The sun., 1864-10-05
LOCAL NEWS.
HEw YORK AND THE VICINITY.


TuE SUBJEcr or NAruRALIzArioN.-T
ASsrAL Rurn POE "PArrns" CosxsSoEp.--ALruS
SoLpIurs BroonIsa Ciuxrss The four or fve
weeks imm edis,ely preceding the annual election
10 sl~ays characterized by rush cf aliens W Tho
Naturalization Bureau, for the purpose Of procur.
ing certificates Of citisnnshp. A the coming ecc-
ton s Of double interest involving both Nation
a and stato contest the dcsirc II aliens to par
ncpa,e In ~ decision is scorrespoudingly increased,
the efforts of psrtsans V aid thcm In qualifying
themselves to vote are augmented and great activ-
ity as tho Bureau Ia the result. The City Hal, Ia
daily crowded with applican,s snd their personal
and political friends. Long lines 81 men srs con-
stan,y 70 he seen in the Railways terminating at
the Office Of the Bureau each eagerly awaiting his
turn TO "rcnouncs fcslty and allegiance N every
foreign prince, potcntatc and power," to enrol
himself under tho banner of liberty and thereafter
share In tho proui Designation Of an American cit
zcn. This transition from . monarcbica subject
TO q free citizen of the United States IL regarded
by . majority Of aliens an important epoch
in their livos and the occasion is usually
celebrated by . holiday and couviyial,y among
friends The business of the Durcau Is also in
creased by the application of Nen soldiers for nat
urali1stion. r. tho act q Congress passed. July
II, 1862, II s provided, that any alien who shall
have obtained his majority, in the United States
service, and tecn honoraby discharged, shall 10
entitled to citizenship without having previously
declared his intention fc~ that purpose the only
requisite being that he shsl have been ono year in
The United slates. Many q. this clses have already
sppliod, and 1t is probable that largo number will
has ho.n ~ h. tat ~ hor
This branch of tho naturalization business Ia re-.
garded with espcisl ntsros. as many Of the dis
charged alien soldiers who ase applying for
| certificates Of citizenship have gained hstorie
reputation on tho battlefield.
THR MoNHr ORDEa SYsrEM.-The new
postal money order systom wiz eoaso into opera
non on Mondsy, the l1th insloni. The head Of tho
department will to Dr. c. Y. Mcdonald, Of tho
Postal Money Order Bureau " Washington, but the
real Of the system win be In this city. One
hundred and forty oces in various parts VI
the Union will have authority 10 transact busl 81
| in the money Order" department. The person
sending gives his nsmo d the Post Oficc, aud also
the narne Of tho party ~ whom it Is 70 he sent.
receipt for the money sn1 the order Ii then given
| him, and letter Is imucdiAtely forwarded from
| inc INSt OINc Wuetc oihoI is ProSuTVh w she
Office Of the place In which the person resides who
| Is " receive tho money. On the later presenting
tho order previously cent To him by the person who
| pr ocurei IL he is ssked tho name OF the party
NC aiding (which Ia NOT tho ordorl end II the an
svcr is satisfactory the money paid. The foo for
sp SUN under S10 is six cents; over thai anount
| 10 cents. Mr. John N. Norton. recently Of the
ID, I'D Letter Office, will bo in charge Of the Money
| o. der ofice in New York.
NORTH RIVER STEAMboATs.-The sugges
tin Of . grand steamboat sweepstakes made BY
Captain A. L. Anderson, Of the Mary Powell, Il
VIC rthy q is origin. Tho whole hearted man VIII,
| nover toora,es when tho lives Of passenger
| ar exposed b. IT'S Ierls aud who tresds the decl
Of one Of the fastest vessels In tho world, unhoodin
the taun,s Of competing crsh, now proposes tina
OF speed on the grsnGess scale ever known. Th
| day travelling season on the North River clorc
with October, and he proposes thai the owners O
the fast boats shall make up . sweepstsks purse b,
tho contribution OF from &1,0oO " $4,000 each. !
10 run for in November, and the purse 70 30 tske
blythe winning boat Why arc not the owners Q
III Csc splendid bosss tho C. vibhard, Daniel Drew
Arm>nis and Thomas Colysr awake 70 such pro
position
LAuscH.--Ths steamship Ajax will b
launched tromc. a R, Poiion's ship yard. foot q
Bridge =. brooklyn, on Thursdsy. Oct. 9TH .
j hakps. n s'clock