The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-19
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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DrpARTuRU Qp TIKI SIXTH VNroN LFAQVE
RE0tugSr-About Q o'clock yesterday morning
this regiment, 900 strong was mustered at Camp
Cadwalader and marched into the headquarters
Of the Union League, at Thirteenth and Chcsuut
streets. Here the column halted and was dressed
facing the League House, where Mr.. Claghorn
presented the magnificent colors Of the corps
(four beautiful Aags), with a few appropriate
remarks. Colonel Horatio Gates Sickel, COM
mauding the regiment, received the banners and
rendered them to the color. guard, and turned 20
the donors and thanked them for the gift, pledgng
q soldiers word of honor that they should never
be surrendered by his men, as long rs any were
lett able to defend them. Three rOusing cheers
were tEen given In salute of the flags, and the
band performed the usual airs Of salute, when the
| regiment was brought to q shoulder arms and
marched to Broad and Prime streets, after giving
nine cheers for the Union the Union League, and
| General Grant. In consequence of the scarcity
| Of cars the regiment did not get oil from the Bal
| timore depot until afternoon. More men are
being Taised, and this regiment will ultimately
add fifteen hundred men TO Grants army, under
an able Colonel and battle-tred field, staff, and
! line officers. One of the companies now recruit
ing for The regiment, at No. 23S S. Third street,
under Captain Wrigley aud Lieutenant Frazer,
| is nearly full, aud will soon leave, The highest
bounties are paid and every guarantee given TO
! the volunteer.
SICK AND WoUEDED.-The following sick
and wounded. just arrived, are at the West Phila-
dclphia Hospital :-George Brelsferd. 8lst; VIM.
Bailey, Tooth; Henry Bottorf, l4Sthi Charles W.
Coward, l8 Sd; Henry Conklin, I'd Heavy Artil-
lery Alfred Gable, 63di W. l.. Deyins, liSth;
George Evans, 48th Pa. WIN. S. Fidler, ID Heavy
Artillery Edwin Fought, I'd Heavy Artillery;
Ptur Geary, % Heavy Artillery George Owen,
lOOth Patrick Purcell 48th Thomas W. Potts, LIST
Heavy Artillery; George II. Reedy, 63d Pa;
Amor Richards l4Stn; G.. z. Shoemaker, 8ith;
George Shall, 2d Heavy Artillery; Samuel Van
derpool, 57th; Nat. B. White, lijth; JOhn Whit
son, tooth George Walker, lSith John II. Wolfe,
I'd John Howe, l4glh Pa; ID. W. Lewis, I'd Pa.
Heavy Artillery.
EXTENSIVE PREsBNTATIoNs.-Au interesting
and pleasing ceremony took place at Camp Cad
walader on Saturday afternoon last. 1t con-
sisted of the presentation of eight swords and two
rcvoyers to the following named officers, belong
ing to the Tooth Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel
! A. A. IicCh Ter Captain j. e.. Smith, Company
/ ID; Captain J. q. Schuler, Company A; Captain
| ODunnel, Captain Cooper, Lieutenant Greg)ry,
LieuteuSnt S,ephcns Lieutenant G. Nj. HorOld,
! and Adjutunt III i2gerald. The swords were the
gifls Of the meu Of the different companies. Tne
pre- cntation speech was made 10y Charles Back
walter, ESQ. Captain Murphy received the
swords, aud made q few remarks on behalf OF tho
recipients. A large number OF ladie, and gen.
tltmen were present.
! GENERAL GRANT IN -Leutenant-Gen
eral Grant arrived in Philadelphia on Saturday
night, and proceeded to Burlington, N. J. On
arriving at the depot, at Broad and Prime streets
he took Il carriage proceeded to Walnut street
whaIf, crossed the river, and returned at noon
yesterday. At Camden n number OF people were
present, and on learning that the great General
was in the train, CheeTed him yociteTOusy as he
pass, q to the boat. On arriving at Walnut street
wharf, he took passage in buggy, aud drove
shn fb.uR gfHF nQFf nI he
city. His movements are so speedy that even
the IelegtRphic reporters cannot keep pace with
them.
PoMrcAI-- The Union Soldiers Campaign
Club have commenced organizing. They mum
ber already abOuttwo thousand men, all veterans.
Most OF them have lost legs OF arms. They will
have a parade on Saturday next.
Lincoln and johnson Campaign Club was
Organized ia South ward, Camden, on Saturd "
evening. The number enrolled was large. The
CluD has secured Washington Hu for tho cam
pGipn. The hall will be open every evening,
speeches made and the papers OF tho day provided
free of charge
The Republican Inyincibles will be organized
this evening at the Union Headquarters, CheSnut
. street, above Sixth.
Hon. VIM. D. Kelley and G. W. Northrop, Op.
posing candidates for Congress in the Fourth
District, have entered into an agreement t. dis
cuss the questions involved in the coming con
test, on the same stump. Two nights are % be
devoted 10 each Whfd IN tue district.
AIrOIN1MIST.-Mr. Il. c. TittermSry, OF the
Sccord Ward, has been appointed b. tue Secre
tary OF the Treasury under the jth section Of the
act Of June 80 1864, for the several assessmon
districts OF the four collection districts OF Penn
sylyania with special reference 10 taxes on manu-
fac ures and productions, and license Of whOcsa
dealers,
PEFSENrAlIoN.- The drivers OF che dremen'
ami ulapces have purchased a very i'agnii cn
pen and pencil which they Intend to present Il
Dr.. KeudcI dine, Medical Director OF Cransporta
ton Ia thi- city. The Doctor superiutgAas th
= removal Of all sick and wounded soldiers upOi
their arrival here 90 the various hospitals.
Mass MEL1iSG or Tur JouHNElMEN IAmoE'
This morning a mas, meeting Of the journey
men tailcrs. was held At Fifth and Prune street,
for tbc purpose ot agreeing on q uniform scale q
pIiCcs = lit OF prices VS. \ reed upon, whir
. Ar, an advance OF aNUut 30 per cent ON tue iurnc
ID rgCs.
e mruoyFN. Nr-The exterior Of Race stree
e wharf is nearly completed. One hundred an
, eighteen feet is the extent Of the addition, thu
, making the wharf, when finished, two hundre
and forty feet in length. The wharf is abou
I sixty feet wide and is covered with the cubic
paving.
CITY MoRTAIITY.-The number Of deaths n
ported at the Office OF the Board Of Health for th
a, week ending Saturday, is 32i Deaths and iutel
ments Of soldiers numbered 16Amales, Ia
D. females li9.
~ Married.
- HARPER R-UNDERULL.-At the residence Of th
brides mother BY Friends Ceremouly on the morning