Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-24
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
OPTICAL PAPER or TfE rlTY1

(OFFICLAL PAPER or mr. H1IY1
RICHARD CARTER is the Agent for lie A,aerican
Organ in the First, Second, Fifth, SIXTH and Sew
enth Wards, and also of Georgetown.
B. ID. KLoryKR, Sixth street, between New York
Avenue and street, Is Agent for the Third and
Fourth Wards
GRAND ToRcHLIGHr CELnBRArIoS.--T : Amen-
can party Of Washington celebrated last lht the
recent glorious American victories In Ne York
Massachusetts,, and Maryland, in style q man
ner worthy ofthe occasion, and in the hi hest de-
gree creditable to themselves.
The route ofthe-procession was Of great length,
extending from the centre of the city to tho Navy
Yard, thence to Georgetown, aud from Georgetown
to the City Hail. where the procession was dismiss
ed Total distance marched, about eight miles.
The main procession began TO move about II,
NJ, after the arrival Of the delegations from Balti
more Georgetown, and the upper wards. The
Baltimore delegation, consisting of nine hundred
men, Joined the procession at Third street, and
were greeted with tremendous cheers They were
truly stalwart band, and marched with the air of
men who had rendered good service to their coun-
try.
The Georgetown delegation consisted Of 400
men by actual count as they crossed the bridge.
All the wards Of the city were represented by
full delegations and appropriate banners and trans
parencies, and formed, including the Baltimore and
Georgetown delegations, procession two miles in
length by actual measurement.
The night was one Of unusual brilliancy the
moon shining with lustre undimmed by cloud in
an atmosphere as clear as crystal.
Many houses on the line of the procession were
brilliantly and beautifully illuminated The house
of Mrs Reveridge, on Pennsylvania avenue, four
stories high, was Illuminated throughout, and made
a very brilliant appearance. Congress Hall, near
Third street, on the Avenue, was also Illuminated.
The house Of DR.. Busey, on Capitol Hill, and many
others in that section, and in the Sixth ward, were
illuminated; as also were the following, in various
sections Of the city, among multitude OF others,
the occupants of which we were unable to ascer-
tain. viz that of John Wilson, late Commissioner
Of the Land Office, New York avenue DR.. Hunt,
City Surveyor, Tenth street; French s. Evans,
the American orator, NJ street Samuel Shreeye,
Seventh street, near N ; r. T. Knight, Richard
Stewart and John L. Smith, Alderman from the
Sevsnth ward, on the Island.
The procession, on its return from the Navy
Yard, took the route of Virginia and Maryland
avenues to Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Az it defled aleng the streets of the Island it
observed by hundreds on elevated positions Of the
city, the larger transparencies bearing the appear
ance of pillars of fire.
In Georgetown the procession advanced as far
west as Market street, and thence returned to the
city by way of Beall, Green, and Bridge streets,
where it left Pennsylvania avenue at the Circle,
/, and proceeded along X street to Tenth up Tenth
to M, through n to Seventh, and thence through
massachusetts avenue, Fourth street, H street,
Seventh street again, Pennsylvania avenue to Four
and-a-haf street and the City Hall, where the pro-
cession was dismissed at one o'clock this morning.
After the procession was dismissed large por!
ton of the members escorted the Baltimore dele
cation to the Depot, where an extra train awaited
Them in which they returned to Baltimore, and all
arrived safely about 8 o'clock this morning
The clief marshal of the Baltimore delegation
was Major McAlster. Aids. w. Hail. VIM. s.
Crowley, j. G. james, j. G. Spicer, VIM. Howard,
J. P. P. Jones, VIM, T. Bxler, and d. w. Moore.
j. p. Cragcr had charge of the Baltimore transpa-
rencies.
The whole management of this enormous pro.
cession was intrusted to Alderman John l.. Smith,
OF the Seventh Ward, as Chief Marshal, who was
assisted by various efficient aids.
We give below report of some Of the most stri-
king features of the procession
The delegation from the Second Ward bore a
transparency Of much significance. On one side
were the portraits of two noted characters. Over
one sitting at desk were inscribed the words,
"PErER g." and underneath, /" Levying Black
Mail" The motto to the "other fellow was
g Very Ricketty--I have changed my mind for a
81 GOO place." On the opposite side were two
portraits, and over them this motto" The Camp
bells are Come" This transparency represented
a man taking up the Clipper, and threatening 70
discharge the servant IL ii is left again. The SER
want protests that it is only the Clipper.
The delegation from the Third Ward bore a wild
: cat In cage.
The "Pug Uylys," of the Third Ward bore
Characteristic banner. tr
The most prominent feature Of the procession
was furnished by the delegation from the Seventh
Ward II consisted of large transparency of a
,ayramidal form, borne upon n carriage in which
wee seated in circle around the pyramid, thirty
one bows, each bearing the American flag. The
carriage was drawn by four horses led by grooms,
and the Transparency bore several appropriate in
scriptions.
The Baltimore delegation bore several fine trans
parencies- others monument eighteen
feet in height.
The juvenile portion OF the American party was
fully represented SANS sons were :" around and
no mistake A large crop Of freemen Of the
right stamp win soon be harvested, from present
appearances. We know enough Of the breed to
predict that when that harvest Is reaped tyrants
will tremble.
Several gratifying incidents occurred during the
progress Of the programme. When 1t reached the
Navy Yard, the delegation from the Sixth Ward
was presented with an appropriate transparency by
n lady, whose name we did not learn. IL was re-
ceived In an appropriate manner by. Mr.. Briggs.
While passing through the Seventh Ward, Chief
Marshal Smith was presented with beautiful
wreath by lady Of that locality.
On the Island, an administration rowdy threw a
stone which struck one Of the members Of tie
procession. As soon as the stone struck, num-
Der Of the Americans rushed up on the miscreant
and punished him to their heart's content.
In Georgetown, noted bully knocked down one
Of the Washington delegation, without proyoca-
tion and was severely punished for his temerity,
as he deserved 10 be.
We have no room to-dayfor further details Of
this truly brilliant and imposing d ,monstration
Suffice II 10 say for the nraaent that II far sur