The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-29
NATURALIZATION.

The crowded appearance Of the Supreme Court
chamber and the Court of Common Pleas yesterday
indicated great shivering Of dry bones I'm the ranks
OF the unterrined democracy. stream Of candi-
dates for citizenship poured into the City Hall at an
early hour and blocked the entrance the oices Of
the Naturalization Bureau. Judge Barrett took his
seat the bench AT twelve O'Clock to hear applica
tions and Immediately after the court was filed to Its
utmost capacity by candidates from Ireland and the
saxe's and Hesse's OF Germany, anxious to be re-
ceived within the fold OF Uncle Sam. The NATURAL.
zation Committee Of Tammany Hall commenced op-
erations In Judge Gales Office, No. 1 Tryon row.
and the candidates made IL their rallyng
were put Into the hands Of each sH V asp.
rant for the honors OF citizenship who was
deemed staunch in the faith Of Saint Tammany, on
which was printed an order to some party, not
named. to nauraze the bearer. In q lager beer sa-
loon IN Centre street papers were made
tonaes deno@lnaed B peacS Gree O' OF cosas
and the duties Of citizens and demo.
tons amid the canking Of lager beer glasses and the
roaring, yelling and humping which seems to be an
Indispensable q, , accompan,iment to excessive ndul;
that committee OF democratic notabes, posted on
the ways and means OF putting greenhorns through
for the accommodation Of the faithful but the COM
mittee rooms Of the wigwam were ursenanted by
chief or brave and those who waited all day for
their return had to join the crowds In the City Hall
and take their chances.
The scene in the Court Of Common Pleas at two
o'clock was enough TO make a know nothing faint.
Fully four hundred irrepressIbc democrats, prnci-
pals and witnesses, occupied the Court. fairly
sweating with Impotence to grasp within their
horny hands the crisp certificates OF United States
citizenship, while hundreds more thronged the hall
vainy waiting for their turn to arrive. That the
franchise Is valued by the new citizens their mpa-
tence to secure the right OF voting at the coming
election fully proved. An old man named McGrath,
who with his presented himself before the Judge
on Friday, and who was ted that he was just one
day too soon, was present yesterday at the opening
OF the court and received his certificate OF citizen
ship with evident delight The process OF naturali-
cation III this court Is necessarily slow, Judge Bar
reit being very particular in nerrogating applicants
as well as witnesses in order to guard against the
passage OF fraudulent papers, II parties do obtain
certificates who are not properly entitled to them II
Is only by the hardest swearing The rate Of progress
Is about dfty per hour.
In the supreme Court there was more hustle than
usual yesterday, the officials being kept quite busy
In preparing certificates OF citizenship and decara
tons OF intention. The number naturazed was
forlynine. or the entire number OF applications in
the Court of Common Pleas thrty-six were rejected
for want OF sufficient evidence OF residence in the
county or service In the army.
Total number naturalized yesterday, 245.
Previously naturalizej, LII.