, killed; two un-
known men, drowned; james Bourget, shot
in the arm; Noroert Bornbear, fatally wound
ed Jos. Morrin, shot In the leg; jos. Bou-
chittc, shot In the groin; August Gos5elin,
shot 10 the hips and head, probably fatally
wounded; J. 3. Dow, shot In the leg and neck;
0 Gallagher, wounded In the hand, Jos.
Malta, In the leg; Foley, wounded in the
head and thirty others, names unknown.
Many were driven from their houses by the
mob.
Ine meeting in st. Roch's tonight was at
tended b. 1000 persons, who swear ven
geance On the Irish and threaten to clean out
the whole city. Up to IL O'Clock there has
been no further outbreak.
No riots Of consequence are reported. but
there fs still q great deal Of indiscrirninate
shooting going on and the excitement is un-
abated. Tomorrow is looked forward to with
universal dread.